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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1976
Page
3
Elaine Brown, Black Panther Party leader, wins a seat on the Oakland Council for Economic Development marking a notable political achievement. The election underscores Brown's continued influence in urban social and political activism within Oakland.
In Los Angeles on December 1 1976 District Attorney John Van de Kamp took the oath of office for his first full four year term promising strong new efforts to prosecute welfare fraud and Medi Cal fraud He pledged to seek tougher criminal sanctions improve bail and witness procedures and expand programs to divert addicts and alcoholics into treatment while cutting off violent and career criminals. He was appointed in 1975 after Joseph Busch’s death and won the June primary this year.
Supervisor Ed Edelman becomes chairman of the board today with a pledge to push tax relief and reform as his main theme for the coming year. He notes he was chairman pro tem in 1976 and will assume the chair under new rules adopted by supervisors. Pete Schabrum will serve as temporary chairman for 1977 and will shift to chair in December 1977.
The ad argues Pall Mall Extra Mild has only 7 mg tar yet tastes strong due to the AirStream filter which reduces tar but not taste. It touts premium tobaccos chosen for extra mild flavor and urges readers to believe they can smoke with less tar than 95 percent of cigarettes.
Leon Ralph, a former assemblyman turned pastor, rejects a $393 monthly opening for Assembly chaplain. He cites a full-time church commitment and says he does not seek the temporary role. The post had been circulated during the 1977 session as a possible fill for the chaplaincy.
Pioneer 11 data from February to November show solar phenomena confirmed, offering new perspective on interplanetary space. Dr. Edward J. Smith of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory spoke at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco about potential gains for weather forecasting and understanding billions of stars.
Pope Paul VI will officiate at two Christmas Masses in St. Peter's Basilica, midnight on Christmas Eve and later on Christmas Day, announced by the Vatican. A second story notes scientists discussing the sun's magnetic field extending billions of miles, carried by solar wind, with implications for future weather forecasting.
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