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03/01/1973-03/21/1973
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
ALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mmediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-1-73
#105
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced he has accepted the
resignation of Robert B. Carleson, director of the state Department of
Social Welfare, with "very mixed emotions."
Carleson, 42, today was named special assistant for welfare matters
to Casper W. Weinberger, secretaryfor Health, Education and Welfare in
President Nixon's cabinet. Effective date of the resignation was not
announced, but it is expected he will leave the state welfare department
within a few days.
"I have very mixed emotions about Bob leaving our administration,"
Governor Reagan said. "The facts and figures make it clear that he has
been an outstanding welfare director. The welfare reforms that we
instituted in California can be a model for other states to follow in
reforming their welfare systems. I can think of no one better qualified
to assist in that activity than Bob Carleson.
"Bob deserves much of the credit for reforming welfare in California
He was a member of the original task force I appointed to investigate the
staggering increases in the cost of public assistance. And he was one of
the principal architects in drafting the reforms that put an end to the
literally hundreds of abuses that were running rampant throughout the
welfare system.
"As director of the department, Bob carried the main burden of
guiding our welfare reform program through the legislature. And he has
had the difficult responsibility of implementing the reforms.
Part of Carleson's responsibilities at HEW will be to work with
governors, state legislatures and welfare directors in reforming welfare
at the state level. He will also assist the states in moving aged, blind
and disabled recipients from a state to federal welfare system as
required by recent congressional action.
Carleson will also be a chief advisor to Weinberger and various
elements of HEW on welfare policy and regulations, and legislation
pending in the congress.
Before coming to Sacramento, Carleson was city manager of Pico
Rivera. His experience in public administration also includes that of'
city manager of San Dimas, senior assistant to the city manager of
Torrance, assistant city manager of Claremont, and assistant to the
director of Public Works of Beverly Hills.
A native of Long Beach, Carleson is a 1953 graduate of the University
of Southern California with a BS degree and graduate work in public
administration.
He joined the Reagan administration in November of 1968 as chief
deputy director of the state Department of Public Works. He was
instrumental in reorganizing the department, and had a key role in making
the state's highway program more responsive to the needs of cities and
counties throughout the state.
Carleson and his wife, Betty, have three minor children.
#####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
NALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California, 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-1-73
#106
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today proclaimed Ventura County a
disaster area due to January storms, and requested President Richard
Nixon to include the county in his February 9 action which declared
disaster areas in five California localities.
Flooding, exceptionally high tides, and strong winds caused
$4,475,000 damage to streets, levees, drainage facilities, public
utilities, and 68 homes in the Oxnard shores and Rincon Beach area of
the county.
The governor's proclamation will pave the way for tax relief to
affected businesses and individuals, and for assistance to local
government under the state Emergency Flood Relief Law.
If Ventura County is added to the President's declaration of Marin,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Solano Counties, and the City of South
San Francisco, victims of the flood may be eligible for long term, low
interest loans and other assistance from the federal government.
#######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOP ONALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, Califo_nia 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-1-73
#107
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today proclaimed a "State of
Emergency" in Butte County due to the December freeze.
The Acting Governor's proclamation, made at the request of the
Butte County Board of Supervisors, will pave the way for property tax
relief to affected individuals.
The Office of Emergency Services estimates $263,000 loss to the
Butte agricultural community.
######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR DNALD REAGAN
RELF E: FRIDAY A.Ms.
Sacramento, California 95814
PLEASE GUARD AGAINST PREMATURE RELEASE
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-1-73
#108
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today announced the appointment of
Matthew M. O'connor, of San Francisco, as director of the state Office
of Narcotics and Drug Abuse.
"We are very fortunate to get a man with the experience and
background that Matt 'Connor brings to this position," stated acting
Governor Reinecke. "His twenty four years in narcotics law enforcement
uniquely qualifies him for this post."
O'Connor, 47, a Supervising Special Agent with the Bureau of
Narcotic Enforcement in the state Department of Justice, will take over
the new position immediately. He replaces William B. Skelton, of
Sacramento, who held the title of Coordinator, state Office of Narcotics
and Drug Abuse Coordination. The title and functions of the agency were
changed by legislation in 1972 (SB 714, Deukmejian).
Skelton, 47, was appointed to the position as coordinator in July,
1971 by Governor Ronald Reagan. He resigned January 11, 1973, to accept
a position as Inspector, California State Police, Sacramento.
"Bill Skelton did an outstanding job, Acting Governor Reinecke said
"As coordinator for the past 18 months, Bill has been instrumental in
making California one of the leading states in narcotics and drug abuse,
treatment, care, preventive and rehabilitative programs. Now we will
have Bill Skelton's expertise of a 23-year law enforcement career in his
new position as State Police Inspector."
O'Connor, who served in the Navy for three years during World War II,
entered law enforcement work as an officer in the San Francisco Police
Department. After two years, he joined the state Department of Justice
as a Narcotic Inspector.
The San Francisco native studied criminology at San Francisco City
College for two years, police administration at Los Angeles City College
for one year and at"Southwestern University Law School for two years in
Los Angeles. He has also been an instructor in Law enforcement at Los
Angeles and San Francisco City Colleges and Napa Community College.
He has been a resource consultant to numerous drug abuse study
groups and councils, including the state legislature, the U.S. Congress,
California Judicial Council and the California Council on Criminal
Justice.
'Connor has participated in studies of worldwide drug traffic since
1965 and is past president of the International Narcotic Enforcement
Officers Association in 1970, and past president of the California
Narcotics Officers Association.
He and his wife, Elizabeth, have three children, Matthew, Mark and
Ann. The family presently resides in San Francisco.
O'Connor will receive an annual salary of $23,712. He serves at the
pleasure of the governor.
His political registration is non-partisan.
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROL D REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-2-73
#109
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke on March 1, 1973 signed the following
bill:
AB 365 - Powers
Repeals and reenacts sections making operative on the
Chapter 5
1973 property tax lien date provisions exempting from
property taxation buildings and real property
necessary for their use whi ch are owned and used by
certain veterans' organizations.
# # # # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROMALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-2-73
#110
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Montague cattle rancher Ellis J. Louie and O. Kenneth Kendall, a Yreka
Veterinarian, to four year terms on the board of directors of the 10th
District Agricultural Association. The association operates the
Siskiyou County Fair.
Louie, 61, is a trustee of the Shasta Valley Cemetery District,
a past board member of the Siskiyou Hospital, and a trustee of the Big
Springs Elementary School Board. He has served on the Fair Board since
March, 1969.
His address is Route 1, Box 297, Montague.
Kendall, 51, is a trustee of the Yreka Union High School District
and a past member of the board of Yreka Chamber of Commerce. He is
vice president of the fair board.
He is a 1945 graduate of Kansas State University and has lived
in Yreka for the past 22 years.
Both men are Republicans. Boa rd members receive necessary expenses
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR 1 IALD REAGAN
RELEAS
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-2-73
#111
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Donald L. Howard of Madera, and Guilford J. Whitehead, of Oakhurst, to
four year terms on the board of directors of the 21a District Agricultural
Association. The Association operates the Madera County Fair.
Howard, 44, a nurseryman and land manager, is president of the
Great Western Nurseries Company and vice president of American Agronomics,
Inc., Pacific Division. He is a Republican. He lives at 11214 Road 38,
Madera.
Whitehead, a 61-year old Democrat, is the owner of Midway Super-
market in Oakhurst. He is a member of the school board and the State
Farm Bureau. His address is P. O. Box 185, Oakhurst.
Both men have served on the board since July 1970.
Board members receive necessary expenses.
########
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
RE
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-2-73
#112
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
MARCH 5, 1973
through
MARCH 11, 1973
Monday, March 5
6 p.m.
Wine Institute Reception, Woodlake Inn, Sacramento
6:40 p.m.
Department of Education Environmental Education
Banquet, Hotel Senator, Sacramento.
Brief remarks.
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Tuesday, March 6
9:30 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Box of Sacramento who purchased
the 100, 000th environmental license plate,
governor's office.
7:30 p.m.
Motion Picture Relief Fund Premiere, Los Angeles.
World premiere of "Lost Horizon" at National
Theater in Westwood, followed by a ball at the
Los Angeles ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel
(Overnight Los Angeles)
Wednesday, March 7
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Thursday, March 8
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Friday, March 9
Evening
Silver Anniversary Ball of National Academy of
TV Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Chapter, honoring
Bob Hope, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.
Brief remarks.
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
Saturday, March 10
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
Sunday, March 11
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
######
Gray
March 5, 1973
The following statement by Governor Reagan was telephoned
to the Associated Press and United Press International Saturday
morning, March 3, 1973, following the announcement of confirmation
of Wm. P. Clark, Jr., to the State Supreme Court by the Commission
on Judicial Appointments meeting in San Francisco:
"I am deeply gratified, and I am sure he (Justice Clark)
must be also, that an almost unbroken procession of some of the
most distinguished jurists and lawyers in our state volunteered
to attest to Justice Clark's character and high qualifications.
"The overwhelming expressions of support for the nomination
both at yesterday's hearing and in communications to the commission
and to me clearly verify the high quality of this appointment.
"I am sure that William Clark will be one of the truly
outstanding Supreme Court Justices in the history of our state."
The following statement by Governor Reagan was telephoned
to the Associated Press and United Press International Friday
afternoon, March 2, 1973, following the announcement by the wire
services of the assassination of the U.S. Ambassador and Charge
d'affair in the Sudan:
"These brutal murders are outrageous acts of savagery
and barbarism which are an affront to every American and all
decent human beings everywhere.
"Justice demands swift punishment of the assassins and
a stop to the slaughter of innocent Americans abroad."
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-5-73
#113
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
R. Tommy Enriquez, of Los Angeles, and Dr. Robert G. Soltys, of Whittier,
to the 48th District Agricultural Association Board of Directors. The
association operates the Great Western Exhibit Center.
Enriquez, 58, has been a member of the board since 1956. He was
first appointed by former Governor Goodwin J. Knight. He was president
of the association in both 1968 and 1969. He founded the Aluminum
Products Company in Los Angeles in 1944 and presently, is president of the
Sign Products Company and the Tom My Corporation in Los Angeles. He lives
at 2716 Via Paseo, Montebello.
Dr. Soltys, 46, is a consultant in Career Education in the Office
of the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools. He is active in
numerous industrial education associations and was 1971 chairman of the
Great Western Industrial Education Exposition. He is married and lives
at 9911 Corella Avenue, Whittier. He has been a member of the board
since November 1971.
Both men are Republicans.
The reappointed board members, who will serve four year terms,
receive necessary expenses.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
JALD REAGAN
RELEAS
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-5-73
#114
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Hanford pharmacist Wellman Jue and Stratford businessman James R. Orton
to four year terms on the board of directors of the 24a District
Agricultural Association. The association operates the Kings District
Fair.
Jue, 44, a Republican, is a 1954 graduate of the USC school of
Pharmacy and now owns Wellman Drug of Hanford. He is a former
pharmaceutical consultant to the Kings County Welfare Board and is
currently a member of the Governor's Emergency Medical Disaster Committee.
He and his family live at 8532 12th Avenue, Hanford.
Orton, 51, operates a farm equipment dealership in Stratford. He
is a former director of the Kings Mosquito Abatement District and is
currently a member of the Kings County Sherriff's Possee. He is a
Democrat and lives at 18587 King Avenue, stratford, with his wife and
family.
Both men have served on the board since February 1969.
Board members receive necessary expenses.
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEASE. Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-5-73
#115
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Jimmie L. Icardo, and Hollis B. Roberts, both Bakersfield farmers, to
the 15th District Agricultural Association board of directors. The
association operates the Kern County Fair.
Icardo, 52, vice president of the Ridge Ginning Co., is vice
chairman of the board of directors of the California Republic Bank and
a director of the Bakersfield Trade Club. He is also a member of the
Advisory Committee at Kern State College, He lives at 1141 Panorama
Drive, Bakersfield. He is a Republican. Icardo has served on the board
since 1969.
Roberts 61, a Democrat has served on the board since February 1961,
and as board president since 1964. He is president of Roberts' Farms in
the McFarland and Porterville areas. He was a member of the Nixon-Agnew
Agricultural Advisory Committee in 1968. His address is P. O. Box 307,
East Sherwood Avenue, McFarland.
Board members receive necessary expenses.
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R. ALD REAGAN
RELEASE. Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-5-73
#116
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Miriam
G. Wilson, M. D:, of Los Angeles to the Area 10 Mental Retardation
Program Board. The area encompasses all of Los Angeles County.
Dr. Wilson, who is also on the President's Committee on Mental
Retardation, has been a member of the Area 10 Board since September 1970.
She is the Professor of Pediatrics, at the University of Southern
California School of Medicine.
