California death penalty bill clears Assembly in close vote
The Assembly passed the Deukmejian death penalty bill 54 to 43, sending it to the Senate after a dramatic moment when freshman Henry Mello cast the decisive vote. Gov Brown warned of a veto to be sustained, while supporters say an override could succeed if lawmakers act individually. The bill would restore capital punishment for specified felonies after a 1973 ruling struck down the prior statute.
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UPS
Edmund G Brown Jr
Brown
Assembly
Senate
Sen
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Deukmejian
Gray Davis
Henry Mello
Watsonville
Mello
California Supreme Court
U.S Supreme Court
Barry Keene
D-Elk
Keene
Howard Berman
Beverly Hills
State Supreme Court
Leo T. McCarthy
San Francisco
Mondale Holds Talks With Spain Leaders Amid Bomb Blast
Vice President Walter Mondale met with Premier Adolfo Suarez in Madrid and conveyed U S concern over nuclear energy risks while inviting Spain toward democratic progress. He acknowledged Spain's move to democracy and discussed plans to expand nuclear power, including two 1000 megawatt reactors, and international cooperation on waste handling and reprocessing.
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Spain
Upii
Walter Mondale
Carter
Mondale
Adolfo Suarez
Moncloa Palace
Suarez
Lisbon
GRAPO
el Pais
Yankees
Air Force
United States
Westinghouse
Helicopter crash on Pan Am Building roof kills five
A shuttle helicopter serving Kennedy Airport and midtown Manhattan collapsed on the Pan Am Building roof, killing five and injuring eight as debris and mangled bodies littered the street below. The craft had just discharged passengers and begun a return run when the accident occurred.
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UPI
Kennedy Airport
Midtown Manhattan
Pan Am
John McAllister
Frank McLaughlin
Bellevue Hospital
Edward Koch
Abraham D. Beame
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
New York Airways
LaGuardia
Kennedy
Newark
Proposals eyed to make work preferable to welfare rolls
Washington officials report a Carter administration draft blends jobs and cash to push able bodied welfare recipients toward work. The plan aims to prove workers better off than nonworkers and attract private industry employment, with a target annual family of four income near 4600 dollars and a three year rollout.
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UPI
Carter Administration
HEW
Joseph Califano Jr
Labor
Secetary
Ray Marshall
White House
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Carter
Congress
Israelis vote in 22 party national election turnout rises
Israelis voted for Labor or 21 other party lists in a tight national election likely to shape Middle East peace talks. Leaders avoided forecasts as analysts foresaw a razor close result needing weeks of coalition talks. Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres cast early votes amid long lines and holiday turnout.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Labor Party
Middle East
Begin
Defense
Shimon Peres
California Assembly backs plan to regulate hospital fees
Assembly Health Committee approved AB1156 to create a five member California Health Care Cost Commission to regulate hospital costs from room rates to tests, with private practitioners exempt and penalties up to $10,000 per offense. The bill moves to Ways and Means despite strong hospital industry opposition.
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Ways and Means
Public Utilities
California Health Care Cost Commission
Commission
Senate refloats nuclear carrier after earlier defeat
The Senate, without opposition, reopens funding for a fourth Nimitz-class nuclear carrier in a $35.9 billion weapons bill. The panel added 81.6 million for long lead items then barred funds to start two medium flat-tops, while approving 135 million for support ships. Chairman Stennis says this preserves options for next year while delaying final commitment.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
West drought outlook bleak to grim says federal experts
Federal water experts warn the Western United States faces a drought outlook from bleak to grim with no improvement. They cite minimal effect from a March to April three to four inch California rain and forecast record low river levels this summer in California. The Columbia River basin May outlook is bleak and worsening while Nevada Arizona Utah eastern Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming face gloomy to grim prospects.
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UPI
United States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agriculture Department
California
Pacific
Columbia River Basin
Nevada
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Zambia declares state of war with Rhodesia amid tensions
President Kenneth Kaunda announced Zambia is in a state of war with Rhodesia and ordered forces on full alert with shoot-on-sight orders for any incursions. He cited threats of pre emptive strikes and warned regional frontline nations of continued hostilities. Western powers voiced concern over escalating violence.
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Lusaka
Zambia
UPI
Kenneth Kaunda
Rhodesia
Kaunda
Ian Smith
Mozambique
Botswana
Tanzania
Angola
Smith
United States
Britain
Washington
State Department
Frederick Brown
James Callaghan
Tony Hickman
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe African Peoples Union
Robert Mugabe
Nkomo
Patriotic Front
Victoria Falls
Carter warns black South Africa peace depends on reform
President Carter says racial problems dim regional peace as Pretoria must solve human dignity issues. He cites lessons from the American South and notes two top aides are on missions with South Africa, Mondale in Vienna and Young on an unofficial visit, as Sole becomes ambassador.
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Carter
Washington
UPI
South Africa
Pretoria
White House
Donald Bell Sole
United States
Walter Mondale
U.N
Andrew Young
Mondale
John Vorster
Vienna
Young
Sabich Parents Sue Longet for 13 Million Dollar Damages
Vladimir Sabich Sr and Frances Sabich of California filed a 13 million dollar suit in US District Court against Claudine Longet, seeking damages for the death of their son, pro skier Vladimir Sabich, shot March 21, 1976 in Aspen. They demand punitive damages of 1 million and damages for loss of services and emotional distress, with medical and burial costs to be added after settlements.
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UPI
Vladimir
Spider’ Sabich
Claudine Longet
Miss Longet
Vladimir P Sabich Sr
Frances Sabich
Kyburz
Calif Sabich
Aspen
Colo
Pitkin County
Sabich
Sabiches
Cagney to Recuperate in California After Hospital Stay
Los Angeles reports that actor James Cagney, aged 77, will recuperate in California rather than travel to the East Coast for the summer after a hospitalization for a minor stroke. He was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital 11 days ago and is expected to be released soon.
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UPI
James Cagney
California
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cagney
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