Amchitka Cannikin Blast Set Amid Protests
Scientists and reporters head to Amchitka Island as the United States plans a five megaton underground nuclear test tentatively for Saturday. Greenpeace and other groups protest while observers prepare offshore. The device sits 5,875 feet underground in a cavern shaft 6,150 feet deep with 5.5 million pounds of stemming used to seal the shaft. Radiation monitors will be stationed with the nearest village 280 miles away and Adak 180 miles distant.
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Alaska
UPI
Amchitka Island
United State
Atomic Energy Commission
Greenpeace
Aleutian Islands
Hiroshima
AEC
Amchitka
William D. Smith Jr
Las Vegas
Smith
Aleutians
Henry Vermillion
Cannikin
Adak
Seattle
UPS
University of Washington
Pacific
Washington State
Stewart Smith
Supreme Court No Block on Amchitka Nuclear Test
The United States plans the Amchitka underground nuclear test at 5 p.m. EST Saturday unless the Supreme Court intervenes. Opponents failed to halt the blast in court after arguing insufficient environmental review. Russell Train warned of possible broader seismic effects, though a major quake reaching Alaska mainland is deemed unlikely.
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UPI
Supreme Court
United States
White House
Aleutian
Amchitka
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hiroshima
Russell E. Train
Alaska
Honolulu
Alioto rejects Look settlement in $12.5 million libel suit
Mayor Joseph Alioto said Look magazine offered to settle his libel suit for cash and retractions but he called the proposal ludicrous and turned it down. The case centers on a report linking him to Mafia figures. the retrial date remained set for November 29.
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San Francisco
UPI
Joseph Alioto
Look Magazine
Alioto
Look
New York
Ronald S. Diana
Diana
Missoula
Mon
Sacramento
Two American deaths in Vietnam last week lowest in years
UPI reports two Americans were killed in action in Vietnam last week, the lowest weekly toll since U.S. combat began in 1965. The command also noted 63 wounded, the fewest in six weeks, with totals since 1961 showing 45,586 deaths and 302,167 wounded.
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Indochina
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UPI
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Lompoc Record Adjudicated Legal Newspaper Details
Publication notice states Lompoc Record, a California corporation, is published as a legal newspaper under Superior Court Decree No. 47065. The item lists officers and staff including President Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam and Editor Harry J. Crompe with multiple department heads and editors.
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Lompoc
California
Act of Congress
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Time has come to vote on California redistricting plan
In California the legislature presses to approve a reapportionment plan as session length breaks records. Sen. Mervyn Dymally urges a vote after compromise efforts falter while Rep. Henry Waxman warns the plan is near final. Gov. Reagan signals veto if Democrats push an unfair plan.
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UPI
Mervyn M. Dymally
Los Angeles
Assembly
Henry A Waxman
Ronald Reagan
Dymally
Senate
John L. Harmer
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Harmer
Glendale
San Bernardino County
San Luis Obispo County
Ventura
Santa Barbara
University of California
Lagomarsino
Republican Caucus
GOP
Finale ends in mishap for exotic dancer Glory Bee
New York report says Glory Bee attempted a flame swallowing finale at the 49er Club but swallowed kerosene instead. Kevin Griffin, her husband and manager, says the 19 year old auburn dancer added the finale two days ago and was treated and released from a hospital after the incident.
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New York
UPI
Glory Bee
Kevin Griffin
Miss Bee
49Er
Action postponed on two California tax measures
In Sacramento a Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee delayed votes on two tax bills aimed at closing a $6.8 billion deficit and aiding senior citizens with property tax relief. Senator Walter D. Stiern proposed raising $364 million this fiscal year through payroll withholding. he requested more discussion with committee members before proceeding.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
Walter D. Stiern
Bakersfield
Stiern
California Legislature Passes Bills Across Agencies and Programs
Governor-appointed Richard C. DeWalt to lead the Bureau of Employment Agencies. Bills signed target animal cruelty in snowmobile hunts and coyote hunting from planes. DMV licenses will include color photos. Several bills advance or fail in areas from drug labeling to airport planning and methadone funding.
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Bureau of Employment Agencies
Chappie
R-Cool
Department of Motor Vehicles
California
Collier
Yreka
Crown
Alameda
Senate
State Office of Planning and Research
Cullen
Long Beach
Assembly
Los Angeles
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San Jose
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