Assessor Watson to resign end of year amid probes
Philip Watson the Los Angeles County Assessor cites ill health and a demoralized office as influences in his decision to quit at year’s end after a turbulent 11 year tenure marked by investigations into assessment practices. He seeks a caretaker until an election to replace him.
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Land rule limits irrigated farms in west across states
The Interior Department proposed: restrict ownership of excess lands irrigated with federal water, require purchasers to live near the land, require Interior approval of all excess land sales, cap ownership at 160 acres of irrigated land, and apply only in 17 Reclamation states. If enacted, about 1,074,000 acres could be sold to meet the rule. Named officials include Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus and Bureau of Reclamation commissioner Keith Higginson.
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State Department seeks court OK to search for missing Nixon gifts
The State Department asks a court for permission to probe about 200 packing crates left by Richard Nixon for valuable gifts from foreign dignitaries now listed as missing amid record-keeping concerns. Chief of Protocol Evan Dobelle seeks a GSA inventory. a hearing is set for Wednesday.
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Oil tycoon’s son Julian Hammer booked after shooting at visitor
Armand Hammer's 42-year-old son Julian Hammer was booked for assault with a deadly weapon after firing a 357 Magnum at visitor Vincent West during a dispute at a Pacific Palisades home. West, 24, wasn’t injured. Hammer posted $1,000 bail and was released from West LA police headquarters. The family name ties to Occidental Petroleum.
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Carter News Conference Broadcast Plans Across Networks
The nation's three major networks will televise and simulcast live radio coverage of President Carter's news conference starting at 2:30 pm EDT on Tuesday. The event will be carried on television and radio for nationwide audiences.
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Vance Opens Talks With China Amid Mutual Interests
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance met Chinese leaders in Beijing to pursue full diplomatic ties. He highlighted shared objectives including Africa and the fight against Soviet influence, while Hua Kuo-feng was confirmed as party chairman and Taiwan policy remained unchanged.
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Klamath fire jumps control lines in California forest
The Klamath National Forest blaze has breached containment lines and grown by 2,000 acres to 47,330 acres, spreading through steep timberland under heavy smoke. A US Forest Service official said 5,600 firefighters are on scene with reinforcements from five states. The fire, sparked by lightning on Aug 9, began amid enormous wildfires across the Central Coast and northeast.
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Fires, politics and price cuts loom in mixed California news
A roundup notes Japan’s economic reach in Southern California and lawmakers’ stalled billion dollar property tax and school funding plans. It also covers wildfires in the Klamath and Marble Cone regions, injuries to firefighters, a guard’s death, and commentary on defense contracts and crime statistics reform.
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