California marijuana initiative could reach November ballot
Backers aim to submit about 400000 signatures by today to meet a 325504 required total for the California decriminalization measure. Certification will take about a month as officials verify validity, with potential fines up to 100 dollars for public use. Support grows from a 51 percent poll showing favorability.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Fran McDermott
Marijuana Reform League
Los Angeles County
CMI
Secretary of State
Mervin Field
Assemblyman bets on balanced budget measure in California
Democratic Assemblyman John L. Burton unveiled a proposal to require a balanced state budget and to strip the governor of line item veto power. He argues balance is the goal, while Reagan favors flexible veto to trim programs and waste.
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Sacramento
UPS
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
John L. Burton
San Francisco
Burton
Assembly Rules Committee
Jackson doubts Arab intentions on oil production
Sen. Henry M. Jackson dismissed the idea Arabs will raise oil output after the embargo ends. He said producers benefit from pumping less for more money and that oil is valued higher in ground than in cash, amid a broader view that the 1970s energy crisis will worsen in Q2.
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San Francisco
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Fairmont
Nob Hill
Democratic Party Fund
Frankfort
Los Angeles
Senate
California Minimum Wage Hike Takes Effect March 4
California raises the minimum hourly wage to two dollars starting March 4, affecting as many as 3 million workers. For the first time domestic workers and men gain wage protections, as forms are mailed this week and employers await official orders amid minor delays.
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Sacramento
UPI
State Industrial Welfare Division
Health foods myth debunked by AAAS panel
A panel of scientists led by Dr Stephen Barrett and Dr Thomas Jukes rejected health claims of natural fertilizers and organic farming. They called the movement a myth and a multi million dollar racket, noting no proven superior health qualities. The discussion opened the AAAS annual meeting.
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San Francisco
UPI
Stephen Barrett
Allentown
Thomas H. Jukes
University At
Ikeley
Jukes
The
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Judge defies ouster move in Utah long service
Salt Lake City UPI reports Chief Judge Willis W. Ritter, 74, says he will stay on the Utah US District Court bench for a “long, long time” despite 814 lawyers voting 814 to 234 for Congress to remove him under the grandfather clause. Ritter vows to remain on the bench feet first if necessary.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Willis W. Ritter
Utah
Utah Bar Association
Congress
Ritter
US District Court
Mitchell Stans trial ready to proceed this week
In New York the Mitchell and Stans federal trial over obstruction of justice and conspiracy is set to begin this week. Attorneys expect jurors to be sworn possibly as soon as Tuesday amid ongoing Watergate era scrutiny.
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Stans
New York
UPI
Foley Square
United States Court House
United States Supreme Court
Alger Hiss
Mitchell Stans
Federal Court
Washington
Robert L Vesco
US and Latin America agree on new dialogue approach
In Mexico City Kissinger and 24 Latin American foreign ministers endorsed a quiet, informal talks track to tackle Western Hemisphere issues. They plan a first formal session April 17 in Atlanta to discuss multinational firms influence foreign aid trade preferences energy cooperation monetary reform and technology transfer while renouncing force.
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Mexico City
UPI
United States
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Henry A. Kissinger
Atlanta
U.S
Cuba
Bitter cold grips wide area with snow across regions
Bitter cold today covered the Tennessee Valley through Georgia and the central Gulf states while snow fell from Kentucky and Ohio through the Appalachians and southern New England. Temperatures ranged from 13 degrees below zero in Michigan to 70 in Florida with heavy snow warnings and traveler advisories in several states.
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Tennessee Valley
Georgia
Gulf States
Kentucky
Ohio
Appalachians
New England
Houghton Lake
Mich
Key West
Fla
Virginia
West Virginia
New York State
New Hampshire
Maine
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
California
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Washington
Oregon Coast
Lefkowitz saves Lompoc $90,000 in city contracts
Santa Barbara News-Press reports that Lompoc taxpayers saved over $90,000 due to City Councilman Sol Lefkowitz a civil service engineer at Vandenberg Space and Missile Test Center who negotiated lower fees on two contracts. The largest cut reduced Brown and Caldwell sewage plant design fee from 783000 to a lower amount saving taxpayers nearly 90k. Inflation would have raised costs to over 150000 without Lefkowitzs advocacy.
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Santa Barbara
News-Press
Koebig
Lompoc
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Sol Lefkowitz
Space and Missile Test Center
Vandenberg
Lefkowitz
Brown and Caldwell
Lefkowitz As
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