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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-3-72
#548
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the appointment of
Los Angeles City Councilman Billy G. Mills to the California Council
on Criminal Justice. He replaces Raymond Simon of Modesto, who has
resigned.
Mills, a Democrat, is a 1951 graduate of UCLA, where he also
earned his law degree in 1954. He has been a member of the Los Angeles
City Council since 1963. He is married to the former Rubye Maurine
Jackson. They are parents of five children.
CCCJ board members serve at the pleasure of the governor, not
to exceed four years. They receive actual and necessary expenses.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-3-72
#549
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the reappointment of
James W. Granger, of Placerville, as a member of the Area III Mental
Retardation Program Board. He has served on the board since 1971.
Granger, who is the Director of special education for El Dorado
Union High School District, holds 10 administrative and special education
credentials for the State of California. He will represent professionals
on the board.
He is a member of the El Dorado County Mental Health Board and
is on the board of trustees for Sheltered Workshop Project for El Dorado
County.
Granger, 44, a Republican, is married and the father of three
children.
Their address is Route 2, Box 30-B, Placerville.
Board members serve three year terms and receive actual and
necessary expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-3-72
#550
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the appointment of
Mrs. Dorothy S. Cox, of Modesto, to the Area VI Mental Retardation
Program Board. She will serve the unexpired term of Leander Binna
of Modesto, who resigned. The term expires June 1973.
Mrs. Cox, who has devoted most of her career to the teaching of
the mentally retarded and related fields, is a 1935 graduate of San Jose
State College. She has done graduate work in mental retardation at the
University of California, Stanford University and University of the
Pacific.
On the area board, she will represent professionals working in
the mentally retarded field. She is married and lives at 3624 Beckwith
Road, Modesto. She is a Republican.
Board members receive actual and necessary expenses. Appointments
to the board normally are for three year terms.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-3-72
#551
Governor Ronald Reagan today hailed as "a million dollar bonus
for the taxpayers" the first low bid to be accepted in the sale of
state bonds since California's credit standing soared to AAA-AAA last
week---the highest rating which can be accorded by the nation's
financial community.
Noting that California now has become one of only 14 states to
be assigned Triple A status by both of the nation's most prestigious
credit rating services (Moody and Standard & Poor's), the governor
said:
"Because we have won the highest confidence of America's invest-
ment community through sound fiscal policies and good management,
California taxpayers can now look forward to savings from lower
interest rates on new state bond sales amounting to some $5 million in
the coming year alone."
The governor cited a number of key factors which led to achieve-
ment of the new all-Triple A rating.
He pointed to the businesslike management procedures which have
been infused into the day-to-day operations of state government,
practices which have enabled the state to run economically and
efficiently, with fewer employees than when he took office, but without
impairing essential services to the public.
He made particular reference to the administration's successes in
reforming California's welfare and Medi-Cal programs which, he said,
have saved hundreds of millions of dollars and are, in very large part,
responsible for the state's extremely healthy financial condition today.
Governor Reagan paid special tribute to State Treasurer Ivy Baker
Priest who, he said, deserves the highest commendation for the
outstanding way in which she has conducted the state's bond business.
"Her wise and prudent investment and bond sale policies are
dictated by a continuing dedication to making the public's money work
to the greatest possible benefit of the taxpayers," he said.
He said today's low interest bid of 4.6122 percent for $90 million
in bonds to finance several state programs is "a million dollar bonus
for the taxpayers which will be multiplied many times over in savings
on interest payments in the days and months ahead."
# # #
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-4-72
#552
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the reappointment of
Mrs. Margaret G. Hansen of Kingsburg, and Mrs. Ruth H. Hillman, of
Porterville, to the Area VIII Mental Retardation Program Board.
Mrs. Hansen, who is currently chairman of Area Board VIII, is
the director of the Tulare County Training Center for the Handicapped.
Mrs. Hansen, a Republican, has served on the board since 1970. She will
represent professionals on the board.
Mrs. Hillman, a Republican, is the parent of a retarded child
and has been active for many years in mental retardation associations.
She will represent the general public on the board. She has served on
the board since 1970.
Board members are appointed to three year terms and receive
actual and necessary expenses.
######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-4-72
#553
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the reappointment of
Mrs. Helen F. Hugo of Napa to the Area IV Mental Retardation Program
Board. She has served on the board since 1970 and represents
professionals.
Mrs. Hugo, a Democrat, is presently serving as chairman of the
Community Work Training Center for Handicapped Youth. She has been a
substitute teacher for Special Education classes in Napa and was
honored as volunteer of the year by the California State Mental Health
Association.
Board members serve three year terms and receive actual and
necessary expenses.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-4-72
#554
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the appointment of
Pier A. Gherini, Jr., of San Francisco, to the Commission on Housing
and Community Development. He fills the unexpired term of Jack Freeman
of Beverly Hills, who resigned. The term ends October 1974.
Gherini, 30, a Republican, is a third generation Californian.
He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco and is presently
a Flight Service Supervisor for Pan American Airways in San Francisco.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation. Commission members
receive $25 per diem.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-4-72
#555
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of a new
member and the reappointment of two members to the Area XII Mental
Retardation Program Board. The new appointee is George W. Hooper of
San Bernardino. Reappointed were Neil E. Brooks of Riverside, and
Mrs. Ann Ivey, R.N., of Rialto.
Hooper, 45, is executive director for the San Bernardino area
Association for the Retarded and the principal of the School of Hope.
He has been working in the mentally retarded field since 1945.
Brooks, 42, is the coordinator for Special Training classes for
the Educable Mentally Retarded and the Trainable Mentally Retarded for
the Riverside County schools.
Mrs. Ivey, 34, is the assistant director of Public Health Nursing
in the San Bernardino County Health Department. She is also coordinator
for the Head Start Health Program and the Birth Defects or Child
Development Clinic.
Mrs. Ivey and Brooks have served on the board since 1970.
All three members are Republicans.
Board members serve three year terms and receive actual and
necessary expenses.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
445-4571 (916)
10-6-72
#556
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced his endorsement of
Proposition 18, the anti-obscenity initiative measure on the November
ballot. In making the announcement, the governor said:
"I want to announce my support of Proposition 18, not only as the
Governor of the State, but as a parent who is deeply concerned about the
tragic pollution of our sociological climate by the commercial interests
who are flooding us with pornography. Many lawyers, including my legal
staff, have reviewed Proposition 18; they have concluded that this is a
reasonable, well-drafted measure, designed to give law enforcement the
weapons it badly needs to help communities protect themselves against smut
"I have considered carefully the arguments by the opposition to
Proposition 18 and their claim of 'censorship' in regards to the effects
of the proposition. It is my opinion that these accusations are unfounded
and that the proposition is drafted not only to protect the public
against a continuing hard core smut that concerns us all, but also
protects the legitimate publisher and theater against specious prosecution
"I urge the people of California to join me in this effort to stop
the spread of this filth by voting in favor of Proposition 18."
Pat Boone, the State Chairman of the Committee for YES for
Proposition 18, telegraphed his personal thanks to the Governor for his
endorsement and expressed his delight that Governor Reagan had been able
to join the California District Attorneys' Association, the State Chamber
of Commerce, the California Peace Officers Association, and other civic
and community groups ingiving their endorsement to Proposition 18.
