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MADERA
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ALPHABETICAL LISTING
FOR MADERA AREA
(Fresno, Madera, Merced Counties)
Name
Address
Allred, John
11314 Road 25
Madera, California 93637
Andrews, Rolland and Katherine
4113 E. Copper Avenue
Clovis, California 93612
Bien, John
5425 North Biola Avenue
Fresno, California 93705
Biggers, Richard
Merced, California 95340
Merced County Farm Bureau
Brown, Joan
Chowchilla, California 93610
Chavin, Mae M.
901-A West 6th
Madera, California 93637
Coones, Juanita
Madera, California 93637
Republican Women's Club
Frech, Mrs. Jean B.
2851 South Orange Avenue
Fresno, California 93725
Fries, Norman H.
P.O. Box 116
Raisin City, California 93652
Galleano, Mr. and Mrs. John
225 North Lake
Madera, California 93637
Geringer, Richard H.
Fresno, California
H. Geringer & Sons Vineyard
Gill, Kenneth
P.O. Box 720
Thompson & Gill, Inc.
Madera, California 93637
Gregory, James V.
1935 Calaveras Street
Attorney at Law
Fresno, California 93721
Guthertz, Nathan
P.O. Box 942
Attorney at Law
Fresno, California 93714
Hebner, Anthony
Fresno, California 93714
Tulare County Farm Bureau
Heintz, Mr. and Mrs. John, Jr.
3293 North Del Norte
Kerman, California 93630
Hofer, D.W.
12144 E. Jefferson
Del Rey, California 93616
Johnston, William B.
401 Security Bank Building
Attorney at Law
Fresno, California 93721
Lohman, Mr. and Mrs. James
12456 First Avenue North
Ballico, California 95303
Lungren, Arlow
12477 East Conejo
Kingsburg, California 93631
Machado, Fernando
2851 South Orange Avenue
Fresno County Farm Bureau
Fresno, California 93725
McGhee, Clare L.
3603 E. Indianapolis
Fresno, California 93726
McKinney, J.E.
15166 Road 29
Madera, California 93637
Mesple, Henry
1291 East Teague Avenue
Fresno, California 93725
Miyake, Satoru G.
9112 W. Bell Drive
Atwater, California 95301
Oliver, Haskell T.
4443 E. Manning Avenue
Fowler, California 93625
Pettit, Clare N.
P.O. Box 67
Parlier, California 93648
Pressly, Mrs. Bruce S.
P.O. Box 995
Chowchilla, California 93610
Richards, Arthur
Star Route Box 83
Raymond, California 93653
Rodririan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Chowchilla, California 93610
Sagouspe, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond
4820 Road 22
Madera, California 93637
Solberg, Mrs. Lawrence A.
125 South Park Drive
Madera, California 93637
Spomer, Roy W.
7512 Road 32
Madera, California 93637
Thoresen, Lee
16557 East Manning
Reedley, California 93654
Tipton, Mrs. George
26209 Avenue 17
Madera, California 93637
Williams, Andy
34290 Avenue 9
Madera, California 93637
Yakligian, John
21636 Avenue 18 1/2
Madera, California 93637
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GOVERNOR RONALD REGAN
STATE CAPITOL BLDG SACRAMENTO CALIF
HONORABLE GOVERNOR REGAN PLEASE DISCONTINUE THE OFFICE OF C
RL A. SINCERELY
JOHN ALLRED 11314 RD 25 MADERA CALIF
(1242)
polls
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Mrs. Rolland E. Andrews
4113 E. Copper Ave.
Clouis, Calif. 93612
December 19, 1970
Gov. Ronald Ragan
State Capitol Bldg.
Sacramento, Calif.
Dear Sir:
Wrge you veto California Gurd L egal
assistance budget.
Like all other programs of any government
agency, the original intent may be good, but
a few must always change 00 misinterpect
it and always increase personnel; so the
bredget must always increase.
you are doing a good job.
Keep trying!
Respectfully,
Rolland and Kitherine andrews
Movenor
Please do not accept th
bugdet for C R.L.A.
