No-fault insurance bills introduced in California
Sacramento reports two no fault bills in the assembly and senate. Assemblyman Leroy Greene seeks a state payment scale forcing insurers to reimburse vehicle damage and bar lawsuits for accident damages. Senator Alfred Long contents skeleton bill aims to proceed through channels. Jack Fenton led a separate bill that failed last year due to opposition from the California Trial Lawyers Association.
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California
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Leroy Greene
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Alfred Long
Monterey Park
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Jack Fenton
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Judge drops charges in 1968 Santa Barbara oil spill cases
Four oil companies Union Gulf Mobil and Texaco faced 342 counts of criminal pollution in a 1968 spill. Judge Morton Barker dismissed the charges claiming civil suits caused sufficient harm. District Attorney David Milner says the ruling will be appealed to the Superior Court.
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David Milner
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Texaco
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Consumer unit calls for higher car dealer bond
SACRAMENTO UPI A consumer coalition urged tougher regulation of auto dealers to shield buyers from losses when dealers go out of business. Eric W Wright testified before the Assembly Transportation Committee proposing bonding rise from 5000 to up to 100000 for car, motorcycle and mobile home dealers. Industry reps opposed the increase.
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UPI
Eric W. Wright
Consumer Coalition
Wright
Assembly Transportation Committee
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California highway mismanagement blamed for millions in losses
A Lut tha Hoover Commission subcommittee alleges California Division of Highways mismanaged more than 100 million dollars in excess land and failed to inventory property not needed for rights of way. The panel calls for organizational changes and public hearings, with a full commission hearing set for January 26 in the Capitol.
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Demonstration Over Fire of Stanford Professor
About 250 people demonstrated on the Stanford University campus Wednesday demanding the rehiring of Prof. Bruce Franklin. After a noon rally they moved toward the high energy physics laboratory but were blocked by about 10 deputy sheriffs and campus police. The doors were locked and work continued inside as the board of trustees prepared to meet Saturday in San Francisco to consider Franklin's firing.
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UPI
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California Assembly Bill Aims VD Education in Schools
Assemblywoman March Fong introduces a bill to ease venereal disease instruction in California public schools. She says the bill would remove restrictions and build teacher training, noting Governor Reagan has opposed similar measures and cited VD as an epidemic concern.
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California
Fong
Reagan
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