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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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1966-74: Press Unit
Folder Title: Press Releases - September 1972
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-1-72
#513
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Dr. Ira
D. Trail, of Bakersfield, to the Board of Nursing Education and Nurse
Registration in the Department of Consumer Affairs. She will fill the
unexpired term of Mrs. G. Marjorie Squaires, R.N., of Malibu, who has
resigned. The term lasts until June 1973.
Dr. Trail, 47, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Nursing,
California State College, Bakersfield earned her Bachelor's Degree at
Hunter College, New York, her Master's degree at Columbia University
New York, and her Ph.D. at UCLA.
She is the author of numerous professional books and articles.
She is a member of the Kern County Human Relations Committee and
also is associated with a number of professional societies.
Dr. Trail is a Democrat and lives at 620 Hewlett, Bakersfield.
She will receive $25 per diem while on duty.
# # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
MEMO T( HE PRESS
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
#515
916-445-4571
9-5-72
Through an oversight, the Governor's Press Office failed to
announce the signing of Assembly Bill 1061 (Monagan, Chapter 1074.
For the record, here is the text of that bill:
AB 1061 - Monagan
Declares legislative intent to establish the
Chapter 1074
Green Light-Green Thumb programs for the bene-
fit of senior citizens in California. The bill
designates the California Commission on Aging
as the agency which conducts planning and
administration of federal funds for such
programs. The bill requires the state to
supply necessary in-kind materials for those
projects under which the Green Light-Green
Thumb programs contract with a state department
or agency, and requires local governmental en-
tities to supply such in-kind materials where
the Green Light-Green Thumb program contracts
with such entities directly.
# # #
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-6-72
Governor Ronald Reagan today ordered all flags to be flown
at half mast on state buildings in California in memory of the
murdered Israeli olympians.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-6-72
Governor Reagan will attend a memorial service in memory of the
murdered Israeli Olympic athletes and officials at 8 p.m. today at the
Temple B'Nai Israel Synagogue, 3600 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento.
Governor and Mrs. Reagan, who are personally acquainted with Israeli
Prime Minister Golda Meir, today sent Mrs. Meir the following telegram:
"Please know how much we share your grief and sorrow. Words cannot
express our horror and shock at the senseless cruelty that has brought
such tragedy to so many.
"I speak for all Californians in expressing deepest sympathy to the
families of those fine young men.
Sincerely, Governor and Mrs. Ronald Reagan."
#######
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-6-72
#516
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced two reappointments and
two new appointments to the State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home
Administrators.
Reappointed, to three-year terms were Eugene R. Erickson, of
Long Beach, and Sidney Friedman, of Millbrae. New members of the board
are Mrs. Sandra L. Karr, of Los Gatos and Robert A. Thornblad of Los
Angeles.
Erickson, 54, a Democrat, is the administrator of Rancho Los
Amigos in Downey. He has served on the board since 1971 and will
represent acute general hospitals. He earned degrees from UCLA in 1941
and from USC in 1950. He lives at 3908 Cerritos Avenue, Long Beach.
Friedman, 55, a Democrat, has been a member of the board since
1971. He is the Executive Director of the Jewish Home for the Aged in
San Francisco. He earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees
from Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He is married and lives
at 1379 Lasuen Drive, Millbrae. He will represent non-profit charitable
homes.
Mrs. Sandra Karr will fill the unexpired term of Marshall N.
Horsman of Cherry Valley, who resigned. Mrs. Karr, 28, a Democrat, is
the Administrator of Lark Manor in San Jose. She is a 1965 graduate of
San Jose State. Her term expires July of 1973.
Thornblad, Administrator at Westover Sanitarium in Los Angeles,
replaces Mrs. Adeline G. Lidy, of Oakland, whose term expired. He is
a native of Minnesota and attended Deluth Junior College and the
University of Minnesota. Thornblad, 55, a Republican, is married and
lives at 15665 Castlewoods Drive, Sherman Oaks. He will serve a three-
year term.
Both Mrs. Karr and Thornblad will represent proprietary nursing
homes.
Board members receive per diem and expenses.
####
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
RELEI
:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-7-72
#517
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of five new
members and the reappointment of two members to the California Apprentice-
ship Council.
The new members are Fred L. Feci, Secretary-Treasurer and business
manager of Butchers' Union 506 in San Jose; Richard F. Martin, negotiator
for the California Metal Trades Association in South San Francisco; S. R.
"Jack" McCann, business manager and financial secretary to the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Works, local 302 of Pleasant Hill;
Peter Verkerke, Jr., business manager, Glaziers & Glassworkers Union,
local 636 in Los Angeles, and Gordon R. Morrison, Area Personnel Manager,
Guy F. Atkinson Company, Long Beach.
Reappointed were George H. Henneberg, general manager of Printing
Industries Association, Los Angeles, and Bernard S. Miles, International
Association of Machinists, Lodge 68, San Francisco.
Feci, a Democrat, will be an employee representative. He succeeds
William F. Stumpf of Oakland, whose term expired. Feci lives at 1524
Cherry Garden Lane, San Jose.
Martin, a Republican, of 1520 Vernal Avenue, Burlingame, will be
an employer representative. He replaces Fred A. Schmitz, of Palo Alto,
whose term expired.
McCann, will be an employee representative and replaces Howard
J. Volz, of El Cajon, whose term expired. McCann is a Democrat and
lives at 900 Snyder Lane, Walnut Creek.
Verkerke, a Democrat, will be an employee representative and
replaces Fred V. Adam, of Gardena, whose term expired. Verkerke lives
at 2125 West 8th Street, Los Angeles.
Morrison, a Republican, will be an employer representative. He
(
succeeds Richard M. Lane, of Los Angeles, whose term expired. Morrison
lives at 3260 Daisy Avenue South, Long Beach.
