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Ventura, Calif.
Star Free Press
(Cir. D 32,091, Sun. 31,840)
MAY 1971
Allen
P.C
Est. 1888
CRLA Says New Reagan
Probe Call 'Ridiculous'
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The legal aid program.
California Rural Legal Assis-
He also branded as "ridicu-
tance has denied Gov. Ronald
lous and cynical" a call by
Reagan's charge of an "illegal
Reagan Friday for a new state-
relationship" between the anti-
federal investigation of CRLA
poverty agency and Cesar
and what he asserts is a
Chavez' farm workers union.
"nefarious scheme" to present
"The governor. is again either
false testimony to a special
misconstruing or ignorant of
federal commission studying
our relationship," contended
CRLA.
Cruz Reynoso, statewide direc-
The governor sent federal
tor of the federally financed
antipoverty director Frank
Carlucci a letter announcing he
has ordered a new state
investigation.
"In order to avoid unnecessa-
ry duplication," Reagan said,
"I recommend that we combine
our respective investigations."
He enclosed a copy of a
controversial CRLA strategy
memo which discussed calling
prospective witnesses before
the commission who would
present an "apple pie" appea-
rance and will "basically say
anything we tell him to."
Reagan said it advocates
"coaching witnesses, encourag-
ing falsehoods" and "esta-
blishes once and for all the
illegal relationship between
CRLA and United Farm
Workers Organizing Commit-
tee."
"I am sure you will agree
that an organization which
practices, or even condones,
such activities as are proposed
is not qualified to receive any
further public funding," he told
Carlucci.
Oxnard, Calif.
Press Courier
(Cir. D 18,738)
MAY15 1971
Aller 3 P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Sacramento Summary
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
through 1965 model cars; AB
for phosphate detergents at
Friday, May 14
936, Biddle. Would give Air
state institutions; ACR 51,
THE GOVERNOR
Resources Board authority to
Fong, D-Oakland.
Sent a letter to federal an-
step in if regional antismog
Commodities - Urges
tipoverty chief Frank Carlucci
board doesn't enforce antismog
President and Congress to take
saying his administration has
laws; AB 637, Schabarum, R-
immediate action to improve
proof that California
Covina.
distribution of surplus farm pro-
Rural Legal Assistance illegally
University - Would extend
ducts to undernourished persons
helped Cesar Chavez' farm
more liberal disability benefits
in United States and foreign
workers union.
now granted Highway
countries; SJR 1, Collier, D-
THE ASSEMBLY
Patrolmen to University of
Yreka.
Constitutional Amendment
California policemen and
Memorial - Honors the late
Approved
firemen; AB 226, MacGillivray,
State Sen. James E. Busch of
Voters - Would allow
R-Santa Barbara, and AB 244,
Lake and Mendocino counties;
naturalized citizens to register
Knox, D-Richmond.
SCR 65, Collier.
to vote immediately rather than
Small claims - Would raise
Resolutions Introduced
wait 90 days after natural-
the limit for small claims court
Lights - Would order a cost-
$
ization; ACA 21, Roberti, D-Los
cases from $300 to $500; AB
benefits study of turning lights
Angeles.
1142, Brathwaite, D-Los Angeles
off at night in state office
Bills Passed
Resolutions Adopted
buildings; ACR 103, Burton, D-
Smog - Would require auto
Oil - Urges President and
San Francisco.
manufacturers to warranty new
Congress to enact legislation to
San Quentin - Would order
cars to meet state antismog
protect against future oil spills
a study of whether San Quentin
standards for five years or
similar to San Francisco Bay
Prison should be relained;
50,000 miles; AB 937, Biddle, R-
spill; SJR 10, Behr, R-Mill
abolished or replaced; ACR 102,
Riverside. Would give state Air
Valley.
Bagley, R-San Rafael.
Resources Board authority to
Phosphates - Asks state
THE SENATE
set antismog standards for 1955
agencies to look for substitutes
No major action.
Barstow, Calif.
Desert Dispatch
(Cir, 6XW 5,450)
MAY15
1971
Allen's
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagan's Charge Called
'ignorance' By CRLA
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The
such activities as are proposed
ridiculous and cynical move on
California Rural Legal Assis-
is not qualified to receive any
(Reagan's) part when we have
tance has denied Gov. Ronald
further public funding," he told
right now public hearings
Reagan's charge of an "illegal
Carlucci.
where the justices have invited
relationship" between the anti-
Reagan did not publicly
the governor to participate and
poverty agency and Cesar
specify the "illegal relation-
the governor has refused."
Chavez' farm workers union.
ship" nor did he say who would
The administration has re-
"The governor is again either
conduct the state investigation.
fused to actively participate in
misconstruing or ignorant of
The state Office of Economic
the hearings of the commission
our relationship," contended
Opportunity conducted a probe
consisting of three state
Cruz Reynoso, statewide direc-
of CRLA last year shortly
supreme court justices on
tor of the federally financed
before Reagan vetoed a $1.8
ground it was a courtroom-type
legal aid program.
million federal grant for the
"adversary" proceeding.
He also branded as "ridicu-
program.
The memo was dated April 2
lous and cynical" a call by
A state OEO official said his
and was sent by Robert B.
Reagan Friday for a new state-
office didn't know now who
Johnstone of the CRLA El
federal investigation of CRLA
would perform the investigation
Centro office to Martin Glick,
and what he asserts is a
but assumed it would be his
statewide director of CRLA
"nefarious scheme" to present
agency. "It also could involve
litigation.
false testimony to a special
the state bar," he said.
One section dealt with a
federal commission studying
Reynoso said CRLA attorneys
CRLA community worker, Hec-
CRLA.
had never represented the
tor Reyes, working almost
The governor sent federal
UFWOC but many times had
fulltime out of the UFWOC
antipoverty director Frank
handled cases for individual
office in Calexico and charging
Carlueci a letter announcing he
UFWOC members because
to CRLA long distance tele-
has ordered a new state
"they are the rural poor."
phone calls to Delano.
investigation.
"The only prohibition is that
Johnstone said the telephone
"In order to avoid unnecessa-
we not represent a union in any
company was instructed last
ry duplication," Reagan said,
legal matter or a union official
December to refuse all third
"I recommend that we combine
in union business matters," he
party calls and only credit calls
our respective investigations."
said.
would be accepted but that a
He enclosed a copy of a
He said the proposed joint
"number" more were made
controversial CRLA strategy
investigation of CRLA and the
between December and Februa-
memo which discussed calling
memo was a "completely
ry.
prospective witnesses before
the commission who would
present an "apple pie" appea-
rance and will "basically say
anything we tell him to."
Reagan said it advocates
"coaching witnesses, encourag-
ing falsehoods" and "esta-
blishes once and for all the
illegal relationship between
CRLA and United Farm
Workers Organizing Commit-
tee."
"I am sure you will agree
that an organization which
practices, or even condones,
San Diago, Calif.
Union
(Cif. 148,337 $ 253,650)
1971
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagan Starts
New CRLA
Investigation
SACRAMENTO (UPI) - Gov. Reagan yesterday called on the
Nixon administration to join him in an investigation of what he
said is a scheme to present false testimony to a federal commis-
sion studying the embattled California Rural Legal Assistance
program.
Reagan announced he is ordering a new state investigation of
the federally-financed CRLA in a letter to Frank Carlucci, fed-
eral director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Reagan
enclosed a copy of a confidential CRLA strategy memo which
Reagan said "establishes once
and for all the illegal relation-
ship between CRLA and United
Farm Workers Organizing Com-
mittee."
The April 2 memo also dis-
ASSAILED BY CRLA
cusses calling prospective wit-
The proposed investigation
nesses before the commission
was assailed as "ridiculous and
who would present an "apple
cynical by Cruz Reynoso,
pie" appearance and will "basi-
CRLA director.
cally say anything we tell him
"It's a completely ridiculous
to."
and cynical move on his part,"
CHARGES PROBED
said Reynoso, when we have
The commission of three out.
right now public hearings
of-state Supreme Court justices
where the justices have invited
was appointed by Carlucci to
the governor to participate and
investigate Reagan's charges
the governor has refused to
participate."
against CRLA that it was oper-
ating beyond its mandate and
The administration has re-
failing to represent the civil le-
fused to actively participate in
gal needs of the poor.
the commission's hearings on
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million
the ground it was conducting a
federal grant to finance CRLA
courtroom-type proceeding. "adversary"
for the current year. Carlucci
upheld the veto but issued a
REPLIES TO CHARGE
new grant to keep the CRLA in
Reynoso also challenged the
business for six months while
:
governor's assertion that the
the commission investigated
CRLA and the farm workers
the program.
E
union headed by Cesar Chavez
Reagan did not disclose who
had an "illegal relationship."
would conduct the new state
:
"The only prohibition is that
probe of CRLA. A spokesman
[
we not represent a union in any
for the state Office of Economic
legal matter or a union official
Opportunity said, "We don't
in union business matters,"
know that either. We assume it
Reynoso said. "We've repre-
would be our office. It could
sented members of UFWOC on
also involve the state bar."
individual matters."
Reagan: whose office made
He said Larry Itliong, vice
the CRLA memo public Thurs-
president of UFWOC, was a
day, told Carlucci the document
was a "dishonorable proposal
member of the federally ap-
proved CRLA board of direc-
which advocates such practices
tors and that Chavez was a for-
as coaching witnesses, encour-
mer CRLA director.
aging falsehoods, etc."
Indio, Calif.
News
(Cir. 5 X W. 5;303)
MAY15 1971
Allen's
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagan Sets New Probe Of CRLA
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -Gov.
group.
Economic Opportunity said,
CRLA and the farm workers
Ronald Reagan Friday called
Reagan announced he is
"We don't know that either. We
union headed by Cesar Chavez
on the Nixon administration to
ordering a new state investiga-
assume it would be our office.
had an "illegal relationship."
join him in an investigation of
tion of CRLA in a letter to
It could also involve the State
"The only prohibition is that
what he said is a scheme to
Frank Carlucci, federal director
Bar."
we not represent a union in any
present false testimony to a
of the Office of Economic
Reagan, whose office made
legal matter or a union official
federal commission studying
Opportunity. He enclosed a
the CRLA memo public Thurs-
in union business matters,"
the embattled California Rural
copy of a confidential CRLA
day, told Carlucci the document
Reynoso said. "We've repre-
Legal Assistance program.
strategy memo which Reagan
was a "dishonorable proposal
sented members of UFWOC on
The proposed investigation
said "establishes once and for
which advocates such practices
individual matters."
was denounced immediately as
all the illegal relationship
as coaching witnesses, encou-
"ridiculous. and cynical" by
between CRLA and United
He said Larry Itliong, vice
raging falsehoods, etc."
president of UFWOC, was a
Cruz Reynoso, director of the
Farm Workers Organizing
Committee."
"I am sure you will agree
member of the federally
federally financed legal aid
that an organization which
approved CRLA board of
The April 2 memo also
practices, or even condones,
directors and that Chavez was
discusses calling prospective
such activities as are proposed
a former CRLA director.
witnesses before the commis-
is not qualified to receive any
Reynoso said Robert B.
sion who would present an
further public funding," Reagan
Johnstone of the CRLA El
"apple pie" appearance and
said.
Centro office, who originated
will "basically say anything we
He called on Carlucci to
the memo, showed "poor
tell him to."
order a federal investigation
judgment" and that the "impli-
The commission of three out-
but to "avoid unnecessary
cations drawn from the do-
of-state Supreme Court justices
duplication, I recommend that
cument, without explanation,
was appointed by Carlucci to
We combine our respective
are totally misleading."
investigate Reagan's charges
investigations."
"The tone of the memo is
against CRLA that it was
"It's a completely ridiculous
regretable and seems to imply
1
operating beyond its mandate
and cynical move on his part,"
that witnesses will testify to
-
and failing to represent the
said Reynoso, "when we have
matters as requested by
1
civil legal needs of the poor.
right now public hearings
CRLA," he said. "I consider
/
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million
where the justices have invited
these sort of statements in the
federal grant to finance CRLA
the governor to participate and
memo gross exaggerations be-
i
for the current year. Carlucci
the governor has refused to
cause I know several of the
upheld the veto but issued a
participate."
people and those persons, if
$
new grant to keep the CRLA in
The administration has re-
called, will testify to the truth."
)
business for six months while
fused to actively participate in
One section of the memo by
3
the commission investigated the
the commission's hearings on
Johnstone to Martin Glick,
1
program.
ground it was conducting a
statewide director of CRLA
1
Reagan did not disclose who
courtroom type "adversary"
litigation, contained a notation
j
would conduct the new state
proceeding.
that "this should self-destruct
)
probe of CRLA. A spokesman
Reynoso also challenged the
within 30 seconds after being
for the state Office of
governor's assertion that the
read."
Long Beach, Callf.
Independent
(Cir. SKW $1,114)
MAY15 1971
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Governor asks U.S. to join new CRLA probe
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -
CRLA.. He enclosed a copy
and failing to represent the
public Thursday, told Car-
"It's a completely ridicu-
Cesar Chavez had an "ille-
Gov. Reagan Friday called
of a confidential CRLA
civil legal needs of the
lucci the document was a
lous and cynical move on
gal relationship."
on the Nixon administra-
strategy memo which Rea-
poor.
"dishonorable
proposal
his part when we have
tion to join him in an in-
gan said "establishes once
Reagan vetoed a $1.8-
which advocates such
right now public hearings
"The only prohibition is
vestigation of what he said
and for all the illegal rela-
million federal grant to 1.-
practices as coaching wit-
where the justices have in-
that we not represent a un-
is a scheme to present
tionship between CRLA
nance CRLA for the cur
nesses, encouraging false-
vited the governor to par-
ion in any legal matter or
false testimony to a feder-
and United Farm Workers
rent year. Carlucci upheld
hoods, etc."
ticipate and the governor
a union official in union
al commission studying the
Organizing Committee.'
the veto but issued a new
"I. am sure you will
has refused to partici-
business matters," Reyno-
embattled California Rural
The April 2 memo also
grant to keep the CRLA in
agree that an organization
pate," CRLA's Reynoso
so said. "We've represent-
Legal Assistance program.
discusses calling prospec-
business for six months
which practices, or even
contended.
ed members of UFWOC on
tive witnesses before the
while the commission in-
individual matters."
The proposed investiga-
condones, such activities
The administration has
commission who would
vestigated the program.
tion was denounced imme-
as are proposed is not
refused to actively partici-
present an "apple pie" ap-
Reagan did not disclose
diately as "ridiculous and
qualified to receive any
pate in the commission's
pearance and will "basi-
who would conduct the
cynical" by Cruz Reynoso,
further public funding,"
hearing on ground it was
cally say anything we tell
new state probe. A spokes-
director of the federally fi-
Reagan said.
conducting a courtroom.
him to."
man for the state Office of
He called on Carlucci to
nanced legal aid group.
type "adversary" proceed-
The commission of three
E CO n o mi c. Opportunity
order a federal investiga-
ing.
Reagan, in a letter to
out-of-state supreme court
said, "We don't know that
tion but to "avoid unneces-
Reynoso challenged the
Frank Carlucci, federal
justices was appointed by
either. We assume it would
sary duplication, I recom-
governor's assertion that
director of the Office of
Carlucci to investigate
be our office. It could also
mend that we combine our
the CRLA and the farm
Economic Opportunity, an-
Reagan's charges against
involve the state bar."
respective investigations."
workers union headed by
nounced he is ordering a
CRLA that it was operat-
Reagan, whose office
new state investigation of
ing beyong its mandate
made the CRLA momo
Oxnard, Calif.
Press Courier
(Cir. D 18,738)
MAY15 1971
Allen
P.
C.
B.
Est. 1888
Reagan Raps CRLA
For Encouraging Lies
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov.
In passing on the memo Fri-
Reagan denounced Friday what
day to Frank Carlucci, director
he labeled as a brazen effort
by California Rural Legal As-
of the U.S. Office of Economic
sistance Inc. to coach witnesses
Opportunity, Reagan declared:
and encourage falsehoods.
'It is a dishonorable proposal
The Republican governor re-
that advocates such practices
fe red to an 11-page document
as coaching witnesses, encour-
wh ch was identified as an in-
aging falsehoods, etc. It also
ter fice memo between Robert
establishes once and for all the
B. ohnstone of CRLA in El
illegal relationship between
Cer: no and Marty Glick of
CRLA and UFWOC."
CRIA headquarters.
UFWOC is the Cesar Chavez-
CRLA is the war-on-poverty
led United Farm Workers Or-
agency designed to aid the poor
ganizing Committee.
with legal services. Reagan ve-
Cruz Reynoso, CRLA direc-
toed CRLA's $1.8 million 1971
tor, denied the Reagan charges,
appropriation in December, al-
saying there is nothing illegal
leging the group had violated a
about any relations between
number of laws and rules.
CRLA and UFWOC.
Onterio-Upland, Calif.
Daily Report
(Cir. D.24,565 (27,425)
MAY15 971
Allen
P.C.S.
Est. 1888
CRLA
Disputes
Illegality Charge
SACRAMENTO
(UPI)
ling prospective witnesses be-
the memo was a "completely
-The California Rural Legal
fore the commission who
ridiculous and cynical move
Assistance has denied Gov.
would present an "apple pie"
on (Reagan's) part when we
Ronald Reagan's charge of
appearance and will "basical-
have right now public hear-
an "illegal relationship" be-
ly say anything we tell him
ings where the justices have
tween the antipoverty agency
to."
invited the governor to par-
and Cesar Chavez' farm
Reagan said it advocates
ticipate and the governor has
workers union.
"coaching witnesses, encou-
refused."
"The governor is again ei-
raging falsehoods" and "es-
The administration has re-
ther misconstruing or igno-
tablishes once and for all the
fused to actively participate
rant of our relationship," con-
illegal relationship between
in the hearings of the com-
tended Cruz Reynoso, state-
CRLA and United Farm
mission consisting of three
wide director of the federally
Yorkers Organizing Com-
ou t-of-state supreme court
mittee."
justices on ground it was a
financed legal aid program.
"I am sure you will agree
courtroom-type "adversary"
He also branded as "ridi-
that an organization which
proceeding.
culous and cynical" a call by
Reagan Friday for a new
practices, or even condones,
state - federal investigation of
such activities as are prop-
CRLA and what he asserts is
osed is not qualified to re-
a "nefarious scheme" to pre-
ceive any further public fun-
sent false testimony to a spe-
ding," he told Carlucci.
cialfederal commission
Reagan did not publicly
studying CRLA.
specify the "illegal relation-
ship" nor did he say who
The governor sent federal
would conduct the state in-
antipoverty director Frank
vestigation. The state Office
Carlucci a letter announcing
of Economic Opportunity con-
he has ordered a new state
ducted a probe of CRLA last
investigation.
year shortly before Reagan
"In order to avoid unne-
vetoed a $1.8 million federal
cessary duplication," Reagan
grant for the program.
said, "I- recommend that we
A state OEO official said
combine our respective inves-
his office didn't know now
tigations."
who would perform the inves-
He enclosed a copy of a
tigation but assumed it would
controversial CRLA strategy
be his agency. "It also could
memo which discussed cal-
involve the state bar," he
said.
Reynoso said CRLA attor-
neys had never represented
the UFWOC but many times
had handled cases for indivi-
dual UFWOC members be-
cause "they are the rural
poor."
"The only prohibition is
that we not represent a union
in any legal matter or a
union official in union busi-
ness matters," he said.
He said the proposed joint
investigation of CRLA and
Santa Barbara, Calif.
News Press
(Cir. D 37,612 - $ 39,836)
MAY15 1973
Allen 3 P.C.B.
Est. 1888
CRLA Denies Link
To Chavez Union
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -
The California Rural Legal
Assistance has denied Gov.
Reagan's charge of an "illegal
relationship" between the
antipoverty agency and Cesar
Chavez' farm workers union.
"The governor is again
either misconstruing or igno-
rant of our relationship," con-
tended Cruz Reynoso, state-
wide director of the federally
financied legal aid program.
He also branded as "ridicu-
lous and cynical" a call by
Reagan for a new state-
federal investigation of CRLA
and what he asserts is a "ne-
farious scheme" to present
false testimony to a special
federal commission studying
CRLA.
The governor sent the feder-
al antipoverty director, Frank
Carlucci, a letter announcing
he has ordered a new state in-
vestigation.
/
Los Angeles, Calif.
Herold Examiner
the D (19,391)
VAYIS 19H
Allen
di
C.B.
Est.
1888
3
Memo Stirs New
Probe
of
CRLA
SACRAMENTO (UPI)-Gov.
Reagan did not disclose who
Ronald Reagan has called on
would conduct the new state
the Nixon Administration to join
probe of CRLA. A spokesman
him in an investigation of what
for the state Office of Economic
he said is a scheme to present
Opportunity said, "we don't
false testimony to a federal
know that either. We assume it
commission studying the embat-
would be our office. It could
tled California Rural Legal As-
also involve the state bar."
sistance program.
Reagan, whose office madethe
The proposed investigation
CRLA memo public Thursday,
was denounced immediately as
told Carlucci the document was
"ridiculous and cynical" by
a "dishonorable proposal which
Cruz Reynoso, director of the
advocates such practices as
federally financed legal aid
coaching witnesses, encourag-
group.
ing falsehoods, etc."
Reagan announced yesterday
"I am sure you will agree
he is ordering a new state inves-
that an organization which
tigation of CRLA in a letter to
Frank Carlucci, federal director
practices, or even condones,
said Reynoso, "when we have
of the Office of Economic Op-
such activities as are proposed
right now public hearings where
portunity. He enclosed a copy of
is not qualified to receive any
the justices have invited the
a confidential CRLA strategy
further public funding," Reagan
governor to participate and the
memo which Reagan said "es-
said.
governor has refused to partici-
tablishes once and for all the il-
He called on Carlueci to order
pate."
legal relationship between
a federal investigation but to
The administration has ref-
CRLA and United Farm Work-
"avoid unnecessary duplication,
used to actively participate in
ers Organizing Committee."
I recommend that we combine
the commission's hearings on
The April 2 memo also dis-
our respective investigations."
ground it was conducting a
cusses calling prospective wit-
"It's a completely ridiculous
courtroom-type "adversary"
nesses before the commission
and cynical move on his part,"
proceeding.
who would present an "apple
pie" appearance and will "basi-
cally say anything we tell him
to."
The commission of three out-
of-state Supreme Court justices
was appointed by Carlucci to in-
vestigate Reagan's charges
against CRLA that it was oper-
ating beyond its mandate and
failing ro represent the civil le-
gal needs of the poor.
Reagan, whose office made the
federal grant to finance CRLA
for the current year. Carlucci
upheld the yeto but issued a
new grant to keep the CRLA in
business for six months while
the commission investigated the
program.
MAY paid 1071 14
(Cir, D. 75,531)
The News
San Jose, Calif.
Reveals Memo
On Chavez Union
By KEITH HEARN
SACRAMENTO (AP) -
Reagan's press office dis-
Gov. Reagan said today a
tributed copies of the memos
document that has fallen into
to newsmen
his administration's hands
proves that California Rural
Legal Assistance gave illegal
aid to Cesar Chavez' farm
workers union,
The Republican governor
sent a copy of the document
to Frank Carlucci, director
of President Nixon's Office of
Economic Opportunity and
said it "threatens the integri-
ty of the entire legal services
program."
He said he would investi-
gate the document and pro-
:
posed "In order to avoid un-
necessary duplication, I rec-
ommend that we combine
our respective investiga-
tions."
The document, alleged to
be a memo between CRLA
attorneys, was branded by
Reagan as "a dishonorable
proposal that advocates such
practices as coaching wit-
nesses, encouraging false-
hoods, etc.
The fact that
this brazen, open, unclassi-
fied proposal was originated
by an official of a govern-
ment funded agency (CRLA)
makes it doubly repugnant."
He said any such organiza-
tion should not be continued.
Reagan vetoed all CRLA
funds last December but Car-
lucci continued the organiza-
ti
for another six months
Oh
temporary grant.
Oakland, Calif.
Tribune
(Cir. D 225,038, Sal. 209,931,
Sun. 251,534)
MAY 14 1971
Allen's P.C.S.
Est. 1888
Bank Sued
Over Credit
Card Lien
An effort to eliminate the
so-called "banker's lien" from
California law is being made
in Federal District Court.
A suit brought against Wells
Fargo Bank and its Master
Charge credit card charges
that the lien, which allows a
bank to seize a depositor's as-
sets without notice, is uncon-
stitutional.
The action was filed by Cali-
fornia Rural Legal Assistance
on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Jojola of Ukiah.
They said they were issued
an unsolicited credit card
which they used in the Christ-
mas season of 1968 to make
$400 in purchases.
Although they made install-
ment payments, they still
owed $200 last November
when the bank seized $163
from their checking account,
leaving them only 67 cents.
The Jojolas said they were
not notified of this for five
days, during which time they
wrote 15 checks that bounced.
The bank charged them $4
each for the checks.
Swimmina
Culver City, Calif.
Star News
(Cir. D 5,687)
1971
F.
C.B.
Est. 1858
Reagan may release
confidential memo
SACRAMENTO
A confidential memo detailing strategy of California Rural
Legal Assistance attorneys whose activities are being
investigated by a special federal commission has been made
public by the office of Gov. Ronald Reagan.
A spokesman said Thursday the document was filed with
the commission by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro
attorney, and that a copy was sent to Lewis K. Uhler, state
director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
In another development, the California Farm Bureau
Federation accused the CRLA of threatening a potential
witness. The bureau asked the commission to issue a
preliminary injunction enjoining the CRLA from "contacting,
harassing, intimidating, and threatening any and all
witnesses."
The request for an injunction contained an affidavit from
Elbert K. Gaither of Yuba City, described as a "potential
witness" in the investigation by bureau attorney William L.
Knecht.
Gaither said he received a phone call from a man who
claimed he was calling from Washington and told him "the
best thing for you to do is keep your mouth shut."
The memo released by Reagan's office was sent to Martin
Glick, a statewide CRLA official, from Robert B. Johnstone
of the agency's El Centro office. It was not disclosed how
McDaniel obtained it.
Reagan's office said some names listed in the memo were
blacked out "to prevent the possibility of harm to innocent
persons."
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million grant for CRLA and issued a
280-page report to "document" his charges against it. The
commission is investigating both the governor's charges and
operation of CRLA.
Uhler said the memo displayed a "cynical disregard for the
integrity of CRLA's proposed witnesses on the part of CRLA
attorneys."
One section of the memo discussed calling an Imperial
County social worker and his wife as witnesses because "both
of them know the CRLA 'law and order' song and dance by
heart."
Johnstone suggested the woman would make a better
witness since her husband's "beard and hair are probably
contrary to the image we are trying to project" and the
1.
woman "exudes loving middle-class concern for the welfare
in
of poor people."
it
-UPI
Ventura, Calif.
Star Free Press
(Cir. D 32,091, Sun. 31,840)
MAY 14 1971
Allen
3
R.C.B.
