Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
118564196
label
Press Releases - April 1967 [04/01/1967 - 04/15/1967]
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
118564196
contentType
document
title
Press Releases - April 1967 [04/01/1967 - 04/15/1967]
citationUrl
identifierLocal
840
collections
Ronald Reagan's Governor's Papers of the Press Unit
Press Releases
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
118564196
coverageEndDate
logicalDate
1975-12-31
year
1975
coverageStartDate
logicalDate
1967-01-01
year
1967
levelOfDescription
fileUnit
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
document
mediaId
b26712a8f17f968f
ocrText
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Digital Library Collections
This is a PDF of a folder from our textual
collections.
Collection: Reagan, Ronald: Gubernatorial Papers,
1966-74: Press Unit
Folder Title: Press Releases - April 1967
[04/01/1967 - 04/15/1967]
Box: P7
To see more digitized collections visit:
https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library
To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories
visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection
Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected]
Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing
National Archives Catalogue:
https://catalog.archives.gov/
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact: Lyn Nofz er
445-4571
4.5.67
SCHEDU PRESS
MONDAY, APRIL 3
12:00 noon
Luncheon: University of California, Santa
Barbara officials; University House, UCSB
2:00 pm
Charter Day ceremonies; Bleacher Field.
Gov. Reagan will present Canadian Prime
Minister Lester Pearson with honorary degree.
3:30 pm
Depart Santa Barbara Airport, chartered plane
4:30 pm
Arrive Sacramento Airport
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
9:30 am
Press Conference; Room 1190
12:00 noon
Luncheon: Board of Directors, California
Manufacturers Assn.; Sutter Club. Mrs.
Reagan will attend
2:30 pm
Photo session: Mary Dorr, president, America
Women in Radio and Televsion; Gov. Office
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
10:00 am
Depart Sacramento by car
12:00 noon
Luncheon: Governor's Survey on Efficiency
and Cost Control; Colonial Room, St. Francis
Hotel, San Francisco
2:00 pm
Depart San Francisco for Sacramento by car
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
11:30 am
Meeting: San Diego Chamber of Commerce;
Council Room
1:15 pm
Photo Session: State Scholars; Gov. Office
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
10:00 am
Meeting: Governor's Medical Advisory
Council; Council Room
3:30 pm
Depart Sacramento Airport, PSA Flight 384
4:20 pm
Arrive Los Angeles International Airport
6:45 pm
Reception: L.A. Press Club; Beverly-Hilton
Hotel
8:00 pm
Banquet: L.A. Press Club "Headliner of the
Year" Award Dinner; International Ballroom,
Beverly-Hilton. Gov. is recipient of award
overnight
Los Angeles
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
No public appointments scheduled at this time
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
7:45 pm
Dedication ceremonies: Mark Taper Forum,
Los Angeles Music Center.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact: Lyn Nofz er
445-4571
4.0.67
MEMO 10 THE PRESS RESS
Governor Reagan has signed the following bills:
MARCH 20, 1967
AB 595 - Chapter 16
Appropriates $574,396 to insure continua-
Crown
tion of State's Crippled Children's Services
S: Unanimous
programs
A: Unanimous
MARCH 28, 1967
SB 156 - Chapter 17
Modifies various provisions of State law
Grunsky
pertaining to the courts to conform to re-
S: Unanimous
cent revisions of Article VI of State Con-
A: 45 ayes; 26 noes
stitution. Also provides for dropping of
names of unopposed incumbent superior court
judges from ballot
AB 74 - Chapter 18
Authorizes drainage districts to issue
Duffy
warrants prior to collection of first assess-
S: Unanimous
ment in amount not to exceed $75,000
A: Unanimous
AB 181 - Chapter 19
Amends Orange County Water District Act to
Badham
change qualifications of electors to regis-
S: Unanimous
tered voters, each with single vote
A: Unanimous
MARCH 30, 1967
AB 1372 - Chapter 20
Excludes from ceiling on expenditures under
Veneman
California Medical Assistance Program those
S: Unanimous
made on or before May 1, 1967, for persons
A: Unanimous
in county and contract hospitals who are
neither categorical aid recipients nor cer-
tified indigents under terms of Program
MARCH 31, 1967
SB 572 - Chapter 21
Appropriates $7,535,340 for Emergency Fund
Miller
in augmentation of Item 316, Budget Act of
S: Unanimous
1966
A: Unanimous
JAK/146
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: l...mediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the PRESS
4.3.67
new member to the state Board of Forestry and the re-appointment
of a current member.
H. R. (Ray) Crane Jr., president of Crane Mills of Corning,
was named the Forest Lands representative on the board for a
four year term expiring January 15, 1971. Crane, a Republican,
succeeds Edward P. Ivory of Dinuba.
Kelly B. McGuire, a Democrat of Fort Bragg, was reappointed
to a four-year also expiring January 15, 1971. He first was
named to the board in 1959.
Membership on the board pays travel expenses but no salary.
# # #
LN/147
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.3.67
RELEASE: Immuliate PRESS
Governor Ronald Reagan has named six new members to the state
Reclamation Board and re-named a seventh. Members of the board
serve without salary at the pleasure of the governor.
New members are N. Kenneth Groefsema (cq), of El Nido, a
Republican, who replaces George W. Nickel of Los Banos; H. Wilfried
Barmann, Chico Republican, who replaces John J. Madigan, also of
Chico; Ronald R. Harrington of Live Oak, a Republican who replaces
Donald L. Weiler of Yuba City; Herman H. Fendt, Colusa Republican
who replaces H. Terrell Sartain of Eastside; Alfred A. Souza, a
Tracy Republican, who replaces Harold O'Banion of Dos Palos, and
Peter T. Hamatani, Courtland Republican, who replaces Stanley W.
Kronick of Sacramento.
Renamed was Wallace McCormack of Rio Vista.
Although the post pays no salary, members receive up to
$1,000 a year in $20 per diems, plus travel expenses.
# # #
LN/148
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.3.67
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SACRAMENTO--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced the following
Agricultural Association appointments:
Frank H. Ogawa of Oakland was named to replace John H. Staley,
Jr. of Oakland, and Charles R. Hitchcock of San Leandro, vice presi-
dent of a tractor company, was named to replace George P. Oakes of
Hayward on the 1st District Board of Directors. Ogawa and Hitchcock
are Republicans and their terms expire Jan. 15, 1971.
James P. Abeloe of Salinas was named to a term expiring Jan.
15, 1971 on the 7th District Board of Directors. He is a Republican
and replaces Robert J. Bowersox, M.D. of Monterey.
Mrs. Rose Marie Holt of Carmel, a Republican, was appointed
to replace William V. Shaw of Carmel Highland on the 7th District
board. Her term expires Jan. 15, 1971.
John Jordano, Jr. of Santa Barbara was appointed to a term
expiring Jan .15, 1971 on the 19th District Board of Directors,
replacing Richard W. Robertson of Santa Barbara. He is a Republican.
Josiah C. Jenkins of Santa Barbara was named to replace
Clinton B. Hollister, M.D. of Santa Barbara on the 19th District
board. A Republican, his term expires Jan. 15, 1971.
Senator Robert Lagomarsino (R-Ventura) expressed his pleasure
with the Governor's appointments to the 19th District board.
JAK/149
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Sacramento
PRESS
April 1, 1967
The Honorable Ronald Reagan
Governor, State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, California
Dear Governor Reagan:
Your non-partison committee held three meetings, March 15, 21, and
22, to obtain expert testimony from consultants, legal counsel,
community leaders, technical staff and citizens regarding the future
of the new California Exposition and Fair.
We examined carefully the potential of terminating the new fair pro-
gram and the State remaining at the old site. We found, based on
this analysis, that the existing State Fair site cannot be success-
fully sustained since it would be necessary to spend $8 to $12 million
for modernization, an expenditure which was considered impractical.
It is geographically and environmentally unsuited. It is too small.
It has inadequate facilities, poor highway network, and insufficient
parking.
After careful examination, re-examination, and evaluation of the facts
pertaining to capital costs, feasibility, operation potential of the
new California Exposition and Fair, legal opinions from the Attorney
General, Bond Counsel, and General Counsel, your committee has con-
cluded that the State should proceed to construct the new California
Exposition and Fair. This conclusion is based on recognition of the
economic impact, prestige, educational value, and growth potential of
the new State Fair; the hopeful expectancy that the new State Fair
will be self supporting; and the fact that (1) 12% of the total cost
of the new State Fair has already been spent, (2) bond redemption
penalties would approximate $900,000, (3) bond-holders' suit may
otherwise occur, and (4) default on the bonds could impair California's
future bond sales.
