Brown defers tax relief session to January
Governor Edmund G Brown Jr will not call a special session on property tax relief. He will wait for the January meeting while three days of December talks aim to forge a compromise. Brown supports a spending limit and a split roll with relief targeted by income though party lines oppose. He travels to London for a memorial and will meet Prince Charles and British businessmen.
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Mediator pushes talks to avert national coal strike
Federal mediator William Hobgood convened union and Bituminous Coal Operators Association negotiators as a Dec 6 strike deadline looms. Key issue is wildcat strikes while UMW President Arnold Miller signals possible extension talks, yet administration vows no federal intervention. The contract affects about 171,000 miners and 80,000 pensioners and hinges on banning wildcat strikes and funding stability.
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Half of U S prisoners in Mexico wish to stay
A Mexican prison official said 50 percent of American inmates in Mexico do not want to return to the United States. Many have married Mexicans or expect early release, and some have found work in Mexico. The American embassy lists 240 of 572 prisoners eligible and willing to transfer. Flights begin December 9 with a second wave through December 14 as lists are finalized.
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14 Montreal students found safe after two days missing
State police located 14 Dawson College students on a snowy Long Trail near Jay Peak Vermont two days overdue from a planned 9.3 mile hike. A helicopter assisted search and officials said the group appeared in good shape and would descend in two to three hours.
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Court system aids guilty says Younger
Anaheim California UPI - Attorney General Evelle Younger says built in court delays let defendants stall criminal trials, especially if guilty. He urges reforms to speed cases, including consolidating motions, letting judges question jurors, and restricting representation to criminal specialists. He notes a case lasting 11 years and argues fairness remains possible with faster processes.
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UPI
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Lockheed chief urges pact acceptance to end walkout
Lockheed President Larry Kitchen urged 4,500 striking IAM members in Southern California and Georgia to accept the Sunnyvale contract and return to work. He cited losses of about 2100 per worker so far and up to 3700 if the strike runs to January 1, and accused the IAM of failing to present the proposal to all workers. Talks mediated by a federal official stalled over seniority and job placement protections.
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Hibernation drug may aid stroke victims, CSU says
Dr. Henry Swan and Dr. Chris Schatte study an experimental substance named antabolone from hibernating ground squirrel brains. Injected into rats, it lowers body temperature and metabolic rate, potentially protecting tissue during stroke or heart attack and enabling better emergency care. The researchers aim to identify the active component to synthesize more of it.
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California Thanksgiving traffic deaths rise to 61
California traffic accidents during the Thanksgiving weekend claimed 61 lives, the highest in seven years and 17 more than the prior year. The Highway Patrol noted heavy traffic as a factor, with some deaths later reclassified as heart attacks or off highway incidents.
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Fukuda orders seven point plan to curb trade surplus
Japan's prime minister directs his new cabinet to draft a seven point program by Dec 6 to reduce the 17 billion dollar trade surplus by boosting imports and curbing exports while ruling out new beef imports from Australia New Zealand and the United States.
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