Two Senators Plan Death Penalty Legislation in 1973
California senators H L Richardson and George Deukmejian announce plans to draft bills expanding capital punishment after Prop 17. Richardson foresees Assembly resistance amid a Democratic majority, while Deukmejian expects broad legislative support following the statewide vote.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Senate
H.L. Richardson
Arcadia
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Richardson
John Birch Society
Assembly
Deukmejian
San Francisco
San Quentin
U.S. Supreme Court
Jet hijacking ends as 31 flee to safety and ransom debates
Jet passengers and crew, after a cross country ordeal with hijackers seeking a 10 million ransom, returned from Cuba aboard another jet. FBI gunfire during a takeoff sparked injuries. hijackers remained in Havana as Cuba reportedly seized part of the ransom. Independent witnesses blamed the shooting, while Cuban militiamen apprehended the hijackers. The saga included multiple refuelings across the United States and a threatened attack on Oak Ridge. In a separate note, the Federal Mediation Service scheduled talks to resolve a CBS technicians strike involving 1,200 workers across seven cities.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
FBI
Havana
Southern Airways
North America
Nixon
Billy Harold Johnson
College City
Ark
Orlando
Fla
Auburn University
Alabama
Henry Deewilliam Jackson Jr
Louis Moore
Detroit
Melvin Charles Cale
Tennessee
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery
Jackson
Miss
Cleveland
Toronto
Knoxville
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Lexington
Chattanooga
Key West
Switzerland
McCoy Air Force Base
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Columbia Broadcasting System
Curtis Counts
Federal Agency
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Aflcio
CBS
New York
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis
Unruh Announces Candidacy for Los Angeles Mayor
Former California Assembly speaker Jess Unruh says he will formally announce a bid for mayor of Los Angeles. He claims strong chances with sufficient financing and vows a personal victory in one on one clashes with opponents. He speaks from his eighth floor Subway Terminal Building office near City Hall.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jess Unruh
Assembly
California
George McGovern
City Hall
California voters approve Prop 20 coastal master plan plan
Voters approve Prop 20 to create a coast wide master plan with six regional commissions and a state panel to halt developments with substantial environmental impact from the waterline to 1000 yards inland. Appointments hinge on governors and legislative leaders with first meetings by February 1973 and plan adoption in 1976.
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Sacramento
UPI
la Jolla Cove
Smith River
Oregon
California
Commission
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Senate Rules Committee
Reagan
Senate
James R. Mills
Moretti
Clem Whitaker
Whitaker and Baxter
Bread strike warns shortages across four Western states
Western Baker unions warn of bread shortages as a three day old walkout by AFL-CIO Bakery and Confectionery Workers affects ITT Continental American and Interstate bakeries. Northern California reports early shortages while California Washington Colorado and Utah brace for impact. The dispute centers on consecutive days off per week and public demand for fresh bread.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Ceed
California
West
Afl-Cio Bakery and Confectionary Workers Union
ITT Continental
American
Washington
Colorado
Utah
Roy Midgett
Midgett
Bakers
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Enka
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
North I St
Lompoc
Regent
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Rennie L. Adam
Gay
Lompoc Theatre
Valley Drive-In
H” Street
Walt Disney
Walt Disney’s
Technicolor
Godfather
Paas Drive-In
B.O
Europe
Matla Alee
Mls
Proto
Pate
Gemini Cinema
Northside
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