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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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1966-74: Press Unit
Folder Title: Press Releases - July 1968
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.2.68
#445
request, the following is the
In response to a / text of a telegram sent to Governor Reagan
by Henry A. Bubb, chairman, Citizens for Reagan, National Information
Center:
"Governor Ronald Reagan
Sacramento, California
"You were quoted in the press as saying that, if the nomination
is locked up, you may not permit your name to be submitted to the
delegates of the Republican National Convention as a candidate for the
party's nomination for president of the United States. The nominee has
not been selected and will not be until August. We will have an 'open'
convention because your fellow Republicans know:
"(1) Your election as governor of our nation's largest state by
a million vote plurality demonstrated your ability to win as a campaigner
appealing to all elements of the citizenry. Your outstanding record as
citizen governor of California has proven you know what it takes to get
the job done in our nation's most populous state.
(2) You have set an all-time record in raising funds for the
GOP, over $4 million in less than two years. When the party needed
help, you have responded.
"(3) You received over 20 percent of Republican votes cast in the
key Nebraska and Oregon primary elections--without one word of encourage-
have
ment from you--a figure that could well/been doubled should you have
chosen to campaign.
" (4) Reports from Reagan booster organizations affiliated with
our organization show you are amassing great support among delegates
and that many of the delegates supposedly committed to other candidates
will 'switch to Reagan' when you become a candidate at the convention.
" (5) You are now the only major contender for our party's
nomination that is capable of uniting all elements of the Republican
Party while maintaining the ability to gain sufficient support from
disillusioned Democrats and Independent voters to win at the polls in
November.
"Please give the hundreds of thousands of Republicans now
supporting your candidacy the opportunity to keep the convention 'open'-.
we believe the nomination will be yours unless you turn aside our
efforts.
Henry A. Bubb, Chairman
Citizens for Reagan, National
Information Center"
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#445
Following is Governor Reagan's reply to Chairman Bubb:
"An out of context statement regarding the coming Republican
Convention has resulted in a misunderstanding of my position. I do
not believe the nomination is locked up for any candidate and I do
believe it will be an open convention.
"My name will be placed in nomination. Obviously, at that time
I can be considered a candidate by delegates so inclined.
"I am well aware of and greatly honored by the activities in my
behalf. While it would be impossible for me to present myself as a
candidate prior to the convention, I have never subscribed to the
Sherman statement. Indeed, it is my belief that any citizen's
response should be the direct opposite."
The telegram was received on Thursday (June 27) and Governor
Reagan's reply by telegram was sent the same day.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
FOR IMMEDIA.. RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.2.68
446
Following is the text of a telegram sent to Mayor John Lindsay
of New York City:
"Mayor John Lindsay
City Hall
New York City, New York
Governor Reagan has requested that in light of action taken by
your deputy mayor in instituting a city boycott against California
grapes that the following information be forwarded to you.
1. Giumarra Vineyards against whom the boycott is primarily aimed
is one of the great majority of vineyards in California to which workers
can be referred by the Labor Department. Referral is not permitted by
our state labor department because of labor disputes in the cases of
only seven (7) growers.
2. The U. S. Department of Labor has listed 10 laws which it
feels are necessary for the protection of agricultural labor.
California is the highest ranking state with nine of these laws in
effect. Your own state of New York has only five.
Governor Reagan has asked me to repeat what he told you on the
telephone that he is hopeful that the action on the part of your
deputy mayor will not result in retaliatory legislation on the part
of the California State Legislature which is still in session.
N. P. Clark, Jr.
Executive Secretary
Governor's Office
Sacramento, California"
Following is the text of a telegram sent to Governor Nelson
Rockefeller of New York:
"Governor Nelson Rockefeller
State Capitol
Albany, New York
Following is a copy of a wire sent to Mayor Lindsay of New York
following the action of his deputy mayor in boycotting city purchases
of California grapes:
(NOTE: Lindsay wire was inserted into the wire to Governor
Rockefeller. You have wire.)
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446
"Governor Reagan has asked me to inform you that he regrets such
hasty action on the part of the City of New York without prior consulta-
tion. He is hopeful that steps can be taken in the interests of both
states to insure that the boycott is not widened.
Unfortunately false, slanderous and highly emotional statements are
being made by certain unions regarding employment of agricultural labor
in California as a means of inducing jobbers and retailers not to han-
dle California grapes in the New York and other markets. This procedure
may spread to other commodities and other markets and will directly
limit the fruits and vegetables which may be available to the house-
wife in these areas.
Agricultural employers in California pay as high or higher
agricultural wages as any agricultural employers in the United States.
California has protective minimum wage and equal pay laws for men,
women and minors. It has adequate laws to protect the health, welfare
and housing conditions for workers. They are equal to or better than
laws in other states.
I am advised that charges have been filed by California growers
with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that actions of the
unions constitute an illegal secondary boycott under the National
Labor Relations Act. They are also investigating the possibility of
antitrust violations. In light of these facts it seems to us highly
unwise for government entities to become involved in this boycott
action.
William P. Clark, Jr.
Executive Secretary
Governor's Office
Sacramento, California"
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Ittimediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.2.68
# 447
Governor Ronald Reagan today praised the Senate for passing a
bill designed to take the appointment of judges out of partisan
politics.
In a statement, the governor said:
"I am extremely pleased by today's Senate action.
"I am especially grateful to those lawmakers who saw fit to
overlook their own personal differences in order to give the bill
the votes it needed for passage. I commend them highly for their
action, because I believe it truly reflects the will of an over-
whelming number of Californians who have a great stake in maintaining
the high quality of our judicial system during the years to come.
"I now urge members of the Assembly to take note of the spirit
of this legislation and return a judgement on it based solely on
merit. To make a decision of such great importance based on strictly
political considerations would fail to serve the best interests of
our citizens. For, to the people of California, appointment of the
best possible judges to our courts is a matter of extreme and personal
importance.
"I therefore call upon the Assembly to add its full, bi-partisan
support for the measure in order to assure that the people of
California have an opportunity to express their final approval at
the ballot box in November."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
MEMO TO THE PRESS
445-4571
7.3.68
in the Governor's Office
A photo session is scheduled for this afternoon/at 1:30 p.m. with
Governor Reagan involving Assemblyman Larry Townsend and Miss California.
Sharon Terrill. Press coverage is invited.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER JR
RELEASE: In ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.3.68
# 448
Governor Ronald Reagan has proclaimed that the anniversary
of the signing of the Declaration of Independence be observed by
ringing of bells throughout the state at the hour of 11:00 A.M.
in the morning of the Fourth of July.
Text of the proclamation follows:
WHEREAS: The Tolling of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 2:00 P.M. in the afternoon of the
Fourth of July, 1776, proclaimed the signing of the Declaration of
Independence; and
WHEREAS: The adoption of this historic document marked the birth
of our country as a free and independent nation; and
WHEREAS: It is fitting that the anniversary of this great event
should be appropriately observed in each year at the same moment
throughout the nation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, pro-
claim that the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of
Independence be observed by ringing of bells throughout the state
at the hour of 11:00 A.M. in the morning of the Fourth of July and
urge civic and community leaders in the state to take appropriate
steps to encourage public participation in such observance.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.3.68
# 449
Governor Ronald Reagan has proclaimed the Gold Rush Community
of Columbia as California's honorary State Capitol for the day of
July 4, 1968.
Text of the proclamation follows:
WHEREAS: Columbia, once known as the Gem of the Southern Mines,
is truly representative of our country's most colorful era--the
California Gold Rush of the 1800's; and
WHEREAS: Its spirit has guaranteed it a place in American
history, both as a state historic park and a national historic land-
mark; and
WHEREAS: Its courageous founders saw fit to name it Columbia
in honor of our nation's most beloved symbol of liberty and justice;
and
WHEREAS: It is proper that we pay tribute to such an important
part of our heritage;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do
hereby proclaim the Gold Rush Community of Columbia as California's
honorary State Capitol for the day of July 4, 1968.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
450
7.3.68
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 129 - Townsend
Authorizes regional occupational centers to hire
(Chapter 445)
instructors without requiring them to hold a
URGENCY
teaching credential. The bill is operative
until the 61st day after final adjournment of
the 1969 Regular Session of the legislature.
AB 519 - Chappie
Provides that the board of a public utility
(Chapter 446)
district may change the name of a district by
adoption of an ordinance and by giving notice
of the name change to the state controller, the
State Board of Equalization, and the board of
supervisors of each county which has land within
the district.
AB 1201 - Lanterman
Repeals an obsolete provision of the Welfare and
(Chapter 447)
Institutions Code.
AB 1646 - Z'berg
Provides for the equitable proration of testa-
(Chapter 448)
mentary trust income between the income benefi-
URGENCY
ciary or his personal representative and the
person next entitled to income under the trust
instrument, when income beneficiary's right to
income terminates during the period of probate
administration. The bill becomes operative on
July 1, 1968.
SB 85 - Cologne
Requires the Department of Public Works to place
(Chapter 431)
route shield signs designating the portion of
Interstate Highway 10 between Blythe and Beau-
mont as both Interstate Highway 10 and U.S.
Highway 60.
SB 119 - Collier
Provides for a refund of gas taxes paid for fuel
(Chapter 432)
used in propelling a vessel operated by its
owner on waters located on private property
owned or controlled by him.
SB 127 - Dymally
Requires materials in personnel files of school
(Chapter 433)
employees which may serve as a basis for affect-
ing the status of their employment, other than
(1) ratings, reports, or records which were
obtained prior to the employment of the person,
(2) which were prepared by identifiable exami-
nation committee members, or (3) which were
obtained in connection with a promotional exami-
nation, to be open to his inspection. This
bill provides that every such employee has the
right to inspect such material on request, other
than at a time when he is actually required to
render services to the employing district.
SB 133 - Cologne
Eliminates the fixed statutory fee or compensa-
(Chapter 450)
tion for court-appointed appraisers, and requires
the court to fix the fee or compensation in
an amount determined by the court to be reason-
able, not to exceed similar fees for similar
services rendered in the community. At the
present time, court-appointed appraisers may
receive not more than $50 a day for their ser-
vices.
SB 348 - Short
Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the Govern-
(Chapter 449)
ment Code.
SB 365 - Short
Corrects an erroneous section reference in the
(Chapter 434)
Business and Professions Code.
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SB 417 - Cologne
Makes the sale of intoxicating liquor, within
(Chapter 435)
one mile of the campus or grounds of Loma Linda
University in the County of San Bernardino, a
misdemeanor. The bill exempts the sale of
specified beverages of low alcohol content,
including beer.
SB 477 - Burgener
Changes titles of the Office of the Adjutant
(Chapter 436)
General and the adjutant general to Office of
the Commanding General of the State Military
Forces and the commanding general of the state
military forces, respectively.
SB 608 - Stevens
Authorizes superintendents of state hospitals
(Chapter 451)
to establish sheltered workshops for patients.
SB 665 - Whetmore
Requires real estate contracts of sale pertain-
(Chapter 437)
ing to improved subdivision lots to have a
provision permitting the contract vendee to
prepay all or part of the contract balance.
The bill applies to contracts entered into after
January 1, 1969.
SB 668 - Cologne
Corrects an erroneous section reference in the
(Chapter 438)
Revenue and Taxation Code.
SB 707 - Moscone
Prohibits a seller from inducing or attempting
(Chapter 452)
to induce any person to enter into contracts
within the provisions of the Unruh Act or the
Rees-Levering Motor Vehicle Sales and Finance
Act, by offering a rebate, discount, commission,
or other consideration, contingent upon the
happening of a future event, on the condition
that the buyer either sells, or gives informa-
tion or assistance for the purpose of leading
to a sale by the seller of the same or related
goods.
SB 712 - McCarthy
Provides that public agencies, in addition to
(Chapter 439)
cities and counties, may utilize specified
URGENCY
procedure to determine and establish uncertain
boundaries.
SB 718 - Stevens
Specifies that, in the Insurance Code provision
(Chapter 440)
authorizing group disability policies to pro-
vide for benefit reduction if an individual has
any other coverage other than individual policie
or contracts, "individual policies or contracts'
does not include selected group disability
policies or contracts.
SB 742 - Coombs
Requires the board of supervisors of San Ber-
(Chapter 441)
nardino County, upon request of the Cucamonga
County Water District, to annually levy an
improvement district tax up to a maximum of
$2.50 for each $100 of assessed valuation of
land in each improvement district.
SB 746 - Moscone
Increases the additional filing fee in the
(Chapter 442)
San Francisco Municipal Court from three dol-
lars to seven dollars.
SB 752 - Cologne
Provides that no person shall be denied the
(Chapter 453)
right to receive credentials issued by the
State Board of Education, to receive teacher
training, or to engage in practice teaching on
the ground he has physical deformities, it such
physical deformities do not constitute a health
hazard to others with whom he may become
associated.
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SB 761 - Mills
Prohibits a person from filing nomination papers
(Chapter 454)
for more than one county office in the same coun-
ty or more than one city office in the same city
at the same election. Under present law a per-
son can file for only one state office at the
same election. No such restrictions are placed
on local elections,
SB 794 - Beilenson
Permits each member of the Psychology Examining
(Chapter 455)
Committee to serve for a maximum of one year,
rather than six months, after the expiration of
his term if no successor has been appointed.
The bill further provides that licenses issued
pursuant to the Psychology Licensing Law before
January 1, 1969, rather than January 1, 1968,
expire and become invalid at 12 p.m. on Decem-
ber 31, 1968, if not renewed.
SB 300 - Lagomarsino
Authorizes the board of directors of any county
(Chapter 443)
water district collecting taxes pursuant to the
alternative tax provisions to determine that
property taxes shall be due and payable in such
installments and shall become delinquent on the
same dates as county taxes.
38 806 - Bradley
Changes the name of the State Board of Registra-
(Chapter 444)
tion for Civil and Professional Engineers to
State Board of Registration for Professional
Engineers. The bill also changes the name of
the act administered by the board to the Pro-
fessional Engineers Act.
SB 1131 -Grunsky
Requires that the Monterey County treasurer
(Chapter 456)
transfer once each month to the account of the
Monterey Peninsula Airport District 50 percent
of the fines or forfeitures collected for viola-
tions of ordinances of the district.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.3.68
#451
Governor Reagan has proclaimed the week of June 30 through
July 6, 1968, as SAFE BOATING WEEK,
Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, pleasure boating is a form of recreation which can be
enjoyed by everyone and is becoming increasingly popular in all areas
of this state; and
"WHEREAS, this sport attracts young and old from all walks of
life, the experienced and the novice, and takes place in a relatively
unfamiliar environment with sometimes swift and violent change; and
"WHEREAS, boating waters of the state are limited and the number
of boats is increasing, resulting in high concentration in many
areas; and
"WHEREAS, the safe operation of boats requires special knowledge
and skills with regard to boat handling, traffic rules, and the
forces of nature, combined with exercise of sound judgment; and
"WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of all who engage in boating
and related activities to follow safe practices on our waterways in
order to preserve the enjoyable character of this majestic sport;
"NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do
hereby proclaim the week of June 30 through July 6, 1968, as SAFE
BOATING WEEK, and I encourage all those using the waters of the state
to increase their knowledge of boating safety laws and practices, and
to use such knowledge to make a safer and more enjoyable environment
for themselves and for their fellowman."
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OFFICE OF THE
Sacramento, Californ
Contact:
Paul Bec.
445-4571
7.3.68
452
Governor Ronald Reagan today named three persons to the judicial
bench in Los Angeles.
Attorneys Lloyd T. Hanson of Van Nuys and Hampton Hutton of Los
Angeles were appointed judges of the Los Angeles County superior court,
and Mrs. Bonnie Lee Martin, a Los Angeles Municipal Court Commissioner
was named to the municipal court bench.
The superior court judgeships pay $25,000 annually. Mrs. Martin's
salary will be $23,000 per year. Her judicial post was created by
the 1966 legislature.
Hanson, a 47-year old Republican, succeeds Judge John G. Barnes
who retired.
Hutton, 56, replaces Judge Jerold E. well who also retired. A
Republican, Hutton is a 1936 graduate of the University of California's
Boalt Hall law school in Berkeley. In 1944, he was graduated from the
U. S. Army Judge Advocate School in Michigan. He served in the Army
from 1941-45 and participated in the North Africa, Sicily and Italian
campaigns. He was wounded in action at Ansio, Italy, in 1943.
He is treasurer of the Los Angeles Lawyers' Club and is a member
of the Membership and Arbitration committees of the Los Angeles Bar
Association.
Hutton is a former commander of the AMVETS and served as a member
of the South Pasadena Planning Commission from 1949-64.
He is a partner in the Los Angeles legal firm of Von Herzen and
Hutton.
He resides at 16622 Comerset Lane, Huntington Beach.
Hanson is a 1950 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School
at Ann Arbor and served in the U. S. Army for four years during
World War II.
He was recalled to active duty for two years during the Korean
Mar and is presently a colonel in the U. S. Army Reserve.
He was admitted to the State Bar in 1954 and has been engaged in
private law practice since then. He is presently a senior partner in
the Van Nuys legal firm of Schell and Delamer.
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Hanson is a former member of the Executive Committee and chairman
of the Publications Committee of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
He is also a past Program Committee chairman and currently a member of
the Executive Committee of the Association of Southern California
Defense Counsel.
He is married and lives at 9816 Belmar Avenue, Northridge.
Mrs. Martin, a Democrat, obtained her law degree from U.C.L.A. in
1954 and went on to receive a Master of Laws Degree in 1956 from the
University of Southern California.
For the past year and one half, she has served as municipal court
commissioner of the Los Angeles Judicial District.
From 1963-65, she was engaged in private practice in Los Angeles
and worked as a deputy attorney for the State of California from
1956-63.
She is a past president of the Women Lawyers' Association and the
U.C.L.A. Women's Lav Alumnae Association.
Mrs. Martin is married to Arthur L. Martin, a Los Angeles attorney.
They have two children.
She lives at 6675 Whitley Terrace, Los Angeles.
EG
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Im diate
Sacramei.to, Californ_a
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.5.68
# 453
Governor Ronald Reagan warned today that a Federal Bureau of
Reclamation plan to substitute a roadway across Auburn Dam for two
bridges over portions of the future reservoir behind the dam "is
entirely inadequate for the protection of the watershed around the
reservoir against fire."
In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall, the
governor emphasized that the Twin Bridges route--which would span
two fingers of the reservoir and link Auburn with Cool along Highway
49--is vital if the state is to continue to maintain its "capability
to protect this watershed.
"Obviously, a (single) roadway, across the dam, would be of less
cost to the bureau. However," the governor's letter said, "such a
road over the dam is entirely inadequate for the protection of the
watershed around the reservoir against fire."
He noted that failure to build both bridges would virtually
eliminate the existing through-highway along State Route 49 between
Auburn and Cool and severely limit quick access into the watershed
area behind the dam from Division of Forestry fire stations in the
adjacent Mother Lode country.
"Our State Division of Forestry presently has the capability to
protect the watershed. To maintain this capability after the dam is
completed, it will be necessary to develop a route involving con-
struction of two bridges estimated to cost $20 million in excess of
the dam route, " the governor's letter said.
"If the Bureau of Reclamation fails to include this cost as
part of the project, it would be incumbent upon California to expend
approximately $20 million from either the California Highway User
Fund or the State General Fund to insure protection of the watershed
from fire. We do not feel that state funds should be used to mitigate
problems created by the project. This is a legitimate cost of the
project and should be so budgeted."
Governor Reagan said the "Bureau of Reclamation has already
acknowledged it must build one bridge over the north fork of the
American River to the Forest Hill Divide." That crossing is estimated
at $20,810,000.
Construction of the second bridge along Route 49--between the
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Forest Hill Divide and the Georgetown Divide would bring the total
cost to some $40 million, the amount authorized by Congress for
development of an adequate road system for the project, he explained.
"We feel that the bureau's insistence on the dam route as its
maximum obligation is completely inequitable and would be detrimental
to the interests of the State of California, particularly the residents
in Placer and El Dorado counties, and to the safety of the many
visitors to the reservoir recreation area.
"We, therefore, request that the local bureau office be
instructed to construct the Twin Bridges route as part of the Auburn
Dam project," the governor concluded.
He noted that the El Dorado and Placer County boards of super-
visors are sending similar letters to Secretary Udall.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.5.68
#454
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 8, 1968
through
July 14, 1968
Monday, July 8
Afternoon
Depart for Sacramento
Tuesday, July 9
9:30 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
1:45 p.m.
Picture for Square Dance Week, Governor's Office
2:00 p.m.
Picture with "Sing Out Sacramento" group,
Governor's Office
Wednesday, July 10
11:30 a.m.
Presentation of Young Californian's Medallion for
Bravery and Service to 7 winners, Governor's Council
Room
1:30 p.m.
Meeting at Senator Hotel with minority newspaper
editors
Thursday, July 11
11:30 a.m.
Brief remarks to Good Citizenship Seminar,
Governor's Council Room
3:00 p.m.
Council Meeting, Governor's Council Room
Friday, July 12
Morning
Regents Meeting, University of California at
Berkeley
Afternoon
Depart for Salt Lake City, RSCC fund-raising
reception and keynote address to Republican
State Convention
Evening
Arrive Los Angeles
Saturday, July 13
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, July 14
No public appointments scheduled
Afternoon
Return to Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.5.68
#455
Rudy Castro of Los Angeles has been named as a special assistant
Reagan
to Governor/in Southern California, the governor's office announced
today.
Castro, a 38-year old Republican, will work out of the governor's
Los Angeles office and provide liaison with various groups in the area,
including the Mexican-American and Negro communities.
He is a native of Los Angeles, and graduated from UCLA with a
B.A. degree in Sociology in 1956. He has done graduate work in
sociology at California State College at Los Angeles, and took night
school courses for three years at Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles.
Castro worked as a group supervisor for the California Youth
Authority for one year, following graduation from UCLA. He then
became a deputy probation officer in the Los Angeles County Probation
Department where he has served since 1957.
He is married and has three children. His wife, Nancy, is an
elementary school teacher in Yorba Linda where they reside at 18281
Timber Lane Drive.
