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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1972

Page

3

Senate unit OKs drive-in theater x rated movie ban

A Senate Judiciary panel approved a bill to ban x rated movies in drive ins after 1974 and backed another by Sen. John Harmer making it a misdemeanor to sell or mail obscene material to anyone under 18. The committee approved two other obscenity measures with little debate. Harmer warned Assembly resistance may threaten progress.

Senate Sacramento The Vormittee Sen John Harmer Judiciary Committee Harmer Glendale Republican Assembly Criminal Justice Committee

Bill seeks ban on hitchhikers at freeway ramps

Senator Larry Walsh proposes SB 698 and SB 009 to bar hitchhiking at onramps and offramps to reduce traffic stoppages. Industry opponents warn among other effects, restrictions could affect screenings of Oscar winning films with nudity or profanity. Bills SB 700 SB 701 SB 1208 died.

Sacramento Larry Walsh Huntington Park Tlousewife

No-fault bill promises 15 percent auto premium cut

In Sacramento California the Assembly amended a no fault measure to guarantee a 15 percent reduction in auto insurance premiums by 1975. The vote on the amendment was 6 to 25 in favor, with sponsor John Burton and author Jack Fenton defending the bill amid a prolonged debate.

Sacramento IH Assembly John Burton San Francisco Fenton

$1.1 Billion School Finance Plan Advances in Assembly

The Assembly Education Committee approved a $1.1 billion education financing plan aiming to ease property taxes and meet Serrano. Assemblyman Dixon Arnett proposed shifting funds from local taxes to state support, with 80 percent of owners seen to gain tax relief over five years and state funding rising to 60 percent in an average wealth district.

Sacramento UPI Assembly State Supreme Court Serrano Senate Arnett Fastat

Senate rejects Assembly budget in stalemate vote

The Senate rejected the Assembly changes to its nearly eight billion dollar state budget and sent the dispute to a six member conference committee. The vote was 24 to 1 against the Assembly amendments which increased the plan by about 100 million to 7.88 billion, higher than Gov Reagan's proposal by 271 million. The conference committee will craft a compromise bill behind closed doors before the mid June budget deadline.

Sacramento

Senate bill on L A juries rejected by committee

The state Senate Judiciary Committee in Sacramento on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have required trial jurors in the Central Judicial District of Los Angeles County to be chosen from within the district. Currently selections are made from the entire county.

State Senate Judiciary Committee Sacramento Central Judicial District Los Angeles

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