17 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1977
Page
1
President Ford pitched a 440 billion dollar fiscal 1978 budget with defense and social program cuts, tax cuts, and a 7 percent defense spending rise. Democrats led by House Speaker O Neill derided the plan as inadequate and warned of deficits and unemployment concerns, while Carter prepares a responsive budget.
In Mendocino County two Superior Court panels began murder trials for Michael Doc Stanley and Raymond Sperber. Stanley is charged with fatally shooting Michael Esslinger on July 3 near Albion Ridge Road. Sperber faces murder charges for Jane Ann Short found dead May 1 near James Creek.
Northwest California stays fair through Tuesday with fog in valley mornings and late nights. Fort Bragg reports 37/55, Ukiah 31/65, reflecting cooler nights and warm afternoons.
FBI arrests 23 year old UC Riverside student Christopher Boyce on espionage charges for attempting to sell rocket construction secrets to the Soviet Union. Boyce, a former TRW security clerk, faces possible death if convicted. an accomplice in Mexico City is also held. A second arrest was described as a distinct possibility by FBI officials.
Gary Gilmore was executed at Utah State Prison by firing squad after dawn, the first U.S. execution in about ten years. The 36 year old killed motel owner Bennie Bushnell during a Provo holdup and admitted another slaying the previous night. A five-man squad fired 30 rounds, ending a long legal fight as federal and high court stays were lifted.
Congressman Don Clausen unveils legislation to boost federal primary highway funding by 2 billion dollars annually from 1978 to 1990. The measure seeks higher federal cost shares and full access control for new locations to ease bottlenecks around Cloverdale, Humboldt and Del Norte counties, and Cloverdale.
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