Cigarette tax hike clears California Senate committee
In Sacramento the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved SB1444 by Sen. Arlen Gregorio to raise cigarette taxes by two cents per carton, generating about 4.6 million dollars yearly to fund anti smoking ads and local programs over 18 months.
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Ford backs B1 bomber and sea dominance in campaign
President Ford urged American superiority at sea in San Diego and backed the B1 bomber, more ships, and continued nuclear testing. He criticized Carter’s five year moratorium and noted his own growing delegate lead amid stops in Southern California and Nevada.
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Big Foot victim found after disappearance near Bluff Creek
Frazzled 2 year old Sherie Darvell of Redding found at Bluff Creek Resort, after being missing since Saturday when authorities say she was carried off by a supposed Big Foot. Humboldt County sheriff’s office said she appears exposed and shaken, to be examined at Hoopa Medical Center and then Eureka hospital. The case involves a group filming the legend, with deputies and volunteers searching the area.
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Dike breaks threaten 170000 in typhoon hit Philippines
The Philippines faced dike failure as Typhoon Olga unleashed floods endangering about 170,000 people along the Arnedo Dike near Manila. President Marcos declared Luzon a disaster area and price controls broadened to curb profiteering.
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First of 29 rites held in Yuba City
A boy kneels between white caskets as mourners gather for the first of 29 funerals in Yuba City for teens who died in a bus crash. Joseph Engle, 11, touches the caskets of his twin sisters Sharlene and Carlene, 17, while their mother consoles him. Nearby, Pamela Engstrom, 18, Joanne Maison, 18, and Catherine Mudge, 15, are also buried. About 1,800 mourners attend at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Bishop Paul Sorensen offering prayers. The community recalls prior tragedies and the ongoing grief over the disaster that claimed many students and others.
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