California cancels 10 percent auto registration rebate plan
The Brown administration canceled a proposed 10 percent rebate on vehicle registration fees for all 16 million California owners. Funds would have supported the switch to year round registration and helped secure $125 million in federal highway funds amid a state cash shortage.
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San Francisco
Frost Warnings Placed Across 16 States Amid Frigid Mornings
United Press International reports frost or freeze warnings extend from Maine to Arkansas and Tennessee as temperatures dip overnight. Hurricane Gladys churns 300 miles off Newfoundland with winds up to 120 mph while other regions see mild 60s to 80s temperatures.
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Navy reduces punishment in topless dance case
Navy allows Cmdr. Connelly D. Stevenson to be considered for command again after a reduced punishment for hiring an exotic dancer to perform topless aboard a nuclear submarine. Adm. J. L. Holloway III rescinded a two week pay cut and limited punishment to a disciplinary letter. Stevenson remains in a desk job in Norfolk, while the incident raised morale aboard the vessel.
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Brown vetoes bill opening records
Governor Brown vetoed SB852 to create a California Information Practices Directorate, blocking a plan to let residents access state and local agency records. He also vetoed AB1429 on private bank records, while signing AB6001 to let Californians challenge credit bureau data.
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UPI
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George Moscone
San Francisco
American Civil Liberties Union
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Tion
Alan Sieroty
Los Angeles
Jerry Lewis
R-Highland
Daniel Boatwright
D-Concord
Senate bank panel OKs sweeping banking bill
The Senate Banking Committee approved a broad bill to permit interest on checking accounts and raise deposit rates nationwide by 1981. It would phase out rate ceilings, allow 2 to 3 percent on certain accounts starting 1977, and offer a mortgage tax credit of 1.5 to 3.83 percent for investors with at least 10 percent in mortgages.
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UPI
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End of five day London siege frees six hostages
Three gunmen released six Italian hostages from the basement of the Spaghetti House in Knightsbridge after five days. The ringleader Franklyn Davis shot himself as police moved in. two gunmen surrendered afterward. Police say the incident was an ordinary armed robbery with no racial or political motive.
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UPI
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Scotland Yard
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Wesley Dick
Tony Munroe
Black Liberation Movement
West Indies
Colin Woods
Swank
Knightsbridge
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Sihanouk joins stars at United Nations meeting
Prince Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia's chief of state traveled to New York to join the United Nations General Assembly as a key figure among world diplomats. He returned from five years in exile to face Cambodia's new Communist leadership and has led the country since 1941.
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UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Sihanouk
Matlovich vows to challenge Air Force discharge ruling
Leonard Matlovich says he will fight the decision to grant an honorable discharge for homosexuality, seeking to remain in the Air Force. Col. Thogersen announced the discharge approval and Matlovich plans appeals to the Air Force Secretary and possibly the courts.
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Hampton, Va
UPI
Air Force
Leonard Matlovich
Alton J. Thogersen
Langley Air Force Base
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