Castro is a member of the Mexican-American Correctional Association
and the California Probation and Parole Association. He is a trustee
of Metropolitan State Hospital in Los Angeles and was recently appointed
to the Governor's Advisory Committee on Mental Health.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.5.68
#456
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has vetoed a federal
OEO program, which its sponsors contended was aimed at rehabilitating
hard-core gang leaders, because of serious problems relating to its
administration and effectiveness.
The Pacoima Congregational Church had sought a $242,316 grant from
the federal government.
Stated purpose of the program, which would have been funded by the
federal Community Action Program of the Office of Economic Opportunity,
was to develop leadership abilities of 30 hard core minority gang
leaders 18 to 27 years old in the Pacoima-San Fernando area of
Los Angeles.
The governor said he had received numerous communications from
people in the community who expressed concern about the proposed program.
One of the reasons for disapproving the program, the governor
said, was that "the approximate annual cost of $8,000 per enrollee
seems exhorbitant, particularly in view of the uncertainty of employment
or employability He also pointed out that the enrollee's
obligation and performance was not clearly defined or related to the
paying of their annual $4,000 salary.
The governor listed these other reasons for his veto:
1--The applicant failed to comply with grant conditions as
outlined by the Federal OEO as well as failure to satisfy objections
raised by the governor's office in September of 1967.
2--The identity and official affiliation of the applicant agency
is uncertain and there is no indication that the membership or leadership
will remain stable or that their successors, if any, have sufficient
experience or record of success in programs of this nature. In addition,
there is no stable, broadly-based representative advisory group in the
community.
3--We cannot agree that youthful, hard-core and criminally oriented
enrollees are best equipped to organize themselves for constructive
purposes without any effective direction and control by persons of
proven leadership, character and experience.
4--There are insufficient contractural guarantees or commitments
from the contemplated participating agencies and there is no assurance
of participation by anyone.
5--The committee of 16 which would administer the program is vague
in composition, tenure, qualifications and responsibility for the program.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.9.68
457
Good morning.
To begin our press conference, I want to give you a progress
report. It concerns the success of our Summer-Jobs-For-Youth campaign
which is being coordinated by the State Department of Employment.
I call it a "progress report" because, since last week, we have,
indeed, made real progress in helping young people around California
find meaningful summer employment.
Last week, I told you that some 10,800 young people between the
ages of 16 and 22 had found jobs as a direct result of this campaign--
truly a wide-ranging effort involving a heavy commitment by private
industry, business, labor, as well as all levels of government in the
state.
I can now report that the 10,800 jobs have multiplied nearly
four-fold--to some 38,000. I want to emphasize that these are not
make-work, leaf-raking-type jobs--artificially created to consume a
certain number of hours of the day. They are, in fact, an integral
part of California's summer economy.
And for this reason--because they DO make a significant contri-
bution to the well-being of the economy-they provide a built-in
sense of purpose for the young people who hold them, many of whom are
from our disadvantaged areas.
I am pleased by the positive response our campaign has received
from the independent and private sectors. Certainly, they hold the
key to the success of such an important effort as this.
The results, so far, speak for themselves. They are not only
encouraging, but provide solid ground for optimism that many more
thousands of young people will be placed in meaningful jobs during
the weeks ahead as a direct result of this program.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
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# 458
Governor Ronald Reagan today praised the Senate Finance
Committee for recommending passage of administration-sponsored
legislation to reduce property taxes in California by $155 million.
In a statement, the governor said:
"I am extremely pleased that the Senate Finance Committee has
chosen to give its overwhelming endorsement to this vital piece of
legislation.
"In fact, I believe it is one of the most important measures
to come before the legislature this year.
"Today's committee action constitutes dramatic recognition of
this fact, and reaffirms the necessity for providing long overdue
relief to California's already overburdened property taxpayer.
"I now urge every member of the Senate to accept the recom-
mendation of the committee and cast an affirmative vote for the
measure at the earliest possible time.
"A positive vote by the upper house will return the bill to
the Assembly where I strongly urge that it receive concurrence--
based solely on merit, without regard to partisanship.
"Members of both parties in the legislature have long recog-
nized the pressing need to provide meaningful property tax relief.
"This bill, then, provides us with the opportunity to meet
this commitment, and to take a major step forward toward easing
the tax burden on the California homeowner."
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.9.63
# 459
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Kellogg E. Spear as a member
of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historical Monument Commission.
The post pays necessary expenses.
Spear, a 43-year old Republican, will fill out the unexpired
term of Ben P. Griffith of Los Angeles who resigned. The term ends
January 1, 1970.
Spear is a graduate of Syracuse University and is a former
president of the Pacific Wire Rope Company of Los Angeles. He now
manages private investments.
He is first vice president of the California Museum Foundation
and serves as secretary-treasurer of the California Manufacturers
Association. He has been a vice president of the Independent Wire
Rope Association.
He is also president of the Catalina Island School for Boys
and is a member of the California Historical Society.
He lives at 470 Columbia Circle, Pasadena.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Califor™ a
Contact:
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#460
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law a bill designed to
make available to some two million, three hundred thousand non-driving
Californians, an identification card that will be as widely accepted
as a California driver's license for check cashing and other activities
requiring positive proof of identity.
The bill (AB 26) was authored by Assemblyman Richard E. Barnes
(R-San Diego). The new legislation has had the active support of the
Department of Motor Vehicles, the State Transportation and Commerce
Agency and the Governor's Office.
"This legislation recognizes a very important fact of life, "
Governor Reagan commented in signing AB 26.
"Ever since California driver's licenses with the bearer's photo-
graph became commonplace following their authorization in 1958, they
have been the most freely accepted, prima facie identification card a
person can carry. The California driver's license has become THE
document which anyone who wishes to cash a check finds he is almost
always asked for. A person who can't produce a driver's license is
at a great disadvantage.
"Several million Californians who, because of age or physical
disability, are unable to obtain a driver's license, are deprived of
the kind of identification they need to cash old age assistance checks,
pension checks or otherwise prove their identity.
"This situation will soon be corrected, thanks to Assemblyman
Barnes' bill, and the many months of fact finding and hard work that
went into making this piece of legislation become a reality," the
governor concluded.
Assemblyman Barnes described the voluntary identification card
concept embodied in AB 26 as a It true California citizens' service
program."
"It is," he commented, "a strictly permissive (as opposed to
mandatory) self-liquidating program. The total cost of the cards
will be borne by those who wish to purchase them. They will not cost
the taxpayers a dime."
Verne Orr, director of the Department of Motor Vehicles and a
major influence in developing the identification card program, des-
cribed the procedures for obtaining a card.
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"An applicant," he pointed out, "will pay a $3.00 fee at his
neighborhood Department of Motor Vehicles office. He will have his
picture taken--as for a driver's license--and will attest to his name,
sex, age and address before a person authorized to administer oaths.
"The card will be good for four years and will be renewable on
the holder's birthday. Individuals with these cards will have to
report address or name changed to the Department of Motor Vehicles
within ten days after the change occurs."
Orr said that any person who has reached his 21st birthday will
be entitled to either a driver's license or an identification card,
but not both.
Persons applying for identification cards will have to submit
adequate identifying documents, such as a birth certificate, Social
Security number, Selective Service card, citizenship papers, documents
showing a current address or whatever else, within reason, the depart-
ment may require.
As with driver's license data, records of persons to whom the
cards are issued will be publicly available for verification.
Orr pointed out that the Department of Motor Vehicles was con-
sidered the logical agency to process and produce the cards because it
already has the photographic and most other necessary equipment in its
local offices throughout the state.
The new identification card will be encased in plastic. Therefore
the department will arrange for laminating equipment to be installed
by the Sacramento firm which now processes all identification photo-
graphs for the department. Installation of this equipment and setting
up a new filing system will take several months.
The department will issue an announcement=-probably in November--
indicating when individuals may apply for identification cards at
their neighborhood department offices.
Orr also stated that as a result of efficiencies established
within the Department of Motor Vehicles under the Reagan administration
applicants should have their identification cards in their hands
within approximately two weeks from the date they applied.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.10.68
#461
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 136 - Leroy F. Greene
(Chapter 472)
Requires school districts to pay tuition to parent
or guardian of handicapped children in public or
private school in or out of state when special
education services needed are not available under
any district, county or state program and cannot
be reasonably provided because of the cost or
distance involved. The bill becomes operative
on July 1, 1970.
AB 447 - Dunlap
Revokes the authorization for the disposal of a
(Chapter 473)
parcel of about 760 acres in Napa County com-
prising a portion of the Veterans Home property.
AB 794 - Elliott
Authorizes an increase in the compensation paid
(Chapter 474)
members of the Personnel Commission of the Los
Angeles Unified School District to not more than
$50 per meeting, but not over $250 per month.
AB 1055 - MacDonald
Authorizes the spouse, rather than the wife, of
(Chapter 475)
a missing person, to petition the superior court
to have a trustee appointed for the estate of such
person and requires that the spouse or his nomi-
nee, rather than the wife or nominee, be pre-
ferred by the court when appointing a trustee.
AB 1088 - Ray E. Johnson
(Chapter 476)
Provides that any woman who is a California resi-
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dent shall not lose her residence status for pur-
pose of University of California or state college
fees by virtue of her marriage to a non-resident
who is a member of armed forces of United States
and who is required to serve outside of this state.
AB 1111 - Crandall
Provides a procedure for filling vacancies on
(Chapter 477)
grand juries which have been impaneled when the
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membership has been reduced for any reason, rather
than only for specified reasons. The bill also
eliminates the requirement of a finding by the
superior court that membership of the grand jury
has been reduced below the required number of mem-
bers before a vacancy can be filled. At the
present time, grand jury vacancies can only be
filled when they are due to death, change of resi-
dence, illness, or conviction of malfeasance in
office or any felony.
AB 1154 - Russell
Permits a custodian under the California Uniform
(Chapter 478)
Gifts to Minors Act, whether or not the donor, to
designate a successor without executing instrument
of resignation. The bill permits the minor, if
he has reached 14 years of age, to designate a
successor custodian, if the custodian does not
make such designation before he dies or becomes
legally incapacitated.
AB 1176 - Knox
Permits marshals, as well as sheriffs, to serve
(Chapter 479)
writs of habeas corpus.
AB 1315 - Veneman
Validates certain acts of taxing agencies and
(Chapter 480)
revenue districts or their officers relative to
determining or fixing the budget or tax rates,
equalization of property, tax sales, and related
matters.
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AB 1432 - Fong
Makes the equalization procedure which is avail-
(Chapter 481)
able to the assessee whose property was not on
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prior year's secured roll and to whom the assessor
did not send a notice of an increase in assess-
ment available also to assessee of real property
on a local secured roll. The bill restores a
provision that was inadvertently repealed in
1967.
AB 1469 - Foran
Makes technical and clarifying amendments to the
(Chapter 482)
Contractors License Law relating to license bonds.
The bill becomes operative on July 1, 1969.
SB 19 - Song
Requires in a divorce or separate maintenance
(Chapter 457)
action that the spouse be awarded all of the
community property that represents damages for
his or her personal injuries unless the court
determines that justice requires a division. In
no event, however, may the court award more than
one-half of such damages to the noninjured
spouse.
SB 71 - Song
Provides that the wife has the management and
(Chapter 458)
control over community personal property received
by her as her personal injury damages, subject
to use by the husband to pay or reimburse him
for expenses incurred by reason of wife's per-
sonal injuries.
SB 223 - McCarthy
Requires in situations where the consideration
(Chapter 459)
involved in a transfer of an alcoholic beverage
general license deposited with an escrow holder
is insufficient to pay filed claims of bona fide
creditors in full, that claims based on taxes,
with specified exceptions, be paid after the pay-
ment to the United States of claims based on
income or withholding taxes,
SB 345 - Cologne
Requires every governmental agency that issues
(Chapter 460)
building permits to provide space on the permit
for the name and address of the lender involved
and further requires that agency to keep this
information on file and open to the public. The
bill further provides that where there is no
known lender, such facts will be noted and the
failure to indicate the name and address of the
lender does not relieve any obligated person of
giving the lender the required notice to with-
hold under the mechanics lien law.
SB 369 - Grunsky
Defines various rights of blind persons, visually
(Chapter 461)
handicapped and other physically disabled persons
pertaining to accommodations, transportation, and
public facilities, The bill requires that the
governor annually proclaim October 15 as White
Cane Safety Day. It also declares state policy
to encourage and enable blind persons and other
physically disabled persons to participate fully
in the social and economic life of the state,
SB 376 - Mills
Provides that the number of signatures required
(Chapter 462)
for nominating petitions for recall elections
shall be at least 500 or 1 percent of the entire
county vote in the last general election, which-
ever is less, but not more than 1000. The bill
also provides that a city councilman is recalled
when a majority of those voting on the recall
question vote "yes" rather than a majority of
those voting at the election.
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SB 401 - Whetmore
Permits the presence of a probation officer at
(Chapter 463)
a hearing to declare a minor to be a ward or
dependent child to be waived by the probation
officer, judge or referee and the minor.
SB 461 - Beilenson
Changes the number of days required for the notice
(Chapter 464)
of the filing of certain real property petitions
relating to alteration or abandonment of a sub-
division map to be published from not less than
30 nor more than 50 days as directed by the
judge, to once a week for a period not less than
five consecutive weeks.
SB 573 - Dymally
Combines two subjects in the list of subjects
(Chapter 483)
in the examination that a person must pass to
receive a certificate to practice podiatry.
SB 585 - Coombs
Requires that a certificate of income tax payment
(Chapter 465)
be obtained if an estate exceeds $50,000 and
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$5,000 or more is distributable to out-of-state
beneficiaries. At present, certificates are
required for all estates having assets worth
$5,000 which are distributable to one or more
nonresident beneficiaries.
SB 586 - Coombs
Allows contracts between a construction con-
(Chapter 466)
tractor and a person or legal entity for whose
account the construction contract is not being
performed but who, as an accommodation, has
agreed to permit the contractor to enter upon
its property for the performance of construction
work for others.
SB 599 - Deukmejian
Permits a state employee to receive up to two
(Chapter 467)
years retirement credit for service, while on
leave, with a college or governmental agency or
nonprofit organization provided he pays into the
fund both his contribution and the employer's
contribution plus interest that would have ac-
crued on such contributions.
SB 612 - Short
Authorizes a tax rate of 25 cents per $100 of
(Chapter 468)
assessed valuation for the San Joaquin Local
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Health District. A tax rate in excess of 15
cents per $100 must be approved by the board of
supervisors.
SB 690 - Moscone
Shifts the due date for payment on credit purchase
(Chapter 469)
of cigarette stamps and meter impressions from
the 20th to the 25th day of the month following
purchase.
SB 722 - Grunsky
Makes a clarifying amendment to provisions of
(Chapter 470)
the Education Code relating to the denial, sus-
pension or revocation of teaching credentials on
the ground of conviction of certain narcotics
offenses.
SB 733 - Short
Permits public employee retirement systems formed
(Chapter 471)
under County Employees' Retirement Law of 1937,
municipal, municipal utility, and school district
retirement systems to invest in mutual funds.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Califor ia
Contact:
Paul L A
445-4571
7.10.68
#462
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 321 - Dent
Authorizes the state director of education, sub-
(Chapter 506)
ject to such conditions as the State Board of
Education may prescribe, to purchase annuity con-
tracts under a qualified plan for employees of
the California Schools for the Deaf, the Blind,
and the Diagnostic Schools for Neurologically
Handicapped Children.
AB 406 - Powers
Discontinues the granting of veterans' preference
(Chapter 507)
points in state civil service promotional exam-
inations.
AB 604 - Bear
Increases from 50 cents to $1 the maximum daily
(Chapter 495)
amount which can be credited for work done by a
person in custody on any industrial farm or in-
dustrial road camp who is not found to have any
person dependent upon him for support.
AB 664 - Milias
Allows an income tax deduction of up to $100 for
(Chapter 496)
political contributions in any year.
AB 735 - Beverly
Makes a person eligible to be elected or appointed
(Chapter 513)
judge of a municipal court in judicial districts
in Los Angeles County in which the population
exceeds 1,000,000 if he is a resident eligible
to vote in the county in which the judicial dis-
trict is located, rather than in the judicial
district itself, for at least 54 days prior to
election or appointment.
AB 915 - Knox
Provides that any filing required of a taxpayer
(Chapter 497)
with a taxing agency shall be deemed to be filed
on time if it is sent by mail properly addressed
and has a cancellation mark of the specified
date. The bill also provides that a property tax
remittance sent by mail may, upon submission of
satisfactory proof, be deemed received upon the
date of mailing where the cancellation mark
shows a later date.
AB 989 - Gonsalves
Permits any city or county to pass an ordinance
(Chapter 514)
declaring private roads generally held open to
the public to serve commercial establishments
subject to the provisions of the Vehicle Code.
AB 1097 - Dent
Provides that county water districts formed for
(Chapter 498)
less than 18 months may borrow an amount not ex-
ceeding $25,000 or two percent of the assessed
valuation or estimated valuation of the taxable
property in the district, whichever is greater.
AB 1256 - Britschgi
Requires the director of finance to count money
(Chapter 499)
in the treasury at least twice each year rather
than at least once every three months.
AB 1301 - Schabarum
Permits the use of raised pavement markers to
(Chapter 508)
simulate painted lines when such markers are
placed in accordance with standards established
by the Department of Public Works.
AB 1303 - Z'berg
Provides that State Personnel Board may, within
(Chapter 500)
one year of appointment, declare void an appoint-
ment made and accepted in good faith, which would
not have been made but for a mistake of law or
fact which would have made appointment illegal.
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AB 1337 - Schabarum
Deletes the limitation that a highway, on which
(Chapter 509)
the Department of Public Works and local authori-
ties may designate a two-way left-turn lane,
have two or more lanes for through traffic in
each direction.
AB 1429 - Fong
Provides that when sales and use taxes collected
(Chapter 501)
from customers exceed the taxes due measured by
gross receipts during the period, the excess
constitutes an obligation owed the state if such
taxes are not returned to the customer. The bill
also revises the alternative prepayment formula
for persons engaged in business during preceding
year.
AB 1487 - Beverly
Prohibits municipal recall election when the term
(Chapter 502)
of the officer being recalled is scheduled to end
within six months after the recall petition is
submitted to the legislative body.
AB 1543 - Schabarum
Specifies that the laws, rules, or regulations
(Chapter 510)
of this state which are inconsistent with laws,
rules or regulations of the United States, shall
not apply with respect to federal-aid highway
work.
AB 1688 - Knox
Provides that municipal, justice, and small
(Chapter 503)
claims courts shall have jurisdiction in actions
to enforce payment of a delinquent unsecured per-
sonal property tax if the legality of the tax is
not contested by the defendant.
AB 1753 - Ketchum
Requires all aircraft liability insurance poli-
(Chapter 511)
cies, which contain a provision indicating that
coverage is extended to accidents occurring, and
losses arising, in Mexico, to contain a warning
that the insurance policy may not be honored in
Mexico. Such statements are presently required
in motor vehicle liability insurance policies.
AB 1803 - Ryan
Establishes the general design and details of
(Chapter 512)
the Seal of the Assembly of the State of Cali-
fornia. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to use
or allow use of copy of such seal maliciously,
for commercial purposes, or contrary to Assembly
rule.
AB 2050 - Bagley
Increases the salaries of certain employees of
(Chapter 504)
the Central Sonoma County and Southern Sonoma
County Judicial Districts.
SB 148 - Deukmejian
Requires the Board of Equalization to issue an
(Chapter 484)
appraiser's certificate without further examina-
tion to city employees who have passed a civil
service or merit system examination for appraiser
prior to the effective date of the bill.
SB 310 - Sherman
Requires an applicant to pay to the state regis-
(Chapter 485)
trar of Vital Statistics for an amendment to
certain records of birth, death, or marriage,
except for those amendments filed within one
year of the date of the event. The bill also
requires state registrar to send a certified
copy of such amended record to the applicant
without additional charge, except for those
amendments which are filed within one year of
the date of occurrence of the event.
SB 525 - Lagomarsino
Requires the Department of Harbors and Water-
(Chapter 486)
craft to submit a report to the legislature and
to the governor each odd-numbered year rather
than each year in which a general session of the
legislature is held.
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SB 645 - Marler
Excludes from the definit on of "dealer" banks
(Chapter 505)
and those persons not exclusively engaged in the
bona fide business of exporting vehicles but who
are engaged in the business of soliciting orders
for the sale and delivery of vehicles outside
the territorial limits of the United States only
if their sales of such vehicles produce less than
10 percent of their total gross revenue from all
business transacted.
SB 684 - Burgener
Terminates right of California Board of Nursing
(Chapter 487)
Education and Nurse Registration or the Board
of Vocational Nurse Examiners to appoint a person
to fill a vacancy if the governor fails to exer-
cise his right of appointment within the specified
time.
SB 796 - Grunsky
Specifies that the San Luis Obispo County Flood
(Chapter 488)
Control and Water Conservation District cannot
acquire riding or hiking trails by condemnation.
SB 879 - Lagomarsino
Redefines the definition of "uncontrolled fire, "
(Chapter 489)
subject to the jurisdiction of Division of For-
estry, to add the requirement that any type of
uncontrolled fire is one that threatens to destroy
life, property, or resources.
SB 928 - Whetmore
Makes a number of nonsubstantive amendments to
(Chapter 490)
provisions of the Military and Veterans Code
relating to the Veterans Home at Yountville.
SB 988 - Lagomarsino
Allows a city, county, or local agency to agree
(Chapter 491)
to indemnify a grantor and hold him harmless and
to repair or pay for damages proximately caused
by uses authorized by an agreement granting an
easement, lease, right-of-way or right-of-entry.
SB 1082 - Cologne
Increases the maximum amount of negotiable
(Chapter 492)
promissory notes which may be issued by the Desert
Water Agency to the lesser of $1,500,000 or three
percent of the assessed valuation of property in
the agency.
SB 1112 - Walsh
Prohibits individuals and firms from engaging in
(Chapter 493)
the business of a dispensing optician before
being issued the proper certificate of registra-
tion by the Board of Medical Examiners.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO.
