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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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1966-74: Press Unit
Folder Title: Press Releases - February 1969
Box: P9
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2.3.69
An advance preview of Governor Reagan's
filmed "Report to the People" on the budget
will be shown at 1:30 p.m. today in the
Governor's Council Room.
# # #
OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
MEMO TO THE
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-3-69
Governor Reagan's press conference of
Tuesday, February 4, has been cancelled and
rescheduled for 9:30 a.m., Thursday, February 6.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Back
445-4571
2-3-69
#59
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Napa Valley farmer Cecil E.
Herrick to a four-year term on the Regional Water Quality Control Board,
San Francisco Bay Region.
Herrick, a 61-year-old Democrat, replaces Grant Burton of Walnut
Creek whose term expired.
The governor also reappointed Ercole Caroselli, 47, of San Francisco,
Caroselli, a Democrat, was first named to the board in 1966. He is an
executive of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Herrick serves as Napa County representative for Sunsweet Growers,
Inc., and is a member of the organization's board of directors.
He is also a director of the Larkmead Cooperative, a group of
grape growers in Napa County.
He is a director of the Valley Farm Labor office in Dixon and the
Napa County Farm Supply.
He farms 350 acres of land in Napa County, including prunes,
grapes and pears.
He and his wife, Florence, have two children and live at
6296 St. Helena Highway Napa.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-3-69
#60
Governor Ronald Reagan today named attorney Robert J. Soares to
the municipal court bench, Ventura Judicial District.
The post pays $28,126 per year.
Soares, 37, succeeds Judge Edwin Beach who was named to the
superior court.
Soares is a 1958 graduate of the University of California's Boalt
Hall Law School in Berkeley.
He worked as a deputy district attorney in Ventura County from
1959-61. Since then, he has been engaged in the private practice of
law in Ventura.
He served as secretary of the Ventura County Bar Association in
1963 and was a director of the organization the following year.
He was also a member of the board of directors of the Ventura
County Legal Aid Association from 1962-64.
Soares is married, has six children, and lives at 610 West Eucalyptu
Street, Ojai. He is a Republican.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck,
445-4571
2-3-69
#61
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has authorized State
Department of Motor Vehicles Director Verne Orr to extend the regular
renewal period for / vehicle registration in California by 10 days-until
February 14--as a special convenience to persons directly affected by
recent flood conditions in the state.
The governor's action pushes the new deadline to 5 p.m.,
February 14, instead of the midnight deadline February 4.
Vehicle registration for 1969 began last December 2.
Governor Reagan said many persons whose property was damaged or
destroyed as a result of recent heavy rains in the state have been
understandably delayed in their efforts to meet the February 4 deadline.
"I join with Verne Orr in hoping that this extension will provide
flood victims sufficient additional time to meet this requirement," "
he said.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ.
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-3-69
#62
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Los Angeles County Deputy
District Attorney Roy L. Norman to the municipal court bench, El Monte
Judicial District
The post pays $28,126 per year.
Norman, a 40-year-old Democrat, succeeds Judge Rafael Galceran who
was elevated to the superior court.
Norman, a 1958 graduate of the Loyola University Law School, has
been a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles since 1959.
He is a member of the California Bar Association, the Los Angeles
County Bar Association, the Citrus Bar Association and the Deputy
District Attorneys' Association.
He took his B.S. Degree from the University of California at Davis
in 1953 and served in the California National Guard from 1948-51.
Normun is married, has two children, and lives at 1426 Hedgepath
Avenue, Hacienda Heights.
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Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2.4.69
For your information and coverage, Governor
Reagan will sign papers relating to the initial
allocation of $3 million in federal funds for
flood relief in a ceremony in his office today
at 2:15 p.m.
# # #
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
THE
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-4-69
#63
?