Henneberg, a Republican, has served on the Council since August,
1969 and is an employer representative. He lives at 2240 Parnel Avenue,
Los Angeles.
Miles, a Democrat, will continue as an employee representative on
the council. He has served on the council since 1964. He lives at
2308 Cipriani Boulevard, Belmont.
The council members will serve two year terms, except Feci whose
term expires in January, 1973.
Council members receive $25 per diem while on official duty.
######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR Rt ALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-7-72
#518
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Dr.
Earl Brian, Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency as a member of
the California Council on Criminal Justice. He replaces Herbert L.
Ashby, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, who resigned.
Dr. Brian, a native of North Carolina, received his medical degree
from Duke University and served his internship at Stanford University
Medical Center in Palo Alto.
He first entered state service in 1967 when he was named executive
secretary of the California Welfare Board. After service in 1968 and
1969 with the Army Medical Service, including a tour of duty in Vietnam
he returned to state service when he was named Director of Health Care
Services in January 1970,
Dr. Brian, a Republican, was appointed Secretary of Health and
Welfare Agency in July 1972. His membership on the council is in addition
to his duties as secretary. He lives with his wife and son in Sacramento.
Council members receive necessary expenses and serve at the pleasure
of the Governor.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R(
LD REAGAN
RELEA
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-8-72
#519
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that the state's new
Alcoholism Advisory Council has elected Los Angeles industrialist
Thomas P. Pike to the post of council chairman.
The council, appointed in June, is charged with advising the
governor on planning and implementing statewide programs for combatting
alcoholism and alcohol abuse. The 15-member council is comprised of
business and professional leaders who are experienced in the field of
alcoholism.
Pike is vice chairman of Fluor Corporation. He holds memberships
on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the board
of directors of the National Council on Alcoholism. He is also trustee
of Stanford University and Loyola University.
During the Eisenhower administration, Pike served as assistant
secretary of Defense and as a special assistant to the President.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO LD REAGAN
MEMO TC THE PRESS
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-8-72
#520
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
September 11, 1972
through
September 17, 1972
Monday, September 11
Depart for Springfield, Missouri
Evening
Rally for Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
Kit Bond
Overnight - Springfield
Tuesday, September 12
P.M.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, September 13 No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, September 14
Evening
Annual States Dinner, National Guard Associa-
tion of the United States, Fairmont Hotel,
San Francisco. Speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, September 15
Evening
San Francisco Opera, San Francisco
Overnight - San Francisco
Saturday, September 16
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, September 17
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
# # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON. REAGAN
RELEAS_
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-11-72
#521
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of the five
members to the newly created Advisory Committee, Operators of Water
Treatment Facilities, in the Department of Public Health.
The new committee was established by 1971 legislation to advise
the State Department of Health in:
certification of supervisors and operators of water treatment
plants.
establishing criteria and standards for education and training
of existing and prospective water treatment plant operators.
establishing criteria to classify the type of water treatment
plants with regard to size, character of water and required degree
of treatment.
establishing levels of skill, knowledge and experience necessary
to supervise or operate successfully water treatment facilities.
The initial members of the committee are: Harry W. Tracy, Manager
Water Purification Division, San Francisco; Gilbert M. Neill, Vice Presi-
dent, Water West Corporation, Monterey; Jack L. Wooley, Chief System
Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles;
John C. Luthin, Vice President, Brown and Caldwell, Alhambra; and Harry
G. Behrens, Assistant Manager, Division of Water Sewers, Sacramento.
Tracy, a Republican, earned both his Bachelor's and Master's
degrees at Stanford University. He is married and lives at 325 La Prenda
Milbrae, He will represent governing bodies of water providers.
Neill also earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Stanford
University. He is a Republican, and will represent water suppliers
providing service to less than 200 domestic service connections. A
native of San Diego, he now resides in Carmel.
Wooley, a Democrat, has spent nineteen years with the MWD of
Southern California and presently supervises the operation of a 400-million
gallon per day filtration plant. A native of Hanford, he now lives with
his family at 4072 Denver Avenue, Yorba Linda. He will represent employed
water works operators.
Luthin earned his degree in civil engineering from the University
of California and will represent professional engineers. He is a Repub-
lican and lives at 820 Coral Tree Drive, West Covina.
Behrens, a Republican, is a graduate of the University of California
with a degree in civil engineering. He is married and resides at 6510
Surfside Way, Sacramento. He will represent governing bodies of water
suppliers.
staggered
Committee members will serve four-year/terms. Initial appointments
therefore will be for two, three and four years. Tracy will serve until
March 1973, Neill, Wooley and Behrens will serve until March 1975 and
Luthin will serve until March 1976.
Committee members do not receive any compensation.
#
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEAST: Immediate
Sacramentoo California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-11-72
#522
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Marion
E. Van Winkle, of Santa Maria to the Advisory Board for the Mentally
Retarded at Camarillo. He replaces Leland M. Crawford, Jr., Santa
Barbara, who resigned. The term expires December, 1973.
Van Winkle, 63, is a charter member of the Santa Maria Council
for Retarded Children and is a member and past president of the board
of directors. He is a Republican and lives at 750 Raymond Drive, Santa
Maria.
Usual terms for board members is three years and they receive
necessary expenses.
########
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R' ALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californ.. 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-12-72
#523
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced appointments of nine members
to the newly created Advisory Committee on the Utilization and Education
of Dental Auxiliaries.
The committee was created by legislation (AB 1953) approved this
year and authored by Assemblyman Gordon Duffy (R-Hanford).
