Two SF Assemblymen bid for California speaker post
San Francisco lawmakers Willie L Brown Jr and Leo T McCarthy compete to become California Assembly speaker after Bob Moretti's defeat in the gubernatorial primary. Brown, favored earlier, presses for eight to ten day transition. McCarthy markets a steadier role, while both court swing votes amid a split GOP caucus.
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Sacramento
UPI
San Francisco
Assembly
California
Willie L Brown Jr
Leo T. McCarthy
Bob Moretti
Brown
Moretti
McCarthy
Tornadoes Kill Eight in Forrest City Ark and Hit Nearby Areas
Thunderstorms across the mid nation unleashed tornadoes and hail. A tornado struck a Forrest City shopping center killing eight and leaving about 2,500 homeless. Other twisters occurred near Heber Springs Ark and Harrisonville Mo with no injuries reported. Golf ball sized hail hit Sunray Tex as 60 mph winds swept northern Arkansas and storms rolled toward the Great Lakes. Rain totals surpassed two inches across Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Illinois with a flash flood watch in Arkansas.
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United Press International
Forrest City
Ark
Heber Springs
Harrisonville
Sunray
Tex
Arkansas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
Nothern
High School Drug Use Survey Shows Wide Usage
A Board of Education report released in Los Angeles finds more than half of senior high students and about a third of junior high students have used drugs in the past year. Marijuana led use, with hashish and various other substances following, including small percentages for heroin and methadone.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Board of Education
Edward M. Davis
Budget voting set in Sacramento on rival 1974-75 plan
Senate and Assembly move toward floor votes on two differing budgets over 10 billion dollars for fiscal 1974-75. The Ways and Means Committee sent a 10.21 billion proposal to the Assembly with 18 to 0, while the Senate Finance Committee approved a 10.17 billion budget. A June 15 deadline looms for enactment, with a two house conference to resolve final size. Reagan had requested 9.81 billion, later seeking 300 million in augmentations including 169 million for medical costs.
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UPI
Senate
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
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Senate Finance Committee
Reagan
Ways and Means Committee
Los Angeles
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