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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Folder Title: Press Releases - October 1967
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER OR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.2.67
MEMO PRESS
ADDITIONS TO GOVERNOR REAGAN'S SCHEDULE
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2 - 8, 1967
Tuesday, October 3
1:30 p.m.
Photo session: Sen. Collier and repre-
sentatives of California Highway Patrol;
Governor's Office
1:55 p.m.
Meeting: Director of Public Works Sam
Nelson; Governor's Office
Wednesday, October 4
10:45 a.m.
Meeting: Senators Hammer and LaGrotta
of Connecticut and Sen. Stiern; Governor's
Office
11:00 a.m.
Meeting: Mayor James and City Manager
Hamann of San Jose; Governor's Office
Thursday, October 5
2:30 p.m.
Greetings: presswomen touring office
with Mrs. Reagan
# # #
JAK/545
HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCY
Sacramento, California
For immediate release
Contact: Spencer Williams
October 4, 1967
Spencer Williams, Administrator of the Health and Welfare
Agency, today announced that State Director of Social Welfare
John Montgomery has requested each County Welfare Director to
supply him with a report as to the number of welfare recipients
that have been employed to help alleviate the labor shortage
causing the current crop-harvest crisis in California.
"The existing machinery is present to require physically
able welfare recipients to accept job assignments in agriculture
as well as in other industries." Williams said, "Refusal to
accept such employment requires their removal from the rolls.
We are interested in knowing, on a county-by-county basis, how
many recipients are deemed available for such work, how many have
been referred for work, how many have been employed, and how many
have been removed from the welfare rolls for failure to work. If
the system is working, the public should know about it and proper
credit should be given. If the system is not working, we want to
know why," Williams concluded.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
PRESS
445-4571
10.5.67
Contact:
Paul Beck
MEMO TO THE PRESS
For your information, the picture scheduled at 4 p.m. today
with members of the DeMolay probably will be delayed until approxi-
mately 4:15 p.m.
Additionally, Governor Reagan will depart Sacramento at appro-
ximately 9:15 a.m. Friday via chartered Plane for Los Angeles. He
will arrive at Santa Monica Airport (Western Commander offices) at
approximately 10:15 a.m.
At 11 a.m. Friday he is scheduled to meet with Mr. Elmer Jones
in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Jones is the man who is donating
California flags to be sent to servicemen in Vietnam. At 11:30 a.m.
Friday he will greet Ambassador Ahmed Osman of Morrocco.
There will be no briefing Friday.
PB/
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.6.67
MEMO TO THE PRESS
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE
October 8 - October 14, 1967
Sunday, October 8
4:40 p.m.
Depart Los Angeles Airport via Western
Airlines
5:40 p.m.
Arrive Sacramento Airport
Monday, October 9
Office
appointments
Tuesday, October 10
9:00 a.m.
Depart for Sacramento County Hospital
2315 Stockton Blvd.
9:15 a.m.
Arrive hospital - proceed to Auditorium
to give greetings to local students
participating in Government Week (This
is a part of the observance of Local
Government Week)
9:30 a.m.
Depart hospital for office
Afternoon
Office appointments
5:45 p.m.
Depart Sacramento Airport for Redding
Airport
7:00 p.m.
Arrive Redding Airport - proceed to
Shasta District Fairgrounds
7:15 p.m.
Arrive Fairgrounds Cafeteria for recep-
tion prior to fund-raising dinner.
7:45 p.m.
Depart for Main Auditorium
8:00 p.m.
Dinner: Main Auditorium. Speech
9:30 p.m.
Depart for Airport
9:45 p.m.
Depart for Sacramento
Wednesday, October 11
Morning
Office appointments
1:45 p.m.
Presentation of City Fire Prevention
Award to Governor by City of Campbell;
Governor's Office
2:30 p.m.
Brief greetings to ladies of the press
on tour of office with Mrs. Reagan
Thursday, October 12
COLUMBUS DAY - No public appointments
scheduled at this time
6:90 p.m.
Depart by automobile for San Francisco
7:45 p.m.
Arrive Hilton Hotel, California Room A -
California Federation of Republican
Women Banquet - Speech
10:00 p.m.
Depart for Executive Residence by
automobile.
Friday, October 13
11:00 a.m.
Brief greetings to Mr. Tom Duffy and
family from San Diego with Gordon Luce -
Governor's Office
11:30 a.m.
Meeting with Filipino Delegation -
Governor's Office
Saturday, October 14
Time to be announced
Depart for Louisville, Kentucky
later
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PB/546
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
10.6.67
PRESS
Governor Ronald Reagan today stayed the scheduled execution
of Robert Lee Massie through November 1, 1967.
Massie, age 25, was convicted by a Los Angeles Superior Court
of the first degree murder of Mrs. Mildred Weiss during an armed
robbery on January 7. 1965.
Massie had been the subject of an application for stay of
execution filed by attorneys for John Robert Vetter, who is presently
on trial in Los Angeles County as an alleged crime partner in the
murder for which Massie had been convicted.
Vetter's attorneys have petitioned the Supreme Court, advising
that they intend to use Massie as a defense witness in the trial of
Vetter.
Following consultations with the Attorney General's Office and
prison officials, the governor granted the stay, which will cover the
period of Vetter's trial, so that Massie would be available as a
witness.
In taking this action, the governor said that "This stay is
required in the interest of justice, so that the person now on trial
can have the benefit of all witnesses who may be reasonably necessary
to a fair trial."
# # #
PB/547
OFFICE OF THE GOVER|
R
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.9.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Ray W. Ferguson of Ontario, a Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California director, has been appointed a mem-
ber of the California Water Commission by Gov. Ronald Reagan.
Ferguson, a real estate broker, succeeds Director of Public
Works Samuel B. Nelson to a term expiring Jan. 15, 1971. His
appointment requires Senate confirmation and he will receive $50
per diem plus travel expenses.
A Republican, Ferguson is a member of the Colorado River
Board's technical advisory committee and the Chino Basin Municipal
Water District. He is also an instructor in real estate investments
at Chaffey College in Alta Loma.
He and his wife, Mildred, reside at 218 Deodar Street, Ontario.
They have three children.
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JAK/548
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.9.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan has appointed Mrs. Nancy L, Bryant
of Paso Robles to the 16th District Agricultural Association Board
of Directors.
Mrs. Bryant, a Republican, succeeds the late Herbert C. Sutton
of Paso Robles for a term expiring Jan. 15, 1970. She will receive
travel expenses.