Members of the committee are: Dale F. Redig, DDS, of Tiburon,
dean of the school of dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco;
Judson I. Klooster, DDS, dean of the Loma Linda University School of
Dentistry; Leo J. Poxon, DDS, Redondo Beach; William E. Allen, DDS,
Arcadia; Charles E. Wilson, DDS, Suisun City; Mrs. William G. Motley,
a dental assistant from Sherman Oaks; Mrs. Charles A. Reid of San Mateo,
administrative assistant to the director of Continuing Education,
University of the Pacific, San Francisco; Philip E. Tout, dental
laboratory technician, Costa Mesa; and Mrs. Dale M. Underwood of Santa
Rosa, director of Dental Assisting, City College of San Francisco.
The bill appropriates $28,000 for the support of the advisory
committee. Under provisions of the bill, members will select their
committee chairman. They will receive per diem and necessary expenses.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
Sacramento, Californ 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
MEMO TO THE PRESS
916-445-4571
9-13-72
At 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 13, Governor Reagan will
present California Newspaperboy Foundation trophies to three Sacramento
Union paperboys. The awards are in recognition of particular actions,
to wit:
David Martin, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Martin, North Highlands.
David noticed that a home had been broken into and reported
it to the police, thereby preventing a return by the thieves
and further loss of property.
Ken Garfield, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Garfield, Sacramento.
Ken found a wallet containing money and credit cards while
on his route. He returned the wallet intact to its owner.
Pat Murphy, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, Carmichael.
Pat noticed smoke coming from a home while delivering his
route one morning. He immediately alerted the family inside
the house and sounded a fire alarm. His quick actions
prevented possible injury to the family and loss of their home.
PRESS COVERAGE IS INVITED.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-13-72
Thursday, September 14, at 2:30 p.m. Governor Reagan will meet
Miss Nancy Williamson of San Francisco, the 1972 National Wine Hostess.
The meeting is to promote the National Wine Festival Month which is
October. Press coverage is invited.
On Thursday, September 14, the governor will meet with Mark Spitz,
winner of seven gold medals at the 20th Olympiad. The governor will
talk with Spitz privately at 4 p.m., and then both will be available
to the Capitol Press Corps at 4:15 p.m. Swim coach Sherm Chavoor will
accompany Spitz.
The above events will be held in the governor's office.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-15-72
#524
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
September 18, 1972
through
September 24, 1972
Monday, September 18
P.M.
Reception for Assembly Candidate Bill Bond,
39th District, Long Beach.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Tuesday, September 19
Evening
Dinner for Assembly Candidate Keith Miller,
50th District, Pomona National Country Club,
Walnut.
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, September 20
1:30 p.m.
Courtesy Call by Irish Ambassador and
Mrs. Warnock (governor's office)
Photo availability following meeting - 1:45 p.m
2:00 p.m.
Swearing in of Agriculture and Services
Secretary James G. Stearns. (governor's office)
Press coverage invited.
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, September 21
10:00 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, September 22
A.M.
Regents Meeting - San Francisco
Evening
Dinner for Assembly Candidate Larry Fargher,
24th District, Hawaiian Gardens, San Jose.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, September 23
Evening
Dinner for Assembly Candidate Bob Hunter,
74th District, Indian Hills Country Club,
Riverside.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, September 24
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO LD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-19-72
#525
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that he has designated Michael
N. Canlis of Stockton chairman of the board of directors of the California
Crime Technological Research Foundation.
Canlis is the sheriff of San Joaquin County, and is the Foundation's
first chairman. He was appointed to the board by the governor in 1969.
Governor Reagan also filled five newly created positions on the board
and appointed four new directors.
The five new members who will represent research, development or
system technology on the board, are:
Ralph C. Bledsoe, director of the University of Southern California
graduate program in public administration in Sacramento;
-Alan A. Burrows, director of research, Douglas Aircraft Company,
Long Beach;
-Lambert T. Dolphin, Jr., senior physicist, Stanford Research
Institute, Menlo Park;
Vernon L. Grose, principal lecturer in system engineering, George
Washington University, who makes his home in Canoga Park, California;
Donald E. McKenzie Ph.D., manager of a chemistry technology group
in the Atomics International Division of North American Rockwell
Corporation, Canoga Park.
The four new regular members of the board are:
Anthony L. (Lou) Palumbo, inspector general, Military Department,
State of California, Sacramento. He replaces Charles I. Daniels of
San Rafael;
--B. James Glavas, chief of police, Newport Beach. Glavas replaces
San Leandro chief of Police Thomas J. Rogers who resigned.
-Harold W. Ezell, corporate secretary, Der Wienerschnitzel
International, Torrance, California. Ezell will fill the vacancy created
by the death of William L. Faulstich of Sacramento;
--Hayden A. Carney, Pasadena attorney, replacing the Honorable Allison
M. Rouse, associate justice, Court of Appeal, First Appellate District,
Division 2, San Francisco, who was reappointed to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Ralph N. Kelps of San Francisco.
Of the new appointees, Burrows, McKenzie, Palumbo, Glavas, Ezell and
Rouse are Republicans. Bledsoe is a Democrat; Dolphin is not registered,
and Grose is an Independent. Sheriff Canlis is also a Democrat.
Board members serve at the pleasure of the governor and must be
confirmed by the Senate. They receive their actual and necessary expenses
when on official business.
The Foundation is charged with the responsibility of encouraging
scientific and technological research, development, and education for the
prevention and detection of crime, and the apprehension and treatment of
criminals.
####
Walthall
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-2. 12
#526
Governor Ronald 9-21-72 Reagan today announced that the U.S. Department of
Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance has given conditional
approval to his administration's proposal to establish a voluntary
affirmative action program in the building and construction industry.
The objective of the program is to substantially increase minority
employment opportunities in all phases of the industry.
Upon final approval, expected by January 5, 1973, California will
become the first state, with previously operating local plans, to adopt a
statewide program for increasing minority employment in its construction
industry.
California's plan encompasses its efforts to bring about agreements
between contractors and unions to provide more job opportunities for
minority workers. In order for a construction firm and unions to take
part in a contract involving federal funds, they must be participants in
an approved affirmative action program which includes an agreement to
hire minority employees.