Est. 1888
'SONG AND DANCE'
Confidential CRLA Memo
Bared By Reagan Office
ACRAMENTO (UPI) - A
In another development, the
Gaither said he received a
confidential memo detailing
California Farm Bureau Feder-
phone call from a man who
strategy of California Rural
ation accused the CRLA of
claimed he was calling from
Legal Assistance attorneys
threatening a potential witness.
Washington and told him "the
whose activities are being
The bureau asked the commis-
best thing for you to do is keep
investigated by a special
sion to issue a preliminary
your mouth shut."
federal commission has been
injunction enjoining the CRLA
The memo released by
made public by the office of
from "contacting, harassing,
Reagan's office was sent to
Gov. Ronald Reagan.
intimidating, and threatening
Martin Glick, a statewide
A spokesman said Thursday
any and all witnesses."
CRLA official, from Robert B.
the document was filed with the
The request for an injunction
Johnstone of the agency's El
commission by F. Douglas
contained an affidavit from
Centro office. It was not
McDaniel, an El Centro attor-
disclosed how McDaniel ob-
Elbert K. Gaither of Yuba City,
ney, and that a copy was sent
described as a "potential
tained it.
to Lewis K. Uhler, state
witness" in the investigation by
Reagan's office said some
director of the Office of
bureau attorney William L.
names listed in the memo were
Economic Opportunity.
Knecht.
blacked out "to prevent the
possibility of harm to innocent
persons."
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million
grant for CRLA and issued a
280-page report to "document"
his charges against it. The
commission is investigating
both the governor's charges and
operation of CRLA.
Unler said the memo dis-
played a "cynical disregard for
the integrity of CRLA's pro-
posed witnesses on the part of
CRLA attorneys."
One section of the memo
discussed calling an Imperial
County social worker and his
wife as witnesses because
"both of them know the CRLA
'law and order' song and dance
by heart."
Johnstone suggested the wo-
man would make a better
witness since her husband's
"beard and hair are probably
contrary to the image we are
trying to project" and the
woman "exudes loving middle-
class concern for the welfare of
poor people."
Another witness was suggest-
ed because he "is a Vietnam
veteran and also can probably
give some good heart-throb
stuff about trying to keep kids
"
within the system."
The memo in other parts
suggested calling certain wit-
e
nesses because they "will
ua
basically say anything we tell
1
him to" and "he will testify to
3
anything we wish him to along
/
the flow and order' lines"
Anoheim, Calif.
Bulletin
(Cir. 6XW 17,363)
MAY 1 4 1971
C.B.
Est. 1888
An Interview With Ronald Reagan
SACRAMENTO-A glance at the Los An-
ued. "Ever since we got into this fight with
geles Times will tell you that two of the
the OEO, we have been having all sorts of
hottest issues in California now are the
trouble with other segments of the bureaue-
controversy between the Office of Economic
racy. Things keep cropping up. Now this
Opportunity (0E0) and the Reagan admin-
issue is usually presented to the public as a
istration over the California Rural Legal
fight between the Reagan administration
Assistance (CRLA) pregram and, second, the
and the Nixon Administration in Washing-
Reagan administration's desire to see at
ton, but this is totally wrong. The bureauc-
least experimental moves made in the
racy doesn't care any more about the Nixon
direction of a voucher system in the elemen-
Administration than it cares about us. The
tary and secondary schools. So, since I've
been in California speaking on college and
university campuses, I decided to stop off in
Sacramento and see what Governor Re-
Jeffrey
agan had to say on these issues.
I observed to the governor that the entire
Hart
CRLA issue seems a hard one for the public
to focus upon. Various claims and counter-
claims are made, the press meanwhile often
Distributed by
King Features Syndicate
referring to the legal assistance program as
a "model of its kind" despite Reagan's veto
of it.
"The CRLA," said Reagan, "was set up to
President himself has had plenty of trouble
help the rural poor. It envisioned a situation
with the bureaucracy in Washington."
in which a man might be cheated of his
I asked the governor whether he was
wages or pushed around in some other way,
optimistic about winning this fight.
and it recognized that he might feel over-
"Oh," he said smiling. "I'm always opti-
mistic. But we will see."
whelmed by the prospect of taking his case
to court himself. The theory was that OEO
Changing the subject, I noted that a few
would provide free legal assistance through
days before, speaking in San Diego, I had
this program. But the implementation has
mentioned the "voucher system" of support-
worked out very differently.
ing pre-college education, and that the pass-
ing mention of the idea had drawn cheers
"The lawyers in CRLA have all too often
and applause from the audience. I had
been more interested in making ideological
thought that the voucher system was a good
points than in doing what they were sup-
idea, but I had not thought that it was an
posed to do. One woman complained that
emotional issue among the citizenry.
she was refused advice in a divorce pro-
"I know there are some problems with
ceeding until she agreed to lend her name to
it," the governor said, "but I've been
an ideological cause. Lawyers from the
begging for it to be tried experimentally in
CRLA participated in Cesar Chavez demon-
a few districts. The principle is sound. It
strations. Against the rules of the OEO
would bring some choice into schooling, it
itself, CRLA lawyers took criminal cases.
would avoid the whole church-state issue
We received many complaints from the
since it would be helping individuals and not
very individuals the program was designed to
institutions, and I think the very introduc-
help to the effect that it was doing so at
tion of choice would improve education by
all.
forcing the schools to meet the needs of the
"We made any number of complaints to
students more satisfactorily."
Washington about these malpractices, and
I had been surprised that morning by a
each time we were told that they would be
long editorial in the Los Angeles Times
corrected. When nothing actually was done, I
denouncing the whole voucher idea. "There
found that I just had to veto the program. I
have been quite a few changes in personnel
concluded that the OEO operation was the
there recently," the governor said. "The
greatest instance of the misuse of public
Los Angeles Times now more or less echos
funds, the greatest example of lack of
the Washington Post."
accountability, untold thousands upon thou-
We went on to talk in a wide-ranging way
sands of dollars disappearing, in the history
about some national issues and I shall
of the state.
report on the Governor's view in my next
"It's a funny thing", the governor contin-
column.
Barstow, Calif.
Desert Dispatch
(Cir. 6XW 5,463)
MAY 4 1971
Allen's P.C.B.
Est. 1888
CRLAStrategyMemo
Released By Reagan
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -A
threatening a potential witness.
confidential memo detailing
The bureau asked the commis-
strategy of California Rural
sion to issue a preliminary
Legal Assistance attorneys
injunction enjoining the CRLA
whose activities are being
from "contacting, harassing,
investigated by a special
intimidating, and threatening
federal commission has been
any and all witnesses."
made public by the office of
The request for an injunction
Gov. Ronald Reagan.
contained an affidavit from
A spokesman said Thursday
Elbert K. Gaither of Yuba City,
the document was filed with the
described as a "potential
commissión by F. Douglas
witness" in the investigation by
McDaniel, an El Centro attor-
bureau attorney William L.
ney, and that a copy was sent
Knecht.
to Lewis K. Uhler, state
Gaither said he received a
director of the Office of
phone call from a man who
Economic Opportunity.
claimed he was calling from
In another development, the
Washington and told him "the
California Farm Bureau Feder-
best thing for you to do is keep
ation accused the CRLA of
your mouth shut."
Fresno, Calif.
Bee
(Clr. D 113,377 $ 144,577)
Allen's
P.C.B.
Est. 1833
Memo Links Chavez, CRLA
By Lee Fremstad
gan administration chrages.
at the farm workers' office
there," said Reynoso. T
McClatchy Newspapers service
fers to a Brawley resident
and, I think, our best ap-
federally appointed comm
SACRAMENTO - A con-
who "will basically say
proach to this is to readily
sion investigating the gove
fidential California Rural Le-
things we tell him to." The
admit that he did spend time
nor's charges of CRLA m
gal Assistance memo which
man's name was blacked out
there in an effort to keep in
conduct resumes hearings
purportedly links an anti-
on the copies the governor's
contact with the farm work-
Monday.
poverty agency employe
office made public.
ing poor," said the memo.
with Cesar Chavze' farm
Worker's Role
State OEO director Lewis
workers union was sent to
Johnstone also discusses
K. Uhler declared in trans-
Washington today by Gov.
the relationship between
mitting the documents to
Ronald Reagan.
Hector Reyes, a CRLA com-
Reagan's office: "The memos
/
"It establishes once and
support our contention that
S
munity worker, with the Cal-
for all the illegal relation-
CRLA has been directly in-
]
exico UFWOC office.
ship beteen CRLA and the
volved in union (UFWOC)
-
"For the past four years,
United Farm Workers Orga-
activities - a deliberate vio-
S
Mr. Reyes has basically
nizing Committee (UFW-
worked full-time out of the
lation of CRLA's grant con-
S
ditions."
1
OC)," the governor wrote
United Farm Workers office
Frank Carlucci, director of
in Calexico," Johnstone
Reynoso Denial
the federal Office of Eco-
wrote.
CRLA Director Cruz Rey-
nomic Opportunity (OEO).
"Since the refunding cri-
noso responded today that
"The document concerns
sis, Mr. Reyes has not been
for one thing, Reyes has not
me greatly and threatens the
spending time in that of-
been on the CRLA payroll
integrity of the entire legal
fice."
for four years. He was hired
services program," Reagan
Johnstone also said in his
as a part-time community
wrote. "I am ordering an im-
memo that "one potentially
worker in June 1968, at $2
mediate investigation to de-
embarrassing feature" of
an hour, said Reynoso, and
termine the facts."
Reyes' presence there is the
did not begin full-time work
CRLA says the memo was
large number of telephone
with CRLA until April 1,
stolen from its El Centro of-
calls from Calexico to the
1969.
fice. In it, CRLA attorney
Delano UFWOC office billed
"We will prove the falsity
Robert B. Johnstone of El
to CRLA.
of charges against the El
Centro discusses possible
"There is no way that we Centro office when the com-
witnesses in defense of Rea- can deny Hector's presence mission holds hearings
(Cir. D 107,737 Sal. 142,253)
MAY 1 1971
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagdy's staff releases
private memos of legal aid
SACRAMENTO (P) -
tion of providing legal aid
would say, this presuma-
Without explanation, Gov.
to the rural poor.
bly referred to a section of
Ronald Reagan's staff has
The federal OEO gave
one memo about a CRLA
given newsmen copies of
CRLA a six-month fund ex-
employe believed to have
what the staff says are pri-
tension and has a three-
used CRLA's telephone
vate memos between two
judge commission now in-
credit card to make nu-
attorneys of the legal aid
vestigating CRLA activi-
merous calls between the
group Reagan is trying to
ties. The new CRLA meni-
farm union offices in De-
abolish.
OS have been submitted to
lano and Calexico.
The memos released
the commission, according
Thursday revealed nothing
to a Thursday letter to
Uhler's note to Reagan
Reagan from Lesis K. Uhl-
also said "the documents
1
substantially new about
I
Reagan's charges against
er, head of the state 0E0
display a cynical disregard
]
California Rural Leagl As-
which channels federal
for the integrity of CRLA's
]
sistance Inc. which wasn't
funds to CRLA.
proposed witnesses" to the
I
in his 283-page report and
federal commission.
1
8,000 pages of documenta-
UHLER'S NOTE said
That apparently referred
tion revealed earlier this
the memos dated last April
to the capsule sketches of
year.
2 "support our contention
potential witnesses, which
1
that CRLA has been di-
said two witnesses know
And Reagan's staff
rectly involved in union
"the CRLA law and order'
wouldn't say why the 14
(United Farm Workers Or-
I
song and dance by heart."
pages of supposedly confi-
ganizing Committee) activ-
(
another's "beard and hair
dential memos were so im-
ities, a deliberate violation
I
are probably contrary to
portant to warrant such
of CRLA's grant condi-
(
the image we are trying to
unusual treatment which
L
tions."
project" and a third "will
I
puzzled much of the Capi-
Although no one in Rea-
is
tol press corps.
basically say anything we
gan's or Uhler's offices
h
tell him to."
"The attached is for
n
your information," said a
terse cover note from Ed
Gray, Reagan's associate
press secretary.
GRAY WAS asked why
his office took the effort to
make up dozens of copies
of the memos, have his
staff distribute them to
press rooms and then not
give any hint of their im-
portance.
It was done, he said,
"because the CRLA issue
has attracted the attention
of the press and we want-
ed to make it available to
the press on an FYI (for
basis your information)
"However you want to
react is your business,' he
said.
Reagan last December
vetoed a $1.88 milion fed-
eral Office of Economic
Opportunity grant to
CRLA, claiming it doesn't
Los Angeles, Calif.
Times
(Cir. D 955,915 S 1,269,459)
MAY
Comidential CRLA
Chifin
Contin from Third Page
Memo Disclosed
are probably contrary to
the image we are trying to
project" and the woman
SACRAMENTO (UPI) - Gov.
"exudes loving middle-class
Reagan's office Thursday made pub-
concern for the welfare of
lic a confidential memo detailing
poor people."
strategy of California Rural Legal
Another witness was
Assistance attorneys whose activi-
suggested because he "is a
ties are being investigated by a spe-
Vietnam veteran and also
cial federal commission.
can probably give zome
A spokesman said the document
good heart- throb stuff
was filed with the commission by F.
about trying to keep kids
Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro at-
within the system."
torney, and that a copy was sent to
Other parts of the doc-
Lewis K. Uhler, state director of the
ument proposed calling
Office of Economic Opportunity.
certain witnesses because
It was not disclosed how McDaniel
they "will basically say
obtained a copy of the April 2 memo
anything we tell him to'
sent to Martin Glick, a statewide
and "he will testify to any-
CRLA official, from Robert B. John-
thing we wish him to
stone of the CRLA's El Centro of-
along the "law and order'
fice.
lines."
One section of the document dis-
Uhler said the memo
cussed calling an Imperial County so-
displayed a "cynical" dis-
cial worker and his wife as witnesses
regard for the integrity of
"both of them know the CRLA "law
CRLA's proposed witness-
and order' song and dance by heart."
es on the part of CRLA
Johnstone suggested that the wom-
attorneys."
an would make the better witness
The governor's office
said some of the names
since her husband's "beard and hair
listed in the memo were
Please Turn to Page 30, Col. 1
blacked out "to prevent
the possibility of harm to
innocent persons."
Reagan vetoed a $1.8
million grant for CRLA
and issued a 280-page re-
port to "document" his
charges against the agen-
cy. The commission is in-
vestigating both the Rea-
gan charges and operation
of the CRLA.
Redlands, California
Daily Facts
(Cir. 6xW 7,381)
MAY
141971
Allen's
P&C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagan orders full
investigation of CRLA
SACRAMENTO (UPI)-Gov.
originated by an official of a
since we discovered this we
Ronald Reagan today ordered a
government funded agency
issued immediate instructions
state investigation and demand-
(CRLA) make it doubly repug-
to the telephone company (I
ed a similar federal probe into
nant," he told Carlucci in a
believe last December) that we
what he described as a
letter.
would accept no more billings
"nefarious scheme" by CRLA
He said he was ordering an
to this number on third party
attorneys to coach witnesses
immediate state investigation
calls and that only credit calls
and encourage falsehoods.
and proposed Carlucci do
would be accepted," the memo
Reagan sent federal Office of
likewise, adding "in order to
said.
Economic Opportunity Director
avoidunnecessary duplication, I
Frank Carlucci a copy of a
recommend that we combine
More calls from the CRLA
confidential memo detailing
our respective investigations."
Calexico office to Delano on
strategy of California Rural
"I'm sure you will agree that
Reyes' credit card were record-
Legal Assistance attorneys
an organization which practices
ed, however, between last
whose agency is being investi-
or even condones such activities
December and February, the
gated by a special federal
as are proposed is not qualified
document states.
commission.
to receive any further public
"Hector has reported his
The governor said the memo
funding," he told Carlueci.
credit card as stolen and a new
"establishes once and for all
One segment of the memo
card has been issued and
By United Feature Syndicate. Inc.
the illegal relationship between
said Hector Reyes, a CRLA-
basically our official position on
CRLA and the United Farm
employe, "for the past four
this is that someone must have
Workers Organizing Commit-
years has basically worked
gotten hold of his card," the
tee" headed by Cesar Chavez.
full time out of the UFWOC
document states.
Reagan said the memo,
office in Calexico."
The governor's office said the
copies of which his office made
The memo said a "potential
memo was filed with the
public Thursday, was a "dis-
embarrassing feature of his
federal commission by F.
honorable proposal that advo-
time there is a large number of
Douglas McDaniel, an El
cates such practices as coach-
telephone calls from that office
Centro attorney, and that a
ing witnesses, encouraging
to the Delano office which are
copy was sent to Lewis K.
falsehoods, etc."
billed to our telephone."
Uhler, state director of the
p
"The fact that this brazen,
"Our position on this is that
Office of Economic Opportuni-
SI
open, unclassified proposal was
we never authorized it and that
W
ty.
th
a
Inglewood, Calif.
Daily News
(Cir. 6XW 7,840)
MAY 1 4 1971
Allen
3
P.C.B.
Est. 1858
Reagan may release
confidential memo
SACRAMENTO
A confidential memo detailing strategy of California Rural
Legal Assistance attorneys whose activities are being
investigated by a special federal commission has been made
public by the office of Gov. Ronald Reagan.
A spokesman said Thursday the document was filed with
the commission by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro
attorney, and that a copy was sent to Lewis K. Uhler, state
director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
In another development, the California Farm Bureau
Federation accused the CRLA of threatening a potential
witness. The bureau asked the commission to issue a
preliminary injunction enjoining the CRLA from "contacting,
harassing, intimidating, and threatening any and all
witnesses."
The request for an injunction contained an affidavit from
Elbert K. Gaither of Yuba City, described as a "potential
witness" in the investigation by bureau attorney William L.
Knecht:
Gaither said he received a phone call from a man who
claimed he was calling from Washington and told him "the
best thing for you to do is keep your mouth shut."
The memo released by Reagan's office was sent to Martin
Glick, a statewide CRLA official, from Robert B. Johnstone
of the agency's El Centro office. It was not disclosed how
McDaniel obtained it.
Reagan's office said some names listed in the memo were
blacked out "to prevent the possibility of harm to innocent
persons."
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million grant for CRLA and issued a
280-page report to "document" his charges against it. The
commission is investigating both the governor's charges and
operation of CRLA.
Uhler said the memo displayed a "cynical disregard for the
integrity of CRLA's proposed witnesses on the part of CRLA
attorneys."
One section of the memo discussed calling an Imperial
County social worker and his wife as witnesses because "both
of them know the CRLA 'law and order' song and dance by
heart."
Johnstone suggested the woman would make a better
witness since her husband's "beard and hair are probably
contrary to the image we are trying to project" and the
woman "exudes loving middle-class concern for the welfare
of poor people."
-UPI
San Clemente, Calif.
Sun-Post
(Cir. 5 X W. 5,316)
MAY 1 4 1972
Allan
3
P.
C.B.
Est. 1888
CRLA Strategy Revealed
SACRAMENTO (UPI) A confidential
Gaither said he received a phone call
of CRLA attorneys."
memo detailing strategy of California
from a man who claimed he was calling
One section of the memo discussed
Rural Legal Assistance attorneys
from Washington and told him "the best
whose activities are being investigated
thing for you to do is keep your mouth
calling an Imperial County social worker
and his wife as witnesses because "both
by a special federal commission has been
shut."
of them know the CRLA 'law and order'
made public by the office of Gov. Ronald
Reagan.
The memo released by Reagan's
song and dance by heart."
A spokesman said Thursday the
office was sent to Martin Glick, a
Johnstone suggested the woman would
document was filed with the commission
statewide CRLA official, from Robert B.
make a better witness since her husband's
by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro
Johnstone of the agency's El Centro
"beard and hair are probably contrary to
attorney, and that a copy was sent to
office. It was not disclosed how McDaniel
the image we are trying to project" and
Lewis K. Uhler, state director of the
obtained it.
the woman "exudes loving middleclass
Office of Economic Opportunity.
Reagan's office said some names listed
concern for the welfare of poor people."
In another development, the California
in the memo were blacked out "to prevent
Farm Bureau Federation accused the
the possibility of harm to innocent
Another witness was suggested
CRLA of threatening a potential witness
persons."
because he "is a Vietnam veteran and
The bureau asked the commission to
also can probably give some good heart-
issue a preliminary injunction enjoining
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million grant for
throb stuff about trying to keep kids
the CRLA from "contacting, harassing,
CRLA and issued a 280-page report to
within the system."
intimidating, and threatening any and all
"document" his charges against it. The
witnesses."
commission is investigating both the
The memo in other parts suggested
The request for an injunction contained
governor's charges and operation of
calling certain witnesses because they
an affidavit from Elbert K. Gaither of
CRLA.
"will basically say anything we tell him
Yuba City, described as
a
Uhler said the memo displayed a.
to" and "he will testify to anything we
"potential witness" in the investigation
"cynical disregard for the integrity of
wish him to along the 'law and order'
by bureau attorney William L. Knecht.
CRLA's proposed witnesses on the part
lines."
Los Angeles, Calif.
Herold Examiner
(Cir. 9 512,321)
Allen's P.C.D. Est.1888
Memo Bares CRLA Strategy
SACRAMENTO
(UPI)-Gov.
cial, from Robert B. Johnstone
publicity, and in general acted
ness since her husband's "beard
Ronald Reagan's office has
of the CRLA's El Centro office.
to "stir up trouble."
and hair probably are contrary
made public a confidential
The governor's office said
The commission is investigat-
to the image we are trying to
memo detailing strategy of Cali-
fornia Rural Legal Assistance
some of the names listed in the
ing both the Reagan charges
project," and the woman "ex-
attorneys whose activities are
memo were blacked out "to pre-
and operation of the CRLA.
udes loving middleclass concern
being investigated by a special
vent the possibility of harm to
Uhler said the memo dis-
for the welfare of poor people."
federal commission.
innocent persons."
played a "cynical disregard for
Another witness was suggest-
A spokesman said yesterday
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million
the integrity of CRLA's pro-
ed because he "is a Vietnam
the document was filed with the
grant for CRLA and issued a
posed witnesses on the part of
veteran and also probably can
commissio n by F. Douglas
280-page report to document his
CRLA attorneys."
give some good heart-throb
McDaniel, an El Centro attor-
charges against the agency.
One section of the document
stuff about trying to keep kids
ney, and that a copy was sent to
Instances were cited in the
discussed calling an Imperial
within the system."
Lewis K. Uhler, state director
study where CRLA attorneys al-
County social worker and his
Other parts of the document
of the Office of Economic Op-
legedly persuaded relief clients
wife as witnesses because "both
proposed calling certain wit-
portunity.
to prefer false charges, quoted
of them know the CRLA "law
nesses because they "will basi-
It was not disclosed how Mc-
complaints from individuals
and order' song and dance by
cally say anything we tell him
Daniel obtained a copy of the
that attorneys of the CRLA only
heart."
to," and "he will testify to any-
April 2 memo sent to Martin
were interested in "class ac-
Johnstone suggested the wom-
thing we wish him to along the
Glick, a statewide CRLA offi-
tion" suits that could generate
an would make the better wit-
"law and order' lines."
Modesto, Calif.
Bee
(Cir. D. 45,178 Sun. 47,770)
MAY 14 1971
Est. 1888
Allen's Governor Says Confidential
P.C.\
Memo Links CRLA, Chavez
By Lee Fremstad
McClatchy Newspapers Service
"Since the refunding crisis
SACRAMENTO - A confiden-
Mr. Reyes has not been spend-
ing time in that office."
tial California Rural Legal As-
Johnstone also said in his
sistance memo which purported-
memo that "one potentially em-
ly links an antipoverty agency
employe with Cesar Chavez'
barassing feature" of Reyes'
United Farm Workers was sent
presence there is the large num-
ber of telephone calls from
to Washington today by Gov.
Calexico to the Delano UFWOC
Ronald Reagan.
"It establishes once and for
all the illegal relationship be-
office billed to CRLA.
1968, at $2 an hour, said Key-
tween CRLA and the United
"There is no way that we
noso, and did not begin full
Farm Workers Organizing Com-
can deny Hector's presence at
time work with CRLA until
mittee," the governor wrote
the farm workers' office and, I
April 1, 1969.
Frank Carlucci, director of the
think, our best approach to this
"This document has been tak-
federal Office of Economic Op-
is to readily admit that he did
en out of context and gives a
portunity.
spend time there in an effort to
totally misleading view of the
keep in contact with the farm
"The document concerns me
true facts," said Reynoso. He
greatly and threatens the in-
working poor," said the memo.
did not question the authenticity
Declared State Office of Eco-
of the memo.
tegrity of the entire legal ser-
nomic Opportunity Director
vices program," Reagan wrote.
Reynoso added that when
"I am ordering an immediate
Lewis K. Uhler in transmitting
CRLA learned of the credit card
investigation to determine the
the documents to Gov. Reagan's
charges for calls to the union
office: "The memos support
office, Reyes was billed for
facts."
our contention that CRLA has
them. Reynoso said they only
Discusses Witnesses
been directly involved in union
amount to about $10.
CRLA says the memo W a $
(UFWOC) activities - a de-
"We will prove the falsity of
"st len" from its El Centro of-
liberate violation of CRLA's
charges against the El Centro
fice. In it CRLA attorney Rob-
grant conditions."
office when the commission
ert B. Johnstone of El Centro
CRLA Director Cruz Reynoso
holds hearings there," said
discusses possible witnesses in
responded today that for one
defense of Regan administra-
Reynoso. The federally appoint-
thing, Reyes has not been on
ed commission investigating the
tion charges.
the CRLA payroll for four years.
governor's charges of CRLA
The Johnstone memo refers
He was hired as a part time
misconduct will resume hear-
to a Brawley resident who
community worker in June
ings Monday.
"will basically say things we
tell him to." The man's name
was blacked out on the copies
the governor's office made pub-
lic.
In it, Johnstone also discusses
the relationship between Hec-
tor Reyes, a CRLA community
worker, with the Calexico office
of the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee.
"For the past four years, Mr.
Reyes has basically worked full
time out of the United Farm
Workers office in Calexico,"
Johnstone wrote.
Huntington Park, Calif.
Signal
(Cir. 6 X W. 25,000)
MAY
P.C.S.
1888
COPIES TO NEWSMEN
Reagan Releases Memos
In Slap Against CRLA
SACRAMENTO (AP) -
Without explanation, Gov.
"However you want to
Reagan's staff has given
react is your business," he
newsmen copies of what the
said.
staff says are private memos
Reagan last December
between two attorneys of the
vetoed a $1.88 million federal
legal aid group Reagan is
Office of Economic Op-
trying to abolish.
portunity grant to CRLA,
The memos released
claiming it doesn't adequate-
Thursday revealed nothing
ly serve its function of pro-
substantially new about
viding legal aid to the rural
Reagan's charges against
poor.
California Rural Legal
The federal OEO gave
Assistance Inc. which wasn't
CRLA a six-month fund ex-
in his 283-page report and
tension and has a three-judge
8,000 pages of documentation
commission now in-
revealed earlier this year.
vestigating CRLA activities.