"We have been the victims of a massively financed campaign of smears
against the Proposition by those commercial interests who gain so much
from pornography," said Boone, "and unfortunately we have not been able
to gather the tremendous financial resources necessary to answer these
unfounded charges. It is reassuring to the thousands of hard-working
decent citizens who are struggling to secure the passage of this measure
hat the Governor would take the courageous stand that he has.
"I am confident that Proposition 18 will more than be able to stand
up under a close scrutiny such as that which Governor Reagan has given to
it, and I urge all Californians not to be swayed by the well-financed
campaign of distortion against Proposition 18. Rather, as the Governor
has done, I plead with the people of California to consider the measure
on its merits and then to register their vote for a cleaner, more decent
society for ourselves and our children by voting 'YES' on Proposition 18,"
concluded Boone.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-6-72
#557
Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke today called an emergency session
of the cabinet to discuss the potentially disastrous economic effect the
recent State Supreme Court's decision in the Mammoth-Mono County case
is having on California.
As a result of that court decision, which requires local governments
to file written environmental impact reports before issuing building
permits, hundreds of projects may be closed down across the state and
thousands of construction workers are in danger of losing their jobs.
The ruling, issued September 21, requires that California's tough
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 apply to private building projects
throughout the state.
Governor Ronald Reagan informed the cabinet he is requesting State
Attorney General Evelle Younger to ask the court to make its decision not
applicable to private projects begun before September 21 and to stay the
effect of its ruling pending a complete clarification.
"I am extremely concerned that the plain language in the law has
been ignored by the court," Reinecke said. "The legislature and the
governor did not intend for the law to bring California's construction
industry to a grinding halt, forcing thousands of workers off their jobs
by stopping hundreds of construction projects.
"At the time the Environmental Quality Act was approved, everyone
agreed that it applied only to governmental projects. The court's ruling
has broadened the law far beyond any reasonable interpretation of the
statute," Reinecke concluded.
Several cities and counties have stopped issuing building permits
because of the court's decision. In addition, most major financial
institutions in the state have suspended making loans as a result of the
decision. Projects already under construction also may be affected by
the court's ruling.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON' D REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-6-72
#558
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointments of two
judges to the municipal court bench in the San Diego Judicial District.
Appointed were Richard J. Hanscom, 40, a San Diego deputy district
attorney, and Mack P. Lovett, 40, who is in private practice in San Diego.
Hanscom replaces the late Judge Richard Donovan, and Lovett fills the
seat vacated by the retirement of Judge George Bryans.
Hanscom, a Republican, is a 1953 graduate of the University of
Wisconsin and received his law degree from the University of California
at Los Angeles in 1958. He joined the San Diego District Attorney's
office in 1959. He was chief of the office's superior court division,
which is responsible for trying all felony cases in the superior courts
of San Diego County. Hanscom is married and the father of two minor
children. The family lives in San Diego.
Lovett, who is a native of San Diego, attended San Diego State
College and received his undergraduate (1953) and law degrees (1956)
from Stanford University. Following graduation, Lovett joined the San
Diego District Attorney's Office and served in the criminal division until
1960 when he entered private practice.
He was appointed division counsel of the legal department of General
Dynamics Corporation in 1961 and served in that capacity until 1968 when
he again entered private practice. Lovett is a Republican. He and his
wife have three minor children, and they make their home in San Diego.
Both judges will receive an annual salary of $32,273.
####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: ediate
Sacramento, Californi. 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-6-72
#559
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of one
member and the appointment of two new members to the California Regional
Water Quality Control Board, North Coastal region.
Reappointed to a four-year term was Bert L. Smith, a Democrat from
Santa Rosa. He is a retired vice president of the Farm Credit Bank in
Berkeley, and the founder and editor of Western Water News.
Smith is president of the University of California at Davis Alumni
Association, and has been active for many years in water development in
California.
The two new members appointed to the board for four-year terms are
Albert P. Beltrami, a county administrator of Mendocino County, and
Herbert A. Peterson, Jr., of Arcata.
Beltrami, a Republican, replaces David Nichols of Santa Rosa who
resigned. Beltrami lives in Ukiah.
Peterson, who is a Republican, fills the vacancy created by the
expiration of the term of Willard E. Pratt of Arcata. Peterson is the
chief forester of a lumber firm in Arcata.
Members of the Regional Water Quality Control Board receive their
actual and necessary expenses while on official business.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-6-72
#560
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 9, 1972
through
October 15, 1972
Monday, October 9
Evening
Orange County Dinner and Rally sponsored by
Committee for Reelection of the President,
Anaheim Convention Center
Overnight - Los Angeles
Tuesday, October 10
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, October 11
9:45 a.m.
California Real Estate Association Convention,
Continental Ballroom, San Francisco Hilton.
Speech.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Thursday, October 12
Noon
World Affairs Council Luncheon, Ambassador
Hotel. Speech.
6:15 p.m.
Reception for Assemblyman Charles Conrad and
Assembly Candidate Henry "Hank" Arklin,
Toluca Lake
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, October 13
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, October 14
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, October 15
2:00 p.m.
Japanese-American Republicans Rally for the
Reelection of the President, Santa Monica
Room, Century Plaza Hotel
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
4
M. October 10
Sacramento, California 05814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
PLEASE GUARD AGAINST PREMATURE
916-445-4571
10-10-72
RELEASE
#561
(MEMO TO NEWSMEN: The following is embargoed for use after 4 p.m. today,
October 10, 1972. Please guard against premature release.)
Governor Ronald Reagan today proposed a 10 percent across-the-board
slash in the state income tax, plus a major reduction in the local
property tax burden, and said he will call a special statewide election
early next year to make sure the people themselves are able to secure the
tax relief they need---at the ballot box.
In taking the 6-point plan directly to the public in a televised
"Report-to-the-People," Governor Reagan became the first governor of a
major state in recent history to propose a broad tax reduction, including
a permanent, ongoing income tax cut.
Noting that "for the third straight year a small band of legislators
were able to frustrate our efforts to give you a tax reduction which is
long overdue," the governor said he will ask the legislature, when it
reconvenes November 8, to approve the ballot measure and he set a deadline
of January 30 for the legislature to act.
He said the measure "will provide much needed help for low-wealth
school districts and reduce the property tax, plus an across-the-board
cut in the California income tax.
"If the legislature agrees to put this on the ballot (by January 30),
fine. If not," he said, "we'll put it on the ballot anyway." Governor
Reagan said he would do this by "personally leading an initiative drive"
to put such a measure to a vote of the people.
"I then will call a special election which I am authorized to do
by law just as soon as you have signed the petitions," he said in the
brief televised message.
The governor's six-point proposal, if passed by the voters, would:
1) Slash state income taxes by at least 10 percent on a permanent,
ongoing basis.
2) Reduce property taxes by at least doubling the present homeowner
exemption.
3) Provide tax relief for renters.
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#561
4) Increase state aid to schools by $200 million in new money, and
provide nearly $½ billion for school property tax rollbacks.
5) Freeze property taxes at the reduced level. The local
electorate would determine the property tax rate in the future.
6) Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to increase any
state tax.
"To accomplish the proposed school tax rollbacks and property tax
reductions," he said, "there will be a shift adding one cent to the sales
tax. One percent added to the Bank and Corporation tax will make possible
a cut in the business inventory tax.