A native of Yakima, Washington, she earned both her B.S. and M.S.
degrees in psychology and physiology at the University of Washington in
Seattle. She earned her M.D. degree in 1950 at the University of
California Medical School, San Francisco.
She is married to Howard G. Wilson and they are the parents of five
children. They live at 2050 Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles.
Dr. Wilson, a Republican, will serve until June 30, 1975.
Board members receive necessary and actual expenses.
# # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR T NALD REAGAN
RELEAS
Immediate
Sacramento, Californ_a 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-5-73
#117
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of James
H. Leach of Lakeport to the Napa State Hospital Advisory Board for the
Mentally Retarded.
Leach, 50, a Republican, is a veterans service officer and civil
defense coordinator for Lake County. He has served on the board since
August 1972.
Leach's new term will expire December 16, 1975.
Members of the board receive their expenses when on official
business.
####
Garcia
March 6, 1973
Telephone statement on the passing of
Assemblyman Larry Townsend
My heartfelt sympathy goes to Mrs. Townsend on the
untimely death of her husband, Larry Townsend. He was
a devoted legislator and his loss will be felt by
members on both sides of the aisle.
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-6-73
#118
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of Fresno
accountant Brenton B. Bradford, and the appointment of Gordon R. Ewig,
of Piedmont, to the State Board of Accountancy. Ewig replaces C. Richard
Spriggs, of Los Angeles, whose term expired.
Bradford, a former special agent for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, is a partner in the Fresno accounting firm of Touche, Ross,
Bailey and Smart. He is a member and past president of the California
Society of CPAs and was a past member of the board of directors of the
American Institute of CPAs.
Bradford, 55, is a trustee of the California CPA Foundation. He
is also past president of the Fresno Rotary Club and the Valley Children's
Hospital and Guidance Clinic. He is married and lives at 5480 North Delno,
Fresno.
Ewig, 49, is president of the Chapel of the Chimes, an organization
consisting of eight cemeteries and six mortuaries in California, Arizona
and Oregon. He earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University
in 1946 and hi S M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in
1948.
He is a member of the board of directors of the National Association
of Cemeteries and is on the Los Angeles County District Attorney's
Advisory Committee. He is married and lives at 644 Blair Avenue, Piedmont.
Both men are Republicans.
Board members serve four year terms and receive $28 per diem while
on official duty.
# # #
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RON. D REAGAN
RELEASE: immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-6-73
#119
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of Frank
L. Hope, Sr., of San Diego, and Wilfred E. Blessing, of San Jose, to the
State Board of Architectural Examiners, in the Department of Consumer
Affairs.
Hope, 72, retired chairman of the board of the architectural and
engineering firm of Frank L. Hope & Associates, has served on the board
since June 1969. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects,
having been elected in 1965. He is a member of the National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards and past president of the California
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He is married and lives
at 371 San Fernando, San Diego.
Blessing, 49, is the immediate past president of the State Board
of Architectural Examiners. He has served on the board since June 1969.
He earned both his B.A . and M.A. degrees in Architecture, with honors,
from the University of California, Berkeley.
He was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
in June 1968. He is an associate professor at California State University
San Jose. He lives at 1556 Hicks Avenue, San Jose.
Both appointees are Republicans.
Board members serve four year terms and receive $28 per diem while
on official duties.
######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO. LD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-6-73
#120
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Garberville lumber company
owner Mal Coombs and Samuel B. Nelson, general manager of the Southern
California Rapid Transit District, to additional four year terms on the
State Water Commission.
The reappointments require Senate confirmation and pay $50 per diem
plus expenses. Nelson has served on the commission since March 21, 1967,
and Coombs has served since February 19, 1969.
Coombs, 62, owns and operates the Coombs Lumber Company of
Garberville. A 1932 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley,
he entered the lumber business in 1946. He has been a director of the
11-county Eel River Association since 1959 and is a former member of the
Humboldt Unified School District board.
He is married to the former Melba Fieldmeyer. They are the parents
of two grown sons. The family residence is at 328 Whitmore Avenue, Redway
Nelson, 70, served as Director of Public Works in the Reagan
Administration for one year prior to being named general manager of the
Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1968. He is a graduate
of Pomona College, and two years graduate studies earned him an engineering
degree from Cornell University.
He previously was general manager and chief engineer of the Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power and worked in the department for
35 years. He is a registered civil engineer and has taught hydraulic
engineering practice at the University of Southern California.
Nelson is married and has two married daughters and six grandchildren
He and his wife reside at 19543 San Jose Street, Northridge.
Both Nelson and Coombs are Republicans.
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RO LD REAGAN
RELEASE: Ir diate
Sacramento, Californi. 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-7-73
#121
Governor Ronald Reagan today called for passage of emergency
legislation to assure the continuation of child care services in
California, pending action by the federal government.
The governor said he has been advised by top HEW officials that
federal regulations will be modified to provide for continuation of the
program in California.
However, he said that in order to make sure there is no termination
or lack of continuity of the program in the state, he is requesting that
the legislature pass an emergency measure which will take effect if
the federal government does not act in time to prevent its discontinuance
through lack of funding. Otherwise, he said, the program will run out of
funds April 1.
Governor Reagan noted that several bills already have been introduced
in the legislature to prevent termination of the program and said that
the governor's office will work with the authors to develop a measure
satisfactory to the administration,
######
Gray
State of California
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
SACRAMENTO 95814
2-2940
RONALD REAGAN
GOVERNOR
Released to
March 1, 1973
Sacto UNION Bee.
3/6/73
Mr. Thomas H. Mercer
Regional Director
AP + UPI
Office of Economic
Opportunity
100 McAllister Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Dear Mr. Mercer:
This office has just completed a review of OEO Grant No.
90465 in the amount of $368,900., to the Sacramento Area
Economic Opportunity Council for the period January 1 to
June 30, 1973.
Our findings cause us serious concern as to the capability
of this agency to safeguard assets placed under its control
and to implement programs intended to alleviate poverty in
Sacramento County.
The principal problem faced by the agency is that, at this
time, the agency's bank accounts and books of account are
not reconcilable and have not, in fact, been reconciled for
the past 8 months.
There are a substantial number of fiscal transactions which
appear to have violated Federal regulations and State and
Federal law itself. Supporting documentation and adequate
explanations for many expenditures are unavailable, making
a thorough audit of such transactions impossible. Many of
the agency's general ledger accounts are inaccurate, and
some are in error by many thousands of dollars. The entire
fiscal system does not adhere to sound accounting practices,
and internal control within the agency is virtually non-
existent. In fact, based on the information available at
this time, the overall situation cannot be rectified without
a complete restructuring of all books of account of the
agency.
Mr. Thomas H. Mercer
-2-
March 1, 1973
A recent review by the Department of Labor of the agency's
NYC records showed that said records are also not reconcilable,
and further DOL funding of the agency is being withheld.
Our review of programs shows that the agency does not have
a viable vehicle for the effective delivery of services.
Although the responsibility for the implementation of most
of the programs funded* by OEO rests with delegate agencies
of the SAEOC, there was no record that delegate agency
contracts had ever been executed. Consequently, delegate
agencies are generally unaware of their responsibilities
and authority, and the parent agency has no one it can
legally hold accountable for the implementation of programs
and the expenditure of vast amounts of Federal funds. The
result is that proper guidance, direction and assistance
have not been given the delegate agencies. Without this
support they have floundered and expended the majority of their
resources for activities of a recreational, entertainment
and political nature and other functions not within the
scope of the work program.
For example, the agency used OEO funds to pay for numerous
trips for large numbers of people to such places as Marine-
land in the Bay Area and several gambling clubs in Nevada.
The present status of the SAEOC can only be interpreted as
being total failure on the part of the agency to develop
an effective mechanism for dealing with poverty in this
county. Under normal circumstances, the State of California
could not approve of a grant to an agency with problems of
the magnitude now facing SAEOC. However, we are mindful of
the fact that, at this time, the agency's financial resources
have been exhausted, and that the next staff payroll cannot
be met. Therefore, this grant is not being disapproved by
the State of California, in order that some funds may be
rèleased by your office to cover immediate operating expenses.
We are requesting that the balance of grant funds not be
released, and that you immediately undertake, in cooperation
with the California State Office of Economic Opportunity, an
evaluation of SAEOC operations to determine the necessary
measures by which Federal funds can be safeguarded, what
programs should be spun off to other agencies, and what
programs should be terminated at the earliest possible time.
Please feel free to contact our Director of the California
State Economic Opportunity Office for whatever assistance
we can be to you on this matter.
Sincerely,
Edwin muse EIP
EDWIN MEESE III
Executive Assistant
35
to the Governor.
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-9-73
#122
Governor Ronald R agan today announced the reappointment of Glen
A. Settle, of Rosamond, to the State Historical Landmarks Advisory
Committee. He has served on the committee since 1967.
Settle, 72, a Republican, was born in Palmdale and has lived most
of his life in the Antelope Valley. The author of numerous historical
articles, he has also lectured on the history of gold, and has been a
historical
consultant to television producers.
Settle has been president and manager of Burton's Tropic Gold Mine
and Mill Tours, Inc., since 1957. He was a trustee of Antelope Valley
College from 1961 to 1964, was an organizer of the Kern-Antelope
Historical Society and served as its president from 1959 to 1963.
He is married to the former Dorene M. Burton. Their address is
Route 1, Box 98, Tropic Gold Camp, Rosamond.
Committee members serve four year terms and receive necessary
expenses.
####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-9-73
#123
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of
Monterey newspaperman and civic leader Ted Durein and King City cattle
rancher Lester E. Smart to the 7th District Agricultural Association
board of directors. The association operates the Monterey County Fair.
Durein, executive editor of the Monterey Peninsula Herald, is a
native of Alameda and has lived in Monterey County for more than 35 years
and has long been active in civic affairs.
The 62-year-old Republican is president of the Monterey History
and Art Association and past president of the Monterey Rotary Club,
Monterey Council of the Navy League, Carmel Bach Festival, Monterey
Paisano Club and the California-Nevada Council of Associated Press News
Executives.
He is a director of the Visitor and Convention Bureau, Bing Crosby
Youth Fund, Japanese-American Citizens League and the Bing Crosby Golf
Tournament Executive Committee. He is also Chairman of the Monterey
Peninsula Airport Board. His address is P. O. Box 576, Carmel. He has
been a member of the association since 1969.
Smart, a 65-year-old Republican, has been a member of the board
for the past ten years. A native of Monterey County, he has been in
the cattle business for almost 50 years. He has also worked for the
Monterey County Sheriff's office on a part time basis for 9 years and
the California Highway Patrol for 9 years, resigning the latter position
in 1945.
He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Monterey County Fish
and Game Commission, the Monterey County Farm Bureau and the Monterey
County Cattleman's Association. He also belongs to the Monterey County
Sportsman Club, the Sportsman Council, and is a past director of the
King City Lions Club. His address is P. O. Box E, King City.
Board members receive necessary expenses and serve four year terms.
#####
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC ALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-9-73
#124
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that the following bill
has been signed:
AB 187 - Dixon Arnett
Reenacts a provision relating to filing fees in
Chapter 6
the municipal courts of San Mateo County which
was inadvertently repealed in 1972.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR Rl LD REAGAN
MEMO TO E PRESS
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-9-73
#125
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
MARCH 12, 1973
Through
MARCH 18, 1973
Monday, March 12
2:00 p.m.
Presentation of Awards by Governor Reagan to
Winners in the Children's Art Contest "The Joy
of Seeing." Governor's Office
5:30 p.m.
Farewell Cocktail Party for Bob and Ione Monagan,
Top of the Cosmo, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Sacramento.
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Tuesday, March 13
10:30 a.m. PRESS CONFERENCE
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Wednesday, March 14
4:30 p.m.
Brief remarks to representatives of all California
Chambers of Commerce, Woodlake Inn, Sacramento
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Thursday, March 15
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Friday, March 16
a.m.
Regents meeting, University Extension Center,
55 Laguna Street, San Francisco
Evening
Presbyterian Hospital Ball, Sheraton Palace Hotel,
San Francisco
(Overnight - Sacramento)
Saturday, March 17
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight Sacramento)
Sunday, March 18
No public appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Sacramento)
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
RELE E: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-9-73
#126
Governor Ronald Reagen today cleared the way for the legislature
to consider a bill, providing $155,000 to continue a pilot program for
the education of severely mentally retarded children between the ages
of 3 and 5 years.
The Governor signed a letter declaring that SB 29, authored by
Senator Donald Grunsky (R-Santa Cruz) is emergency legislation and
that it can be acted upon by the legislature and not have to wait for
final passage of the 1973-74 Budget Bill.
The bill, if passed, will continue for another year, the pilot
educational program in the County School Districts of Fresno, Kern,
San Luis Obispo, Shasta and Sutter; city school districts in Oxnard,
Ontario-Montclair and San Bernardino; and the San Diego and Stockton
Unified School Districts.