Thank you
John Bin
4.30
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JOHN BIEN
5425 No. Biola Ave.
Firesno, Callf. 90705
Harman Meville
Maby
-Doited States
Mov. Ronald Reagan
Savaments Calif.
95814
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GOV RONALD REAGAN
SACRAMENTO CALIF
I URGE YOU TO DISAPPROVE THE PROPOSED CRLA BUDGET FOR NEXT
YEAR
RICHARD BIGGERS PRESIDENT OF MERCED COUNTY FARM BUREAU
CRLA
(1032).
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
STATE CAPITOL SACRAMENTO CALIF
AS A LEGAL SECRETARY MADERA COUNTY I STRONGLY URGE VETO OF
CRLA GRANT REASONS HARRASSMENT OF LOCAL SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS CONDUCT OF PERSONELL IMPROPER FOR LEGAL PROFESSION
REFUSING INDIGENCE BECAUSE LACK OF CLASS ACTION VIVOLVED
JOAN BROWN.
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
STATECAPITOL SACRAMENTO CALIF
MADERA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION URGES VETO APPROPRIATION FOR CALIF
RURAL LEGAL. ASSISTANCE BECAUSE TYPE ACTIONS TAKEN
MAE M CHAVIN 901-A WEST 6TH MADERA CALIF
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
Dessy
SACRAMENTO CALIF
PLEASE GET RID OF CRLA. IT IS THE BENNEDICK ARNOLD OF OUR COUNTRY
JUANITA COONES WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN
WOMENS CLUB MADERA CALIF
(1025)
SEP 23 1969
SF1201(R2-65)
2851 South Orange Ave ,
Fresno, Ca. 93725
December 18, 1970
Governor Ronald Reagan
State Capitol
Sacramento, Ca. 95814
Dear Governor Reagan:
I am writing to urge you please do not grant the funds
for the CRLA program.
My husband and I have been farmers in the past and I now
work part time in the Fresno County Farm Bureau office here
in Fresno. The farmers and poor people in our State need all
the help they can get, but the true fadt is that this CRLA
uses the fund to harass agriculture, not to help the poor
people with their problems.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
nrs Jan B. Fresh
Norman H. Fries
Diversified Farming
P.O. Box 116 - Raisin City, California
Telephone Fresno AM 4-8590
December 21, 1970
Hon. Ronald Reagan, Governor
State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, California 95814
Dear Governor Reagan:
I urge you to veto the proposed C. R. I. A. budget.
The C. R. L. A. has strayed so far from its original
intent that something must be done to curtail its
activities.
Sincerely yours,
Norman A Dries
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
STATE CAPTIOL SACRAMENTO CALIF
REQUEST NO STATE FUNDS BE GRANTED CRLA TO FIGHT PUBLIC AGENCIES.
MR AND MRS JOHN GALLEANO 225 NO LAKE MADERA CALIF
(152).
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ORANGE AVENUE
LIFORNIA 93725
POSTAGE
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Governor Reagan
State Capitol
Sacramento, Calif.
most of CRL A'S accors
directed against California agriculture. I
to not believe this is the intent of the
riginal program.
Sincerely,
H. GERINGER & SON - -Vineyards
Richard H Geringer
KENNETH GICL
TECO
PRODUCTS
Phone (209) 673-350
THOMPSON & GILL, INC. P.O. Box 720 - Office & Plant - Madera, California, 93637
December 17, 1970
Office of the Governor
800 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, California 95814
Attention: George Goff
Dear Sir:
I have been requested by the local Republican Central Committee
Chairman to express my opinions of the activities of the CRLA to you.
My knowledge of the activities of the CRLA is moderate, however, it
seems to me that the CRLA has participated more in causes and class
actions attempting societal change rather than aiding the individual.
It seems that their main thrust is against governmental agencies and
large corporations.
They have used their field workers to my knowledge to drum up
business. They threaten action against businessmen and public agencies.
In many cases their charges were not substantiated and they were defeated.
This causes many hard feelings in the process and the local community in
my opinion is very disgusted with their activities--especially, when they
see government money spent on the CRLA and the CRLA in turn suing govern-
mental agencies.