Governor Reagan said final approval of the California plan is
contingent upon the state's efforts to sign up additional contractors and
unions representing a broad cross section of the building and construction
trades.
The Office of Contract Compliance has final enforcement authority
under the terms of President Nixon's executive order that deals with equal
employment opportunity in federal and federally financed contract work.
Implementation of the program will be overseen and administered by
a nine-member committee headed by Pier Gherini, chairman of the California
Fair Employment Practices Commission. Other members of the committee are
James Moe, director of the State Department of Public Works, Dr. Wilson
C. Riles, superintendent of Public Instruction; James E. Stratten, chief,
Division of Apprenticeship Standards; Sigurd Hansen, director, State
Department of Human Resources Development; Fred Hummel, state architect;
Robert J. Keyes, assistant to the governor for Community Relations; Paul
Meaney, executive officer, Fair Employment Practices Commission; Stella
Sandoval, Donald Diers and C. L. Dellums, commissioners, Fair Employment
Practices Commission.
- 1 -
#526
The California plan is statewide except for those areas which already
have federally approved plans in operation. They include San Francisco,
Alameda, Santa Clara, Monterey, Fresno, Madera, Kings, Tulare, Sacramento,
Yolo, Amador, Placer, El Dorado, Nevada and Sierra Counties.
Some of the management and union organizations who have already
signed affirmative action agreements are James Lee, State Building and
Construction Trades Industry, Sacramento; James Twombley, California
State Conference of Operating Engineers, San Mateo; Dale Ray,
International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers District Council, San Francisco; Al Clem, Local Union #3,
International Union of Operating Engineers, San Francisco; Warren Mendel,
Engineering and Grading Contractors Association of California, Sacramento;
Alfred Figone, Bay Counties District Council of Carpenters, San Francisco;
Joseph Seymour, Local Union #12, International Union of Operating
Engineers, Los Angeles; Hector E. Rueda, International Union of Elevator
Constructors, San Francisco; Richard N. Moseman, Associated General
Contractors of California, Inc., Shingle Springs; Robert E. Townsend,
California Conference of Mason Contractors, Los Angeles; Carl R. Burg,
Painting and Decorating Contractors of California, Inc., Sacramento;
Robert Ringer, Building Industry of California, Los Angeles; Robert N.
Gulick, California Drywall Contractors Association, Los Angeles; William
B. Wright, Bay Counties Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors Association,
Inc., San Mateo; H. D. Lackey, Kern, Inyo and Mono Counties Building
Trades Council, Bakersfield; and Bob Carter, Plumbers and Fitters Local
460, Bakersfield.
Governor Reagan said the plan is a visible example of how state and
federal governments, unions and management are cooperating to increase
minority employment opportunities.
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Walthall
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-22-72
#527
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Robert A. Roumiguiere to the Marin County Board of Supervisors to
replace the late John F. McInnis. The term extends to January 6, 1975.
Roumiguiere, vice president of a realty firm, will represent
the first supervisorial district. He resides with his wife and five
children at 18 Cullodin Park Road, San Rafael.
Among his numerous civic activities, he is president of the
Louise Boyd Marin Museum of Science, and on the board of directors for
the Marin Council, Boy Scouts of America, California Real Estate
Association, Marin Division of Big Brothers of America, Redwood
Empire Association and Marin County Credit Bureau.
Roumiguiere, 47, was born in San Francisco. He attended
College of Marin and was graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
During World War II, he served with the Navy Seabees in the Southwest
Pacific.
He is a Republican.
Marin County Supervisors receive an annual salary of $13,200.
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR NALD REAGAN
Sacramento, Califor..ia 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-22-72
#528
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
September 25, 1972
through
October 1, 1972
Monday, September 25
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Tuesday, September 26
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Monterey
Wednesday, September 27
10:00 a.m.
Joint meeting of State Bar and California
Conference of Judges, Monterey Hyatt House.
Speech.
Noon
Republican Fundraising luncheon, Sheraton
Palace Hotel Garden Court, San Francisco.
Evening
Republican Fundraising dinner honoring
President Nixon, Century Plaza Hotel,
Los Angeles.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Thursday, September 28
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, September 29
6:00 p.m.
Taping of Johnny Carson Show, NBC Studio,
3000 West Alameda, Burbank
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, September 30
10:00 a.m.
Republican State Central Committee meeting,
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim. Speech.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, October 1
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
JALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-25-72
#529
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that the City of Isleton is
being reopened permitting residents of the flood stricken community to
return to their homes and businesses nearly a month ahead of schedule.
Isleton was closed June 23 by order of the Sacramento County
Department of Health because of damage to sewage and water facilities.
The facilities have been restored and tests, conducted over the weekend,
met specifications, according to the State Office of Emergency Services.
Governor Reagan said restoration of the city is being funded by the
President's Office of Emergency Preparedness as a result of President
Nixon declaring the area a major disaster on June 27.
The levee break, allowing the San Joaquin River to engulf the town,
was repaired on August 24. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began
pumping water back into the river on August 27. The pumping operation
will continue in the Brannan-Andrus Island complex for approximately two
months.
Governor Reagan pointed out that the early opening of the city was
made possible by an outstanding coordinated effort involving Isleton and
Sacramento County departments, federal and state agencies and private
utility companies.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secret y
916-445-4571
9-25-72
#530
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Mrs. Marlohn Balas, of Glendale, to the Advisory Committee on Physicians's
Assistant Programs in the Department of Consumer Affairs. She replaces
Mrs. Lucie S. Young, Ph.D., of Monterey Park, who resigned.