Although specific data is not yet available, the program directors
expect their findings to reveal that the child will achieve greater
social adjustment, will be more likely to function independently within
a sheltered environment, and will be able to participate in family
activities. Ancillary benefits could be savings by the state by not
having to place these children in an institution.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#127
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Ernest E. Righetti, SI., of Orcutt and Clarence S. Minetti of
Guadalupe to four-year terms as members of the board of directors
of the 37th District Agricultural Association. The association
operates the Santa Barbara County Fair.
Righetti, a 70-year-old Republican, has served on the board since
1969. He is a past president of the Santa Barbara County Cattlemen's
Association, and has been a member of the Orcutt School Board for 33
years.
Minetti, 55, a Republican, was first named to the fair board in
1954. The operator of a restaurant in Guadalupe, he also raises horses
and cattle.
Board members receive their necessary expenses.
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Appointees' addreses:
Ernest E. Righetti, Sr.
Clarence S. Minetti
3050 South Highway 1
P.O. Box 936
Orcutt, California 93496
Guadalupe, California 93434
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#128
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Robert G. Lewis of Santa Margarita and Kenneth H. Davies of
Cholame as members of the board of directors of the 16th District
Agricultural Association. The association operates the San Luis
Obispo County Fair.
Both were reappointed to four-year terms.
Davies, 81, a Democrat, is a grain farmer and rancher. He was
first appointed to the board in 1952.
Lewis, 52, raises cattle and grain in eastern San Luis Obispo
County. A Republican, he is a member of the San Luis Obispo County
Farm Bureau and Cattlemen's Association.
Board members receive their necessary expenses.
#####
Appointees' addresses:
Robert G. Lewis
Kenneth H. Davies
Navajo Ranch
X Bar D Ranch
Star Route, Box 75
Cholame, California 93431
Santa Margarita, California 93453
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR "ONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#129
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Mrs. Robert (Myrle V.) Jones and Claes B. Nilsson of Tulelake to
four-year terms as members of the board of directors of the 10a
District Agricultural Association Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair.
Mrs. Jones was first appointed to the board May 6, 1969. A
Republican, her new term will expire January 1, 1977.
Nilsson, who is also a Republican, is a farmer and rancher.
He is a past president of the Tulelake Growers Association. First
appointed in May of 1969, his term will expire January 1, 1977.
Board members receive their necessary expenses.
#####
Appointees' addresses:
Myrle V. Jones
Claes B. Nilsson
192 E. Street
Route 1, Box 193
P.O. Box 458
Tulelake, California 96134
Tulelake, California 96134
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR P
LD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-13-73
#130
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
James W. McCutchan, of Visalia, Sacramento attorney Alf R. Stavig,
and Jack E. Taylor, of Oakland, to the state Building Standards Commission.
The appointments require Senate confirmation for the four-year
terms. Members receive actual and necessary expenses.
McCutchan and Stavig have both served on the commission since
July 2, 1969, and Taylor has served since December 12, 1962. All three
men are Republicans.
A native of Exeter, the 66-year-old McCutchan has been the Tulare
County building engineer since 1955. He was previously a building
contractor in the San Francisco Bay area. He is married and the father
of two children.
Stavig is a graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota,
and Harvard Law School. A former special agent for the FBI, he has
been in private law practice in Sacramento since 1950. He is past
president of the Family Service Agency in Sacramento and a former
member of the Community Concert Association and Legal Aid Society.
He is married and the father of two daughters.
Taylor, 55, is the Building and Housing Administrator for the
City of Oakland. He is past president of the National Association of
Housing and Redevelopment Association, a member of the American Public
Works Association and ex-officio member of the Oakland Citizens Committee
for urban renewal.
######
Appointees' addresses!
James W. McCutchan
1206 S. Giddings Avenue
Visalia, California 93277
Alf. R. Stavig
1600 Del Dayo Drive
Carmichael, California 95608
Jack E. Taylor
936 Mountain Boulevard
Oakland, California
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#131
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of San
Francisco business executive Edward A. Nathan and Dr. David W. Wardell,
Newport Beach psychiatrist, to the Citizens Advisory Council to the
Department of Mental Hygiene.
Nathan, who is executive director of the Zellerbach Family Fund in
San Francisco, earned his A.B. degree and his master's degree in social
welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. He replaces Dr.
Albert Feldman, Ph.D., of Pasadena, whose term expired.
The 53-year-old Democrat is a former psychiatric coordinator at
the Contra Costa County Mental Health Service and was a lecturer at the
University of California School of Social Welfare. He is married and
lives at 1159 Arch Street, Berkeley.
Dr. Wardell, 48, a Republican, is the Assistant Clinical Professor
of Psychiatry at the University of California School of Medicine at
Irvine. He was deputy director, Division of Evaluation and Operations
Research, Department of Mental Hygiene in 1972. He replaces Dr. Hiawatha
Harris, of Los Angeles, whose term expired.
Dr. Wardell earned his B.A. degree at Denison University, Granville,
Ohio, and his M.D. at Western Reserve University School of Medicine in
Cleveland. He is married to the former Jcqueline Ann Luderuss. They
reside at 2011 King's Road, Newport Beach.
The terms of both appointees will expire November 12, 1975.
Council members receive actual and necessary expenses.
######
Appointees' addresses:
Edward A. Nathan
David W. Wardell
1159 Arch Street
2011 King's Road
Berkeley, California 94708
Newport Beach, California 92660
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#132
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of
Bruce M. Hotchkiss of Tracy, and the appointment of Rudy V. Balma of
Redding, to the state Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Both men are funeral directors and their terms will expire June 1,
1976. They receive $28 per diem.
Hotchkiss, 62, a Republican, has served on the board since
February 24, 1969. He is a past president of the National Funeral
Directors' Association. He is active in various civic and service
organizations in Tracy.
He is a native of Denver, Colorado and a 1935 graduate of the San
Francisco College of Mortuary Science. A licensed funeral director and
embalmer, he is the owner of Hotchkiss Mortuary in Tracy.
Balma, who is the managing owner of McDonald's Chapel in Redding,
replaces J. Russell Bobbitt, Sr., of Oceanside, whose term expired.
The 44-year-old Democrat is a member and past director of the California
Funeral Directors Association and a member of the National Association
of Cemeteries.
He is a graduate of San Francisco College of Mortuary Science and
has also completed the Management Policy Seminar of the National
Foundation of Funeral Service. He is married and the father of two
children.
#######
Appointees' Addresses:
Bruce M. Hotchkiss
Rudy V. Balma
5 West Highland
1508 Walnut Street
Tracy, California 95376
Redding, California 96001
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#133
Governor Ronald Reagan today named a new member to the board of
directors of the 20th District Agricultural Association, which operates
the Auburn District Fair, and announced the reappointment of a second
member.
The new appointee is Daniel E. Baldoni of Auburn. Baldoni, a
54-year-old Democrat, succeeds Eugene W. Smith of Auburn who has
resigned and his term has expired.
Baldoni, who is employed by the Auburn Millwork, is a member and
past president of the Auburn Fair Boosters Club.
Reappointed to a four-year term was Mrs. Francis (Maurine I.)
Dobbas of Auburn, who is the county clerk of Placer County.
Mrs. Dobbas was first appointed to the board in 1950. She is
a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and the Auburn
Business and Professional Women's Club.
Board members receive their necessary expenses.
####
Appointees' addresses:
Maurine I. Dobbas
Placer County Clerk
County Administrative Center
Auburn, California 95603
Daniel E. Baldoni
Route 1, Box 1293
Auburn, California 95603
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROAD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#134
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Los Angeles attorney Audrey B. Jones, and Santa Maria businessman Hal
McBride to the New Car Dealers Policy and Appeals Board.
Mrs. Jones, a Republican, has served on the board since January
5, 1968. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University in Nashville
and earned her law degree at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.
She is a former state Welfare agent and presently is hearing examiner
for the Los Angeles Police Commission.
She is in private law practice, and is a member of the County
and American Bar Associations. She also belongs to the Langston Law
Club and the National Women Lawyers Association.
McBride, 65, a Republican, has been the owner of Home Motors
Chevrolet in Santa Maria since 1957. He has been a member of the board
since June 5, 1972. Except for two years he spent in Chicago after
World War II, he has lived in Southern California since 1931.
He is active in civic and service organizations in Santa Maria
and has been a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce for the past twelve years. He is married, has one daughter and
three grandchildren.
Both reappointments are for four year terms, expiring in
January 15, 1977. Board members receive $28 per diem.
####
Audrey B. Jones
Hal McBride
5011 Angeles Visita Boulevard
2857 Costa Place
Los Angeles, California
Santa Maria, California 93454
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-12-73
#135
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of Joy
G. Jameson, a Corona citrus grower and agricultural leader to a four
year term as a director of the State Compensation Insurance Fund. He
has served since May 12, 1970.
The 58-year-old Republican is the president and manager of
several citrus ranches and water companies. He is also a director and
member of the executive committee of the Agricultural Producers Labor
Committee and a governor and member of the executive committee of the
Council of California Growers.
A native Californian, he attended Occidental College, Pasadena
Junior College, and the University of California, Davis. He is married
and has three children.
Directors of the Fund receive $28 per diem while on official
duty.
####
Appointees address:
2850 Garretson
Corona, California 91720
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-13-73
#136
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has sent the following
letter regarding reapportionment to Senator John Harmer:
"Pursuant to our conversation of March 7 regarding proposed changes
to SB 195 (the Senate Reapportionment bill), if those changes are made
and remain in accord with our mutual understanding of their provisions,
I would sign the bill if it reached my desk.
"While the proposed bill is a great improvement over any yet
developed, it still does not meet some of the criteria I had hoped might
be achieved. Nevertheless, recognizing that our present system provides
that reapportionment be accomplished in the legislative process, I have
decided on this course. However, since the California Supreme Court took
jurisdiction of reapportionment on January 1, 1973, it is my assumption
that SB 195 or any other reapportionment bill passed after that date
will require the approval of the court to be effective.
"It is hoped that this indication of my intentions may be
instrumental in resolving the entire question of reapportionment in
California."
######
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEA
:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californi 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-13-73
#137
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"Yesterday I delivered a message to the legislature asking
that they give the people the right to vote for or against a long
range plan to reduce the cost of government.
Today I wish to announce in answer to your oft repeated
questions I will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1974. I
have listened to those who urged me to seek that office. I feel
greatly honored by their expressions of confidence and offers of
support. But I am convinced I have a greater responsibility which is
to devote the next two years to achieving the several goals our
administration has set for itself beginning with the limitation of
the tax burden borne by all Californians."
# # #
Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-13-73
#138
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced he has reluctantly accepted
the resignation of Sigurd (Sig) Hansen, director of the state Department
of Human Resources Development.
In his letter of resignation, effective April 1, Hansen said his
future plans would be announced shortly.
Hansen, 52, was appointed director of HRD in August, 1971. Prior
to becoming director, he was deputy director of HRD.
In 1967, Hansen was appointed by Governor Reagan to organize and
administer the Bureau of Employment which preceded the formation of HRD.
He was a member of the steering committee to Governor Reagan's
Manpower Policy Task Force. He was also a member of the governor's
committee for employment of the handicapped and the governor's special
assistant for the Public Employment Program (PEP).
"Sig Hansen's leadership and broad knowledge of the manpower area
have contributed significantly to one of the state's most complex
departments,' Governor Reagan said. "I want to thank him for his
dedication and loyalty, and to wish him every success in the future."
As director of HRD, Hansen has been responsible for over 100 programs
concerning employment, unemployment and disability insurance.
In his letter of resignation, Hansen said:
"I would like to express my appreciation for the privilege of
serving as director of HRD during the past 18 months. It is a source
of personal satisfaction to me that most of the ideas and programs that
were adopted under my direction are continuing."
No announcement was made on Hansen's replacement.
#######
Walthall
OFFICE Or ERNOR NALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-14-73
On Wednesday, March 21, Governor and Mrs. Ronald Reagan will
give the first in a series of private dinner parties honoring
California's Prisoners of War.
About 32 former POWs from northern California and their wives will
attend the first dinner in Sacramento which the governor described as
"just a small personal way for Nancy and me to express our gratitude
and love to these splendid men who have made us so proud to be Americans.
I just hope that each of these men will be prepared for the fact that
Nancy will be wrapping her arms around everyone who comes through our
door."
On March 28, the Reagans will entertain another group of POWs
in Los Angeles. Several other dinners are planned in April and May,
both in Sacramento and Los Angeles.
#####
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROL CD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-14-73
#139
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of Mrs.
Jr.