"Federal revenue sharing will support the increased school funding.
And, the ongoing surplus which has resulted from our welfare and
Medi-Cal reforms will be committed to income tax reduction," the
governor said.
Governor Reagan pointed out that "our proposed income tax cut would
not have been possible if we had not achieved substantial savings in
welfare and Medi-Cal. The reforms not only have enabled us to keep the
costs of these programs well below projected expenditures but also have
helped cut the state's welfare caseload by some 220,000 persons during
the past 17 months, while increasing grants to needy families by almost
30 percent," he said.
The governor said that although members of his administration will
be working out all the details of his tax relief plan in the weeks ahead
so that the program will be ready to present to the legislature November
8
"we now know that the tax reductions we are proposing are feasible,
realistic and fiscally responsible." "
Here is the text of Governor Reagan's taped Report-to-the-People
which was distributed to television and radio station news directors
around the state for use on newscasts after 4 p.m. today:
"Last Spring, for the third straight year, we proposed a plan for
reducing property taxes. And, for the third straight year a small band
of legislators were able to frustrate our efforts to give you the tax
reduction which is long overdue.
"At that time, I told you I intended to propose an alternative
method for returning to you, the taxpayers, the ongoing surplus that has
resulted from our Medi-Cal and welfare reforms.
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#561
"The legislature will reconvene November 8, and on that day I will
ask them to approve a ballot measure for submission to you which, if
you approve, will provide much needed help for low-wealth school
districts and reduce the property tax, plus an across-the-board cut in
the California state income tax.
"If the present legislature or their successors have not acted by
January 30, I will personally lead an initiative drive to put such a
measure on the ballot by petition.
"I then will call a special election which I am authorized to do
by law just as soon as you have signed the petitions.
"The plan we are proposing, the one on which you will be voting:
"Will reduce school property taxes, by at least doubling the
present homeowner exemption.
"Everyone will get at least a 10 percent cut in their state
income tax.
"And, school aid will be increased by $200 million in new money,
and nearly $1/4 billion will be provided for school property tax rollbacks.
"The plan also will provide relief for renters.
"To accomplish the proposed reduction, there will be a shift adding
one cent to the sales tax. One percent added to the Bank and Corporation
tax will make possible a cut in the business inventory tax.
"Federal revenue sharing will support the school funding and the
ongoing surplus will be committed to income tax reduction.
"You will further be voting to freeze your property tax at the
reduced level, and your votes will control it in the future.
"A two-thirds majority vote of the legislature will be required in
the future to increase any state tax.
"And, remember, this time you will have the opportunity to decide.
"If the legislature agrees to put this on the ballot, fine.
If not, we'll put it on the ballot anyway."
######
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-11-72
#562
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Joseph
Perez of Concord to the California Advisory Council on Vocational
Education and Technical Training.
Joseph Perez, a Democrat, fills the vacancy created by the
resignation of Alfonso B. Perez of Montebello.
The new appointee, who is a 1950 graduate of the University of
California at Berkeley, is the chief physical therapist at Mt. Diablo
District Hospital in Concord.
Council members are paid actual and necessary expenses when on
state business.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-11-72
Governor Reagan will hold a general news conference at the
Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles tomorrow, October 12, immediately
following his luncheon address to the World Affairs Council.
The press conference will be held in the Gold Room of the
Ambassador.
######
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEASI
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-12-72
#563
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of James H.
Leach of Lakeport to the Napa State Hospital Advisory Board for the
Mentally Retarded.
Leach, who is a veterans service officer and civil defense coordinato.
for Lake County, fillsthe vacancy created by the resignation of Ray F.
Moody of Cobb, California.
A Republican, Leach's term will expire December 16, 1972.
Members of the board receive their expenses when on official
business.
####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R
ALD REAGAN
RELEAS
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-12-72
#564
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment S of two
new members and reappointed a present member to the Areawide Mental
Retardation Program Board.
The new members are Charles Benjamin, M.D., who was named to a
three year term on the Board's Area VII. Dr. Benjamin, a Democrat,
is a member of the staff of the pediatrics department at the Permanente
Medical Group in Santa Clara. He replaces Dr. Michael D. Stein of San
Jose who has resigned.
Also named to a three year term was James L. Kuebelbeck of Half
Moon Bay. He will represent the Board's Area V. Kuebelbeck, a Republica
replaces Leo Guidotti of Castro Valley. Guidotti's term has expired.
Reappointed to a three year term, representing the Boards Area XIII,
was Mrs. Kathleen C. Nicolaysen of Escondido. A Democrat, Mrs. Nicolayser
has served on the Board since 1970. She is a member of the advisory
board of the North San Diego County Association for Retarded Children,
and a member of the California Association for Neurologically Handicapped.
Members of the Areawide Mental Retardation Program Board are paid
their actual and necessary expenses.
####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-12-72
#565
Governor Ronald Reagan today sent the following telegram to
Charles O. Finley and the Oakland As. on winning the American League
pennant :
"Dear Charlie and the Oakland As:
"Hearty congratulations for bringing the American League pennant
to California. We are proud of each of you and the tremendous season
you had culminating with victory today in Detroit. You can take great
pride in your accomplishment because all of you came through in the
face of adversity showing the form of true champions. I look forward
to the world championship flag flying over the Oakland Coliseum.
Good luck in the World Series. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan, Governor of
California."
#######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R( LD REAGAN
RELEAS.
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-13-72
#566
Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed three new members to the
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay
Region.
Appointed to four-year terms were Louis P. Martini of St. Helena,
Charles R. Hitchcock of San Leandro, and Raymond Gambonini of Petaluma.
Martini replaces Cecil Herrick of Napa, whose term has expired.
Martini, a Republican, is president and general manager of the Louis
M. Martini Winery in St. Helena.
Hitchcock, who is a Republican, is vice president of the Peterson
Tractor Company in San Leandro. He fills the vacancy created by the
resignation of Ercole Caroselli of San Francisco.
Gambonini, who is also a Republican, replaces the late William
Upton of San Rafael. Gambonini is the owner and operator of Dairy
Ranches in Petaluma.
Board members are paid actual and necessary expenses when on
official duty.
#####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROI D REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-13-72
MEMO TO THE PRESS
CORRECTION
Press Release #566 dated 10-13-72, Raymond Gambonini will fill the
unexpired term of William Upton. He does not serve a four year term.
Gambonini's term expires 9-30-73.
####
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-13-72
#567
Governor Ronald Reagan today accepted a challenge from Ohio's
Governor John J. Gilligan that his Cincinnati Reds will not beat
California's Oakland A's in the 1972 World Series.
Gilligan wired Governor Reagan this afternoon with the following
challenge:
"I will offer a bushel of sweet corn, the nation's best, against
whatever you choose that our Reds will beat your Athletics in the World
Series. How about it?"
Governor Reagan responded:
"Dear Governor Gilligan: You've got yourself a World Series bet.
I will wager two bottles of California's finest wines, a delightful
Chablis and a Burgundy that is second to none, that our A's will start
a prairie fire around the base paths at Riverfront Stadium and will
continue the carnage at the Oakland Coliseum.
"As you know, California produces the world's finest wines. I
look forward to enjoying a glass with your sweet corn."
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEAS
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-13-72
#568
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 15, 1972
through
October 22, 1972
Sunday, October 15
2:30 p.m.