Mrs. Balas, who is Associate Professor of Nursing, California State
University, Los Angeles, earned her nursing degree from Columbia Union
College, Takoma Park, Md. She earned her Master's Degree from Loma Linda
University, Loma Linda, California, and resides at 1141 Avon Oak Terrace,
Glendale.
She is a Republican.
Committee members serve at the pleasure of the governor, but not
to exceed four years. They receive per diem and necessary expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC
LD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-25-72
#531
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Alfred S. Maida, M.D., of San Jose, to the Advisory Board of the
Mentally Retarded at Agnews State Hospital. He replaces Louis X. Cleary
of Pebble Beach, whose term has expired.
Dr. Maida, 45, a native of San Jose, is married to the former
Cecelia Salerno. They and their five children reside at 1649 Sweetbriar
Drive, San Jose.
He earned his undergraduate degree at Santa Clara University
and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Stanford University. During
World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy.
Dr. Maida will serve on the board until December 1974. He
declined to state his political affiliation.
Board members receive necessary expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-25-72
#532
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
J. Lyman Goldsmith of San Marino to the Board of Vocational Nurse and
Psychiatric Technician Examiners in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
He replaces Dr. Thomas B. Merson, Ed.D, of Bakersfield, who resigned.
Goldsmith, whose term will expire in June 1973, is the
Director of Occupational Education for the Los Angeles City Unified
School District. He has been in the teaching profession since 1936.
He earned his bachelor's degree at Santa Barbara State College
and his master's degree at the University of California.
Goldsmith, 60, is a Republican and will be the public school
administrator on the board. He lives at 2892 Woodlawn Avenue, San
Marino.
Normal terms for board members is four years. They receive
$25 per diem while on official duty.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-25-72
#533
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Ray B.
Hunter, a deputy director of the Department of Parks and Recreation
since 1967, to the post of director of the Department of Conservation.
He succeeds James G. Stearns who was recently appointed secretary of
the Agriculture and Services Agency.
Hunter, 45, began state service in 1967 as legislative assistant
to Resources Secretary Norman B. Livermore, Jr., and was appointed
deputy director of Parks and Recreation shortly thereafter. He was
appointed chief deputy director in 1969.
Within the Department of Conservation are the Divisions of Forestry,
Mines and Geology, Soil Conservation, State Lands, and Oil and Gas.
A resident of Tuolumne County, Hunter was a rancher and owned and
operated a real estate and construction firm near Sonora. He is a 1949
graduate of University of the Pacific with a B.A. degree in business
administration. He is a former chairman of the Tuolumne County Farm
Bureau and a Trustee of the Sonora High School Board.
A native of Stockton, Hunter graduated from Oakdale High School and
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Hunter and his wife, the former Joan E. Wright of Jamestown, have
three children, Sue, 22; Carol, 20 and Wesley, 17.
A Republican, Hunter will receive $28,875 a year.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secret
y
916-445-4571
9-26-72
#534
Governor Ronald Reagan today accepted the resignation of Richards
D. Barger, State Commissioner of Insurance.
Barger, who has served in the post during the past four years, is
resigning to return to private law practice where he will become a senior
partner in the Los Angeles-Newport Beach law firm of Kalmbach, DeMarco,
Knapp and Chillingworth.
Governor Reagan, in reluctantly accepting the resignation,
effective November 1, noted that under Barger's leadership, the Department
of Insurance has helped play a key role in securing passage of new laws
to benefit and protect policyholders. One of the most important of these
makes insurance protection against losses resulting from criminal actions
against the insured available at a reasonable cost. Another requires
that all 1974 and later model cars be equipped with bumpers which will
resist collisions at five miles per hour without damage to the vehicle.
In addition, the governor noted that under Barger, the Department
of Insurance has insisted that companies selling health insurance through
the mail and by newspaper advertising follow specific rules designed to
protect prospective buyers against misleading and inaccurate advertising.
During the time Barger has served as Insurance Commissioner, the
insurance industry in California has increased its total business volume
by more than 25 percent, to more than $7.5 billion.
In his letter of resignation to the governor, Barger said: "I
cannot adequately express my appreciation to you for the opportunity to
serve in state government as a part of this administration. The people
of California have been well served by the accomplishments of your
administration, and I am pleased that the Department of Insurance has
been able to help contribute to those accomplishments. "
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571 9-26-72
#535
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Walter Pudinski, Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, as
member and chairman of the California State Communications Advisory
Board. He will fill the unexpired term of retired CHP Commissioner
Harold W. Sullivan.
The purpose of the advisory board is to improve and coordinate
the use of radio and other communication facilities owned and operated
by the state, cities, counties and other political subdivisions,
eliminate duplication and mutual interference, and provide adequate and
economical communications systems to all public agencies.
Pudinski, who was appointed CHP Commissioner in July 1972,
will serve as member and chairman of the board until December 1972.
He is 47, a Republican, and resides with his wife and family in
Sacramento.
Normal terms for board members is four years. They receive
necessary and actual expenses.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-26-72
#536
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the state Office of
Emergency Services (OES) is developing a major earthquake emergency
operations plan in cooperation with nine San Francisco Bay Area counties
and the President's Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP).
The plan will detail the actions to be taken by local and state
governments and appropriate non-governmental agencies in coordination
with the federal government in the event of a major earthquake in the Bay
Area.
"Local emergency plans already exist in all counties," Governor
Reagan said. "But this new effort is designed to produce a plan which
meets the specific problems created by a catastrophic earthquake.
"OEP, in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, has recently completed a study which resulted in a
descriptive analysis of the damage which could occur from earthquakes
of varying magnitudes in the Bay Area. This information, along with
close cooperation among federal, state and local governments, will be
the basis for a 'San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Response Plan' which
can help meet the needs of the area's citizens in time of disaster.
"The key to successful planning depends on the preparedness of local
governments. It is at the local level that crucial first steps must be
taken to speed up the recovery from a major disaster."
