Decriminalization Drive Gains Ground Across U S
UPI reports marijuana reform advocates forecast nationwide decriminalization within two years as Ohio joins six states in easing penalties for small possession. Keith Stroup of NORML says Congress may face a major debate on criminal code reform with two decriminalization proposals on the table.
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UPI
Keith Stroup
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Stroup
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Oregon
Alaska
Maine
Colorado
California
Congress
Senate
Sial
House
Edward Koch
D-N.y
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Retribution vowed over plane blast in Tucuman
In Tucuman Argentina leftist Montoneros guerrillas claimed responsibility for destroying a Hercules transport plane as it prepared to take off at Benjamin Matienzo airport. Four Gendarmeria members were killed and 25 wounded. authorities vow uncompromising action against subversion. The attack follows a broad drive by Argentina's armed forces against guerrilla groups in the jungle region north of Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Montoneros
Tucuman
Assembly approves 34 million liquor tax increase
The California Assembly passed SB204 to raise taxes on beer wine and liquor to fund expanded alcohol rehabilitation programs. The measure faces Senate concurrence and a companion bill SB329 would create detoxification centers and decriminalize public drunkenness by 1979. Critics warn price hikes hit working families while supporters say tax revenue aids treatment.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Brown
Arlen Gregorio
San Mateo
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Mike Cullen
Long Beach
Cullen
Robert Badham
Newport Beach
Barry Keene
D-Eureka
Keene
FEC Rules Clip Ford Campaign Costs and Fund Rules
The Federal Election Commission ruled that Ford travel and living costs count against campaign limits and that funds require deducting event expenses to qualify for federal support. Wallace faces favorable but cautious stance on royalties for campaign souvenirs. Carter and Udall near fundraising thresholds with deductions possible. The rulings may also impact Bentsen and Jackson though Wallace’s funding remains largely unaffected by the travel cost rules.
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UPI
Ford
Federal Election Commission
Alabama
George Wallace
FEC
Ocal
Wallace
Commission
John Murphy
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Morris Udall
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Stormy Midwest Battered by High Winds and Floods
Winds gusted to 65 mph near Omaha and storms swept central Wisconsin with uprooted trees and minor flooding. In Wisconsin the Ten Mile Lake area saw 150 foot wide storm damage and several boats sunk. Green Bay reported nearly four inches of rain and basement floods. A tropical storm Caroline formed near Yucatan and moved toward Brownsville with 40 mph winds.
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United Press International
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Neb
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Ashland
Ten Mile Lake
Green Bay
Barron County
Wis
Wallace Larson
Chetek
Sheriff's Office
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Manistee
Mich
Iowa
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Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Brownsville
Texas
National Weather Service
Police Chief Edward Davis quits Democratic Party
Los Angeles Police Chief Edward Davis publicly resigns from the Democratic Party after clashing with leaders over his temperament and comments. He criticizes party leaders for attacking him nationally and cites his aim to seek another political affiliation.
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Democratic Party
Los Angeles
UPI
Edward Davis
Democratic National Committee
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Democratic Site Selection Committee
Tom Bradley
New York City
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