# # #
JAK/549
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.9.67
FOR PRESS
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan today issued a policy statement
on "Local Government in California" which outlines the Administration's
views on local government in this state.
The Governor has proclaimed Oct. 8-14 as "Salute to City and County
Government Week" in an effort to emphasize the services that the cities
and counties of California provide to fulfill the needs of their citi-
zens in cooperation with the state.
"It is my belief that government governs best when it is kept
closest to the people," the Governor said in issuing the policy state-
ment.
The statement points out the Governor's policies concerning the
state's role in working with local governmental units and pledges the
Administration's support for continued improvement of relations be-
tween state and local government.
The text of the policy statement follows:
"California citizens are participating in a statewide observance
honoring local governments. This Administration has set aside this
week as "City and County Government Week," because it is our belief
that government governs best when it is kept closest to the people.
"Throughout California's history, we have maintained a strong
tradition of "home rule," whereby a high degree of governmental
authority has been reserved to cities and counties.
"This Administration recognizes and seeks to strengthen the role of
local government as a vital force in our society. The cities and
counties of California daily fulfill the most essential needs of the
people by providing public protection, education, streets and highways,
parks and recreation, health and welfare facilities and other vital
services. These functions, kept at the local level, give our citi-
zens the greatest opportunity to exert strong and constructive
influences on their government.
"The growing national trend toward centralization in government has
done much to remove political decision-making from the people. This,
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in turn, has sapped their sense of responsibility for the course of
government.
"To counteract this trend we must work to build strong local govern-
ments that are responsive to local needs, and which allow their citizens
to directly shape the policies which affect them.
"Ne have learned that our cities and counties are staffed by com-
petent and devoted public servants ready to aid their residents in
identifying local needs and opportunities, in providing the solutions
to everyday problems of community living, and in effectively executing
civic programs under the close scrutiny of concerned local citizens.
"But mere recognition of the importance of local government is not
enough. We must be aware that an increasingly complex urban society,
with the problems of core cities and sprawling suburbs, creates new
and difficult problems.
"" e believe that the answer to these problems is to streng-
then, not to abandon, the basic concept of local government. It is to
find new solutions, emphasizing the essential values of local government,
which will promote greater efficiency and effectiveness, while at the
same time retaining local decision-making and responsiveness to indi-
vidual citizens.
"To achieve this objective, definite improvements in the relation-
ships among federal, state and local government must be made:
"We must insure that local governments have the
authority to develop and carry out governmental
programs at the city and county level, without
the hindrance of overly restrictive regulations
by state and federal authority.
"Local governments must be permitted to develop
fiscal programs and sufficient revenue capabili-
ties to finance local services, without having
their taxing capacity pre-empted or reduced by
excessive federal and state taxation.
""e must restore to cities and counties their
ability to enact local laws designed to meet
local problems, thus reversing the unfortunate
trend towards "implied pre-emption" by other
levels of government.
"This Administration has initiated the concept of a "Creative
Society," wherein the unique capabilities of the independent sector
can be brought to bear on the problems of our State. The Creative
Society can best be implemented under strong local government where,
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because he has the ability to influence vital decisions, the citizen
maintains his interest and participation in his community.
'Within the framework we have outlined, we intend to carry on a
true partnership between the State and local government, so that our
cities and counties and the citizens they represent, can have effective
roles in California's dynamic growth."
PB/550
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-9-67
PRESS IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan said today in answer to a request
for advice from Alan Boyd, Federal Secretary of Transportation, that
the proposed cutback in federal highway funds for California would
be "dishonest" and a grave mistake on the part of the Federal
Administration.
"Under federal law highways are built with gasoline tax funds
placed in trust for that purpose and cannot legally be diverted or
used as a tool for fiscal gimmicks, the Governor said. Highway
programs in California and other states are being delayed because of
constant changes of policy in Washington.
"This recent threat of disruption of the Interstate program
would cost the state money because of the great sums involved in
advance programming and planning.
"Washington keeps one out of five of our gasoline tax dollars
now," Governor Reagan said. "In addition, the White House has held
up for more than a year $250 million marked for California
freeways which California is entitled to.
"It is time for Washington to look at its own operations and
the administration of its many programs, rather than threaten to
curb a program that is supported by a trust fund. While Washington
have
has refused to meet its obligations, we in California/cut back the
overhead in our cwn California program and re-allocated almost $100
million to construction contracts. We are also relieving the
overhead burden on city and county governments in relation to
highways.
"It is ironic that whileWashington is emphasizing highway
safety and imposing many controls throughout the states, at the same
time it continues to suggest the diversion of highway trust funds
from the construction of more and safer highways," the Governor said.
# # #
PB/551
HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCY
For immediate release
Sacramento, California
Contact: Spencer Williams
October 4, 1967
County reports showed 3,255 welfare recipients PRESS placed
9
farm work in September, Spencer Williams, Health and Welfare
Administrator, said today.
Reports to the Department of Social Welfare from 57 of the 58
counties showed a total of 4,638 fathers were available for work.
Of these, 4,363 were referred to the State Department of Employ-
ment for work, and 3,255 of them were placed in farm jobs and
637 in other employment. A total of 261 were removed from the
rolls for failure to cooperate. Removal of some others was
pending.
Contra Costa County said the information requested was not
available.
Williams asked for the reports last Wednesday to determine if
the system under which the unemployed fathers of families
receiving aid for dependent children must accept employment
or be removed from the rolls for failure to work was effective.
"The system generally appears to be working," Williams said.
"We are making a further analysis of the information received
to insure the most effective utilization and uniform appli-
cation of the procedure." "We want to make it as workable as
possible."
In the nine counties suffering most of the farm work shortage
the totals were 2,876 available--2,859 referred for employment,
2,453 given farm employment, 205 provided other jobs, and 124
cases closed for failure to cooperate. The nine counties are
Fresno, Madera, San Joaquin, San Bernardino, Stanislaus, Tulare,
Kern, Merced, and Monterey.
The statewide figures for August showed 4,588 available,-4,304
referred, 3,311 employed on farms, 440 other jobs, and 230
removed.
MORE
The 4,363 referred in September represent approximately 23 per-
cent of the 21,000 unemployed fathers on the unemployed-parent
dependent children program rolls at the end of August. This
may result from a number of factors, Williams said, including:
physical unsuitability for farm work, enrollment in job training
programs, residence in urban areas distant from farm needs, and
lack of seasonal employment in some counties.
