State suit charges Sears with false advertising
The California attorney general sued Sears Roebuck & Company for false advertising and unfair business practices alleging that advertised reduced prices were actually regular prices and that so called four day sale limits were misleading. The suit seeks to prohibit the practices and follows three years of alleged deceptive advertising with no settlement.
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Sears Roebuck Ad Company
Evelle Younger
Los Angeles
Laure
Seavsng
DeMauro
Sears
Don Primrose
Primrose
Federal Trade Commission
FIC
California
$115 Million School Aid Clears Senate For Assembly Vote
The California Senate approved a $115 million school aid bill by Sen. Albert Rodda 32-4 amid calls to override any gubernatorial cuts. Brown had suggested possible reductions, but supporters argued full funding is needed to combat inflation. Assembly action was delayed until Thursday after caucuses to unify positions on school funding.
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Senate
Brown
Ralph Dills
D-Gardena
Albert Rodda
Bill
Walter Stierns
Bakersfield
Bill Stall
Assembly
Groups sue over milk price overcharges in California
Four consumer groups filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court against Agriculture Director Tim Wallace alleging $55 million in milk overcharges last year. The suit cites a 1 cent rise in producer and retail prices based on faulty cost projections from a study led by former Auditor General Harvey Rose. Wallace did not comment. Roy Alper of Citizen Action Group says hearings were refused and data not released while Wallace asserts consumers were undercharged. A fuller report is promised.
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UPI
State Agriculture
Luther
Tim” Wallace
Wallace
Harvey Rose
Department of Food and Agriculture
California Citizen Action Group
Consumers Union
Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley
Roy Alper
Citizen Action Group
Alper
Department
Influx of illegal aliens sparks California crisis warns Tunney
United Press International reports Sen John Tunney at INS district office Los Angeles warns California faces social chaos from an influx of more than 20 000 illegal entrants monthly mostly from Mexico. He cites a Supreme Court ruling blocking highway checkpoints and backs Rodino bill to bar knowingly hiring illegals amid claims of 2 million illegals in California and tens of thousands of jobs lost to Americans.
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California
Mexico
John Tunney
Tunney
Office of the Immigration
Peter Rodino
Repeal Referendum on Private Sex Law Fails
Secretary of State March Fong Ear announced the failure of a repeal referendum. County reports show proponents gathered too many invalid signatures to qualify for the June primary. The Coalition for Christian Citizens led the drive after Governor Brown signed the law legalizing private sexual relations for consenting adults.
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Sacramento
UPS
March Fong “U
Coalition For Christian Citizens
Brown
Jury report calls SF vice squad abolition probe
A county grand jury urged the San Francisco Police Department to end the traditional vice squad and limit its work to illegal gambling investigations. Police Chief Donald Scott dismissed the idea as ridiculous. The report ties the state’s new adult sexual acts law to fewer vice duties for 23 officers, effective January 1.
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San Francisco
Donald Scott
California
California public employee bargaining bill delayed to January 1877
Sacramento UP report says the Assembly sponsor of a major collective bargaining bill for California public employees says procedural delays have nearly ended the bill chance this January. The measure could take effect as early as January 1, 1877, Assembly floor leader Howard Berman said.
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Sacramento
Assembly
California
Assembly Democratic
Howard Berman
Beverly Hills
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