Mob influence and figures in Arizona crime probe
United Press International reports based on IRE findings that mob ownership hides vast assets in Arizona. Investigators cite attempts to control garbage, beauty parlors, and prepaid dental plans, with about 200 organized crime members in the state. Bonanno and Licavoli are named as leading figures observed by federal and local agents.
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United Press International
Arizona
Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc
Tucson
IRE
Joseph Bonanno
Rocky Mountains
Bonanno
Peter Notaro
Southwest
Budget footnote forecasts large court loss for state
California budget notes a 102.4 million potential loss from lawsuits in the coming year. Officials say the figure reflects cases likely to be lost, not an appropriation, and requires legislative consent before any payment.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Beech
DES linked to cancer in daughters prompts Michigan suit
Hearings begin in Wayne County Circuit Court to determine if 184 Michigan women whose mothers used the synthetic estrogen DES can sue drug firms. Attorney Lawrence Charfoos says the drug caused cancer and vaginal abnormalities in the daughters.
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Detroit
UPS
Wayne County
Michigan
Des
Lawrence Charfoos
Energy shortage myth claimed by research chief
In Sacramento, Dr. John P. Henry of Stanford urges belief in a growing oil and gas supply through the 1980s and beyond, citing rising recoverable reserves and price-driven drilling, while noting demand decline with efficiency gains and solar and nuclear options. The speech was prepared for the Comstock Club.
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Comstock
John P. Henry
Henry
Arctic
New trial begins for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Leslie Van Houten, now 27, goes on trial again in Los Angeles on the same charges for the LaBianca and Tate murders. The case resumes amid past appeals, a death penalty ban, and her claim of breaking from Charles Manson’s influence after years in prison. The proceedings are expected to mirror the original trial with numerous witnesses.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Leslie van Houten
Charles Manson
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Miss van Houten
California Supreme Court
Manson
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Bird Becomes California Chief Justice First Woman on Bench
Rose Elizabeth Bird was sworn in as the 21st chief justice of the California Supreme Court, the first woman to hold the post. The 40 year old former agriculture and services official wore a black pantsuit and ribbon as Gov. Brown officiated amid laughter over verbal slips. Bird replaces retiring Chief Justice Donald Wright. Manuel was sworn in separately as the first black justice on the high court.
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Sacramento
UPI
Rose Elizabeth Bird
California Supreme Court
Ms. Bird
Edmund G. Brown Jr
United States
Brown
Secretary of Agriculture and Services
Anne
Donald Wright
Mathew O. Tobriner
Frank Richardson
Wiley Manuel
Raymond Sullivan
Louis H. Burke
Manuel
Judicial Appointments Commission
Younger
Tobriner
Appeals Court
Parker Wood
Los Angeles
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