California lawmakers fear Sacramento police may be stalking them
Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy and Senate leader James Mills claim officers may be lying in wait around the Capitol to nab legislators for DUI and other charges. Police say no targeting occurs. Three assemblymen faced DUI arrests in under three months.
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UPI
California
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Leo T. McCarthy
John Foran
San Francisco
John Thurman
Modesto
Mike Cullen
Long Beach
William Kinney
Kinney
McCarthy
Senate
James R. Mills
San Diego
Mills
Moscone Hems Up Penalties in Marijuana Bill Rewrite
Sen. George Moscone proposes major changes to SB95 to ease marijuana penalties in California. The amended bill would make possession up to one ounce a misdemeanor with fines up to 100 dollars, purge past possession records after two years, and remove penalties for being under the influence or providing a place to use.
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George Moscone
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Librarians Exempted From Penalties Over Pornography Claims
A Superior Court judge ruled librarians are not liable under the harmful matter statute for distributing pornographic material to minors in the course of duties. The decision shields public and school librarians from penalties while upholding the rest of the law as constitutional.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Superior
Robert P. Schifferman
State Attorney General's Office
Schifferman
Longshoremen Reach Tentative West Coast Contract
A tentative agreement guarantees West Coast longshoremen a minimum annual income of 12 168 dollars, with weekly pay rising to 249 dollars by July and a 1 30 dollar hourly cost to shippers. The ILWU and PMA must ratify, with July 1 as the contract expiration.
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San Francisco
UPI
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Ed Flynn
PMA
California Highway Commission weighs halving unbuilt freeway miles
The California Highway Commission may drop 400 to 500 miles of unbuilt freeway routes this year due to inflation and funding limits. Chairman Jo Sinnott said 155 miles have already been cut since 1973 as the department aims to maximize dollars, with 68 million expected from right of way sales.
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UPI
California Highway Commission
Jo Sinnott
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Sinnott
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Department of Transportation
Snow blankets northern U S as warmth returns
United Press International reports heavy snowfall in the northern half of the nation with Green Bay recording 30 inches and Oswego 27 inches. Oswego schools and a state university branch closed as the town of 24 000 faced paralysis before plows cleared roads.
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Green Bay
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Oswego
N.Y. Oswego
State University
New York State
California oil spill damage fund proposed by AG Younger
Legislation would levy a new tax on oil moved within California and create a 35 million dollar fund to pay damage claims regardless of fault. Sen. Peter Behr and Sen. Omer Rains support the measure to avoid protracted court battles like the 1969 Santa Barbara blowout.
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Sacramento
UPI
Santa Barbara Channel
U.S. sanctions urged to free Ecuadorian-held tuna crew
Rep. Bob Wilson urged forceful action to free seven U.S. tuna boats seized by Ecuador over fishing rights. He called for planes submarines and destroyers and halting aid and ship sales. The Ocean Queen was reportedly damaged by a guard’s accidental gunfire with no injuries.
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UPI
United States
Ecuadorian
U.S
Ecuador
Bob Wilson
Wilson
South America
OPEC
Venezuela
Coast Guard
American Tunaboat Association
Ocean Queen
Salinas
California lawmakers push mileage based car rules
Assembly members Wor num and Sieroty introduced measures to curb gas guzzlers. AB757 would add a sliding surcharge on cars under 25 mpg after 1976 based on EPA fuel economy tests. AB758 would require 90 percent of state and local government cars to reach 20 mpg by 1978, with 16 mpg in 1976 and 18 mpg by 1977. A separate AB759 would mandate EPA test result posting by auto makers in California.
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UPI
Assembly
Michael Wornum
D-Mill Valley
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Alan Sieroty
Los Angeles
Senate
Wornum
Sieroty
EPA
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