Dymally Breaks Tie to Pass Adult Consent Bill in Senate
Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally cast a historic 21-20 tie-breaking vote in the California Senate to legalize all sex acts between consenting adults in private. The measure repeals old prohibitions, removing criminal penalties for adultery, oral copulation and sodomy and moves to the Assembly after a dramatic session filled with debate and lockup tactics.
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UPI
Colorado
Mervyn Dymally
Senate
Willie L. Brown Jr
Assembly
Dymally
George C. Brown
Denver
San Francisco
California Highway Patrol
Evacuation by sea ends as ships depart Vietnam coast
The United States ends its seaborne refugee evacuation from South Vietnam as Navy ships and contract vessels depart with thousands aboard. Defense officials say only one or two ships might still pick up refugees at sea, while 27,595 have already been evacuated by helicopter and ships.
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South Vietnam
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Duane Austin
Navy
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Vietnam
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North Vietnam
South China Sea
Hanoi
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Saigon
New-type refugees arrive at Camp Pendleton in large flow
More than 5 000 Vietnam refugees reached Camp Pendleton with 1 500 expected by nightfall. Many have no American citizen relative sponsor and some travel with no sponsor. Brig Gen Paul G Graham assured nearby cities the arrivals would pass through for processing and need not be supported locally. Volunteers from nine agencies worked to find sponsors while camps provide housing meals and medical care.
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Pendleton
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Philippines
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Guam
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Church World Service
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Catholic Migration Conference
Tolstoy Foundation
United Hebrew Aid Services
American Fund For Czech Relief
YMCA
Red Cross
Camp Talega
House rejects refugee aid bill amid refugee surge
The House voted 246 to 162 against a 327 million refugee aid bill as the administration reported Vietnamese refugees rising to 84,000 from 74,000. Ford voiced disappointment, urging new legislation without troop-use clauses after Nixon Thieu disclosures prompted fresh demands for disclosure.
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House of Representatives
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Saigon
Ford
House
Senate House
Viet Cong Decrees End U S Influence in South Vietnam
Viet Cong announced control of South Vietnam and issued decrees to establish revolutionary government and end U S influence. Decrees order nationalization of banks transportation factories farms and U S owned firms as part of policy shift reported from Saigon.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City
Ford vetoes hike in farm price supports
President Ford vetoed legislation to raise farm price supports saying it would raise federal spending and hurt consumers and farmers. He warned the bill could widen the deficit to about 60 billion dollars in fiscal 1976 and add as much as 1.5 billion to the deficit.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
Ford Sadat June Summit Set in Salzburg Austria
Ford plans a June 1 2 meeting with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Salzburg Austria as the first high level contact after the Middle East policy reassessment. A Rabin meeting is possible but not during Ford's European trip. Sadat urged the US to clarify its stance and cited Soviet debt and arms shipment issues.
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Ford
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Salzburg
Austria
Yitzhak Rabin
Cairo
Rabin
Sadat
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
California moral standards spark legislative debate on private acts
Proponents labeled the proposed law depraved and a victimless crime while opponents warned of eroding societal morals. Sen Newton Russell argued it signals public acceptance and lowers inhibitions, while Sen George Moscone noted harm is limited to consenting adults. Sen John Stull warned future generations would view the acts as acceptable.
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Newton Russell
R-Tujunga
California Senate ends depletion allowance for big oil firms
The California Senate reversed to pass a Brown administration backed bill ending the 22 percent depletion deduction for the 19 largest oil companies earning over 35 million annually. The measure, previously rejected, would still permit partial or no depletion for smaller earners, aiming to raise about 43 million dollars in annual taxes.
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UPI
Senate
Brown
California
Bill Lockyer
Dan Leandro
Assembly
House
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
George Moscone
D-San Francisco
Federal Reserve boosts money supply by up to 21.5 billion
Federal Reserve actions aim to increase money supply by as much as 21.5 billion dollars, reports indicate. Details appear on page A-7 outlining potential market impact and policy context.
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