Further inquiry is being made as to the extent of referrals and
the duration of the employment gained, Williams added.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-10-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan said today a Senate subcommittee
bill to create a Redwood National Park in Northern California contains
some excellent provisions but that it also raises several serious
questions.
The Governor pointed out that he has repeatedly supported
creation of a Redwood National Park so long as issues vital to
California are resolved.
"It has been our position since the first Senate hearings last
winter that two key provisions must be contained in any Redwood
National Park proposal before it would meet with approval by this
Administration, the Legislature and the people of California.
"High in all of our deliberations has been the principle that
the economy of the northern California area in which a park is to be
located must not be seriously damaged.
"The bill as written by the Senate Interior Subcommittee goes a
long way in resolving this very crucial problem, although I am very
concerned that even now there are insufficient provisions for guard-
ing against loss of jobs by residents of the area and damage to its
most important industry.
"The subcommittee is to be commended for concurring in our re-
quest that the Northern Redwood Purchase Unit now owned by the U.S.
Forest Service be exchanged for privately-owned timberland. This is
a key point in any plan for a park that would take thousands of acres
of timberland out of production with the resultant harm to the area's
basic economy.
"However, the bill as now written would apparently take nearly
13,000 acres of timber out of production despite the transfer of the
Northern Redwood Purchase Unit to private operators.
MORE
"Because the North Coast's economy is almost solely based on
lumbering and because the bill as now written would, it appears, still
seriously damage the lumbering industry in the area, I urge the
Senate to substantially reduce the private acreage to be taken so as
to lessen the economic impact.
"Another point of serious concern is the proposal that California
donate its three existing state redwood parks to the federal government.
As I have said repeatedly since this Administration took office, pro-
visions must be made to compensate California for the loss of these
fine parks.
"For many years now, the state and private groups have bought
thousands of acres of virgin redwoods to protect them and retain the
heritage of those magnificent stands of redwoods.
"It has been our desire to cooperate to the fullest extent
possible with the federal government and in this regard we have agreed
to inclusion of one or more state parks into the national park pro-
vided the federal government also agreed to transfer title to some of
its numerous surplus properties for inclusion in the state park system.
"In discussions that have gone on for more than eight months,
representatives of the federal administration have agreed to transfer
to the state certain seashore and other lands that California can
incorporate into its park system for our burgeoning population.
"Before I could give the bill, as now written, my endorsement,
I must first be further assured in writing by the federal agencies
involved that they will in fact transfer specific federally-owned land
to the state for recreational purposes.
"Meanwhile, I am confident that all concerned will continue
to work together to solve this very complex and emotional issue."
# # #
PB/552
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact:
Paul Beck
PRESS
445-4571
10.10.67
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan has named Ray B. Hunter of
Sonora Deputy Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation,
effective Nov. 8, 1967.
Hunter has been acting as special representative to the
Recreation Commission.
Salary for the position, which was created by the 1967 legis-
lature, will be set by the department director. Hunter, a Repub-
lican, will serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
A native Californian, Hunter graduated with a B.A. in Business
Administration from College of the Pacific in Stockton.
A former Tuolumne County rancher, he is currently active as
a building contractor and real estate developer.
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JAK/553
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
PRE
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.10.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment
of El Segundo City Attorney Auten F. Bush as a municipal court
judge for the South Bay Judicial District.
Bush, who is also City Attorney for the city of Palos Verdes
Estates, succeeds Judge Otto B. Willett who retired. His term is
prescribed by law and he will receive $23,000 annually.
A graduate of the University of California Hastings School
of Law, Bush has engaged in the general practice of law since 1947.
Bush has been City Attorney for Hermosa Beach, 1953-56, and
the city of Avalon, 1956-64.
He has also worked as City Prosecutor for Hermosa Beach,
1944-56, and Palos Verdes Estates, 1953-62.
Bush is past president of the South Bay Bar Association and
a member of the State Bar Association. He is serving his third
term as president of the South Bay Hospital District and is a cur-
rent member of the Bank of America Advisory Board for Redondo Beach.
He and his wife, Ellen, have three children and reside at
1509 Monterey Blvd., Hermosa Beach. He is a Republican.
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JAK/554
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-11-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment
of Earle M. Jorgensen of Los Angeles as a Trustee of the California
State Colleges.
Jorgensen, President of a steel products distributing firm,
succeeds Victor H. Palmieri of Malibu. He will receive travel ex-
penses and will serve until March 1, 1970. He is a Republican.
A native of San Francisco, Jorgensen moved to Los Angeles in
1920 after his discharge from the U.S. Tank Corps. In 1921, he
formed the Earle M. Jorgensen Co. which now operates 19 distribution
centers and sales offices in 13 states.
Jorgensen also serves on the Boards of Directors of Northrop
Corp., Transamerica Corp., American Potash & Chemical Corp. and
Hollywood Turf Club.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the California
Institute of Technology, a charter member of the University of
Southern California Associates and a member of Pomona College
Associates.
Among his civic activities, Jorgensen is a member of the St.
John's Hospital, Santa Monica, Board of Regents and a past director
of the YMCA of Los Angeles, Junior Achievement of Los Angeles County
and the California State Chamber of Commerce.
Jorgensen and his wife reside at 960 Bel Air Road, West Los
Angeles.
# # #
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-11-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment
of Dr. Lynn E. Wolfe, Jr. cf Red Bluff to the Board of Medical
Examiners' district review committee for the third district.
Welfe, who succeeds Dr. Charles M. Blumenfeld of Sacramento, will
receive per diem plus expenses. His term will expire September 1, 1971.
A graduate of the University of Oregon Medical School, Wolfe
is a former Tehama County public health officer. He is a member of
the California Medical Association, the American Academy of General
Practitioners, and a Republican.
# # #
OOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-13-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced that he is
proclaiming October 13, 1967 as California Constitution Day,
November 13, California Citizenship Day, and the period between
these dates as California Archives Month. The proclamation is as
follows:
WHEREAS
The 48 delegates that assembled at the California
Constitutional Convention in 1849 came from
different states, were imbued with local feelings,
and were educated with predilections for peculiar
laws and customs, yet they assembled at the con-
vention as Californians and carried on their
deliverations in a spirit of amity, compromise,
and mutual concession for the public good; and
WHEREAS
The original Constitution of the State of
California was signed at the Constitutional
Convention on October 13, 1849, and was adopted
by the people of the State of California on
November 13, 1849; and
WHEREAS
The period of time between the signing by the
convention delegates and adoption by the people
of California, October 13, to November 13, 1849,
was a period in California history filled with
drama and noteworthy events; and
WHEREAS
The original documents which illuminate and record
these important events in the history of the State
of California are preserved in the State Archives;
and
WHEREAS
These documents and many others which record the
course of development of California from 1849 to
the present day are open to examination and study;
and
WHEREAS
It is important to good citizenship to be well in-
formed of and familiar with the historical docu-
ments of our state;
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim October 13 as California Constitution Day, November 13,
California Citizenship Day, and the period between these dates as
California Archives Month; and I urge that citizens of the State
of California be invited to visit their State, County and Local
Archives to discover the priceless heritage of our Golden State.