Adah M. Callahan, of Ventura, and Alton W. Fuller/of Camarillo, to the
31st District Agricultural Association board of directors. The
association operates the Ventura County Fair.
Mrs. Callahan, a Democrat, has served as the association's
Superintendent of Home Economics Department from 1963 to 1968, and
has served on its board of directors since March 7, 1969. She is
charter president of St. Anne's Hospital and a member of the board of
directors of the Campfire Girls.
She is a graduate of Ventura College where she earned her A.A.
degree in business and Art. She is also a graduate of Chouinards Art
School. She is married and the mother of four grown children.
Fuller, 49, a Republican, has served on the board since March
7, 1949. He is in the real estate business and is presently associated
with the Ventura Investment Company. He is a member of the board of
directors of the Ventura County Economic Development Association and
former district governor of the Pleasant Valley Lions Club.
He is a graduate of Pasadena Junior College, with an A.A. degree
in forestry and Northern Arizona University where he earned his B.S.
degree in biology. He served on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps
in World War II, and again in 1950-51 in Korea. He is married and the
father of four children.
Board members serve four year terms and receive necessary expenses.
######
Appointee's home address:
Adah M. Callahan
Alton W. Fuller, Jr.
232 Dorothy
15 Ramona Place
Ventura. California 93001
Camarillo, California
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR NALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-14-73
#140
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the following bills have
been signed:
AB 248 - Warren
Makes technical amendments to the Government
Chapter 7
Code to reflect the two-year legislative session.
SB 216 - Deukmeji
Provides that a hearing on application for
Chapter 8
attachment shall be not less than 10 days nor
more than 30 days from the issuance of the
notice of hearing, rather than no sooner than
seven days from service of the notice of hearing
or first regular law and motion date, thereafter.
The bill requires that the notice of hearing shall
be served not less than 10 days before the hearing
date except as otherwise ordered by the court for
good cause shown. The bill further substitutes
the word "court" for the word "judge" in
provision relating to claim and delivery actions.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR DNALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-14-73
#141
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of a new
member to the Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician
Examiners, and the reappointment of two present members.
Appointed to a four-year term on the board was Mrs. Charles
(Dorothie M.) Slade, a licensed vocational nurse at the Marysville
Medical Clinic. Mrs. Slade, who makes her home with her husband in
Wheatland, is a Democrat. She is a former member of the vocational
advisory board of Yuba College.
Mrs. Slade replaces Jean M. Kristjanson of San Mateo, whose term
has expired.
Reappointed to four-year terms were Mrs. Bruce (Evelyn M.)
Chamberlin of Whittier and Ivan N. Staten of Santa Rosa.
Mrs. Chamberlin, a registered nurse, is a Republican and chairman
of the department of vocational nursing of Mt. San Antonio College in
Walnut. She was first appointed to the board in July, 1969.
Staten, who is a licensed vocational nurse, is a retired chief
warrant officer with the U.S. Navy. He is employed by the Santa Rosa
Community Hospital. A Republican, he was first appointed to the board
in 1969.
Board members receive $28 a day per diem when on official business.
######
Appointees' addresses:
Evelyn M. Chamberlin, R.N.
Chairman, Dept. of Vocational Nursing
Mt. San Antonio College
1100 North Grand Avenue
Walnut, California 91789
Ivan N. Staten, LVN
Community Hospital
3325 Chanate Road
Santa Rosa, California95405
Dorothie M. Slade, LVN
c/o Warren J. Boyer, M.D.
Marysville Medical Clinic
800 Third Street
Marysville, California 95901
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
ALD REAGAN
RELEASI
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-14-73
#142
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Arnold D. Gowans of Santa Barbara as municipal court judge of the
Santa Barbara-Goleta Judicial District.
Gowans, a 44-year-old Republican, succeeds Judge Walter E. Parent
who has retired.
A native of Detroit, Gowans received his law degree from the
University of Michigan in 1954, He also holds a BS degree in engineering
and a Masters Degree in business administration from the University of
Michigan.
He has been in private practice in Santa Barbara since 1957.
In 1960, Gowans was appointed United States Commissioner by the U.S.
District Court in Los Angeles and served in that post until 1971 when
he was named United States Magistrate by the same court.
Gowans is a former president of the Santa Barbara County Bar
Association (1971), and has also served the association as vice president
(1970), secretary (1969) and treasurer (1967-68). He was president of
the Santa Barbara Legal Aid Foundation in 1965-66, and was a member of
the board of directors from 1959 to 1971.
He is also a member of the National Council of Federal Magistrates,
the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.
Gowans is not married. He will receive an annual salary of
$33,481.
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-14-73
#143
Mrs. Ronald Reagan will pay a courtesy call Thursday on the
15 former Vietnam prisoners of war now staying at Travis Air Force
Base near Fairfield, Governor Reagan's office announced today.
Mrs. Reagan will also visit with many of the 326 patients confined
to the David Grand Medical Center at Travis as well as tour its
medical facilities.
"I am honored and delighted to have the opportunity to meet with
our former prisoners of war and visit with as many of the other patients
as I can, Mrs. Reagan said. "The contributions and sacrifices they
have made for their country is beyond estimation. They are 'our boys'
and we are happy to have them back home."
Mrs. Reagan will also have a private lunch with the former
prisoners.
In addition, she will tour the Air Force Clinic, witness nurses'
training, and see the pediatrics, cardiac care and colbalt treatment
areas.
#######
MEMO TO THE PRESS:
Mrs. Reagan is scheduled to arrive at Travis Air Force Base at
11 a.m., and leave the base at approximately 2 p.m. Although the press
is not being permitted to interview the POWs at Travis, press coverage
of Mrs. Reagan's visit to the base is invited.
#######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-15-73
#144
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Dwight M. Geduldig as director of the State Department of Human
Resources Development (HRD).
Geduldig replaces former Director Sigurd I. Hansen, whose
resignation was announced March 13.
Geduldig's appointment will become effective April 1. He is
currently the director of the State Department of Health Care Services,
which administers the Medi-Cal program.
Geduldig entered state service in 1963 as a public information
officer with the Department of Employment, HRD's predecessor. He also
served with the State Board of Equalization, and moved to the Depart-
ment of Health Care Services in April, 1970, later becoming chief
deputy director. He became HCS director on July 1, 1972.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Geduldig graduated from San Jose
State College in 1949 with an A.B. degree in journalism and economics.
He joined United Press International in San Francisco as a correspondent
and was promoted to bureau manager in Spokane, Washington. He later
was an editor with the San Jose News, San Francisco News, and the
Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Geduldig was an active member of the American Newspaper Guild,
AFL-CIO, in San Jose. He served three years on the Guild's executive
committee and was elected president of the San Jose Newspaper Guild in
1960.
There will be no new director appointed to head Health Care
Services. The department is slated to become part of the new Department
of Health, headed by J. M. Stubblebine, M.D., on April 1.
Geduldig and his wife, Dorothy, have three children and reside
in Carmichael. He will receive $31,500 annual salary.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ?
ALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-15-73
At 9:30 a.m. today, Governor Reagan will sign the Bolsa Chica Bay
Land Exchange Agreement, opening the way for the Department of Fish
and Game to accept a 66-year lease on about 557 acres of land in Bolsa
Chica Bay, Orange County. The exchange will be with the Signal
Landmark Properties, Inc.
Immediately following the above event the governor will sign a
letter urging employers throughout the state to cooperate with the aims
and efforts of the National Guard and Armed Forces Reserves. Flag and
General officers representing the various Armed Service Reserves will
be present.
Press coverage is invited to both events.
######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR F ALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-15-73
#145
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed a land exchange agreement that
will result in the re-establishment of 400-acre saltwater marsh--an
action unprecedented anywhere in the world on such a scale.
Parties to the exchange are the State of California and Signal-
Landmark, Inc., of Santa Ana.
Under terms of the exchange, the state is acquiring a solid parcel
of 563-acres of land and water in Bolsa Chica Bay, Orange County, and
consolidation to Signal's scattered easement rights in the bay totaling
about 560 acres.
The State Lands Commission will give the Department of Fish and Game
a 66-year lease on the land, the maximum that can be granted under state
law.
The DFG plans a two-phase development of the area, the first of
which will be construction of levees and flooding of the marsh areas
drained many years ago.
Phase II will be construction of an opening to the sea for full
tidal action flow into the area and development of a small craft harbor.
Reopening of the bay to the ocean will complete re-establishment of
the saltwater marsh that was destroyed by installation of flood gates at
the turn of the century.
Projections call for vastly increased use of the preserve by marine
life and water-associated birds. A public observation point and an
interpretation center are planned at one corner of the 400 acres to be
allocated to the ecological reserve.
The California Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to adopt
management regulations for the reserve at a meeting April 27 in Redding.
Money for preliminary planning of Phase I developments is included
in the 1973-74 fiscal year state budget. The funds totaling $18,000
would come from the Environmental Protection Program.
If the funds are appropriated July 1, a contract will be let to the
State Office of Architecture and Construction to develop detailed
drawings and cost estimates.
A Bolsa Bay Development Advisory Committee will advice the DFG on
fish and wildlife programs, the configuration and makeup of estuaring
habitat necessary to support wildlife in the recreated marshland, and
the type of public use facilities required.
James B. McCormick, chief of the DFG's Planning Branch and head of
the interdepartmental task force that forged the agreement for the land
exchange, said it will be about two years before construction of the
wildlife preserve can begin.
Among those on hand for the signing were Don McHone, President and
chairman of the board of Signal-Landmark; David L. Baker, Orange County
Supervisor from Santa Ana; Norman B. Livermore, secretary for resources
in the governor's cabinet; Assemblyman Robert H. Burke of Huntington Beach
State Senator Dennis E. Carpenter of Newport Beach, and DFG Deputy Director
E.C. Fullerton.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR F ALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
Governor Reagan will not be attending the University of California
Regents meeting today in San Francisco as scheduled earlier (see Rel. #125,
Instead, he will speak to the delegate assembly of the California
Schoolboards' Association at 10 a.m. at the Woodlake Inn (Grand
Ballroom A and B).
At 2 p.m., the governor will be interviewed on his proposed
revenue control and tax reduction program at KRON-TV, San Francisco.
He will be interviewed at 3 p.m. on the same subject at KGO-TV,
San Francisco.
At 4 p.m. he will be interviewed for one hour on his proposed
tax program at KNBR Radio, San Francisco.
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
#146
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced that he intends to assign
responsibility for Cal-Expo to William Penn Mott, Jr., director of the
state Department of Parks and Recreation.
Approval of the proposed change will be sought from the Cal-Expo
Executive Committee which is meeting today.
Governor Reagan said he also will move promptly to seek legislation
making the Sacramento site of the annual State Fair and Exposition a
unit of the State Park System,
"Under the plan, the State Fair would be enhanced and the unique
asset represented by this prime recreational site would be developed to
its fullest and best use," Governor Reagan said.
"Bill Mott's vast experience and expertise and the record of
achievements of the Parks and Recreation Department would assure a
bright future for Cal-Expo."
Besides authorizing the transfer of Cal-Expo from the Department of
General Services where it currently is housed, the legislation would
call for creation of a broadly based citizens' advisory committee to aid
the director.
The proposed changes would not interfere with the State Fair or
other events already planned at Cal-Expo this year.
To facilitate the transition and to avoid any interruption in
preparations for the 1973 State Fair, Reagan will ask for the
cooperation of the Executive Committee which has directed Cal-Expo since
September, 1968.
"Chairman Ralph Nissen and other members of the Executive Committee,
present and past, have performed a service of lasting benefit to the
people of California," Reagan said. "I am confident we can count on the
committee and the general manager to provide every assistance in
carrying forward the work which they began."
Governor Reagan emphasized that neither assigning responsibility for
Cal-Expo to Mott nor the legislation would result in any loss of
employment. Employees would continue in their present posts for the
foreseeable future.
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An internationally recognized authority in his field, Mott was
director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Oakland and the East
Bay Regional Parks District before joining the Reagan administration
in 1967.
Mott said he has two immediate objectives in mind for Cal-Expo:
1. To make the State Fair the finest in the West.
2. To creatively develop the unused lands to complement the fair,
provide for year-round recreation and give exposure and publicity to the
entire complex.
Noting California's world Leadership in agriculture, Mott said:
"I believe that the creative planning, management and interpretive
expertise of the Parks and Recreation Department can bridge the gap
between the urban consumer of agricultural products and the producer,
making the general public aware of the significant and unique stature
that California agriculture holds throughout the world. The State Fair
can be an exciting, inspirational and educational adventure for the
entire family; and we intend to make it just that."
Governor Reagan's Cal-Expo plan is based on the findings of a task
force organized by the cabinet and headed by Frank J. Walton, secretary
of the Business and Transportation Agency.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
#147
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of
Charles W. (Bud) Neff, of Anaheim, to a four year term on the Advisory
Council on Vocational Education and Technical Training. He has served
on the council since September 16, 1972.
