Brown opens with austerity and job pledge in inaugural address
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. unveils a no nonsense program promising no new general taxes in 1975 and a 7 percent cut in his office budget. He backs up the plan with up to 12,500 federally financed public service jobs and seeks broader tax reforms while curbing special tax privileges.
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Roy M. Bell
Moynihan cites backlash over Indian Ocean refueling base
Outgoing U S Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan criticizes Washington for clumsy handling of plans to turn Diego Garcia into a refueling post. He says U N resolution on a zone of peace sparked cables from 42 capitals and notes pending U S political pressures while expressing optimism after talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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U.N
Brown vows unified state antipollution agency and tougher rules
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on his first day proposes a single Environmental Protection Agency by merging agencies to sharpen smog enforcement. He targets stricter penalties, auto industry cleanup, and utilities guidance to promote conservation. He links school funding to quality and calls for reform of a justice system he says fails to punish or rehabilitate.
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Rural legal aid founder named to California employment post
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. plans to appoint Jim Lorenz, founder of the California Rural Legal Assistance, as director of the state Employment Development Department. Lorenz, 36, Harvard trained attorney, would oversee more than 150 employment offices and job programs with Brown signaling a future formal announcement.
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Balloon flight ends near desert after launch mishap
Malcolm Forbes escaped a launch accident when his balloon gondola broke loose and battered the gondola before landing. The balloonors tumbled to the rocks in Borrego Springs California as a recovery crew stabilized the craft. Forbes was saved by a French launch director who leapt to cut free the sealed gondola and avert a wider disaster.
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New York
National Guard encircles monastery held by Indians at Gresham
National Guard troops were ordered to patrol the Indian occupied monastery in Gresham Wisconsin relieving law officers on scene since New Year takeover. Governor Lucey called 250 guardsmen from Green Bay to end the occupation amid past gunfire exchanges. Indians were told guard arrival by 6 am Tuesday and agreed to a cease fire pending negotiations. Dennis Banks and Russell Means were reportedly en route to Gresham. No injuries reported so far.
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Russell Means
Wounded Knee
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California swears in six statewide officials as Democrats shift era
In Sacramento six statewide officers including March Fong Eu and Mervyn Dymally were sworn in, ending eight years of Republican control. The ceremony featured champagne and firecrackers, with Eu the first Chinese American in a statewide post and Dymally the first African American to hold the No. 2 office.
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Northeast Sees Snow Storm Brushing Pennsylvania to Vermont
United Press International reports a developing snow storm bringing three to six inches to parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and Vermont with up to six inches in eastern Pennsylvania and three inches in northern New Jersey. Travel advisories issued as several states report slick highways and multiple skidding accidents yet no serious injuries.
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