California Ballot Faces Death Penalty and Marijuana Measures
California voters decide Prop. 17 restoring the death penalty for four crimes and authorizing more executions, while Prop. 19 would remove penalties for marijuana use but not sales. Reagan backs Prop. 17, Brown opposes. ACLU and Bar Association back Prop. 19 with mixed public opinion on both issues.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Evelle Younger
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Edmund G. Brown
California Bar Association
Reagan
Brown
Nixon
Commission On Marijuana
America
No leads in poison letter case in Sacramento
Investigators report no solid leads in the poison letter case as nine local residents have received packages containing a cyanide dose and a handwritten warning. Authorities say the letters were written to avoid handwriting checks and mailed at random with sealed food packets.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Sacramento County
William Miller
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
Miller
Campaign ad spending in California ballot measures
Secretary of State Edmund G Brown Jr reports 2.2 million dollars spent on advertising to influence the 22 propositions on today’s ballot. Total ballot measure expenditures reach 5.8 million with about 6.6 million raised by supporters and opponents. Television and radio lead costs at 1.479 million. newspapers and outdoor ads around 300 thousand each. Brown notes many reports lack breakdowns adding 200 thousand for media expenses and warns totals will rise as campaigns finish strong. He criticizes the spending as misleading and says many voters remain unaware of real proposition meanings.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Bonanza to End After 14 Years on NBC
NBC announced Bonanza will broadcast its last episode in January after Dan Blocker’s death ended the core cast. Lorne Greene noted surprise at continuing without Blocker, while Michael Landon’s schedule limited comment as the show faced tougher competition and a new Tuesday night lineup.
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Holly Wood
UPI
Ben Cartwright
Lake Tahoe
NBC
Dan Blocker
Blocker
Hoss
Cartwright
Ben
Dan
Lorne Green
the Ponderosa
Greene
Michael Landon
Little Joe
Lompoc Record Advertises Rate and Editorial Staff
The Lompoc Record lists its publication details including address 126 North I St Lompoc California 93436 and rates 2.25 per month. It names officers President Mrs Kenneth L Adam Editor Harry J Crompe and various board members managers editors and staff. The paper notes affiliations with major press associations and audits by the ABC. Published daily except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
North I St
Regent
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Ren
Inter-American Press Association
California Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
California and National Briefs Highlight Health and Crime
In Oxnard a 5 year old boy with high lead levels was found and treated after a nurse traced Cheryl O Neal. In Oakland Hell’s Angels face murder trials while two ex members reveal farm killings near Ukiah. In Riverside Newcastle disease hit poultry but turkeys remain sufficient for Thanksgiving. In Stanford Shirley Temple Black recovers from a breast cancer surgery and urges awareness.
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Oxnard
UPI
Eleanor Dwyer
State Department of Health Care
Tacoma
Wash
Paul O’ Neal
California
Cheryl
Oakland
Hell's Angels
Ukiah
Ralph
Sonny’’ Barger
Hell’s Angels
Here
Pat Nixon Confident of Victory After Active Campaign
Pat Nixon, returning from voting with President Nixon at a San Clemente elementary school, expects a sizable reelection win and says the next four years will be more of the same. She notes a shift from her early role to traveling and promoting the president's views on Vietnam and domestic issues.
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SAN Clemente
UPI
Pat Nixon
White House
Nixons
Washington
Nixon
Schmitz Criticizes Nixon McGovern as Election Nears
Rep John Schmitz American Independent candidate denounces Nixon and McGovern at a news conference saying they are two horses pulling the same carriage He claims McGovern is used to make Nixon look good and slams major networks for denying free time planning a $25.2 million suit over campaign coverage.
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Bakersfield
UPI
John Schmitz
American Independent Party
Nixon
George McGovern
Schmitz
California Supreme Court sticks to impact ruling on private projects
The California Supreme Court refused a rehearing 6-1 and kept an environmental impact statements requirement for private projects with significant effects. Builders warn the decision could halt about 500 million in state construction as permits and loans stall until the act is clarified or amended.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Supreme Court
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