California Senate approves ten percent pay raise for lawmakers
The California Senate voted 27 to 17 to raise salaries from 21120 to 23232 next year, a 10 percent increase costing taxpayers 383000 annually. President pro tem Mills led the count amid emotional debate as Assembly Speaker McCarthy eyed broader reforms.
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San Francisco
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Colombia declares state of siege to curb kidnappings and protests
President Lopez Michelsen announced a nationwide state of siege in Colombia granting military tribunals power to try crimes including kidnapping and arson. He cited an unusual crime wave by guerrillas and mafias, with recent attacks in Medellin Cali and Barranquilla and 14 kidnapping cases this year.
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Pay Raise Roll Call in Senate Passes Bill SB610
The Senate approved SB610 by a 27 to 12 vote carried by Sen. James R. Mills. Democrats for 20 and Republicans for 7 backed a 10 percent pay raise next year. Democrats against 4 and Republicans against 8 opposed. One member was absent.
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Retirement hike measure okayed by Assembly in SB877
The Assembly passed SB877 authorizing a 45 million increase in civil service retirement and survivor benefits. The measure, by Sen. Clare Berryhill, earned a 72 to 1 vote and returns to the Senate for amendments. The plan adds 4.8 million for catchup cost of living increases and boosts state funding for the retirement fund and health insurance, with higher survivor benefits and UC employee inclusion in separate measures.
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California lawmakers approve budget and marijuana penalties bill
The California Senate and Assembly move a belated 11.5 billion state budget toward a recess while approving SB95 softening marijuana penalties to a misdemeanor for small amounts and a $100 fine. The Senate also OKs SB610 raising legislators pay from 21 120 to 23 232 starting in 17 months.
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UPI
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California moves to soften marijuana penalties law
The California Legislature sent Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr. a bill to replace possession penalties with a maximum $100 fine for an ounce or less. SB95 would issue traffic ticket style citations, taking effect if signed and implemented January 1. The bill passed the Senate 22 to 15 and Assembly 42 to 34 amid partisan votes and a symbolic protest with parsley on desk.
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Senate Rejects Partial Public Campaign Financing Bill
The Senate defeated SB440 by a 17 to 19 vote. The plan would have taxed public funding for general state campaigns with $2 state matches for each outside $1, caped by office. Critics warned of cost and freedom impacts.
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UPI
Senate
Anthony Beilenson
Los Angeles
Vietnam swindle denial by ex Army major in U S case
David C. Simmons, 32, denies a Justice Department charge he swindled the U S out of 1.2 million dollars in a phony oil deal while working for the Defense Department in Saigon. FBI filed the criminal complaint arrest followed by his $300,000 bond. He claims wealth from Vietnam ventures including rubber and coffee interests.
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South Vietnam
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Peres urges federation of Israel with West Bank and Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres proposes a federation uniting Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza into a single federal state. He says defense and foreign affairs would be national, while education police and courts would be run by the individual states.
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