Wild rivers initiative funds ignite Sacramento ballot fight
More than $230,000 has been spent by supporters and opponents of Prop. 17 the wild and scenic rivers measure tied to the New Melones Dam on the Stanislaus near Modesto. Opponents outspent supporters by $116,263 to $115,065 since January while Californians Against Prop 17 ran a $78,174 deficit.
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Stanislaus River
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Gerald H. Meral
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Keith Roberts
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CHP chief says more officers needed for 55 mph enforcement
Sacramento UP I report cites Commissioner Walter Pudinski and Dan Lanza saying the CHP would require 500 to 550 additional patrolmen to fully enforce the 55 mph limit next year. They warn costs could reach about 9 million dollars and push total uniformed officers to around 6,100, amid possible gasoline shortages influencing compliance.
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Dan Lanza
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Harmer and Dymally clash over budget and policy in Sacramento
In a Sacramento Press Club luncheon debate Republican John L. Harmer and Democrat Mervyn M. Dymally outlined stark contrasts as Harmer cited a $1 billion gap he says exists between them. Dymally backed school funding, cannabis decriminalization, and oil drilling limits while Harmer urged tighter crime laws and resisted further education spending.
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UPI
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Mervyn M Dymally
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Ford opposes violence yet backs busing in Boston
President Ford denounced violence in Boston while questioning federal desegregation rulings on school busing. He said the court decision was not the best path to quality education and urged enforcement of laws amid riotous scenes in Roxbury as Mayor White sought federal marshals.
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UPI
Geald Ford
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Roxbury
Kevin White
U.S
Californians Oppose Nixon Pardon in Ford Poll
Californians disapproved of Ford's Nixon pardon by 61 to 33 with 67 percent favoring Nixon trial if charges had been brought. Forty six percent would have jail for crimes tied to Watergate, while 53 percent would approve a pardon after trial. Democrats largely backed trial and imprisonment.
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San Francisco
UPI
Younger accused of oil fraud coverup by opponent
Democrat William A. Norris accuses Republican Evelle J. Younger of violating federal law by attempting to cover up a $30 million oil drilling fraud. Norris cites a federal statute against falsifying material facts in cases under federal investigation. The Sacramento Bee notes a 1969 LAPD inquiry into Jack Burke's oil exploration program.
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Norris
Sacramento
UPI
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Evelle J. Younger
Sacramento Bee
Los Angeles
Jack Burke
San Francisco
Bagley Cory clash over land deal in controller race
Assemblyman William Bagley denies a Democratic charge he benefited from a land purchase bill. Ken Cory asserts Bagley steered $284,875 to buy Tomales Bay land owned by a client of Bagley’s firm, a move Cory says cost the state $285,000.
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UPI
William T. Bagley
Ken Cory
Bagley
R-San Rafael
Cory
Bagley, Bianchi and Sheeks
Tomales Bay
Marin County
Waldo Giacomini
Albert Bianchi
Giacomini
State Supreme Court
Licenses Proposed for Deepwater Sea Ports
The Senate voted 78 to 2 to set strict licensing for ownership construction and operation of deepwater ports off U S coasts. The bill aims to promote port development for giant oil tankers while protecting the environment. An amendment by Sen Hollings to bar anyone linked to the oil industry from licenses was defeated 48 to 34.
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UPI
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Ernest Hollings
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