It is my opinion that many of their cases are taken in the light of
the amount of publicity that can be drawn and thereby justify their
existence. It was my understanding and I feel the general understanding
of the public that the CRLA was formed to help the underprivileged citizen
of poverty level, who could not afford attorneys' fees for legal problems.
To my knowledge they have done very little for this class of people as
individuals. They may have helped some in their class action cases.
It would appear in this community that to be represented by the CRLA,
you must be of Mexican descent. They represent or have represented very
few Negroes and extremely few white people. In this area, we have many of
all three classes at the poverty level.
- continued -
We Originate-Not Imitate"
LAW OFFICES
JAMES V. GREGORY
1935 CALAVERAS STREET
ASSOCIATE
LEON BORO
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721
TELEPHONE (209) 268-9801
December 31, 1970
Senator Alan Cranston
U. S. Senate Building
Washington, D. C.
C
Dear Senator Cranston:
As a democrat and one of your supporters in the past I was
amazed at your lackmail Tactics" regarding the confirmation
of Mr. Carlucci as the new Federal Poverty Chief. The law
permits Governor Reagan to veto the funds for CRLA and it is
his duty to do so if he feels a veto is appropriate. Why does
the law Congress pass permit a veto if it didn't expect a veto
in certain cases? The merits of the veto is a separate matter
and should not be considered in the confirmation of the Federal
I
Poverty Chief. Do you want your "Puppet" in charge of the
Federal Poverty Programs? I hope we get a new and different
man with new and different ideas who may not make the same
mistakes others have made in the past.
You have to beblind and completely oblivious to what is going
on in California and the rest of the United States to not know
that the Poverty Programs have not produced the desired results.
Some say, and rightly so, that the poverty programs have been a
complete failure. We have more people on welfare now than we
did when the poverty programs were commenced. The newspapers
are full of reports of one poverty agency fighting with another
poverty agency. The only time we hear about a program is when
the time for funding arrives and the administrators threaten
revolution if the grant is not received. The poverty programs
were designed for helping the poor and not as programs for poor
college graduates who can't find anything to do but to administer
poverty programs at big salaries. Legal aid programs were
y
designed to help the poor and not as programs to aid poor lawyers.
If you are, happy with the present Poverty Programs and the Legal
Aid Programs and the results achieved, your philosophy regarding
said programs certainly differs with mine.
I am not going into the merits of the Governor's veto on CRLA
funds because 1 doubt if I know anymore at this time about the
reasons for his veto than you do. I do however wish to comment
on the victories being cited by CRLA officials in support of
further funding
These victories primarily involve having laws
NATHAN GUTHERTZ
ATTORNEY AT LAW
P. O. BOX 942
2219 SAN JOAQUIN STREET
FRESNO. CALIFORNIA 93714
266.6238
December 23, 1970
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
Sacramento, California
Re: California Rural Legal Assistance
Gentlemen:
I have been given to understand the funding for the next year,
of the California Rural Legal Assistance, is now being considered.
In my opinion, this group has digressed far beyond its original
charter, and the intent of Congress, which was to furnish legal
assistance to a poor person who could not afford counsel. For
instance, one of my clients asked to to file suit on a valid,
legitimate debt totalling $118.61. The Madera office of California
Rural Legal Assistance filed a 6 page Answer and 2 pages of
Interrogatories at TAXPAYER'S espense. A middle-class, or even
a wealthy defendant, could not afford such legal service on such
a small account!
I urge that the Governor veto any further funds or at least some
restriction be imposed on the activities of California Rural Legal
Assistance.
Sincerely,
Guthertz
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
SACRAMENTO CALIF
PLEASE DISAPPROVE BUDGET FOR CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE. WE SUPPORT HELP FOR POOR BUT RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
S NOW GOING FAR BEYOND WHAT NORMAL RURAL CITIEENS COULD AFFORD
OR EVEN CONSIDER.
ANTHONY HEBNER CHAIRMAN TAX COMMITTEE TULARE COUNTY FAR BUREAU.
