California elects first black congresswoman
Assemblywoman Yvonne Brathwaite became the first black congresswoman elected in the west, defeating Greg Tria and becoming the first female California representative. Democrats held a 23 to 20 edge in the delegation as incumbents won re election. Other results included McCloskey’s reelection and Hinshaw’s victory in Orange County.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Yvonne Brathwaite
California
Paul N
Pete’ McCloskey
Nixon
Fortney H. Stark
Danville
Lew M. Warden Jr
Brathwaite
Greg Tria
Shirley Chisholm
McCloskey
Vietnam
United States
James Stewart
George Knapp
New York
Bob Mathias
Vincent Lavery
Clair W. Burgener
Rancho Santa Fe
William S. Mailliard
Roger Boas
San Francisco
George E. Brown
Colton
Congress
Ontario
Howard J. Snider
Brown
U.S. Senate
Saigon reports Thieu may drop demand for public Viet Nam troop withdrawal
A Saigon source says President Thieu may accept a secret understanding with Hanoi on troop withdrawal, easing his insistence on public acknowledgment of forces and a cease fire. The paper quotes a top official urging guarantees and notes Thieu still demands three terms before any peace deal.
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United Press International
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Thieu
Vietnam
Indochina
North Vietnam
Nixon
United States
Viet Cong
Lansky Faces Bail Hearing Over Tax Fraud Case
Meyer Lansky appeared in a Miami hearing as prosecutors sought 500000 bail for tax fraud and failing to answer a gambling subpoena. U.S. Magistrate Michael Osman reduced bail to 250000 and posted a 400000 recognizance bond to cover future bail, while Lansky had traveled from Israel and South America seeking asylum.
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Miami
UPI
Levant
Paraguay
Meyer Lansky
Doug McMillan
Justice Department
Lansky
United States
Mr. Lansky
E. David Rosen
Lanksy
Underworld
U.S
Michael Osman
Las Vegas
LNG Gives Southern California A Clean Future
Southern California Gas Company outlines a plan to import natural gas from Alaska, South America, and Australia and liquefy it for transport. The program aims to meet growing clean-burning gas demand, with ships rolling by the mid 1970s, delivering LNG to homes without noticeable change in fuel quality.
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Alaska
South America
Australia
Los Angeles
California
Southern California Gas Company
Freighter Hits Brunswick Drawbridge Killing Six
An 11,000 ton freighter struck the Sidney Lanier bridge in Brunswick Georgia sending about six vehicles and occupants into the Brunswick River. Six people were killed five missing and presumed dead as divers and search teams combed the waters and beaches. Governor Jimmy Carter visited the scene and cautioned the likely ship fault while noting strong tides and tricky navigation.
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Brunswick, Ga
UPI
Brunswick River
Sidney Lanier
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Bad weather reduces North Vietnam air strikes to record low
U S air forces report 20 strikes over North Vietnam on Tuesday, the lowest in the new air war since April. One B52 raid, five DMZ missions, and an F111 loss are noted amid typhoon weather and White House cease-fire orders.
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Saigon
Aps
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Thailand
North
Panhandle
White House
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Demos gain ground in Assembly majorities shift
Democrats widened their Assembly margin by winning five seats from Republicans. In the Senate fight, tight races in Northern California left Clare Berryhill edging Ernest LaCoste by a slim margin for a potential 20-19 GOP edge. Other results included Milton Marks defeating Ronald Pelosi and Suzanne Paisiz losing to Donald Grunsky.
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Sacramento
APS
Assembly
Senate
California
Kent Stacey
Bakersfield
Raymond Gonzales
Democratic Assembly
GOP
Ernest LaCoste
Clare Berryhill
Ceres
Berryhill
LacCoste
LaCoste
Milton Marks
San Francisco
Ronald Pelosi
Suzanne Paisiz
Aptos
Donald L. Grunsky
Watsonville
Catherine O’ Neill
Pacific Palisades
Robert Stevens
Los Angeles
Frank Belotti
R-Eureka
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George Miller
Orange County
Andrew J. Hinshaw
John Black
Newport Beach
John Schmitz
Ronald V. Dellums
Berkeley
Peter Hannaford
Piedmont
Catherine Dille
The
Nazarene Nursery School
Eric Hoffman
Catherine
van Thieu
Tin Song
Tel Aviv
Switzerland
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Lima
Panama
Osman
Rosen
Comecm
Demos
Barry Keene
Lawrence Antolini
Santa Rosa
Howard L. Berman
Charles Conrad
Sherman Oaks
San Diego
Lawrence Kapiloff
E. Richard Barnes
Barnes
Ray Johnson
George Shaw
Chico
Shaw
Paul Priolo
Roger Diamond
W. Don MacGillivray
Santa Barbara
Gary Hart
John Vasconcellos
San Jose
Lawrence Fargher
Santa Clara
Farm Bureau
Rancho Supply, Inc
First
Solvang
Hugh Davies
PERM
Clairol
Jon
Lompoc
London
NO. H Street
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