Solons Call Major Shakeup in State Purchasing
SACRAMENTO Senate committee recommends a complete shakeup of California's 72 million dollar yearly purchasing system. Chairman George Miller Jr. cites weird practices, bids that aren’t bids, and favoritism toward out-of-state firms, with a 131-page report urging reform and tighter controls.
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Sacramento
Senate
George Miller Jr
Martinez
Lawrence Hobart
Assembly
H. Allen Smith
Glendale
Alameda
California
Hobart
Law Drafted as Aid to GameRaiders
San Francisco UPI reports state attorney general investigator G. Robinson says a new law would make it a crime for three or more people to gather behind a barricaded door with gambling equipment. He cites Fresno city convictions under a similar ordinance and notes that mere presence behind barricaded doors could trigger charges.
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San Francisco
UPI
Harold G. Robinson
State Attorney General
Fresno
Robinson
German Flag Returns to Transatlantic Service
The North German Lloyd liner Berlin arrived Tuesday in New York, marking the return of the German flag to transatlantic passenger service.
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New York
Berlin
End of Death Penalty Sought by L A Solon
Sacramento report says Assemblyman Lester A McMillan proposed abolishing capital punishment by closing San Quentin gas chamber while L A scholar Brown argued against scrapping the death penalty but urged review of enforcement. The case of Caryl Chessman sparked debate on execution stays and law effectiveness.
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L. A. Solon
Sacramento
Los
Angeles
Caryl Chessman
California
Edmund G.iment
Brown
Chessman
Assembly
Lester A. McMillan
Los Angeles
San Quentin
San Marino
Bills Aim to Reform Dope Addicts and Toughen Peddler Penalties
In Sacramento the Assembly introduced 13 narcotics bills to aid addicts through a 90 day state hospital observation, five year probation on release, and compulsory clinic visits supervised by a new state drug commission. The package also increases penalties for trafficking and selling to minors, with registration of addicts to aid follow up and enforce treatment.
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Sacramento
As Assembly
Assembly
Aitizens
Atty
Brown
Alll State Hospital
Clin
State Commission On
H. Alan Smith
Glendale
Smith
Los Angeles
Fife
Subcommittee
California
San Diego
Mexico
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Swift's
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Macgowan’s
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Rekess Raisins
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Downey
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Maine
AJAX
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Libby
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Hunt
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