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JAK557
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-13-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment
of Loren E. Smith of Monterey as the fourth district member of the
Monterey Board of Supervisors.
Smith, who recently retired as manager of the Bank of America's
Seaside Branch, succeeds Beauford T. Anderson of Seaside. He is
a Republican and his term is prescribed by law.
Smith, 58, joined the Bank of America in 1927 as a bookkeeper
in the King City branch. In 1931, he became a teller in the Pacific
Grove branch and was promoted to
Monterey branch real estate loan
officer in 1947. He was named Seaside branch manager in 1955 and
retired from that position in March 1967.
He is a director of the Monterey Peninsula Airport District,
Community Chest and Community Hospital. Smith is also a member of
the Monterey Peninsula Concert Association, Salvation Army Advisory
Board and the Central Mission Trails Heart Association, and is a
past president of the American Institute of Banking and the Seaside
Rotary Club.
Smith and his wife, the former Ruth Evans, reside at 1215
Sylvan Road, Monterey.
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JAK/558
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-13-67
PRESS
Sacramento--James R. Silke of Northridge, a free-lance writer
and film producer, has been named a member of the California Arts
Commission by Gov. Ronald Reagan.
Silke, a Republican, succeeds Henry J. Lewis, Jr. of Studio
City to a term expiring July 1, 1968. His appointment requires
Senate confirmation and he will receive travel expenses.
Silke, 36, was with Capitol Records for six years as Executive
Art Director. In 1965, he wrote and edited a special film entry for
the first White House Festival of the Arts. He also produced the
U. S. film exhibit for Expo '67.
He and his wife reside at 18200 Gresham Street, Northridge.
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JAK/559
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today PRESS regard-
10-14-67
ing plans to use the University of California for a staging area for
a mass protest at the Oakland induction center Tuesday. Those
organizing the protest have indicated there will be deliberate law
violations. The statement is as follows:
"I have received considerable information in the last few days
that University of California facilities are to be used as a staging
ground for an effort to disrupt the Oakland armed services induction
center.
"I am told that the effort, which is part of 'Anti-Vietnam War
Week' activities, is planned to include mass disorder and criminal
law violations. The announced objective is to disrupt the operations
of the induction center, stop buses loaded with draftees, and actively
resist police efforts to maintain law and order.
"This type of activity is totally foreign to our way of life
and creates an intolerable situation.
"To make it worse I am told that in some institutions professors
are planning to devote class time to stimulate this kind of activity.
"Such action on the part of professors and instructors is a
perversion of the function of our universities and colleges and is
a flagrant violation of academic freedom.
"It turns colleges and universities which are dedicated to
educational objectives, many of them supported at public expense,
into centers for political indoctrination and the organization of
illegal activities.
"I would hope that all college and university administrators
and faculty members will maintain their academic integrity and
sense of responsibility by refusing to participate in these attacks
on the basic fabric of our social structure."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR-
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californi.
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-16-67
For your information, following is a PRESS list of eleven poverty
projects Governor Reagan has vetoed since taking office. The vetoes
came from among the more than two hundred grants submitted to the
Governor for approval. Another veto, for legal services to the poor
in Ventura County, was withdrawn when the contract was rewritten to
eliminate the objectionable features.
The project name, the amount of money involved and the reason
for disapproval follow:
The Economic Opportunity Commission of Yolo County,
$15,000 for short term loans to needy farm worker families
idled by late rain -- the crisis and the need for the money
had passed.
The Economic Opportunity Commission of San Diego
County, $13,074 for the establishment of an Asiatic-
American Service Center -- need not shown, proposal
hastily prepared in an effort to capture funds.
The Solano County Economic Opportunity Commission,
$65,940 for a legal assistance program in Solano County --
lack of coordination with the Solano County Bar Association,
features beyond the scope of the anti-poverty program, dup-
lication of the work of the Public Defender.
The Community Action Council of San Joaquin County,
$69,911 for an adult basic education program -- program
unrealistic for non-English speaking persons, motivational
provisions unclear and undetermined, recruitment and con-
trol of trainees inadequate.
The Alameda County Legal Aid Society, $32,314 for on-
campus (skill center) legal services -- lack of coordina-
tion with local Bar Association, engagement in the practice
of criminal law.
The Pacoima Congregational Church, $242,316 for a
social action project -- heavy objections on the part of
organizations, Legislators and residents of the area, use
of gang leaders in the project, use of stipends as an
inducement to recruitment of trainees, lack of cooperation
with established community action agencies in the area.
The Ventura County Community Action Commission, $63,270
for the employment of seventeen chronically unemployed for
cleanup work in Ventura and neighboring counties -- ratio
of seven supervisors to seventeen workers too high, no use-
ful training involved.
Los Angeles Neighborhood Legal Services Society and
Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, volunteer help
by law students in social work with the poor -- students
with a legal background should be used for jobs other than
social work. (Dollar amount unknown.)
Del Rey, California Center for Community Development,
$109,520 for a self-help project for low income persons --
project director, staff and trainees used project resources
under foundation funds to conduct, organize and participate
in strike activities.
Economic Opportunity Commission of Fresno County,
West Side Tenant. Council, $25,949 -- contro rsial i
activities including picketing Fresno County Housing
Authority, disruptive tactics to create disorder at
EOC meetings and the sponsoring of a Black Panther
meeting which advocated rioting.
VISTA PROJECT - Parks Job Corps Center, Pleasanton,
unable to determine dollar amounts -- vetoed because of
lack of information. Volunteers had been assigned prior
to Governor's approval which was contrary to the law.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-16-67
Correction to press release #519
Former Nevada County Supervisor Donald PRESS C. Blake, 52, has been
named a member of the California Advisory Board of Collection Agencies,
succeeding Michael B. Witte of San Diego.
