California at a glance roundup of farm labor, drought aid, and local notes
UPI reports include the United Farm Workers plan to start signatures on a petition to reinstate the Agriculture Labor Relations Act despite a revived board question. Earl Butz promises emergency drought aid for California farmers losing crops and livestock. Henry Fonda remains in good condition after surgery and may be discharged soon. Malibu may become a city with 2,750 signatures backing incorporation. Four Black Muslims face sentencing for the Zebra street killings. DOJ says up to 40 people indicted in a large airborne marijuana smuggling ring from Sonora to Imperial County.
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Sacramento
UPI
U.S. Agriculture
Earl Butz
California
Butz
Los Angeles
Malibu
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors
San Diego
Justice Department
Caborca
Sonora
Mexico
Imperial County
Governor appoints public adviser to state Energy Commission
The governor named Carolyn L. Kemmler of Sacramento as public adviser to the California Energy Commission. Senate Rules approved Brown appointee Anon Forrest to the Housing and Community Development Commission. A voice vote sent Brown education appointees to the Educational Employment Relations Board. A massive tax shift proposal would swap property taxes on owner occupied homes for a new transfer tax on home sales, plus higher sales, income and cigarette taxes.
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Governor Energy
Carolyn L. Kemmler
Sacramento
State Energy Commission
Senate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Anon Forrest
Housing and Community Development Commission
Brown
Educational Employment Relations Board
Reginald H. Alleyne
Jerison H. Cossack
Raymond Gonzales
Behr
R-Tiburon
Ayala
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant to be Modified for Earthquake Risks
PG&E says it will make needed changes at the Diablo Canyon nuclear site near San Luis Obispo after earthquake studies reveal an undersea fault close to the plant. The NRC will require reports on necessary changes and delays of six months or more may occur. Harold Denton notes prior predictions are no longer appropriate.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Diablo Canyon
San Luis Obispo
Atomic Energy
Pg&e
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Harold Denton
Commission
Arson Fire Kills Two Children in Richmond House
An arsonist threw a firebomb through a living room window as nine children slept in a Richmond home. Two youngsters died and two others were badly burned. a 14 year old babysitter watched over the children. Kenneth Modica was arrested nearby amid tensions with the house owner Margie Hubbard. Linda Moore 6 and Denita Bates 5 months died, with Brenda Moore and Derica Bates hospitalized in burn units.
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Richmond
Calif
UPI
Kenneth N. Modica
Modica
Margie Hubbard
Linda Moore
Denita Bates
San Francisco
Brookside
Linda
Brenda Moore
Denita
Derica Bates
California Senate shelves tax on owner occupied homes
A constitutional amendment to end property taxes on owner occupied homes was introduced by Sen. Peter H. Behr. The plan funds losses with a five percent transfer fee on home sales and a 20 percent state income tax surcharge. Behr argued the bill would reduce overall taxes for most homeowners while shifting revenue to local governments.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Peter H. Behr
R-Tiburon
California
Behr
Butz condemns California farm labor act as failure
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz tells a California Chamber of Commerce forum that the Agricultural Labor Relations Act has not ended field anarch y. He supports national farm labor legislation and inclusion of field hands under the National Labor Relations Act, while criticizing the United Farm Workers Union as a social movement.
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Sacramento
UPI
U.S. Agriculture
Earl Butz
California
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Butz
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