F-1201 (R5-89)
John Heintz, Jr.
3293 N. Del Norte
Kerman, Calif. 93630
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these young on see runing we
chances of being a success at
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Sincerely
Mr. r Mrs. John Heinth
JESSI SEAL
Eng
pee, 17- 1970
Dear Governor Ragan:-
I Personaly would like verymed
if you would reject the budget of the
C,19,L,A, a I feel this has not been
doing a you and the money could be
used for other purposes,
Dw.Hofer
12144 E yofferson
Del Rey Celif. 93616,
LAW OFFICES OF
WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON
4OISECURITY BANK BUILDING
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721
December 28, 1970
Governor Ronald Reagan
Sacramento, California
Dear Governor Reagan:
As a practicing attorney, I wish to commend
you for the action taken by you in vetoing the funding
for CRLA.
My reason for feeling this way is that it is my
belief, and I know a lot of other attorneys agree with me,
that CRLA and some of these other government funded legal
assistance programs spend too much time on law reform and
attempts at land mark cases to the neglect of the individual
member of the poverty group who needs legal advice and
legal service.
I was on the Board of Directors of the locally
funded government legal program for three years, and we
were constantly being penalized in our funding because
our organization did not do as much of the law reform and
social work type of legal work as OEO thought we should
do. OEO will deny this but, as a member of the Board,
we were told on more than one occasion that our funds were
reduced because we did not do more of this type of work
and that we could get more money if we did do such type
of work. The result is that many deserving members of
the poverty group do not have their legal problems properly
cared for because of the time spent on these other types
of legal work.
It is my belief that CRLA attempts to do social
work and tries to bring about law reform rather than
practice law, which they were originally funded to do.
And CRLA has been doing all of the things that it agreed
12456 Firstone morth
Billied, City 95303
Christmas OF
1970
Governor Ronald Reagan
Sucraments Calof
the original Concept
aid to the poor.
direct threat to agriculture
We farmers ful they are a
Mr Sincerely & mrs James Lohmen
Kingsbug, Calif.
you. Ronald Reagan
Dear Sir:
I am writing to ask
that you do not refund
CRLA.
It seems they are
this program. especially
abusing the intent of
at Sincerely against agriculture
Pungon
12477 E Conejo
Kingsburg Caflif93651
Dec.
Deary
17,1970
Yownn Reagan
I urge you to reject the CRLA
Budget! C.R.L.A. has harrand apriculture
and to brough law suits against
fermhs for employing minors
in the grape havent ect.
Sincerely
Fernando fred" Machado
Fresno County
PRESNO.
FARM BUREAU
PM
CA
2851 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE
EU.S.PO
21 DEC
38
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93725
DEC21'70
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Governor Reagan
State Capitol
Sacramento, Calif.
my
Dec 17, 1970
Dear Governor;
I am very much opposed to the way
the CRLA has operated here in California,
and would urge that you not support
the Continuation of their funds
aguiniture is in enough truble
without a government funded groups
Continual harvassing Poor people mix
help by not by a group whose only
purpose sllms to be in social reform.
Thankyou for your good work.
Sincerely yours,
Clar S k S She
3603 E Undropole
Exism, Calif 9372C
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
STATE CAPITOL SACRAMENTO CALIF
URGE YOU VETO FUNDS FOR CRLA
JE MCKINNEY 15166 RD 29 MADERA CALIF
(246).
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Dear Dorenor Togan
Dear Sir
In writing I am hoping that you
would give the upsmost attention to the budget
of CLRA I am hoping your would
repect or blue Penil it. I heline they are
entering too many Cases that they shrued
not he into,
Very trucky purs
HemySmesple 1291 be. Tengue are
Fresno,
Calil.
TELEPHONE LIVINGSTON
394-7604
SATORU G. AND KIMIE MIYAKE
9112 WEST BELL DRIVE
ATWATER, CALIFORNIA 95301
December 20, 1970
Mr. Governor Ronald Reagan
State Capital Building
Sacramento, California 95814
Dear Mr. Governor,
I am a Farmer in the Sah Juaquin Valley and I would
suggest that you disapprove the budget for C.R.L.A.
as they are suppose to help the poor with legal aid,
but they have been useing their offices to not only
help the poor but they now have departed from their
original concept and have been harrasing the Farmers
through out the state, and I feel that my tax moneys
can be used better.
