Gas tax hike bid aids Los Angeles roads repair
SACRAMENTO (UPI) Legislation to raise the State gasoline tax from 7 to 8 cents a gallon, starting April 1, to fund earthquake damage repairs in Southern California, was introduced. Sen. Lawrence Walsh said the measure would generate about $9 million monthly for at least six months, funding road repairs after the quake. The bill also creates a permanent road repair fund and allows potential federal reimbursements.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Lawrence Walsh
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
Walsh
Randolph Collier
D-Yreka
Senate Finance Committee
Tom Carrell
Dan
Assembly
Wadie P. Deddeh
D-Chula Vista
Transportation Committee
T Deddeh
California to enact 75 mph speed limit bill
Sen Nicholas C Petris proposed a 75 mile per hour limit for all cars in California starting January 1 1973 with exceptions for emergency vehicles. He cited speed and alcohol as top accident causes and argued high speeds tempt drivers to exceed limits.
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Sacramento
UPI
Nicholas C. Petris
California
Oakland Democrat
Assembly panel backs tax hike bill for banks and firms
Sacramento Reuters. An Assembly committee endorsed a constitutional amendment to ease tax increases on banks, corporations and insurance firms, by replacing a two thirds vote with a simple majority. The measure, by Assemblyman Leo McCarthy, faced opposition from Reagan administration allies and business groups. The bill advances to the Constitutional Amendments Committee.
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UPI
Assembly
California
Leo McCarthy
San Francisco
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Constitutional Amendments Committee
House
Senate
McCarthy
Kenneth Hall
Reagan
Hall
California State Chamber of Commerce
California Taxpayers Association
Association of California Life Insurance Companies
California Bankers Assocition
Lewis Keller
Capitol
Dunlap
California seeks smog control via highway funds move
Senate leader James Mills and 19 coauthors launch a new constitutional amendment to divert highway lands to smog control and mass transit. The measure mirrors Prop 18 defeated last November, backed by oil donors and Gov Reagan critics, with local voter approval needed before diverting highway money to other transit projects.
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Sacramento
UPL
Senate
James R.mills
San Diego
Mills
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Robert Monagen
Ronald Reagan
California
Will
Finance Committee
Randolph Collier
D-Yreka
New Prop 18 Alternative Expands Transit and Smog Powers
The proposal would let the legislature spend up to 5 percent of highway user taxes for transit development and smog research, about 20 to 25 million dollars, surpassing Prop 18 which limited funds and narrowed this to smog control. Voters in 1972 would decide transportation and air quality directions, with Californians Against Smog reissuing fundraising to back the new program after supporting Prop 18.
Underworld lobbying for legalized gambling in Hawaii
Honolulu police chief Francis Keala says Hawaii and West Coast underworld figures lobby state legislators for parimutuel betting casino operations and a state lottery. He cites money from supporters and West Coast crime links, while lawmakers say they have not been contacted.
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UPI
Hawaii
West Coast
Francis
Keala
Canada
New York
Keela
State Senate
House of Representatives
Honolulu Star- Bulletin
Seattle
Islands
Deserted four-year-old found at MacArthur Park
Four-year-old Bobby was found wandering in MacArthur Park with a note in his jacket claiming desertion and requesting an adoption agency and rabies shots. He was taken to USC County Medical Center as investigators sought the woman seen with him earlier. He wore a deer-shirt with a mispelled Spanish caption and was bitten by a cat earlier.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bobby
MacArthur Park
Usc County
Cleve McDonald
Reagan aides reject National Guard firefighting plan
UPI reported that the Reagan administration refused a Republican legislator’s proposal to use National Guard personnel as firefighters. Assemblyman Paul Priolo quoted Ellingwood and noted officials discussed the idea. The governor plans cabinet discussion and has formed a wildfire task force to improve California’s response to annual fires.
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Sacramento
UPI
Herbert E. Ellingwood
Paul Priolo
Pacific
Palisades
National Guard
Ellingwood
Reagan
Prioo
California
Three Die in Hermosa Beach Fire Blamed on Cigarette
A smoldering cigarette set a chair ablaze in a single story Hermosa Beach home, killing 33 year old Betty Jo Yates and two youths. Police say Yates collapsed in the living room while escaping. Her son William, 9, and Michael Owens, 10, were found dead in a rear bedroom. The stucco frame house sustained about $10,000 in damage.
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Hermosa Beach
UPL
Betty Jo Yates
William
Michael Owens
Coed Joins Lassen County Democratic Central Committee
Susanville report says 18 year old coed Chety Luke was appointed to a vacancy on the Lassen County Democratic Central Committee. Warren Chapman noted she registered to vote under federal rules for 18 and 19 year olds and is believed to be the youngest person on a county panel. The Lassen College student will serve a two year term.
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Susanville
UPI
Chety Luke
Lassen County
Democratic Central Committee
Warren Chapman
Central Committee
Miss Luke
Luke
Lassen College
UC graduate program praised by Senate in 1971 vote
The California Senate adopted a resolution praising the University of California at Berkeley for top graduate school rankings. Senator Alfred E. Alquist defended the claim that UC Berkeley maintained No 1 status despite budget cuts, while Senator Clair W. Burgener argued that funding trends show increasing appropriations. The measure moved to the Assembly 21-5 amid GOP objections.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
University of California At Berkeley
Alfred E. Alquist
San Jose
Assembly
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Clair W. Burgener
San Diego
UCB
SST backers raise ad funds in Seattle drive
The Seattle based Committee for an American SST reports 15000 raised in two weeks to reach 56000 for publicity. Funds cover advertisements decals stickers letter writing and other efforts to restore full congressional and national support for the American supersonic transport program. Nelskog says confronting SST opponents with facts and going on offense is key. Two hundred thousand decals and 250000 brochures are part of the funding effort.
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Seattle
UPI
Wally Nebskog
Nelskog
Washington Association of Broadcasters
Cone
Congress
POW plea group heads for Paris
Four Oregon residents flew to Paris to plead for humane treatment of American POWs. The delegation, led by Brian Ratt, carried 100,000 letters from Oregon residents urging humane or good treatment. Passengers include Cancaver of Vancouver and Portland’s Joseph Perry, a WWI POW survivor.
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Ore
UPI
Oregon
Paris
Vietnam
Brian Ratt
Joseph Perry
Japan
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