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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1974
Page
5
Charles W Bates, head of the FBI inquiry into Patricia Hearst’s abduction, says he believes Hearst could be found alive. He notes time on their side and contrasts his optimism with FBI director Clarence Kelley’s remark that agents are stumped.
In Los Angeles county supervisor Baxter Ward reopened the RFK assassination inquiry amid opposition. Coroner Noguchi and criminologist Leon McDonnell testified the death bullet and evidence suggest a second gun may have fired the fatal shot, while Sirhan B. Sirhan remains jailed for the 1968 killing.
Legislative Analyst A. Alan Post urged an 8.23 percent average raise for state civil service workers effective July 1. He proposed changing the Personnel Board's methodology, limiting wage surveys to firms with 500 or more employees, and projecting findings to July 1 each year to close the salary lag, potentially adding 3 percent.
California Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke, a GOP governor candidate, testified that a promise not to prosecute was only an implication. He and attorney Frank Pagliaro Jr. said prosecutors hinted at immunity in exchange for cooperation, a claim government lawyers denied. Both said they learned he could be a defendant midway through Feb. 4 grand jury testimony.
GOP chief George Bush told a Medford audience to remain cool over Watergate and predicted the party will win in November, arguing Republicans are closer to the country’s heartbeat. He cited past scandals, praised fundraising gains, and forecast improved housing, energy, and inflation trends with more Republicans likely to be elected.
San Francisco quiet on grand jury indictments after an eight and a half hour presentation in the Zebra slaying probe. Walter Giubbini notes jurors will reconvene Thursday morning but would not confirm indictments or requests.
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