And Reagan's staff
The new CRLA memos have
wouldn't say why the 14
been submitted to the com-
pages of supposedly con-
mission, according to a
fidential memos were so im-
Thursday letter to Reagan
from Leslie K. Uhler, head of
SACRAMENTO (AP) -
and contend the state needs a
portant as to warrant such
the state OEO which chan-
Senate Democrats have
tax increase anyway to pay
unusual treatment which
puzzled much of the Capitol
nels federal funds to CRLA.
pumped more than $400
for other programs - like
Uhler's note said the
milhon into Gov. Reagan's
new public school aid - that
press corps.
memos dated last April 2
welfare budget - restoring
weren't in Reagan's budget.
"The attached is for your
welfare spending to the cur-
By leaving welfare under
information," said a terse
rent level which Reagan says
present budgeting pro-
cover note from Ed Gray,
will bankrupt the state.
cedures, spending for the
Reagan's associate press
The action came on a 7-4
year starting July 1 would
secretary.
party line vote by the Senate
run $816.6 million, according
Questioned
Finance Committee late
to Reagan budget figures.
Gray was asked why his of-
Thursday.
The Finance Committee also
fice took the effort to make
All four no votes came
addded $146 million in the
up dozens of copies of the
from Republicans. One said it
Welfare-related Medi-Cal pro-
memos, have his staff
would mean "a monumental
gram of health care for the
i
distribute them to press
tax increase" to pass the
poor.
rooms and then not give any
budget that way.
Teale said it's impossible to
hint of their importance.
It boosts the Republican
say how much Medi-Cal will
It was done, he said, "be-
governor's original $6.74
cost until legislative fiscal
cause the CRLA issue has
billion economy budget to
experts can find out how
attracted the attention of the
almost $7.5 billion and it
many welfare recipients
press and we wanted to make
would need almost $1 billion
might be cut from the rolls
it available to the press on an
in new taxes to be balanced.
because of the welfare
FYI (for your information)
"This protects the life sup-
basis
reform.
port items of the people,"
said Sen. Stephen P. Teale,
The action took a matter of
D-West Point as he proposed
a few minutes with virtually
no debate after the com-
that the committee ignore
Reagan's welfare reform pro-
mittee had haggled for more
than an hour over a $300,000
gram in preparing to send its
budget to the full Senate, pro-
park planning item.
bably by the middle of next
One of the Republicans
week.
voting no was Sen. Clair
Burgener, R-San Diego,
Santa Paula, Calif.
Daily Chronicle
(Cir. 6xW 5,041)
MAY
4971
Est. 1888
Reagan Bares CRLA Strategy
SACRAMENTO - A confidential memo detailing strat-
egy of California Rural Legal Assistance attorneys whose
activities are being investigated by a special federal com-
mission has been made public by the office of Gov. Ronald
Reagan. A spokesman said Thursday the document was filed
with the commission by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro
attorney, and that a copy was sent to Lewis K. Uhler, state
director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. In another
development, the California Farm Bureau Federation ac-
cused the CRLA of threatening a potential witness. The
bureau asked the commission to issue a preliminary injunc-
tion enjoining the CRLA from "contacting, harassing, in
timidating, and threatening any and all witnesses."
Madi
El Cajon, Calif.
Daily Californian
(Cir. 6XW 9,823)
MAY 14
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagan Says
By KEITH HEARN
Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov.
Reagan said today a document
that has fallen into his admin-
istration's hands proves that
CRLA Gave
California Rural Legal Assist-
ance gave illegal aid to Cesar
Chavez' farm workers union.
The Republican governor
sent a copy of the document to
Frank Carlucci, director of
President Nixon's Office of
Economic Opportunity and said
Illegal Aid
the CRLA issue has attracted
it "threatens the integrity of
The federal OEO gave CB
the entire legal services pro-
the attention of the press and
a six-month fund extension
uted copies of the memos to
we wanted to make it available
gram."
has a three-judge commis
He said he would investigate
newsmen Thursday.
to the press on an FYI (for
the document and proposed "In
your information) basis
now investigating CRLA ac
The memos released Thursday
ties. The new CRLA me
order to avoid unnecessary du-
revealed nothing substantially
"Howevr you want to react
have been submitted to the C
plication, I recommend that we
new about Reagan's charges
is your business," he said.
mission, according to a Th
combine our respective investi-
against California Rural Legal
Reagan last December vetoed
day letter to Reagan from Le
gations."
Assistance Inc. which wasn't
a $1.88 million federal Office of
K. Uhler, head of the state (
The document, alleged to be
in his 283-page report and 8,000
Economic Opportunity grant to
which channels federal fu
a memo between CRLA attor-
pages of documentation revealed
neys, was branded by Reagan
CRLA, claiming it doesn't ade-
to CRLA.
earlier this year.
as "a dishonorable proposal
quately serve its function of pro-
Uhler's note said the me
that advocates such practices
And Reagan's staff wouldn't
viding legal aid to the rural
dated last April 2 "support
poor.
contention that CRLA has t
as coaching witnesses, encour-
say why the 14 pages of sup-
posedly confidential memos were
so important to warrant such
aging falsehoods, etc
The
fact that this brazen, open, un-
directly invovled in unlon
unusual treatment which puz-
classified proposal was origi-
(United Farm Workers Organiz-
zled much of the Capitol press
nated by an official of a govern-
ing Committee - UFWOC) ac-
corps.
ment funded agency (CRLA)
"The attached is for your in-
tivities, .a deliberate violation
makes it doubly repugnant."
formation," said a terse cover
of CRLA's grant conditions."
He said any such organization
note from Ed Gray, Reagan's
Although no one in Reagan's
should not be continued.
associate press secretary.
or Uhler's offices would say,
Reagan vetoed all CRLA
Gray was asked why his of-
this presumably referred to a
funds last December but Car-
fice took the effort to make up
section of one memo about a
lucci continued the organization
dozens of copies of the memos,
CRLA employe believed to have
for another six months on a
have his staff distribute them
used CRLA's telephone credit
temperary grant.
to press rooms and then not
card to make numerous calls
Reagan's press office distrib-
give any hint of their import-
between UFWOC offices in De-
ance.
lano and Calexico.
It was done, he said, "because
Palm Springs, Calif.
Desert Sun
(Cir. 6 X W. 9,332)
MAY 1 4 1971
Allen's
P.
C.B.
Est. 1888
WITNESSES WARNED?
Injunction Seeks
Blockade Of
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -A
Reagan's office said some
confidential memo detailing
names listed in the memo were
strategy of California Rural
blacked out "to prevent the
Legal Assistance attorneys
possibility of harm to innocent
whose activities are being
persons.'
investigated by a special
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 million
federal commission has been
grant for CRLA and issued a
made public by the office of
280-page report to "document"
Gov. Ronald Reagan.
his charges against it. The
A spokesman said Thursday
commission is investigating
the document was filed with the
both the governor's charges and
commission by F. Douglas
operation of CRLA.
McDaniel, an El Centro attor-
Uhler said the memo dis-
ney, and that a copy was sent
to Lewis K. Uhler, state
played a "cynical disregard for
director of the Office of
the integrity of CRLA's pro-
Economic Opportunity.
posed witnesses on the part of
In another development, the
CRLA attorneys."
California Farm Bureau Feder-
One section of the memo
ation accused the CRLA of
discussed calling an Imperial
threatening a potential witness.
County social worker and his
The bureau asked the commis-
wife as witnesses because
sion to issue a preliminary
"both of them know the CRLA
injunction enjoining the CRLA
'law and order' song and dance
from "contacting, harassing,
by heart."
intimidating, and threatening
Johnstone suggested the wo-
any and all witnesses."
man would make a better
The request for an injunction
witness since her husband's
contained an affidavit from
"beard and hair are probably
Elbert K. Gaither of Yuba City,
contrary to the image we are
described as a "potential
trying to project" and the
witness" in the investigation by
woman "exudes loving middle-
bureau attorney William L.
class concern for the welfare of
Knecht.
poor people."
Gaither said he received a
phone call from a man who
Another witness was suggest
claimed he was calling from
ed because he "is a Vietnam
Washington and told him "the
veteran and also can probably
best thing for you to do is keep
give some good heart-throb
your mouth shut."
stuff about trying to keep kids
The memo released by
within the system."
Reagan's office was sent to
The memo in other parts
Martin Glick, a statewide
suggested calling certain wit-
CRLA official, from Robert B.
nesses because they "will
Johnstone of the agency's El
basically say anything we tell
Centro office. It was not
him to" and "he will testify to
disclosed how McDaniel ob-
anything we wish him to along
tained it.
the 'law and order' lines."
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
News-Chronicls
(Cir. D 8,323 $ 8,323)
MAY
Allen
3
P.C.B.
Est. 1853
CRLA memo
released by
Gov. Reagan
SACRAMENTO (UPI)-A
confidential memo detailing
strategy of California Rural
Legal Assistance attorneys
whose activities are being
investigated by a special
federal commission has been
made public by the office of
Gov. Ronald Reagan.
A spokesman said Thur-
sday the document was filed
with the commission by F.
Douglas McDaniel, an El
Centro attorney, and that a
copy was sent to Lewis K.
Uhler, state director of the
Office of Economic Op-
portunity.
The memo released by
Reagan's office was sent to
Martin Glick, a statewide
CRLA official, from Robert
B. Johnstone of the agency's
El Centro office. It was not
disclosed how McDaniel
obtained it.
Reagan vetoed a $1.8
million grant for CRLA and
issued a 280-page report to
"document" his charges
against it. The commission is
investigating both the
governor's charges and
operation of CRLA.
Uhler said the memo
displayed a "cynical
disregard for the integrity of
CRLAs proposed witnesses
on the part of CRLA at-
torneys.'
One section of the memo
discussed calling an Im-
perial County social worker
and his wife as witnesses
because "both of them know
the CRLA 'law and order'
song and dance by heart."
San Francisco, Calif.
Examiner
(Cir. D 208,023, Sat. 167,357)
MAY 14 1971
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Secret Memo
CRLA Battle
242
Plan Revealed
SACRAMENTO - (UPI)
eration of the CRLA.
- Governor Reagan's office
Uhler said the memo dis-
has made public a confidén-
played a "cynical disregard
tial memo detailing strategy
for the integrity of CRLA's
of California Rural Legal As-
proposed witnesses on the
sistance attorneys whose ac-
part of CRLA attorneys."
tivities are being investigat-
One section of the docu-
ed by a special federal com-
ment discussed calling an
mission.
Imperial County social work-
A spokesman said yester-
er and his wife as witnesses
day the document was filed
because "both of them know
with the commission by F.
the CRLA law and order'
Douglas McDaniel. an El
song and dance by heart."
Centro attorney. and that a
Image
copy was sent to Lewis K.
Johnstone suggested the
Uhler, state director of the
woman would make the bet-
Office of Economic Oppor-
ter witness since her hus-
tunity.
band's "beard and hair are
It. was not disclosed how
probably contrary to the im-
McDaniel obtained a copy of
age we are trying to project"
the April 2 memo sent to
and the woman "exudes lov-
Martin Glick, a statewide
ing middle-class concern for
CRLA official, from Robert
the welfare of poor people.'
B. Johnstone of the CRLA's
Another witness was sug-
El Centro office.
gested because he is a Viet-
Names Removed
nam veteran and also can
The Governor's office said
probably give some good
some of the names listed in
heart-throb. stuff about trying
the memo were blacked out
to keep kids within the sys-
"to prevent the possibility of
tem."
harm to innocent persons."
Other parts of the docu-
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 mil-
ment proposed calling cer-
lion grant for CRLA and is-
tain witnesses because they
sued a 280-page report to
"will basically say anything
document his charges
we tell him to" and "he will
against the agency. The com-
testify to anything we wish
mission is investigating both
him to along the "law and or-
the Reagan charges and op-
der' lines."
Oakland, Calif.
Tribune
(Cir. 0 225,038, Sat. 209,931,
Sun. 251,534)
MAY 14 1971
P.C.B.
F.st. 1888
Private
CRLA
Memo
Released
SACRAMENTO (AP) -
Without explanation, Gover-
"However you want to react
nor Reagan's staff has given
is your business," he said.
have used CRLA's telephone
contrary to the image we
credit card to make numerous
Reagan last December ve-
trying to project" and a th
newsmen copies of what the
calls between UFWOC offices
staff says are private memos
toed a $1.88 million federal Of-
"will basically say anyth
in Delano and Calexico.
fice of Economic Opportunity
we tell him to."
between two attorneys of the
grant to CRLA, claiming it
Uhler's note to Reagan also
Gray's note to the pi
legal aid group Reagan is
doesn't adequately serve its
said "the documents display a
said "certain names contai
trying to abolish.
function of providing legal aid
cynical disregard for the in-
in press copies of the CR
The memos released yester-
to the rural poor.
tegrity of CRLA's proposed
memoranda have b
day revealed nothing substan-
tially new about Reagan's
The federal OEO gave
witnesses" to the federal com-
blocked out to prevent
CRLA a six-month fund exten-
mission.
possibility of harm to innoc
charges against California Ru-
ral Legal Assistance Inc.
sion and has a three - judge
That apparently referred to
persons.'
which wasn't in his 283-page
commission now investigating
the capsule sketches of poten-
But one press packet he (
CRLA activities. The new
tial witnesses, which said two
report and 8,000 pages of doc-
tributed included two cop
CRLA memos have been sub-
witnesses know "the CRLA
umentation revealed earlier
of a page mentioning cou
this year.
mitted to the commission, ac-
'law and order' song and
poverty program director
cording to a Thursday letter
dance by heart," another's
one copy with the names,
And Reagan's staff wouldn't
to Reagan from Lesis K. Uhl-
"bread and hair are probably
other with them inked
say why the 14 pages of sup-
er, head of the state OEO
posedly confidential memos
which channels federal funds
were so important to warrant
to CRLA.
such unusual treatment which
Uhler's note said the memos
puzzled much of the Capitol
dated last April 2 "support our
press corps.
contention that CRLA has
"The attached is for your
been directly involved in un-
information," said a terse
ion. United Farm Workers Or-
cover note from Ed Gray,
ganizaing Committee - UFW-
Reagan's associate press sec-
OC activities, a deliberate vio-
retary.
lation- of CRLA's grant condi-
Gray was asked why his of-
tions."
fice took the effort to make up
Although no one in Reagan's
dozens of copies of the mem-
or Uhler's offices would say,
05, have his staff distribute
this presumably referred to a
them to press rooms and then
section of one memo about 2
not give any hint of their im-
CRLA employe believed to
portance.
It was done, he said, "be-
cause the CRLA issue has at-
tracted the attention of the
press and we wanted to make
it available to the press on an
FYI for your information ba-
sis
San Francisco, Calif.
Chronicle
(Cir. D 478,704 . Sat. 443,306)
MAY 14 1971
Allen C.B.
Est. 1888
Uhler said the memo dis-
Confidential
played a "cynical disregard
for the integrity of CRLA's
proposed witnesses on the
CRLA Memo
part of CRLA attorneys."
One section of the docu-
Revealed
ment discussed calling an
Imperial county social work-
er and his wife as witnesses
because "both of them know
Sacramento
the CRLA 'law and order'
Governor Ronald Rea-
song and dance by heart."
gan's office made public a
Johnstone suggested the
confidential memo yester-
woman would make the bet-
day detailing strategy of
ter witness since her hus-
California rural legal as-
band's "beard and hair are
sistance attorneys whose
probably contrary to the im-
activities are being investi-
age we are trying to project"
gated by a special Federal
and the woman "exudes lov-
commission.
ing middle-class concern for
A spokesman said that the
the welfare of poor people."
document Was filed with the
Other parts of the docu-
Commission by F. Douglas
ment proposed calling cer-
McDaniel, an El Centro at-
tain witnesses because they
torney, and that a copy was
"will basically say anything
sent to Lewis K. Uhler, State
we tell him to" and "he will
director of the Office of Eco-
testify to anything we wish
nomic Opportunity.
him to along the 'law and or-
It was not disclosed how
der' lines."
McDaniel obtained a copy of
United Press
the April 2 memo sent to
Martin Glick, a Statewide
CRLA official, from Robert
B. Johnstone of the CRLA's
El Centro office.
The Governor's office said
some-of the names listed in
the memo were blacked out
"to prevent the possibility of
harm to innocent persons."
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 mil-
lion grant for CRLA and is-
sued a 280-page report to
"document" his charges
against the agency. The
Commission is investigating
both the Reagan charges and
operation of the CRLA.
Colifornia
OEO Director Reveals
'Cynical' CRLA Memos
Copley News Service
Two inter-office memos of California
Rural Legal Assistance lawyers which fell
into the hands of Lewis Uhler, director of
the State Office of Economic Opportunity,
display "a cynical disregard for the integ-
Metro Page
rity of CRLA's proposed witnesses" in a
hearing on the OEO-CRLA controversy,
Uhler said Thursday.
The Sacramento Union
The memos and a memo from Uhler to
Governor Reagan were distributed to the
Friday Morning, May 14, 1971
Page A3
press by Reagan's press office. The mem-
os "speak for themselves," commented
Ed Gray, assistant press secretary.
fare of poor people, and as mentioned
hundreds of poor farm workers pass
Uhler received the two memos report-
above knows by heart the song and
through it every day, and he is able to
edly exchanged by Marty Glick of the
dance."
communicate with them in regard to their
CRLA central office and Robert John-
Mr. (name blocked out by gover-
legal problems he then refers to
stone of the El Centro CRLA from Wil-
nor's press office) is a very convincing,
CRLA
liam Knecht of Berkeley, counsel for F.
soft-spoken witness on the stand
and
Douglas McDaniel of El Centro, who has
in addition will basically say anything we
"However, one potentially embarrass-
asked to testify at a forthcoming hearing
tell him to."
ing feature of his time there is a large
into the OEO-CRLA controversy in El
City Councilman (name blacked out
number of telephone calls from that office
Centro.
by governor's press office) "would be a
to the Delano UFWOC office which are
The hearing will be part of an investi-
must as a witness and by and large will
billed to our telephone. Our position is
gation into Reagan's veto of CRLA fund-
testify to anything we want him to."
that since we discovered this we issued
ing by the federal OEO.
immediate instructions to the telephone
City Councilman (name blacked
company that we would accept no more
UHLER TOLD Reagan the memos
out) "will testify to anything we wish him
also "support our contention that CRLA
billings on third party calls and that only
to along the 'law and order' lines
one
has been directly involved in union
drawback is that his son is a CRLA attor-
credit card calls would be accepted.
(United Farm Workers' Organizing
ney in the Santa Rosa office, which gives
"FROM DECEMBER to February
Committee) activities - a deliberate vio-
some basis for impeachment of his testi-
1971, a number of credit calls from the
lation of CRLA's grant conditions."
mony.
Calexico office to Delano on Hector's
Johnstone allegedly had these com-
credit card number were recorded. Hec-
ments in a memo to Glick on potential
Two student leaders in the Imperial
witnesses who might testify in El Centro:
Valley (names blacked out): "They will
tor has reported his credit card as stolen
"Our feeling is that some staff
say anything we would want them to and
and a new card has been issued and basi-
have basically already learned the CRLA
cally our official position on this is that
member of the clinic (Clinica de Salubri-
song and dance by heart."
someone must have gotten hold of his
dad de Campesinos) should be a witness
card."
"but that it probably should not be Mr.
In his memo to Glick, Johnstone also
(Ventura) Huerta, (the project director)
reportedly commented on a Uhler charge
In his request to testify, McDaniel said
as Mr. Huerta lacks the stage presence in
that the CRLA had been working illegally
he would say that he observed a CRLA
articulation to be a convincing witness."
with UFWOC.
attorney advise picketing UFWOC mem-
"From the point of view of articulation
bers on a field June 6, 1970, to violate a
and middle class 'apple pie' appearance,
"FOR THE PAST four years Mr.
restraining order then in force to try to
Dr. (David) Flaggagan would be the ideal
(Hector) Reyes has basically worked full-
provoke a contempt citation.
witness to testify to CRLA's involvement
time out of the United Farm Workers of-
with the clinic and relatedmatters."
fice in Calexico: Our official position on
Gray said some of the names in the
this, of course, is not that his time has
Johnstone memo were blacked out to
DONNA ENGLISH (of the Imperial
been that extensive in that office but that
avoid damaging their reputations since
County Welfare Department) "exudes
as a good community worker he uses that
there were implications that they might
loving, middle class concern for the wel-
office as an outreach on the basis that
agree to commit perjury.
Sacramento, Calif.
The See
(Cir. D. 172,411 Sun. 200,546)
MAY 11 1 1971
Allen's
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Reagan Claims Memo Links
CRLA Aide, Chavez Farm Union
By Leo Fremstad
has basically worked full time out of
Bee Capitol Bureau
the United Farm Workers Office in
A confidential California Rural Le-
Calexico," Johnstone wrote.
gal Assistance memo which purport-
"Since the refunding crisis Mr.
edly links an antipoverty agency em-
Reyes has not been spending time in
ploye with Cesar Chavez's United
that office."
Farm Workers was sent to Washing-
Johnstone also said in his memo
ton today by Gov. Ronald Reagan.
that "one potentially embarrassing
"It establishes once and for all the
feature" of Reyes' presence there is
illegal relationship between CRLA
the large number of telephone calls
and the United Farm Workers Orga-
from Calexico to the Delano UFWOC
nizing Committee (UFWOC)," the
office billed to CRLA.
governor wrote Frank Carlucci, direc-
"There is no way that we can deny
tor of the federal Office of Economic
Hector's presence at the farmwork-
Opportunity.
ers' office and I think our best ap-
"The document concerns me great-
proach to this is to readily admit that
ly and threatens the integrity of the
he did spend time there in an effort
entire legal services program," Rea-
to keep in contact with the farm
gan wrote. "I am ordering an immedi-
working poor," said the memo.
ate investigation to determine the
Declared State Office of Economic
facts."
Opportunity Director Lewis K. Uhler
CRLA says the memo was "stalen"
in transmitting the documents to Gov.
from its El Centro office. In it CRLA
Reagan's office: "The memos support
our contention that CRLA has been
attorney Robert B. Johnstone of El
Centro discusses possible witnesses in
directly involved in union (UFWOC)
activities - a deliberate violation of
defense of Reagan administration
charges.
CRLA's grant conditions."
Brawley Resident
Not On Payroll
The Johnstone memo refers to a
CRLA Director Cruz Reynoso re.
Brawley resident who "will basically
sponded today that for one thing,
say things we tell him to." The man's
Reyes has not been on the CRLA pay-
name was blacked out on the copies
roll for four years. He was hired as a
the governor's office made public.
part-time community worker in June
1968, at $2 an hour, said Reynoso, and
In it Johnstone also discusses the
did not begin full time work with
relationship between Hector Reyes, a
CRLA until April 1, 1969.
CRLA community worker, with the
"This document has been taken out
Calexico office of the United Farm
of context and gives a totally mislead-
Workers Organizing Committee
ing view of the true facts," said Rey-
(UFWOC).
noso. He did not question the authen-
"For the past four years Mr. Reyes
ticity of the memo.
Reynoso added that when CRLA
learned of the credit card charges for
calls to the union office, Reyes was
billed for them. Reynoso said they
only amounted to about $10.
"We will prove the falsity of
charges against the El Centro office
when the commission holds hearings
there," said Reynoso. The federally
appointed commission investigating
the governor's charges of CRLA-mis-
conduct resumes hearings on Monday.
San Francisco, Calif.
Chronicle
(Cir. D 478,704 - Sot. 443,306)
MAY 14 1971
Allen
3
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Uhler said the memo dis-
Confidential
played a "cynical disregard
for the integrity of CRLA's
proposed witnesses on the
CRLA Memo
part of CRLA attorneys."
One section of the docu-
ment discussed calling an
Revealed
Imperial county social work-
er and his wife as witnesses
because "both of them know
Sacramento
the CRLA 'law and order'
Governor Ronald Rea-
song and dance by heart."
gan's office made public a
Johnstone suggested the
confidential memo yester-
woman would make the bet-
day detailing strategy of
ter witness since her hus-
California rural legal as-
band's "beard and hair are
sistance attorneys whose
probably contrary to the im-
activities are being investi-
age we are trying to project"
gated by a special Federal
and the woman "exudes lov-
commission.
ing middle-class concern for
A spokesman said that the
the welfare of poor people."
document was filed with the
Other parts of the docu-
Commission by F. Douglas
ment proposed calling cer-
McDaniel, an El Centro at.
tain witnesses because they
torney, and that a copy was
"will basically say anything
sent to Lewis K. Uhler, State
we tell him to" and "he will
director of the Office of Eco-
testify to anything we wish
nomic Opportunity.
him to along the 'law and or-
It was not disclosed how
der' lines."
McDaniel obtained a copy of
United Press
the April 2 memo sent to
Martin Glick, a Statewide
CRLA official, from Robert
B. Johnstone of the CRLA's
El Centro office.
The Governor's office said
some of the names listed in
the memo were blacked out
"to prevent the possibility of
harm to innocent persons."
Reagan vetoed a $1.8 mil-
lion grant for CRLA and is-
sued a 280-page report to
"document" his charges
against the agency. The
Commission is investigating
both the Reagan charges and
operation of the CRLA.
Le Hobra, Calif.
Daily Star Progress
(Cir. 5,528)
Est. 1888
The Senate Finance Con
1
tee chairman, Sen. Randolph
Record State Budget
Collier, D-Yreka, also hopes to
have the upper house version of
the budget before the full
Senate next week.
Like the Assembly's, the
Set For California
Senate budget proposal is
expected to exceed Reagan's
request. The committee alrady
has added $100 million as an
"inflation factor" for schools.
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The
education and salary increases
funds for the Office of
The state budget for next
Assembly Ways and Means
for state employes and higher
Economic Opportunity was
education faculty members.
fiscal year is supposed to be
Committee early today expand-
eliminated from the budget.
ed Gov. Ronald Reagan's
University of California and
The office, which also receives
enacted by July 1, but for the
proposed state budget by $318
State College faculty received
past two years the legislature
substantial funding from the
million and sent the record $7.1
no salary increases this year
has run past the deadline.
federal government, has been
Each house still must agree
billion spending program to the
but were given $39.2 million for
heavily criticized by both a
on the same version of the
Assembly floor.
10 per cent wage hikes in the
federal report and state legisla-
If enacted the budget would
proposed budget.
tors for not serving the needs
budget before it can go to
put an increased drain on cash
The spending program also
Reagan's desk. The two-house
of the poor.
reserves and add substantial
includes $76.9 million for 5 per
agreement is worked out in a
The agency has been carrying
closed-door conference commit-
weight to tax hike efforts
cent salary increases for state
out Reagan's fight against
aimed at solving the state's
employes.
tee meeting.