The 48-year-old Republican is the Chief Administrator, Vocational-
Career Education in the Orange County Department of Education. He is
a gradua te of California State University, Long Beach and earned his
M.A. degree in business administration at Chapman College.
He is a member of the American Vocational Association, California
Business Education Association and the California Association of Work
Experience Education. Neff is past president of the Kiwanis Club and
president and co-founder of the Orange County Symphony Orchestra
Association.
Council members receive actual and necessary expenses.
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Home address:
1498 Cedar Street
Anaheim, California 92805
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR NALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
UNDAY A.Ms.
Sacramento, California 95814
MARCH 18, 1973
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
PLEASE GUARD AGAINST PREMATURE
RELEASE
#148
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the state's Medi-Cal reform
program saved taxpayers more than $50 million in 1972, without denying
necessary health care services and while increasing the number of
eligible beneficiaries by one-third.
The achievements of Medi-Cal in its first full year of operation
under the governor's reform program were summarized in the annual Medi-Cal
report submitted to Governor Reagan and the legislature by the
Department of Health Care Services and the Health and Welfare Agency.
"I am delighted that our reforms have brought the Medi-Cal program
under control,' Governor Reagan said. "The yearly increases in the cost
of Medi-Cal was a major fiscal problem for the state, but the report
released today is a clear indication that our reforms are working."
Governor Reagan noted that, prior to 1971, costs of the Medi-Cal
program, which provide medical care for welfare recipients and indigent
persons who cannot provide their own, had grown by $100 million to $200
million each year for the past five years.
The Medi-Cal reform plan, proposed by Governor Reagan and enacted by
the legislature in 1971, has resulted in monthly savings of $4.23 million,
according to the report.
The savings amount to approximately $25 million in state general
funds and $25 million in federal support.
Governor Reagan said the savings are being achieved without denying
reasonable and necessary care to the state's 2.4 needy individuals.
The report states that four out of five Medi-Cal patients received
their necessary care through the standard two physician visits per month
without prior authorization, a key element in the governor's reform plan.
Additional services are provided under the supplemental schedule of
benefits but, according to the report, they accounted for only three
percent of total benefit payments to physicians.
Two out of three Medi-Cal patients had their drug prescription needs
met with the two per-month authorized under the basic schedule.
Denial of medical and pharmaceutical services accounted for only one
percent of savings. The remaining 99 percent is attributed to deterred
savings---services not requested by providers through the prior
authorization system because they were not medically necessary.
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Of all requests for all services, less than five percent were
denied.
The report also outlines the growth of Prepaid Health Plans. The
PHPs are an alternative to the standard fee-for-service Medi-Cal programs
Medi-Cal implemented its first prepaid health plan contract in
May, 1972. By December, Medi-Cal had contracted with 22 plans whose
potential enrollment is more than 400,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
The report disclosed that an expanded surveillance program by
Health Care Services resulted in 58 criminal actions against Medi-Cal
beneficiaries during 1972, compared to only two such actions in the
preceding five years. It added that more than 1,000 allegations of
fraud by physicians and other health care providers in the program are
currently under investigation.
Medi-Cal suspended 19 nursing homes from the program during 1972
and is investigating another 161 for alleged violations. The
investigation bureau in Health Care Services also identified almost $3
million as potentially recoverable, compared to a total of less than
$500,000 for the five preceding years.
Governor Reagan pointed out the new Medi-Screen program described
in the report. He said it is designed to detect, prevent, and correct
physical and psychological abnormalities in Medi-Cal recipients under
21 years of age, and will provide early and periodic screening,
diagnosis, and treatment.
The report also analyzes anticipated effects on Medi-Cal of
federally enacted Public Law 92-603 (HR-1). Generally, it concludes
coverage will be expanded and benefits increased. However, increased
federal funding may help offset additional costs.
Copies of the report may be obtained for $1.05 from the Department
of Health Care Services, 714 P Street, Room 1109, Sacramento 95814.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR NALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
#149
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
MARCH 19, 1973
through
MARCH 25, 1973
MONDAY, March 19
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
TUESDAY, March 20
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
WEDNESDAY, March 21
11 a.m.
Presentation of the Young Californian's
Medallion for Bravery and Service, Governor's Office.
3 p.m.
Radio Interview via &lephone - Jim Easton of
KGO Radio, San Francisco
Overnight - Sacramento
THURSDAY, March 22
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Sacramento
FRIDAY, March 23
1:30 p.m.
County Courthouse, Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
for swearing-in of Justice William P. Clark, Jr.
Overnight - Los Angeles
SATURDAY, March 24
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
SUNDAY, March 25
No public appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
######
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
#150
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of eight
members of the California Apprenticeship Council to additional two year
terms, which will expire January 15, 1975.
Council members receive $28 per diem while on official duties.
Reappointed to the council were:
Jernld L. Antrim of Napa, who is Corporate Director of Labor Relation
with Kaiser Steel Corporation in Oakland, and has served since May 10, 1971
The 51-year-old Democrat, who earned a degree in political science in
1950 at the University of California, Berkeley, is chairman of the National
Boilermaker Apprenticeship Committee and was the 1967-68 chairman of the
California Conference on Apprenticeship.
Fred L. Feci, who has served on the council since August 28, 1972,
is the secretary-treasurer and business manager of Butchers' Union Local
No. 506 in San Jose, Feci, 62, a Democrat was born and raised in San Jos
and has been active in union activities since 1933 when he joined Local
506 meat cutters.
George A. Harter, 57, a Republican, is the executive manager of
the San Francisco Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors
Association. He was recently elected as a Fellow in the National Academy
of Electrical Contracting. He is a director of the
Electrical and Gas Industries Association of Northern California and
past chairman of the National Electrical Contractors. He has been a
member of the council since August 14, 1969.
Jack Horner, manager and public relations director of the Builders
Exchange in Long Beach, has served on the council since May 10, 1971.
A charter member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Public Relations
Society of America, he has worked as a reporter for the Associated Press,
the Long Beach Press-Telegram and was managing editor of the Torrance
Press. He is 71, a Democrat, and has lived in Long Beach for the past
57 years.
John M. Lozano, 60, a Republican, is the Financial Secretary-
Treasurer and Business Manager of Cement Masons' Local 52 in Los Angeles.
He has served on the council since August 14, 1969. He has been a member
of the Cement Masons' Eleven County Southern California Negotiating
Committee for the past twelve years, its secretary for the past three
years and on June 1, 1973, he will be the organization's apprenticeship
coordinator.
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Dionicio Morales, 54, a Democrat, is the executive director of the
Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation in Los Angeles. MAOF is a
private, non-profit social service agency providing direct services to
Mexican-Americans with emphasis on educational and employment problems.
He has served on the council since May 10, 1971.
Arthur D. Taylor, 48, a Republican, has served on the council since
May 10, 1971. He is the Assistant Dean of Student Services and Activities
at Shasta College in Redding. He also teaches black literature, black
history and general psychology at Shasta College evening division. He
is a graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Indiana University
in Bloomington.
John L. Watts, executive secretary of the Bay Counties District
Council of Carpenters in San Francisco, has served on the council since
May 10, 1971. The 58-year-old Republican is a graduate of Oregon State
University in 1938 and was city manager of Belmont from 1958-1964. He is
a native of San Mateo County and now lives in Woodside.
######
Appointees' home addresses:
Jerald L. Antrim
Dionicio Morales
275 Casswell Street
1954 Shade Lane
Napa, California 94558
Pico Rivera, California 90660
Fred L. Feci
Arthur D. Taylor
1524 Cherry Garden Lane
4320 Old 44 Drive
San Jose, California 95125
Redding, California
George A. Harter
John L. Watts
1388 Madera Way
1950 Kings Mountain Road
Millbrae, California 94030
Woodside, California 94062
Jack Horner
3906 Walnut Avenue
Long Beach, California 90807
John G. Lozano
7725 Manazanar
Pico Rivera, California
Garcia
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR T IALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
#151
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the beginning of "phase
two" in California's drive to find employment for veterans of the
Vietnam war.
He called the 50-member Jobs for Veterans Task Force, which he
appointed two years ago, "a seasoned team with a proven record of
success that can be relied on to keep the drive going."
Governors of the 50 states appointed task forces at the request of
President Nixon. The California task force, whose chairman is director
of the Los Angeles Veterans Administration Regional Office, Gordon R.
Elliott, has been one of the most successful in the nation.
During 1972, over 55,000 jobs were found for Vietnam-era veterans
by the state Department of Human Resources Development.
Governor Reagan noted that while joblessness among young veterans
is declining, there is still a steady stream of veterans being discharged
from the armed forces and returning to California.
"Now that we know how to do this job, Governor Reagan said, "we
can concentrate on helping these young men find employment more quickly.
They have given much to their country and they have much to give to
employers.
"It is time for this task force to shift into high gear for these
young veterans. They are the cream of this generation."
Statewide, the unemployment rate of 5.5 percent during 1972 for
Vietnam-era veterans was one-half of one percent lower than for non-
veterans in the same age group.
The task force chairman attributes the lower rate to the "spirit of
cooperation exhibited by businessmen and government at all levels."
A variety of techniques has been used to bring unemployed veterans
and employers together. The National Alliance of Businessmen, Job Tairs,
Veterans Assistance Days, itinerant mobile vans manned by counselors,
canvassing for on-the-job and apprenticeship training---these are some of
the methods Elliott said are contributing to the success of his task force.
Elliott also credits the "powerful commitment and dedicated service
of the California HRD" with a major contribution to the success of the
effort. He urged Vietnam veterans to contact the HRD office nearest to
their homes for assistance in finding employment.
"Much of the task force's early efforts went into organization,"
Elliott said. "We are now funtioning smoothly and effectively to fulfill
our single mission, and that is to find jobs for young veterans."
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Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-16-73
#152
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Ms.
Evelyn E. Whitlow of Los Angeles, as Chief of the Division of Industrial
Welfare in the Department of Industrial Relations.
She replaces Mrs. Virginia Allee, of Beverly Hills, who resigned in
March, 1972. In the interim, acting division chiefs have been George
Milias and Albert Reyff.
Ms. Whitlow, a native Californian, has been in private law practice
in Los Angeles since 1948 after graduation from Southwestern University
Law School in Los Angeles. She earned her B.A. degree with honors in
political science from UCLA in 1937.
She is a past president of the California Federation of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs and currently its legal counsel. She is
also a member and past president of the Women's Lawyers Association of
Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles attorney is a charter member of the Committee of
Professional Women for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and a past
director of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Women's Division.
Ms. Whitlow is a Republican. She will receive an annual salary of
$25,524.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation. She serves at the
pleasure of the governor.
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Appointee's address:
5241 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90027
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
NALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3--16-73
#153
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Homer L.
Garrott of Los Angeles as judge of the Municipal Court in the Compton
Judicial District.
Garrott, a 58-year-old Republican and former traffic officer with
the California Highway Patrol, succeeds Judge Richard J. Tobey who has
retired.
Prior to his appointment, Garrott was a Municipal Court Commissioner
in Los Angeles presiding over civil, misdemeanor criminal and small
claims trials, and conducting felony preliminary hearings. He has been
in the post since 1968.
Garrott has also been a deputy public defender in Los Angeles and
has served as a Juvenile Court referee.
He attended Los Angeles Junior College and is a graduate of
Southwestern University in Los Angeles, receiving a certificate in law
in 1957. He received the Sigma Lamda Sigma award at Southwestern for
the highest grade average in his graduating class.
Garrott was with the Highway Patrol from 1942 until he joined the
Public Defender's Office in 1964.
He is a former treasurer and board member of the Los Angeles County
Public Defender's Association, a member of the Lawyers Club of Los
Angeles, member of the board of the Catholic Big Brothers, the NAACP and
the Urban League.
Garrott and his wife Bertha have an adult daughter.
He will receive an annual salary of $33,481.
######
Walthall
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR P ALD REAGAN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-19-73
#154
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
Mike E. Elorduy of Sacramento and Mrs. Frank (Joyce R.) Valdez of
Alhambra to four-year terms as members of the Industrial Welfare
Commission.
Elorduy, who was first appointed to the Commission in 1970, is
secretary-treasurer of the Teamsters' California State Council of Cannery
and Food Processing Unions, and a native of Sacramento. A 58-year-old
Democrat, his term will expire January 15, 1977.
He is a member of the policy committee of the Western Council of
Cannery and Food Process Workers Unions, and has been on the Teamsters'
legislative council in Sacramento since 1960.
Long active in civic affairs, Elorduy is a member of the board of
directors of the American Red Cross, Community Welfare Council, Society
for Crippled Children and the Sacramento Safety Council.