It is also the opinion of the committee that the estimated attendance
figures contained in the ERA study appear excessively high and that
the leasing or sale of the land at the new fair site may be prolonged.
To close this gap, the City and County should be encouraged to aggres-
sively participate as joint users.
Strict controls must be observed to insure success of this project;
particular attention must be given to management, design, and
construction. The validity of design and the ability to construct
within the current financial and planning framework are mandatory.
The Corporation staff must be organized to insure this objective.
Our recommendations, based on the assumption that the 1968 State
Fair will be held on the new site, are that the California Exposition
and Fair be constructed as follows (supporting dat, attached):
1. That the development of the new California State Exposition
and Fair proceed forward on a "Pay-As-You-Go" basis with funds on
hand or positively available in open-ended increments.
2. That the initial construction package contain the necessary
ingredients to better meet agricultural requirements. These facilities
could also be used for City, County, and other public purposes.
3. That the concessionaires install, maintain, and operate the
entertainment features. Thereby, the capital outlay funds not spent
by the State on recreational facilities will be used for expansion
of facilities for agricultural purposes, and the unused funds will
remain available in the State Fair Fund.
The Honorable Ronald Reagan
Page 2
April 1, 1967
4. That the State Public Works Board authorize the State Treasurer
to market the $6.5 million Series B" Bonds to complete financing the
three security complexes which must be substantially completed, per
bond resolution, by July 1, 1968, with a statement of modification to
cover proposed program changes.
5. That the Department of General Services be directed to take
immediate steps toward selling all land and property of the existing
State Fair and expedite the leasing or sale of excess land of the new
State Fair in order to obtain $13.5 million for completing the project.
6. That because of time inherent in selling and leasing in order
to complete the project, you may at some future date wish to request
the Legislature, subject to other pressing priorities and availability
of funds, to approve a short-term loan not to exceed the estimated
revenue from the sales or leases which must be repaid as sales and
leases are consummated.
7. That in the event funds and loans are not available or forth-
coming which may force a delay in completion of the planned buildup,
the State should be prepared to support operating deficits starting in
1968-69 Fiscal Year for the new State Fair in the approximate magni-
tude ($825,000 for Fiscal Year 1967-68) as it has historically sup-
ported the present State Fair.
Essentially, the committee's recommendations for this long-pending
project involve a modification and shoring up of the Master Plan of
the new Exposition and Fair in such a way that the design and con-
struction of each element will make the concept of self sufficiency
mandatory. To achieve this objective will require an augmentation of
the agricultural facilities to correct program deficinecies; operation
of the entertainment and recreational facilities by private business.
concessionaires; the stimulation of city and county joint usage of
the Exposition and Fair property to broaden the fair's economic base;
the voluntary use of the Exposition and Fair's facilities by district
and county fairs; and the implementation of strict controls to assure
economic and provident expenditure of funds as they become available.
Respectfully yours,
Andrew R. Lolli, Chairman
Committee to Review the
California Exposition
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, Califo
ia
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.4.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today issued the following
statement:
I have two announcements to make today before we begin the
questioning. One has to do with the universities; the other with
the status of the State Fair.
First I wish to announce that I will ask the legislature to
approve a five percent raise for all teaching personnel at the Uni-
versity of California this year. Total cost of the raise will be
about six and a half million dollars.
We are urging this increase because we recognize professional
salaries at the University must stay at or near parity with those
of other universities recognized along with the University of Cali-
fornia as being the outstanding major universities in the nation.
We are aware that this raise does not quite equal what many
feel the faculty members should receive, but I wish again to point
out that this year there just isn't the money to do all we might
like to do.
Funds for this raise are already in the budget as are funds for
a 4 percent raise for all state employees including non-teaching
staff at the University. That four percent raise will cost the state
another 23 and two-thirds million.
In addition, we are hopeful that money can be found to raise
faculty salaries at the University law schools an extra one percent
to bring them more in line with the faculties of other major law
schools. This will add a little more than a million dollars to
amounts we have already talked about.
Now regarding the Fair. I have today approved a report of the
committee to review the California Exposition. That report was drawn
up after the committee received testimony from consultants, legal
counsel, community leaders, technical staff and concerned citizens
regarding the future of the combined Exposition and Fair.
The committee, headed by Gen. Andrew Lolli, has recommended that
the state should proceed with construction of the fair site. I concur
In reaching their decision the committee has told me it expects
that the Fair will be self supporting.
Hopefully, we can now proceed at a pace that will allow us to
hold the 1968 State Fair on the new site.
The committee has made a long list of recommendations which I
will not list in detail here although they will be made available to
you. But I do want to emphasize a couple of points. First, the
committee has urged, and I concur, that initial construction include
the ingredients needed to meet agriculture requirements and second,
that development proceed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I will take your questions.
LN/150
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
PRESS
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.5.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Albert C. Beeson, vice president of Case & Co.,
San Francisco, today was named by Gov. Ronald Reagan as Director
of Industrial Relations in the Department of Industrial Relations.
The $23, 500-a-year post requires Senate confirmation. He suc-
ceeds Margaret Ritchie O'Grady of San Francisco, the acting direc-
tor, who will return to her previous position as Deputy Director.
Beeson, 60, of Menlo Park, has been associated with Chase &
Co. since 1962. A native of Missouri, he was graduated from Stan-
ford with an AB and from New York University with an MBA.
He served as a member of the National Labor Relations Board
during the Eisenhower Administration and in 1956 founded the manage-
ment development program at the University of Santa Clara.
Beeson, a Republican, has been an assistant professor of indus-
trial relations at San Jose State College since 1963, where he also
taught personnel management, labor relations, corporate finance and
economics. He also has taught at Rutgers and Stanford Graduate
Business School.
He entered the security business in 1928 with the Francis I.
DuPont Co. and has been associated with the U.S. Rubber Co., Philco,
FMC Corp. and the Western Electronics Manufacturers Assn.
Beeson is a member of the Personnel Board of Menlo Park, a
member of the American Arbitration Assn. panel and the California
Personnel Management Assn. and has been active in numerous civic
activities.
# # #
PB/151
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE:
immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.5.67
PRESS
A modification of the interim organization of the Executive Branch
of State Government was announced today by Governor Ronald Reagan.
The governor said that under an executive order, he has directed
that Earl Coke, director of the Department of Agriculture, be given
full cabinet status along with three other secretaries.
The others are Gordon Luce, secretary of Business and Transportation
Norman B. Livermore, secretary of Resources and Development, and
Spencer Williams, secretary of Human Relations.
Under the plan, Coke, who along with the other three will be
designated secretaries of their respective areas in the governor's
reorganization measure, will continue to meet daily in cabinet staff
meetings with Cabinet Secretary William Clark and with the governor
at least three times weekly to coordinate functions within their
separate areas.
"I have studied the question of reorganization and communications
within the executive branch for the past 90 days, and at the
recommendation of Bill Clark, have determined that agriculture,
California's largest industry, should have the same representation
and communication with my office as Resources and Development, Business
and Transportation and Human Relations.
"I am confident," the governor added, "that this interim reorgan-
ization will be the answer to the problems of communication that
existed in the previous administration."
Legislation calling for reorganization of the executive branch
was one of Governor Reagan's key proposals. It currently is being
readied for submission to the Legislature.
Coke said the interim arrangement and the plans for implementing
legislation "truly indicate Governor Reagan's recognition of
agriculture as the No. 1 industry in this state."
# # #
PB/152
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: mediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.5.67
PRESS
Governor Ronald Reagan today named C. Ransom Pearman, veteran
Los Angeles County banker, as a member of the State Fish and Game
Commission. The unsalaried nomination for a six-year term requires
Senate confirmation.
Pearman, 66, vice chairman of the board and chairman of the
executive committee of Community Bank of Huntington Park, succeeds
Dante J. Nomellini of Stockton.
Pearman, a Democrat, lives in San Gabriel. He is an avid
sportsman who began hunting and trapping in 1905 in New Mexico
and since then has trapped, hunted and fished in all of Western
America and through much of the world.