California Rural Legal Assis-
financial problems without cut-
The committee approved
tance (CRLA).
ting programs.
budgets of $573 million for
Also approved was $65,000 to
The whopping 1971-72 state
welfare and $589 million for
transfer the California Mari-
budget proposal was approved
Medi-Cal, just as requested by
time Academy at Vallejo to the
by the committee on a split
Reagan. But it inserted provi-
state college system.
moice vote. Assemblyman Wil-
sions to ensure that counties
To help balance the massive
lie L. Brown Jr., D-San
would not be forced to pay the
budget, the committee used
Francisco, Committee Chair-
bill if the administration's
$348 million from the state's
man and House manager of the
figures were too low.
cash reserve fund. The purpose
bill, hopes to take the measure
Language was included in the
of the fund is to pay state bills
to a floor vote next week.
budget warning the state Lands
during periods when the "cash
Reagan had asked the legisla-
Commission it could face a loss
flow" into the treasury is slow.
ture to appr e a $6.73 billion
of its own funds if it does not
However, Reagan has said
spending plan.
curb the use of state tidelands
the state will have to use
Major features of the en-
revenue to support the Queen
warrants or anticipation notes
larged budget include added
Mary Museum in Long Beach.
in September anyway and the
expenditures of $82 million for
The entire $70,000 in state
comimttee action-if upheld by
the legislature-would further
limit the amount of available
cash.
The ultimate solution to the
cash flow problem is enactment
of the withholding form of
income tax collection plus
either reduced spending or a
tax increase.
Brown told newsmen use of
the fund would probably prompt
a tax increase.
Reagan opposes a tax in-
crease.
San Diego, Calif.
Union
(Cir. D 148,337 - S 258,650)
MAYS
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
OEO Chief
The national OEO director
funded the CRLA for six
months pending the outcome of
UrgesLegal
the federal commission hear-
ings and recommendations:
Judicare would be less costly
than the CRLA and provide
Aid Shift
more effective service to the
poor, Uhler said.
The legal system proposed by
the Reagan administration
would involve the services of
Judicare's Adoption
minority attorneys as well as
To Replace CRLA
"establishment" lawyers, he
said.
Backed By Uhler
'MORE CONFORTABLE'
EL CENTRO - State Office
"Persons in the low-income
1
of Economic Opportunity direc-
category would feel more com-
tor Lewis K. Unler has advo-
fortable and have more con-
cated the adoption of Judicare
fidence in attorneys within
to replace- California Rural Le-
their own neighborhood," the
\
gal Assistance (CRLA) to pro-
state OEO director said.
1
vide legal services to the poor.
The program would include
(
The OEO director said the
self-regulation due to the de-
1
Judicare plan would provide for
mands of the clients whose fees
partial payment for the legal
would be based on a sliding
services based on the income of
scale depending upon their in-
the client. The legal plan would
come.
:
employ the services of estab-
Judicare would also. assist
(
lished attorneys.
minority attorneys in private
}
Uhler, in an appearance here
practice with increased busi-
Tuesday to prepare for hear-
ness. Most minority attorneys
1
ings by a federal commission
are required to accept govern-
1
here next week, said Judicare
ment positions due to the lack
I
would provide more effective
of private business, he said.
service to low-income persons
The Judicare program, pro-
and would encourage the
posed by the Reagan adminis-
clients to take an active inter-
tration, would establish: (1)
fixed level eligiblity standards
(
est in the preparation of legal
for the poor; (2) sliding scale
-
cases due to the payment of a
fees for eligible clients (3) vari-
I
portion of the fees.
3 RETIRED JUSTICES
ations of fee schedules, accord-
i
ing to location and the nature of
The federal commission,
the legal claim; and (4) the
composed of two retired state
contribution of a set number of
1
Supreme Court chief justices
hours by participating attor-
from Maine and Wisconsin and
neys in the counseling of low-
an associate justice from the
income persons with legal prob-
1
state of Colorado, will conduct
lems.
a two-day hearing May 20-21 on
The plan has not been sub-
charges of illegal activities by
mitted to the state.
the CRLA based on a report
submitted to the national OEO
office.
Gov. Ronald Reagan vetoed
the federally-funded CRLA $1.8
million budget for 1971 on the
basis of the report assembled
by Uhler's staff.
Berkeley, Calif.
Gozette
(Cir. D 14,219)
MAY 1971
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Assemblyman Meade
New Dimension in State
Poverty War Struggle
By KEN MEADE
appointed to the post by Rea-
INSTEAD OF deciding for
Assemblyman, 16th District
gan has concentrated his ef-
or against CRLA on the veto
SACRAMENTO - A new
forts on finding abuses within
question, the Health Educa-
dimension has been added to
federally-funded OEO pro-
tion and Welfare Secretary
the battle between the State's
grams.
extended. the current grant
poverty programs, the Legis-
Using ammunition supplied
level for another six months
lature, and the State Office of
by the State OEO office, the
and ordered a special three-
Economic Opportunity.
Governor has vetoed funds for
judge commission to Califor-
For the past two years, con-
several anti-poverty pro-
nia for hearings.
cerned lawmakers have ques-
grams. The hottest issue in
At this point, the tide began
tioned activities of the State
this exchange has been with
to turn for Uhler and the
OEO office under Director
the highly successful Califor-
State OEO. They had moved
Lewis Uhler. The ex-Bircher
nia Rural Legal Assistance
pretty freely about the State
(CRLA).
investigating and intimidating
Last year, the Governor at-
local poverty officials. But
tempted to blunt the effec-
when the federal commission
tiveness of CREA by demand-
arrived in San Francisco to
ing its directors sign a list of
take testimony and determine
"agreements" in order to
validity of charges against
gain his approval of federal
CRLA, Uhler and the State
funds. Among these was a
Office, with support from the
pledge not to sue any govern-
Governor, refused to appear
ment agency for failure to
before them.
comply with laws.
REAGAN SAID the com-
CRLA has, despite charges
mission "did not understand
from the Governor, basically
its proper function." He cava-
concerned itself with individu-
lierly told commission
al problems of the rural poor.
members the "State has al-
However, it has successfully
ready proven its accusa-
brought class actions against
tions," and suggested hear-
both private and public agen-
ings to be held to seek new
cies to solve problems for
information.
thousands of families at one
"I find it incredible you can
time.
file a report charging all
As a result, the Governor
kinds of irregularities, then
has sought a way to eliminate
refuse to appear and justify
the program completely. He
your charges," Assemblyman
was given support this year in
William Bagley, Marin
a 283-page report charging
County Republican told Uhler
CRLA with inefficiencies, out-
at a Ways and Means Sub-
right violations of grant con-
committee hearing concern-
ditions and misuse of funds
ing the State OEO.
for aiding the poor.
Testimony during the annu-
The report was prepared by
al budget hearing on State
the State OEO office. It rec-
OEO revealed most of the
ommended to the Governor
"exempt" positions filled by
that he veto all funds for
Uhler are held by non-
CRLA. Reagan was only to
minority college graduates
happy to comply. In Washing-
from wealthy or middle-class
ton, D.C., federal officials,
areas. Few, if any, have spe-
however, had some reserva-
cial qualifications to deal with
tions.
the poverty sector problems.
Covina, Calif.
Sentinel
(Cir. W. 5,500)
MAY 1 3.1977
Allon s , P.C.B. inke
Est. 1888
EMBATTLED COVINAN
-- Lewis K. Uhler, state
OEO director, welcomed
Covina group in Sacra-
mento. Uhler is carrying
governor's fight against
California Rural Legal
Assistance program.
Palo Alto, Calif.
Times
(Cir, D 44,634)
MAY 13 1971
P.C.B.
Est, 1888
State budget sent to Assembly
By TRACY WOOD
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The
Assembly Ways and Means
Committee early today expand-
floor with $318 million
ed Gov. Ronald Reagan's pro-
posed state budget by $318
million and sent the record $7.1
billion spending program to the
Assembly floor.
If enacted the budget would
added
put an increased drain on cash
reserves and add substantial
weight to tax hike efforts aimed
at solving the state's financial
problems without cutting pro-
10 per cent wage hikes in the
grams.
proposed budget.
The whopping 1971-72 state
The spending program. also
budget proposal was approved
includes $76.9 million for 5 per
by the committee on a split
cent salary increases for state
voice vote. Assemblyman Wil-
employes.
lie L. Brown Jr., D-San Fran-
The committee approved bud-
cisco, Committee Chairman and
gets of $573 million for welfare
House manager of the bill,
and $589 million for Medi-Cal,
hopes to take the measure to a
just as requested by Reagan.
floor vote next week.
But it inserted provisions to en-
Reagan had asked the legisla-
sure that counties would not be
ture to approve a $6.73 billion
forced to pay the bill if the ad-
spending plan.
ministration's figures were too
Major features of the en-
low.
larged budget include added ex-
Language was included in the
penditures of $82 million for ed-
budget warning the state Lands
ucation and salary increases for
Commission it could face a loss
state employes and higher edu-
of its own funds if it does not
cation faculty members.
curb the use of state tidelands
University of California and
revenue to support the Queen
State College faculty received
Mary Museum in Long Beach.
no. salary increases this year
The entire $70,000 in state
I
but were given $39.2 million for
funds for the Office of Econom-
ic Opportunity was eliminated
To help balance the massive
cash flow problem is enactment
from the budget. The office,
budget, the committee used $348
of the withholding form of in-
which also receives substantial
million from the state's cash
come tax collection plus either
funding from the federal gov-
reserve fund. The purpose of
ernment, has been heavily crit-
the fund is to pay state bills
reduced spending or a tax
icized by both a federal report
during periods when the "cash
increase.
and state legislators for not
flow" into the treasury is slow.
Brown told newsmen use of
serving the needs of the poor.
However, Reagan has said
the fund would probably prompt
The agency has been carrying
the state will have to use war-
a tax increase.
out Reagan's fight against
rants or anticipation notes in
California Rurah-Legal Assist-
September anyway and the
Reagan opposes a tax in-
ance (CRLA).
committee action-if upheld by
crease.
Also approved was $65,000 to
the legislature-would further
transfer the California Mari-
limit the amount of available
The Senate Finance Commit-
time Academy at Vallejo to the
cash.
tee chairman, Sen. Randolph
state college system
The ultimate solution to the Collier, D-Yreka, also hopes to
have the upper house version of
the budget before the full
Senate next week.
Fairfield, Calif.
The Daily Republic
(Cir. D 9,282)
MAY 13 1971
Allen's
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
$7.1 Billion
Committee Expands
Proposed State Budget
State College faculty received
cash reserve fund. The purpose
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The
Assembly Ways and Means
no salary increases this year
of the fund is to pay state bills
Committee early today expand-
but were given $39.2 million for
during periods when the "cash
ed Gov. Ronald Reagan's
10 per cent wage hikes in the
flow" into the treasury is slow.
proposed budget.
However, Reagan has said
proposed state budget by $318
The spending program also
the state will have to use
million and sent the record $7.1
billion spending program to the
includes $76.9 million for 5 per
warrants or anticipation notes
Assembly floor.
cent salary increases for state
in September anyway and the
committee action-if upheld by
If enacted the budget would
employes.
put an increased drain.on cash
The committee approved
the legislature-would further
reserves and add substantial
budgets of $573 million for
limit the amount of available
weight to tax hike efforts
welfare and $589 million for
cash.
Medi-Cal, just as requested by
The ultimate solution to the
aimed at solving the state's
financial problems without cut-
Reagan. But it inserted provi-
cash flow problem is enactment
ting programs.
sions to ensure that counties
of the withholding form of
The whopping 1971-72 state
would not be forced to pay the
income tax collection plus
bill if the administration's
either reduced spending or a
budget proposal was approved
figures were too low.
tax increase.
by the committee on a split
voice vote. Assemblyman Wil-
Language was included in the
Brown told newsmen use of
lie L. Brown Jr., D-San
budget warning the state Lands
the fund would probably prompt
Francisco, Committee Chair-
Commission it could face a loss
a tax increase.
of its own funds if it does not
Reagan opposes a tax in-
man and House manager of the
bill, hopes to take the measure
curb the use of state tidelands
crease.
revenue to support the Queen
The Senate Finance Commit-
to a floor vote next week.
Mary Museum in Long Beach.
tee chairman, Sen. Randolph
I
Reagan had asked the legisla-
The entire $70,000 in state
Collier, D-Yreka, also hopes to
I
ture to approve a $6.73 billion
spending plan.
funds for the Office of
have the upper house version of
Economic Opportunity was
the budget before the full
Major. features of the en-
eliminated from the budget.
Senate next week.
larged budget include added
expenditures of $82 million for
The office, which also receives
Like the Assembly's, the
education and salary increases
substantial funding from, the
Senate budget proposal is
for state employes and higher
federal government, has been
expected to exceed Reagan's
heavily criticized by both a,
request. The committeealready
education faculty members.
University of California and
federal report and state legisla-
has added $100 million as an
tors'for not serving the needs
"inflation factor" for schools
of the poor.
The state budget for next
The agency has been carrying
fiscal year is supposed to be
out Reagan's fight against
enacted by July 1, but for the
California Rural Legal Assis-
past two years the legislature
tance (CRLA).
has run past the deadline.
Also approved was $65,000 to
Each house still must agree
transfer the California Mari-
on the same version of the :
time Academy at Vallejo to the
budget before it can go to
state college system.
Reagan's desk. The two-house
To help balance the massive
agreement is worked out in a
budget, the committee used
closed-door conference com-
$348 million from the state's
mittee meeting.
Davis, Calif.
Enterprise
(Circ. D. 4,119)-
MAY 13 1971
Allon
3
P.C.B.
Est. 1888
Expanded state budget
approved by Assembly
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The spending plan.
Language was included in the
To help balance the massive
Assembly Ways and Means
Major features of the en-
budget warning the state Lands
budget, the committee used
Committee early today expand-
larged budget include added
Commission it could face a loss
$348 million from the state's
ed Gov. Ronald Reagan's
expenditures of $82 million for
of its own funds if it does not
cash reserve fund. The purpose
proposed state budget by $318
education and salary increases
curb the use of state tidelands
of the fund is to pay state bills
million and sent the record $7.1
for state employes and higher
revenue to support the Queen
during periods when the "cash
billion spending program to the
education faculty members.
Mary Museum in Long Beach.
flow" into the treasury is slow.
Assembly floor.
University of California and
The entire $70,000 in state
However, Reagan has said
If enacted the budget would
State College faculty received
funds for the Office of
the state will have to use
put an increased drain on cash
no salary increases this year
Economic Opportunity was
warrants or anticipation notes
reserves and add substantial
but were given $39.2 million for
eliminated from the budget.
in September anyway and the
weight to tax hike efforts
10 per cent wage hikes in the
The office, which also receives
committee action-if upheld by
aimed at solving the state's
proposed budget.
substantial funding from the
the legislature-would further
financial problems without cut-
The spending program also
federal government, has been
limit the amount of available
ting programs.
includes $76.9 million for 5 per
heavily criticized by both a
cash.
The whopping 1971-72 state
cent salary increases for state
federal report and state legisla-
The ultimate solution to the
budget proposal was approved
employes.
tors for not serving the needs
cash flow problem is enactment
by the committee on a split
The committee approved
of the poor.
of the withholding form of
voice vote. Assemblyman Wil-
budgets. of $573 million for
The agency has been carrying
income tax collection plus
lie L. Brown Jr., D-San
welfare and $589 million for
out Reagan's fight against
either reduced spending or a
Francisco, Committee Chair-
Medi-Cal, just as requested by
California Rural Legal Assis-
tax increase.
man and House manager of the
Reagan. But it inserted provi-
tance (CRLA).
Brown told newsmen use of
bill, hopes to take the measure
sions to ensure that counties
Also approved was $65,000 to
the fund would probably prompt
to a floor vote next week.
would not be forced to pay the
transfer the California Mari-
a tax increase.
Reagan had asked the legisla-
bill if the administration's
time Academy at Vallejo to the
Reagan opposes a tax in-
ture to approve a $6.73 billion
figures were too low.
state college system.
crease.
Walsonville, Calif,
Register-Pajaronian
(Cir. D 9,534)
MAY
13
Allen's
P.C.B.
Est.1888
State OEO chief
visits Salinas
State OEO Director Lewis
deleted, a CRLA spokesman said
Uhler was scheduled to hold a
he doubted this would be the case.
press conference in Salinas this
Martin R. Glick, director of
afternoon at which he was to give
litigation for the CRLA, said the
his views on the struggle going on
hearing was closed at the request
between his office and the
of Gov. Reagan's staff; and that
California Rural Legal
he doubts the transcript will be
Assistance (CRLA).
available for another week at the
The press conference, which
offices of the investigating
was set for 2 p.m. in the Salinas
commission in San Francisco.
city hall, precedes three days of
hearings before a federally
Basis for the hearings is Gov.
appointed panel of judges
Reagan's charge that the CRLA
investigating the dispute.
is involved in political activities
Those hearings are to be held
and has not met its
Monday and Tuesday in Salinas
responsibilities to the poor. The
and on Wednesday at Soledad
governor vetoed CRLA funds,
prison.
which were then restored by the
The Salinas hearings will start
federal OEO on an interim basis
at 9 a.m. at city hall and will be
until the investigation of his
open to the public.
charges has been completed.
The Soledad hearing will be
The state OEO has refused to
closed to both the public and the
take part in the hearings, saying
press, a situation to which the
it opposed the adversary hearing
CRLA has said it would object.
approach.
Although a transcript of the
The CRLA said the state's
Soledad hearing is supposed to be
refusal to take part in them has
made available to the press on
denied the CRLA an opportunity
Thursday, with the names of the
to answer the charges leveled at
testifying inmates and guards
it by the governor.
Madera, Calif.
Tribune
(Cir. D. 5,105)
MAY 13 1971
Allen's
P.C.S.
Est. 1888
$7.1 Billion
Budget Advances
SACRAMENTO (UPI) -The
Assembly Ways and Means
The committee approved
Committee early today expand-
budgets of $573 million for
ed Gov. Ronald Reagan's
welfare and $589 million for
proposed state budget by $318
Medi-Cal, just as requested by
million and sent the record $7.1
Reagan. But it inserted provi-
billion spending program to the
;ions to ensure that counties
Assembly floor.
would not be forced to pay the
If enacted the budget would
bill if the administration's
put an increased drain on cash
figures were too low.
reserves and add substantial
weight to tax hike efforts
budget warning the state Landsx
Language was included in the
aimed at solving the state's
Commission it could face a loss
financial problems without cut-
of its own funds if it does not
ting programs.
curb the use of state tidelands
The whopping 1971-72 state
revenue to support the Queen
budget p. oposal was approved
Mary Museum in Long Beach.
by the committee on a split
The entire $70,000 in state of
moice vote. Assemblyman Wil-
funds for the Office
lie L. Brown Jr., D-San
Francisco, Committee Chair-
man and House manager of the
Economic Opportunity was
bill, hopes to take the measure
eliminated from the budget.
to a floor vote next week.
The office, which also receives
Reagan had asked the legisla-
substantial funding from the
ture to approve a $6.73 billion
federal government, has been
spending plan.
heavily criticized by both a
Major features of the en-
federal report and state legisla-
larged budget include added
tors for not serving the needs
expenditures of $82 million for
of the poor.
education and salary increases
for state employes and higher
education faculty members.
University of California and
State College faculty received
10 salary increases this year
out were given $39.2 million for
0 per cent wage hikes in the
proposed budget.
The spending program also
ncludes $76.9 million for 5 per
ent salary increases for state
employes.
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"ocrText": "Ronald Reagan Presidential Library\nDigital Library Collections\nThis is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections.\nCollection: Reagan, Ronald: Gubernatorial Papers,\n1966-74: Press Unit\nFolder Title: CRLA - Press Clippings, May 1971\n(5 of 6)\nBox: P29\nTo see more digitized collections visit:\nhttps://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library\nTo see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit:\nhttps://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection\nContact a reference archivist at: [email protected]\nCitation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing\nNational Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/\nVentura, Calif.\nStar Free Press\n(Cir. D 32,091, Sun. 31,840)\nMAY 1971\nAllen\nP.C\nEst. 1888\nCRLA Says New Reagan\nProbe Call 'Ridiculous'\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The legal aid program.\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assis-\nHe also branded as \"ridicu-\ntance has denied Gov. Ronald\nlous and cynical\" a call by\nReagan's charge of an \"illegal\nReagan Friday for a new state-\nrelationship\" between the anti-\nfederal investigation of CRLA\npoverty agency and Cesar\nand what he asserts is a\nChavez' farm workers union.\n\"nefarious scheme\" to present\n\"The governor. is again either\nfalse testimony to a special\nmisconstruing or ignorant of\nfederal commission studying\nour relationship,\" contended\nCRLA.\nCruz Reynoso, statewide direc-\nThe governor sent federal\ntor of the federally financed\nantipoverty director Frank\nCarlucci a letter announcing he\nhas ordered a new state\ninvestigation.\n\"In order to avoid unnecessa-\nry duplication,\" Reagan said,\n\"I recommend that we combine\nour respective investigations.\"\nHe enclosed a copy of a\ncontroversial CRLA strategy\nmemo which discussed calling\nprospective witnesses before\nthe commission who would\npresent an \"apple pie\" appea-\nrance and will \"basically say\nanything we tell him to.\"\nReagan said it advocates\n\"coaching witnesses, encourag-\ning falsehoods\" and \"esta-\nblishes once and for all the\nillegal relationship between\nCRLA and United Farm\nWorkers Organizing Commit-\ntee.\"\n\"I am sure you will agree\nthat an organization which\npractices, or even condones,\nsuch activities as are proposed\nis not qualified to receive any\nfurther public funding,\" he told\nCarlucci.\nOxnard, Calif.\nPress Courier\n(Cir. D 18,738)\nMAY15 1971\nAller 3 P.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nSacramento Summary\nBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS\nthrough 1965 model cars; AB\nfor phosphate detergents at\nFriday, May 14\n936, Biddle. Would give Air\nstate institutions; ACR 51,\nTHE GOVERNOR\nResources Board authority to\nFong, D-Oakland.\nSent a letter to federal an-\nstep in if regional antismog\nCommodities - Urges\ntipoverty chief Frank Carlucci\nboard doesn't enforce antismog\nPresident and Congress to take\nsaying his administration has\nlaws; AB 637, Schabarum, R-\nimmediate action to improve\nproof that California\nCovina.\ndistribution of surplus farm pro-\nRural Legal Assistance illegally\nUniversity - Would extend\nducts to undernourished persons\nhelped Cesar Chavez' farm\nmore liberal disability benefits\nin United States and foreign\nworkers union.\nnow granted Highway\ncountries; SJR 1, Collier, D-\nTHE ASSEMBLY\nPatrolmen to University of\nYreka.\nConstitutional Amendment\nCalifornia policemen and\nMemorial - Honors the late\nApproved\nfiremen; AB 226, MacGillivray,\nState Sen. James E. Busch of\nVoters - Would allow\nR-Santa Barbara, and AB 244,\nLake and Mendocino counties;\nnaturalized citizens to register\nKnox, D-Richmond.\nSCR 65, Collier.\nto vote immediately rather than\nSmall claims - Would raise\nResolutions Introduced\nwait 90 days after natural-\nthe limit for small claims court\nLights - Would order a cost-\n$\nization; ACA 21, Roberti, D-Los\ncases from $300 to $500; AB\nbenefits study of turning lights\nAngeles.\n1142, Brathwaite, D-Los Angeles\noff at night in state office\nBills Passed\nResolutions Adopted\nbuildings; ACR 103, Burton, D-\nSmog - Would require auto\nOil - Urges President and\nSan Francisco.\nmanufacturers to warranty new\nCongress to enact legislation to\nSan Quentin - Would order\ncars to meet state antismog\nprotect against future oil spills\na study of whether San Quentin\nstandards for five years or\nsimilar to San Francisco Bay\nPrison should be relained;\n50,000 miles; AB 937, Biddle, R-\nspill; SJR 10, Behr, R-Mill\nabolished or replaced; ACR 102,\nRiverside. Would give state Air\nValley.\nBagley, R-San Rafael.\nResources Board authority to\nPhosphates - Asks state\nTHE SENATE\nset antismog standards for 1955\nagencies to look for substitutes\nNo major action.\nBarstow, Calif.\nDesert Dispatch\n(Cir, 6XW 5,450)\nMAY15\n1971\nAllen's\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagan's Charge Called\n'ignorance' By CRLA\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The\nsuch activities as are proposed\nridiculous and cynical move on\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assis-\nis not qualified to receive any\n(Reagan's) part when we have\ntance has denied Gov. Ronald\nfurther public funding,\" he told\nright now public hearings\nReagan's charge of an \"illegal\nCarlucci.\nwhere the justices have invited\nrelationship\" between the anti-\nReagan did not publicly\nthe governor to participate and\npoverty agency and Cesar\nspecify the \"illegal relation-\nthe governor has refused.\"\nChavez' farm workers union.\nship\" nor did he say who would\nThe administration has re-\n\"The governor is again either\nconduct the state investigation.