Blake, a Republican, will receive travel expenses. His term
expires April 13, 1968
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
IMMED TE RELEASE
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-16-67
Sacramento--Mrs. Jerene Appleby Harnish PRESS of Upland has been
appointed the public member of the State Building Standards Commission
by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Mrs. Harnish, former publisher of the Ontario Daily Report, will
receive travel expenses. Her appointment, which expires January 1,
1971, requires Senate confirmation.
She is Chairman of the Board of the Escondido Daily Times Advo-
cate and the Victorville Daily Press and is a former director of the
California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Mrs. Harnish is a Republican and resides at the Uplander Hotel,
Upland.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Campbell M. Lucas, a long beach PRESS attorney,
10-16-67
appointed to the State Board of Registration for Civil and Professional
Engineers by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Lucas, a Republican, succeeds Hugh C. Jackson of Palo Alto as a
public member. His term will expire January 15, 1969 and he will
receive $25 per diem plus travel expenses.
A graduate of University of Southern California Law School,
Lucas is an examiner for the State Bar and a member of the National
Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. He
is also director of the Community Welfare Federation of Long Beach.
Lucas and his wife, Elizabeth, reside at 518 Monrovia Avenue,
Long Beach.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, Californi.
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan's PRESS today
10-16-67
Adolph P. Schuman has resigned as chairman of the California World
Trade Authorities Coordinating Council but will remain as a council
member and as a member of the San Francisco World Trade Center
Authority.
The Governor, in accepting Schuman's resignation as Chairman,
thanked the San Francisco businessman for his "many years of service.
I am grateful that he is willing to stay on as a member of the council
so that there may be a greater continuity in the state's export pro-
motion program. "
In a letter to the Governor, Schuman said he was grateful to
have recently been unanimously re-elected as Council Chairman but
felt there should be a new Chairman who is close to the present
administration.
Schuman said he has appointed H. Stephen Chase, Chairman of the
Board of Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, as acting Chairman and
urged that the council approve Chase as Chairman.
"I have had the great pleasure to work with two distinguished
Governors" Schuman said in his letter to the Governor, adding:
"I do not want you to feel that because I am leaving the Chairman-
ship I will have any less interest, nor will I be less devoted in
carrying out the programs and prerogatives of the World Trade Authori-
ties. 11
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
IMME\ ATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-17-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan and Acting Gov. Robert Finch
today praised law enforcement agencies for their quick action which
prevented agitators from closing down the Oakland armed forces
induction center.
"The work of the Oakland Police Department, the Alameda County
Sheriff's Department and the California Highway Patrol in meeting
and stopping a threat to illegally disrupt and close down the
induction center was in the finest tradition of California's law
enforcemnt agencies," they said.
"The officers displayed exceptional ability and handled them-
selves with great professional skill. Their quick action is a
tribute to the high caliber of training they have received and
reflects a fine spirit of cooperation between city, county and state
law enforcement agencies.
"Their actions in upholding the law are to be commended and
should serve as a reminder to all Californians that the law must be
obeyed. The taking of alleged grievances to the streets and the
disruption of a community cannot and will not be tolerated."
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PB/564
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOF
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-17-67
PRESS
Sacramento Robert W. Merrill, a San Francisco attorney,
named a Judge of the Municipal Court in the city and county of San
Francisco by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Merrill, a Republican, succeeds State Senator Milton Marks who
resigned following his election. He will receive $23,500 annually.
A graduate of Hastings College of Law, Merrill was admitted to
practice in 1953, and joined the law firm of Cross & Brandt in which
he is now a partner. He served as Alpine County District Attorney
1954-57.
Merrill, 42, is a member of the State Bar of California and
chairman-elect of the American Bar Association's Section of General
Practice.
He is Vice President of the San Francisco Symphony Foundation, a
member of the United Bay Area Crusade Board of Trustees and a past
president of the Northern California Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
He and his wife, Shirley, and their three children reside at 40
Ventura Avenue, San Francisco.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento Warren D. Allen, Los Angeles PRESS attorney,
10-17-67
appointed Commissioner of the Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board by
Governor Ronald Reagan.
Allen, 46, succeeds Kenneth J. Fryer of Fresno. His appointment,
which will expire January 15, 1968, requires Senate confirmation and
pays $25,000 annually.
After graduating from Hastings College of Law in 1949, Allen
worked for General Insurance Company of America, Los Angeles, as an
adjuster and staff attorney. He resigned in 1953 to enter private
practice in Pasadena, but returned to the company in 1956. He was
promoted to Chief Attorney in 1958 and resigned again in 1959.
A Republican, Allen is currently a partner in the Los Angeles
Law firm of Allen, Petersen and Mansell, and an arbitrator for the
American Arbitration Association.
In 1962-63, Allen was on the special Superior Court panel of
judges pro tem and sat as a trial judge during this program.
He is a member of the State Bar of California.
Allen, his wife Mary and their three children reside at 10422
Fullbright Avenue, Chatsworth.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-18-67
PRESS
For your information and until further notice the press
briefings will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. effective Monday,
October 23, 1967. They will be held on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday until further notice. We hope this meets with your
fondest approval.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Henry W. Kerr, recently PRESS retired Assistant Commander
10-18-67
of the Los Angeles Police Department's Detective Bureau, has been
appointed a member of the Adult Authority by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Kerr, 54, succeeds August G. Kettmann of Palm Springs to a term
expiring March 15, 1968. His appointment requires Senate confirmation
and he will receive $20,500 annually.
Kerr joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1937 and reached
the rank of inspector in 1953. Since his retirement in October, 1967,
he has been serving as Administrative Assistant to Los Angeles City
Councilman Robert Wilkinson.
He is a former Director of the Los Angeles Fire and Police
Protective League and Variety Boys' Club. He is also a member and
former president of the Los Angeles Civic Center Speakers Club. He
is a Repbulican.
Kerr and his wife reside at 17720 Chase Street, Northridge.
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JAK/567
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento - - Leo G. Connolly, a senior PRESS® the
10-18-67
Department of Industrial Relations, has been appointed chief of the
department's Division of Labor Statistics by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Connolly, a Democrat, succeeds Maurice Gershenson whose resigna-
tion is effective November 3, 1967. He will serve at the pleasure of
the Governor and will receive $19,500 annually.
A career civil servant, Connolly joined the Department of Indus-
trial Relations in 1951, and has been in charge of its research program
since 1956.
Connolly, 45, resides at 370 Orange, Oakland.
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JAK/568
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento- Governor Ronald Reagan PRESS* today urged parents partici-
10-18-67
pate in the October 22 END MEASLES campaign and have their children
immunized.
