Loan Sharks Target of One of Three Money Propositions
Sacramento report says one of three measures on the November 3 ballot affects money lending, interest rates and property taxes. Assemblyman Charles Conrad sponsors Prop 19 which would make loan sharking a felony rather than a misdemeanor. Conrad argues it strikes at a major revenue source of organized crime.
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Sacramento
UPS
Assembly
Charles Conrad
Asherman Qaks
Joan Sharking
Conrad
Len Ryan
D-Burlingame
Ryan
Art Linkletter
Yes
Paul Prido
R-Pacific Palisades
Joseph Kenrick
Long Beach
California
Pas
William Campbell
Clean Air Prop 18 debated amid taxes and smog concerns
California voters weigh Prop 18 as a clash between new gas tax use for transit and air pollution control versus highway needs. Supporters led by the League of California Cities and Gov. Reagan tout cleaner air and more federal transit aid, while opponents warn of higher taxes and stalled highways, with details from a October poll and positions of major groups and lawmakers.
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League of California Cities
L.A. Chamber of Commerce
Ronald Reagan
Jess Unrub
California
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Robert P. Laurence
By Mervin D. Vield
PROP
California State Employers Association
the Automobile Club of Southern California
California State Automobile Association
State Chamber of Commerce
County Supervisors Association, Teamsters
Oil Companies
George Deukmejian
Deukmejian
Jack Sherwood
Fidelity Sound
Glassell
Orange
Pacific
Rize
Secon? Prize
Minaington
Marina
Palos Verdes
Marino
Akio