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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1972
Page
13
Governor Reagan called for swift administration of the death penalty for convicted airplane hijackers. He told hundreds of state licensing board appointees that capital punishment is the ultimate punishment, despite humanitarian leanings.
In Sacramento the Assembly narrowly approved a constitutional amendment to lower the drinking age to 18 with religious and parental exceptions, but Republican leader Robert Monagan blocked immediate transmission to the Senate. Assemblyman Knox led the measure, arguing 18 year olds bear adult responsibilities. a companion bill also passed to implement the amendment if approved by the Legislature and voters.
California lawmakers sent Beilenson’s bill to the Senate floor after a Finance Committee vote. The measure would permit dispensing prophylactics from vending machines in public restrooms, with licensing by the State Board of Pharmacy continuing as the source for such devices. The bill requires hermetic containment for the products.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee reversed itself and advanced Sen. Peter Behr's Wildlife Preservation Act of 1972 by a 69 vote. The bill would outlaw saw-toothed traps except for rodent extermination, ban poisonings of predators, repeal bounty laws, prohibit goyote guns, and bar shooting of birds and mammals from any vehicle. It also requires public hearings on economic poisons and mandates sealed containers with expiration dates, usage instructions, and venereal disease warnings.
Antiwar activists sailed canoes and two small motorboats around the Naval Ammunition Depot pier in Leonardo New Jersey on Monday the third day of demonstrations against munition shipments to Indochina Police boats and Coast Guard patrol the area with no incidents except a canoe capsizing and two rescued protesters Weekend land protests saw 87 arrests including 52 on Sunday.
The Assembly passed the bill 60 to 2 to require unlicensed income tax preparers to pay treble damages for negligent ventures. The measure by Assemblyman John Knox, D-Richmond, targets unlicensed preparers and excludes attorneys and certified public accountants.
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