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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1971
Page
3
Sacramento UPI reports Senate action on a bill to allow 18 year olds to hold public offices. The measure passed and was sent to the assembly for further consideration, aiming to expand eligibility for teen participation in government.
Sacramento report says the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee rejected a bill allowing cities to levy a 5 percent tippler's tax on bar drinks. Mayor Yorly lobbied for the measure, arguing it could raise substantial revenue, while opponents from labor, hotel, and liquor sectors branded the tax discriminatory and ineffective.
Robert W. Wilson, president of National Sweepstakes Inc., challenged Attorney General Evelle Younger’s stance against offtrack betting. Wilson leads a 1972 ballot initiative push. Younger warned of potential problems that could become law enforcement concerns, likening it to debates over repeal of prohibition.
SACRAMENTO API The Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee approved legislation for a modified no fault auto insurance plan to stabilize premiums. Representative Jack R. Fenton D Montebello was sent to Ways and Means on a split vote. It requires automobile owners to carry insurance with benefits paid by the at fault car owner’s insurer regardless of fault. Medical expenses are capped at 10000 and lawsuits for pain and suffering are possible when expenses exceed 1000 or disfigurement occurs.
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