Reagan welfare plan loses in Assembly
The Democratic controlled Assembly narrowly passed AB3508 to abolish the CWEP work-for-welfare program. Assemblyman Foran called CWEP a complete failure while Assemblyman Arnett argued the program was premature to end after less than two years of a three year trial.
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UPI
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San Francisco
Senate
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California
Reagan
Dixon Arnett
Redwood City
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Wedworth leads rebellion against media blackout in California race
Sen. James Q. Wedworth urged 11 Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls to join a protest against what he calls a press blackout. He says minor candidates get little coverage despite meeting legal requirements. Across the state, 300 off duty CHP officers and families picketed in Los Angeles demanding higher pay.
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UPI
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Wedworth
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Alex Aloia
Eileen Anderson
Joseph Brouillette
Raymond Chote
Chris Mason
Russ Priebe
Joseph Ramos
Donie Robertson
George Wagner
Los Angeles
California Highway Patrol
California
California Patrol
San Francisco
San Diego
Oakland
Appeals to SLA Leaders to Surrender and Live
Emotional pleas from Patricia Hearst’s parents and from William and Emily Harris’s relatives urged the SLA fugitives to surrender to save lives. Frederick Schwartz read his appeal in Los Angeles while Patty Hearst’s fiancé Steven Weed voiced concern over the police assault and urged reconsideration and dialogue.
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Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
William
Emily Harris
FBI
Frederick Schwartz
Chicago
Los Angeles
Harris
Emily
Bill
SLA
Indianapolis
Jerry Bunnell
Miss Hearst
Steven Weed
Patty
Harrises
No state impact of energy crisis on California economy
California’s Department of Finance reports no adverse effects from the energy crisis on the state economy. A bi monthly review shows total wage and salary employment reaching 7.73 million in March, up 3.8 percent from a year earlier, with gains centered in trade manufacturing service and construction sectors.
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UPI
California
State Department of Finance
Department
Tornadoes Reported Across Plains and Dakotas Amid Warm Humidity
Nationwide warm, humid conditions produced tornadoes in the Plains from west of Childress Texas to Maddock North Dakota where a grain bin and aircraft hangar were destroyed. A flash flood watch was in effect for South Dakota as rain fell in the northern Rockies and Montana. Temperatures ranged from 28 in Houston Maine to 80 in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Mississippi Valley
Childress
Tex
North Dakota
Maddock
U. S. Weather Service
South Dakota
Rockies
Utah
Montana
Houston
Maine
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Roth Underdog Campaign Builds Momentum Ahead of California Primary
Democrat William Matson Roth, a 57 year old San Francisco businessman and UC regent, campaigns across northern California in a self funded bid for governor. He trails in polls but sees rising enthusiasm in towns from Willows to Chico as he criticizes rivals for corporate donations. Crowds vary from five to about 600 at Chico State University.
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Sacramento
UPI
William Matson Roth
San Francisco
University of California
California
Roth
Crocker National Bank
Willows
Chico State University
Bill to tax Nixon moves to Assembly floor
Republican backed AB3023 would require California income tax from anyone who votes in the state. It targets Nixon and other California officials who work in Washington. The measure passed the Revenue and Taxation Committee 11-0, aiming to close a representation without taxation loophole. Nixon recently paid 5081 dollars in back taxes, penalties, and interest.
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Sacramento
UPI
Nixon
California
Assembly
William T. Bagley
San Rafael
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Bagley
Washington
White House
Brown and Moretti Trade Nixon Campaign Accusations
Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti accused Edmund G. Brown Jr. of running a Nixon type campaign at a news conference. Brown retorted that Moretti funded attacks and echoed the same tactics in the race for governor.
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Bob Moretti
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Sacramento
UPI
President Nixon
Moretti
Brown
Doug Faigin
Victim dies in series of car crashes near Rome
Biagio Di Crescenzo, 23, was badly injured after crashing his car into a tree. He later died when ambulances transporting him to Rome collided with other vehicles. Police noted parallels to Nixon era tactics in accompanying commentary.
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Italy
UPI
Biagio di Crescenzo
Fondi
Rome
di Crescenzo
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