Brown prison policy questioned as possibly illegal
Sacramento UPI report says new sentencing guidelines issued by Raymond Procunier could be unlawful if applied, prompting legislative caution from Sen. John Nejedly and doubts about authority under California indeterminate sentencing. Procunier defends guidelines as nonbinding.
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John Nejedly
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Join Committee On Penal Reform
Murphy
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Nejedly
Procunier
One-Sentence Error Costs Lives of Air Force Crew
In Seattle a nine second radio exchange caused a fatal Air Force C141 crash as the controller misread a descent order intended for a Navy plane. The miscommunication led to a 5 000 foot descent and the plane hit Warrior Peak in the Olympic Mountains killing ten crewmen and six Navy passengers.
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Wash
UPI
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Federal Aviation Administration
Olympic Mountains
Japan
McChord Air Force Base
Warrior Peak
Mt. Constance
Walk
McChord
Here
LA Police Chief Davis attacks grand jury reform letter
Police Chief Ed Davis of Los Angeles denounces the Coalition to End Grand Jury Abuse and calls for apologies from organizers he accuses of stoking public hysteria. He cites Watergate era hearings as an unconstitutional lynching and rejects meeting with coalition supporters while defending constitutional rights.
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UPI
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Fred J. Solowey
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National Lawyers Guild
National Conference of Black Lawyers
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Mike Gravel
D-Alaska
Soloney
Mormon cancer death rate lower linked to lifestyle
Utah and California Mormons show far lower cancer mortality than other white Americans. The Word of Wisdom bans tobacco alcohol coffee and tea and a balanced diet may drive the difference. Dr. James Enstrom notes potential for a healthful living guide to prevent much cancer and says findings may apply broadly.
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UPI
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California
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American Cancer Society
Enstrom
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University of California
Los Angeles
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Legislature faces charges of Mexican American employment bias
Sacramento lawmakers are accused of failing to provide equal employment opportunities for Mexican Americans. The Sacramento chapters of LULAC and the American GI Forum obtained a written notice demanding hearings to review affirmative action plans and to count Mexican Americans employed, citing 1971 U.S. Civil Rights Commission findings.
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San Diego
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U.S Commission On Civil Rights
California
Lorenzo E. Patino
Assembly Committee
Rodrigo Mayorga
California Rural Legal Assistance
Frank Reynoso
California Supreme Court bans undercover police posing as students
The court unanimously ruled police cannot pose as university students to gather information about students or professors. It said such acts constitute government snooping and must meet a compelling governmental interest to be allowed, else violate First Amendment and privacy protections.
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UPI
California Supreme Court
High Court
UCLA
Hayden White
Los Angeles
Edward N. Davis
Supreme Court
White
United States Supreme Court
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