Berlin kidnappers threaten mayor in postwar political crime
West Berlin mayor Klaus Schuetz disclosed a letter and photo from abductors of Christian Democratic candidate Peter Lorenz. The group demanded six Baader Meinhoff prisoners be freed, cash payments, a fueled Boeing 707, and safe passage, threatening Lorenz’s death and referencing a prior killing.
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Klaus Schuetz
Baader-Meinhoff
Andreas Baader
Ulrike Meinhof
Heinrich Albertz
West Berlin
Smoking measure advances to Assembly in California
SACRAMENTO California. The bill SBI71 by Sen Arlen Gregorio passed the Senate on a 21 to 16 vote to let local school boards designate smoking areas on high school campuses. Sen Beilenson warned bathroom smoking is widespread and some schools lock restrooms to protect nonsmokers. The measure previously faced a veto from Gov Reagan and faces concerns about drug use in sanctioned areas.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate okays delay in smog rules for LA region
Senate bypasses public notice and hearings to approve a house resolution by Sen. Nate Holden delaying enforcement of Los Angeles smog requirements. Highway Patrol will continue warnings and refrain from $50 tickets in the South Coast Air Basin, amid concern from some senators.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
Los Angeles
House
Nate Holden
D-Culver City
Highway Patrol
South Coast Air Basin
Public Notice in Santa Barbara County Change of Name
Superior Court of California Santa Barbara County issues an order to show cause for Virginia Lee Kimbl er to legally change her name to Virginia Lee Mender. Hearing set for March 18 1975 at 9 00 AM in Santa Maria. Notice to be published weekly in the Lompoc Record four weeks prior to hearing.
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Superior Court OF the
State OF California
County OF Santa Barbara
C.C.P
Virginia Lee Kimbler
Virginia EE Kimbler
Virginia Lee Mender
Cook Street
Santa Maria
California
Lompoc
Santa Barbara County
Robert L. Trapp
Superior Court
Navy eyes potential oil field off Marie Byrd Land
Navy officials disclosed a possible offshore oil field off Marie Byrd Land could exceed Alaska North Slope reserves by estimated 45 billion barrels of oil plus vast gas. Captain Van Reeth noted no drilling or seismic work yet, and the Antarctic Treaty complicates future exploitation.
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Honolulu
UPI
Navy
Antarctic
Alaska
North Slope
Eugene E. van Reeth
Marie Byrd Land
van Reeth
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic Richfield
United States
Rebate game ends today signals auto price shift
Detroit reports the rebate campaign ending with GM Ford Chrysler AMC signaling a move away from rebates. The industry expects price cuts by removing standard equipment or adding optional features as the new approach. GM and AMC cut sticker prices on multiple models, while Ford and Chrysler considered similar steps.
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Detroit
UPI
James Vorhes
Pontiac
AMC
Ford
Chrysler
Paris bank siege ends as gunmen flee with ransom
Two gunmen in a sports car escape police after an 11 hour siege at a downtown Paris bank. They released six hostages at the city edge and fled with hundreds of thousands of dollars, following a Thursday bank holdup that left a teller dead.
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Paris
UPI
Avenue Des Champs Elysee
Societe Centrale de Banque
Tax increase sought for extra curricular classes
Sen George Moscone introduced SB506 to let districts raise five cents in school taxes for athletics music drama and debate programs. The measure could raise up to 1.5 million for San Francisco schools but Moscone cites slim state revenue. Sen Milton Marks backs SB327 to require state aid to keep high school athletic programs running.
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Sacramento
UPI
George Moscone
Senate
Democratic
San Francisco
San
Presidents Kennedy Johnson and Nixon sought FBI files
Sources say Kennedy Johnson and Nixon requested FBI checks on congressional critics amid alleged abuses noted by Attorney General Levi. Johnson reportedly used FBI files to monitor delegates and campaigns, including at the 1964 and 1968 conventions, with debates on legitimacy of the 1968 requests.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
FBI
Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
L B. Johnson
Richard
Congress
Edward H. Levi
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Levi
Laurence H. Silberman
Bill Moyers
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Silberman
Walter Jenkins
Goldwater
Commission rules on Pismo camping plan approved
The South Coast Regional Coastline Commission approved controlled camping on Pismo State Beach for over 6,000 campers at 820 sites. The plan would phase down to 2,560 campers on 320 sites in five years, then to 200 campsites later.
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San Luis Obispo
UPI
South Coast Regional Coastline Commission
Pismo State Beach
Milton Willeford
The
Coastal Commission
William Penn Mott
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Shirley Gettings
National Future Business Leaders Organization
Fresno
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
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American Motors Corp
Avenue de la Republique
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Tony Armas
Starbuck
Joe Grbac
Lompoc Unified School District
Carole Ann Johnson
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Atlantic City
Chicago
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Leo Wall
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Allan Hancock College
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