Assemblymen attack Finch backers over libel claims
Two Republican assemblymen condemned statements by William Shearer of CLEAN Inc accusing Robert Finch of taking compensation from Jack Drown to oppose Proposition 18. They defended Finch and predicted his race against incumbent Glenn M. Anderson remains even with 10 percent undecided. private polls show Finch leading by about 200000 votes.
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Los Angeles Council Delays Endorsement of CLEAN Amendment
Los Angeles city council postponed a decision on Proposition 16, the controversial CLEAN amendment, after a brief hearing. Councilman Tom Shepard urged support, but the measure faces opposition from the council’s state county and federal affairs committee.
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Writers Oppose Obscenity Referendum in California
Three major writers groups led by Rex Stout of the Authors League of America Elizabeth Janeway of the Authors Guild and Sidney Kingsley of the Dramatists Guild opposed California’s obscenity referendum proposal. They argued existing laws already curb pornography and the plan would invite literary vigilantism and costly prosecutions. They criticized a provision that could force a district attorney to prosecute works the DA may not deem obscene.
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