Candidates press for change in Ford policies in Louisiana
UPI reports two Democrats, Henry M. Jackson and Lloyd Bentsen, announcing bids for the presidential nomination and criticizing President Ford's economic plan. They call for new management, more jobs, and energy measures including oil production and railroad asset proposals to curb deficits and recession. Birch Bayh also faulted the administration's handling, warning of prolonged hardship.
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D-Wash
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
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Bentsen
Bayh
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Nixon
Washington
East Bay Judge Spruance Removed for Misconduct by California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court removed San Leandro Hayward Municipal Court Judge William D. Spruance for willful misconduct. Findings include bizarre court conduct and giving the finger to a defendant, using office prestige to aid friends, punishing a deputy DA, soliciting a judge to dismiss a traffic citation, altering records, and improperly appointing two attorneys for publicly funded defendants. The ruling follows 19 days of hearings and prior charges by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications.
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UPI
California Supreme Court
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Spruance
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
California official backs definite sentence bill for crimes
Attorney General Evelle J Younger supports Sen Nejedly's plan to set definite terms for crimes with judge discretion based on crime seriousness aggravation or mitigation and defendant history A fourth factor behavior in prison could shorten sentences Raymond Procunier favors steps but notes legislative action needed San Quentin officials warn indeterminate sentences promote equal penalties for similar crimes
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UPI
Evelle J. Younger
California
John Nejedly
Walnut Creek
Younger
Raymond Procunier
Adult Authority
San Quentin
Robert Rees
Los Angeles
Butte County
Rees
Nejedly
San Quentin Six trial opens in Marin County court
In a guarded Marin Civic Center session, the San Quentin Six face murder charges for the 1971 escape killings. Defendants include Fleeta Drumgo, David Johnson, John Spain, Hugo Pinell, Luis Talamantez, and Willie Tate. Talamantez and Pinell were removed at times, and a contempt finding against counsel was reported. Judge Broderick warned the trial could last nine months as jurors faced delays and medical or employer notes.
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UPI
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San Quentin
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Hugo Pinell
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Henry Broderick
Fleeta Drumgo
David Johnson
John L. Spain
Pinell
Talamantez
Willie Tate
Louis Hawkins
Lynn Carman
Broderick
Single authority urged to replace six state boards in California
Sacramento UPI Donald Burns urged the abolition of about six state boards including the Highway Commission and the creation of a single state Transportation Commission. He said Governor Brown endorses higher public transit spending and a balanced transport policy to aid jobs, development and the environment. He warned of opening the highway fund to other urgent needs.
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UPI
Donald Burns
Highway Commission
Burns
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Los Angeles
Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineers
Toll Bridge Authority
Brown
Expert witness held over $10 million SP suit deception
A 55 year old man, William Arthur Dickinson, was arrested in Contra Costa County for perjury in a $10 million Southern Pacific Railway lawsuit. Bail set at $2,500. Dickinson claimed Cambridge degrees and Navy test work, but background checks found no ties to those claims. He faced similar charges in a San Joaquin County case. charges in that case were dropped. He is also wanted in Arizona.
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Southern Pacific
Cambridge
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San Joaquin
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