Conflicting reports of clash between aides in Santa Barbara
Raul Novarro administrative assistant to Supervisor Charles Catterlin and Santa Barbara painter John Schaaf dispute what happened on election night 1970 in the county building. Schaaf says he pushed after Novarro jabbed him, while Novarro claims he was manhandled and witnesses saw the altercation.
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Dick Praul
Raul Novarro
Charles F. Catterlin
John Schaaf
Santa Barbara
Catterlin
Schaaf
Navarro
Novarro
Second District
Francis Beattie
Alberta Morgan
Lompoc
Winter storm pounds Great Lakes to Ohio Valley
A winter storm lashed the Great Lakes region and western Pennsylvania with snow and freezing rain. Fatal icy conditions claimed at least three lives including 13 year old Pamela Joy Cox in Carlisle Ohio who died beneath a school bus wheel and 17 year old Scott Craig in Cincinnati after a car crash.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Carlisle
Ohio
Pamela Joy Cox
Cincinnati
Scott Craig
Ella Farren
Olney
Ill
U.S
Lawrenceville
Iowa
Arkansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Delaware
Springfield
Ozark
Decatur, Ill
Missouri
Jailing Farr Upheld as Not Cruel But Potentially If No Change
The California Court of Appeal ruled that jailing reporter William Farr for refusing to reveal sources is not inherently cruel or unusual punishment. The decision notes punishment could be cruel if there is no hope of Farr changing his stance. Farr spent 46 days jailed previously over two attorney source names.
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Los Angeles
UPI
William Farr
State Court of Appeal
Farr
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Budget to top 300 billion as U.S. government outlays rise
Budget Director Roy Ash told UPI the 1975 fiscal year will require more than 300 billion dollars in outlays, exceeding revenues for the sixth straight year and signaling a deficit near 610 billion. Ash noted uncertainty due to the energy crisis and possible 4 billion red ink for the year ending June 30.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Republic
Nixon
Roy Ash
Ash
Litton Industries
Office of Management and Budget
Illegitimate babies win 1974 first-born prizes across Iowa
UPI reports three Iowa newspapers awarded merchants’ prizes to unwed mothers for first babies of 1974 in Ida Grove Ames Vinton and Iowa City. Iowa City Press-Citizen refused to honor an unwed mother’s newborn. editors debated prize ownership amid competing claims.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Ida Grove
Ames
Vinton
Iowa City
Dwight Michael
Pam Allbrecht
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Pam
Steve Merrill
Ida Grove Pioneer Record
Terri Sharkey
Merrill
Daily Tribune
Pamela Jean Tice
Bill Monroe
Cedar Valley
Oregon adopts voluntary gasoline rationing plan
Oregon becomes the first state to enact voluntary gasoline rationing, effective next Monday. Gov. Tom McCall and officials announced a compromise plan with industry reps allowing drivers to buy fuel at least twice weekly, on odd or even dates by license plate, with color coded flags at stations to indicate supply status and Saturdays also available. Sunday closures remain.
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Salem
Ore
UPI
Oregon
Tom McCall
McCall
One for All backs unicameral California legislature
A new group led by Berkeley Municipal Court Judge Lewis Sherman launched a signature drive to place a unicameral legislature on the November 7 ballot. The campaign argues for replacing the current two‑house structure with a single house and seeks voter approval next year.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
One For
Berkeley
Lewis Sherman
Southern California Storm Causes Widespread Damage and Evacuations
Severe weather battered Southern California as eight foot waves and seven foot tides lashed beaches from Santa Barbara to San Clemente. A freeway crash killed a truck driver amid tanker fires, destroying multiple vehicles and closing freeways for hours. Beachfront homes faced foundation damage prompting evacuations and sandbag barriers as residents fought to protect property.
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California
Santa Barbara
San Clemente
Malibu
Campaign spending limit on ballot in California
California voters will decide on June 4 whether to cap campaign spending by statewide candidates. Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr announced that 336,707 valid signatures were turned in, surpassing the required threshold. The measure, backed by Common Cause and the People's Lobby, would bolster a conflict of interest law and strengthen campaign reporting, with Brown calling for urgent reform.
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Sacramento
UPI
Nixon's 61st Birthday Observed at La Casa Pacifica
President Nixon turns 61 with a small family gathering planned at La Casa Pacifica in San Clemente California. A birthday cake is prepared for a quiet dinner as he stays largely out of public view during a 13 day stay marked by work and secluded confinement.
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San Clemente
Calif
Upi
Nixon
la Casa Pacifica
Tricia Cox
Charles G. Bebe” Rebozo
Key Biscayne, Fla
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Cassidy
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Starbuck
McPeek
Merth
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