California aerosols ban defeated in Assembly vote
California Assembly rejects AB236 by 39 to 37, blocking a ban on aerosol propellants feared to cost thousands of jobs. Vasconcellos urges reconsideration, citing NAS data linking fluorocarbons to ozone depletion and cancer risk. Critics warn of federal delays and regional job losses. exemptions and SB153 alternative discussed.
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UPI
California
Assembly
John Vasconcellos
Semblyman
Dan Boatwright
Concord Democrat
Vasconcellos
National Academy of Sciences
Boatwright
Feds
D-San Jose
Toronto Bank Hostage Drama Ends With Suspect in Custody
A Vancouver man identified as Bob McLagan held up to 15 people at gunpoint in a Toronto Bank Canadian National during a six hour siege. He sought a C 130 transport to Uganda to meet Idi Amin and reportedly planned to assassinate the Ugandan leader. No hostages were injured.
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UPI
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Congo
CFRB
Charles Doering
Doering
Great Lakes
Bill Donaldson
Donaldson
Bank
Luc Loiselle
Pierre Chaisson
Michel Plouffe
Rick
Hamilton
Ont
Helen
Mississauga
Harold Adamson
Refugees may cost state 27.1 million in 1977 78
California faces 27.1 million in extra costs in fiscal 1977 78 for refugee welfare if federal funding ends. State official Mario Obledo urges extending Indochinese Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, noting California houses about 50 000 Vietnamese refugees and many receive Medi Cal and food stamps.
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UPI
California
Mario Obledo
Obledo
U.S
United States
Connecticut Faces Tight Pollution Push From EPA
Connecticut ranks second only to California in air pollution and faces possible federal action stopping new construction unless auto exhaust is limited. EPA official Merril Hohman warns lawmakers the state must act to meet Clean Air Act standards by 1980, with a proposed annual car safety and emission test program debated in Hartford.
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UPI
Connecticut
California
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
Transportation Committee
Hohman
State Capitol
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Pac
New Jersey
New York
Dismissal motion denied in Chowchilla kidnapping case
Alameda County Superior Court rejected motions to dismiss indictments against Frederick Woods James Schoenfeld and Richard Schoenfeld over the 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnaping. Judge Leo Deegan also refused requests for venue change and a separate preliminary hearing. No trial date set.
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Oakland
UPI
Chowchilla
Alameda County
Leo Deegan
Frederick N. Woods
Portola Valley
James Schoenfeld
Richard
Atherton
Ed Ray
Deegan
Riverside County
Woods
Schoenfeld
Madera County
Governor appoints Rominger to head state Food and Agriculture
Governor Rominger appoints Richard Rominger as director of the state Food and Agriculture Department and Leonard Grimes as secretary of the Agriculture and Services Agency. The legislature advances bills on water kits, tourism, and anti alien enforcement while considering refunds and rental protections.
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State Food and Agriculture Department
General Services
Leonard Grimes
Agriculture and Services Agency
Gualco
Sacramento
State Department of Tourism
Ventura
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