California Forms Eight-Man Panel To Fight Organized Crime
SACRAMENTO AP Atty Gen Evelle Younger named an eight member committee to study and improve control of organized crime in California. The panel led by B James Glavas will hear from local state and out of state law enforcers and citizens and report by January. Members include Edwin Meese William O Malley Duane Baker Lynn Campton Herbert Ellingwood Judge Michael Virga and Sheriff John McDonald.
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Evelle Younger
California
Younger
Organized Crime Control Commission
B. James Glavas
Newport Beach
Edwin Meese
San Diego
Ronald Reagan
William O'Malley
Contra Costa County
Glendale
Duane Baker
Lynn Campton
Appeals Court
Herbert Ellingwood
Younger doubts Brown veto stand on death penalty
Sacramento Gen Evelle Younger said he is not sure Gov Brown wants his death penalty veto sustained. He noted he may use state funds to urge editorials against the veto, while Brown questions using tax money for anti death penalty letters. Brown acknowledges possible voter impact but hopes undecided legislators vote against an override.
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Sacramento
Carl Ally
Evelle Younger
Brown
Pouiie
Senate
Assembly
Maddy tops GOP governor donors with $471000 raise
Republican contenders for governor have raised nearly $1 million for the 1978 campaign. Assemblyman Ken Maddy leads with $471,465, as five GOP hopefuls prepare reports due Sunday. State figures show minority workers rose to 20.7 percent of state payroll, up 2,240 to 52,? The report notes Brigas reported $111,000, Younger $? and Wilson $115,000, with Davis at $10,001. Brigas remains the only declared candidate.
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Ken Maddy
State Personnel Board
Maddy
GOP
John Briges
Fullerton
Alty
Evelle Younger
San Diego
Pete Wilson
Los Angeles
Davis
Younger
Wilson
Brigas
State bar chief named to courts advisory job
SAN FRANCISCO AP State Bar President Ralph Gampeli was named administrative director of California courts by the Judicial Council. The 60 year old British born attorney, living in Los Altos and practicing in San Jose, was praised for his 20 years in law, Stanford teaching, state and local bar roles and a pending year as State Bar president.
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Ralph Gampeli
California
California Judicial Council
Steve Bouhl
Rose Bird
Gampell
Los Altos
San Jose
Bird
Buchi
Stanford
State Bar Board of Governors
Legisla
Ture
Beuhl
Council
Englarat
Law School
Folsom Lockup Ends After Racial Incident
AP reporting from Folsom Prison says authorities ended the lockup Thursday but kept 58 inmates in solitary for fear of renewed racial violence. The earlier clash involved eight black and eight white inmates in a maximum-security yard, described as the biggest racial incident in years.
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Folsom Folsom
Folsom
Stewart Potter
Potter
Eght
Fotsom
Filibuster delay stalls vote on minimum wage measure
In Washington the plan to vote on a minimum wage bill was postponed amid Republican tactics to delay, with Rep. Ashbrook warning of extended delays to Monday August recess. House leaders cited the need to let amendments be resolved and said the pause could tilt the measure toward a sub minimum wage.
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House
John Ashbrook
Jim Wright
Texas
Phillip Burton
Dcalif
White House
Congress
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Ashbrook
Thomas P. O'Neill
Carter
Ray Marshall
Senate Human Resources Subcommittee
Customs Mail Openings Continue Despite Criticism
Washington AP reports that the Postal Service will keep allowing Customs agents to open foreign mail despite lawmakers calls for limits. Customs proposals outline when letters may be opened, with rules requiring warrants for contents and only certain categories allowed.
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Postal Service
Theodore
Weiss
D-N.y
House
Postal Asst
Charles R. Braun
Customs Service
Customs
New York
PAL
CIA
Supreme Court
Federal Register
Carter drops bid to shift Postal Service control
Washington The Carter administration has backed away from a plan to place the Postal Service under political control, signaling a virtually certain status quo. The White House postponed crucial testimony on a House bill that would abolish the independent board and return postmaster general selection to the president, delaying until September 8 after recess.
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Postal Service
Thursoave
Carter
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Board of the Postal Service
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