Japanese-American Republicans Rally for the
Reelection of the President, Santa Monica
Room, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.
Brief remarks.
p.m.
Depart for Philadelphia
Overnight - Philadelphia
Monday, October 16
10:45 a.m.
Press Conference, Bellvue-Stratford Hotel,
Blue Room (Bond and Walnut Streets),
Philadelphia
Noon
Pennsylvania Finance Committee for the
Reelection of the President Fundraising
Luncheon, Bellvue-Stratford Hotel. Remarks.
3:30 p.m.
Press availability, Wilkes-Barre-Scranton
Airport
5:10 p.m.
Republican Fundraising Reception, Scranton
Club, 400 Washington Avenue, Scranton
8:00 p.m.
Public Rally, Courthouse Square, Scranton
Overnight - Scranton
Tuesday, October 17
a.m.
Depart for Chicago
12:15 p.m.
Inland Daily Press Association Annual
Meeting, Drake Hotel, Chicago. Remarks.
2:05 p.m.
Press Availability, Drake Hotel (Room M-18)
p.m.
Depart for Peoria, Illinois
3:45 p.m.
Press Availability, Jumer's Castle Lodge
Maria Theresa Room, Peoria
7:40 p.m.
Republican Rally, Field House, Bradley
University
Overnight - Los Angeles
Wednesday, October 18
afternoon
Governor Reagan will throw out the first
ball at the 4th World Series Game (2nd at
Oakland), Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Overnight - - Sacramento
Thursday, October 19
6:30 p.m.
Republican Fundraising Reception honoring
Senator Robert Stevens, Airport Marina Hotel,
Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, October 20
a.m.
Regents Meeting, Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, October 21
No appointments scheduled
Sunday, October 22
Overnight - Los Angeles
# # #
EJG
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: I ediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-16-72
#569
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke deeply concerned that a recent State
Supreme Court ruling "could throw hundreds of thousands of Californians
out of work today announced he is calling an urgent meeting Wednesday
in Sacramento to determine the potential adverse impact the decision
could have on California's economy.
Reinecke said he is inviting key members of organized labor, top
representatives of the state's construction, agriculture, real estate
and lending industries and members of the cabinet to the meeting to
discuss the court's September 21 ruling which interpreted the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 as being applicable to private projects.
The ruling, which takes effect next week, requires that
environmental impact statements must be filed with local officials by
construction firms and possibly even farmers before private building
projects and certain agricultural activities can go forward.
"Preliminary reports have indicated that the court's ruling could
throw hundreds of thousands of Californians out of work by wreaking havoc
on two of the state's most important industries building construction
and agriculture. Hopefully, Wednesday's meeting will help us to more
precisely assess the potential adverse impact the decision could have on
the state's economy,' he said.
"In addition, the meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss
possible courses of action aimed at achieving both interim and
permanent solutions to the problem," he added.
Reinecke said the administration is currently studying possible
legal steps to delay or mitigate the adverse effects of the ruling. He
noted that requests to call a special session of the legislature to
clarify the legislative intent of the Act also have been taken under
consideration by the administration.
Reinecke expressed additional concern that the current efforts of
some local jurisdictions to meet the emergency will be scattered,
ineffective and possibly in conflict with the unequal protection
provisions of the law.
"Some local governments," he said, "are frankly admitting that
they are whistling in the dark hoping that ordinances they have adopted
will not be challenged in court. But, there is no way to tell what the
outcome of the court's decision really means for local governments,"
he added.
#######
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROMALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-13-72
#570
Governor Ronald Reagan today asked Senator George McGovern to
explain to the people of California just how it was that he was able to
fashion his so-called "peace" plan so closely along the lines already
proposed by the North Vietnamese communists.
The governor, noting that McGovern is bringing his campaign to
California tonight, also challenged McGovern to explain how his
"surrender-at-any-price scheme" would guarantee freedom for any of our
prisoners of war.
"The people of California have a right to expect straight answers
on these and other life and death issues from a presidential candidate,"
Governor Reagan said.
"If it is just a coincidence that McGovern's capitulation plan
so closely resembles that of the Hanoi aggressors, is it also a
coincidence that Senator McGovern never seems to complain about the
atrocities committed by the Viet Cong against countless thousands of
innocent South Vietnamese civilians?
"Why does the Senator never mention the cruel deeds of the
enemy," the governor asked.
"The fact is, Senator McGovern's surrender-at-any-price scheme
would deliver all of South Vietnam into the hands of the communists and
completely ignore the wishes of the people of the South who have
sacrificed so much and fought so valiantly against communist
aggression," he said.
"Can Senator McGovern really defend such a cynical and shameful
act, one which would result in the abandonment of a brave people and
open up all of Southeast Asia to savage communist terrorism and
subversion?
"If so," Governor Reagan said, "the American people must be made
fully aware of the disastrous consequences which Senator McGovern's
surrender-at-any-price scheme would produce, and of the terrible harm
such outright capitulation would do to our present standing as a trusted
ally of free nations throughout the world."
####
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO-TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californ 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-18-72
Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke will host a meeting
of key members of organized labor, top representatives
of the state's construction, agriculture, real estate
and leading industries and members of Governor Reagan's
cabinet today at 10:30 a.m. in the governor's office.
The meeting has been called in an effort to determine
the potential adverse impact on California's economy of
the state Supreme Court's recent ruling which interpreted
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 as being
applicable to private as well as public projects.
The lieutenant governor will be available to the
press following the meeting--at approximately 11:30 a.m.--
in the governor's office.
# #: #
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-18-72
#571
Governor Ronald Reagan today reminded California citizens that
Veterans Day will be observed Monday, October 23.
In calling attention to the national observance of Veterans Day,
Governor Reagan said:
"I feel it is time that Americans lay aside their differences and
bring forth the spirit of patriotism that is an essential part of our
national history. What better opportunity is there than to do it on a
day traditionally set aside to pay tribute to those brave men and women
responsible for protecting our great land and its people?
"This year all Americans should pay special tribute to our prisoners
of war and those classified as missing in action. These men are special
veterans in the broadest sense and deserve a well-earned recognition.
"A prayer for their safety and quick return to their families and
loved ones would be particularly fitting at this time."
Governor Reagan noted that "this is not a day with military
overtones. It is a day of appreciation, he said, "for all of those who
have served their country and defended its hard-earned values."
Frank D. Nicol, director of the State Department of Veterans
Affairs and chairman of California's Veterans Day observance, has
informed the governor that the federal Veterans Administration has
designated the cities of Long Beach and San Leandro as Veterans Day
Regional Observance Centers. These cities will hold special parades
honoring the state's veterans.
San Francisco, Porterville, Sacramento, Bakersfield, San Diego,
Hemet, and Los Angeles also will hold special Veterans Day observances.
Governor Reagan urged that all California citizens attend or
participate in a Veterans Day event. He pointed out that flying the
American flag on Veterans Day is traditional.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-19-72
#572
Verne Orr, director of the Department of Finance and a member of
Governor Reagan's Cabinet, today announced the appointment of Edward M.
Fryer of Portola Valley as deputy director of the Department of Finance.
Fryer, 56, a fourth-generation Californian, is a graduate of Pomona
College at Claremont, California, and holds the degree of Engineer and
a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Stanford University. A Navy veteran of
World War II, leaving as Lt. Commander, he was until 1965 Professor of
Physics at Pomona College.