OES Director H.R. Temple, Jr., said the department has established
an office in Redwood City to coordinate planning in six major areas:
Warning and Communications, Fire Services, Law Enforcement, Emergency
Welfare, Emergency Medical Services and Public Works.
The staff consists of professional planners funded by the federal
government, planning personnel from OES, and representatives from 22
state agencies who have been assigned to the Planning Research Center to
offer expertise in their respective areas.
Counties included in the plan are Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin,
Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.
The resources and capabilities of the private sector, such as the
transportation, communications, utility and petroleum industries, will
be integrated into the plan, according to Charles T. Rainey, project
manager with OES.
Completion date for the federally funded project is August 1973.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR F ALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-26-72
#537
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Daniel
M. Hanlon as a Municipal Court Judge in the City and County of San
Francisco. He succeeds Judge Victor Campilongo who was recently
elevated to the Superior Court.
Judge Hanlon, 35, a native of San Francisco, is married to the
former Yvonne LaRoche. He and his wife and three children live at
142 Wawona. He was associated with the law firm of Hoberg, Finger,
Brown and Abramson until his appointment.
He was valedictorian of his high school class at Bellarmine College
Prep in San Jose in 1955. After five years as a Jesuit seminary student
at Sacred Heart Novitiate, Los Gatos, and Mount St. Michael's in Spokane,
Washington, he entered the University of San Francisco and earned his
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962.
Judge Hanlon earned his law degree at the University of San Francisco
followed by a two-year tour of duty as a legal officer in the U.S. Marine
Corps. He saw service at Camp Pendleton, Camp Hanson, Okinawa, and at
Chu Lai, South Vietnam. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for
outstanding service in Vietnam.
He is a Republican.
Municipal Court Judges receive an annual salary of $32,273.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR h (ALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571 9-26-72
#538
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Richard
Wilkins, of Torrance, as Chief of the Division of Industrial Safety in
the Department of Industrial Relations. He succeeds Jack F. Hatton,
of Belmont, who resigned.
Wilkins, 55, a Republican, is manager, Industrial Relations and
Security for the Autonetics Division, North American Rockwell, He has
been in the industrial safety and labor relations field since 1938.
A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, he is married and lives at 2314
West 180th Street, Torrance. He is a member of numerous professional
organizations and is past president of the Southern California Industrial
Safety Society, the Aerospace Safety Council and past executive chairman
of the California Employers Safety Committee.
Wilkins' appointment requires Senate confirmation. He will serve
at the pleasure of the governor. His salary will be $22,584.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RCNALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-27-72
#539
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of James
V. Grealish of Daly City to a four-year term as a member of the Pilotage
Rate Committee for San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays.
He will replace Bill D. Horne whose term has expired.
Grealish, 52, who is president of the San Mateo County Harbor
District, is a 1942 graduate of the University of San Francisco with
a B.S. degree in accounting.
A captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Grealish is national vice
president of the Navy League.
Members are paid $50 per diem for commission meetings.
Grealish resides with his wife and daughter at 36 Weston Drive,
Daly City. He is a Republican.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-27-72
#540
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Manuel
Campos of Fairfield and the reappointment of Thomas Kiddie, M.D., to
the Commission on Aging. Campos replaces Mrs. Hazel A. Warner, of
Lower Lake, whose term expired.
Dr. Kiddie, 58, is a pathologist at St. Mary's Hospital, Long
Beach. He has served on the board since 1967. His undergraduate studies
were at Stanford University and UCLA. He earned his doctor of medicine
degree at USC. He lives at 2 Laguna Place, Long Beach.
Campos, 51, has been a Fairfield City Councilman for ten years and
has served as mayor. He is in the supermarket business and also serves
as a member of the City Housing Authority and the Fairfield-Suisun
Sewer Board. He lives at 1010 Empire Street, Fairfield.
Both Dr. Kiddie and Campos are Republicans.
Members serve at the pleasure of the governor and their
appointments require Senate confirmation. They are paid necessary
and actual expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO LD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-27-72
#541
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of George
S. Ripley, of Palm Springs, to the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park
Authority. He will fill the unexpired term of the late Stanley J.
O'Neill.
Ripley, 63, a native of Seattle, Washington, was a successful
business man in that area until 1949, when he retired and moved to
Palm Springs, where he became owner and president of Desert Hand Laundry.
He has served on many boards including the Palm Springs Unified School
District, Riverside Board of Trade, Desert Water Agency and others.
Ripley, a Republican, will serve until January 1974. Full term
appointments are four years. Members receive actual and necessary
expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-27-72
#542
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Gleeson L. (Tige) Payne of San Marino as the new California commissioner
of insurance.
Payne fills the vacancy created by the recent resignation of
Richards D. Barger who is returning to private law practice.
A Republican, Payne, 54, has an extensive background in insurance.
He was a managing partner of the insurance brokerage firm of Ingham,
Coates and Payne, Pasadena; president and founder of the Regency Life
Insurance Company, Pasadena; vice president of USLIFE Corporation, and
president of the Founders Life Insurance Company of Los Angeles.
#
He is a native of Oregon and a 1941 graduate of the University of
Oregon.
Payne, who will receive $31,500 a year in his new position, was
honored as the "outstanding citizen" in 1968 by the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce. He and his wife Connie have two children.
He is a Republican.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO LD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-28-72
Governor Reagan will meet with Carlo Panicucci, White Cane
chairman for the Carmichael Lions Club, and Allen C. Trueblood,
Lions Club district governor for the Sacramento area, at 4:30 p.m.
today, Thursday, September 28. Purpose of the meeting is to publicize
White Cane Days October 6-7. Proceeds from the sale of white canes
are used to support Lions Club International's program to fight blindness
Press coverage is invited.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-29-72
#543
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Coleman
F. Fannin, of Pinole, as a Superior Court judge in Contra Costa County.
The judgeship was established by the 1971 legislature.