Mrs. Valdez, a Republican, has served on the commission since
April, 1969. Her term will expire January 15, 1977.
A former professional model. Mrs. Valdez has been active in the
fields of marketing, merchandising and retailing. She and her husband
operated supermarket chain outlets in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Commission members receive $28 per day while on official business.
######
Appointees' addresses:
Mike E. Elorduy
9169 Thilow Drive
Sacramento, California 95826
Joyce R. Valdez
1001 S. Valencia Street
Alhambra, California 91801
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROM.LD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-19-73
#155
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of James A.
Moe, 40-year-old Director of the State Department of Public Works, as
California's first Director of Transportation.
Moe's appointment is effective July 1, 1973, when the new Deaprtment
of Transportation will begin operation. Governor Reagan has requested
Moe to begin immediately organizing the new Department to insure that
it will be fully operational by that date.
Authority that establishes the Department, Assembly Bill 69 (1972),
calls for newly created Divisions of Transportation Planning, Mass
Transportation and Aeronautics, as well as the present Legal and
Administrative Services and the Division of Highways. It absorbs the
existing Departments of Public Works, Aeronautics and the Office of
Transportation Planning and Research.
The Governor said that the major change will be a more comprehensive
transportation planning process involving all levels of government, as
well as the private sector, in a cooperative effort to develop regional
and statewide transportation plans.
"This will result in a California Transportation Plan which will
guide the achievement of balanced transportation systems consistent with
our state's social, economic and environmental goals," the Governor said.
The new department will be responsible for developing a statewide
transportation system based on regional plans submitted by recognized
local councils of government or transportation commissions. After
public hearings and adoption, the regional plans will be brought into
the statewide plan with necessary adjustments for inter-regional systems.
"I have been very impressed with Jim's effective management skills
and leadership over the past six years," said Governor Reagan. "He has
demonstrated sensitivity toward local government's role in transportation,
has aggressively developed multi-model cooperation between transit and
highways, and instituted sensitive governmental programs while maintaining
a vigorous support of the highway program," Governor Reagan added.
Moe was born in Fargo, North Dakota and completed a five-year
engineering and business curriculum at the University of Minnesota,
graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree.
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After two years' active duty as a Naval Officer on the aircraft carrier
USS Hornet, Moe joined the Pozzo Construction Company of Los Angeles in
1956. He moved through various departments before heading up the firm's
field operations, his position at the time of his appointment as Deputy
Director of the California Department of Public Works in February 1967.
He was named Chief Deputy Director in September 19, 1967 and appointed
Director on October 10, 1968.
He is a member of the State Public Works Board, State Reciprocity
Commission and several other state committees and boards. He is regional
vice president of the American Association of State Highway Officials,
a member of the Executive Committee of Highway Research Board, and a
member of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, Inc.
Moe is a registered progessional engineer (Civil Engineering) in
the State of California and is active in the American Civil Engineers,
American Public Works Association, Boy Scouts of America, Presbyterian
Church, and the Rotary Club of Sacramento.
A Republican, Moe and his wife Beverly live with their four
children in Carmichael.
As Director of Transportation, he will receive an annual salary of
$31,500.
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Appointees address:
4828 Keane Drive
Carmichael, California
Garcia
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-19-73
#156
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Daly City Councilman and vice
mayor McRobert (Mac) Stewart to the state Board of Registration for
Professional Engineers and announced the reappointments of three current
members.
Stewart, 36, fills the vacancy created by the appointment of
Sheldon H. Sloan of Beverly Hills as judge of the Los Angeles Municipal
Court. His term will expire June 1, 1974.
A Republican, Stewart is a member of the Daly City Planning
Commission, chairman of the Community Resources Commission and is a
past director of the Westlake Improvement Association.
Reappointed to four-year terms were William J. Jurkovich, 51, a
senior bridge engineer with the state Division of Highways, of
Sacramento; Robert J. McCann, 51, a consulting engineer, of Los Angeles;
and Charles R. McGrath, 35, an Oxnard attorney.
Jurkovich, a Republican, is a 1944 graduate of the University of
California. He served as director of the Structural Engineers'
Association of Central California from 1963-64, and is former director
and treasurer of the Sacramento Engineers' Club.
McCann, who is a Republican, is a 1949 graduate of the University
of Southern California. He is a member of the Consulting Engineers
Association of California and the Mechanical Engineers Association.
McGrath, a Republican, is a 1959 graduate of Loyola University of
Los Angeles with a BS degree in history. He received his law degree
from Loyola in 1963.
Jurkovich and McCann were first appointed to the board in March of
1969. McGrath has served since June of 1971.
Board members receive $28 a day per diem and their necessary
expenses.
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Appointees' addresses:
William J. Jurkovich
Charles R. McGrath
2170 56th Avenue
5011 West Gonzales Road
Sacramento, California 95822
Oxnard, California 93030
Robert J. McCann
McRobert (Mac) Stewart
5367 San Vicente Boulevard
440 Southgate Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90019
Daly City, California 94015
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R ALD REAGAN
RELEASE
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Ed Gray, Press Secretary
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3-19-73
#157
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Carolyn J. Orona of Burbank as a member of the Commission on the
Status of Women.
Miss Orona, a Republican, fills the vacancy on the commission
created by the resignation of Deborah A. Fontana of Van Nuys.
A 1967 graduate of the University of Southern California with a
BS degree in occupational therapy, Miss Orona is an intermediate
interviewer with a life insurance company in Los Angeles. She is also
a graduate of East Los Angeles College with an Associate of Arts degree.
The appointment requires confirmation by the state Senate.
Commission members receive their actual and necessary expenses.
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Appointee's address:
Carolyn J. Orona
4240 Sarah, #25
Burbank, California 91505
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NALD REAGAN
RELEASE
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Ed Gray, Press Secretary
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3-20-73
#158
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointments of
Mrs. Bessie P. Dreibelbis of Richmond and Thomas F. Curtin of San Pablo
to municipal court benches in Contra Costa County.
Mrs. Dreibelbis, a native of Pinole, was named judge of the
Richmond Judicial District Municipal Court succeeding Judge Charles
Baldwin of Richmond who has retired.
Curtin, 52, was named judge of the county's West Judicial District
Municipal Court replacing Judge C. Wilson Locke of El Sobrante who has
retired.
Mrs. Dreibelbis, whose late husband was Fay H. Dreibelbis, is a
1948 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with an AB
degree in political science. She attended the Dickenson-Warren
secretarial school in Berkeley in 1948-49, and earned her law degree
in 1961 at Golden Gate University in San Francisco in 1961.
A Republican, Mrs. Dreibelbis is a member and past president of the
Quota Club of Richmond, a member of the board of directors of the
Richmond Boys Club, and the Children's Hospital of the East Bay,
Richmond chapter. She has a 16-year-old son Peter who attends DeAnza
High School.
Mrs. Dreibelbis has been in private practice in Richmond since
1962.
Curtin, a native of Richmond, attended the University of California
at Berkeley from 1938-41 when he joined the U.S. Army. He received his
law degree from the University of San Francisco in 1954.
He spent approximately seven years with the Contra Costa County
District Office. He is a former president of the Richmond Bar
Association and has been in private practice in San Pablo for the past
10 years.
Last year Curtin was president of the San Pablo Chamber of Commerce
and presently serves on its board of directors. He is currently
secretary of the San Pablo Rotary Club. Curtin is a Republican.
Both judges will receive annual salaries of $33,481.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC LD REAGAN
RELEASE.
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-20-73
#159
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of
chiropractors John P. de Heras, of San Jose, and Ray H. Quibell of
Redding, to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in the Department
of Consumer Affairs. Both have served on the board since May 22, 1967.
The reappointees will receive $28 per diem and serve three year term
which expire February 10, 1976. Both are Republicans.
Dr. de Heras, 61, a native of Guymas, Somora, Mexico, is a 1941
graduate of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractics, the same year he
became a naturalized U.S. citizen. After earning his license as a
chiropractor, he practiced in the Bay Area until he moved to San Jose
in 1945.
He is a past member of the executive board of the California
Chiropractic Association and is an associate member of the American
College of Chiropractic Orthopedists. In addition to membership in
numerous other professional and service organizations, he is a member
of the boards of the Santa Clara County Boy Scouts, the Salvation Army
and the San Jose Chamber of Commerce. He is also the founder and
president of the Mexican-American Civic Council.
Dr. Quibell, 56, is also a graduate of Los Angeles College of
Chiropractics and did graduate work at Ratledge Chiropractic College in
Los Angeles. He has been in chiropractic practice in Redding since 1947.
He is a member of the California and American Chiropractic
Associations and a staff member of Spears Chiropractic Hospital in Denver.
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Appointees' addresses are:
John P. de Heras, D.C.
Ray H. Quibell, D.C.
33 Atlas Avenue
3114 Brent Road
San Jose, California 95126
Redding, California 96001
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC .LD REAGAN
RELEASE.
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-20-73
#160
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointments of Michael
D. Ayala, of Brawley, A. Kenneth Anderson, of Los Banos, and Albert
Terrence, of Los Angeles, to the Correctional Industries Commission.
The appointments are for four year terms that will expire January
15, 1977. Commission members receive $28 per diem.
Ayala, 42, a Republican, is president of the Desert Growers
Association of Brawley. A life-long rancher in Ventura and Imperial
Counties, he presently farms diversified crops in Imperial County. He
is married and the father of two children. He has served on the Commis-
sion since August 5, 1969.
Anderson, a 70-year-old Democrat, is a retired businessman who is
active in Los Banos civic and agricultural affairs. He was named the
citizen of the year in 1972 by the Los Banos Chamber of Commerce. He
has served on the commission since March 1, 1965.
Terrence, 62, Republican, is owner and president of the Terrence
Carpet Company in Los Angeles. He is active in numerous civic and
service organizations, and is on the board of directors of both the City
of Hope and the Eastside Boys Club. He has served on the commission
since March 2, 1962.
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Appointees' addresses are:
Michael D. Ayala
A. Kenneth Anderson
462 West G Street
1521 6th Street
Brawley, California 92227
Los Banos, California 93635
Albert Terrence
1480 South Canfield Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90035
Garcia
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RELEASE
Immediate
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Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-20-73
#161
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of Roy D.
Berridge of Red Bluff and the appointment of John B. Oliveira of Corning,
to four year terms on the 30th District Agricultural Association Board of
Directors. The association operates the Tehama Totem Fair.
Berridge, who has served on the board since February 21, 1969, is
personnel manager for the Diamond International Corporation. The 42-year-
old professional forester is a member of the Red Bluff Rotary Club and
past president of the California Foresters Association.
Oliveira, 42, replaces George L. Powell of Corning whose term has
expired. A 1959 graduate of Chico State College with a B.A. degree in
business, he is now a farmer and a certified public accountant in
private practice. He is a member of state and national CPA organizations,
the Corning Rotary Club, and a director of the Corning Water District.
Both Berridge and Oliveira are Republicans. Board members receive
necessary expenses.
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Appointees' addresses are:
Roy D. Berridge
John B. Oliveira
Route 3, Box 3081
Route 1, Box 303-c
Red Bluff, California 96080
Corning, California 96021
Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RC ALD REAGAN
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-21-73
#162
Governor Ronald Reagan today presented five teenagers with gold
medallions and certificates to honor their feats of bravery and service.
The winners of the 1971 Young Californians Medallion Award for
bravery are:
Kenneth Dandridge, age 18, of Daly City. Ken, then age 16, was
sitting in his home on the night of November 10, 1971, when he saw flames
coming from the back of his neighbor's house. He rushed over and found
his neighbor attempting to open a window from the inside, immediately
opened the window and pulled him to safety. Ken then entered the flaming
room and found a little boy and girl trapped inside. He helped the littl
girl to safety, re-entered the room to assist the boy and the room
exploded with flame, Further rescue proved impossible. The Daly City
Fire Department credits Ken with saving two lives. For his quick thinkin
and act of courage, Kenneth is awarded the California Medallion for
Bravery. He lives at 322 Irvington Street, Daly City.
Donald L. Stafford, age 18, of Palmdale. Don, then age 16, was
returning from summer school with classmate Guy Tinder. He observed a
traffic violator overpower Highway Patrolman L. Dean Biss and immediately
raced to aid the officer. Don, acting with bravery and intelligence
succeeded in jamming his thumb between the trigger and trigger guard of
Officer Biss's loaded revolver, which the suspect had taken during the
struggle, making it impossible for the gun to discharge. Don's heroic
efforts helped prevent any injyry to Officer Biss and enabled him to
complete his arrest. For his outstanding display of courage in assisting
Officer Biss, Donald is awarded the California Medallion for Bravery.
He lives at 2149 E Avenue, Palmdale.