Following his long service with Pomona, Fryer was general manager
of the Quantum Electronics Division of Varian Associates in Palo Alto
and Boston.
A registered professional engineer and licenced real estate broker,
Fryer has recently been engaged in ranch and investment management. He
and his wife have two children. A Republican, he will receive a yearly
salary of $31, 500.
Orr also announced that Kenneth F. Hall, deputy director for the
Department since July 1970, has been appointed chief deputy director of
the Department of Finance, replacing James S. Dwight, Jr., who is now
assistant director of the federal Office of Management and Budget in
Washington, D.C. Hall will also receive $31,500 annually.
#####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-19-72
#573
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Robert G. Hutchison, city manager of Roseville, to the Intergovernmental
Board on Electronic Data Processing.
A member of the League of California Cities, he will represent
the League as a member of the state board.
Hutchison replaces William M. Simons of San Diego, former director
of data processing for the city of San Diego. Simons became ineligible
for the state board when he resigned recently to enter private business.
The father of four children, Hutchison is a 1949 graduate of the
University of Washington, and holds a masters degree in public
administration from California State University, Los Angeles.
Board members receive no compensation from the state.
#####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC
LD REACAN
RELEASI
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-19-72
#574
Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed South Bay Municipal
Court Judge Thomas W. Fredricks to the Los Angeles Superior Court
bench. Judge Fredricks replaces Judge Leonard A. Diether who retired
last month.
Judge Fredricks, 51, is a 1948 graduate of the University of
Southern California Law School. In addition to practicing law
since 1953, he has served as Hermosa Beach city attorney and
city prosecutor. He was appointed as a judge of the municipal court
in 1968.
He is a former president of the South Bay Bar Association and
a member of the board of trustees of the Hermosa Beach City School
District. In addition to numerous other civic activities, Judge
Fredricks is an honorary life member of the California State Parent
Teacher's Association and a former director of the Hermosa Beach
Chamber of Commerce.
Judge Fredricks is married, and the father of two sons. The
family resides at Hermosa Beach. He is a Republican.
Superior Court Judges receive an annual salary of $36,393.
# # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO' LD REAGAN
RELEASE Immediate
Sacramento, Californi, 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-20-72
#576
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Dr. Gary D. London, of Bel Air, as a member of the California Hospital
Commission. He will fill the unexpired term of Dr. James B.D. Mark,
of Stanford, who resigned.
Dr. London, 37, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, earned his
bachelor's degree at UCLA and his doctor of medicine degree in 1961
from New York University. He is president of Health Systems, Inc.,
Los Angeles.
He is married and is the father of three children. The family
lives at 1171 Roberto Lane, Bel Air. Dr. London lists his political
affiliation as independent.
Commission members receive $100 per day while on duty plus
necessary expenses.
# # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-20-72
#577
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Mrs. Laura A. Wirt, of San Leandro, to the Napa State Hospital Advisory
Board for the mentally disordered. She replaces . Marjory C. Folinsbee,
M.D., of San Francisco, who resigned.
Mrs. Wirt, a native Californian, is the mother of four grown
children. As the wife of a career Air Force officer, she lived in
three foreign countries and various states in the United States. She
has been active in the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, and numerous other civic
functions.
Mrs. Wirt will complete the term of Dr. Folinsbee, which expires
in December 1973. She is a Republican.
Board members receive necessary expenses.
#####
Garcia
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secret
I
916-445-4571
10-20-72
#578
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed a state of emergency in
Monterey County because of last week's heavy rains and mudslides in the
Big Sur area.
"Today's action will allow a joint effort between local and state
governments, including state personnel and equipment, to assist in
cleaning up the area and to protect local citizens, " Governor Reagan
said.
The proclamation is the first step necessary to permit business and
property tax relief for affected citizens.
Governor Reagan said the proclamation will permit the state
Department of Water Resources to begin removing logs, underbrush and
other debris from streams to improve drainage conditions.
The State Division of Highways is continuing its program to keep
state highways open. Additional highway crews have been moved into
the Big Sur area.
Personnel from the Department of Conservation's Ecology Corps are
assisting in the above protective measures.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
MEMO mg THE PRESS
Sacramento, Califor I 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-20-72
#579
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 23, 1972
through
October 29, 1972
Monday, October 23
Noon
Republican Fundraising Luncheon for Washington
Governor Dan Evans, Ridpath Motor Inn, West
515 Sprig, Spokane, Washington. Speech.
4:00 p.m.
Press availability, Sheraton Motor Lodge,
Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m.
Republican Fundraising Dinner (on behalf of
Committee to Reelect the President), Sheraton
Motor Lodge, Portland. Speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, October 24
10:00 a.m.
Dedication of new Federal Information Center,
Federal Building, 640 Capitol Mall. Governor
Reagan will introduce Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, October 25
10:00 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
7:00 p.m.
Republican Fundraising Reception for Senator
John Nejedly, Diablo Country Club, Diablo.
Remarks.
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, October 26
7:00 p.m.
United Republican Finance Committee Dinner and
Rally, Los Angeles Sports Arena. Remarks.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, October 27
2:30 p.m.
Taping of "News Conference," NBC Studios,
Burbank
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, October 28
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, October 29
10:30 a.m.
American Dental Association Meeting, Masonic
Auditorium, San Francisco. Speech.
Overnight - - Sacramento
# # #
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON D REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-25-72
#580
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"I would like to open this press conference with a warning to the
people of California against the most blatantly dishonest ballot
campaign I have ever witnessed. In a cynical and calculated attempt to
deceive the taxpayers, the proponents of Proposition 15 have launched
a massive advertising campaign based on totally false and misleading
claims. In their ads, they are saying Proposition 15 would 'put a lid
on state employee salaries' and 'give control of the public payroll back
to the public.' This is of course absolutely untrue.
"The fact is, only by voting NO on Proposition 15 will the
taxpayers be able to keep a control on state salaries. Only by voting
NO on 15 will the public payroll remain in the hands of the public--
through elected public officials. Virtually every campaign argument
they have used could only be true IF it were followed by the admonition--
VOTE NO on 15.
"Proposition 15 is nothing more than a blank check on the taxpayers'
money, written out to state employees, with the amount of money to be
filled in by non-elected state employees. If Proposition 15 were to
pass, no California governor would ever again have anything to say
about state employee pay raises, even though the governor is supposed
to be answerable to the taxpayers for how their money is spent.
"In effect, employee salaries would constitutionally have first call
on all state revenues--before education, health, or any other public
need.
"This year alone, had Proposition 15 been in effect, it would have
cost the taxpayers another $73 million--over and above what they are
actually paying. And, imagine how staggering such increases could be
in the future. It is a blank check our taxpayers simply cannot afford.
"The truth is California has what I have often stated are 'the
finest employees' of any state, or other government level for that matter.
We have embarked on a two-phase salary adjustment which by next July
will have eliminated any and all inequities and we have a long range
plan to maintain a fair salary level in the future. Therefore, I hope
no taxpayer will be fooled by the outrageous untruths being perpetrated
by those who are pushing Proposition 15 for their own selfish purposes."
# # #
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571 10-22-72
(The following telegram was released today by telephone to
the Associated Press, United Press International, San Francisco
Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune):
"To Charles O. Finley, Dick Williams and the Oakland A's, Oakland-
Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California--
"To Charles O. Finley, Dick Williams and all the Oakland A's.