MEMO TO THE F. SS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.10.68
We are considering chartering a press plane for the governor's
speaking trip next week. Tentative plans would anticipate departure
from Los Angeles on the 19th for Amarillo, Tex., where we will stay
overnight. On the 20th we leave Amarillo for Little Rock, Ark. and
Va., overnighting in Charlottesville.
then to Charlottesville,/ We then would probably arrive in Cincinnati
at midafternoon on the 21st and the press plane would terminate
there. Those desiring to attend on a pro-rata basis for travel costs
must let me know immediately and no later than Friday afternoon,
July 19. Please advise me soonest.
Paul Beck
Press Secretary
(916-445-4571)
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MEMO TO THE PRESS
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Contact:
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445-4571
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PLEASE NOTE: MEMO TO THE PRESS of today's date should read:
LAST SENTENCE: Those desiring to attend on a pro-rata basis for
travel costs must let me know immediately and no
later than Friday afternoon, July 12. Please advise
me soonest: Paul Beck, Press Secretary
(916-445-4571)
The above is in reference to the chartering of a press plane for
governor's speaking trip next week.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.11.68
MEMO TO THE PRESS
A half-hour Report to the People summarizing the Governor's
recent visits with minority community leaders will be shown on a
number of California stations beginning Sunday afternoon. The
following television stations have agreed to carry the report:
San Diego:
KFMB
KOGO
XETV
Los Angeles:
KNBC (This station will originate the program and air it at
5:30 p.m. in the Los Angeles area)
KHJ
Bakersfield:
KERO
Santa Barbara:
KEYT
San Francisco:
KPIX
Oakland:
KTVU at 6:00 p.m.
Sacramento:
KCRA at 5:00 p.m.
KXTV at 6:30 p.m.
Fresno:
KFRE at 11:15 p.m.
Redding:
KRCR at 11:00 p.m.
Eureka:
KVIQ
KIEM
Stations not listing times today will have to be consulted as
to air date,
250 radio stations throughout the state will receive 15 minute
Reports to the People on tape.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.12.68
# 463
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed an
emergency proclamation which will enable the administration to hire
some 500 California young people as firefighters in the state's
forests and wildlands where potential danger from fire has become
particularly acute.
He emphasized that recruiting for the jobs will be directed
toward youth in the disadvantaged areas of the state.
He said this action will bring to 700 the number of young
people which the State Department of Conservation has hired to meet
the extremely serious threat of fires posed by a lack of rain and
weeks of drying north winds during April and June.
The proclamation noted that the number of fires that have
occurred to date in state forest fire protection areas "has exceeded
1,500 and burned over 20,000 acres of valuable forest, range and
watershed lands.
"The number and acreage of these fires thus far this season are
more than double the average for the past five years, the governor
said.
The proclamation also said weather conditions, brought about
by six weeks of drought this spring, "have caused extremely dry
moisture and forest fuel conditions which in early summer were already
about the same as normally expected much later in the season." He
noted that "statewide precipitation during the past season averaged
only 75 percent of normal, with some areas ranging as low as 60 percent
of normal."
For these reasons, the governor said:
"I hereby proclaim a state of emergency within the boundaries
of the State of California, and I do, hereby, order the director of
conservation, working with other appropriate officials, to take all
necessary action through the State Forester to effectively meet this
emergency.
"I further urge every citizen and all civic groups and business
enterprises to make special efforts to prevent forest fires, the
proclamation added.
Governor Reagan said:
"While, on the one hand, the threat of fires gives us all real
cause for concern, I am, on the other hand, extremely pleased that we
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will now become significantly better equipped to meet the emergency as
a result of the jobs which will be provided to these disadvantaged
youth.
"Not only do they want and need to work this summer, but they
will find these jobs extremely meaningful. For they will be render-
ing their fellow citizens a valuable service--protecting the beauty
of our forests and wildlands from the ravages of fire and destruction.
"Already, as a result of this administration's efforts, at least
40,000 California youth between the ages of 16 and 22--many from our
disadvantaged areas--have been placed in worthwhile summer jobs around
the state. And, we have reason to be optimistic that many more
thousands of our young people will be able to obtain employment dur-
ing the weeks to come as a direct result of our Summer-Jobs-For-Youth
campaign,' the governor said.
The campaign is being coordinated by the State Department of
Employment and involves a heavy commitment by private industry, busi-
ness and labor, as well as all levels of government.
campaign
The governor reemphasized that his summer youth jobs/ "is not
producing make-work, leaf-raking-type jobs, but work which gives a
real sense of purpose to our young people--young men and women who want
to make a meaningful contribution to the economy and to our society.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed the
following bills:
AB 14 - Moorhead
Provides that in misdemeanor cases a
(Chapter 528)
person who refuses to answer a question
on the ground of self-incrimination may
agree in writing with the district
attorney or prosecuting attorney to testi-
fy, have the agreement approved by court,
and be compelled to answer, thereby
receiving immunity.
AB 342 - Murphy
(Chapter 529)
Includes within the provisions of law
relating to the establishment and main-
tenance of regional occupational centers,
regional occupational programs and sets
forth procedures to be followed by
counties which presently operate such
regional programs. The bill also permits
county superintendent of schools operat-
ing these programs to receive state
reimbursement.
AB 363 - Dent
Provides that the director of corrections
(Chapter 530)
may authorize the temporary removal,
under custody, of inmates from prisons or
other institutions for adult detention
for participation in community action
programs directed toward community better-
ment and delinquency prevention, for a
period not longer than one day. The bill
also provides that director may authorize
removal of inmates for disaster aid,
including local mutual aid and state
emergencies.
AB 411 - Fong
Specifies that Division 7 of the Education
(Chapter 531)
Code pertaining to the course of instruc-
tion in the elementary and secondary
schools may be known as the George E.
Miller, Jr. Education Act of 1968.
AB 436 - Murphy
Permits the people, in a criminal case,
(Chapter 532)
to take an appeal from an order or judg-
ment of the superior court dismissing or
otherwise terminating the action before
defendant has been placed in jeopardy or
where the defendant has waived jeopardy.
The bill prohibits the people in such
cases from refiling after an adverse
decision on appeal.
AB 443 - Deddeh
Authorizes state financial participation
(Chapter 533)
in the construction of the Tijuana River
Flood Control Project.
AB 476 - Burke
Increases the number of judges in the
(Chapter 534)
West Orange County Municipal Court from
three to five and from five to six on and
after July 1, 1969. The bill also
increases the number of judges in the
Central Orange County Municipal Court
from six to seven.
AB 526 - Mulford
Increases the number of judges in the
(Chapter 516)
Alameda County Superior Court from 20 to
22.
AB 671 - Stull
Makes specified Penal Code provisions
(Chapter 517)
authorizing removal of prisoners in county
or city jails to hospitals applicable to
county industrial farms, county industrial
read camps and joint county road camps
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AB 684 - Lanterman
Changes the formula for the allocation
(Chapter 543)
of cigarette taxes to the cities.
URGENCY
AB 732 - Biddle
Makes it unlawful for any person to
(Chapter 535)
operate a motor vehicle on private property
while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or combined influence of intoxicat-
ing liquor and any drug. The bill makes
the law the same on public highways and
private property.
AB 1065 - Biddle
Makes it a misdemeanor for a person under
(Chapter 536)
custody of a probation officer in a county
juvenile hall, or committed to a county
juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry
camp, to escape or attempt to escape from
such facility. The bill further provides
that in a detention hearing, a minor has
the right to confrontation by, and cross-
examination of, any person examined by
court under section providing that the
court will examine minor, his parent,
guardian, or other person having relevant
knowledge.
AB 1134 - Ryan
Revises the boundaries of San Mateo and
(Chapter 537)
Santa Clara Counties.
AB 1137 - Ryan
Permits county boards of supervisors to
(Chapter 538)
provide that not more than 50 percent of
the fines and forfeitures received from
vehicle code violators and which is
deposited in the special road fund of the
county, be transferred into the general
fund of the county.
AB 1248 - Fong
Permits a credit or refund of tax under
(Chapter 539)
the Cigarette Tax Law when an amount not
required to be paid has been paid by any
person, rather than when such amount has
been paid more than once or has been
erroneously or illegally collected or
computed.
AB 1249 - Fong
Provides that if a person who has filed
(Chapter 540)
a claim for refund of sales or use taxes
requests that the State Board of
Equalization defer action on the claim,
the board may require that the claimant
waive interest as a condition to the
deferral. The waiver of interest would
apply only to the period during which the
claimant requested that the board defer
action.
AB 1274 - Pattee
Increases the maximum charges allowed
(Chapter 541)
upon loans made under the Industrial
Loan Law.
AB 1662 - Fong
Authorizes assessors of counties to meet
(Chapter 542)
and prorate number of migratory livestock
to be assessed in each county where such
livestock are ranged in two or more
counties. The bill will not be operative
after July 1, 1970.
SB 379 - Teale
Provides for a new rate schedule for
(Chapter 518)
short-term small loans made by pawnbrokers.
SB 591 - Cologne
Repeals an obsolete section of the
(Chapter 519)
Business and Professions Code,
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SB 679 - Short
Declares that the term "subdivision, " as
(Chapter 520)
used in Subdivision Map Act, does not
apply to land divided into lots or parcels,
each of which is a quarter-quarter sec-
tion or larger. Present law exempts
parcels of 40 acres or more.
SB 730 - Teale
Increases the maximum charges allowed
(Chapter 521)
on loans made by pawnbrokers. The rates
for loans under $500 are not changed.
SB 734 - Schmitz
Authorizes the Orange County Flood
(Chapter 522)
Control District to minitor drainage,
flood, storm or other waters within the
district, to record the quality of these
and to report the results to the appro-
priate regional water quality control
boards.
SB 749 - Bradley
Exempts interstate railroad company
(Chapter 523)
regulated by the Public Utilities
Commission of this state and by a regu-
latory agency of the United States from
the provisions relating to the disposi-
tion of unclaimed property.
SB 861 - Stiern
Provides for an annual public hearing in
(Chapter 524)
May on the proposed budget of a school
personnel commission. The bill requires
the commission to notify the governing
board of the school district as to the
time, date and place of the hearing and
to forward the proposed budget to the
board for its recommendations.
SB 1009 - Lagomarsino
Authorizes a county water district to
(Chapter 525)
contract with a nonprofit water supplier
located wholly or partially within the
district even though directors or officers
of the district are also members or
officers of such nonprofit water supplier.
SB 1137 - Grunsky
Increases salaries of court clerks in
(Chapter 526)
the Salinas and Monterey-Carmel municipal
court districts.
SB 1138 - Way
Requires all vending machines, which
(Chapter 527)
dispense an article of value for five
cents or more, to have the name and
address of the owner affixed to them.
The name and address must be placed on
such vending machines on and after
July 1, 1969.
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445-4571
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#465
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has vetoed AB 470
which would have provided that the marshal in Los Angeles and San
Diego counties had sole responsibility to serve civil processes.
In a message to the legislature, the governor said he vetoed the
measure because the operation of sheriff's and marshal's departments
is primarily a matter of local concern.
"Where no overriding need for uniform statewide policy exists,
matters concerning the internal organization of county government
should be determined by local boards of supervisors in accordance with
the needs of their particular communities," the governor said.
The bill would have "deprived local government of its inherent
right to manage its own affairs," the governor said.
The bill, by Assemblyman Walter J. Karabian (D-Monterey Park),
was opposed by the Los Angeles and San Diego county boards of
supervisors, the San Diego County Grand Jury, the associations of
California Peace Officers and District Attorneys, the County Supervisors
Assn. and others.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.12.68
466
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today the appointment of Herbert
R. Temple, Jr., a Lieutenant Colonel in the California National Guard,
as his new military aide.
The position pays $15,450 a year.
Temple, 40, will serve as liaison officer between the governor
and the State Military Department. The job is also concerned with
matters pertaining to military protocol.
Temple will take an extended leave from his position as vice-
president of the V. B. Morgan Company of Long Beach, which specializes
in transporting chemicals, oils and petroleum products.
He replaces Lieutenant Colonel David K. Rowe who has returned to
private business in Paso Robles.
Colonel Temple began his military career in 1947, when he enlisted
in the 160th Infantry of the now-inactivated 40th Infantry Division. He
served in the Korean Conflict with the 5th Regimental Combat Team.
Following his release from active service, he rejoined the 40th Armored
Division and received his commission as Second Lieutenant in 1952. He
has subsequently served in various command and staff assignments from
company to division level and was promoted to his present grade in
November, 1966.
His most recent assignment was that of commanding officer, 3rd
Battalion, 160th Infantry, part of the new selected reserve force, 40th
Infantry Brigade.
His decorations and awards include the United Nations Service Medal;
the National Defense Service Medal; the State Medal of Merit; and Commen-
dation Ribbon.
He was born in Los Angeles and received his civilian education in
the Los Angeles city school system, graduating from Los Angeles City
College in 1954.
He has attended the Company and Career Officer Courses at the U.S.
Armored School, Ft. Knox, Kentucky, and the Command and General Staff
College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
He is a member of the Al Malikah Shrine of Los Angeles; the Los
Angeles Athletic Club; the U.S. Army Armor Association; the Los Angeles
County Art Association; the Los Angeles County History Alliance; and
the Los Angeles County Zoo Association. He and his wife, Patricia,
reside in Santa Monica. His mother is Mrs. Emily Vanderbush of South
Laguna Beach and his father, Herbert R. Temple, Sr., makes his home in
Barstow.
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 15, 1968
thru
July 21, 1968
Monday, July 15
pm
Arrive Sacramento Municipal Airport
Tuesday, July 16
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, July 17
11:00 a.m.
Remarks to Professional and Vocational Standards
Commission members - Empire Room - Senator Hotel
1:30 p.m.
Crowning of Wine Queen ( Governor's Office)
Thursday, July 13
11:45 a.m
Swearing-in ceremony for California woman Marine
assigned to the "Governor's Platoon" (Governor's
Office)
Afternoon
Depart for Los Angeles
Friday, July 19
am
Depart for Amarillo, Texas
(Overnight - Amarillo, Texas)
Saturday, July 20
Afternoon
Little Rock, Arkansas
Evening
Charlottesville, Virginia
(Overnight - Charlottesville, Virginia)
Sunday, July 21
am
Baltimore, Maryland
Afternoon
Cincinnati, Ohio
(Overnight - Cincinnati)
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DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVAATION
RELEA. Immediate
James G, Stearns, Director
445-3976
7.15.68
James G. Stearns, director of the State Department of Conservation,
announced today he has named John M. Mayfield, Jr. as deputy director
of the department.
Mayfield, a member of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
since 1964, and currently board chairman, replaces Robert D. Calkins
who has served as a deputy director in the department since 1961.
Mayfield, a 32-year old Republican, is a graduate of Humboldt
State College.
He will assume his new duties August 1.
Mayfield serves as president of the Redwood Empire Association's
Supervisors' Unit which covers nine north coast counties.
He is vice chairman of the Mental Health Committee of the County
Supervisors' Association of California and served as a director of the
association for two years.
He is also a director of the Redwood Region Conservation Council
and worked as a field representative for the council from 1957-58.
From 1958-59, he was manager of International Wood Products at
Fields Landing.
He managed the Mendo Mill and Lumber Company in Ukiah from
1961-64.
He is married, has two children, and lives at 211 Leland Lane,
Ukiah.
He and his family plan to move to Sacramento in the near future.
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Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.15.68
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Governor Reagan's daughter, Patricia Ann, /is recuperating at
home today after having her tonsils and adenoids removed on Saturday,
July 13th. It was a routine operation performed by Dr. Richard
Barton at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
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445-4571
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#468
Governor Ronald Reagan said today "the demand for health care
services by the public is growing faster than the ability of the
health professions to provide them."
Therefore, he said he hoped practical suggestions to solve the
problem would come out of the special two-day Allied Health Conference
in Sacramento Wednesday and Thursday.
Reagan said state officials have been told the problem is three-
fold:
1 - A growing shortage of physicians.
2 - Failure to recruit and train enough auxiliary and technical
back-up personnel for hospitals, doctors' offices, labora-
tories and other facilities.
3 - A proliferation of licensing practices and boards in the
healing arts.
The governor said the situation possibly could be helped by former
G.I.'s and others who have had some kind of medical corps experience.
"License procedures must be untangled if the public's health is
to be protected," the governor said.
The conference is sponsored by the State Board of Medical Exami-
ners. Its purpose is to study reasons for the shortage of physicians
and auxiliary personnel and the proliferation of boards and licensing
requirements.
Emphasis is expected to be placed on the need to determine the
degree OF medical training which former corpsmen, technicians and others
have had in the military service and how their talents can be utilized.
Among state officials participating are Spencer Williams, secretary
of Human Relations; Earl Coke, secretary of Agriculture and Services;
Henry M. Shine, Jr., director, Department of Professional and Vocational
Standards; James E. Johnson, director, Department of Veterans Affairs;
Assemblyman Gordon W. Duffy, chairman, Assembly Committee on Public
Health; Peter Weinberger, director, Department of Employment; and
Robert E. Howard, Department of Rehabilitation.
Moderating the conference will be Dr. Genest D. de L'Arbre, presi-
dent of the State Board of Medical Examiners.
Other speakers include Dr. Earle M. Marsh, coordinator, Allied
Health Professions, U.C. Medical Center, San Francisco; Sidney W. Bross-
man, Ph.D., associate director, Coordinating Council for Higher Educa-
tion; Capt. John H. Bing, Medical Service Corps, USN, executive officer,
Naval Hospital Corps School, San Diego; and Miss Jean Clawson, regis-
tered nurse, consultant in Health Occupation, Bureau of Junior College
Vocational Technical Educator, Department of Education.
Governor Reagan will open the conference at the 6th Annual Confer-
ence of Board Members at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Senator Hotel.
The general session gets under way at 1:15 p.m. in the auditorium of
the Department of Employment.
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MEMO TO TH. PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.16.63
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 19, 1968
through
July 24, 1968
Friday, July 19
9:15 a.m.
Press baggage check-in, L. A. International Airport,
American Airlines Counter. Gate number will be
set upon your arrival.
10:30 a.m.
Wheels up for Amarillo, Texas, via American Airline
(PDT)
Charter Jet (Boeing 707). Lunch en route.
2:30 p.m.
Theels down, Amarillo, Texas Municipal Airport.
(All baggage removal required - plane change to
Boeing 727.
3:10 p.m.
Depart Airport via auto and press bus for downtown
Amarillo (Luggage via truck directly to Villa Inn
Hotel - will be put in rooms)
3:30 p.m.
Arrive Fairgrounds Coliseum
3:45 p.m.
Proceed to adjacent room for press availability.
4:15 p.m.
Press Hospitality Room at Commercial Arts Building
5:45 p.m.
Commercial Arts Building for Joint Congressman
Price-RSCC Reception
7:30 p.m.
Coliseum, Joint Congressman Price-RSCC Fund-Raising
Dinner.
Speech.
8:30 p.m.
Depart Fairgrounds for Villa Inn via auto and press
bus
9:00 p.m.
Arrive Villa Inn for overnight
(Press room assignments distributed by staff upon
arrival; baggage in rooms)
Saturday, July 20
8:45 a.m.
Press Baggage Call
9:15 a.m.
Press depart for Airport via bus
9:30 a.m.
Wheels up Amarillo for Little Rock, Arkansas via
(CDT)
American Airlines Charter Jet (Boeing 727)
10:50 a.m.
Wheels down, Little Rock, Adams Field Airport,
(CDT)
Central Flying Service Executive Terminal
11:10 a.m.
Depart Airport for Hotel Lafayette
11:20 a.m.
Arrive Hotel, Proceed to Liberty Room for Press
Availability
(Press proceeds to Robinson Auditorium for equipment
set-up, except luncheon press pool)
12:00 Noon
Skyway Club for Fund-Raising Luncheon for Senate
Candidate Charles Bernard (Press Pool Only)
12:40 p.m.
Arrive Robinson Auditorium for Joint Bernard-RSCC
Fund-Raising Rally. Speech.
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1:20 P.M.
Depart for airport via auto and press bus.
1:30 P.M.
Arrive Adams Field, Little Rock Airport.
1:40 P.H.
Wheels up Little Rock for Charlottesville, Virginia
(CDT)
via Charter Jet (Boeing 727). Lunch on board.
4:20 P.M.
Wheels down, Charlottesville, Virginia.
(EDT)
4:45 P.M.
Press availability in private room at Horizon
Aviation.
5:15 P.M.
Depart airport for Jefferson Hotel via bus
(luggage via truck). Buffet dinner available for
press at Jefferson Hotel.
(Note: All luggage off 727 because remainder of
trip on Lockheed Electra).
7:30 P.M.
Press transported to University of Virginia
Field House.
8:15 P.M.
Ronald Reagan arrives University Hall (Field
House), University of Virginia, for RSCC rally.
Speech.
9:30 P.M.
Depart University campus for Jefferson Hotel.
Overnight.
Sunday, July 21
10:00 A.M.
Press baggage call at Jefferson Hotel
10:30 A.M.
Press depart for airport via bus.
11:00 A.M.
Wheels up, Charlottesville for Baltimore, Maryland
(EDT)
via American Airlines Charter (Lockheed Electra).
11:45 A.M.
Wheels down, Baltimore Friendship International
(EDT)
Airport.
12:00 P.M.
Depart airport for Friendship International Hotel
via autos and press bus.
12:15 P.M.
Arrive hotel, press hospitality suite.
1:45 P.M.
Press availability, President Kennedy Room.
2:45 P.I.
Depart hotel for airport via autos and press bus.
3:00 P.M.
Arrive Baltimore-Friendship Airport, north end of
runway.
3:15 P.M.
Wheels up Baltimore-Friendship International
(EDT)
Airport for Cincinnati, Chio via American Airlines
Charter (Lockheed Electra). Lunch on board.
5:00 P.M.
Wheels down Greater Cincinnati Airport (Covington,
(EDT)
Kentucky).
5:15 P.M.
Depart airport for Sheraton Gibson Hotel via autos
and press bus.
(Note: Press tour terminates at this point).
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5:45 P.M.
Arrive Sheraton Gibson Hotel, downtown Cincinnati.
(Press ( covering the Governors Conference are
located at the Netherlands Hilton Hotel).
7:00 P.I.
Depart hotel for Host State Social Event.
(Governors and wives only).
(Cvernight at Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati).
Monday, July 22
9:30 A.M.
Opening session, National Governors Conference,
Convention-Exposition Center.
12:30 P.M.