Judge Fannin, 40, earned both his undergraduate and law degrees
from the University of San Francisco. He is a native of San Francisco
and is married to the former Arelene Catherine Haecherl. They and their
five children reside at 2308 Julia Court, Pinole.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Fannin was a partner
in a law firm in Richmond. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army
as a lieutenant in the artillery from 1954 to 1956.
Judge Fannin, a Republican, is a past president of the Contra
Costa County Bar and Richmond Bar Associations. He is also active in
numerous civic activities, including the Navy League, Boy Scouts of
America and the Richmond and Pinole Chambers of Commerce.
He will receive an annual salary of $35,080.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-29-72
#544
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Paul
F. Lawrence, Ed.D., of Sacramento, to the Educational Management and
Evaluation Commission. He fills a new position created by the 1971
legislature.
The commission advises the Board of Education in the areas of
program achievement and cost effectiveness.
Dr. Lawrence, 60, is the Regional Commissioner for the U.S. Office
of Education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He
earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education at Newark (New
Jersey) State Teacher's College. His masters and doctoral degrees were
both earned at Stanford University.
He is married and resides with his family at 4837 Crestwood Way,
Sacramento. He declined to state his political affiliation.
Members serve four year terms and receive necessary and actual
expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-29-72
#545
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of James
S. Hughes, of Daly City, to the Equal Educational Opportunities Commission
to fill an additional position created by the 1971 legislature.
The commission advises the Board of Education. It develops policy
recommendations to ensure equal educational apportunities for all
students and coordinates programs of education of disadvantaged minors.
Hughes, 65, a Republican, is a retired educator. He was an
instructor for five years at Sacramento Junior College and for thirty
five years at City College of San Francisco. He is a graduate of
Stanford University and earned his master's and doctoral degrees in
education at the University of California at Berkeley.
He lives at 75 Poncetta Drive, Daly City.
Commission members serve four year terms and receive actual and
necessary expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROMALD REAGAN
RELEASE: SUNDAY A.Ms.
Sacramento, California 95814
October 1, 1972
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-29-72
#546
Governor Ronald Reagan today observed the one-year anniversary of
the California Welfare and Medi-Cal Reform Acts by announcing a total
California welfare roll reduction of 220,653 people from the program's
high point of 2,298,440 welfare recipients in March of 1971.
"The laws are a year old today," Governor Reagan said, "and this is
a good time to look back and see how far we have come since the era when
welfare caseloads were spiraling upwards at 40,000 per month and Medi-Cal
costs were climbing at $100 to $200 million, or a growth rate of 25
percent per year.
"If welfare and Medi-Cal reforms had not been undertaken and the
welfare rolls and Medi-Cal costs had continued to rise at their pre-
reform rate, the taxpayers would have spent an additional $1 billion
(federal, state and local) on welfare ($541 million) and Medi-Cal
($457.3 million) by this time," he said.
A major result of the savings is that at least 38 of California's
58 counties including Los Angeles will have lower general tax rates
this year.
Governor Reagan said, "the administrative reforms we put into effect
in January of 1971 and the reforms adopted by the legislature were aimed
at eliminating easy access to welfare through loose eligibility
procedures, streamlining administration, and encouraging family
responsibility."
Of the 220,653 caseload reduction in the welfare rolls since March
of 1971, when the governor's welfare reform program was submitted to the
legislature, 119,781 can be traced to administrative reforms. One hundred
thousand eight hundred seventy two reductions in the caseload have been
achieved since passage of the Welfare Reform Act on October 1, 1971.
"Merely stopping the previous upward caseload trend would be
something to be proud of. The fact we have been able to roll back the
caseload to the extent we have is far more than we could have possibly
Loped for. And the 17-month decline in the number of Californians on
welfare has been achieved in the face of a national trend which continues
upward."
Governor Reagan noted that the reduction has been achieved without
the types of measures adopted by some of the few other states reporting
lower caseload figures. Kansas, for example, cut all grants by 20 percent,
across the board. Those with small grants went off welfare and the rolls
went down. Nevada conducted a house-to-house search and thinned out its
rolls.
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He also pointed out that New Jersey, an industrial state, simply
discontinued the Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Unemployed
(AFDC-U) program and left out-of-work fathers without any source of
support. "If California were to have adopted this type of measure,
another 200,000 persons would have been cut from our welfare rolls. But
this type of approach is not in line with the comprehensive reform program
we have implemented, which has increased grants to needy families by 30
percent, Governor Reagan said.
California's welfare reforms also have brought about a 48 percent
reduction in the number of people on county relief, from 102,659 in March,
1971 to 53,107 last month. The governor credited this reduction for
helping decrease general tax rates in many California counties.
Dr. Earl W. Brian, California Secretary of Health and Welfare, whose
Agency oversees the Welfare and Medi-Cal programs, noted that improvements
in detecting fraudulent use of welfare grants are still being made.
"A major section of the Act is aimed at reducing payments to those
with significant outside income, in order to make money available to
increase grants to those people wholly dependent on welfare,' Dr. Brian
said. He added that "anyone who is reporting all the income he or she
earns and is still legally eligible for welfare has nothing to fear from
the Earnings Clearance System."
The latest earnings clearance data lists 177,000 recipients on
outside payrolls in the first quarter of 1972. This does not include
city, county or state employees who are not on Human Resources Development
(HRD) records nor those willful and determined "cheaters" who use fake
Social Security numbers. "Audits of these records have shown an extremely
high percentage of discrepancy between what the recipient reports as
income and what is reported by the employer," Dr. Brian said.
