Watergate burglars win 200000 suit settlement
Four Watergate burglars Bernard Barker Eugenio Martinez Virgilio Gonzalez and Frank Sturgis settle a 4 million civil suit against the Committee to Re elect the President for 200000 with 50000 to each man from a Nixon campaign trust fund.
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Television industry pushes back at PTA on TV violence
The industry, led by Roy Danish of the Television Information Institute and Van Gordon Slater of CBS TV, argued there is no scientific proof that TV violence affects real life behavior. They told the eighth and final hearing of the National PTA Commission that censorship by elites is unjustified and that adventure and violence are inherent to drama.
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California death penalty issue looms after veto and ballot tests
Governor warns he will execute the death penalty if reinstated by legislative override or ballot initiative. Desert conference planned in Sacramento from May 31 on future desert and arid region development. Senate committees approve turtle meat sale until 1980. Oil recycling bill urged by sponsor. Assembly action remains pending.
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California death penalty debate stalls as lawmakers hear rival plans
In Sacramento a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on reinstating capital punishment drew over 100 people. Proponents led by Attorney General Younger urged the death penalty for murder under special circumstances, while rival bills backed life without parole seek to remove gubernatorial clemency power. Metro officials and inmates alike weighed in, including Officer Richard Lucero and parolee Francis Calhoon, who urged options beyond execution.
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Choice on Coffee Prices Sparks House Hearings
UPI reports during a Tuesday hearing by two House subcommittees finger pointing dominated the discussion as members blamed various actors for high coffee prices. Rep Drinan pressed for action from Joan Braden while others questioned Brazil's export stance and market hoarding.
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