Guy L. Tinder, age 17, of Palmdale. Guy then age 15, and his friend
and classmate Don Stafford were returning from summer school and noticed
Highway Patrolman L. Dean Biss wrestling with a hostile suspect. Guy and
Don recognized that the officer was in serious trouble and courageously
rushed to assist. Guy and Don succeeded in pinning the arms and legs of
the screaming, biting suspect. Guy's prompt and decisive actions made it
possible to subdue the suspect before any harm resulted from the encounte:
For his outstanding display of courage in assisting Officer Biss, Guy is
awarded the California Medallion for Bravery. His address is 38844
Juniper Tree Drive, Palmdale.
The winners of the Young Californians Medallion Award for Service ar
John R. Aliberti, age 18, of La Habra. During the past few years
John has been involved in numerous activities related to the service of
his fellow man. Among the clubs and organizations to which he belongs, are
the La Habra Boys Club where he helps young boys in various projects in
the shops and with organized games; the "Any Boy Can" program helping
neurologically handicapped boys enjoy life; La Habra Community Hospital
assisting with the brain damaged youth; Leo-Keystone Club assisting all
La Habra youth in need. In addition, John received the 1971 Boy of the
Year Award from the La Habra Boys Club, whose membership exceeds 2000 and
the Orange County Council of Women in Chambers of Commerce Salute to Youth
Award. For his contribution to society John is awarded the California
Medallion for Service. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Aliberti of
2561 Wilshire Avenue, La Habra, California.
Patti J. McDonald, age 18, of Redwood City. Patti has vigorously
participated in a variety of school and community activities since her
elementary school days. Membership in school and civic organizations and
all the awards Patti has received during the past five years are almost to
numerous to mention. Some of her more recent include Spanish tutoring at
San Carlos; chairman of fund raising events for school scholarship fund;
Girl Scout Troop President; Commissioner of Girls' Sports, San Carlos High
School; volunteer worker for Danny Thomas Leukemia Fund Drive; UNICEF and
City of Hope fund drive; volunteer worker as a "candy striper at the
Sequoia Hospital: member of the Explorer Cadets, Redwood City Police Dept
received High School Silver Seal award for academic achievement; received
an award in recognition of over 100 volunteer community service hours for
three consecutive years. She is presently a sophomore at the College of
Notre Dame in Belmont, and upon completion, she plans to enter the Univ.
of Santa Clara as a law student. Following graduation from law school
Patti will seek a position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For
her contribution to society, Patti is awarded the California Medallion for
service. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. John R. McDonald, Jr., 995 Castle
Hill Road, Redwood City.
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Garcia
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-21-73
#163
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the White House has amended
President Nixon's February 8 designation of major disaster areas in the
state to include Ventura County, due to severe storms and flooding during
the period January 12-18.
Like flood victims in the counties of Marin, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, Solano, and the City of South San Francisco, residents in Ventura
affected by the January floods will have a number of state and federal
disaster aids available following the federal action, which was requested
by Governor Reagan.
Federal assistance to individuals who sustained damage in the floods
will consist mainly : of long-term, low-interest loans to homeowners and
businessmen through the Small Business Administration. The State
:
Department of Human Resources Development will provide disaster
unemployment assistance payments to those eligible individuals who
became unemployed because of the floods.
The President's Disaster Fund will also finance debris clearance,
repairs to roads, bridges, and public buildings, damaged by flood waters.
H. R. Temple, Jr., director of the Governor's Office of Emergency
Services (OES), and Robert C. Stevens, regional director of the President'
Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP), will head the joint recovery
effort in Ventura County. They will establish disaster assistance centers
in the county to provide counseling and assistance to affected citizens.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR R LD REAGAN
Sacramento, Californi, 95814
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
MEMO TO THE PRESS
916-445-4571
3-21-73
Governor and Mrs. Ronald Reagan tonight, March 21, 1973, will
host 22 former prisoners of the Vietnam war at a private dinner at the
Sacramento executive residence.
The former prisoners, their wives, dates or guests, are expected to
arrive at the residence, 1341 45th Street, between 6:15 and 6:45 p.m.
Because the dinner is private, no press will be permitted in the
residence. However, because of the general interest in the former
prisoners' activities and the inclement weather, the Reagans are
providing a press tent at the residence for the convenience of newsmen.
Rudy Garcia, assistant press secretary to Governor Reagan, and
Nancy Reynolds, special assistant to the governor, will be available
to answer press queries.
Thumbnail sketches of the former prisoners attending the dinner
are attached.
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POW RETURNEES ATTENDING GOVERNOR AND MRS. REAGAN'S
RECEPTION, MARCH 21, 1973
BRANCH OF
WIFE OR
NAME & GRADE
SERVICE
GUEST'S NAME
ALVAREZ, Ernest Everett Lieutenant Commander
Navy
Madelyn (Siste
ARCURI, William Y. - Lieutenant
Air Force
Andrea (Wife)
CARLSON, Albert E. - Major
Army
Nancy (Wife)
CHAPMAN, Harlan - Lieutenant Colonel
Marine Corps
Fran (Guest)
COMMANDER
HIGDON, Kenneth H. - Lieutenant Golone1
Navy
Marian (Wife)
KERR, Michael S. - Captain
Air Force
Jerri (Wife)
KNUTSON, Rodney A. - Lieutenant Commander
Navy
(Guest)
KOPFMAN, Theodore - Commander
Navy
Margie (Wife)
LERSETH, Roger G. - Lieutenant
Navy
Jean (Wife)
LOCKHART, Hayden J. - Major
Air Force
MC KAMEY, John B. - Commander
Navy
Nancy (Wife)
*MC KEE, Ralph - Colonel
Air Force
Janice (Wife)
MOORE, Ernest Captain
Navy
Claudette (Wife
PYLE, Thomas S. III - Major
Air Force
Karen (Wife)
ROLLINS, James V.
Civilian
(Niece)
SOUTHWICK, Charles E. - Commander
Navy
Karen (Wife)
STACKHOUSE, Charles D. - Lieutenant Commander Navy
(Guest)
STRATTON, Richard A. - Commander
Navy
Alice (Wife)
THORNTON, Gary L. - Lieutenant
Navy
Jacquelyn (Gue
TORKELSON, Loren S. - Captain
Air Force
Merle (Wife)
WAGGONER, Robert F. - Major
Air Force
Veoma (Wife)
WALTMAN, Donald G. - Lieutenant Colonel
Air Force
Marian (Wife)
*USAF POW Returnee Coordinator at Travis AFB; not a returnee
8 USAF
12 USN
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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EVERETT ALVAREZ, JR., UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
(File No. 644124) (Pilot)
Everett Alvarez, Jr., was shot down August 5, 1964, while on
a strike mission in the vicinity of Hongay harbor, North Vietnam.
He was flying an A-4 (Skyhawk) of Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY-
FOUR, from the USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64).
Lieutenant Commander Alvarez was born December 23, 1937, in Salinas,
California. He attended Hartnell Junior College in Salinas, and
was graduated from the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara,
California, with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in
1960. He entered the Aviation Officer Candidate program and was
commissioned Ensign in 1960. Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR
was his first duty assignment.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Alvarez, Sr. , live in Santa
Clara, California, which is Lieutenant Commander Alvarez' home of
record.
MAJOR ALBERT E. CARLSON
Wife: Mrs. Nancy J. Carlson, one son Eric, age 4. Reside
Pleasanton, CA.
MAJ Carlson was born in Oakland, CA. 6 July 41 and entered
the Army as a second Lieutenant from ROTC at San Jose State
College. He has served at Fort Dix, NJ; Fort Benning, GA., and
Fort Sill OK., in Europe and two tours in Vietnam. He arrived
RVN on his second tour 8 Jul 71 and was assigned to Military
Assistance Command Vietnam. MAJ Carlson was advisor assigned
to ARVN unit in city of Loc Ninh which came under attack 7 Apr 72.
Enemy forces overran the city.
Lieutenant Colonel Harlan Page CHAPMAN, United States Marine Corps,
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Lt Col CHAPMAN was captured on 5 NOV 1965 in North Vietnam.
Lt Col CHAPMAN was serving with Marine Aircraft Group 13 as pilot of
aircraft on bombing mission.
He entered the U. S. Marine Corps June 11, 1956. Following flight
training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., he was designated a
naval aviator, OCT 1, 1958.
Lt Col CHAPMAN was born Sept 27, 1934, in Elyria, Ohio. He is
married, has one son. Hometown and State: Fremont, California.
LISTINUANT KENNETH R. HISBON, UNITED STATES NAVY
File 30. 760777/1230
Kenneth Hill Higdon was shot down over North Viotram on December
21, 1972. He was flying in an A 6 (Intruder) of ittack Aguadron
ONE HUNDRED NINSTY-SIX operating from the V33 INTERPRISE (CVA(II)65).
He was born January 29, 1943 in M Paso, Texas and attended
Riverside City College, Riverside, California. He entered the
Aviation Officer Candidate Program and was commissioned Ensign
in 1965. lie served at the Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas and
in a squadron based at Oceana, Virginia.
Lieutenant Hidgon's wife Marion lives in Barclair, Texas. His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilory C. Higdon, live in San Francisco,
California, which is Lieutenant Higdon's home of record.
Captain Michael S. Kerr
Wife: Jerri L. - 2 children - Reside in: Sequim, WA
Captain Kerr was born 19 February 1938 in Santa Monica, CA. He graduated
from San Diego State College with a B.S. degree in 1964. Entering the
Air Force 2 July 1964 his assignments consisted of training courses until
his assignment to SEA 28 November 1966. He was assigned to 11 Tac Recon
Sq, Udorn AB, Thailand, when his RF-4C aircraft disappeared while on a
reconnaissance mission over North Victnam on 16 January 1967. He was
subsequently captured and interned by the North Vietnamese.
Lieutenant Commander Rodney A. KNUTSON, USNR, G67751
Rader Intercept Officer
Rodney Allen Knutson was shot down OCT 17, 1955, while on a combat
mission over North Vietnam. He was flying in an F4 (Phantom II) of Fighter
Squadron 84 operating from the USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA 62).
He was born Sept 29, 1938, in Billings, Montana and received a
Ba chelor's Degree in Education from Eastern Montana College, Billings,
Montana in 1962. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1962, entered the
Avation Officer Candidate Program and was commissioned Ensign in 1963.
Fighter Squadron 84 was his first duty assignment.
LCDR KNUTSON is single. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvin
M. Knutson who reside in Billings, Montana, his home of record.
COMMANDER THEODORE F. KOPFMAN, UNITED STATES NAVY
(File No. 597544) (Pilot)
Theodore Frank Kopfman was shot down on June 15, 1966, while on a
combat mission over North Victnam. He was flying an A-1 (Skyhawk) of
Attack Squadron FIFTY-FIVE, operating from the USS RANGER (CVA-61).
Commander Kopfman was born on September 21, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio.
He received his bachelor's degree in 1955 from Kent State University,
Kent, Ohio. He was enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps program there and was commissioned Ensign upon graduation. He
had duty at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Chase Field, Beeville,
Texas, and in Attack Squadrons based at Moffett and Lemoore in Cali-
fornia.
Commander Kopfman's wife Margie, and three children, Douglas,
Daniel and Karen, live in Lemoore, California. His former guardian,
Mrs. Minette Wellman, lives in Toledo, Ohio. Commander Kopfman's
home of record is Kent, Ohio.
EUTENANT ROCER G. LERSETH, UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
(Filc No. 749685) (Bombardier/Navigator)
Roger Gene Lerseth was shot down September 6, 1972, while
on a combat mission over North Vietnam. He was flying in an
A-6 (Intruder) of Attack Squadron SEVENTY-FIVE, operating
from the USS SARATOGA (CVA-60).
Lieutenant Lerseth was born October 24, 1946, in Belle
Fourche, South Dakota. He received a bachelor's degree in
Economics from the University of: Washington, Seattle,
Washington, in 1969, and was commissioned Ensign through that
University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program.
Attack Squadron SEVENTY-FIVE was his second duty assignment.
His wife Jean lives in San Francisco, California. His
mother, Mrs. Lillian M. Lerseth, lives in Spokane, Washington,
which is Lieutenant Lerseth's home of record.
MMANDER JOIN L. McKAMEY, UNIT STATES NAVY
(File No. 614791) (Pirst)
John Bryan McKamey was shot down on June 2, 1965, while on a combat
mission over North Victnam. He was flying an A-4 (Skyhawk) of Attack
Squadron TWENTY-THREE, operating from the USS MIDWAY (CVA-41).
Commander McKamey was born on July 10, 1935, in Greencastle, Indiana,
and attended Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. He enlisted in
the Navy in 1955, entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program, and was
commissioned Ensign in 1956. Prior to his assignment to Attack Squadron
TWENTY-THREE, he served in Attack and Training Squadrons.
