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Unlike the spate of ballot measures in 1980, this year's proposals raised issues that were somewhat more liberal than conservative in intent. The trickle of tax-revolt measures that followed after Proposition 13 was approved in California in 1978 seems nearly to have dried up. Indeed, more than the election of a candidate, referendums and initiatives defined voter feeling on specific issues, and citizens were most vocal about nuclear arms, the quality of the environment and crime...
...first afternoon session, the Senate skipped a spate of important social legislation and appropriations matters. The only major substantive action it took was to pass a bill allocating pay raises for state legislators and other state officials...
King's legislative liaison said yesterday that the governor will push a spate of proposals which he has introduced to toughen the Commonwealth's criminal codes. The main priority will be to pass legislation implementing the death penalty. State voters last Tuesday approved by an overwhelming majority a referendum making capital punishment constitutional in Massachusetts...
...main concern was a spate of incidents involving candy that had been tampered with. In the Long Island suburbs of New York City, two women discovered straight pins in Candy Corn and Baby Ruth bars. Another straight pin turned up in a KitKat bar in Norwalk, Conn., and a sewing needle in a candy bar in Pensacola, Fla. In Chicago, three children became ill after eating KitKat bars...
...those with some background and understanding of the Middle East, I hope you attend armed with a critical eat and a spate of good questions. For those planning to go in order to find controversy, I expect you may be disappointed, for all the speakers support the same solution. For those planning to go in order to further or expand or deepen you understanding of the Middle East, don't waste your time. Laura B. Wharton...