In a statement released by his office, Governor Reagan said:
"on October 22, 1967, Sacramento County and the neighbor-
ing counties of Yolo, Placer, El Dorado and Plumas will hold
END MEASLES SUNDAY.
"The medical societies and health departments in these
counties will join together on that day in a campaign to
immunize some 45,000 children against measles and thus pro-
tect them from the complications of this serious disease.
"Measles need no longer take its yearly toll of deaths
and disability among our children. Our communities need no
longer fear measles epidemics. We have the tools to conquer
this serious disease.
"I strongly urge all parents in the counties partici-
pating in the END MEASLES campaign to take advantage of this
opportunity to protect their children."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-20-67
Sacramento--Gov. -Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
V. Earl Roberts, cattle rancher and San Diego businessman, to the Calif-
ornia Highway Commission. He will take office at the November meeting
of the Commission in Sacramento.
Roberts, 65, replaces Gordon C. Luce, Secretary of Business and
Transportation, on the Commission as the result of legislation passed
following a recommendation of the "Little Hoover Commission".
Luce will continue in his present cabinet position as administra-
tor of the transportation and business departments for the State.
The Highway Commission, at its November meeting, will select
a new chairman from the seven appointed members.
Roberts, a Republican, is a Director of the San Diego Highway
Development Association, former Director of the San Diego Board of
Realtors and Chamber of Commerce and member of the San Diego Rotary
Club.
He served as Captain, then Major, with the U.S. Army Transporta-
tion Service, 1943-46.
He was appointed by President Eisenhower to the position of
postmaster for San Diego from 1959 to 1961. He is presently in the
real estate business as well as ranching.
San Diego residents for 42 years, Roberts and his wife, Edith,
live at 4230 Arguello Street, San Diego. They have one son, James.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
MEMO TO THE PRESS
445-4571
10.20.67
GOVERNOR REAGAN'S PRESS
OCTOBER 23 and 24, 1967
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
10:00 am
Meeting: Senator Gordon Cologne and
William Gianelli; Governor's Office
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
9:30 am
Press Conference; Room 1190
***********
A firm schedule for the Governor's activities starting Wednesday
with a fund-raising speech in Des Moines, Iowa, will be available,
hopefully, Monday. The schedule you now have for his activities be-
tween Wednesday, October 25, and Saturday, October 28, is basically
correct although there will be some alterations as to times.
JAK/571
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
445-4571
10.20.67
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan today PRESS
California Regents for adopting a new policy resolution prohibiting
the use of University campus facilities for unlawful purposes.
The Governor was informed of the precedent-setting policy declar-
ation while attending the National Governors' Conference.
In a statement relayed through his office here, the Governor
said:
"I have been informed that the Regents of the University of
California today unanimously adopted a resolution which will have a
significant impact on the use of University facilities by those who
advocate and plan wilful violations of the law.
"The resolution specifically bars the use of University facilities
for the organization and carrying out of unlawful activity.
"This new statement by the Regents clearly sets forth--for the
first time specific policy regarding the unlawful use of University
facilities.
"I would like to commend the Regents for their positive attempt
towards solving a major problem at this great University. And I
want to assure the people of California that this Administration will
cooperate in every way to see that tax-supported institutions such
as the University are not in any way used to further the illegal
activities of any group or individual."
PB/572
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan PRESS
10-23-67
D.D.S. of Santa Rosa and Miss Margaret J. Wherry of Los Angeles to the
State Hospital Advisory Board.
Moore, a Republican, succeeds Alfonso Z. Gonzales of Sacramento
as the public representative. He is President of the Santa Rosa-Sonoma
County Library Board of Trustees and a past vice president of the
California State Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Wherry, Administrator of the Hospital of the Good Samaritan
since 1940, succeeds David W. Lawrence of Long Beach as the hospital
administrators' representative. She is a Republican and former vice-
president of the California Hospital Association.
The appointments, which pay travel expenses, will expire October
15, 1971.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Sacramento-Governor Ronald Reagan today PRESS*
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-23-67
ment of Mrs. Paula J. McCart of San Rafael to the National California
Coastal Scenic Redwood Road Committee.
Mrs. McCart, a Republican, succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth Fennelly of
San Francisco as the at-large representative. She will serve at the
pleasure of the Governor and will receive travel expenses.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-23-67
PRE
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the following
appointments to the Cancer Advisory Council:
Dr. John E. Connolly of Pasadena, a Republican, will fill the
unexpired term, ending January 15, 1969, of the late Dr. Leo Henry
Garland of San Francisco. He will represent the University of Calif-
ornia.
The physicians and surgeons' representatives are Dr. Ralph J.
Thompson, Jr., Loma Linda, who succeeds Dr. Orlyn B. Pratt of San
Francisco, and Dr. Edward Zalta, Glendora, who succeeds Dr. Maurice
Simmers of Pasadena. They are Republicans and their terms will expire
January 15, 1971.
Dr. George S. Sharp of the Pasadena Tumor Institute, a Republican,
will succeed Dr. Renato Dulbecco of South Pasadena as the Non-Profit
Cancer Research Institute representative. His term will expire
January 15, 1971.
The public representative will be Mrs. Marvel L. Brenner of San
Bernardino, a Republican, who succeeds Edith R. Lindly of Fresno. Her
term will expire January 15, 1971.
Appointees will receive travel expenses.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californi
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
10.24.67
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 25/29, 1967
(REVISED)
RESS
Wednesday, October 25
8:30 a.m. pdt
Depart Sacramento by chartered plane
2:30 p.m. cdt
Arrive Municipal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa
3:00 p.m.
Press availability; Des Moines Room, Hotel
Savory, Des Moines
6:35 p.m.
Dinner: Iowa Republican State Central
Committee; Veterans Memorial Auditorium,
Des Moines. Speech.
Overnight
Hotel Savory, Des Moines
Thursday, October 26
8:20 a.m. cdt
Depart Des Moines Airport by chartered plane
9:00 a.m. cdt
Arrive Municipal Airport, Manhattan, Kansas
9:20 a.m.
Alf Landon Lecture, Kansas State University
11:30 a.m.
Depart Manhattan Airport by chartered plane
12:30 p.m.
Arrive Municipal Airport, Dallas, Texas
1:00 p.m.
Luncheon: Texas Republican State Central
Committee; Marriott Motel, Dallas. Speech.
After luncheon
Press availability, Marriott Motel, Dallas
2:30 p.m.
