Women Voices Disrupt Hearing On Oral Contraceptives
During a Senate subcommittee session on oral contraceptives, 14 witnesses testified amid interruptions by women protesting the hearing. Dr William Spellacy of the University of Miami outlined possible liver and vein complications and noted that while associations with various diseases were discussed, no proof exists yet and large, long term studies are needed.
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Floods and slides strike North California towns
A massive landslide knocked out a sliding door in Mill Valley and blocked a Russian River highway at Rio Nido. Police officer Dean Gunter died after being swept away in a rain swollen creek, while companion Dennis Hill survived. Klamath and Smith River evacuations followed as the region faced renewed flood risk. Measured cold and snow affected the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, with energy conservation and school closures noted across several states.
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Presley Tops Britons Poll as Best Male Singer
The New Musical Express poll shows Elvis Presley named the world’s top male singer by British readers. Tom Jones and Cliff Richard follow, while Presley also tops a list of musical personalities. The Beatles win best vocal group with the Rolling Stones second and the Beach Boys third. Dusty Springfield leads the ladies, with Lulu and Bobbie Gentry next.
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UCLA Students Sentenced for Campus Kidnapping Incident
Sixteen UCLA students face sentencing on February 18 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor imprisonment charges for seven hours last November. They held a campus administrator, A. T. Brugger of Associated Students, in his office during a protest over a fired food services worker.
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Volunteers Aid Mexico Projects Reach Out For Donations
Readers inquire about helping Project Los Amigos at California State College Long Beach. Dr. Paul Opstad and club president Frank Warner coordinate volunteers and donations of clothes and toys for impoverished communities in Mexico, with trips twice monthly. A separate note explains a delay in shipping Official California Bi-Centennial Cookbooks, noting Christmas mail jams and two replacement books sent via special delivery.
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Bridge on Terminal Island Freeway Feature
J J D of Long Beach asks if a bridge image on Mannix relates to Gate 2 Naval Station. Answer confirms the Commodore Heim Bridge near Long Beach built by the Navy and opened in 187. The 230 foot vertical lift bridge is claimed as one of the world’s largest of its kind.
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Florida Desegregation Fight Expands Across States
Florida and Southern states intensify efforts over school desegregation deadlines. HEW Secretary Finch and Justice Brennan receive petitions seeking unified bus policies and delays. Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama plan national effort to enforce uniform desegregation rules nationwide.
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Reagan pushes broad clean air package in California
Governor Ronald Reagan proposes an omnibus clean air bill package to strengthen smog controls and enforcement. Measures include regulating gasoline chemistry, requiring vehicles to be smokeless, promoting natural gas engines, ending open burning, and locating power generators more cleanly.
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Nixon speech praised by both parties in California
Democratic Senator Alan Cranston called the State of the Union good and nonpartisan while Republican George Murphy hailed it as historic and peaceful. California Democrats mostly praised the pollution and inflation pledges, though some questioned specifics and family planning references. House figures credited Nixon with a turn toward federalism and realism as several California lawmakers stayed home.
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No Tanks We'll Do It Ourselves Says U S
The United States announced it will end the seven year arrangement with West Germany and build the MBT70 supertank domestically. The Pentagon said the reworked tank would cost about $200 000 less per unit. A House defense subcommittee had criticized the original tank as overly sophisticated and expensive.
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