Brown targets Reagan on crime and Nixon pardon
Democratic candidate Edmund G. Brown Jr. told the California Police and Sheriffs group that California remains the No 1 crime state and urged a state master plan for criminal justice. He suggested summonses for many misdemeanors to save officer time and bolster public safety while criticizing Nixon’s Vietnam policy and his pardon. Brown also pressed for more student aid amid rising costs.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
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California Organization of Police and Sheriffs
Oakland
Nixon
Simon calls unity to beat inflation and costs
Treasury Secretary William Simon urged Americans to unite to fight inflation at an award ceremony in Las Vegas. He called it a team effort and said Congress must act, noting the drop in prime rate should help housing and that the economy was over the hump though not yet bright.
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UPI
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William Simon
Simon
National Defense Transportation Association
Congress
Reinecke Sentencing Delayed Over Acting Governor Risk
Federal judge Barrington Parker postponed California Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke's perjury sentence by one day. Reinecke was found guilty during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. With Reagan absent on Oct 1, Sen. James Mills could act as governor and name a successor.
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UPI
California
Ed Reinecke
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reinecke
U.S
Barrington Parker
Parker
Ronald Reagan
James Mills
Mills
State Senate
Reagan
Richard Kleindiest
John Mitchell
Reagan accuses Democrats of politics over judgeships
Gov. Ronald Reagan charged Democratic legislative leaders with petty politics for slowing 49 new municipal and superior court judgeships. He said action was delayed to hinder his appointment power and noted his administration’s merit based selection process as the public safeguard. He cited Houston I. Flournoy as another candidate pledging to follow the same policy.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Democratic Action
Houston I. Flournoy
Five Die in Election Violence at Tochimilco Atlexco
Five people were killed and 10 wounded as gunfire erupted in Tochimilco Atlexco during an election near Puebla. Police reported the incident occurred as voting began for a major Tuesday, with a truck believed to have carried out the attack fleeing the scene.
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Puebla
Mexico
UPI
Tochimilco Atlexco
Underground nuclear test Stanyon at Nevada Test Site
A weapons related underground device named Stanyon was exploded at 8 a.m. PDT at the Nevada Test Site 85 to 95 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The yield was 20 to 200 kilotons. No radiation released. observers reported ground motion felt in Las Vegas.
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UPI
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Ground Zero
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Unseasonably cool wet weather persists Dixie wide
United Press International reports scattered showers and thunderstorms from the West to the East Coast with cooler, wet conditions in the South. Forecasters expect a weekend flip with warm northern Plains and cooler South goods, as central Canada air mass moves into the Rockies and upper Midwest. Temperatures vary from 83 in Yuma and Key West to 32 in Bradford.
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Two stand trial for murders in Tucson
Willis Steelman and Douglas Gretzler, previously convicted of nine California slayings, are to stand trial in Tucson on November 7 for three more murders. The Sandbergs were found shot in their apartment with hands tied. Sierra’s body was found in a desert area west of Tucson. The judge ordered handcuffs for both defendants and issued a media protection order.
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Ariz
UPI
California
Willie L. Steelman
Lodi
Calif
Douglas E Gretzler
New York City
Michael B Sandberg
Patricia
Gilbert R. Sierra
Sandbergs
Sierra
Joseph Jacobson
Steelman
Gretzler
Robert B. Norgren
Jacobson
Eye cancer treatment using radioactive seeds reported
A team from Ohio State University reported successful eye cancer treatment with a polyetherene ring carrying radon filled seeds implanted around the tumor. Led by Dr. Gunther Ehlers, the approach was used on 18 patients with tumor flattening and partial disappearance observed six to eight months after irradiation.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ohio State University Physicians
Gunther Ehlers
Roentgen Bay Society
Ohio State
Flournoy Attacks Brown Over Pension Bill Switch
Republican candidate Houston Flournoy accuses Edmund G. Brown Jr of a cynical last minute switch on the early retirement windfall for lame duck California legislators. Flournoy says he opposed the plan consistently and supports McLennan’s repeal bill now before a special session. Brown counters noting Flournoy’s 1965 vote and Reagan's 1971 signing.
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UPI
Houston Flournoy
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jerry
Flournoy
Brown
California
Bob McLennan
McLennan
Ronald Reagan
Colleges seek bigger funding after Reagan era ends
California higher education leaders push for nearly 76 million dollars for construction and 17 million for programs, plus 33 million for faculty pay. Operating budget likely about 15 percent above last year's 550 million. enrollments expected to rise 1 to 2 percent.
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Los Angeles
UPI
University of California
Ronald Reagan
California State University and Colleges
State University System
Reagan
Nixon given permission to abandon California law practice
The California Supreme Court granted former President Richard Nixon permission to relinquish his right to practice law in the state after the State Bar approved the petition. The bar had initially opposed the resignation, citing an ongoing inquiry into possible disbarment related to Watergate, but reversed stance once Nixon acknowledged the inquiry.
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UPI
California Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
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