California House races set for shakeup in 1974 election
Elections signal big reshaping as 43 California seats head to fall vote with reapportionment shifting districts. Nor man Mineta vies for first Japanese American congressman, Burton brothers target San Francisco seat, and incumbents like Holifield exit. Several races remain open amid district changes and retirements across the state.
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McClatchy editor Walter P. Jones dies at 80
Walter P. Jones, longtime McClatchy editor and Sacramento Bee former journalist, died Sunday at 80 in a Sacramento hospital. A Sacramento native, he began as a street collector and reporter, rose to Washington correspondent and news editor, then became McClatchy’s third editor in 1986. He championed hydroelectric power, flood control, and public ownership of utilities. survived by his wife Kathleen, daughter Mary Graham, son Walter Jones Jr., four sisters, four grandchildren, and a great grandchild.
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Slayton to Fly After Long Delay in Space Hope
Donald K. Stayton age 40s or 50s will become the oldest man to fly in space and fulfill a dream long marked by heartache for Slayton the last of the Mercury seven still at NASA and the only one not to have spaceflight. He joined a joint U S Soviet mission planned for July 1975 to rendezvous with the Russians. The nine day flight will also feature Thomas P Stafford and Vance D Brand. Scientists in London corrected the light speed value to 43 209 792 459 meters per second based on laser wavelength and frequency.
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Brown and Flournoy Prepare for Sacramento Debates
UPI reports Republican Houston J Flournoy and Democrat Edmund Brown Jr. spent Sunday in issue review ahead of an untelevised confrontation at the Sacramento Press Club. Brown planned a Los Angeles speech to the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. Flournoy campaigned across Tehama and Modoc counties while Brown emphasized urban areas. Both advanced to debates after June primary wins with Brown opposing tax increases and pledging tax loophole closure, while Flournoy criticized Brown as pro spending.
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