A native of Texas, Pearman started in the banking business in
1916 as a messenger boy and came to Los Angeles in 1923. He has been
in the banking business since 1916 and is a past president of Group 5,
California Bankers Assn. as well as having been associated with numer-
ous civic and cultural activities.
# # #
PB/153
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Inanediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
John E. Cotton, long-time San Diego realtor, PRESS today was named by
4.5.67
Governor Ronald Reagan as a member of the State Real Estate Commission
for a term ending in January of 1968.
Cotton fills an unexpired term created by the death of Roger
John Roelle of West Covina.
A Republican, he is a partner in the San Diego realty firm of
O. W. Cotton Co., founded 64 years ago by his father. In 1956 he served
as president of the California Real Estate Association, in 1959 was
vice president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards,
an organization for which he served as director for 12 years, and is
a former president of the San Diego Realty Board.
Cotton is a member of the International Real Estate Federation,
twice was president of the California Apartment Owners Association
and served as vice president of the National Apartment Owners
Association in 1953.
A Stanford graduate, he served as the first chairman of the
San Diego Housing Advisory & Appeals Board and has lectured widely
on appraisal and property management. He is married and has three
children.
# # #
PB/154
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.5.67
RELEASE: PRESS Immediate
Seven appointments were announced today by Governor Ronald Reagan
to the Historical Landmarks Advisory Committee.
The unsalaried posts serve terms at the pleasure of the governor.
Named were:
Margaret E. Smith of Pasadena, who succeeds Dr. Martin B. Ridge
of San Diego. Mrs. Smith, wife of Gordon K. Smith, is a Republican.
Carmen C. Jones of Camarillo, who succeeds Richard F. McCarthy
of Berkeley. Mrs. Jones is the wife of Roy E. Jones and is a Democrat.
Andrew M. Genzoli, reporter-columnist for Humboldt Newspapers
Inc., Eureka, was named to succeed Richard R. Emparan of Sonoma.
Genzoli, of Ferndale, is a Republican.
Kathryn H. Kaiser of San Francisco, wife of Kent Kaiser, was named
to replace Leon Langdon Dwight of San Pedro.
Glen A. Settle of Rosamond was selected to succeed Mrs. Eileen G.
Dismuke of Santa Barbara. Settle, associated with the Tropic Gold
Camp, is a Republican.
The Rev. Noel F. Moholy, OFM, STD of San Domiano Retreat,
Danville, a Republican, was reappointed. Also reappointed was
Dr. R. Coke Wood, Stockton, who is professor of history at the
University of the Pacific. Dr. Wood is a Democrat.
# # #
PB/155
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.5.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Two members of the State Mining and Geology Board
were reappointed today by Gov. Ronald Reagan.
Re-named to four-year terms, which require Senate confirmation,
were:
Thomas H. Rodgers of Chanslor-Western Oil & Development
Co., Los Angeles; and Edmund F. Brovelli, president, Basalt Rock
Co., Inc., Napa. Both men are Republicans.
# # #
PB/156
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.5.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--William H. Kuphaldt, chief forester, Amador-Cala-
veras Division of American Forest Products Corp., today was ap-
pointed by Gov. Ronald Reagan as a member of the District Forest
Practice Committee, South Sierra Pine Forest.
Kuphaldt, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor,
replaces Seth Beach of Placerville. Kuphaldt, of Murphys, is a
Republican.
# # #
PB/157
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact: Lyn Nofzig
445-4571
A five-man task force of experts was appointed PRESS today by Governor
4-6-67
Ronald Reagan to work out proposed legislative amendments to the excess
land provisions of the federal reclamation law.
Governor Reagan, who repeatedly has called for revision of the
outmoded 160-acre limitation imposed by the federal government, said he
has asked the task force to "draft proposed legislative amendments that
will update the basic concepts of the acreage limitation to afford
rational approaches to the different situations which face California's
agriculturalists."
The governor has repeatedly termed the 160-acre limitation archaic
and unsuited to California's contemporary agricultural economy, includ-
ing large-scale commercial farming.
He said he hopes the task force will determine alternatives to
enforcement of the limitation "so that all segments of California's
agricultural community can prosper within federal water service areas."
"For example," he said, "one alternative might allow a landowner
desiring to be relieved from the application of excess land laws to
obtain an irrigation water supply at a charge which would repay the
federal government his share of the full cost of furnishing the supply
for his land." "
"At the same time, I expect the task force will suggest changes
in current interpretations of the existing law which are not in the
public interest," the governor said.
Governor Reagan said he hopes the task force "will devise many
politically acceptable and reasonable measures to relieve the present
situation, particularly in California," adding that the situation has
changed considerably "from the days when the acreage limitation was
originally drafted."
A report and recommendations are expected within 90 days, if
possible, the governor said. He added that members of the group were
chosen "because of their eminent position in public affairs as well
as their intimate knowledge and substantial experience with the
problems involved." "
Burnham Enerson (cq) was named by the governor as chairman of the
task force. Enersen, a San Francisco attorney, is chairman of the
State Chamber of Commerce's statewide Water Resources Committee.
Other members are:
Breckinridge Thomas of Fresno, James F. Sorenson of Visalia,
William H. Jennings of San Diego and Richard D. Andrews of Fresno.
# # #
PB/158
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO.
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4-6-67
RELEASE: I. PRESS ediate
Robert E. Howard, veteran Los Angeles County administrator, today
was named by Governor Ronald Reagan as director of the Department of
Rehabilitation.
Howard, 47, has been chief of the budget division in the county's
chief administrative office since July 1956. In that capacity he was
responsible for the preparation and execution of the county's annual
budget and fiscal matters.
A native of Iowa, Howard was graduated from the University of
Iowa and worked briefly for the federal government in Washington before
entering the Army during World War II.
He joined the county as an administrative assistant in January
of 1946.
Howard, a Republican, lives in Altadena. He succeeds Warren
Thompson of Sacramento in the $22,500-a-year post. The appointment is
subject to Senate confirmation.
# # #
PB/159
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact: Lyn Nofzige.
445-4571
4.6.67
PRESS
Emmett M. Engstrom, administrator at the Good Shepherd Lutheran
Home, Porterville, today was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan as a
member of the state Mental Retardation Program Advisory Board.
Engstrom, a Republican, has been administrator of the Good Shep-
herd Home since 1957 and currently is president of the California
Association of Residences for Retarded Children.
He succeeds Bela Louis Clark of Lafayette to a four-year term.
# # #
PB/160
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO..
RELEASE
Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
PRESS
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Dr. Victor H. Austin, Van Nuys
veterinarian, to a four-year term on the Board of Examiners in
Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Austin, a Republican, lives in Encino. He succeeds Dr. Carroll
L. Hare of San Fernardo, whose term expired.
# # #
PB/161
OFFICE OF THE \ VERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Rollin Lee McNitt, Jr., president of Rose
Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, today was reappointed by Gov.
Ronald Reagan to a new four-year term as a member of the
State Cemetery Board McNitt, a Democrat, was appointed sub-
ject to Senate confirmation.
# # #
PB/162
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Three persons were named today by Gov. Ronald
Reagan to terms on the Commission on Housing and Community Devel-
opment. The posts require Senate confirmation.
Allan Oakley Hunter, Fresno attorney, onetime FBI agent and
former member of Congress, was named to a term expiring in October
of 1969. He succeeds Karl L. Falk of Fresno, whose appointment
during the previous administration had not been sent to the Senate.
Hunter, 50, is a Republican.
Everett Griffin, president of Griffin Development Co., San
Francisco, served as chairman of the San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency from 1958 to 1966. Griffin, a Republican who was named
by the governor as chairman of the commission, succeeds Anthony
L. Ramos of Oakland, whose term expired.
Jack Freeman, owner of Jack Freeman Floor Covering Co.,
Beverly Hills, will succeed Charles T. Blair of Los Altos Hills,
whose term expired. Freeman, a Republican, is a former mayor of
Beverly Hills and served as chairman of the Beverly Hills Division
of the United Jewish Welfare Fund Drive.
Griffin and Freeman were named to terms expiring in October,
1970.
# # #
PB/163
OFFICE OF THE GC RNOR
Sacramento, Calilornia
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today named three persons
as members of the State Building Standards Commission for four-
year terms.