Recess for lunch.
2:00 P.H.
Governors Conference, standing committee meetings.
(note: Mrs. Reagan will arrive at 4:00 P.M. via
American Airlines "388 from Los Angeles.)
(Overnight, Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati).
Tuesday, July 23
9:15 A.M.
Closed executive session, Convention Exposition
Center.
12:30 P.M.
Governors Conference Press Conference at Convention
Exposition Center.
Overnight, Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, Chio
Wednesday, July 24
(NOTE: Mrs. Reagan departs Cinncinati for Los
Angeles via American Airlines "207 at 9:45 A.M.)
9:00 A.M.
Governors Conference Plenary Session at Convention
Exposition Center.
10:45 A.M.
Closing business session at Convention-Exposition
Center.
1:50 P.M.
Arrive Greater Cincinnati Airport.
2:00 P.M.
Wheels up for Birmingham Alabama via private charter
(EDT)
jet.
2:00 P.M.
Wheels down, Birmingham, Alabama Municipal Airport.
(CDT)
2:30 P.M.
Press availability in private room at airport.
3:30 P.M.
Arrive Tutweyler Hotel.
6:15 P.M.
RSCC Fund-Raising Reception at hotel.
8:15 P.M.
Arrive Municipal Auditorium for RSCC Fund-Raising
Rally. Speech.
9:45 P.M.
Arrive Birmingham Municipal Airport.
10:00 P.M.
Wheels up for Cacramento.
12:00 Midnight Wheels down, Sacramento Municipal Airport.
Overnight: Sacramento.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVI
OR
MEMO TO TI
PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.16.68
C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N in Governor's Schedule,
July 19 through July 24:
Friday, July 19
9:15 a.m.
Press baggage check-in, L.A.
International Airport, West
Imperial Terminal, on Imperial
Boulevard, just west of Sepulveda
Boulevard.
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RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, Californi
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.17.68
#470
Governor Ronald Reagan has proclaimed the day of July 17, 1968,
as WALT DISNEY APPRECIATION DAY.
Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, Walt Disney was a warm human being who communicated
enduring values and the highest ideals to the minds and hearts of
people everywhere; and
"WHEREAS, Walt Disney motion pictures, whether animated or con-
ventionally photographed, consistently and without exception presented
entertainment for the entire family; and
"WHEREAS, the genius of Walt Disney extended beyond the motion
picture screen and television tube to Disneyland and its many delights
for people of all ages; and
"WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that we honor the memory of
such an outstanding Californian;
NOW THEREFORE I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim July 17, 1968 and every July 17th thereafter WALT DISNEY
APPRECIATION DAY, and suggest appropriate observances."
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MEMO TO IE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.18.68
# 471
Governor Ronald Reagan announced that the following bills have
been signed:
AB 83 - Conrad
Makes it a misdemeanor for persons to transfer
(Chapter 585)
sounds from recordings to other recordings for
commercial purposes, without consent of owner. The
bill does not apply to any person engaged in radio
and television broadcasting who transfers sounds
intended for or in connection with, any radio or
television broadcast, or for archival purposes.
AB 111 - Powers
Provides for distribution of a Public Employees'
(Chapter 586)
Retirement System death benefit to the person en-
titled to the custody of a minor, if the benefit
is within specified limite, or to the court, if the
beneficiary is a minor without an appointed guardian.
AB 137 - Milias
Includes registered nurses employed by public
(Chapter 587)
health agencies, schools, or school districts among
those persons required to report suspected mis-
treatment of minors to specified authorities.
AB 151 - Vasconcellos
(Chapter 551)
Permits the spouse of an adoptive parent who is in
military service, or in an auxiliary, or in the
Red Cross, to make appearance through counsel in an
adoption matter when the spouse resides with the
adoptive parent outside of the state. The bill
further requires the court to withhold action until
after the investigation of the Department of Social
Welfare or licensed county adoption agency has been
submitted to the court.
AB 197 - Ketchum
Increases the number of judges in the Kern County
(Chapter 515)
Superior Court from five to six.
AB
215
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Wakefield Prohibits the employment of any person by the
(Chapter 638)
State Department of Parks and Recreation, or by a
city or county in connection with a park, play-
ground, recreational center, or beach, in a position
requiring contact with children, or as a concession-
aire in a state park, unless such person produces
or has on file with the department, city or county
a certificate showing that he was examined within
the last two years and found to be free from com-
municable tuberculosis.
AB 288 - Milias
Prevents state services from being denied to handi-
(Chapter 588)
capped children placed for adoption on the basis of
adopting parents' income, and eliminates the re-
quirement of payment of costs of services by the
adopting parents. The bill applies only to physical
handicap present and diagnosed at the time of
adoption.
AB 385 - Murphy
Requires that the birth record after adoption be
(Chapter 579)
made available only upon order of the superior
court, after submission of a petition showing a good
and compelling cause. The State Department of Social
Welfare is to be advised of the petition and the
department is required to send copy of all records
and information concerning the adoptive person to
assist the court in deciding the matter.
AB 462 - Cory
Provides that when tide and submerged lands granted
(Chapter 617)
to a county by the legislature are included within
a city's boundaries because of the incorporation of
a city, trust title to the lands will pass to the
city from the county only on specific authorization
of the legislature.
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AB 518 - Chappie
Authorizes a California water district to ascertain
(Chapter 589)
district voters through use of last Corrected equalized
assessment roll of each affected county at least 90
days prior to the district election.
AB 532 - Davis
Permits openings on crab traps north of Point
(Chapter 590)
Conception to be constructed on top or side of the
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trap.
AB 554 - Murphy
Provides for direct enforcement of an order for
(Chapter 591)
attorney fees in a domestic relations action.
AB 560 - Ketchum
Reduces the period for contesting the conclusive
(Chapter 592)
effect of designated findings of fact or conclusions
of the Department of Water Resources, the California
Districts Securities Commission, or water storage
districts. The bill requires that any action at-
tacking any assessment of a district or attacking
the validity of any bonds issued by a district
must be brought or maintained within 60 days of the
date upon which the assessment roll is filed with
the county treasurer or of the date of adoption of
the resolution providing for the issuance of such
bonds.
AB 590 - Cory
Declares that specific provisions of the Insurance
(Chapter 618)
and Vehicle Code are not to be construed to con-
stitute a "homeowner's policy" as an "automobile
liability policy" or a "motor vehicle liability
policy, notwithstanding the fact that such home-
owner's policy provides certain automobile or
motor vehicle coverage on the insured premises.
AB 599 - Chappie
Extends the period permitted to begin a project on
(Chapter 580)
lands acquired with a Davis-Grunsky Act site ac-
quisition loan before the lands must be offered for
sale from five to ten years.
AB 695 - Powers
Expressly authorizes the Sacramento County Water
(Chapter 619)
Agency to pay interest, not to exceed six percent
per annum, on reimbursement agreements.
AB 699 - Ray E. Johnson
(Chapter 620)
Permits a hunter using a licensed zone A pheasant
club to have a daily, monthly, or seasonal permit,
issued at option of operator, in his possession
when hunting, instead of requiring possession of a
daily permit. The bill makes the requirements for
zone A clubs the same as zone B clubs.
AB 701 - Z'berg
Increases the number and compensation of various
(Chapter 593)
attaches of the Sacramento Municipal Court.
AB 705 - Hayes
Requires additionally, that the executor or admin-
(Chapter 594)
istrator to whom letters were issued by other juris-
diction on the estate of a nonresident decedent,
state in his affidavit that valid letters were issued
to him by a court of competent jurisdiction before
a person so indebted to such estate or holding
personal property of the decedent may pay such
debt or deliver such property to such executor or
administrator and be relieved of further liability.
The bill also specifies that such property holder
or debtor need not inquire into truth of the state-
ment in the affidavit or other documents in order
to be relieved of further liability.
AB 727 - Fenton
Requires, with certain exceptions, that the 20 days'
(Chapter 595)
advance notice given by an insurer of the insurer's
intention not to renew an automobile liability, phys-
ical damage, or collision policy or any combination
thereof, contain or be accompanied by prescribed
statement that upon written request, the insurer
will notify the insured of the reasons for
nonrenewal.
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AB 749 - Davis
Increases the annual salary of members of the
(Chapter 596)
board of supervisors of Sierra County from $2,400
to $3,600. The bill also increases annual salary
of members of the board of supervisors in Tehama
County from $4,200 to $5,400, the county auditor
from $1,060 to $2,400 and the district attorney
from $4,500 to $5,400.
AB 772 - Brown
Requires any state or local agency disposing of
(Chapter 621)
surplus unimproved land which is capable of park
or recreation development, except property being
held by the agency for purposes of exchange, to
offer such land for sale to city and county park
and recreation departments, regional park authority,
and the Resources Agency.
AB
779 - Shoemaker Authorizes the Santa Barbara County Flood Control
(Chapter 597)
and Water Conservation District to make and enforce
ordinances and regulations for the protection of
water courses, drainage structures, dams, reservoirs,
levees, and other water distribution and conserva-
tion facilities within the district.
AB 785 - Belotti
Deletes the requirement that a certificate of com-
(Chapter 552)
pliance be issued to the owner or driver of a
vehicle when a motor vehicle pollution control
device is recharged. The bill also makes it unlaw-
ful for any person, other than a licensed installer
in a licensed station to issue or sign, rather than,
for any person, other than a licensed station to
issue, a certificate of compliance as provided for
by law.
AB 817 - Elliott
Extends to July 22 the time for placing any con-
(Chapter 598)
stitutional amendment approved by the legislature
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on the 1968 general election ballot.
AB 819 - Wakefield Requires the superintendent of any state institution
(Chapter 599)
in which a criminal defendant is detained because
of adjudicated insanity to notify the court in which
the defendant's case is pending, as well as the
sheriff and the district attorney, whenever the
defendant becomes sane,
AB 844 - Bee
Increases from $10 to $25 the sum which may be fixed
(Chapter 622)
by a park and recreation district board for each
member to receive for each board meeting attended,
but reduces permissible number of board meetings
in any calendar month from four to two.
AB 857 - Bagley
Authorizes county clerks of all counties, rather
(Chapter 623)
than counties of over 650,000 population, to des-
troy records of superior court actions over 30 years
old if no appeal is pending, certain of the records
are microfilmed, various procedures are met, and the
records do not involve a probate, real property,
juvesile, criminal, or adoption action or proceed-
ing.
AB 868 - Crandall
Enlarges the class of relatives for whose death
(Chapter 624)
bereavement leave shall be granted classified em-
ployees of school districts. The bill permits
governing boards of school districts to further
expand that class of relatives.
AB 887 - Foran
Prohibits any person from parking a vehicle upon
(Chapter 625)
any railroad track or within seven and one-half
feet of the nearest rail. The bill authorizes
specified peace officers to remove any vehicle from
a railroad right-of-way if it is parked upon any
railroad track of within seven and one-half feet
of the nearest rail.
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AB 900 - Conrad
Directs the state registrar to retain the $2
(Chapter 626)
fee paid by an applicant for a certified copy of a
birth, fetal death, death of marriage record if the
original information supplied by the applicant is
insufficient and if additional necessary information
is not furnished within 30 days of the time of a
written request by the state registrar. Overpay-
ment of such fees shall be refunded upon written
request of applicant within one year or when in
excess of $2.
AB 903 - Priolo
Provides that a cigarette distributor may use
(Chapter 627)
investment certificates or share accounts, not
exceeding the federally insured amount, in a
federally insured California savings and loan asso-
ciation in lieu of bonds as security for cigarette
taxes.
AB 913 - Knox
Provides that the costs incurred by the State Lands
(Chapter 628)
Commission in connection with making determinations
regarding proposed city annexations of tidelands
shall be paid by annexing city.
AB 925 - Biddle
Consolidates, revises, and recasts existing Welfare
(Chapter 629)
and Institutions Code sections regulating the
authority of a probation officer or the juvenile
court to obtain medical care for the minor into
one comprehensive section.
AB 927 - Pattee
Makes clarifying amendments to the Agricultural Code
(Chapter 630)
relating to estrays. It also clarifies the authori-
ty of the director of Agriculture to take up the
estray animals in the first instance where owners
are unknown and cannot be located. The bill deletes
the requirements for the inspection of hides of
horses, mules and burros, the licensing and bond-
ing requirements of persons who operate establish-
ments for the slaughter of horses, mules and burros,
and the license requirement for transporters of
such animals.
AB 928 - Priolo
Authorizes a distributor under the Motor Vehicle
(Chapter 631)
Fuel License Tax Law to deposit with the state
treasurer, in lieu of bond, equivalent certificates
of deposit issued by banks doing business in the
state and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, or investment certificates or share
accounts issued by savings and loan associations,
not exceeding the federally insured amount, doing
business in the state and insured by the Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
AB 931 - Priolo
Authorizes a taxpayer under the Alcoholic Beverage
(Chapter 632)
Tax Law to deposit with the state treasurer, in
lieu of bond, equivalent certificates of deposit
issued by federally insured banks doing business in
the state or investment certificates or share
accounts issued by a federally insured savings and
loan association doing business in the state, not
exceeding the federally insured amount.
AB 944 - Negri
Terminates the liability of persons to make court
(Chapter 633)
ordered payments for support of party for a contin-
gent period of time, or for support of children dur-
ing a child's minority or until child is married or
emancipated, upon the happening of such contingency,
If the party or custodial parent to whom such pay-
ments are to be made fails to notify person ordered
to make such payments, or attorney of record of
such person, of the happening of such contingency
and continues to accept support payments, that such
party or custodial parent refund any and all moneys
received which accrued after the happening of the
contingency.
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AB 955 - Veneman
Eliminates the requirement that $1 of the $3 fee,
(Chapter 634)
for filing a petition to establish record of birth,
death, or marriage, go to the law library fund of
the county. The bill requires instead, payment of
the law library fee of the county upon the filing
of such petition in addition to the $3 fee.
AB 1021 - Porter
Requires that representatives of the state con-
(Chapter 635)
cerned with formulating the state's position on
proposed federal legislation or other actions in-
volving regional water planning and the state's
interests in interstate streams, consult with and
seek the advice of the California Advisory Committe
on Western States Water Planning.
AB 1042 - Vasconcellos
(Chapter 553)
Authorizes the use of school buses for the trans-
portation of pupils to and from their places of
employment during the summer in connection with
any summer employment program for youth. The bill
provides that the school governing board shall
require payment of a reasonable charge for such
transportation.
AB 1049 - Barnes
Amends the Public Employees' Retirement Law to
(Chapter 636)
provide that disability retirement allowance for
local safety member retired for nonindustrial dis-
ability is the same amount and subject to the same
conditions as a state member so retired if only
local safety members are included in contract with
the agency.
AB 1061 - Bagley
Provides that a subdivider has the right to require
(Chapter 554)
a school district in certain cases to record a cer-
tificate with the county recorder regarding dedica-
tion by the subdivider of property for school
purposes,
AB 1096 - Dent
Repeals the Water Code provision which authorizes
(Chapter 637)
a county water district to finance a purchase of
works, lands or structures to be used for a dis--
trict purpose, solely from the net operating incom
derived from such works, land or structures.
AB 1099 - Leroy F. Greene
(Chapter 555)
Corrects a reference in an Education Code section
relating to sabbatical leaves to junior college
teachers.
AB
1129 - Crandall Authorizes county superintendent of schools to
(Chapter 600)
establish and maintain prescribed programs for
physically handicapped minors, with approval of th
county board of education and agreement of the loc
governing board of school district. The bill re-
quires levy of county taxes for schools and classe
operated by a county superintendent for trainable
mentally retarded children and physically handi-
capped children for larger districts as well as fc
the smaller districts.
AB 1183 - Chappie
Provides that any public utility district in the
(Chapter 556)
Lake Tahoe Basin which is able to provide certain
sewage treatment and transportation facilities to
contiguous incorporated territory may annex such
territory, in the manner provided in the District
Reorganization Act of 1965, unless the city of wh.
such territory is a part provides, or has under-
taken to provide, such sewage treatment and trans
portation facilities.
AB 1236 - Thomas
Requires the Los Angeles Flood Control District to
(Chapter 557)
reimburse the County of Los Angeles for all costs
and expenses incurred by specified county employe
members of the board of supervisors, and the Civi
Service Commission in performing district duties.
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AB 1237 - Duffy
Permits the State Personnel Board in certifying
(Chapter 558)
names from civil service employment lists to limit
the certification to eligibles who have a language
fluency, in addition to English, when it has been
determined that the position to be filled is one
in which this additional language fluency is needed,
AB 1239 - Mulford
Prohibits chartered or general law agencies of
(Chapter 559)
local government from imposing a tax on the earnings
of nonresident commuters employed in the jurisdic-
tion of the local agency unless the same tax is
also imposed on the earnings of employees who are
residents of the local taxing jurisdiction. It
also prohibits an employer from withholding any
such prohibited tax from the wages of an employee.
AB 1240 - Monagan
Increases the number and compensation of various
(Chapter 560)
attaches of the Stockton Municipal Court.
AB 1241 - Monagan
Increases the number and compensation of various
(Chapter 601)
attaches of the Lodi Municipal Court.
AB 1246 - Shoemaker
(Chapter 561)
Permits the use of trawl nets between Pt. Arguello
and a line running due south from El Capitan Point
in Santa Barbara County, in waters of not less than
25 fathoms but not less than one nautical mile
from shore.
AB 1261 - Mobley
Removes the 100-calendar-day time limit within
(Chapter 562)
which a former member of a public retirement system
must become member of another such system in order
to elect deferred retirement in the system which
he left.
AB 1262 - Biddle
Requires pawnbrokers to post the maximum charge
(Chapter 563)
of compensation charged in a place clearly visible
to the general public.
AB 1299 - Veneman
Provides for an official seal to be used by county
(Chapter 564)
clerks.
AB 1323 - Dent
Provides that cities may use park properties for
(Chapter 565)
other municipal purposes if similar park property
acquired within the last three years is available
and developed or about to be developed and the new
use conforms to the cities' general plan. The bill
is not applicable to parks acquired by donation,
eminent domain, or park bonds.
AB 1325 - Conrad
Excludes blank cartridges from definitions of
(Chapter 566)
fireworks and dangerous fireworks for purposes of
the State Fireworks Law.
AB 1332 - Bee
Permits holders of beer and wine wholesale licenses
(Chapter 567)
to make, distribute, and sell any lawful product
to on-sale licensees, so long as such sales are at
prices not less than the regular market price.
AB
1334
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Russell Allows a court to authorize the adoption of a
(Chapter 568)
child by a stepparent without regard to the ages of
the child and such adoptive stepparent, if the
court is satisfied that the adoption is in the
best interests of the parties and the public.
AB
1361
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Elliott Permits a local member of the Public Employees'
(Chapter 569)
Retirement System entitled to prior service credit
to receive credit for a period of war relocation
leave occurring prior to the date his employer be-
came a contracting agency if he elects to do so
within 30 days of the effective date of the bill
and makes the required contribution.
AB 1401 - Murphy
Adds an additional deputy court clerk classifica-
(Chapter 570)
tion in the Santa Cruz Municipal Court. The bill
also deletes one deputy court clerk position in
the Santa Cruz Court.
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AB 1404 - Moretti Increases the maximum amounts which a real estate
(Chapter 571)
broker may collect from a borrower for actual
costs expended, incurred, or reasonably earned by
the broker in connection with a loan.
AB 1427 - Campbell
(Chapter 572)
Repeals the statutory provisions establishing the
Advisory Committee on the Treatment of Rights-
of-Way in the Department of Conservation.
AB 1430 - Fong
Permits the addition of escape assessments within
(Chapter 573)
four or six years of July 1 of the assessment year
rather than the lien date.
AB 1565 - Beverly Extends the provisions of the Parking Law of 1949
(Chapter 602)
to counties, as well as to cities,
AB 1577 - Moretti Enacts the Basic Property Insurance Inspection and
(Chapter 574)
Placement Plan. It requires all insurance carriers
writing basic property insurance in homeowners or
other dwelling multiperil policies to establish
an industry placement facility and a joint re-
insurance association to formulate and administer
a program of basic property insurance for persons,
who, after a diligent effort, are unable to pro-
cure such insurance through normal channels from ar
admitted insurer. The bill requires all such in-
surers to belong to such facility and association
as a condition to the right to continue to trans-
act insurance business in this state.
AB 1605 - Knox
Amends the Land Conservation Act to require the
(Chapter 575)
clerk of the board of supervisors or the city
council, as the case may be, to record notices of
nonrenewal or cancellation of contracts under the
land conservation act.
AB 1631 - Murphy
Provides that proof or acknowledgement of an
(Chapter 576)
instrument may be made before a city clerk and his
deputies.
AB 1637 - Veysey
Raises the salary of the district attorney of
(Chapter 577)
Imperial County from $14,300 to $18,000. The bill
also increases the salary of members of the Imperi-
al County Board of Supervisors from $4,800 to
$6,000.
AB 1652 - Zenovich
(Chapter 603)
Provides for changes in classification and compen-
sation of various attaches of the Fresno Municipal
Court.
AB 1657 - Stull
Authorizes the Metropolitan Water District to firs
(Chapter 604)
redeem bond anticipation notes issued by the dis-
trict from bond proceeds derived after the maturity
date of the notes rather than before. The bill
also provides that the district may provide in the
resolution authorizing the sale of such notes
that if the district cannot sell bonds in time to
provide funds to pay any unpaid note and no other
funds are available for this purpose, the district
shall levy taxes for such payment.
AB 1659 - Stull
Increases the salaries of personnel in the North
(Chapter 605)
County Judicial District.
AB 1670 - Gonsalves
(Chapter 606)
Changes the base period for the establishment of
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the pool quota and production base for each pro-
ducer under the Milk Pooling Act of 1967. The
bill gives an option to any producer to have his
base determined on his production and usage, either
in the calendar year 1967 or during the last six
months of 1966. The bill makes other related
changes with respect to the producer referendum.
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AB 1698 - McMillan
Authorizes the issuance of alcoholic beverage
(Chapter 607)
licenses to airlines certificated by the Public
Utilities Commission. Interstate airlines are
presently authorized to receive such licenses.
The bill also amends the definition of "club" to
authorize the issuance of licenses to clubs
operated by airlines at air terminals.