Warmest congratulations to all of you for today's thrilling victory
and for bringing the world championship of baseball to Oakland. Your
outstanding performance, coolness under pressure and tremendous will
to win are a source of very great pride to every Californian. You
have earned the title: world champions. Long live the Oakland A's.
"Sincerely, Ronald Reagan, Governor of California"
# # #
Gray
FFICE OF GOVERNOR RON LD REAGAN
RELEASE: Im ediate
Sacramento, California 5814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-27-72
#581
Governor Ronald Reagan today called upon the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to crack
down on the California State Employees' Association for its false and
deliberately fraudulent advertising in support of Proposition 15, the
proposed constitutional amendment dealing with state employees' salaries.
Governor Reagan requested in a letter to Miles Kirkpatrick, FTC
chairman, that the FTC issue a cease and desist order against CSEA
requiring the organization to drop its false and fraudulent advertising.
The governor termed CSEA's advertising campaign for Proposition 15 "a
giant---and well financed hoax against the people of California."
In a separate letter to Dean Burch, chairman of the FCC, Governor
Reagan said:
"I urge you immediately to remind all FCC licensees in the State of
California that they have a legal obligation to screen out all broadcast
materials which are false and fraudulent.
"In addition, all California FCC licensees should be reminded
immediately of their obligation under the Fairness Doctrine.
"Proposition 15 directly affects the Constitution, the state
legislature, this administration and every voter in the state. Therefore,
it is unquestionably a 'controversial issue of public importance, as
covered by the Fairness Doctrine which requires broadcasters to give both
sides of such controversial issues."
Citing seven CSEA-sponsored commercials that have been broadcast in
California, Governor Reagan said:
"The promoters of this issue should not be permitted to advocate
passage of Proposition 15 by means of fraudulent and deceptive
advertising in blatant violation of Federal Trade Commission regulations."
######
NOTE TO CAPITOL PRESS CORPS:
Attached are the letters to the FCC and FTC, which contain the
false and fraudulent language in each of the seven CSEA-sponsored
commercials, and the commercials themselves.
Walthall
October 26, 1972
The Honorable Miles Kirkpatrick
Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20580
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Charges and countercharges of false and misleading adver-
tising are not uncommon during election year campaigning.
But seldom can a more obvious case of deliberate deception
and false radio and television advertising be made than here
in California over the untruths running through the commer-
cials supporting Proposition 15, the proposed constitutional
amendment pertaining to state employees' salaries.
I believe the commercials I will cite in this letter re-
present a deliberate attempt to falsify the true nature and
effects of Proposition 15. The promoters of this issue
should not be permitted to advocate passage of Proposition 15
by means of fraudulent and deceptive advertising in blatant
violation of Federal Trade Commission regulations. I request
that the FTC take immediate action against the California
State Employees Association to prevent the further dissemina-
tion of its fraudulent and deceptive advertising concerning
Proposition 15.
The attached texts of the CSEA sponsored commercials, now
being broadcast in California, are untrue and deceptive
for the following reasons:
COMMERCIAL "A"
This commercial contains the language "Vote Yes on Proposi-
tion 15 to avoid costly strikes
and
put
sensible
controls
on state pay". Yet Proposition 15 makes no mention of
strikes, and does not provide any legal machinery for
curtailing strikes, nor does it declare that strikes by
public employees are already illegal. Nor does Proposition
15 contain any language which imposes controls on state pay
rates.
The Honorable Miles Kirkpatrick
N 0 I
October 26, 1972
The measure would establish a "generally prevailing rate"
standard, but this standard is not defined either in the
initiative or in California law. Court cases, however,
seem to have interpreted the term "generally prevailing
rate" to establish a floor rather than a ceiling on public
employee pay rates.
COMMERCIAL "B"
The text of this commercial contains one fraudulent message
and two others that are absolutely false. First, it states
that the California Attorney General's analysis, which
appears on the ballot, is "misleading" and makes Proposition
15 read "like a tax increase". In fact, the Attorney General's
analysis contains no reference at all to taxes and simply
contains an estimated cost, as required by law.
Secondly, it contains the following statement: "It (the
Proposition) guarantees that state employment may never be
paid more than the average wage for the same job in private
industry. It also ends the threat of costly strikes by state
employees".
Proposition 15 does not contain the word "average" and the
term "generally prevailing rate" has not been defined in
California court decisions to mean "average". Moreover,
there are no guarantees in Proposition 15 to assure that
"generally prevailing rate" will limit pay rates to the
average rates for comparable work in private industry. In
fact, the proposition does not limit comparisons to "private
industry jobs". As noted earlier, Proposition 15 does not
establish any means for preventing strikes from occurring.
COMMERCIAL "C"
This message contains the following language: "Your Yes Vote
on 15 guarantees that state employees may never be paid more
than the average wage for the same work in private industry.
At the same time, YES on 15 ends the threat of costly strikes
by state employees
As previously noted, these are false and fraudulent statements
aimed at concealing the true nature of Proposition 15.
COMMERCIAL "D"
This message repeats the charge that the official ballot
description makes Proposition 15 sound like a tax increase.
In fact, the description does not refer to taxes.
The Honorable Miles Kirkpatrick
- 3 -
October 26, 1972
But taken in total context, Commercial "D" makes it appear
that Proposition 15 is designed to broaden the authority of
elected officials with respect to setting pay rates for state
employees. It is fact that Proposition 15 would drastically
curtail the control which the people, through their elected
officials, presently have concerning public pay rates.
COMMERCIAL "E"
This message repeats two false statements previously referred
to. It states that it would "put sensible controls on the
state payroll" and that it would "give control of the public
payroll back to the public". Both statements are totally
untrue.
COMMERCIAL "E"
This message repeats the charge about a "misleading" ballot
description. The commercial also implies that a "yes" vote
on Proposition 15 is a vote "to keep state pay under control".
That is totally untrue.
COMMERCIAL "G"
This commercial repeats the false statement that "Proposition
15 ends the threat of costly strikes by California state
employees".
The proponent of Proposition 15, as that term is defined in
Election Code 3500.5 (statutes of California), is the Calif-
ornia State Employees Association; the very same organization
which is now telling the voters of this state that this
measure will end strikes, limit salary increases for state
employees, give government back to the people, and not raise
taxes. At the same time CSEA is telling its members that
Proposition 15 will result in substantially greater salaries,
and the Legislative Analyst of California agrees by estimating
that the cost of this measure would have been an added $73
million of it had been in effect this fiscal year.
In view of the above information, subject to your own impartial
investigation, I request that CSEA immediately be required by
a cease and desist order to drop the above false and fraudulent
advertising. It is a giant --- and well financed - hoax
against the people of California.
Sincerely,
RONALD REAGAN
Governor
CEW:feb
October 27, 1972
I
The Honorable Dean Burch, Chairman
Federal Communication Commission
1919 M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am enclosing herewith a copy of my letter to the FTC,
charging the California State Employees' Association with
false and deliberately fraudulent advertising. My letter
also requests an immediate cease and desist order. The
supporting documents are also attached hereto.
I urge you immediately to remind all FCC licensees in the
State of California that they have a legal obligation to
screen out all broadcast materials which are false and
fraudulent.