Gordon F. Powers, Long Beach architect, was named to succeed
Robert N. Eddy of Bakersfield, whose term expired. Powers, 50,
is a Republican.
Amador R. Mori, of Costa Mesa, partner in the San Francisco
shipping firm of Interfruit Co., was appointed to replace Leon
E. Henry of Inglewood. Mori, 56, is a Democrat.
Wesley T. Hayes, Partner in the structural engineering firm
of Graham & Hayes, San Francisco, succeeds Ralph S. McLean, Fuller-
ton. Hayes, 59, of Oakland, is a Democrat.
The appointments require Senate confirmation.
# # #
PB/164
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PRESS
Sacramento, California
445-4571
4.6.67
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento- William A. DeGroot, Jr., Marina Del Rey, today
was appointed by Gov. Ronald Reagan as a member of the State Har-
bors and Watercraft Commission.
DeGroot, 47, is a Republican and replaces John M. Annand of
Los Angeles. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
DeGroot, former insurance agency executive, has had an active
interest in small craft for more than 15 years.
# # #
PB/165
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
PRESS
S
Theodore E. Cummings, president, Food Giant Markets, Santa Fe
Springs, today was reappointed by Governor Ronald Reagan as a member
of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications. Appointment to the
four-year term requires Senate confirmation.
Cummings, 60, is a Republican. He lives in Beverly Hills.
# # #
PB/166
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE:
ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
Governor Ronald Reagan today named four persons PRESS to three-year
4-6-67
terms on the State Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
They are:
Thurlow M. Heggland, chief administrative officer for San Diego
County, succeeding Robert T. Andersen (cq) of Riverside. Heggland is
a Republican.
Earl R. Strathman, county administrative officer in Alameda
County, succeeding Howard W. Campen of San Jose. Strathman, of
Hayward, is a Democrat.
Bernard J. Clark, Riverside County Sheriff, succeeding A. B.
Cottar of Yreka. Clark is a Republican.
John V. Fabbri, South San Francisco police chief, succeeding
Martin C. McDonnell of San Mateo. Fabbri is a Republican.
# # #
PB/167
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Californ :
Contact: Lyn Nofzi .r
445-4571
4.6.67
PRESS
Six members of the California Commission on Interstate Coopera-
tion were named today by Governor Ronald Reagan. They are:
Lt. Gov. Robert Finch, who will serve as chairman; State
Controller Houston Flournoy; State Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest; Health
& Welfare Administrator Spencer Williams; Secretary of State Frank M.
Jordan and Alvin J. Rockwell, San Francisco attorney.
Five of the members are required by law to be officers of the
state. The sixth appointee must be a member of the California Commission
on Uniform State Laws, a post held by Rockwell.
# # #
PB/168
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
PRESS
Arthur F. Strehlow, Alameda insurance agent, today was named
by Governor Ronald Reagan as a member of the Board of Trustees,
Agnews State Hospital.
Strehlow, a Republican, succeeds Michael Tilles of Alameda.
The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
# # #
PB/169
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.6.67
RELEASE: PRESS
Governor Ronald Reagan today expressed approval of proposed
legislation that will protect persons arrested unjustly or as victims
of circumstances.
The legislation is being introduced by Assemblyman W. Craig
Biddle.
Governor Reagan also praised a resolution that will be introduced
by Senator Lewis Sherman that asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to
study the subject of reporting, recording and disseminating information
about arrests, convictions and confinements by law enforcement agencies.
Both measures are aimed at safeguarding the rights of persons
arrested for crimes but not found guilty of them.
The Governor pointed out that in his statement on crime issued
January 16, he said that "we recognize that from time to time persons
are arrested unjustly or as victims of circumstances. Yet, despite
their innocence, they must live the remainder of their lives with a
public police record."
He said that "the proposed legislation is aimed at correcting the
situation."
Biddle's bill specifically:
-Specifies the entries to be made on all arrest records or arrest
disposition reports, where a disposition has been made, from the time
of arrest through the time of ultimate conviction or acquittal.
--Requires law enforcement agencies and courts to transmit infor-
mation regarding the disposition of any arrested person who is released
prior to trial or who is charged in an accusatory pleading to CII and
FBI.
--Prohibits the attorney general from releasing any information
pertaining to the identification of any person to anyone other than
recognized law enforcement agencies.
--Provides that any individual subject to the disposition may use
the disposition entered on his record as a full and adequate answer to
any question relating to the occurrence or disposition of an arrest or
criminal proceeding.
--Provides that local law enforcement agencies shall not release
information regarding the record or identification of any arrested person
to anyone other than state and federal peace officers and the arrested
person's defense attorney. An exception is included, permitting the
release of such information to the news media for a period of five days
following arrest.
--Provides that neither such reports nor entries of disposition shall
be admissible in evidence in any civil proceeding.
# # #
LN/170
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
445-4571
4.7.67
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
PRESS
Governor Ronald Reagan today named two men to the Board of
Directors, California Museum of Science and Industry.
Arnold Eddy of Los Angeles was named to succeed B. Jack Ansley
of Los Angeles, whose term expired. Eddy, 64, associated with University
Travel Service, is a graduate of the University of Southern California
and has had a long association with USC.
From 1933 to 1944 he was business manager of athletics and
general manager of extracurricular activities at USC. He served as
director of athletics during the war years. From 1944-60 he was
executive director of the university's General Alumni Association and
has been a consultant to USC since 1960.
He is a member of the Southern California Committee for the
Olympic Games and served as manager of the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.
A Republican, Eddy is married and has two children.
Stephen C. Bilheimer, chairman and chief executive officer of
Silverwoods, Los Angeles, was named to succeed John F. Marten of
Los Angeles.
Bilheimer, a graduate of Oregon State University, has had many
years of community service.
He is a former president of the All-Year Club of Southern
California, former vice president of the Stock Exchange Club, a past
president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and former chairman
of the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Capital Improvements.
Bilheimer, 63, is a Republican. He is married and has two
children.
Both men received four-year terms.
# # #
PB/171
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.7.67
PRESS
Three appointments to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals
Board were announced today by Governor Ronald Reagan.
Donald R. Wagner, Newport Beach attorney, was named to succeed
Leverette D. House of Brawley.
Robert I. Tuttle, San Francisco attorney, was selected to replace
Roger P. Garety of Greenbrae.
Miss Adrienne Sausset of Sacramento was chosen to succeed Leon M.
Cooper of Palos Verdes Estates.
Wagner, 45, associated with the law firm of Carpenter & Rutter,
received his law degree from Ohio State University. He is a former
assistant county prosecutor in Mahoning, Ohio, served with the Office
of Naval Intelligence and is a former Air Force pilot.
A Republican, he is married and has two daughters.
Tuttle, 30, was graduated from West Virginia University with a
BS and LLB. He served in numerous legal capacities while with the U.S.
Air Force, both in Japan and in California, and holds the rank of
captain in the USAF Reserve.
He was associated with the law firm of L'Hommedieu and O'Grady in
Washington before returning to California to practice law. Tuttle is
a Republican.
Miss Sausset has had a long career in public service and attended
night law school. She was private secretary to former Governor Brown
and was associated with him when the former governor was San Francisco
district attorney and California attorney general.
# # #
PB/172
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.7.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Threg men were reappointed and a fourth newly
named today by Gov. Ronald Reagan to the District Forest Practice
Committee, North Sierra Pine Forest District.
Sidney D Haynes of Burney, timber owner and rancher, was
named to succeed William L. Gray of Bieber.
Reappointed were Lem C. Hastings, Redding, associated with
the Paul Bunyon Lumber Co., Anderson; William H. Holmes of the
Soper-Wheeler Co., Strawberry Valley, and Elmer D. Zimmerman of
the International Paper Co., Weed.
All are Republicans.
# # #
PB/173
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
PRESS
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.7 67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--The appointment of William K. Houston Sr. to
the State Athletic Commission was announced today by Gov. Ronald
Reagan
Houston, general manager of Conklin Brothers, Oakland floor
covering firm, is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air
Force Reserve and has been active in Bay-area civic organizations.
A Republican, he was awarded the Outstanding Citizens Ser-
vice Award last year for his work with the Boys' Club He is a
director of the Bay area Doten Sports Institute and for many
years been active in the sports field.