AB 1714 - Murphy
Clarifies the authority of local agencies to
(Chapter 608)
issue bonds pursuant to the Improvement Bond Act
of 1911 which do not mature at an equal rate.
AB 1781 - Milias
Allows the State Personnel Board to prescribe
(Chapter 609)
rules governing the temporary assignment or loan
of employees between governmental jurisdictions
as well as within a state agency or between such
agencies as is presently authorized.
AB 1786 - Belotti
Authorizes the use of flavored dairy drinks drawn
(Chapter 610)
from a milk dispensing device in the preparation
of milk shakes or other mixed milk drinks.
AB 1819 - Shoemaker
Permits the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit
(Chapter 611)
District to issue $400, 000 in promissory notes
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under specified terms without an election. The
loan will permit the transit district to purchase
needed bus equipment.
AB 1863 - Russell
Increases the penalty for bookmaking and related
(Chapter 578)
offenses from 30 days to one year in the county
jail or state prison to not more than one year
in the county jail or not more than two years in
the state prison.
AB 1891 - Pattee
Provides that payments by the Public Utilities
(Chapter 612)
Commission to street or railroad corporations
for the cities' and counties' share of maintaining
automatic grade-crossing protection shall be made
on the basis of verified claims filed with the
commission by the railroads. The bill also pro-
vides that review and approval by the local agency
is not required on a condition of disbursement.
AB 1893 - Pattee
Increases the salaries of members of the Monterey
(Chapter 613)
County Board of Supervisors, the county auditor,
and the district attorney.
AB 1895 - Biddle
Eliminates the requirement that the notice of in-
(Chapter 581)
tent to apply for a pardon must be published for
30 days from the first publication in a paper in
the county in which the conviction occurred.
AB 1897 - Porter
Permits destruction of traffic bail dockets main-
(Chapter 614)
tained or kept in municipal or justice courts
solely for the entry of pleas of guilty or nolo
contendere where no verified complainthas been
filed after the lapse of five years upon order of
the presiding judge of such court.
AB 2026 - Crown
Raises the salary of various superior court per-
(Chapter 615)
sonnel in Alameda County.
SB 16 - Carrell
Permits a trolley coach or bus operated in urban
(Chapter 582)
or suburban service to display an internally il-
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luminated sign emitting not more than 0.25 candela
per square inch. Provides that the sign cannot
contain a white background or be displayed on the
front or rear of the coach or bus.
SB 664 - Sherman
Authorizes the filling of vacancies in the Board
(Chapter 545)
of Governors of the State Bar by special election
or by appointment for the unexpired term.
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SB 750 - Alquist
Provides for annexation by cities without a hearing
(Chapter 544)
or election if all landowners consent in writing
and the local agency formation commission approves.
SB 773 - Song
Requires that the proposed findings of fact and
(Chapter 546)
recommendations of the referee in a hearing under
the County Employees' Retirement Law must be
served upon the parties who shall have ten days
to submit written objections. Such objections
shall be incorporated in the record and considered
by the retirement board.
SB 776 - Song
Provides that the board of administration of county
(Chapter 547)
retirement system may appoint a member of the
State Bar to act as a referee in making a determina
tion at a hearing.
SB 863 - Deukmejian
Increases the number and compensation of certain
(Chapter 583)
attaches of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
SB 903 - Bradley
Increases various present fees and imposes new
(Chapter 548)
fees to be paid to, or charged by, the insurance
commissioner.
SB 904 - Bradley
Imposes new fees to be paid to, or charged by,
(Chapter 549)
the insurance commissioner.
SB 905 - Bradley
Requires the insurance commissioner to require in
(Chapter 550)
advance a $5 fee for filing a notice of appoint-
ment of life agent, insurance agent, and a travel
insurance agent.
SB 998 - Cologne
Revises salaries of attaches of the Riverside
(Chapter 584)
County Municipal Court.
SB 1152 - Danielson
Deletes a duplicate provision of the Public
(Chapter 616)
Utilities Code relating to filing fees on applica-
tions for a permit to operate as a cement con-
tract carrier.
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SUNDAY, A. IS
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#472
Governor Ronald Reagan--in a "Creative Paper" outlining the
philosophy of his administration on education--today called for "a
great commitment to excellence if education is to help create tomorrow."
The paper, third in a series of creative studies being released by
the administration on the major issues of our time, says:
"It is vital that we create and maintain the very finest of
educational systems a system which is responsive to the times and
relevant to the times to come...a system which takes advantage of the
great innovations of society--thus to provide a learning which is mean-
ingful, which makes every taxpayer's dollar count for progress."
Other studies in the series deal with Human Relations, Law and
Order, Public Assistance and The Quality of Life in Today's Environment.
and
The Public Assistance/Quality of Life papers will be issued during
the next several weeks.
The Education paper notes that "much of the greatness of tomorrow
will come from our schools." But, it warns that "the small and noisy
claque" of individuals clustered around our college campuses "are not'
the harbingers of tomorrow; they are throw-backs to a darker age, a dis-
mal time of Hitlerian holocausts, savagery and inquisitions.
"The future will not be built by those who destroy. It will be
built by those who have not only the courage to dream big dreams but
also the tenacity to perform big deeds."
The paper outlines six proposals for meeting the threat posed by
today's campus rebels:
1. Isolation of hard-core rebels by remedying legitimate student
grievances, thus denying the rebels of temporary allies. Student-
administration communication should be constantly reviewed.
2. Refusal to tolerate force on the campus by either students,
faculty or administration.
3. Expulsion of those assuming the student role whose real goals
are patently not academic.
4. Dismissal, on professional grounds, of faculty members who
betray their academic calling through disruptive or violent activities
on the campus.
5. Order and sanity must be brought to the campus by the vast
majority of students and faculty members who are loyal to academic goals.
They must assure that the rights of ordinary students and faculty are
protected.
6. The public at large and government must be properly concerned
since the academy intself is not an island outside the law to be used
as a staging area for insurrection. It must not be a privileged sanc-
tuary for those who would destroy society. To help reduce trouble on
the campuses, priority must be given to establishing closer contact
between colleges and universities and local citizens.
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The paper notes that Californians spend more of their tax dollars
for education than any other public activity--more than $2 billion dur-
ing 1968-69.
"It is therefore mandatory that we constantly evaluate the economic,
social and political impact of that cost, and the methods of raising
those funds.
"We must do this on the basis of need, value received and taxpayer
burden."
The study says "Today's system is neither adequate or equitable.
"We must reassert priorities and revamp the financial structure
so that adequate resources are available through an equitable and e
efficient taxing structure.
"We urgently need a complete assessment and overhaul of the entire
financial system of our public schools."
The paper calls for revenue measures which are:
--"Based on equity to property taxpayers, "
--"More responsive to our defined educational objectives."
One of the measures which the study says "deserves exploration"
is the establishment of a school district foundation program financed
by an annual statewide property tax levied on all non-residential
(commercial) property. Each school district would receive the same
amount of tax money per pupil. This would provide financial revenue
to support basic education.
"Thus, all children would have the same opportunity to learn basic
educational skills in public schools. "
The paper also suggests the creation of a "roving corps of experts"
in the fields of school management, budgetary financing and cost con-
trol systems analysis.
"Such a program would deal strictly with fiscal and management
techniques and would not in any way attempt to invade the academic prov-
ince of local school districts."
The study emphasizes that "government cannot and should not do all
things for all people all the time." While education "should have the
highest priority" in the expenditure of state funds, the paper suggests
that educational budgets may be "out of whack."
"For example, we know that during the first few years of school
the teaching of basic skills develops a child's matrix for future learn-
ing. Yet, the highest teacher-pupil ratios are in our elementary
schools. 11
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The paper, ther )re, stresses the administ tion's commitment to
rectify this situation-- "to spend available dollars first where they
will result in the greatest benefit to the student and to society, at
the beginning grades of the learning experience."
The study also reaffirms the administration view that "the rapid
rise in costs of higher education, coupled with the state's revenue
problems, make it mandatory to levy a charge for tuition as a step
toward providing a portion of the funds required for the university and
state college systems.
"Full opportunity for higher education for all qualified students
in our state does not exist because of the financial problems of poor
families, including some of our racial minorities.
"California's low income families, through taxes, pay a dispropor-
tionate share of the cost of educating students beyond high school.
"A substantial number of state college and university students
come from families with relatively high incomes. Under the present tax
structure, neither these students or their families are required to con-
tribute to the cost of their higher education in relation to their
ability to pay. 11
The paper outlines the basic elements of Governor Reagan's "Equal
Education Plan" which specifies that part of the funds which would be
derived from charging tuition would be set aside for qualified students
from needy families to meet the legitimate expenses of their education.
"The citizens," the study says, "have voiced majority support for
this plan.
"The sooner we get on with a tuition program and grants and loans,"
it adds, "the sooner we will provide equal educational opportunity in
our public institutions of higher Bearning."
The study also emphasizes that the "entire process of educating,
motivating and compensating teachers must be improved given a higher
priority. This must be done if we are to begin to realize the full
promise of education."
On "tenure," the paper says:
"Today, too many believe, mistakenly, that tenure is an inalienable
'right' which requires no responsibility. It is ironic that some
teachers, granted job security by the public, now threaten to close
down our schools. These militants take the position that they are
accountable to no one, that they are the power elite and that the
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people, the owners of the schools, are voiceless providers. This
administration's policy is clear: the rights and the best interests of
the public are not negotiable."
As a start toward upgrading the teaching profession, the paper
offers seven suggestions:
1. Creation of five staff teaching levels to reestablish teaching
as a profession and to make education more responsive to current and
future needs:
a) Educational Technician. For this level, junior college
or college graduates, in any subject field, could assume many of the
clerical or housekeeping tasks of the teacher. There would be no
instructional responsibilities.
b) Academic Assistant. This would be the first level of
a credentialed teacher. As a teacher intern, this person could work
with students and have some instructional responsibility in special or
skilled areas.
c) Staff Teacher. While all teachers are, in effect, staff
teachers, the full-time staff teacher would spend all his or her school
hours with students.
d) Senior Teacher. This person, the "teacher's teacher,"
would be primarily responsible for the application of curriculum and
instructional innovations to the classroom. Approximately half the
senior teacher's time would be spent with students.
e) Master Teacher. This teacher could spend about one-
quarter of the time in the classroom and the other three-quarters work-
ing to upgrade subject matter and introducing new teaching concepts.
2. Creation of the School Manager--a non-credentialed person with
management training and experience to assume responsibility for the
business functions of school operation. This would permit the principal
to participate actively in the instructional program.
3. In-service Teacher Training, professional in scope and content,
and related to the training of basic skills and understanding of new
concepts of knowledge.
4. The development of merit pay plans and improving salary class-
ifications for deserving teachers.
5. Creation of a "Teacher-Student Service Corps" to coordinate the
utilization of teachers, former teachers, education students and others
as part-time tutors of school children, particularly those in poor and
minority areas.
6. Volunteemchelp by interested citizens to relieve teachers of
administrative chores, releasing the teacher for more classwork.
7. Establishment of workshops for principals, school administra-
tors, and senior teachers to learn the newest concepts in education.
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In press release #473, dated today, the sixth paragraph should
read as follows:
3--If no action is filed by the owner of the park within 120 days,
there will be a conclusive presumption that the adopted highway route,
then, is of greater public importance, and it would not be stopped.
The seventh paragraph should read as follows:
Governor Reagan emphasized that approval of the bill "is a victory
for the people of California made possible by the imaginative thinking
and the cooperative spirit of John A. Legarra, state highway engineer,
William Penn Mott, Jr., director of Parks and Recreation and the mem-
bers of the Joint Resources-Highway Committee, in cooperation with
Senator Milton Marks.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today praised the Assembly Judiciary
Committee for approving a milestone piece of legislation which removes
the present conclusive presumption that highways have a higher public
priority than parks.
such
The legislation provides that there will be no/presumption of
higher use and disputed highway routes will be resolved through a
judicial determination as to the most necessary public use of the
property.
The bill--SB 09--carried by Senator Milton Marks (R-S.F.) was
drafted by the Joint Resources Highway Committee established by the
governor specifically to enable the Division of Highways and the
Department of Parks and Recreation to work together to solve mutual
problems.
As approved today, SB 1109 specifically provides that:
1--When considering a route affecting a park, the California
Highway Commission will give written notice to parks of its intent to
set the route through park property. The owner of the park shall have
120 days to bring action which, in effect, could stop the highway route.
This will allow independent determination by a judge if there is a
dispute.
2--The Highway Commission shall attempt to avoid parks and take
extra precautions if a route does in fact go through a park.
3--If no action is filed by the owner of the park within 120 days,
there will be a conclusive presumption that highways, then, are of
greater public importance, and a particular highway routing would not
be stopped.
Governor Reagan emphasized that approval of the bill "is a victory
for the people of California made possible by the imaginative thinking
and the cooperative spirit of John A. Legarra, state highway engineer,
William Penn Mott, Jr., director of Parks and Recreation and the members
of the Joint Resources-Highway Committee.
"This bill is proof that both highway and park development can
proceed in the best interest of the people of this state and with full
recognition of its transportation and environmental problems.
"I urge the adoption of the important piece of legislation by the
full Assembly and the concurrence of the Senate in its presently amended
form," the governor said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today expressed growing concern over
unrestricted timber exports from federally-owned lands in California
and other western states.
The governor urged federal consideration of a two-point proposal
presented in Washington today by N. B. Livermore, administrator of
the Resources Agency of California and James G. Stearns, director of
the State Department of Conservation.
The two California officials presented the governor's proposal in
testimony before the Select Subcommittee on Small Business.
The plan: a. Requests that restrictions on the export of logs
from federal lands immediately be extended to include
California in order to establish parity for the western
timber region, and
b. proposes that an extensive three-way study be con-
ducted by the western states, the federal government
and the timber and lumber industries. The object of
this effort would be to fully determine and optimize
domestic needs, export markets and management practices
of our forest resources.
"California is the nation's largest consumer of lumber, as well
as a principal lumber-producing state.
We are concerned over the
long-range impact of log export on our timber supplies and do not feel
that we can or should risk the long-term health of our economy for
short-range export expedience, It the governor said.
He added that investigation of the situation in California shows
that while the federal regulations that were established in April of
this year to restrict the export of logs from western Oregon and
Washington were badly needed, they did cause a shift of export activity
to California.
"This shift has put a heavy burden on California and other unre-
stricted states, such as Idaho, Montana, as well as eastern Oregon
and Washington.
"Log prices have risen sharply because of increasing exports and
many processors are now unable to compete for the available timber
supply.
"Prices for lumber and wood products have, likewise, sharply
increased. The cost of lumber in a new home has risen some 25 percent
during the past year, with most of the increase having occurred dur-
ing the last few months.
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"Because California is important both as a wood-producing and
consuming area, the effects of log exports have been particularly
..
significant on our economy.
"As a consequence, I have asked Mr. Livermore and Mr. Stearns
to present our case in Washington and urge the immediate acceptance
of our two-point proposal, = the governor said.
Governor Reagan also indicated that the severity of the situation
and need for control have been recognized by a number of organizations
within California. These include the State Board of Forestry, the
Northern Counties Supervisor's Association, a number of county boards
of supervisors, the State Chamber of Commerce and a number of associa-
tions representing the forest industry.
He added that legislation recognizing the need for export control
has been introduced in the state legislature.
"We now urge that a consistant application of regulations on
federal timber lands that is attuned to the needs of the domestic
requirements and local economies be placed in effect immediately,"
the governor concluded.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today proposed a statewide "Neighborhood
Olympics" program for California youngsters in August as a salute to
the U. S. Olympic Track and Field Team which will train in the High
Sierras near Lake Tahoe this summer.
The program would be patterned after the Olympic Games and provide
supervised summertime recreational activity in track-and-field, and
water sports events.
Under the governor's proposal--first suggested by the Reagan
administration in a "creative paper" on Human Relations, issued May 1--
the "Neighborhood Olympics" would begin at the community level on
August 10, and progress through county and regional competition
thereafter.
The governor said he has asked some 350 city and county recreation
officials and service club leaders around the state to organize and
sponsor the competition.
"This program," he said, "not only points to the significance of
our national team effort in Mexico City, but even more importantly, can
light the flame which will kindle the Olympic spirit of fair play and
good sportsmanship among California's young people."
Governor Reagan said he has appointed Ralph C. Strohmaier, a
San Francisco sporting goods executive, as statewide coordinator of
the program.
Winners in regional competition will be invited to take part in a
state championship September 7 at the U. S. Olympic Team's training
site near Echo Summit. The site is located just across Highway 50 from
a State Division of Highways Maintenance Station where the U.S. athletes
will live.
Governor Reagan said all youths, boys and girls, from 8 to 18
years of age will be eligible to participate in the "Neighborhood
Olympics" program.
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Governor Ronald Reagan has proclaimed July 14th through 20th
as CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK in California.
Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, the greatness of the United States is in large part
attributable to its having been able, through the democratic process,
to achieve a harmonious national unity of its people, even though they
stem from the most diverse racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds;
and
"WHEREAS, the diverse backgrounds of the people of California
enable them to understand and sympathize with the aspirations of
peoples everywhere who wish to enjoy the blessings and benefits of
freedom; and
in California
"WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that we/do formally express
our sympathy with those aspirations held by the peoples of the captive
nations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim the week of July 14th through 20th as CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK
and invite the people of California to observe such week with appro-
priate ceremonies and activities."
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#477
The Reagan administration today reaffirmed its position that
completion of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) is essential,
but expressed concern that a "reasonable solution" to the financial
problems facing the system "will be lost sight of in the struggle between
competing 'rescue plans.
In a letter to Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chairman Robert
W. Crown (D-Oakland), Governor Reagan's executive secretary, William P.
Clark Jr., said:
"We share the strong feeling held by all authors of BART financing
legislation that it is essential to complete the BART project.
"However, the district has come to the state for financial
assistance to eliminate a deficit and complete the so-called basic
system, rather than for a solution to all BART problems, present and
future."
Clark said that whatever form state assistance takes, "three public
interest considerations must be satisfied:
--Fiscal controls should be present which insure that only so much
money is spent as is necessary to complete the basic system and that any
so-called receivables such as interest, insurance rebates, federal grants,
etc., are credited as received to reduce the amount of state assistance.
To protect the taxpayers, any BART bill should not be 'open-ended' thereby
precluding the use of funds for purposes other than completion of the
basis system.
--Any plan must be conditioned upon the approval of its terms by
the local government entities affected.
--The revenue source utilized should not be discriminatory or cause
a serious impairment of other needed public services."
Clark noted that a bill (SB 82) by Senator George Miller (D-Martinez)
now pending before Crown's committee, "fails to meet these criteria" for
three reasons:
--No fiscal controls are set out, nor is provision made for crediting
the state with any of the so-called receivables which may be repaid or
granted to the district.
--The flow of revenue is removed from the local control of the three
counties and the issuance of bonds is mandated to the full extent that
BART deems necessary.
--The utilization of bay bridge tolls discriminates against the
bay bridge user who has already contributed $180 million plus interest
to BART in addition to property tax in the event this user also resides
in the district. Lastly, such diversion of toll revenue will for many
years impair the timely construction of the already approved southern
crossing and needed replacement of the aging Dumbarton Bridge.
Clark said that for these reasons, "we urge your committee to
withhold approval of SB 82 and look toward the other BART measures now
pending as a means of meeting the three essential elements set forth
above.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced that he has signed the following
bills:
AB 229 - Britschgi
Provides that voters in the Jackson Valley Irriga-
(Chapter 639)
tion District need not be residents, but must be
URGENCY
owners of real property in the district. The bill
provides that district directors shall be elected
at large rather than by divisions.
AB 325 - Fong
Amends the Personal Income Tax Law to provide that
(Chapter 640)
divorced parent without custody may be entitled
to claim child as a dependent under certain
conditions. The bill also provides that if certain
estate administrative expenses are claimed as deduc-
tions for inheritance tax purposes, they may not
also be deducted for income tax purposes by any
person, rather than only denying such deduction to
the estate.
AB 359 - Powers
Provides that where a man living in California
(Chapter 641)
for six months preceding entry into active military
duty and entering active duty therefrom was killed
in line of active duty, his unremarried widow is
entitled to benefits under Veterans' Farm and Home
Purchase Act of 1943.
AB 382 - Harvey Johnson
(Chapter 642)
Provides that the Department of Finance, in making
population estimates of cities upon which city
councilmen's salaries are based, shall estimate
population of unincorporated territory, annexed
subsequent to last census or department estimate,
in accordance with the method used to determine
population for purposes of allocation of motor
vehicle fuel taxes to the cities.
AB 700 - Ray E. Johnson
(Chapter 643)
Excludes buildings used exclusively for warehouse,
storage, garage or school district-wide administra-
tive office purposes and into which pupils are not
required to enter, from provisions dealing with the
examination, repair, reconstruction or replacement
of school building found to be unsafe for school use.
AB 782 - Shoemaker
Requires counties with less than 168,500 people to
(Chapter 644)
purchase services from independent contractors
where their value is less than $2,000. Counties
with less than 900,000 but more than 168,500 popula-
tion are required to purchase services from indepen-
dent contractors where their value is less than
$6,500.
AB 854 - Belotti
Provides that to qualify for the welfare property
(Chapter 645)
tax exemption, the property used must not exceed
an amount reasonably necessary to accomplish the
exempt purpose. The bill also provides that cer-
tain housing and related facilities for elderly or
handicapped families financed by the federal govern-
ment shall be within the welfare exemption and pro-
vides for the cancellation or refund of taxes on
such property for the 1967-1968 and 1968-1969
fiscal years.
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AB 940 - Leroy F. Greene
(Chapter 646)
Requires the governing board of a school district
calling an election as a result of having school
buildings found to be unsafe, to submit to the
voters either a bond proposition, tax increase
proposition, or both. If the propositions for
bonds or tax increase fail, one of such propositions
must be resubmitted within five years of previous
submission of either proposition.
AB 1122 - Foran
Provides that an arrested person shall be taken
(Chapter 647)
immediately before a magistrate when he fails to
present, rather than exhibit, his driver's license
or other satisfactory identification for examina-
tion. The bill also requires a person arrested
for driving under the influence of toluene, or
other specified substances, to be taken immediately
before a magistrate.
