California Senate eases penalties for marijuana possession
The California Senate approved SB95 relaxing penalties for small marijuana amounts and eliminating jail threats. Violators with an ounce or less face a traffic-ticket citation and up to 100 dollars. larger amounts become a misdemeanor with up to six months in jail and a 500 dollar fine. The bill now moves to the Assembly as a partisan vote showed mixed support.
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George Moscone
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Republians
Weinberger Asked to Testify on California Plan
HEW Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger was invited to testify before a Senate subcommittee probing fraud mismanagement and patient abuse in California's prepaid health plan for the poor. Chairman Henry M. Jackson asked Weinberger to explain HEW oversight and funding for a $3.5 million state study as hearings resume.
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HEW
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Senate
California
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Ronald Reagan
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Weinberger
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Bradley shows encouraging improvement after stroke
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 82, remains in serious condition at UCLA Medical Center but is conscious and resting comfortably. Doctors note no paralysis from the stroke and explain no link to his 1973 emergency lung-surgery history.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Omar N. Bradley
Ucla Medical Center
Bradley
UCLA
Hollywood Hills
Lawmakers seek new pay hike in California
Senate leaders propose a 10 percent raise for California legislators from 21,120 to 23,232 dollars a year starting December 1976, with 5 percent hikes each year. The move contrasts Gov. Brown’s call for belt tightening and omits details on living allowances and perks.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Reagan Calls News Media Irresponsible
Former California Governor Ronald Reagan denounced the news media as irresponsible for disclosing CIA efforts to raise a sunken Russian submarine. He said publication harmed the United States and urged restraint, noting the danger to national security and urging ethics in reporting.
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ST. Louis
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Central Intelligence Agency
Reagan
CIA
United States
California tax measure to ease big business levy fails
In Sacramento the Democratic led Assembly defeated Gov Brown's proposal to lower the two thirds vote to tax banks and corporations to a simple majority. The 52 23 vote failed two votes short of the two thirds with all yes votes from Democrats. Brown abstained citing two thirds tax increases and critics cited business lobbying.
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Sacramento
UPS
Assembly
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Bill Greene
Los Angeles
Art Torres
Richard Alatorre
Brown
Mario Obledo
Greene
California
Torres
Frank Fats
California housing bond bill clears Assembly committee
The Housing and Community Development Committee approved AB1 a $450 million housing bond measure to fund about 20 000 units for low and middle income Californians The plan creates a California Housing Finance Agency to issue bonds with 300 million tax exempt and 150 million taxable portions and includes $500 million in general obligation bonds subject to a June 1976 voter decision The bill faces Ways and Means and drew one no vote from Assemblyman William Campbell who argued it oversteps free enterprise and increases government roles
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UPS
Assembly
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Housing and Community Development Committee
Peter Chacon
San Diego
Ways and Means
California
Donald Burns
Governor
Business and Transportation Agency
Senate Local Government Committee
Chacon
William Campbell
Elder Scott Refuses to Testify Before Grand Jury
John J. Scott, 66, of Las Vegas, refuses to answer questions from a federal grand jury probing the Patricia Hearst case. He cites the 5th Amendment and calls the proceedings a witch hunt against his family. His attorney says Scott knew nothing of Hearst’s whereabouts or harboring.
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FBI
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Miss Hearst
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Hearst
Doron Weinberg
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