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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1975
Page
3
Dr Orville Miller of USC pharmacy reports testing 50 vitamin pills under near human digestion conditions. He notes half showed little absorption, with outer coatings dissolving while vitamin inside remained intact. Biting the tablet could improve dissolution despite unpleasant taste.
The California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to require criminal law standards for commitment of mentally disordered sex offenders. Unanimous jury verdict beyond reasonable doubt replaces the prior civil standard, citing constitutional safeguards and the need for proper treatment within and outside prison.
Senate approves SB385 to curb administrative overhead in pre paid Medi Cal health plans. The measure limits admin costs to 26 percent of each contract with 52 percent previously reported for overhead. The bill moves to the Assembly as 269000 Medi Cal patients rely on prepaid plans under state review.
Catholic bishops from four California dioceses urged Californians to sponsor South Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton. They plan a coordinated program with church groups to speed relocation and provide financial aid. Donations topped twelve thousand dollars, with many offers arriving by phone and letter. The Monterey diocese seeks Vietnamese volunteers as language teachers, and San Diego calls for more clothing and blankets for Pendleton refugees.
Sacramento AP report recalls Thur testimony by Thom Matthews a 19 year old LA area youth kidnapped May 16 1974 by Patty Hearst and two SLA members He says Hearst and Harris admitted the Hibernia Bank robbery was staged while promising if they could pull it off in 14 minutes they could vanish He notes Hearst wore a black wig and ammo belt and says Harris helped in an escape at a sporting goods store Also San Angelo pastor speculates Hearst will write a book and return from underground once complete
Linda Lou Enger a 28 year old San Francisco State University graduate student testified that Jessie Lea Cooks followed her home and abducted her at gunpoint on Oct 23 1973. Enger described being grabbed at her door and taken to a park where Cooks spoke of ending oppression and random killings. Cooks pleaded guilty to a 1973 murder and is one of four charged in a spree of random city killings from late 1973 to spring 1974.
The Assembly passed Thursday a bill to establish an independent Department of Forestry at a cost of 270 00. The measure moves to the governor for final action and aims to centralize state forest management and policy.
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