AB 1167 - Dent
Authorizes a school district governing board to
(Chapter 648)
designate other days as holidays to which classified
employees are entitled in lieu of specified holi-
days, provided such designated days will provide
for at least a three-day weekend.
AB 1169 - Russell
Prohibits the Kern County Water Agency from selling
(Chapter 649)
or delivering water to any district or water
company lying within a part of the Antelope Valley-
East Kern Water Agency for delivery or use within
the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency. The
bill also specifies that the property and inhabi-
tants within the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water
Agency shall not be subject to any tax of the
Kern County Water Agency for the purpose of making
payments pursuant to its contract with the state
made under the provisions of the California Water
Resources Development Bond Act.
AB 1174 - Milias
Authorizes employees of local agencies to designate
(Chapter 650)
the person to receive at employee's death all war-
rants or checks due to the employee.
AB 1190 - MacDonald
Prohibits acquisition of lands by lease, purchase,
(Chapter 651)
or eminent domain proceedings within any port
district, chartered port, harbor improvement dis-
trict, incorporated city, or recreational harbor
district without prior consent to such acquisition
by resolution of the governing body of each such
entity where lands are located.
AB 1242 - Veysey
Includes persons employed by joint powers entities
(Chapter 652)
created or established by two or more school dis-
tricts in the Education Code provisions applicable
to classified employees. The bill also provides
that for such purpose, "school district" includes
a regional occupational center and any other joint
powers entity established and maintained by two or
more school districts.
AB 1260 - Bee
Specifies the types and contents of signs which a
(Chapter 653)
beer manufacturer may legally furnish to retail
licensee. The bill provides that such signs,
whether or not illuminated or mechanized, shall not
be deemed of intrinsic or utilitarian value.
AB 1326 - Quimby
Increases the annual salary of superior court
(Chapter 654)
reporters in San Bernardino County from $11,280
to $12,500. The bill also increases additional
filing fees in San Bernardino County from $8 to $10.
AB 1389 - Schabarum
Revises the Street Lighting Act of 1919 with respect
(Chapter 655)
to the description of the proposed district that
must be filed with the State Board of Equalization.
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AB 1399 - Monagan
Provides that when any holidays on which schools
(Chapter 656)
would be closed fall on Saturday, the public
schools shall close on the preceding Friday.
AB 1412 - Wilson
Repeals the Penal Code provision that allows five
(Chapter 657)
days to be deducted from the period of confinement
of a prisoner in a county or city jail or indus-
trial farm or road camp for each donation of his
blood accepted by a blood bank.
AB 1585 - Chappie
Provides for a sliding scale penalty for mobilehome
(Chapter 658)
park operators who fail to file on time for an
annual permit.
AB 1606 - Knox
Prohibits location of public improvements on prime
(Chapter 659)
agricultural land restricted by agreements, as well
as by contracts, to agricultural and compatible
uses pursuant to the California Land Conservation
Act of 1965, if there is other land available for
such purposes.
AB 1838 - Fenton
Provides that if a precinct inspector ceases to
(Chapter 660)
act during an election, a majority of the remaining
precinct board members may appoint a substitute.
AB 1844 - Fenton
Conforms the law relating to filing campaign state-
(Chapter 661)
ments in district elections to Chapter 268, Statutes
of 1968, requiring that such statements be filed
with the county clerk.
AB 2003 - Murphy
Changes references in laws relating to explosives
(Chapter 662)
from Interstate Commerce Commission to United
States Department of Transportation. The bill
prohibits transportation of electric blasting caps
or electric detonators upon any vehicle equipped
with a two-way radio unless such devices have been
tested and proved safe for such transportation by
a laboratory approved by the state fire marshal.
The bill also exempts the Department of Defense,
or any organization acting pursuant to a contract
with the department from specified provisions of
such law relating to keeping of records and obtain-
ing of valid permit to receive explosives.
AB 2028 - Ray E. Johnson
(Chapter 663)
Provides that proposals by a county committee on
school district organization to annex all or part
of some territory to a junior college district may
provide that an election be held in the territory
as a whole, rather than by separate school districts
for the purpose of adopting or rejecting the pro-
posals.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today commended the California Department
of Corrections for starting a new work-furlough program for prisoners
at the California Institution for Men at Chino, without staffing or
budget increases. This concept was supported in Governor Reagan's
"Creative Study on Law and Order," issued in May of this year.
"This effort is further evidence that creative government pro-
grams do not always require huge budget increases or vast extensions
of bureaucracy," he said.
The Governor also announced that Department of Correction
officials in Sacramento are greatly encouraged by the favorable results
of the new program.
"If these results continue over the next several months, work
furloughs may soon be initiated for selected inmates at other state
Governor
prison facilities, "/Reagan said.
The new work-furlough program permits carefully screened inmates
to leave the prison during working hours in order to hold jobs in nearby
communities.
Governor Reagan also complimented citizens of the Riverside-
San Bernardino area for their willingness to provide job opportunities
for ex-offenders who are making honest efforts to live down past
mistakes.
"It's through the cooperation of these citizens, local employers
and labor unions that state prison inmates can help prepare themselves
to take their place as active, participating members of the community," "
the governor said.
The first work furlough group includes a restaurant cook, land-
scape gardeners, golf course attendants, auto body repairmen, a
mechanic, a television repairman, production workers in manufacturing,
janitors, and laborers.
Wages earned will range from $1.75 to $5.08 per hour, reflecting
the varying job skills of the participants.
Work furlough participants are required to pay a portion of
their earnings to the state to cover their lodging at the institution.
They buy their own meals. The men also pay their own transportation
costs and purchase tools and clothing out of their wages,
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Men with families are required to send a portion of their
earnings home, thus making it possible to remove some families from
the welfare roles. Repayment of personal debts is also required.
Although work furloughs for state prison inmates have been
granted since 1965, the new Chino program is the first in which state
prisoners have been permitted to go to jobs directly from the prison.
Earlier work-furlough programs have involved the transfer of
inmates from state prisons to county jails with the programs operated
by the local jails.
The new program was worked out after months of planning and
coordination between the Department of Correction, the California
Adult Authority, the State Parole Board for male offenders, the State
Health and Welfare Agency, local police authorities and Governor
Reagan's Office.
Chino Institute for Men Superintendent E. J. Oberhauser, who
is in charge of the program, reported to the governor that the parole
board has already advanced parole in at least two cases in which
inmates demonstrated superior personal responsibility by their exemplary
work in the new furlough program.
"This is quite a morale builder for the participants. It shows
them that they can earn favorable consideration by hard work and good
performance on the job, 11 Governor Reagan concluded.
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# 480
Governor Ronald Reagan has named three persons to the California
Arts Commission, the governor's office announced today.
The jobs pay necessary expenses and require Senate confirmation.
The governor also reappointed F. Herbert Hoover of San Francisco
and James R. Silke of Northridge to the commission, each for three-
year terms. Hoover, director of the Pomeroy Art Galleries, San
Francisco, was first appointed February 20, 1968. Silke, a free lance
writer and film producer has served on the commission since October 13,
1967. Both are Republicans.
The governor's three new appointees are:
--Sue Kelly Adams of Sacramento. A Republican, she replaces
Margaret Cavanaugh O'Neil of Sacramento.
Mrs. Adams, a licensed landscape architect, is a 1952 graduate
of Stanford University. Her husband, John F. Adams, is an architect.
She is a member of the Sacramento Junior League, and is the mother of
two children.
She lives at 4100 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento.
-Mortimer Fleishhacker, Jr., of San Francisco, a 61-year old
Republican. He succeeds Marialice King Hale of San Francisco.
Fleishhacker, a 1927 graduate of the University of California at
Berkeley, is a member of the San Francisco Planning Commission; is
chairman of the board of educational television station KQED; is
president of the Bay Area Social Planning Council; is a vice president
of the San Francisco Symphony Association; is a former president and
currently a member of the executive committee of the San Francisco
Planning and Urban Renewal Association; is a vice president and directo:
of the International House, Berkeley; is board chairman of the
California Theatre Foundation; has served as vice chairman of the
San Francisco Health Advisory Board for the past 10 years; is a directo
of the Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center; is a regent of the
University of San Francisco; is a trustee of the Asia Foundation; and
is a member and past president of the San Francisco Museum of Art.
He resides at 2600 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco.
Charlotte K. Hamilton, a La Jolla Republican. She replaces
Rita Bodle of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Hamilton is the wife of attorney Thomas M. Hamilton. She
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is a member of the boards of the San Diego Symphony Association,
San Diego Opera Guild and the Speech and Hearing Center Auxiliary.
She also serves in advisory capacity to the Fine Arts Society and
is president of the San Diego chapter of Freedoms Foundation at
Valley Forge.
Mrs. Hamilton is also on the Chancellor's Advisory Council at
the University of California, San Diego, and is a member of the Salk
Institute of Biological Studies.
She resides at 1600 Mecca Drive, La Jolla.
Outgoing commission members' terms expired.
The terms of the new appointees are for three years.
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Governor Ronald Reagan has named Los Angeles businessman H. T.
Hutchinson as a member of the State Tourism and Visitor Services
Commission,
The post pays necessary expenses and requires Senate confirma-
tion.
Hutchinson, 61, is vice president and general manager for
marketing of the Atlantic Richfield Oil Company, Los Angeles. He
will serve at the pleasure of the governor and replaces Fritz B.
Burns of Los Angeles who resigned.
Hutchinson, a Republican, first went to work for Richfield in
1929 after attending the University of Oregon and Oregon State
College.
He is state petroleum director of the State of California
Emergency Resources Plan and serves as chairman of the West Coast
Oil Information Committee.
He is also a member of the Downtown Los Angeles Kiwanis Club,
the American Petroleum Institute, American Management Association,
California State Chamber of Commerce, Southern California Research
Council, World Affairs Council and the Jonathan Club.
He lives at 10112 Angelo Circle, Beverly Hills.
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# 482
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Enos N. Silva of San Juan
Bautista to the 33rd District Agricultural Association's board of
directors. The association operates the San Benito County Fair.
The post pays necessary expenses.
Silva, a 44-year old Republican, replaces William G. MacKenzie of
San Juan Bautista who resigned. Silva will fill out McKenzie's
unexpired term which ends January 15, 1970.
Silva, a farmer, has served for the past 10 years as secretary
of the San Juan Bautista Soil Conservation District and has been a
trustee of the San Juan Union Elementary School District for the
past eight years. He is currently president of the school district
board.
He lives at 508 6th Street, San Juan Bautista.
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Contact:
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445-4571
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# 483
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has named Lucile C.
Hosmer of San Carlos to a four-year term on the State Women's Board
of Terms and Parole.
The job pays $8,500 per year.
Mrs. Hosmer replaces Louis R. Diaz, Jr. of Pico Rivera whose
term expired.
A Republican, she is a native of California and attended
San Mateo Junior College and the University of California at
Berkeley. A former interior decorator, Mrs. Hosmer has served on
the San Mateo County Grand Jury and is a member of the San Carlos-
Belmont Business and Professional Women's Club.
She resides at 520 Elm Street, San Carlos.
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Contact:
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# 484
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has named John A.
Vibert, president and general manager of the Pacific View Memorial
Park, in Newport Beach, to the State Cemetery Board.
The post pays $25 per diem plus expenses.
Vibert, a 51-year old Republican, replaces Leon A. Clark of
Piedmont who resigned. Vibert will fill out Clark's unexpired term
which ends January 15, 1970.
Vibert, a graduate of Stanford University, began his career in
the cemetery business in 1950 when he joined the Inglewood Park
Cemetery as a vice president.
He has been associated with the Pacific View firm since 1958.
He is a director and vice president of the Interment
Association of California and served as program chairman of the
organization for two years.
Vibert is a member of the Western Cemetery Alliance, the
American Cemetery Association, the National Association of Cemeteries
and the Cremation Association of America.
He is a past president of the Newport Harbor Chamber of
Commerce and serves as president of the Emerald Bay Community
Association. He is also a director and first vice president of the
Orange County Philharmonic Society.
He lives at 1004 Emerald Bay Street, Laguna Beach.
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Governor Ronald Reagan has named Friedel Klussmann of San Francisco
and Eleanor B. Boushey of Portola Valley to four-year terms on the
State Advisory Committee on a Master Plan for Scenic Highways.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Mrs. Klussmann, a Republican, replaces Dee W. McKenzie of Sacra-
mento. Mrs. Boushey succeeds Harold M. Hayes of Montclair. Both out-
going members' terms expired.
Mrs. Klussman is president of the San Francisco Beautiful Committee
and The Citizens To Save the Cable Cars, and is a former chairman of
the Redwood Road Committee. She is a former president of the Visiting
Nurse Association, Community Music Center, San Francisco Federation of
Art, the San Francisco Woman Artist and the Morrison Center for
Rehabilitation.
She was named as one of San Francisco's ten distinguished women
in 1966 by the San Francisco Chronicle.
She lives at 260 Green Street, San Francisco.
Mrs. Boushey is a 1933 graduate of Stanford University and has
served on the Portola City Council since 1964. A Republican, she is
a member of the San Mateo County Scenic Road and Parkway Committee and
is a former member of the Redwood Road Committee.
She is also a member of the Sierra Club and serves as a board
member of the California Roadside Council and the Committee for Green
Foothills.
She resides at 235 Golden Oak Drive, Portola Valley.
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Sacramento, California
Contact:
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#486
Governor Ronald Reagan announced that he has signed the following
bills:
AB 204 - Schabarum
Revises the Vehicle Code provisions relating to
(Chapter 667)
the refusal by the Department of Motor Vehicles
to issue a license and certificate to an automobile
dismantler, automobile manufacturer, transporter,
or dealer,
AB 209 - Zenovich
Requires the Regents of the University of Cali-
(Chapter 668)
fornia to report annually to the governor and the
legislature concerning the salaries, wages, hours
of work, conditions of work and other matters re-
lating to university personnel.
AB 245 - Burke
Provides that persons employed in permanent posi-
(Chapter 669)
tions by the state to perform lifeguard services
shall have the same benefits and be subject to
the same provisions of the state retirement system
as are "law enforcement members.'
AB 249 - Bill Greene Authorizes the governing boards of the Los Angeles
(Chapter 670)
Unified and Los Angeles Junior College Districts
to offer program of vocational and educational
counseling, and to contract with other school
districts, private schools, and other agencies to
offer such services to persons who reside within
or outside the school district offering such
services,
AB 269 - MacDonald
Provides the maximum interest payable for county
(Chapter 671)
sanitation district's bonds is seven percent,
rather than six percent. The bill also permits
public utility districts to issue bonds for sewer
works with interest not to exceed seven percent,
rather than not to exceed six percent a year.
AB 420 - Leroy F. Greene
(Chapter 692)
Provides that after June 30, 1975, no school
building examined and found to be unsafe for school
use and not repaired or reconstructed shall be used
as a school building for elementary, secondary or
junior college purposes.
AB 474 - Brathwaite
Prescribes minimum standards and qualifications for
(Chapter 672)
persons not otherwise licensed, registered, or
certified by the state, who are employed by the
Los Angeles County health officer as communicable
disease inspectors or investigators.
AB 622 - Burke
Changes priority of preference in certifying
(Chapter 673)
eligible persons under the state civil service
for job appointments by placing the general reem-
ployment list in a higher position.
AB 739 - Bagley
Provides that certain interests shall not be deemed
(Chapter 674)
to be direct personal financial interests of offi-
cers of local public agencies in noncontractual
matters. The bill further provides that no inter-
est is deemed to exist if sole interest is that of
officer, director, or employee of a bank or savings
and loan association with which party to contract
made pursuant to competitive bidding has relation-
ship of borrower, depositor, debtor, or creditor.
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AJ, 778 - Brown
Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to main-
Chapter 693)
tain convenient records or notations showing the
convictions and the traffic accidents of a licen-
see for which he was cited for a violation of
Vehicle Code, rather than showing the convictions
and the traffic accidents in which the licensee
was involved.
AB 820 - Campbell
Excludes students enrolled in approved work
(Chapter 675)
experience education programs from the provisions
of the Labor Code relating to the operation of
machinery by minors under 16, if the work experi-
ence coordinator determines that the students have
been sufficiently trained in the employment or
work otherwise prohibited by such provisions and
if parental approval is obtained.
AB 836 - Barnes
Specifies that commencing on July 1, 1968, service
(Chapter 676)
credit under the State Teacher's Retirement System
shall be determined on the basis of the ratio
which the member's actual compensation bears to
the compensation he would have received if employed
full-time or the equivalent, rather than on the
basis of time periods served during the school
year.
AB 902 - Hayes
Prohibits the use of the name of the minor in the
(Chapter 694)
caption of a petition for adoption. It requires
that the decree of adoption shall contain the
adopted name of the minor but prohibits use of the
name minor had before adoption. The bill also
prohibits notice being given to the parents or
other relatives of a minor who has been relin-
quished to a licensed adoption agency or who has
been declared free from the custody and control
of his parents in hearing to appoint a guardian
of a minor.
AB 959 - Mobley
Requires a copy of the written appointment of a
(Chapter 677)
deputy county officer to be filed with the county
auditor upon his request, rather than if the ap-
pointee is to receive compensation.
AB 964 - Burke
Requires the governing board of any school dis-
(Chapter 695)
trict to adopt and make copies available to each
certificated employee of the district reasonable
rules and regulations providing for the evaluation
of the performance of certificated employees in
their assigned duties.
AB 997 - Briggs
Makes the failure of a contractor to give a stop
(Chapter 678)
notice in the prescribed manner a ground for dis-
ciplinary action where the contract price to be
paid to any subcontractor exceeds $400, rather
than where the cost of the work of improvement is
in excess of $200.
AB 999 - Knox
Authorizes regional park districts to acquire lands
(Chapter 696)
and facilities by means of a plan to borrow money
or by purchase on contract and to incur an indebted-
ness in connection therewith upon vote of four-
fifths of district board. The bill limits such
indebtedness to an amount not in excess of antici-
pated tax income for a two-year period.
AB 1032 - Harvey Johnson
(Chapter 679)
Specifically adds to the encumbrances to which the
title of a grantee of a treasurer's deed for
unredeemed property under the Improvement Act of
1911 is subject. Declares that the amendments
made by the bill do not constitute change in
existing law, but rather are declaratory of existing
law.
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AB 1054 - Harvey Johnson
(Chapter 680)
Adds covenants made by a grantor of land with the
grantee of land conveyed, to covenants made by an
owner of land with the owner of other land, as
running with the land. The bill also makes several
other changes relating to covenants running with
the land.
AB 1066 - Shoemaker
Provides that pupils required to take medications
(Chapter 681)
prescribed by a physician during regular school
days may be assisted by the school nurse or other
designated school personnel if the school district
receives specified written statements from such
physician and the parent or guardian of the pupil.
AB 1074 - Wilson
Authorizes a savings and loan association to pur-
(Chapter 682)
chase any notes or other obligations, together
with security therefor, if such notes or obliga-
tions evidence loans which the association would
be authorized to make except for the original
amount and term thereof and if the purchase price
of such notes or other obligations and the remain-
ing term thereof do not exceed the association's
loan limits.
AB 1093 - MacDonald
Clarifies the authority of the secretary of state
(Chapter 683)
to refuse to appoint a person as a notary public.
AB 1105 - Hayes
Amends the Personal Income Tax Law to provide that
(Chapter 684)
in computing taxable income the expenses incurred
in the adoption of a child may be an itemized
deduction. Such expenses would be deductible on
joint returns up to a limit of $1,000, on separate
returns of married taxpayers up to a limit of
$500, and on returns of unmarried taxpayers filing
as single persons or as heads of households up to
a limit of $1,000, provided that such expenses
exceed three percent of the adjusted gross income
of the taxpayer.
AB 1120 - Veneman
Authorizes a domestic life insurer to purchase or
(Chapter 685)
otherwise acquire all or any percent of the issued
and outstanding stock of specified insurance-rela-
ted corporations.
AB 1367 - Chappie
Increases the salaries of the Nevada County dis-
(Chapter 686)
trict attorney and auditor.
AB 1439 - Badham
Authorizes the Orange County Water District to
(Chapter 697)
employ counsel to defend actions brought against
the district or its officers, agents and employees.
In addition, the bill would require the district
to pay judgements rendered against any officer,
agent, or employee unless such judgement arises
from an act or omission which constitutes actual
fraud or actual malice.
AB 1452 - Moretti
Denies the Public Employees' Retirement System the
(Chapter 687)
right of subrogation with respect to liability
for survivor allowances or a death benefit.
AB 1531 - Hayes
Provides that when a member of the legislature is
(Chapter 698)
a party, attorney of record, or principal witness
in a court or administrative action or proceeding,
the granting of a continuance or extension of time
is mandatory unless the court determines that such
continuance or extension would defeat or abridge
a right to relief in prescribed cases.
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AB 1538 - Stacey
Amends several sections of the Water Storage
(Chapter 683)
District Law to clarify the authority of a dis-
URGENCY
trict to enter into long-term water service con-
tracts with landowners in the district; to make
appointments of assessment commissioners by the
California Districts Securities Commission depen-
dent upon a request from a district's board; and
to require a levy of assessment to pay certain
capital charges only if funds are not otherwise
available.
AB 1571 - Roberti
Limits payroll deductions from state salaries or
(Chapter 689)
wages for insurance policy or other membership
benefit programs to deductions for policies and
programs sponsored by an employee organization
having employer-employee relations as one of its
principal aims. The bill authorizes the continua-
tion of payroll deductions presently being made.
AB 1764 - Duffy
Declares that the Health and Safety Code provisions
(Chapter 690)
relating to the writing of narcotic prescriptions
on official triplicate forms and the filling there-
of does not apply to dihydrocodeine when combined
with other nonnarcotic medicinal ingredients.
Medications including dihydrocodeine will still
require a prescription.
AB 1906 - Deddeh
Makes several technical amendments to provisions
(Chapter 691)
of the Streets and Highways Code relating to the
formation of special assessment districts.
SB 262 - Rodda
Deletes references to boundaries of separate elemen-
(Chapter 664)
tary, high school, and junior college districts
which are not conterminous with those of specified
school districts for purposes of maximum school
district taxes.