Depart Dallas Airport by chartered plane
3:30 p.m.
Arrive Municipal Airport, Houston, Texas
4:15 p.m.
Press availability; Republic of Texas Room,
Rice Hotel, Houston
7:00 p.m.
Reception: Texas Republican State Central
Committee; Rice Hotel, Houston
8:00 p.m.
Dinner and speech.
Overnight
Rice Hotel, Houston
Friday, October 27
8:45 a.m. cdt
Depart Houston Airport by chartered plane
11:00 a.m. cdt
Arrive O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon: Illinois State Chamber of Commerce,
Palmer House, Chicago. Speech.
2:30 p.m.
Depart O'Hare Airport by chartered plane
4:00 p.m. edt
Arrive Greater Cincinatti Airport, Covington,
Kentucky.
4:05 p.m.
Press availability with Gov. Rhodes; private
meeting room, airport
6:15 p.m.
Reception: Hamilton County Republican Central
Committee; Convention Center, Cincinatti
Auditorium. Dinner.
9:00 p.m.
Speech
Overnight
Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Cincinatti, Ohio
Saturday, October 28
10:00 a.m. edt
Depart Lunken Airport, Cincinatti by chartered
plane
11:00 a.m.
Arrive Sacramento
Sunday, October 29
No public appointments scheduled at this time.
OFFICE OF THE GOVER!
IMMEDIA
RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-24-67
PRF
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today called a "Chile-California
Conference" to discuss the state's continuing relations with Chile and
to further involve the private sector in the program.
The half-day meeting will be held October 31 in the Governor's
Council Room. Earl Coke, Director of the State Department of
Agriculture, will preside.
Gov. Reagan; Lt. Gov. Robert Finch; Radomiro Tomic, Chilean
Ambassador; and Victor Rioseco, Consul General of Chile, Los Angeles,
are among those who will participate.
A broad cross-section of California educational, civic,
industrial and agricultural leaders will attend the meeting, in
addition to Chilean students studying in California high schools and
universities.
The governor said he was calling the conference to "focus
attention on the fact that this Administration is interested in a
continuing relationship with Chile.
"We hope to stimulate the private sector of both California and
Chile into taking the initiative," the governor said, pointing out
that state funds cannot be spent on foreign aid programs. The
state earlier this year withdrew from the program funded by the
federal government because of indecision and bureaucratic obstacles
created by the Department of State.
At that time, Gov. Reagan announced that the state would con-
tinue its relationship with Chile but without the federal aid.
As part of the program designed to continue that relationship,
the governor said the conference would also give recognition to
current long-standing private sector activities such as student
exchanges and sister city programs.
Gov. Reagan also said a task force will be named to "explore
ways to expand Chile-California relationships to the benefit of
both Chile and California."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
10.25.67
Governor Ronald Reagan has appointed PRESS
Danville Chief of the Bureau of Electronic Repair Dealer
Registration.
Hansen, business manager for the Lafayette School District,
succeeds Daniel John Weston of North Highlands, who resigned the
appointment, which requires Senate confirmation, pays $16,000
annually. Hansen will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
Effective Nov. 8, Hansen also will become Chief of the Bureau
of Employment Agencies, a position created by the 1967 legislature,
at no increase in salary.
Governor Reagan ordered the two jobs combined because neither
has a workload sufficient to justify separate positions and salaries.
Hansen, 47, graduated from the University of California with a
BS in business administration. He has been business manager for the
Lafayette School District since 1955. He is a Republican.
Hansen is married, has three children and resides at 149 Valle
Verde Court, Danville.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO -UR DDDSS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Governor Reagan will arrive in PRESS*
10-27-67
Saturday instead of the previously announced time of 11:00 a.m.
He will arrive at Gate 5 of the Old Municipal Airport.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-27-67
Sacramento. Charles A Soderstrom, San Pedro, and James C. Snapp,
El Cajon, have been named members of the California Aeronautics Board
effective November 8 by Governor Ronald Reagan.
The appointments, which require Senate confirmation, pay $25 per
diem plus travel expenses and will expire November 8, 1971. These posi-
tions were created by the 1967 Legislature.
Soderstrom, 54, a Republican, is a San Pedro automobile dealer.
He has held a private pilots license for more than 30 years and is the
holder of the world's speed record, non-stop from Los Angeles to New
York, for light planes.
Snapp, 43, an insurance agent, served in the Army Air Corps during
World War II. He is a member of the San Diego County Airport Commission,
former president and chairman of the board of the San Diego Aerospace
Museum and past national director of the Air Force Association. He is
a Republican.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-27-67
PRESS*
Sacramento William T. H. Tulloch, a San Diego County cattleman,
has been appointed a member of the 22nd District Agricultural Associa-
tion Board of Directors by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Tulloch, a Republican, succeeds Robert W. Curran of La Jolla. He
will receive travel expenses and his term expires January 15, 1968.
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JAK/580
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan has PRESS appointed
10-27-67
Los Gatos, and Robert N. Sigg, Downey, to the Unemployment Insurance
Appeals Board.
The positions, created by the 1967 Legislature, pay $24,000 annually
Senate confirmation is required.
Weiss, 46, graduated from New York University in 1943 and recently
received his law degree from University of Santa Clara Law School.
For the past eight years Weiss has been Labor Relations Manager
for Lenkurt Electric Company, Inc., San Carlos. Prior to that, he was
Assistant Personnel Manager of Industrial Indemnity Company, San Fran-
cisco.
A Republican, Weiss is a member of the State Department of Employ-
ment's Labor-Management Committee and a past president of the Insurance
Personnel Management Association of San Francisco.
He is married and has two children. They reside at 15968 Hidden
Drive, Los Gatos.
Sigg, 45, graduated from Cornell University School of Law in 1949.
He was admitted to practice law in California in 1956 and is currently
affiliated with the Los Angeles law firm of Hill, Farrar and Burrill,
He will be the attorney's representative on the board.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10-27-67
PRESS
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today urged Congressional
passage of the Air Quality Act of 1967 but emphasized that the bill
must contain provisions to permit California to set stricter
standards than proposed for other sections of the nation.
In a statement, the governor said the Administration last
August wrote letters to all members of the California Congressional
Delegation and the state's two Senators urging passage of the bill
which included a provision allowing for the continuation of
California's program to fight air pollution.
The Governor said recently in a telegram to Sen. George Murphy
(R-Calif.) that he supported an amendment by Sen. Murphy which
would enable California to enforce standards stricter than the
federal government's. The Murphy Amendment was incorporated into
the bill which passed the Senate and now is before the House.
