California Assembly defeats measure on rapist penalties
The California Assembly defeated a bill to reduce sentences for convicted rapists but advanced four measures to improve rape victim treatment. One bill would remove unchaste character references in rape trials, another would require 24 hour physician examination coverage for victims, a third would curb jury caution on weak evidence, and the fourth would ease police hiring standards to increase women in law enforcement.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Alan Sieroty
Los Angeles
Sieroty
Senate
Blyman
Ken Meade
Berkeley
Sier
Aty
Sieraty
Robert Badhamm
Newport Beach
Consumer protection praised county weights and measures program
In Sacramento Los Angeles County is praised for protecting consumers from being shortchanged by merchants. The state Department of Agriculture notes the county program compares favorably with others and exceeds standards in several areas. Walter Watson cites surveys showing county adherence to uniform weights and measures regulations and commends prepacked meat inspection bakery checks and test purchases under quality control.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles
State Department of Food and Agriculture
Department
Division of
Measurement Standards
California
Walter Watson
Watson
State Bar Assn Opposed to Office Expansion
Sacramento AP reports the State Bar Association should be denied extra staff and space as it has not proven need. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee cites excess space in Los Angeles and lack of workload standards to justify dues or an office expansion, underscoring prior findings.
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Sacramento
Te State Bar Association
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Harvey Rose
State Bar Association
Assembly
Vincent Thomas
Association
Thomas
D-San Fedro
Board vacates office of missing Orange County supervisor
The Orange County Board of Supervisors declared the office of W. Caspers Jr. vacant after the Shooting Star sinking near Baja California left ten missing, including Caspers and his two sons. Gov Reagan may name a successor to serve until January 1977. a special election bill was killed in committee.
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W. Caspers, Jr
Jie
Shooting Star
Baja California
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Eric
Kris
Caspers
Reagan
Atty
Evelle Younger
Orange County
Adrian Kuyper
Assembly Judiciary Committee
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Long Beach
Los Altos
S.m.li
Sale Gee
Norwalk
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