Supreme Court rules to halt UC reverse discrimination
California high court rules 6 to 1 that public schools may not favor minorities over others in admissions. The Bakke case challenges special admissions at UC Davis medical school and 60 campuses statewide face policy scrutiny. Chavez calls Prop 14 essential to protect farm workers union rights and voting secrecy.
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Supreme Court
California
Allan Bakke
University of California
Medical School At
Davis
Bakke
University
Medical School
Stanley Mosk
Donald Reidhaar
U.S. Supreme Court
Suspected Sabotage Eyed in California Water Blast
Inyo County authorities key on sabotage as the likely cause of the Owens Valley explosion that emptied 100 million gallons and disrupted Los Angeles water supply. Investigators found dynamite thefts near the site and tied the incident to spread of the aqueduct shutdown.
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Lone Pine
Calif
UPI
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Inyo County
Floyd O. Barton
Paul H. Lane
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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Lane
U.S. 395
Alabama
Owens Valley
Aqueduct
Department of Water and Power
William Mullholland
DWP
Water Operating Division
Shark mauling kills 16-year-old at Jacksonville Beach
Authorities plan a marine biology examination of Michael Harold Karras Jr. to determine the shark size and species after two large bites and fatal blood loss. His 15-year-old brother Ricky disappeared. no other remains found. Beachgoers reported mullet schools signaling shark activity. Medical examiner notes indicate rapid blood loss after the attack. Experts speculate a bull or tiger shark up to six to thirteen feet could be involved depending on bite size.
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Fla
UPI
Michael Harold Karras Jr
Michael
Ricky Alan Karras
Jacksonville Beach
Jacksonville Shark Club
Duval County
Peter Lipkovic
Lipkovic
Michael Karras
Knoxville
Dave Hovis
University of Miami
Samuel H. Gruber
Gruber
Hearst Sentencing Date Set By Federal Judge
Federal judge William Orrick set September 24 for the sentencing of Patricia Hearst on charges tied to the 1974 Hibernia Bank robbery. He will hear defense pleas for leniency and a possible new trial before pronouncing sentence. Her prior conviction came after a 1974 jury trial in San Francisco.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
SLA
Hibernia Bank
Oliver J. Carter
Miss Hearst
Federal Metropolitan Correctional Center
San Diego
Carter
Orrick
U. S
James L. Browning Jr
F. Lee Bailey
Los Angeles
Dent
Swdgewood
William and
Emily Harris
Inglewood
Harrises
Berkeley
Calif
Hughes autopsy finds no surprises in key organs
Houston report says Howard Hughes died of kidney failure and autopsy showed normal findings for age. Pathologist notes arteries narrowed reducing kidney blood flow. kidneys weighed 200 grams and prostate markedly enlarged. No brain abnormalities observed.
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UPI
Howard Hughes
Houston Post
Hughes
Acapulco
Pat Gregory
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