SB 817 - Dolwig
Increases the number and compensation of various
(Chapter 665)
attaches of municipal courts in San Mateo County.
SB 825 - Stevens
Authorizes, with specified exceptions, the filing
(Chapter 666)
of a certificate of correction to correct any
errors in any agreement, certificate, or other
instrument relating to a domestic or foreign cor-
poration filed with the secretary of state within
three years of the filing of such agreement, cer-
tificate, or instrument. Provides for a fee for
the filing of such certificate.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.24.68
#487
Governor Ronald Reagan has vetoed the following bills:
AB 76 - Porter
Increases survivor benefits for member of State
Teachers' Retirement System whose death before
retirement occurs after September 30, 1959, and
changes provisions naming eligible survivors. The
bill also adds the classification of "full-time
student" among survivors.
Reason for veto:
The current survivor allowances under the State
Teachers' Retirement System are the same as those
provided members of the Public Employees' Retire-
ment System who are not covered by Social Security.
PERS members pay $2 a month for the benefit while
teacher's benefits are funded from a special re-
serve. It is estimated that the special reserve
will be depleted in 12-15 years, at which time the
General Fund will assume full liability for such
benefits.
The matter of providing adequate survivor benefits
for members of the STRS and the PERS, including
the funding of such benefits, should be re-examined
by the legislature. Assembly Bill 76 is a piece-
meal approach to this problem.
AB 117 - Quimby
Provides that the occupancy value of a home shall
not be considered income or resources of a welfare
recipient, and shall not be deducted from a grant
of aid.
Reason for veto:
AB 117 will increase welfare costs by approximately
$1.2 million annually. The State General Fund
share of the increased cost is estimated to be
$500,000. This increase was not provided for in
the 1968-69 Budget.
AB 740 - Bagley
Provides that persons appointed to a district
office, including a school district office, within
six months of the next election at which the office
is on the ballot, except when the vacancy is
caused by death, shall not use "incumbent" descrip-
tion of the office or its title as a ballot desig-
nation if he is a candidate for that office at
the next election and shall not be an incumbent
for purposes of position on the ballot.
Reason for veto:
This measure will not prevent a district board
member from resigning solely to permit his fellow
board members to appoint a successor who will then
run as an incumbent at the next election. Under
the terms of this bill, a resignation need only
occur six months and a day before the election to
allow the successor to run as an incumbent.
AB 740 will only tend to make it more difficult
to find qualified appointees to fill legitimate
vacancies on district boards when such vacancies
occur within six months of the next election.
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AB 958 - Ray E. Johnson
Provides for the appointment of persons to fill
vacancies on governing boards of school districts
situated in any county with a population of less
than 150, 000 by the county board of education,
rather than by the remaining board members. An
appointee who chooses to run in succeeding elec-
tion shall specify as his ballot designation
either "appointee-incumbent" or his normal
occupation.
Reason for veto:
The bill is intended to eliminate local controversy
when a school board is unable to reach a unanimous
decision on a successor board member. While it
may resolve this problem, it will also tend to fur-
ther diminish the authority of local school boards
to manage their own affairs.
AB 972 - Vasconcellos
Declares that the fact that a person is a user,
former user or suspected user of marijuana is
not alone sufficient grounds to require a "Nalline"
test as a condition of probation or parole or
when a person is arrested for a criminal offense
and is suspected of being a narcotic addict.
Reason for veto:
Unnecessarily confuses the authority of courts
and state and local agencies to administer a
"Nalline" test to suspected narcotic addicts. The
present law permits but does not require that
such tests be administered to marijuana users,
depending upon the determination of whether or
not such tests would aid in controlling the nar-
cotic use of persons convicted of such offenses.
AB 1057 - Moretti
Adds to the list of securities which may be re-
ceived as security for state and local funds de-
posited in banks the bonds, notes, or other obli-
gations issued, assumed, or guaranteed by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Inter-
American Development Bank, the Government Develop-
ment Bank for Puerto Rico, or the Asian Develop-
ment Bank.
Reason for veto:
Historically, the collateral preferred in ex-
change for state deposits has been bonds of the
State of California or of its subdivisions, and
those bonds for which the full faith and credit
of the United States are pledged.
The securities added by AB 1057 would not be
advantageous to the investment of state funds.
The addition of these securities will tend to
further alter our traditional approach to col-
lateralization, that of exchanging money of the
people of California for the bonds of the State
of California.
AB 1379 - Veneman
Provides that a person owing use taxes shall not
be subject to penalties or interest therefor to
the extent that the amount of tax due for any one
year is under $20. This provision is not appli-
cable to use taxes due with respect to any motor
vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
Reason for veto:
The Sales and Use Tax Law avoids discrimination by
making the penalty and interest provisions appli-
cable to the first dollar of tax. This bill, by
establishing a limit of $20.00, discriminates
against taxpayers who must pay a tax in excess of
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# 488
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement
in connection with the signing of two bills--AB 356 and AB 357--in
his office:
"The enactment of this legislation is another example of the
lead California has taken to improve the quality of our environment.
"These bills represent a major step toward removing the auto-
mobile as a primary source of air pollution in California.
(Smog)
"I am gratified to see that the concern for improving our air
quality is recognized as being of equal importance with the con-
servation of our other natural resources.
"The provisions of this legislation have been given added
impetus because California convinced the federal government that
the state should be permitted to exceed national standards for
motor vehicle exhaust control
"I want to express my appreciation to the members and staff
of the Assembly Transportation and Commerce Committee for their
efforts in making this ceremony possible.
"I would also like to thank Resources Secretary Norman B.
Livermore and his agency for the support they have given this
legislation and other efforts to improve the quality of our
environment.
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Contact:
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#489
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law a bill which will
enable California to test an ultramodern, highly sophisticated naviga-
tional system designed to enable air and water transportation to
navigate with precision and greater safety under conditions of low
visibility.
The bill--SB 98--authorizes the State Division of Aeronautics
to lease--over a three-year test and evaluation period--a hyperbolic
navigational system which will serve aircraft and vessels over an
area of approximately 200,000 square miles or within a radius of
240 miles from the master station.
The system is designed to operate day and night and under all
weather conditions.
SB 98 was authored by Senator Tom Carrell (D-San Fernando) at the
and the
request of the State Division of Aeronautics/ California Business and
Transportation Agency. The bill had the active support of Governor
Reagan's office.
SB 98 appropriates $600,000 for the system, including all
technicians, evaluation chart and installation of the manned system
for the three-year period.
The money will be paid out of two special funds: the Aeronautics
fund which will pay $134,000 per year, and the Harbors and Watercraft
fund which will pay $66,000 per year.
The hyperbolic navigational principle involved is a low-frequency
phase comparison area coverage system similar to LORAN. Continuous
sound wave signals are emitted from a group of transmitting stations--
one master station and three slave stations. The signals can be re-
ceived and "homed-in-on" by aircraft at all altitudes down to ground
level and by watercraft up to 240 miles at sea.
At special bill-signing ceremonies in the governor's office,
attended by Senator Carrell and Joseph R. Crotti, director of the State
Aeronautics Division, Governor Reagan pointed out a number of the
anticipated advantages of the ultramodern hyperbolic system which will
be fully evaluated during the three-year test period.
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The Governor said that if the system measures up to expectations:
(1) Safer flights can be made under low-visibility conditions.
(2) High mountains, hills and other such hazards will be "seen"
on display in the cockpit.
(3) Under night and low-visibility conditions, an immediate indi-
cation of wind effect will be provided.
(4) General aviation aircraft will no longer have to worry about
the loss of navigational aid signals at low altitudes as is
now the case with VOR-DME and Radar. The hyperbolic system
will hopefully permit accurate navigational fixing at all
altitudes down to ground level, behind hills and in valleys.
"I am pleased to sign this bill and I congratulate its author,
the Department of Aeronautics and our state legislature for not only
recognizing the problems which exist, but for coming up with a hoped-
for solution by the drafting and passage of this piece of legislation.
"We will test this new navigational aid carefully and completely
over the next three years in the sincere hope that it will prove an
important new element of safety for operators and passengers of
vessels and aircraft who--up until now--have been plagued by the ad-
versities of fog and other inclement weather conditions," the governor
said.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today added further impetus to an exten-
sive study into California's automobile accident rate, the rising cost
of auto insurance and their effect on the lives and pocketbooks of
millions of Californians.
The added support came in the form of a $50,000 appropriation
from motor vehicle funds under conditions set forth in a bill--SB 975--
which the governor signed today in special ceremonies in his office.
The study is being conducted by the California Automobile
Accident Commission established by AB 764 which was passed at the
last session of the legislature at the specific request of Governor
Reagan.
Participating in today's SB 975 signing ceremonies were the
bill's author, Senate President Pro Tem Hugh Burns, (D-Fresno),
co-authors Senator Randolph Collier (D-Yreka), Senator Richard
Dolwig (R-San Mateo), Senator John Harmer (R-Glendale), and James
Schmidt, Assistant Secretary of the California Business and
Transportation Agency.
The bill is part of Governor Reagan's highway safety legislative
program and was actively supported by the insurance industry including
the Association of California Insurance Companies.
The California Automobile Accident Commission was the first of
its kind ever established by legislation in the nation.
Although the Commission is empowered to investigate all areas
of automobile safety, this study is concentrating specifically on
what can be done about California's high automobile accident rate and
the spiralling cost of automobile insurance resulting therefrom.
In signing the bill, the governor stated that the problems of
automobile insurance are most critical to Californians in that we
have over 10 percent of the nation's automobiles registered in this
state.
"Ne know that there are many reasons given to account for higher
insurance costs," he said.
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"Inflation is one. More and better coverage in the form of
higher liability protection, theft and towing charge coverage, medical
payments and uninsured motorist protection is another.
"Ne know that automobile costs and values have greatly increased
and, naturally, have affected insurance costs.
"But whatever the reasons, the spiralling cost of automobile
insurance is hitting Californians hard.
"We also recognize that the insurance companies themselves are
in a difficult situation. They are in the business of underwriting
insurance risks and yet, the better job they do, the more difficult
it is for many of our citizens to obtain coverage. In other cases, if
insurance can be obtained, the premiums go up to compensate for the
higher risks."
Governor Reagan also indicated that there are reports from
Washington that extensive changes are needed in the present system of
insuring the automobile.
"If we are to avoid the control of the insurance business by the
federal government in Mashington, as I believe we must, we will have
to continue to do a job at the state level.
"It is my sincere hope that through this study, our California
Automobile Accident Commission can demonstrate to the people of this
state and the nation that our state government--working with the people
and with the responsible leaders of the insurance industry--can solve
this critical problem without the necessity of federal intervention
and control," the governor said.
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#491
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the beginning of a pilot
Family Visitation Program in the state prison system.
This proposal
was supported in the Governor's Creative Study on Law and Order issued
in May of this year.
The goal of the program is to help ease the adjustment problems
encountered by men who rejoin their wives, children and parents after
many months or years in prison.
"We hope this program will help develop family strengths to sustain
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ex-inmates as they complete the transition from prison to/law-abiding
life," the governor said.
The pilot Family Visitation Program was begun at the California
Correctional Institution at Tehachapi and is limited to inmates schedule
for early release on parole. Preference is given to prisoners due for
parole within three months.
To be eligible for special visits, inmates must have achieved
minimum-security ratings. A record of good conduct for at least six
months also will be required.
Governor Reagan said that the Department of Corrections and Health
and Welfare Agency Administrator Spencer Williams will study and eval-
uate the pilot program very carefully during the next few months. If
it proves to offer the hoped-for benefits, the program may be expanded
to other facilities within the California correctional system.
As the pilot program is presently being conducted, legally married
couples as well as the children and parents of inmates will be allowed
two-day visits in three-bedroom apartments, now vacant, which once
served as staff quarters.
The furnished apartments will be equipped with standard house-
keeping items including cooking utensils. Food will be provided by the
families.
The cottages are located a short distance from the main institution
buildings. Plans call for installation of playground equipment for
children.
The new Family Visitation Program was initiated following extensive
discussions and planning by the governor; Health and Welfare Secretary
Spencer Williams; R. K. Procunier, director of the Department of
Corrections; Department of Rehabilitation Director Robert E. Howard;
and G. P. Lloyd, superintendent of the California Institution at
Tehachapi.
During the evaluation period, regular reports will be submitted to
Williams for detailed discussion with the governor.
The special pilot program has been started without staffing or
budget increases.
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FACT SHEET ON FAMILY VISITATION PROGRAM
This is a pilot program recommended specifically by Governor
Reagan and initiated after extensive planning with Health and Welfare
Secretary Spencer Williams, R. K. Procunier, director of the Department
of Corrections, Robert E. Howard, director of the Department of
Rehabilitation and Perry Lloyd, superintendent, California Correctional
Institution at Tehachapi.
Unlike "conjugal visitation" programs elsewhere, this is a true
family visitation program designed to ease the many adjustment
problems encountered by men who rejoin their wives, children and parents
after months or years in prison. Every reasonable effort is made to
provide a homelike atmosphere for the entire family in what we believe
is a true "first" in helping to re-establish and strengthen family ties
as the inmate makes the transition from prison to law abiding
citizenship.
This is a pilot program. So far it appears to be working quite
well. It will continue to be studied very carefully during the next
few months. If it proves to offer the hoped-for benefits, the family
visitation program may be expanded to other facilities within the
California correctional system.
The program has been started without staffing or budget increases.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.25.68
Governor Reagan will sign smog bills
AB 356 and AB 357 at a ceremony in his office
this afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Califor a
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.25.68
# 492
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that the number of
persons enrolled in the statewide apprenticeship program during
June--the month proclaimed by the governor as APPRENTICESHIP MONTH--
was nearly double the number enrolled during the same period last
year.
Fifteen percent of the new apprentices are members of minority
groups compared with 13.8 percent one year ago.
The governor announced the results of his Apprenticeship Month
program after receiving an advance report from Charles F. Hanna,
chief of the State Division of Apprenticeship Standards, California
Department of Industrial Relations.
Hanna will make a detailed report on the overall apprenticeship
program to the California Apprenticeship Council when it meets in
San Clemente this weekend.
Governor Reagan announced that as of June 30, there were 20,610
active apprentices working on the job and enrolled in supplemental
classroom instruction. Of these, 1,600 were enrolled during June
Apprenticeship Month--an increase of 770 over the number of
apprentices enrolled during last year's Apprenticeship Month.
The governor commended the employers and labor unions who are
participating in, and supporting, the apprenticeship program. He
thanked them for the "productive steps" which they have taken to
train apprentices and to expand and improve opportunities for
minority members to become enrolled in the program.
Governor Reagan also cited Council Commissioner Robert W. Worthy,
chairman of the Committee on Apprenticeship Month, for the"excellent
work" of his committee--and of the entire council--for "making June
Apprenticeship Month an outstanding success."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californi
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.25.68
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
July 26, 1968
through
August 3, 1968
Friday, July 26
through
No public appointments scheduled
Monday, July 29
Overnight - Los Angeles
Tuesday, July 30
A.M.
Depart Los Angeles International Airport for
(PDT)
Atlanta, Georgia
P.M.
(EDT)
Arrive Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m.
Depart Atlanta, Georgia for Winston-Salem,
(EDT)
North Carolina via charter jet
5:00 p.m.
Arrive Smith Reynolds Airport
(EDT)
5:10 p.m.
Press Conference in Piermont Training Room on
2nd floor of terminal
5:30 p.m.
Conclude Press Conference - drive to Statler
Hilton Inn
7:30 p.m.
Arrive Winston-Salem Coliseum for fund-raising
rally. Speech.
10:00 p.m.
Depart for Miami via charter jet
11:30 p.m.
Arrive Miami International Airport
(EDT)
Overnight - Fontainbleu Hotel - Miami, Florida
Wednesday, July 31
10:00 a.m.
Testify before Platform Committee, La Ronde Room,
Fontainbleu Hotel
2:00 p.m.
News Conference in hotel
P.M.
Depart Miami for San Francisco; proceed to Sacra-
mento upon San Francisco arrival
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, August 1
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Friday, August 2
A.M.
Office Time
P.M.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, August 3
1:00 p.m.
Depart for Miami, GOP National Convention
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Califor
Contact:
Paul Book
445-4571
7.26.68
# 494
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that Gene A. Blanc,
state atomic energy coordinator, has resigned, effective September 1.
Blanc was appointed to the $20,000-a-year position in 1963.
The atomic energy coordinator serves at the pleasure of the governor.
The resignation was accepted "with regret" by Governor Reagan.
The governor noted that California has made significant strides in
the past decade in the development of the peaceful applications of
nuclear energy, particularly in the field of atomic power.
He added that, "Gene Blanc's coordination with private industry
for nuclear generating plants has been particularly noteworthy."
Blanc has not revealed his plans for the future.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.29.68
It has been impossible to arrange press
transportation for any part of the Governor's
trip to Atlanta, Winston-Salem, Miami and re-
turn to Sacramento.
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PB
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Califor
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.29.68
# 495
Governor Ronald Reagan today named attorney Robert H. Schnacke
to the San Francisco County Superior Court Bench.
Schnacke, a San Francisco lawyer, will receive a salary of
$25,000 per year in the judicial post.
He succeeds Judge Melvyn I. Cronin who retired.
Schnacke, a 54-year old Republican, has been engaged in private
law practice since 1961.
He is a graduate of Hastings College of Law and was admitted
to the State Bar in 1938.
After his first four years as a lawyer, he entered the U.S.
Army during World War II and served as a special agent in the Army
Counter-Intelligence Corp from 1942-46.
Schnacke returned to private law practice in 1946, but one
year later was appointed State Deputy Commissioner of Corporations,
a post which he held from 1947-50.
From 1950-53 he worked as a member of the San Francisco law
firm of Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison.
He was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's
office in San Francisco from 1953-58 and served as U.S. Attorney for
Northern California from 1958-59.
He returned to private practice as a partner in the San
Francisco law firm of Schnacke, Lerer, Cotton and Holmes from 1959-61.
Schnacke is married and resides in the Fox Apartments,
San Francisco.
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July 29, 1968
The Honorable Charles J. Hitch
President, University of California
University Hall
Berkeley, California 94704
Dear President Hitch:
The people of California have founded the University of California and
have long been generous in its support. The people are being generous
once again in the budget which I, serving as their representative,
approved for the year 1968-69.
You have sent me a copy of your letter to members of the Legislature
which I consider quite misleading, and which is part of a statewide
campaign being managed by the University administration to persuade
the Legislature to override my vetoes of certain items of the budget
and thereby obtain additional funds.
I believe, in fairness to the people of California, you should present
the kind of balanced picture that accurately reflects the situation.
For this reason, the following reexamination of the facts is in order.
The University this year received over one-third billion dollars, or
$335.7 million, an increase of $33 million over the previous budget.
The University received for capital outlay, $44.6 million; for support,
$277 million; and for salary increases, $14.1 million.
The University's share of the total budget increased this year to
5.89 percent--up from last year's 5.69 percent.
The new University budget provides an increase of nearly three times
more money per student than the average yearly increase per student
over the past ten years. This year, $160 more per student is budgeted
than last year. This may be compared with an average annual increase
of $66 per student during the past ten years.
Further evidence of the University's true economic situation is the
fact that in every instance where administrative positions with
analogous functions can be identified, the University pays a higher
salary than does the government of the State of California. Comparing
the thirteen top comparable positions in the University with their
counterparts, the top thirteen elective and appointive officers in
state government, University officials already earn an average of $5,434
more per year than state officers.
The University's tactic of equating the terms "request" and "budget
and then proceeding repeatedly to claim that the budget has been "cut"
or "slashed"--ca only create confusion on the part of the public. I
am disappointed that the University would resort to such methods in its
campaign to drum up public sympathy.
Because, as you know, the fact still remains that the current University
budget is the highest in history--more than $33 million higher than
last year, a better than ten percent increase.
One of the items I removed from the University budget--$3.725 million--
would have provided no financial gain to the University at all. In
fact, the money could only have been used if the Regents agreed to lower
the same student fee provisions which they had approved only three months
earlier. Had I not vetoed this item, a legislative attempt to control
the Regents, a very dangerous precedent, would have succeeded, In fact,
representations were made to me and to the Director of Finance by
University officials expressing concern over the dangerous precedent such
an arrangement would set.
The balance of the items I vetoed covered such materials as plant main-
tenance, purchases of equipment which could have been met by raising
fees for services provided, and some additional compensation for faculty
which could be financed out of funds appropriated for faculty positions
which remain unfilled by the University. Additional reductions were
made because of reduced enrollment figures furnished by the University
for the Summer Quarter at Berkeley. It is my understanding that even
further reductions would now be justifiable on the basis of reduced
Summer Session enrollment at UCLA.
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These reductions, however, were relatively small. It is inconceiv-
able that they could result in any major change in the academic or
educational role of the University. They constitute less than
three percent of the total University allocation. And of this sum,
more than one-third was not an appropriation at all, but a "carrot on
a stick" offered to the Regents if they would reduce fees,
The principle complaint of the University--than an insufficient number
of new programs was authorized by the Legislature--is not met in any
way by the demand for an override of the reductions.
The truth is, the University is interested in trying to persuade the
Legislature to override vetoes of an amount which actually totaled
only two percent of the appropriation for the whole University.
And if your demands are not met, you are threatening to turn away the
sons and daughters of those who support the University. Surely there
are ways more in keeping with the traditions of the academic community
than this. One of these would be a small addition to the teaching
load of the faculty. Perusal of the schedule of courses at the
University reveals to me what you already know, that the actual number
of hours the average faculty member spends on organized class teaching
approaches only about five hours per week. By adding only one more
course per year, each teacher could help in the solution of the entire
enrollment problem. It is obvious from this that the claim that the
University must cut educational services has no validity.
The University of California is a truly great institution, one that
I am sure you and I want to build to even further greatness so that
it can better serve the people of California and, indeed, the entire
world. Neither of us has any desire to embroil the University in
political bickering or to turn it into an instrument for propaganda or
personal aggrandizement.
The University is also the property of all the people of California;
those who operate it and are responsible for its policies do so at
the sufferance of the people and occupy positions of public trust
that supersede the ambitions of anyone. I am sure you will agree that
such a trust should include with it the obligation that the people
be informed honestly and fairly regarding the state of their
institutions.
