Dope Probe Chief Demands Tougher Sentences
Los Angeles reports a three day hearing of the Joint Judiciary Committee chaired by Sen Edwin Regan indicates judges are too lenient with narcotics offenders. Regan says judges are legislating their own rules in sentencing addicts and peddlers, highlighting disagreements on whether an addict is sick or criminal and urging Legislature to consider action.
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Los Angeles
Joint Judiciary Committee
Edwin Regan
Weaverville
Two Swimmers Rescued From Kern River Rapids
Jerry Damon of Altadena and Richard Cramer of Pasadena were swept into Kern River rapids near the River Canyon mouth. A companion alerted Kern County sheriff and the Mojave Marine Base, which dispatched a helicopter to pluck the two swimmers to safety.
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Mojave
Kern River
Jerry Damon
Altadena
Richard Cramer
Pasadena
Kern County
Sheriff's Office
Mojave Marine Base
Senate Bills Auto-Levy Repeal Plan
Washington September 59 to 32 defeat of Pat McNamara proposal to repeal 10 percent excise tax on passenger cars and halve 10 percent levy on trucks and buses plus repeal of 8 percent automotive parts levy. Plan would cost government about 1.4 billion in revenue. Proxmire urged offset using oil and gas taxes.
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Senate
Pat McNamara
Dmic
House
M.namara
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Car Price-Tag Plan Wins House Commerce Committee
The House Commerce Committee approved a bill mandating manufacturers place detailed price tags on cars. Passed by the Senate, it moves to the House with penalties up to $1000 fine and one year imprisonment. Tags would show factory MSRP, optional equipment, accessories, and transportation costs.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Rationing of Water Threatened for Japan
Severe drought grips South Korea and parts of Japan threatening crops and water supplies. Tokyo may face rationing as reservoirs hold only 33 million tons of water of the 200 million tons normally stored. Rainfall has been light with less than an inch in 30 days.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Japan
Water Bureau
Two Die in Rain Slick Houston Highway Crash
A two car collision on a rain slick Houston highway Wednesday killed two men identified as John D. Joyce 38 of Griffin Indiana and Thomas Nicklas 25 of Arlington Texas.
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John D. Joyce
Griffin
Ind
Thomas Nicklas
Arlington
Tex
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