\nfused to actively participate in\nmisconstruing or ignorant of\nThe state Office of Economic\nthe hearings of the commission\nour relationship,\" contended\nOpportunity conducted a probe\nconsisting of three state\nCruz Reynoso, statewide direc-\nof CRLA last year shortly\nsupreme court justices on\ntor of the federally financed\nbefore Reagan vetoed a $1.8\nground it was a courtroom-type\nlegal aid program.\nmillion federal grant for the\n\"adversary\" proceeding.\nHe also branded as \"ridicu-\nprogram.\nThe memo was dated April 2\nlous and cynical\" a call by\nA state OEO official said his\nand was sent by Robert B.\nReagan Friday for a new state-\noffice didn't know now who\nJohnstone of the CRLA El\nfederal investigation of CRLA\nwould perform the investigation\nCentro office to Martin Glick,\nand what he asserts is a\nbut assumed it would be his\nstatewide director of CRLA\n\"nefarious scheme\" to present\nagency. \"It also could involve\nlitigation.\nfalse testimony to a special\nthe state bar,\" he said.\nOne section dealt with a\nfederal commission studying\nReynoso said CRLA attorneys\nCRLA community worker, Hec-\nCRLA.\nhad never represented the\ntor Reyes, working almost\nThe governor sent federal\nUFWOC but many times had\nfulltime out of the UFWOC\nantipoverty director Frank\nhandled cases for individual\noffice in Calexico and charging\nCarlueci a letter announcing he\nUFWOC members because\nto CRLA long distance tele-\nhas ordered a new state\n\"they are the rural poor.\"\nphone calls to Delano.\ninvestigation.\n\"The only prohibition is that\nJohnstone said the telephone\n\"In order to avoid unnecessa-\nwe not represent a union in any\ncompany was instructed last\nry duplication,\" Reagan said,\nlegal matter or a union official\nDecember to refuse all third\n\"I recommend that we combine\nin union business matters,\" he\nparty calls and only credit calls\nour respective investigations.\"\nsaid.\nwould be accepted but that a\nHe enclosed a copy of a\nHe said the proposed joint\n\"number\" more were made\ncontroversial CRLA strategy\ninvestigation of CRLA and the\nbetween December and Februa-\nmemo which discussed calling\nmemo was a \"completely\nry.\nprospective witnesses before\nthe commission who would\npresent an \"apple pie\" appea-\nrance and will \"basically say\nanything we tell him to.\"\nReagan said it advocates\n\"coaching witnesses, encourag-\ning falsehoods\" and \"esta-\nblishes once and for all the\nillegal relationship between\nCRLA and United Farm\nWorkers Organizing Commit-\ntee.\"\n\"I am sure you will agree\nthat an organization which\npractices, or even condones,\nSan Diago, Calif.\nUnion\n(Cif. 148,337 $ 253,650)\n1971\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagan Starts\nNew CRLA\nInvestigation\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) - Gov. Reagan yesterday called on the\nNixon administration to join him in an investigation of what he\nsaid is a scheme to present false testimony to a federal commis-\nsion studying the embattled California Rural Legal Assistance\nprogram.\nReagan announced he is ordering a new state investigation of\nthe federally-financed CRLA in a letter to Frank Carlucci, fed-\neral director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Reagan\nenclosed a copy of a confidential CRLA strategy memo which\nReagan said \"establishes once\nand for all the illegal relation-\nship between CRLA and United\nFarm Workers Organizing Com-\nmittee.\"\nThe April 2 memo also dis-\nASSAILED BY CRLA\ncusses calling prospective wit-\nThe proposed investigation\nnesses before the commission\nwas assailed as \"ridiculous and\nwho would present an \"apple\ncynical by Cruz Reynoso,\npie\" appearance and will \"basi-\nCRLA director.\ncally say anything we tell him\n\"It's a completely ridiculous\nto.\"\nand cynical move on his part,\"\nCHARGES PROBED\nsaid Reynoso, when we have\nThe commission of three out.\nright now public hearings\nof-state Supreme Court justices\nwhere the justices have invited\nwas appointed by Carlucci to\nthe governor to participate and\ninvestigate Reagan's charges\nthe governor has refused to\nparticipate.\"\nagainst CRLA that it was oper-\nating beyond its mandate and\nThe administration has re-\nfailing to represent the civil le-\nfused to actively participate in\ngal needs of the poor.\nthe commission's hearings on\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million\nthe ground it was conducting a\nfederal grant to finance CRLA\ncourtroom-type proceeding. \"adversary\"\nfor the current year. Carlucci\nupheld the veto but issued a\nREPLIES TO CHARGE\nnew grant to keep the CRLA in\nReynoso also challenged the\nbusiness for six months while\n:\ngovernor's assertion that the\nthe commission investigated\nCRLA and the farm workers\nthe program.\nE\nunion headed by Cesar Chavez\nReagan did not disclose who\nhad an \"illegal relationship.\"\nwould conduct the new state\n:\n\"The only prohibition is that\nprobe of CRLA. A spokesman\n[\nwe not represent a union in any\nfor the state Office of Economic\nlegal matter or a union official\nOpportunity said, \"We don't\nin union business matters,\"\nknow that either. We assume it\nReynoso said. \"We've repre-\nwould be our office. It could\nsented members of UFWOC on\nalso involve the state bar.\"\nindividual matters.\"\nReagan: whose office made\nHe said Larry Itliong, vice\nthe CRLA memo public Thurs-\npresident of UFWOC, was a\nday, told Carlucci the document\nwas a \"dishonorable proposal\nmember of the federally ap-\nproved CRLA board of direc-\nwhich advocates such practices\ntors and that Chavez was a for-\nas coaching witnesses, encour-\nmer CRLA director.\naging falsehoods, etc.\"\nIndio, Calif.\nNews\n(Cir. 5 X W. 5;303)\nMAY15 1971\nAllen's\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagan Sets New Probe Of CRLA\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -Gov.\ngroup.\nEconomic Opportunity said,\nCRLA and the farm workers\nRonald Reagan Friday called\nReagan announced he is\n\"We don't know that either. We\nunion headed by Cesar Chavez\non the Nixon administration to\nordering a new state investiga-\nassume it would be our office.\nhad an \"illegal relationship.\"\njoin him in an investigation of\ntion of CRLA in a letter to\nIt could also involve the State\n\"The only prohibition is that\nwhat he said is a scheme to\nFrank Carlucci, federal director\nBar.\"\nwe not represent a union in any\npresent false testimony to a\nof the Office of Economic\nReagan, whose office made\nlegal matter or a union official\nfederal commission studying\nOpportunity. He enclosed a\nthe CRLA memo public Thurs-\nin union business matters,\"\nthe embattled California Rural\ncopy of a confidential CRLA\nday, told Carlucci the document\nReynoso said. \"We've repre-\nLegal Assistance program.\nstrategy memo which Reagan\nwas a \"dishonorable proposal\nsented members of UFWOC on\nThe proposed investigation\nsaid \"establishes once and for\nwhich advocates such practices\nindividual matters.\"\nwas denounced immediately as\nall the illegal relationship\nas coaching witnesses, encou-\n\"ridiculous. and cynical\" by\nbetween CRLA and United\nHe said Larry Itliong, vice\nraging falsehoods, etc.\"\npresident of UFWOC, was a\nCruz Reynoso, director of the\nFarm Workers Organizing\nCommittee.\"\n\"I am sure you will agree\nmember of the federally\nfederally financed legal aid\nthat an organization which\napproved CRLA board of\nThe April 2 memo also\npractices, or even condones,\ndirectors and that Chavez was\ndiscusses calling prospective\nsuch activities as are proposed\na former CRLA director.\nwitnesses before the commis-\nis not qualified to receive any\nReynoso said Robert B.\nsion who would present an\nfurther public funding,\" Reagan\nJohnstone of the CRLA El\n\"apple pie\" appearance and\nsaid.\nCentro office, who originated\nwill \"basically say anything we\nHe called on Carlucci to\nthe memo, showed \"poor\ntell him to.\"\norder a federal investigation\njudgment\" and that the \"impli-\nThe commission of three out-\nbut to \"avoid unnecessary\ncations drawn from the do-\nof-state Supreme Court justices\nduplication, I recommend that\ncument, without explanation,\nwas appointed by Carlucci to\nWe combine our respective\nare totally misleading.\"\ninvestigate Reagan's charges\ninvestigations.\"\n\"The tone of the memo is\nagainst CRLA that it was\n\"It's a completely ridiculous\nregretable and seems to imply\n1\noperating beyond its mandate\nand cynical move on his part,\"\nthat witnesses will testify to\n-\nand failing to represent the\nsaid Reynoso, \"when we have\nmatters as requested by\n1\ncivil legal needs of the poor.\nright now public hearings\nCRLA,\" he said. \"I consider\n/\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million\nwhere the justices have invited\nthese sort of statements in the\nfederal grant to finance CRLA\nthe governor to participate and\nmemo gross exaggerations be-\ni\nfor the current year. Carlucci\nthe governor has refused to\ncause I know several of the\nupheld the veto but issued a\nparticipate.\"\npeople and those persons, if\n$\nnew grant to keep the CRLA in\nThe administration has re-\ncalled, will testify to the truth.\"\n)\nbusiness for six months while\nfused to actively participate in\nOne section of the memo by\n3\nthe commission investigated the\nthe commission's hearings on\nJohnstone to Martin Glick,\n1\nprogram.\nground it was conducting a\nstatewide director of CRLA\n1\nReagan did not disclose who\ncourtroom type \"adversary\"\nlitigation, contained a notation\nj\nwould conduct the new state\nproceeding.\nthat \"this should self-destruct\n)\nprobe of CRLA. A spokesman\nReynoso also challenged the\nwithin 30 seconds after being\nfor the state Office of\ngovernor's assertion that the\nread.\"\nLong Beach, Callf.\nIndependent\n(Cir. SKW $1,114)\nMAY15 1971\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nGovernor asks U.S. to join new CRLA probe\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -\nCRLA.. He enclosed a copy\nand failing to represent the\npublic Thursday, told Car-\n\"It's a completely ridicu-\nCesar Chavez had an \"ille-\nGov. Reagan Friday called\nof a confidential CRLA\ncivil legal needs of the\nlucci the document was a\nlous and cynical move on\ngal relationship.\"\non the Nixon administra-\nstrategy memo which Rea-\npoor.\n\"dishonorable\nproposal\nhis part when we have\ntion to join him in an in-\ngan said \"establishes once\nReagan vetoed a $1.8-\nwhich advocates such\nright now public hearings\n\"The only prohibition is\nvestigation of what he said\nand for all the illegal rela-\nmillion federal grant to 1.-\npractices as coaching wit-\nwhere the justices have in-\nthat we not represent a un-\nis a scheme to present\ntionship between CRLA\nnance CRLA for the cur\nnesses, encouraging false-\nvited the governor to par-\nion in any legal matter or\nfalse testimony to a feder-\nand United Farm Workers\nrent year. Carlucci upheld\nhoods, etc.\"\nticipate and the governor\na union official in union\nal commission studying the\nOrganizing Committee.'\nthe veto but issued a new\n\"I. am sure you will\nhas refused to partici-\nbusiness matters,\" Reyno-\nembattled California Rural\nThe April 2 memo also\ngrant to keep the CRLA in\nagree that an organization\npate,\" CRLA's Reynoso\nso said. \"We've represent-\nLegal Assistance program.\ndiscusses calling prospec-\nbusiness for six months\nwhich practices, or even\ncontended.\ned members of UFWOC on\ntive witnesses before the\nwhile the commission in-\nindividual matters.\"\nThe proposed investiga-\ncondones, such activities\nThe administration has\ncommission who would\nvestigated the program.\ntion was denounced imme-\nas are proposed is not\nrefused to actively partici-\npresent an \"apple pie\" ap-\nReagan did not disclose\ndiately as \"ridiculous and\nqualified to receive any\npate in the commission's\npearance and will \"basi-\nwho would conduct the\ncynical\" by Cruz Reynoso,\nfurther public funding,\"\nhearing on ground it was\ncally say anything we tell\nnew state probe. A spokes-\ndirector of the federally fi-\nReagan said.\nconducting a courtroom.\nhim to.\"\nman for the state Office of\nHe called on Carlucci to\nnanced legal aid group.\ntype \"adversary\" proceed-\nThe commission of three\nE CO n o mi c. Opportunity\norder a federal investiga-\ning.\nReagan, in a letter to\nout-of-state supreme court\nsaid, \"We don't know that\ntion but to \"avoid unneces-\nReynoso challenged the\nFrank Carlucci, federal\njustices was appointed by\neither. We assume it would\nsary duplication, I recom-\ngovernor's assertion that\ndirector of the Office of\nCarlucci to investigate\nbe our office. It could also\nmend that we combine our\nthe CRLA and the farm\nEconomic Opportunity, an-\nReagan's charges against\ninvolve the state bar.\"\nrespective investigations.\"\nworkers union headed by\nnounced he is ordering a\nCRLA that it was operat-\nReagan, whose office\nnew state investigation of\ning beyong its mandate\nmade the CRLA momo\nOxnard, Calif.\nPress Courier\n(Cir. D 18,738)\nMAY15 1971\nAllen\nP.\nC.\nB.\nEst. 1888\nReagan Raps CRLA\nFor Encouraging Lies\nSACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov.\nIn passing on the memo Fri-\nReagan denounced Friday what\nday to Frank Carlucci, director\nhe labeled as a brazen effort\nby California Rural Legal As-\nof the U.S. Office of Economic\nsistance Inc. to coach witnesses\nOpportunity, Reagan declared:\nand encourage falsehoods.\n'It is a dishonorable proposal\nThe Republican governor re-\nthat advocates such practices\nfe red to an 11-page document\nas coaching witnesses, encour-\nwh ch was identified as an in-\naging falsehoods, etc. It also\nter fice memo between Robert\nestablishes once and for all the\nB. ohnstone of CRLA in El\nillegal relationship between\nCer: no and Marty Glick of\nCRLA and UFWOC.\"\nCRIA headquarters.\nUFWOC is the Cesar Chavez-\nCRLA is the war-on-poverty\nled United Farm Workers Or-\nagency designed to aid the poor\nganizing Committee.\nwith legal services. Reagan ve-\nCruz Reynoso, CRLA direc-\ntoed CRLA's $1.8 million 1971\ntor, denied the Reagan charges,\nappropriation in December, al-\nsaying there is nothing illegal\nleging the group had violated a\nabout any relations between\nnumber of laws and rules.\nCRLA and UFWOC.\nOnterio-Upland, Calif.\nDaily Report\n(Cir. D.24,565 (27,425)\nMAY15 971\nAllen\nP.C.S.\nEst. 1888\nCRLA\nDisputes\nIllegality Charge\nSACRAMENTO\n(UPI)\nling prospective witnesses be-\nthe memo was a \"completely\n-The California Rural Legal\nfore the commission who\nridiculous and cynical move\nAssistance has denied Gov.\nwould present an \"apple pie\"\non (Reagan's) part when we\nRonald Reagan's charge of\nappearance and will \"basical-\nhave right now public hear-\nan \"illegal relationship\" be-\nly say anything we tell him\nings where the justices have\ntween the antipoverty agency\nto.\"\ninvited the governor to par-\nand Cesar Chavez' farm\nReagan said it advocates\nticipate and the governor has\nworkers union.\n\"coaching witnesses, encou-\nrefused.\"\n\"The governor is again ei-\nraging falsehoods\" and \"es-\nThe administration has re-\nther misconstruing or igno-\ntablishes once and for all the\nfused to actively participate\nrant of our relationship,\" con-\nillegal relationship between\nin the hearings of the com-\ntended Cruz Reynoso, state-\nCRLA and United Farm\nmission consisting of three\nwide director of the federally\nYorkers Organizing Com-\nou t-of-state supreme court\nmittee.\"\njustices on ground it was a\nfinanced legal aid program.\n\"I am sure you will agree\ncourtroom-type \"adversary\"\nHe also branded as \"ridi-\nthat an organization which\nproceeding.\nculous and cynical\" a call by\nReagan Friday for a new\npractices, or even condones,\nstate - federal investigation of\nsuch activities as are prop-\nCRLA and what he asserts is\nosed is not qualified to re-\na \"nefarious scheme\" to pre-\nceive any further public fun-\nsent false testimony to a spe-\nding,\" he told Carlucci.\ncialfederal commission\nReagan did not publicly\nstudying CRLA.\nspecify the \"illegal relation-\nship\" nor did he say who\nThe governor sent federal\nwould conduct the state in-\nantipoverty director Frank\nvestigation. The state Office\nCarlucci a letter announcing\nof Economic Opportunity con-\nhe has ordered a new state\nducted a probe of CRLA last\ninvestigation.\nyear shortly before Reagan\n\"In order to avoid unne-\nvetoed a $1.8 million federal\ncessary duplication,\" Reagan\ngrant for the program.\nsaid, \"I- recommend that we\nA state OEO official said\ncombine our respective inves-\nhis office didn't know now\ntigations.\"\nwho would perform the inves-\nHe enclosed a copy of a\ntigation but assumed it would\ncontroversial CRLA strategy\nbe his agency. \"It also could\nmemo which discussed cal-\ninvolve the state bar,\" he\nsaid.\nReynoso said CRLA attor-\nneys had never represented\nthe UFWOC but many times\nhad handled cases for indivi-\ndual UFWOC members be-\ncause \"they are the rural\npoor.\"\n\"The only prohibition is\nthat we not represent a union\nin any legal matter or a\nunion official in union busi-\nness matters,\" he said.\nHe said the proposed joint\ninvestigation of CRLA and\nSanta Barbara, Calif.\nNews Press\n(Cir. D 37,612 - $ 39,836)\nMAY15 1973\nAllen 3 P.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nCRLA Denies Link\nTo Chavez Union\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -\nThe California Rural Legal\nAssistance has denied Gov.\nReagan's charge of an \"illegal\nrelationship\" between the\nantipoverty agency and Cesar\nChavez' farm workers union.\n\"The governor is again\neither misconstruing or igno-\nrant of our relationship,\" con-\ntended Cruz Reynoso, state-\nwide director of the federally\nfinancied legal aid program.\nHe also branded as \"ridicu-\nlous and cynical\" a call by\nReagan for a new state-\nfederal investigation of CRLA\nand what he asserts is a \"ne-\nfarious scheme\" to present\nfalse testimony to a special\nfederal commission studying\nCRLA.\nThe governor sent the feder-\nal antipoverty director, Frank\nCarlucci, a letter announcing\nhe has ordered a new state in-\nvestigation.\n/\nLos Angeles, Calif.\nHerold Examiner\nthe D (19,391)\nVAYIS 19H\nAllen\ndi\nC.B.\nEst.\n1888\n3\nMemo Stirs New\nProbe\nof\nCRLA\nSACRAMENTO (UPI)-Gov.\nReagan did not disclose who\nRonald Reagan has called on\nwould conduct the new state\nthe Nixon Administration to join\nprobe of CRLA. A spokesman\nhim in an investigation of what\nfor the state Office of Economic\nhe said is a scheme to present\nOpportunity said, \"we don't\nfalse testimony to a federal\nknow that either. We assume it\ncommission studying the embat-\nwould be our office. It could\ntled California Rural Legal As-\nalso involve the state bar.\"\nsistance program.\nReagan, whose office madethe\nThe proposed investigation\nCRLA memo public Thursday,\nwas denounced immediately as\ntold Carlucci the document was\n\"ridiculous and cynical\" by\na \"dishonorable proposal which\nCruz Reynoso, director of the\nadvocates such practices as\nfederally financed legal aid\ncoaching witnesses, encourag-\ngroup.\ning falsehoods, etc.\"\nReagan announced yesterday\n\"I am sure you will agree\nhe is ordering a new state inves-\nthat an organization which\ntigation of CRLA in a letter to\nFrank Carlucci, federal director\npractices, or even condones,\nsaid Reynoso, \"when we have\nof the Office of Economic Op-\nsuch activities as are proposed\nright now public hearings where\nportunity. He enclosed a copy of\nis not qualified to receive any\nthe justices have invited the\na confidential CRLA strategy\nfurther public funding,\" Reagan\ngovernor to participate and the\nmemo which Reagan said \"es-\nsaid.\ngovernor has refused to partici-\ntablishes once and for all the il-\nHe called on Carlueci to order\npate.\"\nlegal relationship between\na federal investigation but to\nThe administration has ref-\nCRLA and United Farm Work-\n\"avoid unnecessary duplication,\nused to actively participate in\ners Organizing Committee.\"\nI recommend that we combine\nthe commission's hearings on\nThe April 2 memo also dis-\nour respective investigations.\"\nground it was conducting a\ncusses calling prospective wit-\n\"It's a completely ridiculous\ncourtroom-type \"adversary\"\nnesses before the commission\nand cynical move on his part,\"\nproceeding.\nwho would present an \"apple\npie\" appearance and will \"basi-\ncally say anything we tell him\nto.\"\nThe commission of three out-\nof-state Supreme Court justices\nwas appointed by Carlucci to in-\nvestigate Reagan's charges\nagainst CRLA that it was oper-\nating beyond its mandate and\nfailing ro represent the civil le-\ngal needs of the poor.\nReagan, whose office made the\nfederal grant to finance CRLA\nfor the current year. Carlucci\nupheld the yeto but issued a\nnew grant to keep the CRLA in\nbusiness for six months while\nthe commission investigated the\nprogram.\nMAY paid 1071 14\n(Cir, D. 75,531)\nThe News\nSan Jose, Calif.\nReveals Memo\nOn Chavez Union\nBy KEITH HEARN\nSACRAMENTO (AP) -\nReagan's press office dis-\nGov. Reagan said today a\ntributed copies of the memos\ndocument that has fallen into\nto newsmen\nhis administration's hands\nproves that California Rural\nLegal Assistance gave illegal\naid to Cesar Chavez' farm\nworkers union,\nThe Republican governor\nsent a copy of the document\nto Frank Carlucci, director\nof President Nixon's Office of\nEconomic Opportunity and\nsaid it \"threatens the integri-\nty of the entire legal services\nprogram.\"\nHe said he would investi-\ngate the document and pro-\n:\nposed \"In order to avoid un-\nnecessary duplication, I rec-\nommend that we combine\nour respective investiga-\ntions.\"\nThe document, alleged to\nbe a memo between CRLA\nattorneys, was branded by\nReagan as \"a dishonorable\nproposal that advocates such\npractices as coaching wit-\nnesses, encouraging false-\nhoods, etc.\nThe fact that\nthis brazen, open, unclassi-\nfied proposal was originated\nby an official of a govern-\nment funded agency (CRLA)\nmakes it doubly repugnant.\"\nHe said any such organiza-\ntion should not be continued.\nReagan vetoed all CRLA\nfunds last December but Car-\nlucci continued the organiza-\nti\nfor another six months\nOh\ntemporary grant.\nOakland, Calif.\nTribune\n(Cir. D 225,038, Sal. 209,931,\nSun. 251,534)\nMAY 14 1971\nAllen's P.C.S.\nEst. 1888\nBank Sued\nOver Credit\nCard Lien\nAn effort to eliminate the\nso-called \"banker's lien\" from\nCalifornia law is being made\nin Federal District Court.\nA suit brought against Wells\nFargo Bank and its Master\nCharge credit card charges\nthat the lien, which allows a\nbank to seize a depositor's as-\nsets without notice, is uncon-\nstitutional.\nThe action was filed by Cali-\nfornia Rural Legal Assistance\non behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Eu-\ngene Jojola of Ukiah.\nThey said they were issued\nan unsolicited credit card\nwhich they used in the Christ-\nmas season of 1968 to make\n$400 in purchases.\nAlthough they made install-\nment payments, they still\nowed $200 last November\nwhen the bank seized $163\nfrom their checking account,\nleaving them only 67 cents.\nThe Jojolas said they were\nnot notified of this for five\ndays, during which time they\nwrote 15 checks that bounced.\nThe bank charged them $4\neach for the checks.\nSwimmina\nCulver City, Calif.\nStar News\n(Cir. D 5,687)\n1971\nF.\nC.B.\nEst. 1858\nReagan may release\nconfidential memo\nSACRAMENTO\nA confidential memo detailing strategy of California Rural\nLegal Assistance attorneys whose activities are being\ninvestigated by a special federal commission has been made\npublic by the office of Gov. Ronald Reagan.\nA spokesman said Thursday the document was filed with\nthe commission by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro\nattorney, and that a copy was sent to Lewis K. Uhler, state\ndirector of the Office of Economic Opportunity.\nIn another development, the California Farm Bureau\nFederation accused the CRLA of threatening a potential\nwitness. The bureau asked the commission to issue a\npreliminary injunction enjoining the CRLA from \"contacting,\nharassing, intimidating, and threatening any and all\nwitnesses.\"\nThe request for an injunction contained an affidavit from\nElbert K. Gaither of Yuba City, described as a \"potential\nwitness\" in the investigation by bureau attorney William L.\nKnecht.\nGaither said he received a phone call from a man who\nclaimed he was calling from Washington and told him \"the\nbest thing for you to do is keep your mouth shut.\"\nThe memo released by Reagan's office was sent to Martin\nGlick, a statewide CRLA official, from Robert B. Johnstone\nof the agency's El Centro office. It was not disclosed how\nMcDaniel obtained it.\nReagan's office said some names listed in the memo were\nblacked out \"to prevent the possibility of harm to innocent\npersons.\"\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million grant for CRLA and issued a\n280-page report to \"document\" his charges against it. The\ncommission is investigating both the governor's charges and\noperation of CRLA.\nUhler said the memo displayed a \"cynical disregard for the\nintegrity of CRLA's proposed witnesses on the part of CRLA\nattorneys.\"\nOne section of the memo discussed calling an Imperial\nCounty social worker and his wife as witnesses because \"both\nof them know the CRLA 'law and order' song and dance by\nheart.\"\nJohnstone suggested the woman would make a better\nwitness since her husband's \"beard and hair are probably\ncontrary to the image we are trying to project\" and the\n1.\nwoman \"exudes loving middle-class concern for the welfare\nin\nof poor people.\"\nit\n-UPI\nVentura, Calif.\nStar Free Press\n(Cir. D 32,091, Sun. 31,840)\nMAY 14 1971\nAllen\n3\nR.C.B.\nEst. 1888\n'SONG AND DANCE'\nConfidential CRLA Memo\nBared By Reagan Office\nACRAMENTO (UPI) - A\nIn another development, the\nGaither said he received a\nconfidential memo detailing\nCalifornia Farm Bureau Feder-\nphone call from a man who\nstrategy of California Rural\nation accused the CRLA of\nclaimed he was calling from\nLegal Assistance attorneys\nthreatening a potential witness.\nWashington and told him \"the\nwhose activities are being\nThe bureau asked the commis-\nbest thing for you to do is keep\ninvestigated by a special\nsion to issue a preliminary\nyour mouth shut.\"\nfederal commission has been\ninjunction enjoining the CRLA\nThe memo released by\nmade public by the office of\nfrom \"contacting, harassing,\nReagan's office was sent to\nGov. Ronald Reagan.\nintimidating, and threatening\nMartin Glick, a statewide\nA spokesman said Thursday\nany and all witnesses.\"\nCRLA official, from Robert B.\nthe document was filed with the\nThe request for an injunction\nJohnstone of the agency's El\ncommission by F. Douglas\ncontained an affidavit from\nCentro office. It was not\nMcDaniel, an El Centro attor-\ndisclosed how McDaniel ob-\nElbert K. Gaither of Yuba City,\nney, and that a copy was sent\ndescribed as a \"potential\ntained it.\nto Lewis K. Uhler, state\nwitness\" in the investigation by\nReagan's office said some\ndirector of the Office of\nbureau attorney William L.\nnames listed in the memo were\nEconomic Opportunity.\nKnecht.\nblacked out \"to prevent the\npossibility of harm to innocent\npersons.