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75 YEARS AGO: County sheriff's officials responding to an attorney general call to eliminate gambling in California announced that all pinball machines in Stanislaus County must go. Operators were given until the following week to remove the devices voluntarily.
San Joaquin County Superior Court's plea for emergency funding has been heard. The California Judicial Council recently awarded the county Superior Court system $2 million in urgent funding to prevent further staff reductions and court closures.
A troubled Modesto nonprofit under investigation for its use of millions of dollars in federal housing money was awarded nearly $500,000 more this week.