California Assembly approves bill to ease marijuana penalties
The Assembly passed AB449 by 45 to 21 to lower marijuana smoking penalties from felony to misdemeanor amid charges it could boost usage. Supporters argue current penalties are unjust and savings would come from fewer court cases. opponents warn it may harm youth and fairness. The measure advances to the Senate Judiciary Committee after prior vetoes and similar ballot measures.
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UPS
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Senate
California
Alan Sieroty
Beverly Hills
Sieroty
State Bar Association
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ronald Reagan
Henry Waxman
Los Angeles
Robert C. Cline
Acanoga Park
la Mirada Democrat
Floyd L. Wakefield
South Gate
Magruder details January plan to perjure in Watergate case
Magruder claims he told Haldeman in January he would plead guilty to one felony and testify for the prosecution under a deal with the U.S. attorney. He describes adopting illegal plans, cites Yale Chaplain Coffin, and says Haldeman read his Watergate memos. He says Nixon was unaware of the errors, while Liddy proposed abduction schemes rejected by Mitchell.
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William Sloane Coffin
Hal
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Nixon
White House
G. Gordon Liddy
CRP
Liddy
Mitchell
Mexico
Smith resigns bank chair amid SEC civil suit
Arnholt Smith both resigns as chairman and director of United States National Bank under a comptroller order tied to a May 31 SEC civil suit accusing a fraudulent scheme benefiting Smith and associates. He remains a major shareholder and faces potential cash obligations to cover bank losses from Westgate-California loans. A July 23 court hearing on a government motion was postponed.
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FBI
New York
Mudge, Rose, Guthrie and Alexander
Joseph C. Daley
Mudge, Rose
U.S. Attorney’s Office
San Diego
Daley
Times
Canada halts oil exports to United States
Ottawa will stop gasoline and heating oil exports to the United States at midnight, with future shipments allowed only if Canada has a surplus. Energy Minister Donald MacDonald said the limit drops to zero and exporters must prove surplus. The controls may last 18 months as the energy picture stabilizes and eastern Canada adds refineries. He denied it is retaliation against U S export controls.
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UPI
Canada
United States
Donald MacDonald
Nixon
U.S
MacDonald
America
Death penalty restored in Texas after signing with deputy’s pen
Governor Dolph Briscoe signed a bill restoring the death penalty in Texas using a pen that belonged to a slain Bexar County deputy sheriff. The law allows prosecutors to seek execution for killings of police, fire, or prison guards and for murders tied to kidnappings, robberies, arson, and other felonies, including hired killers.
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Tex
UPI
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Supreme Court
Briscoe
Bexar County
San Antonio
Legislature approves remap bill in face of veto risk
The California legislature gave final approval to SB195 reapportionment, sending the plan to Governor Reagan who warned of a likely veto. The measure, passed 23-11 in the Senate and 44-25 in the Assembly, creates new Senate, Assembly, and congressional districts amid bipartisan support and sharp criticism of gerrymandering.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
California
Orange County
Reagan
George N. Zenovich
Deresno
Hunt’s alleged blackmail tied to White House pardon
Washington Post reports convicted Watergate figure E Howard Hunt effectively blackmailed the White House for money and clemency. Sources say Hunt received about 200000 since the 1972 break in with payments routed through attorney M Douglas Caddy and others including Paul O’Brien John W Dean III and Frederick C LaRue.
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UPI
The
Washington Post
E. Howard Hunt
White House
the Post
Hunt
Post
M. Douglas Caddy
Paul O’brien
O’brien
John W. Dean III
Frederick C. LaRue
Nixon
Four Jewish protesters arrested at White House Blue Room
Four members of the Jewish Defense League were detained in the Blue Room of the White House for unlawful assembly after shouting for Brezhnev to allow free emigration of Russian Jews. Secret Service handed them to DC police as Nixon prepared to depart for Pekin. The arrests occurred during Brezhnev's U.S. visit with a summit ahead.
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UPI
Jewish Defense League
White House
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Pekin
Ill
Secret Service
Executive Protection Service
District of Columbia
Brezhnev
United States
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