Judge in Hearst trial keeps press ban in place
UPI report says US District Judge Oliver J. Carter refused to lift the ban on press coverage of Patricia Hearst jury selection. Nine jurors were seated in a closed session with reporters barred, and more questioning was ongoing as a 12 member panel and four alternates were being formed. The ACLU urged an immediate hearing, proposing limited pool coverage or sequestration of remaining jurors to protect fair trial rights.
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San Francisco
UPI
American Civil Liberties Union
Oliver J. Carter
Patricia Hearst
Carter
ACLU
City crews battle to save trees along Ocean Avenue
Lompoc street crews water a line of young eucalyptus trees after a January frost browned foliage and threatened survival. Officials monitor trunks for splitting while continuing new plantings of sycamores and additional eucalyptus varieties along Ocean Avenue.
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Lompoc Street
Ocean Avenue
Seventh Streets
Robert
Vincent
Lompoc City
Wallace Grossi Jr
Street Department
Seventh
Grassi
Grossi
V Street
Billions voted for jobs, President promises veto
Congress backed a 6.2 billion jobs bill to fund public works and aid to cities, aiming to create about 800,000 jobs. President Ford vowed to veto, calling it deficit heavy and ineffective, as lawmakers push to override in a veto battle.
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Washington
Ron Nessen
Intelligence report frozen by House vote amid censorship clash
The House voted 246 to 124 to ban publication of the 338 page intelligence report until certified as not harming CIA activities abroad. Rep Otis Pike urged release but 127 Democrats and 119 Republicans backed sanitizing the document. Pike warned of censorship and called it an intrusion on the separation of powers.
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Washington
UPI
House Intelligence Committee
House
CIA
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Select Committee On Intelligence
Ford
Pike
Separation of Powers
Bush sworn in as CIA chief as Ford vows strong agency
Washington reports George Bush is sworn in as CIA director while President Ford pledges to keep the agency powerful and to end abuses. Ford promises lawful operations, secrecy protections, and steps to preserve capability for information gathering and covert actions. Bush adds he will protect loyal CIA personnel and focus on future improvements.
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Bush
Ford
CIA
Washington
UPI
George Bush
Virginia
Supreme Court Keeps $1000 Gift Cap in Campaign Reform
The Supreme Court upholds the 1974 campaign reform law’s $1000 private contribution limit while striking down the spending limits and ordering the FEC to be named by the president. The ruling stays enforcement 30 days to allow Congress to modify appointing authority, leaving intact roughly $5 million already distributed in taxpayer funds.
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Supreme Court
Washington
UPI
Federal Election Commission
Congress
FEC
Ford
California medical malpractice plan may cut high risk premiums
Gov Brown's compromise bill aims to reduce top malpractice premiums from 36000 to 8000 for high risk doctors with a state funded pool. The plan includes 14 medical quality review committees and voluntary participation by physicians, with an $4000 annual premium target and 15 percent yearly increases to sustain solvency.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Assembly Democrats
Travelers Insurance Co
California
Medical Peace Corps of Physicians
Nine Democrats on State primary ballot in California
Secretary of State March Fong Eu placed nine Democrats on the initial list for California's June 8 presidential primary. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. was not included, as Eu would add him only with a definite indication of his candidacy or as a favorite son if offered. The list includes Bayh, Bentsen, Jackson, Wallace, Shapp, Udall, Harris, Sargent Shriver, and Carter. Ford and Reagan named for Republicans. Margaret Wright for Peace and Freedom. American Independent to select in Bakersfield.
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Sacramento
UPI
March Fong EU
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Ms. EU
Secretary of State
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
George Wallace
Alabama
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Morris Udall
President Ford
Ronald Reagan
Margaret Wright
Los Angeles
American Independent Party
Bakersfield
Lompoc Record Expands Santa Ynez Valley Coverage
The Lompoc Record will begin daily Santa Ynez Valley news coverage from a Solvang bureau led by King Merrill, former editor of the Santa Ynez Valley News, with Rennie L. Adam as general manager. Reports will cover Buellton Solvang Los Olivos Ballard and Santa Ynez with county government news by Dick Praul.
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Lompoc
Adam
King Merrill
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Jimmy Carter
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Robert Byrd
D-West Virgina
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