Noted doctor warns another major earthquake inevitable
Dr. William T. Pecora of the U S Geological Survey told a Senate subcommittee that another massive quake is likely within 10 to 30 years. He cited ongoing funding needs and noted the San Andreas Fault area remains in a restless state with continued study of Bay fill lands near San Francisco.
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UPI
San Francisco
William T. Pecora
U.S. Geological Survey
Pecora
San Andreas
San Andreas Fault
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Geological Survey
San Francisco Bay
Poll shows TV violence linked to real world violence
Sindlinger & Company reports 67.5 percent of 1,554 Americans polled from March 20 to 24 agree television and movie violence contribute to real life violence. Fully 13.5 percent agree, 54 percent partially, 30.4 percent disagree. 2.1 percent offered no opinion.
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New York
UPI
Sindlinger & Company
UFO expert challenges Condon report at Hancock College
Dr James McDonald of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics questions the 1969 Air Force Condon Report on UFOs and urges continued study. Allan Hancock College and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Vandenberg Section host an open meeting April 11 1969 in Hancock Pavilion from 730 to 1000 PM with donation admission.
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Air Force
Edward Condon
University of Colorado
Condon
James McDonald
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
University of Arizona
McDonald
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Vandenberg
Allan Hancock College
Dr. McDonald
Hancock Pavilion
Hancock students to study Death Valley for one college unit
Eighteen Hancock College biology and geology students will spend Easter vacation in Death Valley for a week long on the spot outdoor classroom. Instructor James Morrow and Arthur Schildre lead the trip camping out and attending field sessions across the valley. Weather can hinder trips but the group remains keen as San Jose State and other schools join spring breaks at Death Valley for geological and biological study.
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Death Valley
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Arthur Schildre
Greater
Hancock
San Jose State College
West Coast Nature School
San Jose State
Schildre
Schilder
Change of venue denied in L A conspiracy trial
Keith Smith former city human relations commissioner was denied a change of venue and ordered to stand trial June 2 on bribery and conspiracy charges. Judge Mark Brandler ruled there is no likelihood he cannot obtain a fair trial in this county. Smith, a San Pedro developer, was indicted by the grand jury for bribing harbor commissioners for favorable treatment of his projects.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Keith Smith
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Smith
San Pedro
California eyes tougher drunk driving laws amid rising arrests
California officials report February drunk driving arrests topped 4700, a 36 percent rise from 1968, as Highway Patrol fatalities reach nearly 400 in two months. Gordon Luce urges stronger laws including presumptive limits, citing 4853 deaths in 1968 and 45 000 arrests last year. Vietnamese student ambassadors to Cal Poly planned cultural exchange in San Luis Obispo this weekend.
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Luce
Highway Patrol
California
Craig Biddle
Riverside
San Luis Obispo Area
California State Polytechnic College
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