\"\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million\ngrant for CRLA and issued a\n280-page report to \"document\"\nhis charges against it. The\ncommission is investigating\nboth the governor's charges and\noperation of CRLA.\nUnler said the memo dis-\nplayed a \"cynical disregard for\nthe integrity of CRLA's pro-\nposed witnesses on the part of\nCRLA attorneys.\"\nOne section of the memo\ndiscussed calling an Imperial\nCounty social worker and his\nwife as witnesses because\n\"both of them know the CRLA\n'law and order' song and dance\nby heart.\"\nJohnstone suggested the wo-\nman would make a better\nwitness since her husband's\n\"beard and hair are probably\ncontrary to the image we are\ntrying to project\" and the\nwoman \"exudes loving middle-\nclass concern for the welfare of\npoor people.\"\nAnother witness was suggest-\ned because he \"is a Vietnam\nveteran and also can probably\ngive some good heart-throb\nstuff about trying to keep kids\n\"\nwithin the system.\"\nThe memo in other parts\nsuggested calling certain wit-\ne\nnesses because they \"will\nua\nbasically say anything we tell\n1\nhim to\" and \"he will testify to\n3\nanything we wish him to along\n/\nthe flow and order' lines\"\nAnoheim, Calif.\nBulletin\n(Cir. 6XW 17,363)\nMAY 1 4 1971\nC.B.\nEst. 1888\nAn Interview With Ronald Reagan\nSACRAMENTO-A glance at the Los An-\nued. \"Ever since we got into this fight with\ngeles Times will tell you that two of the\nthe OEO, we have been having all sorts of\nhottest issues in California now are the\ntrouble with other segments of the bureaue-\ncontroversy between the Office of Economic\nracy. Things keep cropping up. Now this\nOpportunity (0E0) and the Reagan admin-\nissue is usually presented to the public as a\nistration over the California Rural Legal\nfight between the Reagan administration\nAssistance (CRLA) pregram and, second, the\nand the Nixon Administration in Washing-\nReagan administration's desire to see at\nton, but this is totally wrong. The bureauc-\nleast experimental moves made in the\nracy doesn't care any more about the Nixon\ndirection of a voucher system in the elemen-\nAdministration than it cares about us. The\ntary and secondary schools. So, since I've\nbeen in California speaking on college and\nuniversity campuses, I decided to stop off in\nSacramento and see what Governor Re-\nJeffrey\nagan had to say on these issues.\nI observed to the governor that the entire\nHart\nCRLA issue seems a hard one for the public\nto focus upon. Various claims and counter-\nclaims are made, the press meanwhile often\nDistributed by\nKing Features Syndicate\nreferring to the legal assistance program as\na \"model of its kind\" despite Reagan's veto\nof it.\n\"The CRLA,\" said Reagan, \"was set up to\nPresident himself has had plenty of trouble\nhelp the rural poor. It envisioned a situation\nwith the bureaucracy in Washington.\"\nin which a man might be cheated of his\nI asked the governor whether he was\nwages or pushed around in some other way,\noptimistic about winning this fight.\nand it recognized that he might feel over-\n\"Oh,\" he said smiling. \"I'm always opti-\nmistic. But we will see.\"\nwhelmed by the prospect of taking his case\nto court himself. The theory was that OEO\nChanging the subject, I noted that a few\nwould provide free legal assistance through\ndays before, speaking in San Diego, I had\nthis program. But the implementation has\nmentioned the \"voucher system\" of support-\nworked out very differently.\ning pre-college education, and that the pass-\ning mention of the idea had drawn cheers\n\"The lawyers in CRLA have all too often\nand applause from the audience. I had\nbeen more interested in making ideological\nthought that the voucher system was a good\npoints than in doing what they were sup-\nidea, but I had not thought that it was an\nposed to do. One woman complained that\nemotional issue among the citizenry.\nshe was refused advice in a divorce pro-\n\"I know there are some problems with\nceeding until she agreed to lend her name to\nit,\" the governor said, \"but I've been\nan ideological cause. Lawyers from the\nbegging for it to be tried experimentally in\nCRLA participated in Cesar Chavez demon-\na few districts. The principle is sound. It\nstrations. Against the rules of the OEO\nwould bring some choice into schooling, it\nitself, CRLA lawyers took criminal cases.\nwould avoid the whole church-state issue\nWe received many complaints from the\nsince it would be helping individuals and not\nvery individuals the program was designed to\ninstitutions, and I think the very introduc-\nhelp to the effect that it was doing so at\ntion of choice would improve education by\nall.\nforcing the schools to meet the needs of the\n\"We made any number of complaints to\nstudents more satisfactorily.\"\nWashington about these malpractices, and\nI had been surprised that morning by a\neach time we were told that they would be\nlong editorial in the Los Angeles Times\ncorrected. When nothing actually was done, I\ndenouncing the whole voucher idea. \"There\nfound that I just had to veto the program. I\nhave been quite a few changes in personnel\nconcluded that the OEO operation was the\nthere recently,\" the governor said. \"The\ngreatest instance of the misuse of public\nLos Angeles Times now more or less echos\nfunds, the greatest example of lack of\nthe Washington Post.\"\naccountability, untold thousands upon thou-\nWe went on to talk in a wide-ranging way\nsands of dollars disappearing, in the history\nabout some national issues and I shall\nof the state.\nreport on the Governor's view in my next\n\"It's a funny thing\", the governor contin-\ncolumn.\nBarstow, Calif.\nDesert Dispatch\n(Cir. 6XW 5,463)\nMAY 4 1971\nAllen's P.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nCRLAStrategyMemo\nReleased By Reagan\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -A\nthreatening a potential witness.\nconfidential memo detailing\nThe bureau asked the commis-\nstrategy of California Rural\nsion to issue a preliminary\nLegal Assistance attorneys\ninjunction enjoining the CRLA\nwhose activities are being\nfrom \"contacting, harassing,\ninvestigated by a special\nintimidating, and threatening\nfederal commission has been\nany and all witnesses.\"\nmade public by the office of\nThe request for an injunction\nGov. Ronald Reagan.\ncontained an affidavit from\nA spokesman said Thursday\nElbert K. Gaither of Yuba City,\nthe document was filed with the\ndescribed as a \"potential\ncommissión by F. Douglas\nwitness\" in the investigation by\nMcDaniel, an El Centro attor-\nbureau attorney William L.\nney, and that a copy was sent\nKnecht.\nto Lewis K. Uhler, state\nGaither said he received a\ndirector of the Office of\nphone call from a man who\nEconomic Opportunity.\nclaimed he was calling from\nIn another development, the\nWashington and told him \"the\nCalifornia Farm Bureau Feder-\nbest thing for you to do is keep\nation accused the CRLA of\nyour mouth shut.\"\nFresno, Calif.\nBee\n(Clr. D 113,377 $ 144,577)\nAllen's\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1833\nMemo Links Chavez, CRLA\nBy Lee Fremstad\ngan administration chrages.\nat the farm workers' office\nthere,\" said Reynoso. T\nMcClatchy Newspapers service\nfers to a Brawley resident\nand, I think, our best ap-\nfederally appointed comm\nSACRAMENTO - A con-\nwho \"will basically say\nproach to this is to readily\nsion investigating the gove\nfidential California Rural Le-\nthings we tell him to.\" The\nadmit that he did spend time\nnor's charges of CRLA m\ngal Assistance memo which\nman's name was blacked out\nthere in an effort to keep in\nconduct resumes hearings\npurportedly links an anti-\non the copies the governor's\ncontact with the farm work-\nMonday.\npoverty agency employe\noffice made public.\ning poor,\" said the memo.\nwith Cesar Chavze' farm\nWorker's Role\nState OEO director Lewis\nworkers union was sent to\nJohnstone also discusses\nK. Uhler declared in trans-\nWashington today by Gov.\nthe relationship between\nmitting the documents to\nRonald Reagan.\nHector Reyes, a CRLA com-\nReagan's office: \"The memos\n/\n\"It establishes once and\nsupport our contention that\nS\nmunity worker, with the Cal-\nfor all the illegal relation-\nCRLA has been directly in-\n]\nexico UFWOC office.\nship beteen CRLA and the\nvolved in union (UFWOC)\n-\n\"For the past four years,\nUnited Farm Workers Orga-\nactivities - a deliberate vio-\nS\nMr. Reyes has basically\nnizing Committee (UFW-\nworked full-time out of the\nlation of CRLA's grant con-\nS\nditions.\"\n1\nOC),\" the governor wrote\nUnited Farm Workers office\nFrank Carlucci, director of\nin Calexico,\" Johnstone\nReynoso Denial\nthe federal Office of Eco-\nwrote.\nCRLA Director Cruz Rey-\nnomic Opportunity (OEO).\n\"Since the refunding cri-\nnoso responded today that\n\"The document concerns\nsis, Mr. Reyes has not been\nfor one thing, Reyes has not\nme greatly and threatens the\nspending time in that of-\nbeen on the CRLA payroll\nintegrity of the entire legal\nfice.\"\nfor four years. He was hired\nservices program,\" Reagan\nJohnstone also said in his\nas a part-time community\nwrote. \"I am ordering an im-\nmemo that \"one potentially\nworker in June 1968, at $2\nmediate investigation to de-\nembarrassing feature\" of\nan hour, said Reynoso, and\ntermine the facts.\"\nReyes' presence there is the\ndid not begin full-time work\nCRLA says the memo was\nlarge number of telephone\nwith CRLA until April 1,\nstolen from its El Centro of-\ncalls from Calexico to the\n1969.\nfice. In it, CRLA attorney\nDelano UFWOC office billed\n\"We will prove the falsity\nRobert B. Johnstone of El\nto CRLA.\nof charges against the El\nCentro discusses possible\n\"There is no way that we Centro office when the com-\nwitnesses in defense of Rea- can deny Hector's presence mission holds hearings\n(Cir. D 107,737 Sal. 142,253)\nMAY 1 1971\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagdy's staff releases\nprivate memos of legal aid\nSACRAMENTO (P) -\ntion of providing legal aid\nwould say, this presuma-\nWithout explanation, Gov.\nto the rural poor.\nbly referred to a section of\nRonald Reagan's staff has\nThe federal OEO gave\none memo about a CRLA\ngiven newsmen copies of\nCRLA a six-month fund ex-\nemploye believed to have\nwhat the staff says are pri-\ntension and has a three-\nused CRLA's telephone\nvate memos between two\njudge commission now in-\ncredit card to make nu-\nattorneys of the legal aid\nvestigating CRLA activi-\nmerous calls between the\ngroup Reagan is trying to\nties. The new CRLA meni-\nfarm union offices in De-\nabolish.\nOS have been submitted to\nlano and Calexico.\nThe memos released\nthe commission, according\nThursday revealed nothing\nto a Thursday letter to\nUhler's note to Reagan\nReagan from Lesis K. Uhl-\nalso said \"the documents\n1\nsubstantially new about\nI\nReagan's charges against\ner, head of the state 0E0\ndisplay a cynical disregard\n]\nCalifornia Rural Leagl As-\nwhich channels federal\nfor the integrity of CRLA's\n]\nsistance Inc. which wasn't\nfunds to CRLA.\nproposed witnesses\" to the\nI\nin his 283-page report and\nfederal commission.\n1\n8,000 pages of documenta-\nUHLER'S NOTE said\nThat apparently referred\ntion revealed earlier this\nthe memos dated last April\nto the capsule sketches of\nyear.\n2 \"support our contention\npotential witnesses, which\n1\nthat CRLA has been di-\nsaid two witnesses know\nAnd Reagan's staff\nrectly involved in union\n\"the CRLA law and order'\nwouldn't say why the 14\n(United Farm Workers Or-\nI\nsong and dance by heart.\"\npages of supposedly confi-\nganizing Committee) activ-\n(\nanother's \"beard and hair\ndential memos were so im-\nities, a deliberate violation\nI\nare probably contrary to\nportant to warrant such\nof CRLA's grant condi-\n(\nthe image we are trying to\nunusual treatment which\nL\ntions.\"\nproject\" and a third \"will\nI\npuzzled much of the Capi-\nAlthough no one in Rea-\nis\ntol press corps.\nbasically say anything we\ngan's or Uhler's offices\nh\ntell him to.\"\n\"The attached is for\nn\nyour information,\" said a\nterse cover note from Ed\nGray, Reagan's associate\npress secretary.\nGRAY WAS asked why\nhis office took the effort to\nmake up dozens of copies\nof the memos, have his\nstaff distribute them to\npress rooms and then not\ngive any hint of their im-\nportance.\nIt was done, he said,\n\"because the CRLA issue\nhas attracted the attention\nof the press and we want-\ned to make it available to\nthe press on an FYI (for\nbasis your information)\n\"However you want to\nreact is your business,' he\nsaid.\nReagan last December\nvetoed a $1.88 milion fed-\neral Office of Economic\nOpportunity grant to\nCRLA, claiming it doesn't\nLos Angeles, Calif.\nTimes\n(Cir. D 955,915 S 1,269,459)\nMAY\nComidential CRLA\nChifin\nContin from Third Page\nMemo Disclosed\nare probably contrary to\nthe image we are trying to\nproject\" and the woman\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) - Gov.\n\"exudes loving middle-class\nReagan's office Thursday made pub-\nconcern for the welfare of\nlic a confidential memo detailing\npoor people.\"\nstrategy of California Rural Legal\nAnother witness was\nAssistance attorneys whose activi-\nsuggested because he \"is a\nties are being investigated by a spe-\nVietnam veteran and also\ncial federal commission.\ncan probably give zome\nA spokesman said the document\ngood heart- throb stuff\nwas filed with the commission by F.\nabout trying to keep kids\nDouglas McDaniel, an El Centro at-\nwithin the system.\"\ntorney, and that a copy was sent to\nOther parts of the doc-\nLewis K. Uhler, state director of the\nument proposed calling\nOffice of Economic Opportunity.\ncertain witnesses because\nIt was not disclosed how McDaniel\nthey \"will basically say\nobtained a copy of the April 2 memo\nanything we tell him to'\nsent to Martin Glick, a statewide\nand \"he will testify to any-\nCRLA official, from Robert B. John-\nthing we wish him to\nstone of the CRLA's El Centro of-\nalong the \"law and order'\nfice.\nlines.\"\nOne section of the document dis-\nUhler said the memo\ncussed calling an Imperial County so-\ndisplayed a \"cynical\" dis-\ncial worker and his wife as witnesses\nregard for the integrity of\n\"both of them know the CRLA \"law\nCRLA's proposed witness-\nand order' song and dance by heart.\"\nes on the part of CRLA\nJohnstone suggested that the wom-\nattorneys.\"\nan would make the better witness\nThe governor's office\nsaid some of the names\nsince her husband's \"beard and hair\nlisted in the memo were\nPlease Turn to Page 30, Col. 1\nblacked out \"to prevent\nthe possibility of harm to\ninnocent persons.\"\nReagan vetoed a $1.8\nmillion grant for CRLA\nand issued a 280-page re-\nport to \"document\" his\ncharges against the agen-\ncy. The commission is in-\nvestigating both the Rea-\ngan charges and operation\nof the CRLA.\nRedlands, California\nDaily Facts\n(Cir. 6xW 7,381)\nMAY\n141971\nAllen's\nP&C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagan orders full\ninvestigation of CRLA\nSACRAMENTO (UPI)-Gov.\noriginated by an official of a\nsince we discovered this we\nRonald Reagan today ordered a\ngovernment funded agency\nissued immediate instructions\nstate investigation and demand-\n(CRLA) make it doubly repug-\nto the telephone company (I\ned a similar federal probe into\nnant,\" he told Carlucci in a\nbelieve last December) that we\nwhat he described as a\nletter.\nwould accept no more billings\n\"nefarious scheme\" by CRLA\nHe said he was ordering an\nto this number on third party\nattorneys to coach witnesses\nimmediate state investigation\ncalls and that only credit calls\nand encourage falsehoods.\nand proposed Carlucci do\nwould be accepted,\" the memo\nReagan sent federal Office of\nlikewise, adding \"in order to\nsaid.\nEconomic Opportunity Director\navoidunnecessary duplication, I\nFrank Carlucci a copy of a\nrecommend that we combine\nMore calls from the CRLA\nconfidential memo detailing\nour respective investigations.\"\nCalexico office to Delano on\nstrategy of California Rural\n\"I'm sure you will agree that\nReyes' credit card were record-\nLegal Assistance attorneys\nan organization which practices\ned, however, between last\nwhose agency is being investi-\nor even condones such activities\nDecember and February, the\ngated by a special federal\nas are proposed is not qualified\ndocument states.\ncommission.\nto receive any further public\n\"Hector has reported his\nThe governor said the memo\nfunding,\" he told Carlueci.\ncredit card as stolen and a new\n\"establishes once and for all\nOne segment of the memo\ncard has been issued and\nBy United Feature Syndicate. Inc.\nthe illegal relationship between\nsaid Hector Reyes, a CRLA-\nbasically our official position on\nCRLA and the United Farm\nemploye, \"for the past four\nthis is that someone must have\nWorkers Organizing Commit-\nyears has basically worked\ngotten hold of his card,\" the\ntee\" headed by Cesar Chavez.\nfull time out of the UFWOC\ndocument states.\nReagan said the memo,\noffice in Calexico.\"\nThe governor's office said the\ncopies of which his office made\nThe memo said a \"potential\nmemo was filed with the\npublic Thursday, was a \"dis-\nembarrassing feature of his\nfederal commission by F.\nhonorable proposal that advo-\ntime there is a large number of\nDouglas McDaniel, an El\ncates such practices as coach-\ntelephone calls from that office\nCentro attorney, and that a\ning witnesses, encouraging\nto the Delano office which are\ncopy was sent to Lewis K.\nfalsehoods, etc.\"\nbilled to our telephone.\"\nUhler, state director of the\np\n\"The fact that this brazen,\n\"Our position on this is that\nOffice of Economic Opportuni-\nSI\nopen, unclassified proposal was\nwe never authorized it and that\nW\nty.\nth\na\nInglewood, Calif.\nDaily News\n(Cir. 6XW 7,840)\nMAY 1 4 1971\nAllen\n3\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1858\nReagan may release\nconfidential memo\nSACRAMENTO\nA confidential memo detailing strategy of California Rural\nLegal Assistance attorneys whose activities are being\ninvestigated by a special federal commission has been made\npublic by the office of Gov. Ronald Reagan.\nA spokesman said Thursday the document was filed with\nthe commission by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro\nattorney, and that a copy was sent to Lewis K. Uhler, state\ndirector of the Office of Economic Opportunity.\nIn another development, the California Farm Bureau\nFederation accused the CRLA of threatening a potential\nwitness. The bureau asked the commission to issue a\npreliminary injunction enjoining the CRLA from \"contacting,\nharassing, intimidating, and threatening any and all\nwitnesses.\"\nThe request for an injunction contained an affidavit from\nElbert K. Gaither of Yuba City, described as a \"potential\nwitness\" in the investigation by bureau attorney William L.\nKnecht:\nGaither said he received a phone call from a man who\nclaimed he was calling from Washington and told him \"the\nbest thing for you to do is keep your mouth shut.\"\nThe memo released by Reagan's office was sent to Martin\nGlick, a statewide CRLA official, from Robert B. Johnstone\nof the agency's El Centro office. It was not disclosed how\nMcDaniel obtained it.\nReagan's office said some names listed in the memo were\nblacked out \"to prevent the possibility of harm to innocent\npersons.\"\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million grant for CRLA and issued a\n280-page report to \"document\" his charges against it. The\ncommission is investigating both the governor's charges and\noperation of CRLA.\nUhler said the memo displayed a \"cynical disregard for the\nintegrity of CRLA's proposed witnesses on the part of CRLA\nattorneys.\"\nOne section of the memo discussed calling an Imperial\nCounty social worker and his wife as witnesses because \"both\nof them know the CRLA 'law and order' song and dance by\nheart.\"\nJohnstone suggested the woman would make a better\nwitness since her husband's \"beard and hair are probably\ncontrary to the image we are trying to project\" and the\nwoman \"exudes loving middle-class concern for the welfare\nof poor people.\"\n-UPI\nSan Clemente, Calif.\nSun-Post\n(Cir. 5 X W. 5,316)\nMAY 1 4 1972\nAllan\n3\nP.\nC.B.\nEst. 1888\nCRLA Strategy Revealed\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) A confidential\nGaither said he received a phone call\nof CRLA attorneys.\"\nmemo detailing strategy of California\nfrom a man who claimed he was calling\nOne section of the memo discussed\nRural Legal Assistance attorneys\nfrom Washington and told him \"the best\nwhose activities are being investigated\nthing for you to do is keep your mouth\ncalling an Imperial County social worker\nand his wife as witnesses because \"both\nby a special federal commission has been\nshut.\"\nof them know the CRLA 'law and order'\nmade public by the office of Gov. Ronald\nReagan.\nThe memo released by Reagan's\nsong and dance by heart.\"\nA spokesman said Thursday the\noffice was sent to Martin Glick, a\nJohnstone suggested the woman would\ndocument was filed with the commission\nstatewide CRLA official, from Robert B.\nmake a better witness since her husband's\nby F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro\nJohnstone of the agency's El Centro\n\"beard and hair are probably contrary to\nattorney, and that a copy was sent to\noffice. It was not disclosed how McDaniel\nthe image we are trying to project\" and\nLewis K. Uhler, state director of the\nobtained it.\nthe woman \"exudes loving middleclass\nOffice of Economic Opportunity.\nReagan's office said some names listed\nconcern for the welfare of poor people.\"\nIn another development, the California\nin the memo were blacked out \"to prevent\nFarm Bureau Federation accused the\nthe possibility of harm to innocent\nAnother witness was suggested\nCRLA of threatening a potential witness\npersons.\"\nbecause he \"is a Vietnam veteran and\nThe bureau asked the commission to\nalso can probably give some good heart-\nissue a preliminary injunction enjoining\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million grant for\nthrob stuff about trying to keep kids\nthe CRLA from \"contacting, harassing,\nCRLA and issued a 280-page report to\nwithin the system.\"\nintimidating, and threatening any and all\n\"document\" his charges against it. The\nwitnesses.\"\ncommission is investigating both the\nThe memo in other parts suggested\nThe request for an injunction contained\ngovernor's charges and operation of\ncalling certain witnesses because they\nan affidavit from Elbert K. Gaither of\nCRLA.\n\"will basically say anything we tell him\nYuba City, described as\na\nUhler said the memo displayed a.\nto\" and \"he will testify to anything we\n\"potential witness\" in the investigation\n\"cynical disregard for the integrity of\nwish him to along the 'law and order'\nby bureau attorney William L. Knecht.\nCRLA's proposed witnesses on the part\nlines.\"\nLos Angeles, Calif.\nHerold Examiner\n(Cir. 9 512,321)\nAllen's P.C.D. Est.1888\nMemo Bares CRLA Strategy\nSACRAMENTO\n(UPI)-Gov.\ncial, from Robert B. Johnstone\npublicity, and in general acted\nness since her husband's \"beard\nRonald Reagan's office has\nof the CRLA's El Centro office.\nto \"stir up trouble.\"\nand hair probably are contrary\nmade public a confidential\nThe governor's office said\nThe commission is investigat-\nto the image we are trying to\nmemo detailing strategy of Cali-\nfornia Rural Legal Assistance\nsome of the names listed in the\ning both the Reagan charges\nproject,\" and the woman \"ex-\nattorneys whose activities are\nmemo were blacked out \"to pre-\nand operation of the CRLA.\nudes loving middleclass concern\nbeing investigated by a special\nvent the possibility of harm to\nUhler said the memo dis-\nfor the welfare of poor people.\"\nfederal commission.\ninnocent persons.\"\nplayed a \"cynical disregard for\nAnother witness was suggest-\nA spokesman said yesterday\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million\nthe integrity of CRLA's pro-\ned because he \"is a Vietnam\nthe document was filed with the\ngrant for CRLA and issued a\nposed witnesses on the part of\nveteran and also probably can\ncommissio n by F. Douglas\n280-page report to document his\nCRLA attorneys.\"\ngive some good heart-throb\nMcDaniel, an El Centro attor-\ncharges against the agency.\nOne section of the document\nstuff about trying to keep kids\nney, and that a copy was sent to\nInstances were cited in the\ndiscussed calling an Imperial\nwithin the system.\"\nLewis K. Uhler, state director\nstudy where CRLA attorneys al-\nCounty social worker and his\nOther parts of the document\nof the Office of Economic Op-\nlegedly persuaded relief clients\nwife as witnesses because \"both\nproposed calling certain wit-\nportunity.\nto prefer false charges, quoted\nof them know the CRLA \"law\nnesses because they \"will basi-\nIt was not disclosed how Mc-\ncomplaints from individuals\nand order' song and dance by\ncally say anything we tell him\nDaniel obtained a copy of the\nthat attorneys of the CRLA only\nheart.\"\nto,\" and \"he will testify to any-\nApril 2 memo sent to Martin\nwere interested in \"class ac-\nJohnstone suggested the wom-\nthing we wish him to along the\nGlick, a statewide CRLA offi-\ntion\" suits that could generate\nan would make the better wit-\n\"law and order' lines.\"\nModesto, Calif.\nBee\n(Cir. D. 45,178 Sun. 47,770)\nMAY 14 1971\nEst. 1888\nAllen's Governor Says Confidential\nP.C.\\\nMemo Links CRLA, Chavez\nBy Lee Fremstad\nMcClatchy Newspapers Service\n\"Since the refunding crisis\nSACRAMENTO - A confiden-\nMr. Reyes has not been spend-\ning time in that office.\"\ntial California Rural Legal As-\nJohnstone also said in his\nsistance memo which purported-\nmemo that \"one potentially em-\nly links an antipoverty agency\nemploye with Cesar Chavez'\nbarassing feature\" of Reyes'\nUnited Farm Workers was sent\npresence there is the large num-\nber of telephone calls from\nto Washington today by Gov.\nCalexico to the Delano UFWOC\nRonald Reagan.\n\"It establishes once and for\nall the illegal relationship be-\noffice billed to CRLA.\n1968, at $2 an hour, said Key-\ntween CRLA and the United\n\"There is no way that we\nnoso, and did not begin full\nFarm Workers Organizing Com-\ncan deny Hector's presence at\ntime work with CRLA until\nmittee,\" the governor wrote\nthe farm workers' office and, I\nApril 1, 1969.\nFrank Carlucci, director of the\nthink, our best approach to this\n\"This document has been tak-\nfederal Office of Economic Op-\nis to readily admit that he did\nen out of context and gives a\nportunity.\nspend time there in an effort to\ntotally misleading view of the\nkeep in contact with the farm\n\"The document concerns me\ntrue facts,\" said Reynoso. He\ngreatly and threatens the in-\nworking poor,\" said the memo.\ndid not question the authenticity\nDeclared State Office of Eco-\nof the memo.\ntegrity of the entire legal ser-\nnomic Opportunity Director\nvices program,\" Reagan wrote.\nReynoso added that when\n\"I am ordering an immediate\nLewis K. Uhler in transmitting\nCRLA learned of the credit card\ninvestigation to determine the\nthe documents to Gov. Reagan's\ncharges for calls to the union\noffice: \"The memos support\noffice, Reyes was billed for\nfacts.\"\nour contention that CRLA has\nthem. Reynoso said they only\nDiscusses Witnesses\nbeen directly involved in union\namount to about $10.\nCRLA says the memo W a $\n(UFWOC) activities - a de-\n\"We will prove the falsity of\n\"st len\" from its El Centro of-\nliberate violation of CRLA's\ncharges against the El Centro\nfice. In it CRLA attorney Rob-\ngrant conditions.