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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1968

Page

3

Bar Association Opposes Statutory Rape Title Change

State Bar delegates in San Diego adopt a resolution to rename the offense from rape to unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 18. The plan suggests juries decide punishment up to 50 years, citing fairness in cases with parental or welfare involvement. Also supported is recognizing legitimate children from artificial insemination with parental consent in writing.

Gates State Bar Association San Diego Lawyers Club of San Francisco State Bar Board of Governors

Reagan Sues Los Angeles County Over Excessive Taxes

Governor Ronald Reagan filed suit against Los Angeles County seeking 4 748 07 in excess taxes paid under protest after an assessment board raised two Malibu parcels. He argued the over assessment followed a 1967 protest, with notices showing parcels valued at 30000 and 7500 then raised to 216400 and 54100.

Ronald Reagan Los Angeles Malibu Reagan San Marino

New Movie Rating System Aimed at Protecting Youth

MPAA chief Valenti unveils an adult oriented rating scheme with R and X categories. Films outside the code jurisdiction receive X rating automatically. The system publicizes at theaters and in ads to curb underage access amid ongoing battles over obscenity and local classifications.

MPAA Valenti Virginia Woolf Alfie Louis Nizer U.S

Guard unit sues over Pueblo callup in federal court

Attorneys for the California National Guard 1st Squadron 18th Cavalry seek to deactivate the unit as a federal force and return it to state control after the May callup during the Pueblo crisis. They challenge the callup and broader Vietnam War legality.

California National Guard Federal District Court Tacoma Wash U.S. Supreme Court Vietnam High Court 1St Squadron 18Th Cavalry Division Army

Pepperdine Plans Malibu Oceanside Campus With 138 Acre Gift

Pepperdine College accepted a 138 acre Malibu land gift from the Adamson and Rindge families and announced a new oceanside campus. Construction north of Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu Canyon Road begins late next year with classes planned for 1971. The multimillion dollar gift aims to create a learning center using computer aided curriculum and will initially house about 750 students, expanding to 2,500 by 1985.

Pepperdine College Malibu Oceanside Merritt H. Adamson Rhoda May Adamson Dallas Sylvia Rindge Adamson Neville Pacific Coast Highway Malibu Canyon Road Young

Defends Veto of County Funds for Building

The Los Angeles County Employes Association defended past president Norman R. Shaffer for blocking use of county retirement funds to finance new buildings. Shaffer, a County Retirement Board member, vetoed a $3.2 million project at the County-USC Medical Center and the county hospitals using the $750 million fund, arguing the fund earns more from stock and bond investments.

Los Angeles County Employes Association Norman R. Shaffer Shaffer County Retirement Board Board of Supervisors USC Medical Center County Department of Hospitals

State Poll Shows Support Shifting On Watson Amendment

A statewide poll finds Watson Amendment support weakening since September while a large number remain undecided. Prop 1-a would cap property taxes at 1 percent of market value and fund services by limiting uses, with undecided voters remaining high and opinions fluid before November 5.

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