Houston, 50, of Orinda, succeeds Harry W Falk Jr of Ukiah.
Appointment to the four-year term is subject to Senate confirmation
# # #
PB/174
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.7.67
RELEASE: PRESS Immediate
Governor Ronald Reagan met today with his Emergency Medical
Disaster Advisory Committee.
During the 17 years this committee has been in existence, it has
provided tremendous assistance and support in the continuing prepara-
tions and improvement of the planning and organization of all state
resources for medical and health care under disaster conditions.
The governor indicated he was well aware of the past accomplish-
ments of this committee and of their pioneering efforts which have
made California a leader among the states in medical and health
preparations for any form of disaster.
He commended the committee for their innumerable achievements,
their voluntary participation, and particularly their help in preparing
the recently developed State Emergency Medical and Health Plan for
providing the best possible medical care in any extreme emergency.
The governor asked the committee to continue its fine contributions
to this program and make further improvements in the state's prepared-
ness for potential disaster.
The committee is composed of distinguished volunteer civilian
medical personnel. Its chairman, Dr. Justin J. Stein, is chairman
of the Department of Radiology of the Center for the Health Sciences,
University of California at Los Angeles.
The vice chairman is Dr. Wayne P. Chesbro of Berkeley, who also
is chairman of the California Medical Association's Committee on
Disaster Medical Care and a member of the Disaster Medical Care Com-
mittee of the American Medical Association.
Other members are Dr. Frank F. Schade of Los Angeles; Dr. J. B.
Askew, San Diego County Health Director; Myra G. McKinley, R.N.,
representing the California Nurses' Association and chairman of its
committee on Nursing in Disaster; and Dr. George M. Uhl, senior
supervising surgeon at Los Angeles City Receiving Hospital.
Dr. Hamlet C. Pulley, assistant director of the State Department
of Public Health, is that department's representative to the committee
and the California Disaster Office.
# # #
PB/175
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.7.67
FOR SUN. AMS RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced that he has
proclaimed the week of April 9 - 15 as Good Nutrition Week.
The resolution calling for the week was introduced by
Assemblywoman Yvonne W. Brathwaite (D - Los Angeles).
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, A balanced diet and good nutrition are essential
to the physical well-being and health of our
citizenry; and
WHEREAS, The California Dietetic Association has rendered
commendable service to the state through its con-
tinuing efforts to improve public health and
nutrition; and
WHEREAS, Good Nutrition Week, April 9th through 15th, has
been sponsored by the California Dietetic Asso-
ciation to encourage various community programs
and activities emphasizing the benefits of good
nutrition; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Assembly requested the Governor
to proclaim the week of April 9th through 15th
as Good Nutrition Week in support of the Cali-
fornia Dietetic Association's drive for good
nutrition;
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 9TH THROUGH 15TH,
1967, as GOOD NUTRITION WEEK.
# # #
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.7.
SCHEDU
APRIL 10-16
MONDAY, APRIL 10
Governor and Mrs. Reagan PRESS
6:30 pm
Academy Awards presentation; Civic Auditor-
ium, Santa Monica
9:00 pm
Depart Auditorium
10:00 pm
Depart Santa Monica Airport, chartered plane
11:00 pm
Arrive Sacramento Airport
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
8:45 am
Stop by California Cattlemens' Assn. Annual
Breakfast; Empire Room, Senator Hotel.
1:30 pm
Press Conference; Room 1190
3:00 pm
Meeting: representatives of California
Council of the Blind; Governor's Office
4:30 pm
Depart Sacramento Airport, chartered plane
5:30 pm
Arrive Orange County Airport
7:30 pm
Angeles Baseball Game.
overnight
Return to Sacramento
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
12:30 pm
Luncheon: Copley Press, Inc. officials;
The Firehouse Restaurant
2:10 pm
Depart The Firehouse via Wells Fargo stage
coach for site of groundbreaking ceremonies
for new Sacramento Union plant
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
10:25 am
Stop by meeting of Republican Women; Gov
Council Room
11:00 am
Acceptance of Gideon Bible from Gideon
Society; Governor's Office
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
12:00 noon
Luncheon: Board members, State Chamber of
Commerce; Bohemian Club, San Francisco. Remark
2:30 pm
Depart San Francisco Airport, PSA Flight 230
3:15 pm
Arrive Los Angeles International Airport
7:30 pm
Banquet: Football Hall of Fame; Grand Ball-
room, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills.
overnight
Los Angeles
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
8:00 pm
Banquet: Lincoln Club of Orange County;
Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach. Remarks
overnight
Los Angeles
SUNDAY, APRIL 16
7:15 pm
Depart Los Angeles Airport, PSA Flight 784
Arrive Sacramento Airport
JAK/177
OFFICE OF THE GOV RNOR
Sacramento, Cali. :nia
Contact--Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.10.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Appointment by Gov. Ronald Reagan of a new chief
of the Division of Fair Employment Practices and four new members
of the State Commission on Fair Employment Practices was announced
today.
The new chief is Peter R. Johnson, 35, a San Francisco attor-
ney who also is president of a real estate investment firm.
Johnson worked in the Rockefeller presidential campaign in 1964
and in the Reagan for Governor campaign last year. He resides
in Mill Valley. The salary is $18,768 annually.
The four new commission members are Mrs. Stella C. Sandoval,
of Anaheim, who succeeds Henry J. Rodriguez of Oakland; Pier A.
Gherini of Santa Barbara who succeeds Mrs. Audrey Sterling of
West Los Angeles; Thomas E. Hom, a San Diego City Councilman who
succeeds Elton Brombacher of Richmond and Mark Guerra, of Campbell,
who succeeds Clive Graham of Long Beach.
Gherini has been selected as chairman of the commission.
Members of the commission receive $50.00 a day when on
official business plus travel expenses.
Mrs. Sandoval will complete a term ending Sept. 18, of this
year, Gherini's term expires Sept. 18, 1968. The other two terms
expire Sept. 18, 1970. Full terms are for four years. Senate
confirmation is required.
#
#
#
LN/178
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO T. PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.11.67
PRESS
FACT SHEET RE AARON MITCHELL
The following information is obtained from court records concern-
ing this case:
Aaron Mitchell, age 37, was convicted on May 23, 1963, in the
Superior Court for Sacramento County of first degree murder involving
the killing of a police officer during a robbery. Following a penalty
trial, the jury returned a verdict of the death penalty on May 31, 1963.
The conviction was affirmed by the California Supreme Court in June
1964, but the sentence was reversed and a new penalty trial was held.
On September 18, 1964, a jury again returned a verdict calling for the
imposition of the death penalty. This sentence was unanimously affirmed
by the California Supreme Court on January 4, 1966. The Judge of the
Sacramento Superior Court has presently set April 12, 1967, as the date
of execution. In 1966 Mitchell applied to Governor Brown for executive
clemency which request was denied.
The court records indicate the following facts: On February 15,
1963, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Mitchell parked his automobile two
blocks away from the Stadium Club, located at 2300 Sutterville Road,
Sacramento. He was wearing an extra set of dark clothing over his
regular clothes and also was wearing a long overcoat, a navy knit cap
and was carrying a .12 gauge shotgun on a sling around his neck. He
proceeded to the Stadium Club and looked in a rear window. An employee
of the restaurant came out the rear door of the restaurant, whereupon
Mitchell seized him as a hostage, and entered the rear of the club,
going through the kitchen into the bar. He then herded several employees
and the owner of the club into the bar, where he ordered them to empty
the cash register. Upon obtaining approximately $321 in cash, Mitchell
ran to the front door with the money. Meanwhile another employee who
had observed what was happening called the police and when Mitchell
reached the front door Sacramento police officers had already responded.
Mitchell then ran into the kitchen where he met another police officer,
whom he disarmed at gun point. With the officer's 38 caliber revolver
and the shotgun, Mitchell used the police officer as a hostage and
attempted to escape through the back door of the club. Police officers
ordered Mitchell to throw down his guns, whereupon Mitchell fired and
in the ensuing gun battle Mitchell shot and killed one of the police
officers. The officer used as a hostage was wounded by a police bullet
during the exchange of gun fire. Mitchell then fled across a nearby
field where he was ultimately captured by police.
Mitchell himself was wounded in the gun battle and was kept in the
hospital under guard. During this time he assaulted the deputy sheriff
guarding him with a metal pan.