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed the follow-
ing bills:
AB 22 - Moretti
Permits state agencies to transmit funds
(Chapter 2)
received which were intended as payment of a
local tax to the local government entitled to
such funds. The bill will enable the Board of
Equalization to transmit to the city of
Los Angeles city sales tax receipts erroneously
remitted to the board. Present law requires
that such erroneous payments be returned to the
taxpayer.
AB 184 Dunlap
Facilitates the transfer of city assessment and
(Chapter 4)
tax collecting functions by extending the time
within which a city may file its transfer
ordinance with the county. The extension
provided for in the bill is permissive and
requires acceptance by the county board of
supervisors. The bill also permits a city to
request the county to only prepare a secured
roll in the first year of transfer and there-
after both secured and unsecured rolls. The
county tax collection for a city is to be on
a calendar-year basis, where city collection was
previously on calendar-year basis.
AB 221 Sieroty
Permits candidates for the Los Angeles Junior
(Chapter 3
College Board of Trustees to list their occupa-
tions on the ballot. The bill's provisions are
effective until July 1, 1969.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Sacramento, Califor
Contact:
Paul Be
445-4571
2-4-69
#64
Governor Ronald Reagan today named seven persons to the state's
newly created Social Worker and Marriage Counselor Qualifications Board.
The appointments pay $25 per diem plus expenses and require Senate
confirmation.
The new board, created by the 1968 legislature, combines the former
State Board of Social Work Examiners and the old Advisory Committee on
Marriage, Family and Child Counselors.
The governor will appoint two additional members to the board at
a later date.
Named were:
Rosalio F. Munoz, 55, supervisor of special services for the
Los Angeles City Board of Education. He is a Democrat.
Mrs. Pearl H. Miller, Director of Medical Social Service for the
Department of Medical Institutions, San Diego. Mrs. Miller, a Republican,
has held the post since 1949.
Albert L. Seltzer, 38, of Sacramento. Seltzer, a Republican, is
chief of the Field Services Bureau of the State Department of Health
Care Services.
-Mrs. Norah E. Irvine, a member of the staff of Kingsview Hospital,
Reedley. Mrs. Irvine, a Republican, is a graduate of the University of
California at Berkeley in the field of social work. Her husband,
William, is a Reedley area citrus farmer.
-Reverend Lloyd S. Saatjian, 34, pastor of the Palm Springs
Methodist Church. A Republican, he has lived in Palm Springs since 1966.
Richard A. Battaglia, 35, office manager of the Alan Baker Company
of San Francisco, a plating supplies firm. He is a Republican.
James J. Rue of Downey, a 44-year-old Republican. Rue, who holds
a Ph.D. degree in Speech Pathology from the University of Southern
California, is president and clinic director of the Sir Thomas More
Marriage and Family Clinic.
Munoz and Mrs. Miller were members of the Board of Social Work
Examiners. They and Battaglia will serve terms ending in 1972.
Seltzer and Rev. Saatjian will serve until January, 1971.
The terms of Mrs. Irvine and Rue will expire January 15, 1970.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: 1 ediate
Sacramento, Californ a
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-5-69
#66
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has reappointed California
Farm Bureau Federation President Allan Grant as president of the State
Board of Agriculture.
The governor's action enables Grant to continue as an ex-officio
member of the University of California Board of Regents.
Grant, 62, has served as president of the Beard of Agriculture
since January 15, 1967.
He is in his sixth year as president of the State Farm Bureau
Federation.
In a letter to Grant, the governor said, "I know you will continue
to guide the Board in the same able fashion that you have in the past. II
A Republican, Grant has been an elected member of the American
Farm Bureau Federation's board of directors from the Western Region
since 1963.
He received his education at Montana State and U.C.L.A. in
agricultural economics.
He and his wife, Irene, have five children. They farm some 1200
acres, including field crops and permanent pasture, in the Visalia area.
They now make their home in Oakland at 351 Hanover Street.
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OF
THE
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-5-69
#67
California's disabled veterans, primarily those returning from the
Vietnam War, have a unique opportunity to participate in a remarkable
educational or job training experiment, Governor Ronald Reagan announced
today.