I would hope that after giving this matter your full consideration
you would re-evaluate your present course and join in the effort to
improve not only the University, but also the entire state.
We cannot and must not afford the luxury of having the various parts
of the state feud among themselves at the eventual expense of all the
citizenry.
Sincerely,
RONALD REAGAN
Governor
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.29.68
#496
Governor Ronald Reagan said today that University of California
officials are attempting to "create confusion on the part of the
public" by resorting to a "misleading. campaign to drum up public
sympathy."
In a letter to University of California President Charles J. Hitch,
the governor took note of a statewide effort on the part of the
university to persuade the legislature to override my vetoes of certain
items of the budget and thereby obtain additional funds.
The governor told Hitch that "in fairness to the people of
California, you should present the kind of balanced picture that
accurately reflects the situation."
In his letter, the governor said the people of California "have
long been generous" in their support of the university. "They are
being generous once again in the budget which I, serving as their
representative, approved for the year 1968-69."
Calling for a "re-examination of the facts," he said the people
gave the university over one-third of a billion dollars this year---an
increase of $33 million over last year's budget. This includes $44.6
million for capital outlay; $277 million for support, and $14.1 million
for salary increases.
The university's share of the total state budget increased this
year to 5.89 percent, he said.
This is up considerably from last year's 5.69 percent share, he
noted.
Governor Reagan reminded Hitch that the current university budget is
"the highest in history," more than 10 percent higher than last year.
"The new university budget provides an increase of nearly three
times more money per student than the average yearly increase per
student over the past 10 years. This year $160 more per student is
budgeted than last year. This compares with an average annual increase
of $66 per student during the past 10 years."
The governor said the university's "tactic of equating the terms
'request' and budget' and then proceeding repeatedly to claim that
the budget has been 'cut' or 'slashed' can only create confusion on
the part of the public.
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"I am disappointed that the university would resort to such methods
in its campaign to drum up public sympathy," the governor declared.
He cited "as further evidence of the university's true economic
situation" the fact that "in every instance where administrative
positions with analogous functions can be identified, the university
pays a higher salary than does the government of the state of
California.
"Comparing the thirteen top comparable positions in the university
with their counterparts, the top thirteen elective and appointive
officers of state government, university officials already earn an
average of $5,434 more per year than state officers," he said.
Governor Reagan told Hitch that one of the items removed from the
university budget, $3.725 million, would have provided no financial
gain to the university at all.
"In fact, the money could only have been used if the Regents agreed
to lower the same student fee provisions which they had approved only
three months earlier.
"Had I not vetoed this item, a legislative attempt to control the
Regents, a very dangerous precedent, would have succeeded.
"In fact," the governor said, "representations were made to me and
to the director of finance by university officials expressing concern
over the dangerous precedent such an arrangement would set."
He noted that the balance of the items he vetoed covered such mater-
ials as plant maintenance, purchases of equipment which could have
been met by raising fees for services provided, and some additional
compensation for faculty which could be financed out of funds appropri-
ated for faculty positions which remain unfilled by the university.
He pointed out that such reductions were "relatively small.
"It is inconceivable that they could result in any major change in
the academic or educational role of the university.
"They constitute less than three percent of the total university
allocation, and of this sum, more than one third was not an appropria-
tion at all, but a 'carrot on a stick' offered to the Regents if they
would reduce fees.
"The truth is, the university is interested in trying to persuade
the legislature to override vetoes of an amount which actually totaled
only two percent of the appropriation for the whole university."
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Governor Reagan declared that the university is saying, in effect,
that if its demands are not met, it will turn away the sons and
daughters of those who support the university.
"Surely," the governor added, "there are ways more in keeping with
the traditions of the academic community than this."
One of his suggestions would be to make a small addition to the
faculty teaching schedule. He said the average number of hours per
teacher spent in classroom instruction at the university approaches
only five hours per week.
"By adding only one more course per year," the governor told
Hitch, "each teacher could help in the solution of the entire enroll-
ment problem.
"It is obvious from this that the claim that the university must
cut educational services has no validity."
The governor reaffirmed his view that the university is a "great
institution, one that I am sure you and I want to build to even further
greatness so that it can better serve the people of California and,
indeed, the entire world."
He called for an end to the "political bickering" which has been
going on in connection with the current university budget and warned
against turning it into "an instrument for propaganda or personal
aggrandizement."
The governor reminded Hitch that "the university is also the
property of all the people of California" and stressed that those who
operate it have an obligation to the people to inform them "honestly
and fairly regarding the state of their institutions."
He called on Hitch to give the matter "your full consideration
reevaluate your present course, and join in the effort to improve not
only the university but also the entire state."
Governor Reagan emphasized that "we cannot and must not afford the
luxury of having the various parts of the state feud among themselves
at the eventual expense of all the citizenry."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO..
MEMO TO THE ARESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
7.31.68
Governor Reagan's press conference scheduled for
1:30 p.m. tomorrow has been cancelled.
(Aug 31) Aug.
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OFFICE OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ROBERT H. FINCH
July 31, 1968
Contact: George St. Johns -- 445-9533
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The following joint statement was issued today by
Lieutenant Governor Robert H. Finch and Secretary of
State Frank M. Jordan:
"There is every indication that the recall campaign
is climaxing in colossal failure. The results, as they
are coming in, appear to represent an overwhelming
repudiation of the movement by the people of this state.
On the other hand, the refusal of a vast majority of our
citizens to support the recall campaign is nothing less
than a reaffirmation of their dedication to the principles
of decency and fair play.
"This abortive effort underscores the inadequate
and archaic nature of present California law in this
area, particularly in comparison with other states whose
recall provisions require specific acts of misconduct in
order to qualify.
"We urge, therefore, that appropriate action be
taken to correct current state law in order to assure
that this great waste of taxpayers' time and money is
not repeated.
"We are both very pleased that the governor has
received this strong vote of confidence."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
7.31.68
#497
Governor Ronald Reagan's office announced today that the following
bills have been signed:
AB 356 - Foran
Requires the State Air Resources Board to test low-
(Chapter 765)
emission motor vehicles in accordance with prescribed
standards. The Department of General Services in
consultation with the board is to determine if such
vehicles will meet specific requirements. The bill
requires the state, if low-emission motor vehicles
meet such standards and requirements, and if funds
are appropriated, to purchase as many of such ve-
hicles as the Department of General Services deter-
mines are reasonable to meet state needs. If a
sufficient number of low-emission vehicles are
available, the percentage of all such vehicles to
be purchased will not be less than 25 percent of all
motor vehicles purchased by the state in the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
AB 357 - Foran
Enacts the "Pure Air Act of 1968." The bill estab-
(Chapter 764)
lishes stringent vehicle emission standards which
all new motor vehicles must meet beginning in 1970.
Vehicles which fail to meet the standards cannot be
sold and registered in California. It provides the
Air Resources Board with the powers necessary to
implement the new standards and requires the state
to consider emission characteristics in its purchase
of new motor vehicles.
AB 431 - Zenovich
Authorizes any municipal court district pursuant to
(Chapter 740)
duly-adopted municipal court rule to use the same
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jury panel as that summoned for use in the superior
court when authorized by local superior court rule.
The bill excludes Alameda County from such
authorization.
AB 702 - Barnes
Authorizes a superior court judge, a jailer or a
(Chapter 741)
sheriff to remove a guard from a person convicted,
arrested or charged with a misdemeanor while he is
in a hospital outside of the jail. The bill makes
such a person from whom guard has been removed who
tries to escape or escapes from such a hospital
guilty of a misdemeanor if such escape or attempt
to escape was not by force or violence, or guilty
of a felony if such escape is by force or violence.
AB 784 - Belotti
Requires that vehicles owned and used by specified
(Chapter 742)
organizations for driver training shall be equipped
with seat belts for the driver and each passenger.
The bill makes it unlawful to operate the vehicle
unless the seat belts are utilized. Present law
requires only that the driver or instructor utilize
the seat belts which are provided for them.
AB 918 - Gonsalves
Codifies various provisions now found in the Cali-
(Chapter 767)
fornia Constitution which will be omitted if
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 30 is approved by
the voters in November.
AB 943 - Negri
Specifies the proper municipal or justice court in
(Chapter 743)
which an action on a retail installment contract
subject to the Retail Sales Installment Act shall be
commenced.
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AB 963 - Bear
Provides for purposes of the Code of Civil Procedure
(Chapter 744)
provision allowing challenge of a prospective juror
for cause on the ground that he stands in the rela-
tion of debtor and creditor to a party, that the
holder of savings account in a savings and loan
association shall not be deemed a creditor of such
savings and loan association solely by reason of
having such an account.
AB 1172 - Mobley
Provides that upon approval of the application by
(Chapter 745)
at least two of the affected counties, the Kings
River Conservation District may be dissolved accordir
to the provisions of the District Reorganization
Act of 1965.
AB 1177 - Priolo
Prohibits any person from maintaining or operating
(Chapter 746)
in or upon the navigable waters of any lake, reser-
voir, or fresh water impoundment of this state any
vessel which is equipped with a toilet unless such
toilet is sealed or otherwise rendered inoperable
or designed so that no human waste can be discharged
into such waters.
AB 1193 - Ryan
Authorizes the hearing board of the Bay Area Pollutic
(Chapter 747)
Control District to waive the ten-day notice re-
quirement for hearings. The bill also makes viola-
ters of the Bay Area Pollution Control District's
rules subject to up to a $500-a-day fine.
AB 1295 - Priolo
Expands the current provisions of the Streets and
(Chapter 748)
Highways Code to permit ten-year loans from county
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funds for maintenance districts other than lighting
maintenance districts, for the replacement of ob-
solete equipment or to defray annual maintenance
costs.
AB 1297 - Foran
Authorizes members of the California Highway Patrol
(Chapter 749)
and specified local law enforcement officers to
impound any vehicle found illegally parked which has
no license plates or other evidence of registration
displayed, until the owner or person in control of
such vehicle furnishes to the impounding agency
evidence of his identity and an address in the state
at which he can be located.
AB 1370 - Hayes
Repeals an obsolete provision of the Health and
(Chapter 750)
Safety Code relating to fire protection.
AB 1414 - Brown
Prohibits the Board of Medical Examiners from re-
(Chapter 751)
jecting an application for a reciprocity physician
and surgeon certificate solely on the basis that the
medical licensing authority issuing the applicant's
certificate recognized, for purposes of its own
licensing examination, that the applicant had passed
the basic science examination given by National
Board of Medical Examiners.
AB 1507 - Badham
Provides that an action commenced by any district or
(Chapter 752)
agency to adjudicate claims to water in the Santa
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Ana River system involving two or more counties shal
not be dismissed by the court for want of prosecutio
unless such action is not brought to trial within
seven years after the district has filed the action.
The bill is effective until July 1, 1970.
AB 1530 - Hayes
Exempts from registration any portable or collapsibl
(Chapter 753)
dolly carried in a truck used by an automobile dis-
mantler and used upon a highway exclusively for tow-
ing disabled vehicles.
AB 1533 - Hayes
Allows the Department of Public Works, with the con-
(Chapter 754)
sent of local authorities, to place and maintain sig
along city streets and county roads, to control or
direct, rather than only direct, traffic to state
highways.
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AB 1539 - Stacey
Permits certain safety members of a retirement system
(Chapter 755)
established under the County Employees Retirement
Law of 1937 to elect deferred retirement.
AB 1594 - Chappie
Authorizes a county with a population of less than
(Chapter 756)
30,000 to adopt an ordinance requiring a subdivider
who within three years, or less, develops one or
more subdivisions, comprised of a single parcel or
contiguous parcels having more than 200, rather than
400, dwelling units within a single school district
which maintains an elementary school, to dedicate
such land necessary to assure residents of the sub-
division adequate elementary school service.
AB 1661 - Fong
Clarifies the law with respect to discharges from
(Chapter 757)
property tax liability by providing that "board"
as used in such provisions relates to the board of
supervisors. The bill also deletes several obsolete
provisions relating to property taxation.
AB 1848 - Fenton
Amends the Civil Code to clarify the authority of
(Chapter 758)
the district attorney to enforce child support orders
AB 1868 - Wilson
Makes clarifying amendments to a Revenue and Taxation
(Chapter 759)
Code provision relating to county property tax
equalization.
AB 1870 - Wilson
Permits the clerk of the assessment appeals boards
(Chapter 760)
in counties with two or more boards to assign a
member from one board to another board during tem-
porary absence of members.
AB 1961 - Veneman
Provides that an assessor may destroy documents
(Chapter 761)
which have been microfilmed after three years have
elapsed since the lien date for which such informa-
tion was obtained.
SB 30 - Grunsky
Increases number of judges in the San Luis Obispo
(Chapter 762)
County Supreme Court from two to three.
SB 139 - Rodda
Eliminates the provision specifying that teacher in-
(Chapter 701)
ternship programs meet requirements for credentials
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for non-California residents and that applicants for
such programs have a degree from an out-of-state
institution.
SB 140 - Rodda
Amends the School Building Aid Law by redefining
(Chapter 702)
"project" as all the purposes for which a particular
school district has applied for apportionments,
rather than as the purposes for which a school dis-
trict has applied for apportionments as a given
location.
SB 146 - Kennick
Includes a nonprofit corporation formed to assist
(Chapter 703)
educational and research activities of a district
agricultural association and the nonprofit corpora-
tion formed pursuant to the California State Exposi-
tion and Fair Law within the definition of "public
agency" for purpose of the Public Employees' Retire-
ment Law.
SB 187 - Marler
Provides for the cancellation or refund of property
(Chapter 704)
taxes imposed for any fiscal year commencing in 1968
on property as to which the welfare property tax
exemption was available but unclaimed.
SB 196 - Rodda
Prohibits any school district, except a junior colleg
(Chapter 705)
district, from maintaining a junior college after
July 1, 1970. The bill prescribes an alternative
procedure for formation of a junior college district
from territory of a unified district maintaining a
junior college, requiring the governing board of the
unified district to serve as the governing board of
the junior college district.
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SB 243 - Rodda
Increases the number of superior court judges in
(Chapter 763)
Sacramento County from 14 to 15.
SB 273 - Stevens
Authorizes the director of corrections to enter
(Chapter 706)
into agreements with other state agencies for the
use of inmates to perform work in facilities of state
agencies for purpose of vocational training and im-
provement of job skills preparatory to release.
SB 285 - Wedworth
Provides that a person whose accumulated retirement
(Chapter 707)
contributions from a school district retirement sys-
tem have been returned to him, and who re-enters the
same system within 39 months, may at any time after
re-entry redeposit his contributions plus interest.
The bill also deletes the present 39-month limita-
tion of redeposit of contributions.
SB 305 - Way
Permits district agricultural associations to make
(Chapter 708)
permanent improvements upon publicly-owned real
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property adjacent to their property when the improve-
ments will materially benefit the district property.
The State Public Works Board is authorized to approve
and the director of agriculture to allocate funds
from the Fair and Exposition Fund for such purposes.
SB 329 - Coombs
Extends the period after determination before the
(Chapter 709)
gift tax becomes delinquent from 60 to 90 days. It
also permits the controller to issue a determination
after the expiration of the three-year period if
agreed upon with the taxpayer. The bill also extends
from 60 days to three years time in which a person
may file court action to recover tax after notice of
determination of amount of tax given by controller.
SB 377 - Song
Permits a person who holds a physician's and surgeon'.
(Chapter 710)
certificate under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Osteopathic Examiners who can prove that he did not
make the election to use the term "M.D." prior to
December 31, 1962, due to out-of-state hospitaliza-
tion for illness, to use that term if he makes an
election within a prescribed period.
SB 441 - Moscone
Authorizes a wrongful death action by heirs and
(Chapter 766)
dependent parents, if any, who are not heirs, or
personal representative on their behalf, rather than
by decedent's heirs or personal representatives. The
bill authorizes the court in any award based on such
an action to determine the rights of the heirs and
dependent parents rather than to determine the rights
of the heirs.
SB 507 - Moscone
Provides that unincorporated trusts or associations
(Chapter 768)
which qualify as "real estate investment trusts" for
federal tax purposes shall be entitled to a deduction
under the Bank and Corporation Tax Law for income
distributed during the income year.
SB 528 - Danielson
Provides relief from the ten percent penalty for
(Chapter 711)
failure to make a timely remittance of cigarette tax
where the State Board of Equalization finds that the
failure to pay on time was due to reasonable cause
and due to circumstances beyond the taxpayer's
control.
SB 534 - Carrell
Provides for a waiver of registration fee penalties
(Chapter 712)
when normal renewal fees and transfer fees are paid
and a transfer of ownership is applied for within
30 days of repossession of a vehicle.
SB 540 - Moscone
Makes the counterfeiting of trading stamps punishable
(Chapter 713)
as forgery and makes the possession of counterfeited
trading stamps with the intent to defraud a punish-
able offense.
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SB 558 - McCarthy
Provides that a grantor of an easement to a public
(Chapter 714)
entity for recreational purposes is not liable for
an injury caused by the condition of such easement.
SB 587 - Coombs
Specifies that the Savings and Loan commissioner
(Chapter 715)
may appoint a receiver or liquidator, as alternatives
to appointing a custodian, whenever he takes posses-
sion of the business, property, and assets of a
savings and loan association,
SB 590 - Cologne
Requires that superior courts make written findings
(Chapter 716)
of fact and conclusions of law, in nonjury cases
only where such findings are requested by any
party appearing at the trial. The bill also increase
from $300 to $500 the maximum amount in demand or
value of property in controversy in municipal courts
for which the court is not required to make findings
and conclusions.
SB 597 - Grunsky
Increases number of superior court judges in Santa
(Chapter 717)
Cruz County from two to three.
SB 621 - Stevens
Defines the term "related facilities" used in the
(Chapter 718)
Governor Code section authorizing counties to ac-
quire land for an construct music halls and centers,
to include institutes or academies for the performing
arts.
SB 732 - Stiern
Authorizes the appointment of a county probation of-
(Chapter 719)
ficer who meets specified qualifications as a referee
for the purpose of conducting juvenile detention
hearings. The bill is operative until September 1,
1972.
SB 738 - Marks
Provides that the customer list, including the names,
(Chapter 720)
addresses and identity of customers of a telephone
answering service, shall constitute a trade secret
and shall belong to the owner of the service.
SB 801 - Lagomarsino
(Chapter 721)
Adds wayside campgrounds to the classification of
units in the state park system.
SB 838 - Dolwig
Authorizes extensions of time for pronouncing
(Chapter 722)
judgement in inferior courts of not more than 90
days additional upon request of the probation officer
as well as the defendant.
SB 848 - Kennick
Allows counties of over 2,000,000 population, by
(Chapter 723)
two-thirds vote of supervisors, to convey county
parking lots in cities to such cities if city agrees
to continue such use of property. The authorization
is applicable only to parking lots acquired princi-
pally from parking fees for the specific purpose of
parking lot development.
SB 855 - Short
Provides that a property tax payment on any document
(Chapter 724)
required in relation thereto deposited in the mail
and properly addressed on the date it becomes delin-
quent, is deemed received on date shown by the post
office cancellation mark or on the date it was mailed
if proof establishes mailing on an earlier date.
SB 896 - Short
Amends the Business and Professions Code provisions
(Chapter 725)
relating to standard bread loaf weights by revising
the labeling requirements to conform with the recent
ly-enacted Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act.
The bill also establishes the weight for the standard
loaf as one pound (16 ounces) instead of 15 ounces,
and establishes the weight for the standard large
loaf as one and one-half pounds (24 ounces) instead
of 22 ounces.
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SB 929 - Whetmore
Repeals or updates several obsolete Military and
(Chapter 726)
Veterans Code provisions relating to the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
SB 947 - Coombs
Requires a savings and loan association to pay to
(Chapter 727)
the savings and loan commissioner a fee not to exceed
$100 per day to be fixed by the commissioner for all
services rendered by the commissioner by appraisers
for extraordinary appraisements.
SB 955 - Grunsky
Permits the presiding judge of the superior, munici-
(Chapter 728)
pal, or justice court, with approval of the chairman
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of the judicial council, to direct that the court
be held at another place in the county if a large
influx of criminal cases resulting from a large num-
ber of arrests threatens the orderly operations of
the existing courts.
SB 991 - Cologne
Prevents a housing authority operating a farm labor
(Chapter 730)
center from limiting occupancy by agricultural
workers to less than 270 days, if the director of
agriculture certifies there are seasonal crops that
would keep the workers in the immediate area for
this period of time.
SB 996 - Cologne
Requires the Department of Agriculture, upon request,
(Chapter 731)
to certify and verify various types of standards of
weights and measures used in industry in accordance
with the standards adopted by the National Bureau
of Standards, when such standards are submitted to
the department. The department is to establish a
schedule of fees sufficient to cover the costs of
furnishing such services.
SB 1037 - Petris
Raises the compensation of directors of a regional
(Chapter 732)
park district from $25 to $50 per meeting. Direc-
tors do not receive pay for more than two meetings
in any one month.
SB 1077 - Bradley
Increases the annual license fee for farm labor con-
(Chapter 733)
tractors from $50 to $75.
SB 1084 - Cologne
Increases the annual salary of the Riverside County
(Chapter 734)
auditor, district attorney and court commissioner.
SB 1123 - Whetmore
Allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to waive
(Chapter 735)
occupancy requirements in farm and home purchases
for the period of not to exceed four years on a
showing of good cause,
SB 1156 - Danielson Corrects erroneous cross-references in a Welfare and
(Chapter 736)
Institutions Code provision relating to narcotic
commitments.
SB 1222 - Moscone
Prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from
(Chapter 737)
requiring a driving test on renewal of a four-year
license unless there is evidence of a condition which
would affect the ability to drive safely, It re-
quires that the applicant be informed of any such
evidence if the driving test is to be given.
SB 1260 - Coombs
Clarifies and updates the standardization provisions
(Chapter 738)
of the Agricultural Code relating to citrus fruits
and the containers in which they are packed and sold.
SB 1271 - Bradley
Provides that uninsured motorist's insurance coverage
(Chapter 739)
does not apply to the bodily injury of the insured
while occupying a motor vehicle owned by an insured
unless the occupied vehicle is an insured motor ve-
hicle, and does not apply to the bodily injury of the
insured when struck by a vehicle owned by an
insured,
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