Haig urges beefed up defense as NATO leader speaks in Sacramento
General Alexander Haig, NATO military commander, urges stronger national defense in a Sacramento address. Lawmakers discuss updated aid and policy shifts including a revised Marshall Plan concept to assist Mexico’s economy and address immigration issues. A trend toward lower nicotine content in cigarettes is noted. A notorious Italian war criminal reportedly escapes, carried by his wife in a suitcase. The Congressional Joint Economic Committee presents a bleak US economic outlook.
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Italy
Vilas Grabs Fifth Straight Tennis Tourney Title
Sports editor Durell Phillips notes the headline on B4 that Guillermo Vilas wins a fifth consecutive tennis tournament as Chicago fans react to another bubble burst in baseball. Sparky Anderson stays in the news as Cincinnati’s coaching figure remains a vocal presence.
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HO Hum
Guillermo Vilas
Cincinnati
Sparky Anderson
Durell Phillips
Weather forecast fair with isolated storms in Sierra
Mostly fair through Wednesday with little change in temperature. Yesterday's high reached 95 with scattered thunderstorms in the northern Sierra. More details continue on page A-2.
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Sierra
Chuckle Over Pencils Reflects American Manufacturing
In two centuries Amerie has produced about 100 billion pencils yet none stay within reach by the telephone, stirring light comment about persistent domestic habits and product output.
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Amerie
Compromise advances state tax relief bill in California
A special legislative panel agreed on a tax shift plan imposing 2.4 billion in new taxes over five years while delivering 7.1 billion in tax relief mainly as homeowner rebates averaging 225. Governor Brown praised the move but warned cuts may be needed to align with a separate 4.1 billion school finance measure.
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Flom Berews
Sacramento
Edmund Brown Jr
Brown
Senate, Assembly
Jerry Smith
Saratoga
Senate
Assembly
Daratoga
Nicholas Petris
Doakland
Don Pedro Reservoir Draws Down Amid Drought
The Don Pedro Dam area shows sustained drawdown as drought lowers the Don Pedro Reservoir. The Don Pedro Marina plans to keep using the boat ramp through Labor Day and hopes boat access remains possible via the spillway during the long weekend. Bex Protol by Manvel Dies.
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Don Pedro
Bex Protol
Manvel
Mexico feud ends in double slaying near Hickman
Two men killed in a Hickman area feud linked to a past romance in Michoacan. Raul Arriga Galvin, 26, jailed on murder charges. Than Lopes Morales, 23, son of one victim, escaped a shooting but is jailed as a witness. Sheriff reports the case stems from a bitter dispute between Samuel Sales and Galvin.
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Sierra Madre Dr Sur
Michoacan
Mexico
Hickman
Samuel Sales
Diego Parra Morales
Raul Arriga Galvin
McDonald Ranch
Meier Road
Lopes Morales
Morales
Yunuing
Galvin
Felix Munoz
Sales
First sterility suit filed against Occidental Chemical plant
The first suit linked agricultural chemicals to worker sterility at Occidental Chemical in Latrmo near Stockton. Michael Trout and his wife Marta claim DBCP, a soil fumigant, caused his sterility and medical harm. They seek unspecified damages, with officials urging action after studies tied DBCP to cancer and infertility.
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McCatchy Newt
Saur Vice Stockton
Occidental Chemical Company
Latrmo
San Joaquin County
Superior Court
Michael Trout
Occidental Chemical
Marta
Comanche Drive
Manteca
Stockton
Charles Zeller
Trouts
Occidental
State Department of Industrial Relations
Donald Vial
DBCP
Robert R. Johnson
Johnson
Occupational Health Branch
State Department of Health
Trout
BCP
Robert Spear
University of California At Berkeley
Lathrop
Dow Chemical Co
Arkansas
California
Helds
Taped voice of doctor Comfort before surgery aids patients
WALNUT CREEK AP Patients at Kaiser Hospital listen to a taped calming message before surgery to reduce medication needs and speed recovery. Dr Robert Calling uses hypnotic suggestions to soothe fears, while nurse Regina Sullivan notes improved color, less thrashing, and greater alertness. A 18 month study of 56 hysterectomy patients found those hearing tapes felt better and stayed one day less. Dr Forrest Chiappa developed the program in 1968, warning about misapplied negative suggestions and noting patients choose whether to use the relaxation tapes.
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Walnut Creek
Kaiser Hospital
Robert Calling
Regina Sullivan
Forrest Chiappa
Fire near Carmel Valley as Marble Cone blaze grows
The 14900 acre Marble Cone fire neared Carmel Valley within six miles but officials said residents were not in immediate danger. Forester warned evacuations possible, 117 miles of line built with 14 miles more to reinforce. About 5700 firefighters, air tankers, bulldozers and helicopters fought winds and low humidity, with containment around a quarter to half mile daily progress.
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Associated Press
Carmel Valley
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Brian Miller
Elephant Mountain
Chews Ridge
Miller
Monterey County
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Alexander Haig
NATO
Rep
B. F. Sisk
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Chicago
Jim Mechuna
Jake Mackenzie
State Department of Food and Agriculture
Chioppa
Chiappa
Los Padres National Forest
Laguna
San Diego
California Department of Forestry
Iymboldt
Siskyou
Klamath National Forest
Greenhorn Mountain
Kern County
State Department of Forestry
Feber River
Oroville
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