Under the program, those veterans qualifying under Section 1012,
Military and Veterans Code, would attend Napa Junior College or pursue
vocational training courses at other educational facilities in the Napa
Unified School District.
Veterans taking advantage of the program would be housed in a
modern dormitory and enjoy free use of all other facilities at the
Veterans Home of California at Yountville.
All meals, medical and hospital care, and transportation would be
included in the package.
Pensions or compensation being paid to the veterans would be
retained by them. The burden of financing their education through
after-school-hours work would be eliminated and full time could be
devoted to study.
"The majority of these young men are eager to resume their
interrupted educations or in receiving vocational training to prepare
them for a business career," Governor Reagan said. "Generally, G.I.
Bill allowances are insufficient to allow them to attend school full
time without working to supplement their incomes."
California disabled veterans who are interested in the program
should contact their local County Veterans Service Officer or write
to the Department of Veterans Affairs, P. O. Box 1559, Sacramento 95807.
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OFFICE UP 106 COVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, Californi
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-5-69
Governor Reagan will hold a special
press conference at 2:30 p.m. today,
Wednesday, in the Press Conference Room,
1190.
# # #
OFFICE
or
acramento, Califo
ia
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-5-69
C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N
The Governor's press conference is now
scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
Thank you.
# # #
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Imme Late
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-5-69
#68
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
two weeks,
"During the past
the campus of the University of
acts of
California at Berkeley has been the scene of/violence, disorder and
intimidation caused by a coalition of dissidents and criminal
anarchists who have attempted to close down the University and who
have interfered with the educational activities of faculty and
students.
"The campus has attempted to function normally, but
/during this period, students have been assaulted and severely
beaten as they attempted to attend classes, streets and sidewalks
providing access to the campus have been physically blocked, classes
have been disrupted, arson and fire bombings have occurred and
University property has been destroyed.
"These conditions have resulted in clear and continuing
violations of the law and the disruption of peace and order on the
campus.
"On several occasions the local police and the sheriff's
department have been required to respond to the campus to assist
University police in controlling the riotous conduct and restoring
order. The threats and demands of the dissidents, combined with
intelligence information obtained by law enforcement authorities,
indicate that these students and off-campus revolutionaries intend to
continue their lawless activities.
"I am informed by the Sheriff of Alameda County that these
campus disorders have seriously depleted the law enforcement resources
of Berkeley, Alameda County, and the surrounding cities, particularly
in view of the number of personnel committed to other campus distur-
bances in the past as well as the serious crime situation in the
surrounding communities. The sheriff has, therefore, requested that
State assistance be provided to support and reinforce the Sheriff's
Department in maintaining order on the Berkeley campus.
As of this time, the mobilization today of state and local law
enforcement officers has prevented the reoccurrence of serious dis-
orders and has restored the campus to a more normal academic
condition.
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#68
An educational atmosphere must be maintained so that the
orderly educational processes can go forward. The lives and safety
of students and faculty, and the property of the University, must be
protected. The campus must be free of violence, threats and
intimidation.
At the request of the sheriff of Alameda County and with the
concurrence of university officials, I am taking the following action:
(1) Pursuant to the authority of Section 1580 of the California
Disaster Act, I am proclaiming a state of extreme emergency on the
campus and in the surrounding area of the University of California
at Berkeley
(2) I am authorizing the commissioner of the California
Highway Patrol to provide all necessary manpower and assistance to
the sheriff of Alameda County to insure the protection of the safety
of persons and property on the Berkeley campus, and I am directing
that this assistance continue as long as may be necessary.
(3) I am sending a special message to the legislature,
requesting the enactment of emergency legislation to accomplish the
following:
(a) To provide that any student who is suspended or expelled
from a state university, college, junior college, or high school, and
who thereafter enters the property of a public educational institu-
tion without permission of the chief campus officer, or his
representative, is guilty of criminal trespass.
