Legislator defends pension amid short service
Sacramento reports show Assemblyman Robert McLennan defending retirement pay after less than four years in office. He contributed about $6,000 to the pension plan and expects $3,000 yearly. His bill repealed a rule allowing immediate pensions for defeated lawmakers, affecting several who left in 1974. Dairy spokesman notes California milk costs lower per half gallon, about 13.6 cents, than national average despite consumer group claims.