I would like to complement you on you recent cut in
the Medi-Cal program, though it may seam to hurt
some medical institutions, I have note may abuse of
program. I feel that these people should be helped
when in need and emergencys and sickness, but when
they use the program for elective medicine and none
essential medical service. I beleive much can be
done to cut much of the over use.
Sincerely,
Saton B. &.Minahe
Satoru G. Miyake
9112 W. Bell "rive
Atwater, California 95301
Haskell T. Oliver
4063 E. Manning Shee
Fawler, Calif. 93625
December 21, 1970
Hon. Ronald Regan
Governor of California
Capital Building
Sacramento, California
Dear Sir:
It is my hope you will not approve the California
Rural Legal Assistance appropriation for the coming year.
I feel this organization has concerned itself more
with the harassment of Agriculture with petty things than
carrying out the intended operations of the office when it
was formed.
Sincerely,
Haskell T. Oliver
OFFICE 565 TULARE STREET
RES. 7528 SO. LAC JAC
PHONE: 646-2486
PHONE: 646-2584
CLARE N. PETTIT
Real Tstate and Insurance
P.O. BOX 67
PARLIER, CALIFORNIA 93648
December 21, 1970
Governor Ronald Reagan
Sacramento, Califomia
Dear Governor:
That there is need for pro er legal help for ordinary people there is little
room to doubt. But that the present C.R.L.A. program, as now conceived and
operated, is such a legitimate program, is subject to serious question.
As one who deals continually with the Spanish-speaking people, both as employer
and as father-cfonfessor, scribe and business man, I can only conclude that the
present organization as now directed and operated, is devoted to social
revolution and socio-economic rebuilding according to their ideas rather
than to serving the common folk.
As a tax-payer I objecto supporting an organization apparently devoted more
to the support of forced farm-labor organizing and exploiting than to helping
those who have personal problems.
If it is possible to restructure the organization, fine. But if it is not
so possible, then I strongly urge that as now constituted and operated
it should be denied all tax funding.
Sincerely,
Clare N. Pettit
now theform
malua
48
Pro.
The Chowchilla News
Established In 1913
UNITED
THE NEWSPAPER WITH THE CLASSIFIED ADS
BRUCE PRESSLY, Advertising Manager
Area Code 209 665-3706
19719
Please Address Reply To Post Office Box 995
129 North Second Street
Chowchilla, Calif. 93610
Governor Ronald Reagan
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, California
February 10, 1970
Dear Governor Reagan;
I am writing to urge you to veto any further funding for the California
Rural Legal Assistance. It was with great regret I read you did not veto
it for the current fiscal year.
In Madera County the CRIA has done nothing but bring suit against other
governmetal agencies, such as school districts and the county welfare
department.
What this means to the taxpayer is we are paying CRLA with one hand and
paying the cost for the involved district with the other.
The cases against schools have never been anything of great import, just
haggling over minor rules and regulations.
As a taxpayer of this state I am tired of paying for both sides, in
addition to being disgusted with the continual harrassment of our school
systems.
Yours truly,
Jayne Pressly
Mrs. Bruce S. Pressly
FEB 16 REC'O
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SACRAMENTO CALIF
I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO VETO FUNDING CRLA
MR AND MRS BRUCE PRESSILY
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Raymond, California
December 19, 1970
Governor Ronald Reagan
State Capitol
Sacramento, California
Dear Governor Reagan:
I feel that the CRLA program should be dropped. Our State
Department of Agriculture has proven its ability to safely
regulate pesticides and any agency such as the CRLA is doing
an injustice to the public by trying to change and hamper the
operation of the Department of Agriculture. Our ability to
produce food must not be impaired.
.