"I want to express my gratitude to both senators and to all
members of the California Congressional delegation for their hard
work in seeking to assure the citizens of this state that federal
legislation does not destroy the pioneering advances already made
in controlling air pollution in California," the governor said.
He noted that Eric Grant, executive officer of the Motor
Vehicle Pollution Control Board, has been in constant communication
with members of Congress to help assure the exemption for California.
Grant also has made numerous trips to Washington to make California's
position clear and will continue to do so, Gov. Reagan said.
The current siege of smog in the Los Angeles Basin should
serve as a reminder to everyone that air pollution is a major pro-
blem that must be solved. California has pioneered in the fight to
control the sources of air pollution and federal legislation
would remove many of our weapons in this fight which would be
disastrous to the people of this state."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan has PRESS appointed Barnes,
10-27-67
Julian, and William D. Evans, La Jolla, to the State Race Track Leasing
Commission.
They will receive travel expenses and will serve at the pleasure of
the governor. Both are Republicans and were originally appointed to the
22nd District Board of Directors in February, 1967.
The Commission was created by the 1967 Legislature. As prescribed
by law, other members of the commission are the State Director of Agri-
culture, the State Finance Director, the State Director of General Servi
ces, and the President of the 22nd District Agricultural Association
Board of Directors.
The commission is empowered to lease the Del Mar Race Track. It
must report to the Legislature, setting forth the reasons the proposed
award is in the best interests of the state. However, Legislative appro
al is not required to make the lease effective.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOI
Secramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
MEMO TO THE PRESS
445-4571 10-27-67
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 30 - November 5, 1967
Monday, October 30
No public appointments scheduled at this time.
Tuesday, October 31
9:30 a.m.
Press Conference, Room 1190
10:00 a.m.
Brief Greetings to Chile-California Conferees;
Governor's Office
Wednesday, November 1
No public appointments scheduled at this time.
Thursday, November 2
1:30 p.m.
Depart Sacramento Airport, chartered plane
3:00 p.m.
Arrive Imperial County Airport, El Centro. Will
be joined by Mrs. Reagan and Lt. Gov. Robert
Finch.
Proceed to Mexicali, Mexico, for meeting of
The Commission of the Californias. Detailed
schedule will follow.
Overnight
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego
Friday, November 3
7:00 p.m.
Reception San Diego County Republican Central
Committee; Hotel del Coronado
7:30 p.m.
Dinner and speech.
Overnight
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego
Saturday, November 4
9:20 a.m.
Depart San Diego Airport, chartered plane
9:50 a.m.
Arrive Imperial County Airport, El Centro
10:00 a.m.
Coffee Hour; Republican Associates Gold Card
Members, Airporter Inn
11:00 a.m.
Speech: Imperial County Republican Central
Committee; Cattle Call Arena, El Centro
12:00 noon
Depart Imperial County Airport, chartered
plane
1:00 p.m.
Arrive Santa Monica Airport
Overnight
Los Angeles
Sunday, November 5
No public appointments scheduled at this time.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.30.67
GOVERNOR REAGAN'S SCHEDULE
FOR IMMEDIATE RESS RELEASE
November 2, 1967
Thursday, November 2
1:30 p.m.
Depart Sacramento Airport, chartered plane
3:00 p.m.
Arrive Imperial County Airport, El Centro.
Will be joined by Mrs. Reagan
3:30 p.m.
Official Welcome by Governor of Baja California
Raul Sanchez Diaz and Mrs. Sanchez Diaz; Inter-
national Border, Calexico/Mexicali.
4:30 p.m.
Meeting with Governor Sanchez Diaz and
Castillo Castro, Lt. Governor, Territory of
Baja California Sur; Government Palace, Mexi-
cali. (Mrs. Reagan will attend a fashion show
as the guest of Mrs. Sanchez Diaz.)
5:30 p.m.
Meeting: Commission of the Californias; Casino
de Mexicali
7:00 p.m.
Dinner Hosted by Governor Sanchez Diaz; Casino
de Mexicali
9:30 p.m.
Depart Mexicali
10:15 p.m.
Depart Imperial County Airport, El Centro,
chartered plane
10:45 p.m.
Arrive San Diego Airport
Overnight
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego
We regret we are unable to make travel arrangements for the press.
JAK/585
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
10.30.67
FOR PRESS
S
Sacramento--Governor Ronald Reagan appoint-
ments of Henry Z. Arklin, Pacoima, and John M. Martin, La Canada, to
the Commission on Housing and Community Development.
The appointments, which require Senate confirmation, will expire
October 20, 1971. The positions pay $25 per diem plus travel !expenses.
Arklin, 39, a general building contractor, succeeds Ralph M. Lewis
of Claremont. He is a Republican.
Martin, 45, is Executive Vice President of Trailer Coach Associa-
tion. He is a Republican and succeeds Wilmot Sweeney of Berkeley.
JAK/586
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Bec.
445-4571
10.30.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GOVERNOR REAGAN'S TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
11/10-12/67 SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Friday, November 10
PRESS
8:00 a.m.
Depart Sacramento Airport, chartered plane
10:00 a.m.
Arrive Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
10:30 a.m.
Press Availability with Governor Dan Evans;
Second Floor Meeting Room, Olympic Hotel,
Seattle
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon: Washington State Republican Central
Committee; Grand Ballroom, Olympic Hotel. Speech
2:15 p.m.
Depart Boeing Field, Seattle, chartered plane
2:45 p.m.
Arrive International Airport, Portland, Oregon
3:00 p.m.
Press Availability; Washington Room, Sheraton
Motor Inn, Portland
6:45 p.m.
Reception: Oregon State Republican Central
Committee; Sheraton Motor Inn, Portland
7:30 p.m.
Dinner: Oregon State Republican Central
Committee; Convention Hall, Memorial Coliseum,
Portland. Speech
Overnight
Sheraton Motor Inn, Portland
Saturday, November 11
9:30 a.m.
Veterans Day Parade; Albany, Oregon
1:00 p.m.
Pre-game ceremonies, USC/Oregon State Football
Game; Corvallis Stadium. Governor Reagan will
stay for the game.
8:00 p.m.
Veterans Day Program and Distinguished Service
Awards Banquet; Albany High School. Speech.
Overnight
Al Ray Motel, Albany
Sunday, November 12
10:40 a.m.
Depart Airport, chartered plane
12:00 noon
Arrive Sacramento Airport
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