Memorial Day session opens as California Senate faces pre election hearings
With the Assembly in recess the California Senate meets for a Memorial Day session to begin a pre election week schedule. The Judiciary Committee may hear AB50 on no fault automobile insurance Tuesday after the bill stalled in the Senate last session. The Senate keeps virtual sessions as 20 of 40 seats are up for election.
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Soviet officials visit California as protest erupts
A Soviet delegation led by Boris N. Ponomarev and Georgy Zhukov toured California's Capitol after greeting by Governor Reagan. About 100 Jewish protesters gathered outside and inside the Capitol calling for free Jews in Russia. no arrests were reported. The group, invited by Congress, had earlier met President Nixon and will return to the Soviet Union this week.
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Tornadoes disrupt Memorial Day on Atlantic coast and Plains
Weather reports describe tornadoes dipping from Memorial Day clouds causing damage in North Dakota and North Carolina. Thunderstorms bring strong winds and heavy rain across the northern Plains and Atlantic Coast, with a 69 mph gust in Mill Creek North Carolina and losses to two mobile homes. Hazards spread to Hazelton and New Bern Fort Bragg, with grain bins destroyed and vehicles moved.
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Proposition 9 Campaign Spending Nears Six Hundred Thousand
Campaign filings show about $600 000 spent to back Prop 9 a California reform measure on the June 4 ballot to cap campaign expenditures and create a fair political practices commission Opponents led by Californians Against Prop 9 have raised close to $100 000 and plan further spending Supporters include California Common Cause and the People's Lobby One other report notes Prop 1 seeks 250 million in parks bonds with about 100 000 raised and Prop 2 a 250 million bond for anti pollution gear with roughly 43 000 raised.
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Donald Crisp Dies at 91 After 500 Films Transcending Silent Era
Veteran actor Donald Crisp, a Scotsman turned star of stage and screen, died at 91 in Van Nuys California. He won the 1941 Oscar for How Green Was My Valley and appeared in The Birth of a Nation Wuthering Heights and many other classics. Born July 27 1882 in Abberfeldy Scotland Crisp began in silent films before transitioning to talkies and later worked in radio and television. He spent retirement at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills California.
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Moretti Opposes Reagan Prison Plan in California
Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti denounces Gov Reagan’s budget move to fund two new state prisons replacing San Quentin at over 140 million dollars. He argues funds should upgrade local jails and detention facilities. He says the plan is expensive and unlikely to pass with his opposition influencing the legislature.
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FBI doubts new tape from SLA message in Berkeley
FBI agents questioned a 12 minute tape claimed to be from a Symbionese Liberation Army member. In Muir Beach California about 100 nude sunbathers covered up after deputies warned them they violated Marin County ordinance and faced arrest. The beach is now all county owned after previous private property ruling.
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SLA Father Seeks Lead To Fugitive Daughter Harris
Frederick Schwartz, father of SLA member Emily Schwartz Harris, returned to Chicago after saying a third party could guide him to his daughter. He spoke at a Los Angeles news conference about meeting delays and did not identify the would‑be contact. The week followed a violent SLA shootout in which six members died.
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Scrip pennies offered by stores face legal limits
Treasury lawyers say one cent paper scrip issued by stores during a penny shortage may be legal but is not real money. Scrip would be valid only for purchasing at the issuing store and could not be exchanged for cash. A lawyer called the view conservative.
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