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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1974
Page
4
The Constitutional Amendments Committee cleared ACA1 to abolish the five percent annual pay cap for legislators and create an independent three person salary and living expenses commission. The measure could raise lawmakers salaries and align pay with other state employees.
The Senate advanced several measures including pensions repeal, unemployment insurance extensions for about 101,000 out of work Californians, and a $60 million property tax cut for elderly homeowners. Additional items cover housing loans for low and middle income residents, a state subsidy cap for transit, and child labor penalties.
Astronaut Dr. Story Musgrave and bioscience researcher Dennis Morrison begin seven days of tests in a Spacelab mockup near Houston. The two will live in a trailer adjacent to the mockup during off duty hours as a rehearsal for shuttle operations and 12 planned biomedical experiments.
Newark, New Jersey judge Stanley G. Bedford says he will enforce the old statute prohibiting sexual relations by unmarried couples until the legislature acts. Charles Saunders, 20, fined $50 after a felony conviction for fornication, challenges the law as unconstitutional and outdated.
About 13 000 state employees and university staff are ordered to cancel government telephone credit cards after a auditor general report found inadequate controls and rising costs. Calls spanned from local to international, and charges over 50 dollars totaled nearly 30 000 dollars in a Sacramento survey.
United Press International reports oil executives and government officials describe the recent gasoline price cuts as temporary. Major producers ignore Ford's pressure and hint at higher crude costs while Gulf Oil raises prices.
A Federal Energy Administration official urged a 30 cent a gallon gasoline tax to curb consumption. If enacted, regular gas in Los Angeles could reach 85 cents a gallon, with a $150 federal tax credit for filers. The plan faces tough odds in Congress due to opposition from Rep. Wilbur Mills and President Ford’s stance.
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