Prior to this offense Mitchell had a history of criminal activity
dating back to age 17. In 1946 he was convicted of auto theft and was
sentenced to state prison in Missouri. At age 19 he stole another car
in Tennessee and was sentenced to state prison there. In 1954 he was
convicted of assault with intent to commit larceny in Colorado, follow-
ing the attempted armed robbery of a country club in Denver. Because
of his prior felony convictions, it would be necessary to secure
Supreme Court approval before executive clemency could be granted by
the governor.
# # #
LN/179
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.11.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan has submitted a proposal to
resolve the current controversy over the method of financing the
sewerage export facilities at Lake Tahoe without encumbering the
General Fund.
Reagan said he wished "to assure all those persons expressing
concern over the initial proposal to delay the commitment of gene-
ral fund monies to the construction of export facilities at North
Tahoe that such a procedure would have not delayed the project. All
prior agreement and schedules involving state participation would
have been and will be honored.
"However," he said, "to accomplish the project as originally
accepted, I am proposing that the $2 million for North Tahoe and
the $1.8 million for South Tahoe sewerage export facilities be
funded entirely from the revenues accruing to the State from its
share of royalty income from the production of oil and gas. In
order to meet the planned construction program in South Tahoe, the
General Fund will advance the necessary funds on a temporary basis.
"In the emergency involving saving the unique qualities of
Lake Tahoe from sewerage it seems most appropriate to utilize in-
come from one natural resource to save another."
Gov. Reagan explained that the original procedure proposed
would have disencumbered General Fund monies for application to
current needs until such point in time when those funds would have
been needed for this joint State-local project. He emphasized that
the total available for the North Tahoe Project from local bonding
and state funds as well as the contract scheduling "would not have
been altered one iota."
"There has been some concern expressed", said Reagan, "that the
local bond issue had been presented to its electorate with a com-
mitment that both state and bond funds would be spent concurrently
to keep to a minimum the interest on bonds, so that the tax base
would not be unduly affected. It is my desire to interject the
state's participation in a manner to aid the North Shore property
owners in this respect. Consequently, I have proposed this method
of financing the facilities from oil royalties to accomplish that
objective while continuing m commitment to save wherever possible
the drain on the General Fund."
LN/180
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that PRESS he will not intervene
4.11.67
in the scheduled execution of Aaron Mitchell, sentenced by a Superior
Court in Sacramento after being convicted of first degree murder of
a police officer during a robbery here in February, 1963.
Governor Reagan said that after a careful review and consideration
of all of the facts of the case, he found no basis on which to justify
executive clemency.
The execution date of Wednesday, April 12, was set by a Sacramento
Superior Court judge after the death sentence imposed by a jury was
unanimously affirmed by the California Supreme Court. A previous
penalty trial had also resulted in the death sentence by a different
jury. During its lengthy legal history, Mitchell's case has been
considered twice by the California Supreme Court, twice by the Federal
District Court, by the Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
and twice by the United States Supreme Court. The courts in each case
have upheld the legality of the trials.
A clemency hearing was held by the Governor's Office on Monday,
April 10, 1967.
Mitchell, now 37, was convicted on May 23, 1963, of killing Police
Officer Arnold Gamble in an attempt to escape after a robbery at the
Stadium Club in Sacramento. Testimony at the trial revealed that
Mitchell armed himself with a sawed off shotgun, entered the club and,
using an employee as a hostage, obtained approximately $321 in cash.
When the employees and customers did not move fast enough to suit him,
he fired a shotgun blast into the ceiling to threaten them.
As Mitchell attempted to leave the club he ran into police officers
who were responding to a telephone call from an employee in another part
of the club. Mitchell disarmed one of the policemen and, carrying the
officer's .38 caliber revolver, used him as a hostage in attempting to
escape. Confronted by other officers, Mitchell fired several shots, one
of which struck and killed Officer Gamble. Mitchell fled and was later
apprehended nearby.
Mitchell had previously been convicted of three felonies, includ-
ing auto theft and assault with intent to commit robbery. He was on
bail, charged with another robbery in Sacramento, when he committed the
robbery that culminated in the murder of the policeman. During his
various periods in custody, Mitchell exhibited a pattern of dangerous
behavior, including escape, possession of a deadly weapon in prison,
and assault on a guard.
########
LN/181
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
SS
445-4571
4.11.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced "with regret" the
resignation of his appointments secretary, Thomas C. Reed.
At the same time Reagan said he has named San Francisco attorney
Paul R. Haerle as Reed's successor.
Reed's resignation was in line with an agreement he had with
Gov. Reagan to stay. in the post only until the bulk of the state's
appointive jobs had been filled.
"This job has now been done and I think without a doubt Tom Reed
is responsible for obtaining the highest caliber officials in the
history of our state. California's future is a bright one with these
men participating in its government."
Reagan said Reed, who is returning to his business interests,
will continue to volunteer time to the Governor's Office in the area
of special projects. "I have asked Tom to work with us in the addi-
tional recruitment of outstanding talent and in the task of involving
the independent sector in the affairs of government," Reagan said.
"This is one of the bases of the Creative Society and Tom's experience
and background in both the private sector and in government will be
extremely valuable."
At the same time it was disclosed that Reed, who also was elec-
ted last January as Assistant Secretary of the Republican State Cen-
tral Committee, has been named by James Halley, State GOP chairman,
as a special assistant to investigate the programs of other State
Central Committees which might benefit the party in California. This
also is a non-salaried position.
"We have long needed someone to keep abreast of party develop-
ments and innovations throughout the country, Halley said. "I am
pleased that someone as well qualified as Tom Reed has agreed to under-
take this task."
Reed, 33, a resident of Ross, is in the mining and land invest-
ment business. He was Reagan's Northern California Campaign Chairman
in 1966.
Haerle, 35, has been serving as Assistant Appointments Secretary.
He was Reagan's Marin County Chairman.
The post pays $20,000 a year.
LN/182
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.12.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Two new members of the Adult Authority were named
today by Gov. Ronald Reagan.
Manley J. Bowler, former chief deputy district attorney of
Los Angeles, was named to succeed John Gilles Bell of Azusa.
Walter A. Gordon, Jr., supervising parole agent for the Depart-
ment of Corrections in Oakland, was selected to succeed Douglas
Barrett of Sacramento.
Appointments to the four-year terms require Senate confirmation.
The posts pay $20,500 annually.
Bowler was admitted to the bar in 1940, served two years as
Los Angeles deputy city attorney and for six years as deputy district
attorney. From 1950 - 53 he was engaged in private practice and for
four years following that was chief assistant United States attorney
for the Southern District of California.
Bowler, 58, served as chief deputy district attorney from 1957
to 1964 and afterwards was vice president and legal counsel for
Transamerica Title Insurance Co.
A Republican, Bowler is married and has three children.
Gordon, 45, is a career civil servant in the Department of Cor-
rections and assumes a post once held by his father, Walter Gordon, S1
He joined the Alameda County Adult Probation Department in 1948
and came to the Department of Corrections in 1953 as a parole agent,
acting in that and other supervisory positions since then.
He was graduated from UC with an AB in 1947 and has taken grad-
uate study in criminology. A World War II veteran, he currently is
a Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard.
Gordon's father was a prominent football player at UC, is an
attorney and in addition to once serving on the Adult Authority was
governor of the Virgin Islands and a U.S. District judge there.
Gordon is a Republican, is married and lives in Berkeley, He
and his wife have one child.
# # #
PB/183
OFFICE OF THE GO. RNOR
RELEAS Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
Four persons were named today by Governor PRESS Ronald Reagan
4.12.67
to the Board of Trustees, Modesto State Hospital
The terms are for four years and require Senate
confirmation.
Lawrence B. Gilbert, Oakdale, of A. L. Gilbert Grains Co.,
was named to succeed Mrs. Dorothy M. Ostrom, Modesto. Gilbert is
a Republican.
John W. Palmer, Turlock, of the Turlock Fruit Co., was
selected to replace the Rev. Charles M. Spencer, Modesto.
Palmer is a Republican.
Mario Ielmini, president, Patterson Frozen Foods,
Patterson, was named to succeed Leo Vuchinich, Fresno. Ielmini
is a Republican.