He cited the example turned up by the system of a couple who had been
on Aid to Families with Dependent Children from 1968 through June, 1972
in San Francisco and from March, 1971 through June, 1972 on AFDC in Sonoma
County. "When the couple moved to Sonoma they arranged a mail drop and
would return to the city periodically to pick up their checks," Dr. Brian
said. "Sonoma authorities estimate the couple collected $800 a month from
welfare, including food stamps, while they operated a gift and curio shop
in Cloverdale. They now face criminal charges."
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"Putting the Act to work took a long time, and some of the pieces
are still falling into place a year after passage, Dr. Brian said. "We
were denied the opportunity to effectively put the reform program into
effect while section after section of the new law was dragged through the
courts. Altogether, 12 of the Act's 84 sections were challenged in a
total of 18 lawsuits, mostly instituted by welfare rights attorneys. At
last count the state has been upheld on 12 of 13 actions against the 1971
Welfare Reform Program, he added.
Court action also was required to defend the legislative intent:
--To require stepfathers to contribute to the support of their
stepchildren;
--To set up a program of child care facilities;
--To recognize in-kind income in computing grants;
--To deny payments to children who had left their parental home;
--To require unrelated males to contribute to the support of
households they headed;
--To require adult children to support their needy aged parents;
--To prevent unmarried pregnant minors with affluent parents from
getting abortions at public expense.
Dr. Brian said the Support Enforcement Incentive Fund, a section of
the Act which went into effect last October, has been "an unqualified
success." This fund reimburses counties a portion of the money for child
support that district attorneys are able to get from absent fathers of
welfare children.
"Since this makes the activity self-supporting, Dr. Brian said,
"many counties have increased their child support staff and this is a
help to the deserted mother and children.
"The savings made possible by all these combined efforts have enabled
us to achieve our goal of increasing grants to the truly needy and the
aged, blind and disabled. Grants to needy AFDC families have been
increased and cost of living increases to the aged, blind and disabled
have been put on a regular basis with increases last year and this year,"
Dr. Brian said.
Concerning similar savings and improvements in Medi-Cal reforms,
Dr. Brian emphasized that "for the first time since its inception, the
Medi-Cal budget is actually less than it was in the preceding year. And
we anticipate piling up another surplus in the current fiscal year, he
added.
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"Before Medi-Cal Reform, the health care provision system within
the state was burdened with excessive paperwork problems, submission of
bills for Medi-Cal eligible persons getting health care services, a
complex system of standards and reviews to try and control abuses, and
extensive delays in actually paying bills. The recipients were unhappy,
the doctors found it difficult to provide care, and the taxpayers were
facing a financial crisis as medical costs soared and bills piled up,"
Dr. Brian said.
"Through Medi-Cal reform we were able to ease the paperwork burden
on health care providers, while still maintaining a fiscal control on
dollars expended for needed health care services. In the first fiscal
year of the reform program we reported a $180 million surplus in federal,
state and county monies." (Over and above original projected savings of
$208 million).
"While we are grateful for the financial impact of the reform, the
most important aspects of the Medi-Cal reform are just getting into high
gear now, Dr. Brian emphasized.
"A key part of this reform program has been the establishment of
Prepaid Health Plans, or PHPs, Dr. Brian said. "Prepayment for health
care services is arranged through a contract between the state and a PHP
organization. The PHP organization agrees to provide health care services
on a risk basis. This means that, for an agreed-upon prepayment, the PHP
will provide the individual member all of the health care services
required without further compensation from the state. Enrollment in a
PHP program by Medi-Cal beneficiaries is voluntary.
"Since October, 1971, we have signed 17 PHP contracts with a potentia
enrollment of approximately 300,000 Medi-Cal recipients, and anticipate a
savings of approximately $9 million through these contracts," Dr. Brian
said.
The PHP programs currently in effect are located primarily in souther
California, with one major program in Sacramento covering five northern
counties.
Dr. Brian said that the Agency's goal is to sign contracts for
enrolling one million Medi-Cal participants in PHPs by July, 1973.
"In view of the time it took to get the welfare and Medi-Cal Reform
programs into actual operation, it is a wonder that we have come as far as
we have in making these systems responsive to the needs of those unable to
care for themselves and to the fiscal necessities of this state and its
taxpayers. I look forward to the day when our welfare system will support
only the truly needy and the helpless, and the caseload lines on the
welfare charts will match the ups and downs of our economy, Dr. Brian
said.
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Gray
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
9-29-72
#547
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 2, 1972
through
October 8, 1972
Monday, October 2
Houston Visit
5:00 p.m.
Press Availability, Hobbie Airport
6:00 p.m.
Reception by Houston civic leaders,
Ramada Club, Main and Lemar Streets.
Brief remarks.
7:00 p.m.
Visit to Nixon Headquarters, 2600 Southwest
Freeway. Brief remarks.
Overnight - Houston
Tuesday, October 3
Tulsa & Oklahoma City Visits
11:30 a.m.
Press availability, Tulsa Civic Center
Noon
Rally for Republican U.S. Senate Candidate
Dewey Bartlett, Tulsa Civic Center Auditorium.
Speech.
3:00 p.m.
Press Availability, Choctaw Room, Lincoln
Plaza Inn, Oklahoma City
6:30 p.m.
Cowboy Hall of Fame Reception, 1700 N.E.
63rd Street, Oklahoma City
7:45 p.m.
Rally for Republican U.S. Senate Candidate
Dewey Bartlett, University Field House,
Oklahoma City. Speech.
Overnight - Oklahoma City
Wednesday, October 4
12:30 p.m.
Federated Republican Women (Southern Division)
Luncheon, Los Angeles Convention Center.
Speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, October 5
3:15 p.m.
College of Surgeons Meeting, Civic Auditorium,
San Francisco. Speech.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, October 6
7:15 p.m.
Fund Raising Dinner for Republican Assembly
Candidate Lawrence "Gary" Antolini, O.H.
Townhouse, Eureka. Speech.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, October 7
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, October 8
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
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