In addition, all California FCC licensees should be
reminded immediately of their obligation under the
Fairness Doctrine.
Proposition 15 directly affects the Constitution, the
State Legislature, this administration and every voter
in the state. Therefore, it is unquestionably a "contro-
versial issue of public importance, " as covered by the
Fairness Doctrine which requires broadcasters to give
both sides of such controversial issues.
Please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience. .
Sincerely,
RONALD REAGAN
Governor
Enclosure
CEW:feb
Wilshire Boulevard, los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
DATE
September 27, 1972
As recorded
COMMERCIAL NO.
CSEA -60-1
COMMERCIAL TITLE
New York
Commercial "A"
CLIENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 1.5
ENGTH
:60
START
NCR:
If New York had a law like the one proposed in Proposition fifteen
on the California ballot
they'd be in a lot less trouble
SFX:
New York is always having strikes.
C1-13
There was a hospital strike last year.
The bridge tenders
they went out
they walked off the job
and they left the bridges wide open
and that was it
we
couldn't get across
When we had the subway strike it certainly was miserable.
There was a garbage strike some time back and that was really
-
repulsive because everything smelled even worse than usual.
There are too many strikes and it's not helping anybody
ANNCR:
Continuous demands for higher pay by public employees have helped push
New York City to the edge of financial disaster
SFX:
I can't afford to pay enough taxes to support municipal employees
who are striking
I would say there are better places to live in
let's put it
that way
ANNCR:
Don't let it happen in California
Vote Yes on Proposition fifteen to
avoid costly strikes
and put sensible controls on state pay.
Wilshire Boulevord, los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
DATE
Commercial "B"
September 27, 1972
COMMERCIAL NO.
CSEA-60-2
recorded
COMMERCIAL TITLE Voting
CLIENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 15
LENGTH
:60
START
ANNCR:
When you step into the voting booth on November seventh, you're
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going to have a lot of decisions to make. The California ballot contains
twenty-two different propositions. Most of them read like alphabet soup.
Proposition fifteen is among this year's victims of creative
political writing. Unfortunately, the people who back Proposition
fifteen had no control over the politicians who wrote the misleading
description you read on your ballot. No voice in the wording. That's
why it reads like a tax increase. It's not.
The fact is, Proposition fifteen is designed to help keep state
pay costs in line. It guarantees that state employees may never
be paid more than the average wage for the same job in private
industry. It also ends the threat of costly strikes by state
employees.
Don't be fooled into thinking your taxes will go up if you vote
to keep state pay under control.
Vote Yes on Proposition fifteen.
AG:
Paid by Californians for Yes on 15.
Wilshire Boulevord, los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
Commercial "C"
DATE
September 27, 1972
COMMERCIAL NO.
CSEA-60-3
is recorded
COMMERCIAL TITLE
Different
CLIENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 15
LENGTH
:60
START
ANNCR:
With 22 different propositions on the statewide ballot
November 7th, how do you possibly separate the good from
the bad before going to the polls? Well, there's at least
one that should be an easy decision for you. That is, if
you're worried about higher taxes and runaway costs of
state government. It's Proposition 15, to keep the state
payroll in line. Your YES vote on 15 guarantees that state
employees may never be paid more than the average wage for
the same work in private industry. At the same time, YES on
15 ends the threat of costly strikes by state employees
like
highway patrolmen, forest fire-fighters, nurses, water project
workers
and others who provide vital services. Best of all,
Proposition 15 does not raise taxes. To avoid costly strikes
and put a lid on the state payroll
vote YES on 15. After
all, it's your money.
'AG:
Paid by Californians for Yes on 15.
Wilshiro Boulevard, los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
Commercial "D"
DATE
September 27, 1972
As recorded
COMMERCIAL NO.
CSEA-60-4
COMMERCIAL TITLE
POLITICIANS
CUENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 15
LENGTH
:60
START
ANNCR:
All propositions aren't put on the ballot by politicians. Proposition 15,
the state pay control amendment, was put there by the people. But a
handful of politicians are very anxious to keep you from voting YES on 15.
So they 've seen to it that the description you read on your ballot makes
Proposition 15 sound like a tax increase. It's not! Proposition 15 does
not raise taxes. But it does take control of the state payroll out of
the hands of a few politicians
and gives it back to you, the voters
through your elected legislators. After all, it's your money. Don't
be fooled into thinking your taxes will go up if you vote YES on 15
to take the politics out of state pay. Vote YES on 15 to put sensible
controls on state salaries. Vote YES on 15 to keep state pay in line
and give control of the public payroll back to the public. It's your
money.
TAG:
Paid by Californians for YES on 15.
Wilshire Boulevard, los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
DATE
Commercial "E"
September 27, 1972
COMMERCIAL NO. CSEA-30-5
recorded
COMMERCIAL TITLE QUESTION
CHENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 15
ENGTH
:30
START
1
ANNCR:
Question. Should public employees be paid more than people doing the
same kind of work in private industry? It's happening in New York City.
And it's helped to put that city on the edge of financial disaster.
Don't let it happen in California. Vote Yes on Proposition fifteen to put
sensible controls on the state payroll
to keep state pay in line
Vote
yes on fifteen to give control of the public payroll back to the public.
After all, it's your money.
TAG:
Paid by Californians for Yes on 15.
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Commercio
Wilshire Boulevord, los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
Commercial "F"
DATE
September 27, 1972
COMMERCIAL NO.
CSEA-30-6
As recorded
COMMERCIAL TITLE
BALLOT
CLIENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 15
LENGTH
:30
START
ANNCR:
All propositions on the California ballot weren' t put there by politicians
Proposition fifteen for state pay control was put on the ballot by the
people
Unfortunately, the people supporting fifteen had no control over
the politicians who wrote the misleading description you read on your
ballot. No voice in the wording. Don t be fooled into thinking your
taxes will go up if you vote to keep state pay under control.
Vote yes on fifteen.
TAG:
Paid by Californians for Yes on Fifteen.
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perizbeniff
yfriedScoffility
Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90048, (213) 651-3701
DATE
Commercial "G"
September 27, 1972
As recorded
COMMERCIAL NO.
CSEA-30-7
COMMERCIAL TITLE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
CLIENT
CSEA
PRODUCT
Yes on Prop. 15
LENGTH
:30
START
R:
In the past three years, over 60,000 public employees in California
walked off their jobs. Policemen. Firemen. Air traffic controllers.
State water project workers. And others who provide vital services.
Every step cost you money. Proposition 15 ends the threat of costly
strikes by California state employees by setting up sensible ways
to work out job disputes. Vote YES on 15. After all, talking is much
better than walking.
TAG:
Paid by Californians for Yes on 15.
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Commercial "G"
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 5814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-27-72
#582
Governor Ronald Reagan today designated J. M. Stubblebine, M.D.,
director of the State Department of Mental Hygiene, to be the director
of the new Department of Health which will be implemented July 1, 1973.
Dr. Stubblebine has been given the interim title of director of
the Office of the Department of Health Planning to assure the orderly
implementation of the new Department of Health. He will become director
of the new department on July 1, 1973. His successor at Mental Hygiene
has not been named.
The Department of Health is the result of Governor Reagan's
Reorganization Plan No. 1, which was approved at the 1970 session of
the legislature.