Peter W. Johansen, Modesto mayor, was chosen to succeed
E. Dean Price of Modesto. Johansen is a Republican.
# # #
PB/184
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, Californ
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.12.67
RELEASE: PRESS Immediate
Governor Ronald Reagan today named two distinguished
Californians to the Coordinating Council for Higher Education.
Dudley Swim, Carmel businessman and rancher, was named to succeed
Bert W. Levit of San Francisco and Dr. George C. S. Benson, president
of Claremont Men's College, was named to succeed Milton C. Kloetzel
of Palos Verdes.
The names of Levit and Kloetzel had not been submitted by the
previous administration to the Senate for confirmation. The terms are
for four years.
Dr. Benson, 59, was graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D
in 1931 and has been engaged in education ever since except for a brief
period between 1940-41 in the Office of Price Administration.
A World War II veteran, he became president of Claremont in 1947.
Dr. Benson is a Republican.
Swim, 61, was graduated from Stanford with AB and MBA degrees
and is a rancher and president of Twin Falls Mortgage Loan Co. He is
chairman of the board, National Airlines and a director of the
California Packing Corp. and Providence Washington Insurance Co.
A Republican, he is a trustee of the Cordell Hull Foundation for
International Education, a director of Fremont Foundation, a member of
the advisory board of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and
Peace and a member of the founding committee of Stanford Research
Institute. He also served as president of the Stanford Alumni Assn.
in 1951-52 and was national vice commander of the American Legion in
1946.
# # #
PB/185
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact: Lyn Nofz er
445-4571
4.12.67
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SACRAMENTO--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced the following
Agricultural Association appointments:
Mrs. Dorothy K. Perry of Auburn was named to the 20th District
Board of: Directors to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Edna Nagy of
Auburn who resigned. Mrs. Perry is a Republican; her term expires
Jan. 15, 1970.
George C. Warner of Napa, an autmobile dealer, was appointed
to a term expiring Jan. 15, 1971, on the 25th District Board of
Directors. He replaces Herbert W. Cilley of Napa. Warner is a
Republican and previously served on this Board during former Gov.
Knight's administration.
John M. Hanna of Napa was named to replace Julius J. Jaeger of
Napa on the 25th District board. A Republican, his term expires
Jan. 15, 1971.
Edward B. Leduc of Turlock was reappointed, and Joe Hart of
Modesto was named to replace Paul Couture of Modesto on the 38th
District Board of Directors. Leduc and Hart are Republicans; their
terms expire Jan. 15, 1971.
George W.G. Smith of Courtland was appointed to a term expiring
Jan. 15, 1971 on the 52nd District Board of Directors. He replaces
Benjamin Albert Salas of Galt and is a Republican.
Fred D. Corfee of Sacramento was named to replace Joseph L.
Valine, Jr. of Sacramento on the 52nd District board. He is a
Republican and his term expires Jan. 15, 1971.
JAK/186
OFFICE OF THE GOVER OR
Contact: Lyn Nofz: r
IMMEDIAT. RELEASE
445-4571
4.12.67
SACRAMENTO--Gov. Ronald Reagan disclosed PRESS
has been included in next year's budget to continue payment of a
$4 a month State supplement for those Californians receiving Old
Age Assistance.
The supplemental $4 payment is scheduled to expire at the
end of the current fiscal year on June 30.
But Governor Reagan said Californians receiving old Age
Assistance may be assured that my administration will continue the
$4-a-month supplement they most certainly deserve."
"I said during my campaign that the previous administration's
original failure to provide for this supplemental payment to
California's senior citizens was a disgrace.
After due urging by Californians concerned with the problem,
the supplemental payment finally was approved by the previous
administration.
"It is my intention, therefore, to continue this supplemental
payment and to make sure that the senior citizens of California
receive all the benefits to which they are entitled," Governor
Reagan said.
The Governor pointed out that if the supplemental payments
of $4 a month had not been included in his budget for next year,
approximately 250,000 recipients of Old Age Assistance would have
received $4 a month less starting July 1.
The Federal Government increased Social Security payments
to Old Age recipients last year but the State reduced its share which
in effect kept the total amount paid to senior citizens at the
same level until the $4 supplement finally was approved last fall
by the previous state administration.
# # #
PB/187
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
A prominent Burbank woman today was named PRESS
4.13.67
Reagan as chairman of the California Women's Board of Terms and Parole
and the wife of a Los Angeles County supervisor was reappointed to a
four-year term on the board.
Mrs. Ernest R. Debs, wife of Supervisor Ernest Debs, was
reappointed by the governor to the $8,500-a-year post. Mrs. Debs,
who has long been active in civic affairs, is a Democrat.
Named as chairman of the board was Mrs. Robert W. Hiller of
Burbank, who succeeds Elizabeth M. Lewis of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Hiller, a Republican, will receive $9,000 annually as
chairman.
She also has a long record of civic service, including member-
ship on the Los Angeles County Probation Committee, the County Advisory
Committee on Public Assistance and the District Attorney's Citizens
Advisory Committee.
Mrs. Hiller was a delegate to the 1960 White House Conference
on Children and Youth, served on the county grand jury in 1962, was a
member of former Governor Goodwin Knight's Advisory Committee on
Children and Youth and has served as chairman, vice chairman and
secretary of the Burbank Police Commission.
In 1954-55 she was president of the California Community Councils
and in 1957-58 was a member of the state Attorney General's Advisory
Commission on Crime Prevention.
Mrs. Hiller's husband is a consulting metallurgist. They have
three children.
# # #
PB/188
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO'
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californi
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
George Soloff, chief of the Collection Agency PRESS
4.13.67
S
was reappointed today by Governor Ronald Reagan.
A Democrat, Soloff originally was named to the post during the
previous administration. He has been with state government since 1957.
Soloff, 45, of Sacramento, served in several foreign nations
with the U. S. Navy and the Department of State prior to entering
state service.
The post requires Senate confirmation.
# # #
PB/189
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
MEMO TO TH. PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
On Sunday, April 16, at 5 p.m., Governor PRESS
4.13.67
a 15-minute televised "Report to the People" on his first 100 days
in office. The Governor's telecast will emanate live from the
studios of KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
Some stations in the state will carry the telecast at the time
the Governor delivers it. Others will show it on their stations at
a later time Sunday evening.
Following is a list of the 19 stations that will carry the
Governor's telecast:
San Diego
KOGO, KFMB, XETV
5:00 p.m.
Los Angeles
KABC
5:00 p.m.
KNBC
(please check time with station)
Bakersfield
KERO
(please check time with station)
Santa Maria
KCOY
(please check time with station)
Fresno
KMJ, KJEO
(please check time with station)
Santa Barbara
KEYT
(please check time with station)
Salinas
KSBW
5:00 p.m.
San Jose
KNTV
(please check time with station)
San Francisco
KGO
5:00 p.m.
KTVU
5:45 p.m.
KPIX
11:40 p.m.
KRON
(please check time with station)
Sacramento
KOVR
5:00 p.m.
KXTV
5:45 p.m.
KCRA
5:45 p.m.
All California radio stations have been notified that if they
wish to carry the Governor's "Report to the People," they are requested
to call their nearest TV or radio network affiliate and ask to record
the sound portion when the report is telecast in their area,
# # #
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.13.67
IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS
SACRAMENTO--Gov. Ronald Reagan issued the following statement
on the observance of Pan American Week, April 9 - 15, and
Pan American Day, April 14:
"I am happy to join in calling upon all Californians to
observe Pan American Day on April 14.
"This nation and its states have an extremely close relation-
ship with our neighbors in other American Republics. The unity,
friendship and solidarity of the American Republics help to
promote the economic, social and cultural development of all
people in the Western Hemisphere.
"The observance of Pan American Week and Pan American Day in
California--as in the other states of this great nation--strengthens
the bonds of friendship and reminds us of the close ties of our
people. Friendship and understanding with our neighbors began more
than 70 years ago and today are even stronger because of the
appropriate observances of Pan American Week and Pan American Day.
I urge all Californians to pay homage to the people of the
other American Republics so that peace and freedom may be
guaranteed for all.
# # #
PB/190
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.13.67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sacramento--Leighton Hatch, San Francisco attorney, was named
today by Gov. Ronald Reagan as presiding officer of the Office of
Administrative Procedure.
He succeeds George R. Coan of San Francisco.