\"\noffice when the commission\nert B. Johnstone of El Centro\nCRLA Director Cruz Reynoso\nholds hearings there,\" said\ndiscusses possible witnesses in\nresponded today that for one\ndefense of Regan administra-\nReynoso. The federally appoint-\nthing, Reyes has not been on\ned commission investigating the\ntion charges.\nthe CRLA payroll for four years.\ngovernor's charges of CRLA\nThe Johnstone memo refers\nHe was hired as a part time\nmisconduct will resume hear-\nto a Brawley resident who\ncommunity worker in June\nings Monday.\n\"will basically say things we\ntell him to.\" The man's name\nwas blacked out on the copies\nthe governor's office made pub-\nlic.\nIn it, Johnstone also discusses\nthe relationship between Hec-\ntor Reyes, a CRLA community\nworker, with the Calexico office\nof the United Farm Workers\nOrganizing Committee.\n\"For the past four years, Mr.\nReyes has basically worked full\ntime out of the United Farm\nWorkers office in Calexico,\"\nJohnstone wrote.\nHuntington Park, Calif.\nSignal\n(Cir. 6 X W. 25,000)\nMAY\nP.C.S.\n1888\nCOPIES TO NEWSMEN\nReagan Releases Memos\nIn Slap Against CRLA\nSACRAMENTO (AP) -\nWithout explanation, Gov.\n\"However you want to\nReagan's staff has given\nreact is your business,\" he\nnewsmen copies of what the\nsaid.\nstaff says are private memos\nReagan last December\nbetween two attorneys of the\nvetoed a $1.88 million federal\nlegal aid group Reagan is\nOffice of Economic Op-\ntrying to abolish.\nportunity grant to CRLA,\nThe memos released\nclaiming it doesn't adequate-\nThursday revealed nothing\nly serve its function of pro-\nsubstantially new about\nviding legal aid to the rural\nReagan's charges against\npoor.\nCalifornia Rural Legal\nThe federal OEO gave\nAssistance Inc. which wasn't\nCRLA a six-month fund ex-\nin his 283-page report and\ntension and has a three-judge\n8,000 pages of documentation\ncommission now in-\nrevealed earlier this year.\nvestigating CRLA activities.\nAnd Reagan's staff\nThe new CRLA memos have\nwouldn't say why the 14\nbeen submitted to the com-\npages of supposedly con-\nmission, according to a\nfidential memos were so im-\nThursday letter to Reagan\nfrom Leslie K. Uhler, head of\nSACRAMENTO (AP) -\nand contend the state needs a\nportant as to warrant such\nthe state OEO which chan-\nSenate Democrats have\ntax increase anyway to pay\nunusual treatment which\npuzzled much of the Capitol\nnels federal funds to CRLA.\npumped more than $400\nfor other programs - like\nUhler's note said the\nmilhon into Gov. Reagan's\nnew public school aid - that\npress corps.\nmemos dated last April 2\nwelfare budget - restoring\nweren't in Reagan's budget.\n\"The attached is for your\nwelfare spending to the cur-\nBy leaving welfare under\ninformation,\" said a terse\nrent level which Reagan says\npresent budgeting pro-\ncover note from Ed Gray,\nwill bankrupt the state.\ncedures, spending for the\nReagan's associate press\nThe action came on a 7-4\nyear starting July 1 would\nsecretary.\nparty line vote by the Senate\nrun $816.6 million, according\nQuestioned\nFinance Committee late\nto Reagan budget figures.\nGray was asked why his of-\nThursday.\nThe Finance Committee also\nfice took the effort to make\nAll four no votes came\naddded $146 million in the\nup dozens of copies of the\nfrom Republicans. One said it\nWelfare-related Medi-Cal pro-\nmemos, have his staff\nwould mean \"a monumental\ngram of health care for the\ni\ndistribute them to press\ntax increase\" to pass the\npoor.\nrooms and then not give any\nbudget that way.\nTeale said it's impossible to\nhint of their importance.\nIt boosts the Republican\nsay how much Medi-Cal will\nIt was done, he said, \"be-\ngovernor's original $6.74\ncost until legislative fiscal\ncause the CRLA issue has\nbillion economy budget to\nexperts can find out how\nattracted the attention of the\nalmost $7.5 billion and it\nmany welfare recipients\npress and we wanted to make\nwould need almost $1 billion\nmight be cut from the rolls\nit available to the press on an\nin new taxes to be balanced.\nbecause of the welfare\nFYI (for your information)\n\"This protects the life sup-\nbasis\nreform.\nport items of the people,\"\nsaid Sen. Stephen P. Teale,\nThe action took a matter of\nD-West Point as he proposed\na few minutes with virtually\nno debate after the com-\nthat the committee ignore\nReagan's welfare reform pro-\nmittee had haggled for more\nthan an hour over a $300,000\ngram in preparing to send its\nbudget to the full Senate, pro-\npark planning item.\nbably by the middle of next\nOne of the Republicans\nweek.\nvoting no was Sen. Clair\nBurgener, R-San Diego,\nSanta Paula, Calif.\nDaily Chronicle\n(Cir. 6xW 5,041)\nMAY\n4971\nEst. 1888\nReagan Bares CRLA Strategy\nSACRAMENTO - A confidential memo detailing strat-\negy of California Rural Legal Assistance attorneys whose\nactivities are being investigated by a special federal com-\nmission has been made public by the office of Gov. Ronald\nReagan. A spokesman said Thursday the document was filed\nwith the commission by F. Douglas McDaniel, an El Centro\nattorney, and that a copy was sent to Lewis K. Uhler, state\ndirector of the Office of Economic Opportunity. In another\ndevelopment, the California Farm Bureau Federation ac-\ncused the CRLA of threatening a potential witness. The\nbureau asked the commission to issue a preliminary injunc-\ntion enjoining the CRLA from \"contacting, harassing, in\ntimidating, and threatening any and all witnesses.\"\nMadi\nEl Cajon, Calif.\nDaily Californian\n(Cir. 6XW 9,823)\nMAY 14\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagan Says\nBy KEITH HEARN\nAssociated Press Writer\nSACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov.\nReagan said today a document\nthat has fallen into his admin-\nistration's hands proves that\nCRLA Gave\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assist-\nance gave illegal aid to Cesar\nChavez' farm workers union.\nThe Republican governor\nsent a copy of the document to\nFrank Carlucci, director of\nPresident Nixon's Office of\nEconomic Opportunity and said\nIllegal Aid\nthe CRLA issue has attracted\nit \"threatens the integrity of\nThe federal OEO gave CB\nthe entire legal services pro-\nthe attention of the press and\na six-month fund extension\nuted copies of the memos to\nwe wanted to make it available\ngram.\"\nhas a three-judge commis\nHe said he would investigate\nnewsmen Thursday.\nto the press on an FYI (for\nthe document and proposed \"In\nyour information) basis\nnow investigating CRLA ac\nThe memos released Thursday\nties. The new CRLA me\norder to avoid unnecessary du-\nrevealed nothing substantially\n\"Howevr you want to react\nhave been submitted to the C\nplication, I recommend that we\nnew about Reagan's charges\nis your business,\" he said.\nmission, according to a Th\ncombine our respective investi-\nagainst California Rural Legal\nReagan last December vetoed\nday letter to Reagan from Le\ngations.\"\nAssistance Inc. which wasn't\na $1.88 million federal Office of\nK. Uhler, head of the state (\nThe document, alleged to be\nin his 283-page report and 8,000\nEconomic Opportunity grant to\nwhich channels federal fu\na memo between CRLA attor-\npages of documentation revealed\nneys, was branded by Reagan\nCRLA, claiming it doesn't ade-\nto CRLA.\nearlier this year.\nas \"a dishonorable proposal\nquately serve its function of pro-\nUhler's note said the me\nthat advocates such practices\nAnd Reagan's staff wouldn't\nviding legal aid to the rural\ndated last April 2 \"support\npoor.\ncontention that CRLA has t\nas coaching witnesses, encour-\nsay why the 14 pages of sup-\nposedly confidential memos were\nso important to warrant such\naging falsehoods, etc\nThe\nfact that this brazen, open, un-\ndirectly invovled in unlon\nunusual treatment which puz-\nclassified proposal was origi-\n(United Farm Workers Organiz-\nzled much of the Capitol press\nnated by an official of a govern-\ning Committee - UFWOC) ac-\ncorps.\nment funded agency (CRLA)\n\"The attached is for your in-\ntivities, .a deliberate violation\nmakes it doubly repugnant.\"\nformation,\" said a terse cover\nof CRLA's grant conditions.\"\nHe said any such organization\nnote from Ed Gray, Reagan's\nAlthough no one in Reagan's\nshould not be continued.\nassociate press secretary.\nor Uhler's offices would say,\nReagan vetoed all CRLA\nGray was asked why his of-\nthis presumably referred to a\nfunds last December but Car-\nfice took the effort to make up\nsection of one memo about a\nlucci continued the organization\ndozens of copies of the memos,\nCRLA employe believed to have\nfor another six months on a\nhave his staff distribute them\nused CRLA's telephone credit\ntemperary grant.\nto press rooms and then not\ncard to make numerous calls\nReagan's press office distrib-\ngive any hint of their import-\nbetween UFWOC offices in De-\nance.\nlano and Calexico.\nIt was done, he said, \"because\nPalm Springs, Calif.\nDesert Sun\n(Cir. 6 X W. 9,332)\nMAY 1 4 1971\nAllen's\nP.\nC.B.\nEst. 1888\nWITNESSES WARNED?\nInjunction Seeks\nBlockade Of\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -A\nReagan's office said some\nconfidential memo detailing\nnames listed in the memo were\nstrategy of California Rural\nblacked out \"to prevent the\nLegal Assistance attorneys\npossibility of harm to innocent\nwhose activities are being\npersons.'\ninvestigated by a special\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 million\nfederal commission has been\ngrant for CRLA and issued a\nmade public by the office of\n280-page report to \"document\"\nGov. Ronald Reagan.\nhis charges against it. The\nA spokesman said Thursday\ncommission is investigating\nthe document was filed with the\nboth the governor's charges and\ncommission by F. Douglas\noperation of CRLA.\nMcDaniel, an El Centro attor-\nUhler said the memo dis-\nney, and that a copy was sent\nto Lewis K. Uhler, state\nplayed a \"cynical disregard for\ndirector of the Office of\nthe integrity of CRLA's pro-\nEconomic Opportunity.\nposed witnesses on the part of\nIn another development, the\nCRLA attorneys.\"\nCalifornia Farm Bureau Feder-\nOne section of the memo\nation accused the CRLA of\ndiscussed calling an Imperial\nthreatening a potential witness.\nCounty social worker and his\nThe bureau asked the commis-\nwife as witnesses because\nsion to issue a preliminary\n\"both of them know the CRLA\ninjunction enjoining the CRLA\n'law and order' song and dance\nfrom \"contacting, harassing,\nby heart.\"\nintimidating, and threatening\nJohnstone suggested the wo-\nany and all witnesses.\"\nman would make a better\nThe request for an injunction\nwitness since her husband's\ncontained an affidavit from\n\"beard and hair are probably\nElbert K. Gaither of Yuba City,\ncontrary to the image we are\ndescribed as a \"potential\ntrying to project\" and the\nwitness\" in the investigation by\nwoman \"exudes loving middle-\nbureau attorney William L.\nclass concern for the welfare of\nKnecht.\npoor people.\"\nGaither said he received a\nphone call from a man who\nAnother witness was suggest\nclaimed he was calling from\ned because he \"is a Vietnam\nWashington and told him \"the\nveteran and also can probably\nbest thing for you to do is keep\ngive some good heart-throb\nyour mouth shut.\"\nstuff about trying to keep kids\nThe memo released by\nwithin the system.\"\nReagan's office was sent to\nThe memo in other parts\nMartin Glick, a statewide\nsuggested calling certain wit-\nCRLA official, from Robert B.\nnesses because they \"will\nJohnstone of the agency's El\nbasically say anything we tell\nCentro office. It was not\nhim to\" and \"he will testify to\ndisclosed how McDaniel ob-\nanything we wish him to along\ntained it.\nthe 'law and order' lines.\"\nThousand Oaks, Calif.\nNews-Chronicls\n(Cir. D 8,323 $ 8,323)\nMAY\nAllen\n3\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1853\nCRLA memo\nreleased by\nGov. Reagan\nSACRAMENTO (UPI)-A\nconfidential memo detailing\nstrategy of California Rural\nLegal Assistance attorneys\nwhose activities are being\ninvestigated by a special\nfederal commission has been\nmade public by the office of\nGov. Ronald Reagan.\nA spokesman said Thur-\nsday the document was filed\nwith the commission by F.\nDouglas McDaniel, an El\nCentro attorney, and that a\ncopy was sent to Lewis K.\nUhler, state director of the\nOffice of Economic Op-\nportunity.\nThe memo released by\nReagan's office was sent to\nMartin Glick, a statewide\nCRLA official, from Robert\nB. Johnstone of the agency's\nEl Centro office. It was not\ndisclosed how McDaniel\nobtained it.\nReagan vetoed a $1.8\nmillion grant for CRLA and\nissued a 280-page report to\n\"document\" his charges\nagainst it. The commission is\ninvestigating both the\ngovernor's charges and\noperation of CRLA.\nUhler said the memo\ndisplayed a \"cynical\ndisregard for the integrity of\nCRLAs proposed witnesses\non the part of CRLA at-\ntorneys.'\nOne section of the memo\ndiscussed calling an Im-\nperial County social worker\nand his wife as witnesses\nbecause \"both of them know\nthe CRLA 'law and order'\nsong and dance by heart.\"\nSan Francisco, Calif.\nExaminer\n(Cir. D 208,023, Sat. 167,357)\nMAY 14 1971\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nSecret Memo\nCRLA Battle\n242\nPlan Revealed\nSACRAMENTO - (UPI)\neration of the CRLA.\n- Governor Reagan's office\nUhler said the memo dis-\nhas made public a confidén-\nplayed a \"cynical disregard\ntial memo detailing strategy\nfor the integrity of CRLA's\nof California Rural Legal As-\nproposed witnesses on the\nsistance attorneys whose ac-\npart of CRLA attorneys.\"\ntivities are being investigat-\nOne section of the docu-\ned by a special federal com-\nment discussed calling an\nmission.\nImperial County social work-\nA spokesman said yester-\ner and his wife as witnesses\nday the document was filed\nbecause \"both of them know\nwith the commission by F.\nthe CRLA law and order'\nDouglas McDaniel. an El\nsong and dance by heart.\"\nCentro attorney. and that a\nImage\ncopy was sent to Lewis K.\nJohnstone suggested the\nUhler, state director of the\nwoman would make the bet-\nOffice of Economic Oppor-\nter witness since her hus-\ntunity.\nband's \"beard and hair are\nIt. was not disclosed how\nprobably contrary to the im-\nMcDaniel obtained a copy of\nage we are trying to project\"\nthe April 2 memo sent to\nand the woman \"exudes lov-\nMartin Glick, a statewide\ning middle-class concern for\nCRLA official, from Robert\nthe welfare of poor people.'\nB. Johnstone of the CRLA's\nAnother witness was sug-\nEl Centro office.\ngested because he is a Viet-\nNames Removed\nnam veteran and also can\nThe Governor's office said\nprobably give some good\nsome of the names listed in\nheart-throb. stuff about trying\nthe memo were blacked out\nto keep kids within the sys-\n\"to prevent the possibility of\ntem.\"\nharm to innocent persons.\"\nOther parts of the docu-\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 mil-\nment proposed calling cer-\nlion grant for CRLA and is-\ntain witnesses because they\nsued a 280-page report to\n\"will basically say anything\ndocument his charges\nwe tell him to\" and \"he will\nagainst the agency. The com-\ntestify to anything we wish\nmission is investigating both\nhim to along the \"law and or-\nthe Reagan charges and op-\nder' lines.\"\nOakland, Calif.\nTribune\n(Cir. 0 225,038, Sat. 209,931,\nSun. 251,534)\nMAY 14 1971\nP.C.B.\nF.st. 1888\nPrivate\nCRLA\nMemo\nReleased\nSACRAMENTO (AP) -\nWithout explanation, Gover-\n\"However you want to react\nnor Reagan's staff has given\nis your business,\" he said.\nhave used CRLA's telephone\ncontrary to the image we\ncredit card to make numerous\nReagan last December ve-\ntrying to project\" and a th\nnewsmen copies of what the\ncalls between UFWOC offices\nstaff says are private memos\ntoed a $1.88 million federal Of-\n\"will basically say anyth\nin Delano and Calexico.\nfice of Economic Opportunity\nwe tell him to.\"\nbetween two attorneys of the\ngrant to CRLA, claiming it\nUhler's note to Reagan also\nGray's note to the pi\nlegal aid group Reagan is\ndoesn't adequately serve its\nsaid \"the documents display a\nsaid \"certain names contai\ntrying to abolish.\nfunction of providing legal aid\ncynical disregard for the in-\nin press copies of the CR\nThe memos released yester-\nto the rural poor.\ntegrity of CRLA's proposed\nmemoranda have b\nday revealed nothing substan-\ntially new about Reagan's\nThe federal OEO gave\nwitnesses\" to the federal com-\nblocked out to prevent\nCRLA a six-month fund exten-\nmission.\npossibility of harm to innoc\ncharges against California Ru-\nral Legal Assistance Inc.\nsion and has a three - judge\nThat apparently referred to\npersons.'\nwhich wasn't in his 283-page\ncommission now investigating\nthe capsule sketches of poten-\nBut one press packet he (\nCRLA activities. The new\ntial witnesses, which said two\nreport and 8,000 pages of doc-\ntributed included two cop\nCRLA memos have been sub-\nwitnesses know \"the CRLA\numentation revealed earlier\nof a page mentioning cou\nthis year.\nmitted to the commission, ac-\n'law and order' song and\npoverty program director\ncording to a Thursday letter\ndance by heart,\" another's\none copy with the names,\nAnd Reagan's staff wouldn't\nto Reagan from Lesis K. Uhl-\n\"bread and hair are probably\nother with them inked\nsay why the 14 pages of sup-\ner, head of the state OEO\nposedly confidential memos\nwhich channels federal funds\nwere so important to warrant\nto CRLA.\nsuch unusual treatment which\nUhler's note said the memos\npuzzled much of the Capitol\ndated last April 2 \"support our\npress corps.\ncontention that CRLA has\n\"The attached is for your\nbeen directly involved in un-\ninformation,\" said a terse\nion. United Farm Workers Or-\ncover note from Ed Gray,\nganizaing Committee - UFW-\nReagan's associate press sec-\nOC activities, a deliberate vio-\nretary.\nlation- of CRLA's grant condi-\nGray was asked why his of-\ntions.\"\nfice took the effort to make up\nAlthough no one in Reagan's\ndozens of copies of the mem-\nor Uhler's offices would say,\n05, have his staff distribute\nthis presumably referred to a\nthem to press rooms and then\nsection of one memo about 2\nnot give any hint of their im-\nCRLA employe believed to\nportance.\nIt was done, he said, \"be-\ncause the CRLA issue has at-\ntracted the attention of the\npress and we wanted to make\nit available to the press on an\nFYI for your information ba-\nsis\nSan Francisco, Calif.\nChronicle\n(Cir. D 478,704 . Sat. 443,306)\nMAY 14 1971\nAllen C.B.\nEst. 1888\nUhler said the memo dis-\nConfidential\nplayed a \"cynical disregard\nfor the integrity of CRLA's\nproposed witnesses on the\nCRLA Memo\npart of CRLA attorneys.\"\nOne section of the docu-\nRevealed\nment discussed calling an\nImperial county social work-\ner and his wife as witnesses\nbecause \"both of them know\nSacramento\nthe CRLA 'law and order'\nGovernor Ronald Rea-\nsong and dance by heart.\"\ngan's office made public a\nJohnstone suggested the\nconfidential memo yester-\nwoman would make the bet-\nday detailing strategy of\nter witness since her hus-\nCalifornia rural legal as-\nband's \"beard and hair are\nsistance attorneys whose\nprobably contrary to the im-\nactivities are being investi-\nage we are trying to project\"\ngated by a special Federal\nand the woman \"exudes lov-\ncommission.\ning middle-class concern for\nA spokesman said that the\nthe welfare of poor people.\"\ndocument Was filed with the\nOther parts of the docu-\nCommission by F. Douglas\nment proposed calling cer-\nMcDaniel, an El Centro at-\ntain witnesses because they\ntorney, and that a copy was\n\"will basically say anything\nsent to Lewis K. Uhler, State\nwe tell him to\" and \"he will\ndirector of the Office of Eco-\ntestify to anything we wish\nnomic Opportunity.\nhim to along the 'law and or-\nIt was not disclosed how\nder' lines.\"\nMcDaniel obtained a copy of\nUnited Press\nthe April 2 memo sent to\nMartin Glick, a Statewide\nCRLA official, from Robert\nB. Johnstone of the CRLA's\nEl Centro office.\nThe Governor's office said\nsome-of the names listed in\nthe memo were blacked out\n\"to prevent the possibility of\nharm to innocent persons.\"\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 mil-\nlion grant for CRLA and is-\nsued a 280-page report to\n\"document\" his charges\nagainst the agency. The\nCommission is investigating\nboth the Reagan charges and\noperation of the CRLA.\nColifornia\nOEO Director Reveals\n'Cynical' CRLA Memos\nCopley News Service\nTwo inter-office memos of California\nRural Legal Assistance lawyers which fell\ninto the hands of Lewis Uhler, director of\nthe State Office of Economic Opportunity,\ndisplay \"a cynical disregard for the integ-\nMetro Page\nrity of CRLA's proposed witnesses\" in a\nhearing on the OEO-CRLA controversy,\nUhler said Thursday.\nThe Sacramento Union\nThe memos and a memo from Uhler to\nGovernor Reagan were distributed to the\nFriday Morning, May 14, 1971\nPage A3\npress by Reagan's press office. The mem-\nos \"speak for themselves,\" commented\nEd Gray, assistant press secretary.\nfare of poor people, and as mentioned\nhundreds of poor farm workers pass\nUhler received the two memos report-\nabove knows by heart the song and\nthrough it every day, and he is able to\nedly exchanged by Marty Glick of the\ndance.\"\ncommunicate with them in regard to their\nCRLA central office and Robert John-\nMr. (name blocked out by gover-\nlegal problems he then refers to\nstone of the El Centro CRLA from Wil-\nnor's press office) is a very convincing,\nCRLA\nliam Knecht of Berkeley, counsel for F.\nsoft-spoken witness on the stand\nand\nDouglas McDaniel of El Centro, who has\nin addition will basically say anything we\n\"However, one potentially embarrass-\nasked to testify at a forthcoming hearing\ntell him to.\"\ning feature of his time there is a large\ninto the OEO-CRLA controversy in El\nCity Councilman (name blacked out\nnumber of telephone calls from that office\nCentro.\nby governor's press office) \"would be a\nto the Delano UFWOC office which are\nThe hearing will be part of an investi-\nmust as a witness and by and large will\nbilled to our telephone. Our position is\ngation into Reagan's veto of CRLA fund-\ntestify to anything we want him to.\"\nthat since we discovered this we issued\ning by the federal OEO.\nimmediate instructions to the telephone\nCity Councilman (name blacked\ncompany that we would accept no more\nUHLER TOLD Reagan the memos\nout) \"will testify to anything we wish him\nalso \"support our contention that CRLA\nbillings on third party calls and that only\nto along the 'law and order' lines\none\nhas been directly involved in union\ndrawback is that his son is a CRLA attor-\ncredit card calls would be accepted.\n(United Farm Workers' Organizing\nney in the Santa Rosa office, which gives\n\"FROM DECEMBER to February\nCommittee) activities - a deliberate vio-\nsome basis for impeachment of his testi-\n1971, a number of credit calls from the\nlation of CRLA's grant conditions.\"\nmony.\nCalexico office to Delano on Hector's\nJohnstone allegedly had these com-\ncredit card number were recorded. Hec-\nments in a memo to Glick on potential\nTwo student leaders in the Imperial\nwitnesses who might testify in El Centro:\nValley (names blacked out): \"They will\ntor has reported his credit card as stolen\n\"Our feeling is that some staff\nsay anything we would want them to and\nand a new card has been issued and basi-\nhave basically already learned the CRLA\ncally our official position on this is that\nmember of the clinic (Clinica de Salubri-\nsong and dance by heart.\"\nsomeone must have gotten hold of his\ndad de Campesinos) should be a witness\ncard.\"\n\"but that it probably should not be Mr.\nIn his memo to Glick, Johnstone also\n(Ventura) Huerta, (the project director)\nreportedly commented on a Uhler charge\nIn his request to testify, McDaniel said\nas Mr. Huerta lacks the stage presence in\nthat the CRLA had been working illegally\nhe would say that he observed a CRLA\narticulation to be a convincing witness.\"\nwith UFWOC.\nattorney advise picketing UFWOC mem-\n\"From the point of view of articulation\nbers on a field June 6, 1970, to violate a\nand middle class 'apple pie' appearance,\n\"FOR THE PAST four years Mr.\nrestraining order then in force to try to\nDr. (David) Flaggagan would be the ideal\n(Hector) Reyes has basically worked full-\nprovoke a contempt citation.\nwitness to testify to CRLA's involvement\ntime out of the United Farm Workers of-\nwith the clinic and relatedmatters.\"\nfice in Calexico: Our official position on\nGray said some of the names in the\nthis, of course, is not that his time has\nJohnstone memo were blacked out to\nDONNA ENGLISH (of the Imperial\nbeen that extensive in that office but that\navoid damaging their reputations since\nCounty Welfare Department) \"exudes\nas a good community worker he uses that\nthere were implications that they might\nloving, middle class concern for the wel-\noffice as an outreach on the basis that\nagree to commit perjury.\nSacramento, Calif.\nThe See\n(Cir. D. 172,411 Sun. 200,546)\nMAY 11 1 1971\nAllen's\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nReagan Claims Memo Links\nCRLA Aide, Chavez Farm Union\nBy Leo Fremstad\nhas basically worked full time out of\nBee Capitol Bureau\nthe United Farm Workers Office in\nA confidential California Rural Le-\nCalexico,\" Johnstone wrote.\ngal Assistance memo which purport-\n\"Since the refunding crisis Mr.\nedly links an antipoverty agency em-\nReyes has not been spending time in\nploye with Cesar Chavez's United\nthat office.\"\nFarm Workers was sent to Washing-\nJohnstone also said in his memo\nton today by Gov. Ronald Reagan.\nthat \"one potentially embarrassing\n\"It establishes once and for all the\nfeature\" of Reyes' presence there is\nillegal relationship between CRLA\nthe large number of telephone calls\nand the United Farm Workers Orga-\nfrom Calexico to the Delano UFWOC\nnizing Committee (UFWOC),\" the\noffice billed to CRLA.\ngovernor wrote Frank Carlucci, direc-\n\"There is no way that we can deny\ntor of the federal Office of Economic\nHector's presence at the farmwork-\nOpportunity.\ners' office and I think our best ap-\n\"The document concerns me great-\nproach to this is to readily admit that\nly and threatens the integrity of the\nhe did spend time there in an effort\nentire legal services program,\" Rea-\nto keep in contact with the farm\ngan wrote. \"I am ordering an immedi-\nworking poor,\" said the memo.\nate investigation to determine the\nDeclared State Office of Economic\nfacts.\"\nOpportunity Director Lewis K. Uhler\nCRLA says the memo was \"stalen\"\nin transmitting the documents to Gov.\nfrom its El Centro office. In it CRLA\nReagan's office: \"The memos support\nour contention that CRLA has been\nattorney Robert B. Johnstone of El\nCentro discusses possible witnesses in\ndirectly involved in union (UFWOC)\nactivities - a deliberate violation of\ndefense of Reagan administration\ncharges.\nCRLA's grant conditions.\"\nBrawley Resident\nNot On Payroll\nThe Johnstone memo refers to a\nCRLA Director Cruz Reynoso re.\nBrawley resident who \"will basically\nsponded today that for one thing,\nsay things we tell him to.\" The man's\nReyes has not been on the CRLA pay-\nname was blacked out on the copies\nroll for four years. He was hired as a\nthe governor's office made public.