Senate panel rejects tax shift plan to fund schools
The committee rejected the Dills sales tax proposal in a 8-4 vote, projecting a 350 million surplus and 600 million from a tax rise while offering no guaranteed property tax relief. Senator Moretti criticized the move as the committee’s plan, and discussions on taxes and a possible special session continued.
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Senate
Ralph Dills
D-Gardena
State Supreme Court
Moretti
Randolph
Collier
D-Yreka
Assembly
Shuttle award to boost California economy
North American Rockwell's Downey Space Division won NASA's shuttle contract, with a $2.6 billion six year award and a two year design phase worth $540 million. Edwards Air Force Base will host shuttle testing, and the project is expected to employ about 24 000 Californians directly and another 36 000 indirect jobs.
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Steve LA Rue
Rockwell
Downey Space Division
Los Angeles
NASA
California
Edwards Air Force Base
Kern County
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Bethpage
N.Y
MacDonnell-Douglass Corp
St. Louis
Huntington Beach
Grumman
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co
Sunnyvale
Richard Barton
Downey
del Clawson
MacDonnell-Douglass
Edwards Afb
Palmdale
Rockwell Corp
Peace offer rejected as Indochina talks stall
The United States proposed a cease-fire and release of American POWs followed by a military withdrawal. The Communists rejected the plan demanding U.S. troops go home first. Hanoi delegate Xuan Thuy said the terms left political issues unresolved.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Indochina
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
U.S
South Vietnamese Relinquish Quang Tri Citadel After Battle
South Vietnamese paratroopers abandon the Quang Tri Citadel after a three day fight. 500 fresh Marines relieve but fail to retake the fortress as a six hour clash ends with the citadel still controlled by North Vietnamese troops. Communists overrun two Hue area fire bases, raising fears of a broader assault on Hue.
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Saigon
UPS
Quang Tri
Hue
Quang Tri City
Nguyen van Thieu
McGovern vows not to be stampeded into Eagleton replacement
Senator George S. McGovern refused to replace Thomas F. Eagleton as his running mate after reports of adviser concern. He canceled a press conference, saying he would not be stampeded, and insisted Eagleton remain on the ticket despite discussions and backer dismay.
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McGovern
Eagleton
UPI
Dougherty
Daugherty
Black Hills
Commission debates Record editorial on beautification projects
Parks and Recreation Commission denied charges in a Record editorial claiming they ignore Beautification Commission efforts. Officials labeled the piece inaccurate and in poor taste while defending budget vigilance and a city funded Wye project tally amid a budget dispute with Beautification.
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Steve LA Rue
Parks and Recreation Commission
Lenard Arkonowitz
Larry Flinkingshell
Parks and Recreation Commissions
Parks and Rec
Parks Department
Akronowitz
Commission
Economists scoff at deficit worries in Congress hearing
Three liberal economists led by Walter Heller John Kenneth Galbraith and Paul Samuelson testified to the Joint Economic Committee. They dismissed administration fears of multi billion deficits urging Congress to ignore deficit worries and defend deficit spending to stave off recession.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Walter W. Heller
University of Minnesota
Council of Economic Advisers
Lyndon B. Johnson
Heller
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marijuana debate panels pros and cons at public library
A panel of experts debated a November ballot measure allowing adults to cultivate and smoke marijuana at home before about 100 attendees in Lompoc. Whelan supported the measure citing history and harms of prohibition while Smith and Baumgarten spoke against it.
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Lompoc
James D. Smith
Gary Christmas
Norbert Baumgarten
Jim Whelan
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Charles M. Teague
S.vietnamese
Tucker Nunn
Fayetteville
Ark
Dottie Croker
Frazier Park
Raccoon
Dottie
Joint Economic Committee
Whelan
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