(b) To provide that any student of a public educational
institution who is convicted of a criminal offense arising out of a
campus disturbance, shall be dismissed from that institution and
shall be ineligible for admission or readmission to any state school
or college for a period of at least one year.
(c) To provide that any faculty member or other employee of
a public educational institution who is convicted of an offense
arising out of a campus disturbance shall be dismissed and shall be
ineligible for further employment in a state school or college without
specific review and authorization by the governing body of such
institution.
(d) A bill to prohibit a person from bringing or possessing
a loud speaker system or voice amplifier on the premises of an
educational institution without permission of the chief campus
officer or his representative. -2-
#68
Legislation on some of these subjects has Liready been
introduced. The remainder will be prepared immediately. I am
asking that all of these bills be enacted as urgency measures, so
that they will take effect immediately upon passage and approval by
me.
These actions will clearly indicate that the State of
California is determined to exercise its responsibility to maintain
law and order on the campuses of our University as well as all other
educational institutions. But law enforcement agencies cannot
accomplish this alone.
have declared
University officials/that any student who is identified or arrested
as participating in a campus disturbance will be immediately placed
on interim suspension, and if he is found guilty of such an offense,
prompt action will be taken to remove him from the University.
The University has also expressed their intent to deny the
use of campus facilities to any individual or group seeking to incite
or encourage the disruption of the education process.
This combined action by State and local officials and the
University administration must continue as long as may be necessary,
until the University campus is fully restored to the educational
purpose for which it is supported by the people of California.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Imme iate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-6-69
#69
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has signed an
Executive Order which directs the director of Conservation and the
state forester to immediately assist Santa Barbara County officials
in their efforts to prevent damage from the oil slick off the coast.
The governor noted in the Executive Order that the sheriff
of Santa Barbara County had requested assistance in meeting the
emergency and that state law authorizes the state forester to
cooperate with local agencies, using conservation camp inmates and
wards in the protection of property.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Imm
iate
Sacramento, Californ.
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-6-69
#70
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed a state of disaster
for San Diego County resulting from extremely severe weather
conditions which started December 20, 1968.
The governor acted at the request of the chairman of the Board
of Supervisors.
The proclamation noted that extremely severe weather, freezing
and other conditions indicate a state of disaster in the county.
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PB
OFFICE OF THE GOVEP
RELEASE:
nediate
Sacramento, Califor
a
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2.6.69
#71
Governor Ronald Reagan today reluctantly accepted the resignation
of Robert H. Volk as State Commissioner of Corporations.
Volk, 36, joined the administration early in 1967.
In a letter to the governor, Volk said he accepted the governor's
appointment to the $25,000-a-year post two years ago to accomplish a
number of goals, including revision of the state's previously archaic
corporate securities law.
"I committeed at that time to devote to the job the number of
years necessary to achieve those goals," he said.
"These objectives, with some good luck and most importantly your
continued interest and support, have now been accomplished."
"Since it has always been my intention from the beginning that I
would return to the private sector
upon completion of the job, I am
herewith submitting my resignation to become effective upon its
acceptance by you," Volk's letter said.
Prior to joining the state, Volk practiced law in Los Angeles.
Governor Reagan, in "reluctantly" accepting his resignation,
praised Volk for the "truly outstanding contribution you have made to
this administration, and to the people of California. The extremely
able and energetic leadership you have provided as commissioner of
corporations has gained the admiration of us all.
"Your unprecedented accomplishments in the Department of Corpora-
tions will continue to serve as an example of how dedicated leadership,
such as yours, can help cut through red tape and bring efficiency and
economy to government.
"While we will surely miss you here in Sacramento, I want to make
it clear that we are all wishing you the best of luck as you return to
private life. "
The history-making revision of the State Corporate Securities Law
which Volk drafted and helped guide through the legislature last year
has been praised as the most modern and effective state securities
regulation in the United States. It insures a proper balance between
necessary regulation and investor protection.