\npart-time community worker in June\n1968, at $2 an hour, said Reynoso, and\nIn it Johnstone also discusses the\ndid not begin full time work with\nrelationship between Hector Reyes, a\nCRLA until April 1, 1969.\nCRLA community worker, with the\n\"This document has been taken out\nCalexico office of the United Farm\nof context and gives a totally mislead-\nWorkers Organizing Committee\ning view of the true facts,\" said Rey-\n(UFWOC).\nnoso. He did not question the authen-\n\"For the past four years Mr. Reyes\nticity of the memo.\nReynoso added that when CRLA\nlearned of the credit card charges for\ncalls to the union office, Reyes was\nbilled for them. Reynoso said they\nonly amounted to about $10.\n\"We will prove the falsity of\ncharges against the El Centro office\nwhen the commission holds hearings\nthere,\" said Reynoso. The federally\nappointed commission investigating\nthe governor's charges of CRLA-mis-\nconduct resumes hearings on Monday.\nSan Francisco, Calif.\nChronicle\n(Cir. D 478,704 - Sot. 443,306)\nMAY 14 1971\nAllen\n3\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nUhler said the memo dis-\nConfidential\nplayed a \"cynical disregard\nfor the integrity of CRLA's\nproposed witnesses on the\nCRLA Memo\npart of CRLA attorneys.\"\nOne section of the docu-\nment discussed calling an\nRevealed\nImperial county social work-\ner and his wife as witnesses\nbecause \"both of them know\nSacramento\nthe CRLA 'law and order'\nGovernor Ronald Rea-\nsong and dance by heart.\"\ngan's office made public a\nJohnstone suggested the\nconfidential memo yester-\nwoman would make the bet-\nday detailing strategy of\nter witness since her hus-\nCalifornia rural legal as-\nband's \"beard and hair are\nsistance attorneys whose\nprobably contrary to the im-\nactivities are being investi-\nage we are trying to project\"\ngated by a special Federal\nand the woman \"exudes lov-\ncommission.\ning middle-class concern for\nA spokesman said that the\nthe welfare of poor people.\"\ndocument was filed with the\nOther parts of the docu-\nCommission by F. Douglas\nment proposed calling cer-\nMcDaniel, an El Centro at.\ntain witnesses because they\ntorney, and that a copy was\n\"will basically say anything\nsent to Lewis K. Uhler, State\nwe tell him to\" and \"he will\ndirector of the Office of Eco-\ntestify to anything we wish\nnomic Opportunity.\nhim to along the 'law and or-\nIt was not disclosed how\nder' lines.\"\nMcDaniel obtained a copy of\nUnited Press\nthe April 2 memo sent to\nMartin Glick, a Statewide\nCRLA official, from Robert\nB. Johnstone of the CRLA's\nEl Centro office.\nThe Governor's office said\nsome of the names listed in\nthe memo were blacked out\n\"to prevent the possibility of\nharm to innocent persons.\"\nReagan vetoed a $1.8 mil-\nlion grant for CRLA and is-\nsued a 280-page report to\n\"document\" his charges\nagainst the agency. The\nCommission is investigating\nboth the Reagan charges and\noperation of the CRLA.\nLe Hobra, Calif.\nDaily Star Progress\n(Cir. 5,528)\nEst. 1888\nThe Senate Finance Con\n1\ntee chairman, Sen. Randolph\nRecord State Budget\nCollier, D-Yreka, also hopes to\nhave the upper house version of\nthe budget before the full\nSenate next week.\nLike the Assembly's, the\nSet For California\nSenate budget proposal is\nexpected to exceed Reagan's\nrequest. The committee alrady\nhas added $100 million as an\n\"inflation factor\" for schools.\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The\neducation and salary increases\nfunds for the Office of\nThe state budget for next\nAssembly Ways and Means\nfor state employes and higher\nEconomic Opportunity was\neducation faculty members.\nfiscal year is supposed to be\nCommittee early today expand-\neliminated from the budget.\ned Gov. Ronald Reagan's\nUniversity of California and\nThe office, which also receives\nenacted by July 1, but for the\nproposed state budget by $318\nState College faculty received\npast two years the legislature\nsubstantial funding from the\nmillion and sent the record $7.1\nno salary increases this year\nhas run past the deadline.\nfederal government, has been\nEach house still must agree\nbillion spending program to the\nbut were given $39.2 million for\nheavily criticized by both a\non the same version of the\nAssembly floor.\n10 per cent wage hikes in the\nfederal report and state legisla-\nIf enacted the budget would\nproposed budget.\ntors for not serving the needs\nbudget before it can go to\nput an increased drain on cash\nThe spending program also\nReagan's desk. The two-house\nof the poor.\nreserves and add substantial\nincludes $76.9 million for 5 per\nagreement is worked out in a\nThe agency has been carrying\nclosed-door conference commit-\nweight to tax hike efforts\ncent salary increases for state\nout Reagan's fight against\naimed at solving the state's\nemployes.\ntee meeting.\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assis-\nfinancial problems without cut-\nThe committee approved\ntance (CRLA).\nting programs.\nbudgets of $573 million for\nAlso approved was $65,000 to\nThe whopping 1971-72 state\nwelfare and $589 million for\ntransfer the California Mari-\nbudget proposal was approved\nMedi-Cal, just as requested by\ntime Academy at Vallejo to the\nby the committee on a split\nReagan. But it inserted provi-\nstate college system.\nmoice vote. Assemblyman Wil-\nsions to ensure that counties\nTo help balance the massive\nlie L. Brown Jr., D-San\nwould not be forced to pay the\nbudget, the committee used\nFrancisco, Committee Chair-\nbill if the administration's\n$348 million from the state's\nman and House manager of the\nfigures were too low.\ncash reserve fund. The purpose\nbill, hopes to take the measure\nLanguage was included in the\nof the fund is to pay state bills\nto a floor vote next week.\nbudget warning the state Lands\nduring periods when the \"cash\nReagan had asked the legisla-\nCommission it could face a loss\nflow\" into the treasury is slow.\nture to appr e a $6.73 billion\nof its own funds if it does not\nHowever, Reagan has said\nspending plan.\ncurb the use of state tidelands\nthe state will have to use\nMajor features of the en-\nrevenue to support the Queen\nwarrants or anticipation notes\nlarged budget include added\nMary Museum in Long Beach.\nin September anyway and the\nexpenditures of $82 million for\nThe entire $70,000 in state\ncomimttee action-if upheld by\nthe legislature-would further\nlimit the amount of available\ncash.\nThe ultimate solution to the\ncash flow problem is enactment\nof the withholding form of\nincome tax collection plus\neither reduced spending or a\ntax increase.\nBrown told newsmen use of\nthe fund would probably prompt\na tax increase.\nReagan opposes a tax in-\ncrease.\nSan Diego, Calif.\nUnion\n(Cir. D 148,337 - S 258,650)\nMAYS\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nOEO Chief\nThe national OEO director\nfunded the CRLA for six\nmonths pending the outcome of\nUrgesLegal\nthe federal commission hear-\nings and recommendations:\nJudicare would be less costly\nthan the CRLA and provide\nAid Shift\nmore effective service to the\npoor, Uhler said.\nThe legal system proposed by\nthe Reagan administration\nwould involve the services of\nJudicare's Adoption\nminority attorneys as well as\nTo Replace CRLA\n\"establishment\" lawyers, he\nsaid.\nBacked By Uhler\n'MORE CONFORTABLE'\nEL CENTRO - State Office\n\"Persons in the low-income\n1\nof Economic Opportunity direc-\ncategory would feel more com-\ntor Lewis K. Unler has advo-\nfortable and have more con-\ncated the adoption of Judicare\nfidence in attorneys within\nto replace- California Rural Le-\ntheir own neighborhood,\" the\n\\\ngal Assistance (CRLA) to pro-\nstate OEO director said.\n1\nvide legal services to the poor.\nThe program would include\n(\nThe OEO director said the\nself-regulation due to the de-\n1\nJudicare plan would provide for\nmands of the clients whose fees\npartial payment for the legal\nwould be based on a sliding\nservices based on the income of\nscale depending upon their in-\nthe client. The legal plan would\ncome.\n:\nemploy the services of estab-\nJudicare would also. assist\n(\nlished attorneys.\nminority attorneys in private\n}\nUhler, in an appearance here\npractice with increased busi-\nTuesday to prepare for hear-\nness. Most minority attorneys\n1\nings by a federal commission\nare required to accept govern-\n1\nhere next week, said Judicare\nment positions due to the lack\nI\nwould provide more effective\nof private business, he said.\nservice to low-income persons\nThe Judicare program, pro-\nand would encourage the\nposed by the Reagan adminis-\nclients to take an active inter-\ntration, would establish: (1)\nfixed level eligiblity standards\n(\nest in the preparation of legal\nfor the poor; (2) sliding scale\n-\ncases due to the payment of a\nfees for eligible clients (3) vari-\nI\nportion of the fees.\n3 RETIRED JUSTICES\nations of fee schedules, accord-\ni\ning to location and the nature of\nThe federal commission,\nthe legal claim; and (4) the\ncomposed of two retired state\ncontribution of a set number of\n1\nSupreme Court chief justices\nhours by participating attor-\nfrom Maine and Wisconsin and\nneys in the counseling of low-\nan associate justice from the\nincome persons with legal prob-\n1\nstate of Colorado, will conduct\nlems.\na two-day hearing May 20-21 on\nThe plan has not been sub-\ncharges of illegal activities by\nmitted to the state.\nthe CRLA based on a report\nsubmitted to the national OEO\noffice.\nGov. Ronald Reagan vetoed\nthe federally-funded CRLA $1.8\nmillion budget for 1971 on the\nbasis of the report assembled\nby Uhler's staff.\nBerkeley, Calif.\nGozette\n(Cir. D 14,219)\nMAY 1971\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nAssemblyman Meade\nNew Dimension in State\nPoverty War Struggle\nBy KEN MEADE\nappointed to the post by Rea-\nINSTEAD OF deciding for\nAssemblyman, 16th District\ngan has concentrated his ef-\nor against CRLA on the veto\nSACRAMENTO - A new\nforts on finding abuses within\nquestion, the Health Educa-\ndimension has been added to\nfederally-funded OEO pro-\ntion and Welfare Secretary\nthe battle between the State's\ngrams.\nextended. the current grant\npoverty programs, the Legis-\nUsing ammunition supplied\nlevel for another six months\nlature, and the State Office of\nby the State OEO office, the\nand ordered a special three-\nEconomic Opportunity.\nGovernor has vetoed funds for\njudge commission to Califor-\nFor the past two years, con-\nseveral anti-poverty pro-\nnia for hearings.\ncerned lawmakers have ques-\ngrams. The hottest issue in\nAt this point, the tide began\ntioned activities of the State\nthis exchange has been with\nto turn for Uhler and the\nOEO office under Director\nthe highly successful Califor-\nState OEO. They had moved\nLewis Uhler. The ex-Bircher\nnia Rural Legal Assistance\npretty freely about the State\n(CRLA).\ninvestigating and intimidating\nLast year, the Governor at-\nlocal poverty officials. But\ntempted to blunt the effec-\nwhen the federal commission\ntiveness of CREA by demand-\narrived in San Francisco to\ning its directors sign a list of\ntake testimony and determine\n\"agreements\" in order to\nvalidity of charges against\ngain his approval of federal\nCRLA, Uhler and the State\nfunds. Among these was a\nOffice, with support from the\npledge not to sue any govern-\nGovernor, refused to appear\nment agency for failure to\nbefore them.\ncomply with laws.\nREAGAN SAID the com-\nCRLA has, despite charges\nmission \"did not understand\nfrom the Governor, basically\nits proper function.\" He cava-\nconcerned itself with individu-\nlierly told commission\nal problems of the rural poor.\nmembers the \"State has al-\nHowever, it has successfully\nready proven its accusa-\nbrought class actions against\ntions,\" and suggested hear-\nboth private and public agen-\nings to be held to seek new\ncies to solve problems for\ninformation.\nthousands of families at one\n\"I find it incredible you can\ntime.\nfile a report charging all\nAs a result, the Governor\nkinds of irregularities, then\nhas sought a way to eliminate\nrefuse to appear and justify\nthe program completely. He\nyour charges,\" Assemblyman\nwas given support this year in\nWilliam Bagley, Marin\na 283-page report charging\nCounty Republican told Uhler\nCRLA with inefficiencies, out-\nat a Ways and Means Sub-\nright violations of grant con-\ncommittee hearing concern-\nditions and misuse of funds\ning the State OEO.\nfor aiding the poor.\nTestimony during the annu-\nThe report was prepared by\nal budget hearing on State\nthe State OEO office. It rec-\nOEO revealed most of the\nommended to the Governor\n\"exempt\" positions filled by\nthat he veto all funds for\nUhler are held by non-\nCRLA. Reagan was only to\nminority college graduates\nhappy to comply. In Washing-\nfrom wealthy or middle-class\nton, D.C., federal officials,\nareas. Few, if any, have spe-\nhowever, had some reserva-\ncial qualifications to deal with\ntions.\nthe poverty sector problems.\nCovina, Calif.\nSentinel\n(Cir. W. 5,500)\nMAY 1 3.1977\nAllon s , P.C.B. inke\nEst. 1888\nEMBATTLED COVINAN\n-- Lewis K. Uhler, state\nOEO director, welcomed\nCovina group in Sacra-\nmento. Uhler is carrying\ngovernor's fight against\nCalifornia Rural Legal\nAssistance program.\nPalo Alto, Calif.\nTimes\n(Cir, D 44,634)\nMAY 13 1971\nP.C.B.\nEst, 1888\nState budget sent to Assembly\nBy TRACY WOOD\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The\nAssembly Ways and Means\nCommittee early today expand-\nfloor with $318 million\ned Gov. Ronald Reagan's pro-\nposed state budget by $318\nmillion and sent the record $7.1\nbillion spending program to the\nAssembly floor.\nIf enacted the budget would\nadded\nput an increased drain on cash\nreserves and add substantial\nweight to tax hike efforts aimed\nat solving the state's financial\nproblems without cutting pro-\n10 per cent wage hikes in the\ngrams.\nproposed budget.\nThe whopping 1971-72 state\nThe spending program. also\nbudget proposal was approved\nincludes $76.9 million for 5 per\nby the committee on a split\ncent salary increases for state\nvoice vote. Assemblyman Wil-\nemployes.\nlie L. Brown Jr., D-San Fran-\nThe committee approved bud-\ncisco, Committee Chairman and\ngets of $573 million for welfare\nHouse manager of the bill,\nand $589 million for Medi-Cal,\nhopes to take the measure to a\njust as requested by Reagan.\nfloor vote next week.\nBut it inserted provisions to en-\nReagan had asked the legisla-\nsure that counties would not be\nture to approve a $6.73 billion\nforced to pay the bill if the ad-\nspending plan.\nministration's figures were too\nMajor features of the en-\nlow.\nlarged budget include added ex-\nLanguage was included in the\npenditures of $82 million for ed-\nbudget warning the state Lands\nucation and salary increases for\nCommission it could face a loss\nstate employes and higher edu-\nof its own funds if it does not\ncation faculty members.\ncurb the use of state tidelands\nUniversity of California and\nrevenue to support the Queen\nState College faculty received\nMary Museum in Long Beach.\nno. salary increases this year\nThe entire $70,000 in state\nI\nbut were given $39.2 million for\nfunds for the Office of Econom-\nic Opportunity was eliminated\nTo help balance the massive\ncash flow problem is enactment\nfrom the budget. The office,\nbudget, the committee used $348\nof the withholding form of in-\nwhich also receives substantial\nmillion from the state's cash\ncome tax collection plus either\nfunding from the federal gov-\nreserve fund. The purpose of\nernment, has been heavily crit-\nthe fund is to pay state bills\nreduced spending or a tax\nicized by both a federal report\nduring periods when the \"cash\nincrease.\nand state legislators for not\nflow\" into the treasury is slow.\nBrown told newsmen use of\nserving the needs of the poor.\nHowever, Reagan has said\nthe fund would probably prompt\nThe agency has been carrying\nthe state will have to use war-\na tax increase.\nout Reagan's fight against\nrants or anticipation notes in\nCalifornia Rurah-Legal Assist-\nSeptember anyway and the\nReagan opposes a tax in-\nance (CRLA).\ncommittee action-if upheld by\ncrease.\nAlso approved was $65,000 to\nthe legislature-would further\ntransfer the California Mari-\nlimit the amount of available\nThe Senate Finance Commit-\ntime Academy at Vallejo to the\ncash.\ntee chairman, Sen. Randolph\nstate college system\nThe ultimate solution to the Collier, D-Yreka, also hopes to\nhave the upper house version of\nthe budget before the full\nSenate next week.\nFairfield, Calif.\nThe Daily Republic\n(Cir. D 9,282)\nMAY 13 1971\nAllen's\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\n$7.1 Billion\nCommittee Expands\nProposed State Budget\nState College faculty received\ncash reserve fund. The purpose\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The\nAssembly Ways and Means\nno salary increases this year\nof the fund is to pay state bills\nCommittee early today expand-\nbut were given $39.2 million for\nduring periods when the \"cash\ned Gov. Ronald Reagan's\n10 per cent wage hikes in the\nflow\" into the treasury is slow.\nproposed budget.\nHowever, Reagan has said\nproposed state budget by $318\nThe spending program also\nthe state will have to use\nmillion and sent the record $7.1\nbillion spending program to the\nincludes $76.9 million for 5 per\nwarrants or anticipation notes\nAssembly floor.\ncent salary increases for state\nin September anyway and the\ncommittee action-if upheld by\nIf enacted the budget would\nemployes.\nput an increased drain.on cash\nThe committee approved\nthe legislature-would further\nreserves and add substantial\nbudgets of $573 million for\nlimit the amount of available\nweight to tax hike efforts\nwelfare and $589 million for\ncash.\nMedi-Cal, just as requested by\nThe ultimate solution to the\naimed at solving the state's\nfinancial problems without cut-\nReagan. But it inserted provi-\ncash flow problem is enactment\nting programs.\nsions to ensure that counties\nof the withholding form of\nThe whopping 1971-72 state\nwould not be forced to pay the\nincome tax collection plus\nbill if the administration's\neither reduced spending or a\nbudget proposal was approved\nfigures were too low.\ntax increase.\nby the committee on a split\nvoice vote. Assemblyman Wil-\nLanguage was included in the\nBrown told newsmen use of\nlie L. Brown Jr., D-San\nbudget warning the state Lands\nthe fund would probably prompt\nFrancisco, Committee Chair-\nCommission it could face a loss\na tax increase.\nof its own funds if it does not\nReagan opposes a tax in-\nman and House manager of the\nbill, hopes to take the measure\ncurb the use of state tidelands\ncrease.\nrevenue to support the Queen\nThe Senate Finance Commit-\nto a floor vote next week.\nMary Museum in Long Beach.\ntee chairman, Sen. Randolph\nI\nReagan had asked the legisla-\nThe entire $70,000 in state\nCollier, D-Yreka, also hopes to\nI\nture to approve a $6.73 billion\nspending plan.\nfunds for the Office of\nhave the upper house version of\nEconomic Opportunity was\nthe budget before the full\nMajor. features of the en-\neliminated from the budget.\nSenate next week.\nlarged budget include added\nexpenditures of $82 million for\nThe office, which also receives\nLike the Assembly's, the\neducation and salary increases\nsubstantial funding from, the\nSenate budget proposal is\nfor state employes and higher\nfederal government, has been\nexpected to exceed Reagan's\nheavily criticized by both a,\nrequest. The committeealready\neducation faculty members.\nUniversity of California and\nfederal report and state legisla-\nhas added $100 million as an\ntors'for not serving the needs\n\"inflation factor\" for schools\nof the poor.\nThe state budget for next\nThe agency has been carrying\nfiscal year is supposed to be\nout Reagan's fight against\nenacted by July 1, but for the\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assis-\npast two years the legislature\ntance (CRLA).\nhas run past the deadline.\nAlso approved was $65,000 to\nEach house still must agree\ntransfer the California Mari-\non the same version of the :\ntime Academy at Vallejo to the\nbudget before it can go to\nstate college system.\nReagan's desk. The two-house\nTo help balance the massive\nagreement is worked out in a\nbudget, the committee used\nclosed-door conference com-\n$348 million from the state's\nmittee meeting.\nDavis, Calif.\nEnterprise\n(Circ. D. 4,119)-\nMAY 13 1971\nAllon\n3\nP.C.B.\nEst. 1888\nExpanded state budget\napproved by Assembly\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The spending plan.\nLanguage was included in the\nTo help balance the massive\nAssembly Ways and Means\nMajor features of the en-\nbudget warning the state Lands\nbudget, the committee used\nCommittee early today expand-\nlarged budget include added\nCommission it could face a loss\n$348 million from the state's\ned Gov. Ronald Reagan's\nexpenditures of $82 million for\nof its own funds if it does not\ncash reserve fund. The purpose\nproposed state budget by $318\neducation and salary increases\ncurb the use of state tidelands\nof the fund is to pay state bills\nmillion and sent the record $7.1\nfor state employes and higher\nrevenue to support the Queen\nduring periods when the \"cash\nbillion spending program to the\neducation faculty members.\nMary Museum in Long Beach.\nflow\" into the treasury is slow.\nAssembly floor.\nUniversity of California and\nThe entire $70,000 in state\nHowever, Reagan has said\nIf enacted the budget would\nState College faculty received\nfunds for the Office of\nthe state will have to use\nput an increased drain on cash\nno salary increases this year\nEconomic Opportunity was\nwarrants or anticipation notes\nreserves and add substantial\nbut were given $39.2 million for\neliminated from the budget.\nin September anyway and the\nweight to tax hike efforts\n10 per cent wage hikes in the\nThe office, which also receives\ncommittee action-if upheld by\naimed at solving the state's\nproposed budget.\nsubstantial funding from the\nthe legislature-would further\nfinancial problems without cut-\nThe spending program also\nfederal government, has been\nlimit the amount of available\nting programs.\nincludes $76.9 million for 5 per\nheavily criticized by both a\ncash.\nThe whopping 1971-72 state\ncent salary increases for state\nfederal report and state legisla-\nThe ultimate solution to the\nbudget proposal was approved\nemployes.\ntors for not serving the needs\ncash flow problem is enactment\nby the committee on a split\nThe committee approved\nof the poor.\nof the withholding form of\nvoice vote. Assemblyman Wil-\nbudgets. of $573 million for\nThe agency has been carrying\nincome tax collection plus\nlie L. Brown Jr., D-San\nwelfare and $589 million for\nout Reagan's fight against\neither reduced spending or a\nFrancisco, Committee Chair-\nMedi-Cal, just as requested by\nCalifornia Rural Legal Assis-\ntax increase.\nman and House manager of the\nReagan. But it inserted provi-\ntance (CRLA).\nBrown told newsmen use of\nbill, hopes to take the measure\nsions to ensure that counties\nAlso approved was $65,000 to\nthe fund would probably prompt\nto a floor vote next week.\nwould not be forced to pay the\ntransfer the California Mari-\na tax increase.\nReagan had asked the legisla-\nbill if the administration's\ntime Academy at Vallejo to the\nReagan opposes a tax in-\nture to approve a $6.73 billion\nfigures were too low.\nstate college system.\ncrease.\nWalsonville, Calif,\nRegister-Pajaronian\n(Cir. D 9,534)\nMAY\n13\nAllen's\nP.C.B.\nEst.1888\nState OEO chief\nvisits Salinas\nState OEO Director Lewis\ndeleted, a CRLA spokesman said\nUhler was scheduled to hold a\nhe doubted this would be the case.\npress conference in Salinas this\nMartin R. Glick, director of\nafternoon at which he was to give\nlitigation for the CRLA, said the\nhis views on the struggle going on\nhearing was closed at the request\nbetween his office and the\nof Gov. Reagan's staff; and that\nCalifornia Rural Legal\nhe doubts the transcript will be\nAssistance (CRLA).\navailable for another week at the\nThe press conference, which\noffices of the investigating\nwas set for 2 p.m. in the Salinas\ncommission in San Francisco.\ncity hall, precedes three days of\nhearings before a federally\nBasis for the hearings is Gov.\nappointed panel of judges\nReagan's charge that the CRLA\ninvestigating the dispute.\nis involved in political activities\nThose hearings are to be held\nand has not met its\nMonday and Tuesday in Salinas\nresponsibilities to the poor. The\nand on Wednesday at Soledad\ngovernor vetoed CRLA funds,\nprison.\nwhich were then restored by the\nThe Salinas hearings will start\nfederal OEO on an interim basis\nat 9 a.m. at city hall and will be\nuntil the investigation of his\nopen to the public.\ncharges has been completed.\nThe Soledad hearing will be\nThe state OEO has refused to\nclosed to both the public and the\ntake part in the hearings, saying\npress, a situation to which the\nit opposed the adversary hearing\nCRLA has said it would object.\napproach.\nAlthough a transcript of the\nThe CRLA said the state's\nSoledad hearing is supposed to be\nrefusal to take part in them has\nmade available to the press on\ndenied the CRLA an opportunity\nThursday, with the names of the\nto answer the charges leveled at\ntestifying inmates and guards\nit by the governor.\nMadera, Calif.\nTribune\n(Cir. D. 5,105)\nMAY 13 1971\nAllen's\nP.C.S.\nEst. 1888\n$7.1 Billion\nBudget Advances\nSACRAMENTO (UPI) -The\nAssembly Ways and Means\nThe committee approved\nCommittee early today expand-\nbudgets of $573 million for\ned Gov. Ronald Reagan's\nwelfare and $589 million for\nproposed state budget by $318\nMedi-Cal, just as requested by\nmillion and sent the record $7.1\nReagan. But it inserted provi-\nbillion spending program to the\n;ions to ensure that counties\nAssembly floor.\nwould not be forced to pay the\nIf enacted the budget would\nbill if the administration's\nput an increased drain on cash\nfigures were too low.\nreserves and add substantial\nweight to tax hike efforts\nbudget warning the state Landsx\nLanguage was included in the\naimed at solving the state's\nCommission it could face a loss\nfinancial problems without cut-\nof its own funds if it does not\nting programs.\ncurb the use of state tidelands\nThe whopping 1971-72 state\nrevenue to support the Queen\nbudget p. oposal was approved\nMary Museum in Long Beach.\nby the committee on a split\nThe entire $70,000 in state of\nmoice vote. Assemblyman Wil-\nfunds for the Office\nlie L. Brown Jr., D-San\nFrancisco, Committee Chair-\nman and House manager of the\nEconomic Opportunity was\nbill, hopes to take the measure\neliminated from the budget.\nto a floor vote next week.\nThe office, which also receives\nReagan had asked the legisla-\nsubstantial funding from the\nture to approve a $6.73 billion\nfederal government, has been\nspending plan.\nheavily criticized by both a\nMajor features of the en-\nfederal report and state legisla-\nlarged budget include added\ntors for not serving the needs\nexpenditures of $82 million for\nof the poor.\neducation and salary increases\nfor state employes and higher\neducation faculty members.\nUniversity of California and\nState College faculty received\n10 salary increases this year\nout were given $39.2 million for\n0 per cent wage hikes in the\nproposed budget.\nThe spending program also\nncludes $76.9 million for 5 per\nent salary increases for state\nemployes."
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