Respectfully yours,
arthur Richards
Arthur Richards
Star Route Box 83
Raymond, California 93653
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GOVERNOR REAGAN
SACRAMENTO CALIF
URGING YOU TO VETO FUNDING CRLA
MR AND MRS FRANK RODRIRIAN
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
STATE CAPITOL SACRAMENTO CALIF
BACKING YOU ON CRLA
VETO HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS
MR AND MRS EDMOND SAGOUSPE 4820 ROAD 22 MADERA CALIF
( 912).
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LAWRENCE A. SOLBERG, M. D.
125 SOUTH PARK DRIVE
MADERA, CALIFORNIA
Office Of The Governor
December 13, 1970
800 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, Calif. 95814
Attention: Mr. George Goff
Dear Sir,
I would like to give my personal opinion on the C.R.L.A., as it
has operated in Madera County. I know very little, except for our
local happenings and the personal experiences my husband, (a phy-
sician and surgeon), has had with some of its members.
Hopefully, based on these incidents, we shall not be subject to
any more of this particular breed of lawmen.
The local members of the C.R.L.A. strike me as a very immature
and amateurish type of pseudo-attorney at law. They look for
trouble where none exists. If they find no trouble they are not
above provoking it. This is in the tradition of all beaurocrats
and as such is not unusual. Beaurocrats always find more and
bigger problems requiring their particular brand of solution,
always of course, requiring more money. This is an inherent
attribute of these individuals, and as such, is perfectly under-
standable.
In the case of the C.R.L.A., however, what makes it reprehensible
is that they must harass or destroy some individual, or small
business man, who is attempting to function as a providing
citizen of this country, in order to satisfy some very doubtful
demands of some very non-productive individuals. This also applies
to their interference in the function of elected board members,
such as the school board, etc., doing their job to their con-
stituents as they were elected to do.
If, perhaps, the program functioned as the inte nt might have been,
this of course would be a different thing. At this point, I
cannot see any need to continue aiding and abetting such a program.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to express my personal
opinion.
Sincerely,
Lawrence a.Solberg
Mrs. Lawrence A. Solberg
C.F.R.W. Vice President-Central
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GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
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PLEASE ELIMINATE CRLA
ROY W SPOMER 7512 ROAD 32 MADERA CALIF
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Keedley, Calif
the 17, 1970
Dear Gevernor Peagan,
I uge you to not approve the
appropation for the CLRA. This year.
This organization has havemontal in many
actions that have beenin
This has been a constant harvasment to
then community.
your July
Les Honsen
16557 E. Maximing
Beachy, Calif936,
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26209 Avenue 17
Madera, California 93537
December 29, L967
The Honorable Ronald Reagan
Governor
Sacramento, California
Dear Mr. Reagan,
We understand that the time has come for you to either asprove or
vetoe the plan California Rural Legal Aid for the coming year; that if
you vetoe this olan, it will in all probability cease. We urge you to
vetoe the continuation of this plan, which we sincerely believe is anproach-
the ultimate in idiocy in the S ending of tax money. Madera County has
been the locale of several suite filed by CRLA, as you must know. So
far as we can learn, non of these suits have been essential, and most
assuredly these would never have been filed had thepeople had to pay the
expenses themselves. These have been in the realm of preserving "human
dignity" at the taxpayers' excense. One of these named the Board of
Trsutees of the Unified School District of Madera as defendent; in addition
everal Taxpaying farmers were named defendent, while at the same time,
heir tax money was paying court costs for this suit against themselves!
As for human dignity, we are too busy working long hours to earn the money
necessary to raise three sons, pay for our home, pay the taxes involved
in working and home-owning, etcetera to have either time or energy left
to worry whether our human dignity is being infringed upon. The few times
we have thought of human dignity, theresults were not happy; in this day
of gallowing welfare-stateism, the people being dignified seem to be those
requiring support by the government Federal or State). Definitely not
the working person who resents the constant demand for more tax money to
finance more senseless spending by the Government.
We thank you for your time and wish you good luck in 1968. Stand
your ground regarding MediCal!
Yours truly,
(Mrs. George Tipton)
Margery Septon
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