Three existing departments Mental Hygiene, Public Health and
Health Care Services will be abolished on July 1, 1973, and their
functions and responsibilities will be transferred to the new Department
of Health.
"This new department will permit the state to carry out its
comprehensive health programs and planning more efficiently so that
better and less costly health care will be available to all Californians,'
Governor Reagan said. "And I am extremely pleased that we have a man of
Dr. Stubblebine's stature to direct the new Department of Health and to
assist in its implementation between now and next July.
"I am confident that with men like Dr. Earl Brian, the secretary of
the Health and Welfare Agency, under which the new department will
function, and Dr. Stubblebine, California is embarking on a new and
exciting era of health care for its citizens."
Dr. Stubblebine was appointed director of the Department of Mental
Hygiene by Governor Reagan in July, 1971. Prior to his appointment, he
was chief of psychiatry at San Francisco General Hospital and program
chief for Community Mental Health Services with the San Francisco
Department of Public Health.
From 1959 to 1965 he was in private practice in Marin County and
directed the psychiatric unit at Ross General Hospital in Ross, California
He was also psychiatric consultant to Marin County Juvenile Hall and to
the Superior Court of Marin. He founded and was a member of the board
of directors of the Marin Mental Health Foundation.
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Dr. Stubblebine earned his undergraduate degree from the University
of Oregon in 1947 and his medical degree in 1951 from the University of
Oregon Medical school. He received psychiatric training at Langley
Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute and the University of California
Hospital both in San Francisco, Sonoma State Hospital, Napa State
Hospital, and San Quentin Prison.
A Democrat, Dr. Stubblebine's salary in his new position will be
$34,125 annually, the same as he receives as director of the Department
of Mental Hygiene. Dr. Stubblebine and his wife Patricia live in
Sacramento.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-27-72
#583
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
October 30, 1972
through
November 5, 1972
Monday, October 30
No appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Tuesday, October 31
evening
Republican rally on behalf of the Committee to
Reelect the President, Seattle, Washington.
Speech.
(Details to be announced Monday, October 30,
by this office)
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Wednesday, November 1
7:15 p.m.
Republican Fundraising dinner for State Senate
Candidate Clare Berryhill, Auburn Fair Grounds.
Remarks
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Thursday, November 2
7:30 p.m.
CHP Cadet Graduation, National Guard Armory,
3200 Meadowview Road, Sacramento. Speech.
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Friday, November 3
9:30 a.m.
Press Conference on Revenue Sharing with Charles
Walker, Under-secretary of the Treasury, Airport
Marina, 1380 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame,
10:00 a.m.
Revenue Sharing Seminar sponsored by the Office
of the Vice President of the United States,
the National Governors' Conference, National
Association of Counties and the Council of
State Governments, Airport Marina.
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
Saturday, November 4
No appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
Sunday, November 5
No appointments scheduled
[Overnight - Los Angeles)
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mmediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-30-72
#584
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced a cooperative program
between the state and General Motors to test and evaluate advanced smog
control systems on up to 50 new automobiles.
The cars will be leased by the Department of Public Works and the
use
smog control systems will be tested under normal business/by state
employees, mostly in the South Coast Air Basin.
Governor Reagan initiated the upcoming testing program in February
of this year in a letter to Edward N. Cole, president of General Motors
Corporation.
"Participation by the State of California in this project will be
in the greatest public interest, " Governor Reagan said. "The
California Air Resources Board has the finest testing facilities
available. We are pleased to develop this testing program with GM, and
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we are cooperating with other automobile ^ manufacturers in similar
programs.
"We are making progress in the control of smog, but the goal of
clean air is not yet a reality. I am hopeful this program will move us
much further down the road to attaining that goal."
The cars will be periodically tested by the Air Resources Board
and GM to evaluate effectiveness of the emission control systems as
mileage accumulates, It is planned that the test program will continue
for up to 50,000 miles of operation.
GM will equip the cars with experimental advanced control systems
which at this time appear to have the best potential for meeting future
state and federal low emission standards. These will be catalytic
systems which GM feels have demonstrated the best potential for low
emission capability under controlled laboratory and proving grounds
testing.
The first cars to be tested will have an oxidizing catalytic
converter system and other components designed to meet 1975 federal
limits for hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions. Additional cars
will be incorporated in this fleet test with control systems which are
under development and have been designed to meet the more rigid 1976
federal emission standards.
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GM emphasizes that much progress is required before the experimental
systems can be mass-produced that will meet future low emission levels,
as well as function satisfactorily in the hands of drivers.
Some of the test cars may also incorporate an electronic high energy
ignition system, advanced carburetors to provide more precise fuel
metering, and an early fuel evaporation system to vaporize fuel more
completely in the manifold and reduce emissions during start-up.
The Department of Public Works will maintain thorough records of
the cars throughout the test period, including location and mileage of
trips, maintenance required beyond that recommended by the manufacturer,
fuel and oil used and drivability. Unleaded fuel will be used exclusively
in the test cars.
Edward L. Tinney, equipment engineer with Division of Highways,
Department of Public Works, said the lease costs of the automobiles to
be tested, which are Oldsmobiles and Chevrolets, will compare favorably
with the costs which would be incurred if the vehicles were purchased.
"Under normal circumstances, 450 1973 sedans would have been
purchased for the normal replacement program of the Department of Public
Works fleet for the 1972-73 fiscal year, " Tinney said. "This number
has been reduced to 400 since the GM cars will be used for fleet
purposes. "
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO. LD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
10-31-72
At 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, Governor
Reagan will address a mini-rally for President Nixon and local Republican
candidates on the west steps of the Capitol.
Anne Armstrong, first woman co-chairman of the Republican National
Committee, will attend the rally, arriving in a bus called "The Simply
Amazing, Three-Dimensional, Two-Toned Transcontinental Nixon-Agnew, New
Majority, People Machine." Mrs. Reagan will accompany Governor Reagan.
With Mrs. Armstrong will be Connie Armitage, president of the
National Federation of Republican Women; Pat Hutar, director of Volunteer
for the Committee for the Reelection of the President; Romana Banuelos,
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; Janet Johnston, California National
Committeewoman; along with Jane Weinberger, Rosalind Russell, Irene Dunne,
Bonita Granville, Ron Ely, Troas Hayes, Miss California of 1972, and
Pat Priest.
Taking part in the program will be Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke,
Attorney General Evelle Younger, and GOP Congressional Candidate John
Rakus. Introductions and presentations will be made to Jack Diepenbrock,
Sacramento County Republican chairman, Stan Waggoner, Sacramento County
Committee chairman; GOP candidates, David McKinley, 5th Senate District;
Bruce McLean, 3rd Assembly District; H. A. (Andy) Anderson, 9th Assembly
District; Lupe Franco, Sacramento County chairman of the Spanish Speaking
for the Reelection of the President, Richard Calvin, Sacramento County
Blacks for Nixon chairman, and Melicio Jacaban, national chairman of
Philippine Committee for the Reelection of the President.
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Governor Reagan will attend a Republican rally in Seattle this
evening, Tuesday, October 31, 1972. He will be available to the Seattle
press at 7:00 p.m. at Boeing Field, Seattle. Governor Reagan will be
the featured speaker at the rally which will be held at the Holiday Inn,
11211 Main Street, Bellevue. He will be introduced by Governor Dan Evans.
Governor Reagan will return to Sacramento tonight.
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