Brown signs bill easing marijuana use penalties
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr signed SB95 easing California marijuana penalties. Possession of an ounce or less becomes a citable misdemeanor with a $100 fine, or a ticket and court appearance, effective Jan 1. Larger amounts retain felonies but with lighter max terms. record purges planned after two years.
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UPI
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
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George Moscone
San Francisco
Stay of execution granted for kidnapped colonel Morgan
Kidnappers in Beirut grant American Col. Ernest R. Morgan a second 72-hour stay of execution to Friday night but warn he will be killed if U S aid and relief demands are not met. They demand relief for Beirut refugees and the halt of the search, and say Morgan asked for mercy in a tape recording.
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UPI
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United States
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Ford
William E. Colby
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White House
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U.S
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D-Pa
British lecturer freed by Idi Amin in Uganda drama
Ugandan President Idi Amin freed Dennis Hills, a 61 year old British lecturer sentenced to death for calling Amin a tyrant. Amin claimed the release honors a word kept and cited strengthened ties with Britain during talks with James Callaghan.
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Uganda
UPI
Idi Amin
Amin
Dennis Hills
James Callaghan
Hills
Queen Elizabeth II
Callaghan
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Prince Charles Drive
Britain
Entebbe International
London
Heathrow
Grain exporters say wheat buy under way
Senate investigators heard major grain exporters confirm talks with the Soviet Union for several million tons of U S grain. No major sales have been made, per the Agriculture Department. Secretary Butz cited Soviet crop woes as motive for negotiations.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Soviet Union
U.S
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Earl Butz
Jackson
Lutherans face rift over Bible meaning at national convention
Delegates at the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod convention vote 626 to 466 to demand resignations for district presidents who ordain Seminex graduates. The dispute centers on scripture as God’s inspired authoritative Word and diverging interpretations within the church. Cher announces divorce from Allman after a nine day marriage.
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Anaheim
UPI
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
United States
Seminex
Producer held for poppies at Montecito home raid
Santa Barbara deputies said Michael Butler who produced Hair ran a plantation of more than 3000 opium poppies at his suburban Montecito residence. Two men living there were arrested and a complaint sought against Butler as officers described a neatly tended 50 by 100 foot plot. 448 grams of marijuana 29 grams hashish and 4 grams cocaine were found in the house.
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