Congress urged action on Consumer Safety Act
SACHAMENTO AP Congress has been horsing around for three years with consumer protection programs. Virginia Knauer, the administration’s top consumer adviser, says lack of action lets industry drift and urges lawmakers to pass the act creating a Consumer Protection Administration to assume FDA duties and set safety rules.
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Firm in bribery link dropped from California contract
California water board dropped Engineering Science Inc. of Arcadia from a $1 million study to draft water purity plans for the Santa Clara, Tulare and Los Angeles basins. Board chairman Beery Mulligan, who resigned from Gov. Reagan’s staff, faced accusations of a $2000 bribe to the Honolulu mayor’s political fund connected to a $42 million sewage plant contract.
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California bill seeks end to corporal punishment in schools
A bill by Assemblyman Alan Sieroty would ban corporal punishment in all public and private California schools. It would strip district governing boards of authority to set rules allowing such discipline and say only reasonable force could be used to quell disturbances, confiscate weapons, or protect oneself.
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California Lawmaker Proposes Marijuana Possession Reform
SACRAMENTO AP reports Assemblyman Henry Wasman, a Los Angeles Democrat, argues marijuana should be legalized and possibly sold openly. He cites widespread use among college students and young professionals and suggests easing access. Current law treats first-possession convictions as either misdemeanor or felony.
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Cumberland Mayor switches party to attend dinner
Cumberland Maryland Mayor Thomas J. Conlon a Democrat switched his party affiliation to Republican for a summer event to dine with Senator Charles Mathias a Republican. The move signals a political shift amid local debates.
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Godfather remark heats stalled Italian lawmakers
Italia descent legislators split on Gov Reagan comment calling speaker Morelli "the Godfather" amid uproar. Democrats decry ethnic slur, Republicans note context and whether Reagan smiled. Moretti, a Democrat, rejects the remark as harmful and says it targets him and Italians.
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Overseas college program in Sacramento under scrutiny
Assemblyman Leo J. Ryan reported a rotten management of state overseas college programs, citing a lack of concern and irregularities. He blamed Chancellor Glenn Dumke and staff, and said students were overcharged $310,546 over five years while recommending tighter budget controls. The Ways and Means Committee heard the hearings after hours of testimony.
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Legislature review yields broad bills and reforms across agencies
A wave of measures passes and introductions spans welfare, environment, criminal justice, and education. Key items include penalties and reforms in corrections, bail, and youth programs, plus proposed tax and custody changes, with multiple Assembly members named.
California bombings mainly not from revolutionaries
Sacramento report from Bomb Data Analysis Center cited by The Sacramento Bee shows only about five percent of the 1,084 bombings in 971 were tied to revolutionaries. Officials note a decline in major incidents as social tensions ease and perpetrators shift motives to vandalism and personal grievances.
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