Hatch, who resides in Mill Valley, was graduated from the Uni-
versity of Santa Clara with a BS in 1950 and from the University of
San Francisco in 1954 with an Llb.
A veteran of the Korean War, he has been in the private prac-
tice of law in San Francisco since 1964.
From 1955 to 1957 he was assistant district attorney of Contra
Costa County and for the next two years served as a trial attorney
for the Southern Pacific Co. In 1960 he became associated with the
Western Pacific Railroad Co., serving as staff and trial attorney
until 1964.
Hatch, 37, is a Republican. He has been an instructor at the
College of Marin, Kentfield in law. He is married and has four
children.
The post, which is subject to Senate confirmation, pays from
$1,400 to $1,700 per month. He serves at the pleasure of the
Governor.
# # #
PB/191
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
FOR PRESS
445-4571
4.13.67
Sacramento - Peter H. Stevens, South Gate attorney, today was
named by Gov. Ronald Reagan to the Municipal Court of the South
Gate Judicial District.
Stevens succeeds Judge Francis W. Bunnett, who retired Feb. 28.
A native of Tennessee, Stevens has been in the private practice
of law since shortly after graduation from the University of Southern
California with an Llb in 1950, except for a two-year period as a
deputy public defender in Los Angeles County.
Stevens, 44, is a Navy veteran of World War II and was the
Republican nominee in the 45th Assembly District in 1956. He is a
member of the State Bar and former president, vice president and
secretary-treasurer of the Southeast District Bar Assn.
He is married and has two children.
# # #
PB/192
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: In diate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Dr. Robert PRESS
4.14.67
to the Podiatry Examining Committee of Professional and Vocational
Standards and also appointed William Lore Marlin as the public member
on the committee.
Dr. Hughes, a Republican from San Bernardino, is past president
of the California Podiatry Association and is a graduate of the
California Podiatry College.
Marlin, a Panorama City Republican, is vice president and manager,
Panorama City Branch of Bateman, Eichler, Hill & Richards, Inc.,
investment bankers. A graduate of Baylor University, he is a member
of the Panorama City Memorial Hospital Advisory Board.
Dr. Hughes succeeds Dr. Harvey A. Stepner of San Gabriel and
Marlin replaces Mrs. Margaret S. Cruz of San Francisco. Both terms
are for four years.
# # #
PB/193
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: AM 6. OF MONDAY,
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.14.67
PRESSE APRIL 17
Governor Ronald Reagan today urged Californians to participate in
Youth Employment Month by providing jobs for youths graduating in June
from high schools and junior colleges.
He noted that an estimated 268,000 young people will graduate from
California high schools and junior colleges in June and that about half
of them can be expected to enter the full-time labor market.
"Together with these new career entrants to the labor force, a
high proportion of the remaining graduates, as well as thousands of
undergraduates, will enter the summer labor market.
"I urge every employer to look closely at his employment needs so
that the productive potential of these younger citizens can be fully
utilized," Governor Reagan said.
The governor pointed out that offices of the State Employment
Service throughout California "stand ready to refer qualified younger
workers to employers" and he urged young people to make use of these
facilities.
Governor Reagan said his request for employment of young people
was in line with action by the Governor's Advisory Committee on Children
and Youth which has designated June as Youth Employment Month.
The committee, in announcing Youth Employment Month, said "summer
job experiences permit young people to explore their talents, earn
needed money and meet the responsibilities of work."
It urged communities throughout the state, youth employment
organizations, civic leaders and employers to cooperate in a campaign
for jobs for youth.
# # #
PB/194
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.14.67
PRESS SCHEDULE APRIL 22 - 23
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
8:15 am
Press bus departs Senator Hotel, L Street
side
10:15 am
Arrive Heavenly Valley, South Lake Tahoe
Proceed to Pioneer Hut via tramway
11:00 am
Governors' Cup Skiing Competition
11:45 am
Cocktails and Buffet Luncheon for
Governors' parties and press; Pioneer Hut
12:30 pm
Blue Angels Ski Team Exhibition and Gover-
nors' presentation of awards; Pioneer Hut
1:00 pm
Governors Reagan and Laxalt will tour ski
area by snow-cat and chair-lift.
2:00 pm
The Governors will be available to the press
at Pioneer Hut. Press phones available.
2:30 pm
Depart Pioneer Hut via tramway and bus
3:00 pm
Arrive Tahoe Keys for Press cocktail party
hosted by Tahoe Area Press Club and Tahoe
Keys. Boat ride if desired.
4:00 pm
Depart Tahoe Keys by bus
4:15 pm
Arrive Sahara Tahoe Hotel
4:30 pm
Cocktail Party hosted by Nevada Republican
State Central Committee; Tamarack Room,
Sahara Tahoe Hotel
5:00 pm
Governors Reagan and Laxalt arrive
5:30 pm
Depart Cocktail Party
5:45 pm
Speech by Governor Reagan; High Sierra Room,
Sahara Tahoe Hotel
6:30 pm
Dinner and show, High Sierra Room, Sahara
Tahoe Hotel
9:45 pm
Governors Reagan and Laxalt depart
overnight
Sahara Tahoe Hotel
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
2:30 pm
Press bus departs Sahara Tahoe Hotel
4:30 pm
Arrive Senator Hotel, Sacramento
Deadline for bus, hotel and dinner reservations is 12:00 noon,
Monday, April 17th. Contact Nancy Reynolds, 445-4571
Appropriate attire for Saturday night is suits and ties and cocktail
dresses. Informal dress for everything else.
TV crews who want sound of Governor Reagan's Saturday night speech
should contact Nancy Reynolds by 12:00 noon, Monday, April 17th.
JAK/195
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE
445-4571
4.14.67
Sacramento--Gov. Ronald Reagan today announced that he has
proclaimed the week of April 16 to 22 as" Discover America Planning
Week".
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS
DISCOVER AMERICA is a privately organized and
financed nonprofit enterprise established in 1965
to promote travel in the United States, her ter-
ritories and possissions and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico; and
WHEREAS
Americans become better informed about their
country through travels in the United States, and
visitors from foreign lands become better acquain-
ted with Americans by travelling through the
United States; and
WHEREAS
California has much to offer to travellers by
way of sights to see and recreational benefits to
enjoy; and
WHEREAS
DISCOVER AMERICA plays an active role in encoura-
ging travel within the United States, and has
organized a campaign for the week of April 16 to
22, 1967, as "Discover America Planning Week" to
encourage vacation planning within the United
States;
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do
hereby proclaim the week of April 16 to 22, 1967, as DISCOVER
AMERICA PLANNING WEEK.
JAK/196
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO,
Contact: Lyn Nofziger
445-4571
4.14.67
SCHEDULE APRIL 17-23
MONDAY, APRIL 17
6:25 pm
Depart Sacramento Airport, PSA Flight 684
7:15 pm
Arrive Los Angeles International Airport
8:00 pm
Brief appearance on Joey Bishop Show;
Vine Street Studio, KABC
Depart Santa Monica Airport, chartered plane
Arrive Sacramento Airport
TUESDAY, APRIL 18
9:30 am
Press Conference; Room 1190
10:00 am
Greet horseback rider from California Poly-
technic College at San Luis Obispo; West
Door of Capitol. Accompanied by Assembly-
man Ketchum
10:30 am
Depart Sacramento by car for Candlestick
Park, San Francisco for Giants-Cardinals
game. Return to Sacramento by car after
the game. Accompanied by Lt. Gov. Finch,
Senator McCarthy, Assemblymen Unruh, Monagan
and Mulford.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
1:45 pm
Greet Pasadena Chamber of Commerce; Council
Room. Accompanied by Sen. Richardson
3:30 pm
Depart Sacramento Airport, chartered plane
4:30 pm
Arrive Riverside Airport
5:30 pm
Dinner at residence of Chancellor Hinderaker
overnight
Mission Inn, Riverside
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Regents Meetings; U.C. Riverside campus
FRIDAY, APRIL 21
morning
Regents Meetings; U.C. Riverside campus
afternoon
Depart Riverside Airport for Sacramento
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
9:00 am
Reagan family departs Sacramento by car
11:00 am
Arrive Heavenly Valley, South Lake Tahoe
Join Gov. Laxalt at Pioneer Hut. Balance
of schedule attached.
overnight
Tahoe Keyes
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
Depart Heavenly Valley for Sacramento by car.
JAK/197