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His wife Nancy and their three children, John, Janice, and Jacquelyn,
live at Lemoore, California. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. McKamey,
live in Plainfield, Indiana. Commander McKamey's home of record is
Fillmore, Indiana.
CAPTAIN ERNEST M. MOORE, JR., UNITED STATES NAVY
(File NO. 553659) (Pilot)
Ernest Melvin Moore, Jr., was shot down on March 11, 1967,
on a combat mission over North Vietnam. He was Executive Officer
of Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO, operating from the
USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) and was flying an A-4 (Skyhawk).
Captain Moore was born on June 2, 1929, in Oakland,
California. He attended the University of San Francisco
(California), San Mateo (California) Junior College, and the
University of California at Berkeley, and received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Foreign Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate
School, Monterey, California in 1966. He had enlisted in the
Navy in 1951, entered the Naval Aviation Cadet program, and
been commissioned Ensign in 1952. He served. aboard the USS
HORNET (CVS-12), Naval Air Technical Training Command, Memphis,
and in Carrier Division FIFTEEN, and several Attack Squadrons.
Captain Moore's wife Claudette and their daughters Michelle,
Melissa and Leslie live in Coronado, California. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Melvin Moore, Sr., live in Walnut Creek,
California. Captain Moore's home of record is Millbrae,
California.
Major Thomas S.
c, II
Wife: Karen A. Resides in: Modesto, CA
Major Pyle was born 3 November 1934 in Wilmington, DE. He entered the Air
Force 11 April 1959 after completing one year at the University of Delaware.
He held several assignments prior to his assignment to SEA 4 July 1966. He
was assigned to the 354th Tac Ftr Sq, Takhli AB, Thailand, when his F-105F
aircraft was shot down by enemy ground fire while on an operational mission
over North Vietnam on 7 August 1966. He was subsequently captured and
interned by the North Vietnamese.
COMMANDER CHARLES E. SOUTHWICK, UNITED STATES NAVY
(File No. 544716) (Pilot)
Charles Everett Southwick was shot down May 14, 1967,
while on a combat mission over North Vietnam. He was
flying an F-4 (Phantom II) of Fighter Squadron ONE
HUNDRED FOURTEEN, operating from the USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63).
Commander Southwick was born October 6, 1931, in
Fairbanks, Alaska, and attended the University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington. He received his commission through the
Naval Aviation Cadet program in 1954, and served in
several Fighter Squadrons and at the Bureau of Naval
Personnel, Washington, D. C.
Commander Southwick's wife Karen lives in Sausalito,
California. His home of record is Seattle, Washington.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CHARLES D. STACKHOUSE, UNITED STATES NAVY
(File No. 647984) (Pilot)
Charles David Stackhouse was shot down April 25, 1967, while on a
combat mission over North Vietnam. He was flying an A-4 (Skyhawk) of
Attack Squadron SEVENTY-SIX, operating from the USS BON HOMME RICHARD
(CVA-31).
Lieutenant Commander Stackhouse was born March 13, 1940, in
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and graduated from the United States Naval
Academy in 1961. He was assigned to Attack Squadron SIXTY-FIVE,
based at Oceana, Virginia, before reporting to Attack Squadron
SEVENTY-SIX.
Lieutenant Commander Stackhouse is single. His mother, Mrs.
Jeannette Stackhouse, lives in Lemoore, California. His home of
record is Norwood, Ohio.
COMMANDER RICHARD A. STRATTON, UNITED STATES NAVY
(File No. 602087) (Pilot)
Richard Allen Stratton was shot down January 5, 1967,
while on a combat mission over North Vietnam. He was fly-
ing an A-4 (Skyhawk) of Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY-
TWO, operating from the USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14).
Commander Stratton was born October 14, 1931, in Quincy,
Massachusetts. He received a bachelor's degree in History
from Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. in 1955, and
a master's degree in Foreign Affairs from Stanford Univer-
sity, Stanford, California, in 1964. He was commissioned
through the Naval Aviation Cadet program in 1955, and served
in an Attack Squadron based at Lemoore, California, and on
the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at Offutt Air Force
Base in Nebraska.
His wife Alice and sons Patrick, Michael, and Charles live
in Palo Alto, California. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
A. Stratton, live in Quincy, Massachusetts, which is Commander
Stratton's home of record.
LIEUTENANT GARY L. THORNTON, UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
(File No. 700903) (Radar Intercept Officer)
Gary Lynn Thornton was shot down February 20, 1967, while
on a combat mission over North Vietnam. He was flying in an
F-4 (Phantom II) of Fighter Squadron NINETY-SIX, operating
from the USS ENTERPRISE (CVA (N) -65).
Lieutenant Thornton was born December 3, 1941, in Delano,
California. He served as an enlisted man in the Navy from 1959
to 1966, received his commission through the Aviation Officer
Candidate program in 1966, and joined Fighter Squadron NINETY-
SIX that year.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Thornton, live in Porter-
ville, California, his home of record.
Captain Loren H. Torkelson
Wife: Merle A. Resides in: Carmichael, CA
Captain Torkelson was born 22 May 1941 in Minot, ND. He graduated from
the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, with a B.S. degree in
1963. On 10 August 1963 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the
Air Force Reserves and on 23 November 1963 entered active duty as & pilot
trainec. Shortly after completing pilot training he was transferred to
Holloman AFB, NM, where he served until his assignment to SEA on 22 April
1966. Ile was assigned to the 389th Tac Ftr Sq, Da Nang AB, Republic of
Vietnam, when his F-4C aircraft was struck by hostile fire forcing him
to eject while on a combat mission over North Vietnam on 29 April 1967.
He was subsequently captured and interned by the North Vietnamese.
Major Robert F. Waggoner
Wife: Veoma E. - 2 sons - Reside in: Reno, NV
Major Waggoner was born 2 June 1935 in Jensen, UT. He enlisted in the
Air Force as an aviation cadet and pilot trainee on 14 April 1955.
Receiving his commission as a second lieutenant in July 1956, Major
Waggoner served in a number of units, including a tour in Labrador,
prior to his assignment to SEA 9 August 1966. He was assigned to the
469 Tac Ftr Sq, Korat AB, Thailand, when his F-105 aircraft was
apparently struck by hostile fire during a combat mission over North
Victnam on 12 September 1966. Major Waggoner was subsequently captured
and interned by the North Vietnamese.
Major Donald G. Waltman
Wife: Marian C. - 5 children - Reside in: Kellogg, ID
Major Waltman was born 17 December 1930 in Kellogg, ID. He graduated
from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, in 1953 with a B.A. degree.
On 2 August 1954 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air
Force Reserves and entered active duty in August 1955. In 1958,
Major Waltman completed pilot training and served in a number of
assignments, including tours of duty in Morocco and Germany, prior to
his assignment to SEA 28 August 1966. Major Waltman was assigned to
the 13 Tac Ftr Sq, Korat AB, Thailand, when his F-105 was struck by
hostile fire which forced him to eject while on a combat mission over
North Victnam on 19 September 1966. Major Waltman was subsequently
captured and interned by the North Vietnamese.
BIOGRAPHY FOR 1LT WILLIAM Y. ARCURI, JR.
MISSING IN ACTION 20 DECEMBER 1972. PRISONER OF WAR 22 DECEMBER 1972.
WIFE ANDRIA A. RESIDES IN YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA. LT ARCURI WAS BORN
7 AUGUST 1947 IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. HE GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. MILITARY
ACADEMY IN 1970, RECEIVING A BS DEGREE. COMMISSIONED A 2LT ON 3 JUNE 1970,
HE COMPLETED PILOT TRAINING WITH THE 3550th STU SQUADRON AT MOODY AFB,
GEORGIA. IN SEPTEMBER 1971 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO CASTLE AFB FOR COMBAT CREW
TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT DUTY WITH THE 744TH BOMB SQUADRON AT BEALE AFB,
CALIFORNIA. ON 22 DECEMBER 1972 WHILE ON TEMPORARY DUTY WITH THE 43RD
STRATEGIC WING, ANDERSON AFB, GUAM, LT ARCURI WAS CO-PILOT OF A B52,
DEPARTED ANDERSON AFB ON A NIGHT COMBAT MISSION OVER NORTH VIETNAM. THE
AIRCRAFT WAS DOWNED IN THE TARGET AREA AND ALTHOUGH BEEPER SIGNALS WERE
HEARD, VOICE CONTACT COULD NOT BE MADE WITH ANY OF THE CREW MEMBERS. LT
ARCURI'S STATUS WAS CHANGED TO CAPUTRED ON 22 DECEMBER 1972 AFTER HANOI NEWS
RELEASES CONFIRMED HIS CAPTURE. THE STATUS OF THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CPT
TERRY GOLANICK, THE GUNNER, SGT ROY MADDEN, JR. AND THE NAVIGATOR 1LT MICHAEL
R. MARTINI WAS ALSO CHANGED TO CAPTURED BASED ON HANOI NEWS RELEASES. THE
STATUS OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE OFFICER, CRAIG A. PAUL AND THE RADAR NAVIGATOR
CPT WARREN R. SPENCER IS MISSING IN ACTION.
BIOGRAPHY FOR MAJOR HAYDEN J. LOCKHART, JR.
WAINUTCREER, CALIF.
WIFE'S NAME JILL, ONE SON, RESIDE IN ALEXANDRIA, LOS ANGELES. MAJOR LOCKHART
WAS BORN 16 JUNE 1938 IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. HE GRADUATED FROM THE
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN THE CLASS OF 1961. HE ENTERED THE AIR FORCE
7 JUNE 1961. HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT AFTER COMPLETING PILOT AND OPERATIONAL
TRAINAING WAS AT ENGLAND AIR FORCE BASE, LOUISIANA PRIOR TO HIS ASSIGNMENT
TO SOUTHEAST ASIA. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 613th TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON
DA NANG AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM WHEN HIS F100 WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT
FIRE WHILE ON A COMBAT MISSION OVER NORTH VIETNAM ON 2 MARCH 1965. HE WAS
SUBSEQUENTLY CAPTURED AND INTERNED BY THE NORTH VIETNAMESE.
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR P NALD REAGAN
Sacramento, Californ a 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-21-73
Governor Reagan will make an important announcement with regard
to his proposed revenue control and tax reduction program tomorrow at
10:30 a.m. in the governor's office
Following the announcement the governor will answer reporters'
questions. We are asking that you confine your questions to the subject
of revenue control and tax reduction.
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Gray
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ALD REAGAN
Sacramento, California 95814
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Ed Gray, Press Secretary
916-445-4571
3-21-73
The following is in answer to a number of press inquiries regarding
assistance, support and funding of the governor's tax reduction task
force.
The purpose of the Governor's Tax Reduction Task Force, as specified
in the governor's charge to the task force, was from the beginning to
"review the entire tax and public financing system in our state,
including the analysis of methods for reducing governmental programs
and spending at the state level.'
The governor's charge applied to, and was intended to cut across,
the operations of all departments in state government to determine those
areas where further economies and cost reductions could be made to reduce
the heavy tax burden on the people.
The governor requested that the task force utilize existing state
resources and ordered all departments to give full cooperation to this
activity as a top priority of his administration.
Consistent with this charge the task force devoted a considerable
amount of time to working with individual departments and with outside
economists who were available for this purpose. To accomplish the charge,
people and services were contributed from various departments, on either
a full-time or part-time basis, to help achieve these goals.
The expertise which resulted from the efforts of the task force made
it possible to develop the comprehensive revenue control and tax reduction
program which the governor has offered to the legislature and the people
of California. The project is also resulting in a wide range of other
recommendations to reduce the cost and improve the effectiveness of state
government.
Since the task force was formed last Sepbember a number of operating
departments and agencies within the administration, including the governor
office, have, at one time or another, provided assistance to the task
force members in the form of informational data, temporary personnel, and
resources. This is no different from the manner in which other task
forces formed by the governor during the course of the administration
have been supported in the past---including those on government efficiency
and cost control, welfare reform, public safety, and education.
One of the departments which has assisted in funding some of the
administrative costs of the task force is the Department of Social Welfare
The total amount of money contributed by this department toward such costs
is $19,260. This expenditure has helped the task force meet the cost of
consultant fees, some travel and expenses, the cost of equipment and
supplies, and other services such as the cost of graphics, typing, etc.
This is the total amount of direct funding which Social Welfare has
provided toward the support of the task force which is now finishing up
its work.
Other departments and agencies which have provided assistance to the
task force include the Business and Transportation Agency, Resources
Agency, Agriculture and Services Agency, Health and Welfare Agency,
Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Finance,
Department of Human Resources Development, Department of General Services,
the Board of Equalization and the Franchise Tax Board.
Considering the success of the task force in developing a realistic
and comprehensive program to reduce the tax burden of the people of
California, the contributions of these departments and agencies have been
very small in terms of the cost-benefit ratio,
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Gray