Volk noted that experience to date under the new law reflects a
reduction in filings before the Department of Corporations in an amount
equal to 66 and two thirds percent of prior filings before the
department. Savings to the state in personnel required to process such
as well as the savings to industry by reduction of the regulatory burden,
filings,/will run into many millions of dollars over future years.
The new law also enables California to provide investors with
greater protection against fraud as well as proper remedies in the
event of fraud.
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Through the application of modern business practices, Volk was
able to reduce the staff of the Department of Corporations from 430
persons in February 1967 to 288 at present.
By summer, the staff is expected to be further reduced, to
approximately 206 employees less than half the number in the
department when Governor Reagan assumed office, Volk said.
In his letter to the governor, Volk added:
"I am deeply indebted to you for the confidence and trust that
you have placed in me by appointing me to this position and for your
inspiration and support which has enabled me to do the job that we
both believed was so necessary. My experience in government and my
personal experience with you over the past two years have been the
most interesting and dynamic of my life. They have provided me with a
new outlook and new horizons which will substantially shape my
future. It has indeed been a most rewarding two years.
"While I am concluding direct service as part of your administration,
I hope that you will always include me among your supporters and as
part of your team and that you will not hesitate to call upon me for
such services or assistance as I may be able to render in the future."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-6-69
#72
Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed Modesto attorney
Norman S. Reid to the Modesto judicial district in Stanislaus County.
He succeeds Judge Frank Pierson who was elected to the Superior
Court. The post pays $28,126 a year,
e
Reid, a Democrat, is a native of Reedly and attended Fullerton
Junior College, received his B.A. from Fresno State College in 1954. and
his LLB from Hastings College of the law in 1957.
He has been engaged in the private practice of law for more than
10 years and is a partner in the firm of LaCoste, Keller, Reid and
Azevedo.
Reid, 40, is married and has one son. He resides at 2101 Park
Ridge Drive, Modesto.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-7-69
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Copies of the Capital Outlay Budget and the salaries and
wages supplement are now available in the governor's press office.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO₂,
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-7-69
#73
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed the week of February
9 to 16, 1969, as Negro History Week. Text of the proclamation is
as follows:
WHEREAS
Our Authors Study Club, the Los Angeles Branch of the
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History,
has sponsored Negro History Week Celebration in California
for twenty-one years; and
WHEREAS
This period will be an appropriate time for all Californians
to reflect the magnificent contributions which Afro-American
citizens have made to science, music, art, government and
the professions; and
WHEREAS
The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
began the celebration of National Negro History Week on
February 7, 1926,
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim February 9 to 16, 1969, as NEGRO HISTORY WEEK and urge all
Californians take advantage of this opportunity to promote an
appreciation of the Negro's past, to encourage and understand his
present status and to enrich the promise of the future by learning
more of the accomplishments of the Negro in the development of the
State of California.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Imm 'iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-7-69
#74
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed the week of February
9 to 15, 1969, as Electrical Week. Text of the proclamation is as
follows:
WHEREAS
The inventive genius of Thomas Alva Edison has advanced
the frontiers of American science and the welfare of
all mankind, and by creating industries employing millions
of people, has added greatly to the technology upon which
America's preeminence rests; and
WHEREAS
The state of the world reveals that this nation needs
to maintain a strong scientific position; and
WHEREAS
In this age of limitless scientific horizons, our country's
need for men inspired by the example of Edison has never
been more urgent; and
WHEREAS
Through extensive research and continuing improvements,
the electrical industry helps lead the way to new
advantages in the daily life and the economic progress
of California,
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim February 11, 1969 as Edison Science Youth Day, and the week
of February 9 to 15, 1969 as Electrical Week, and urge the citizens
of California to participate in this occasion.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: 1. mediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-7-69
#75
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
February 10, 1969
through
February 16, 1969
Monday, February 10
11:45 A.M.
Depart for El Dorado Hotel for Military Department
Law Enforcement Orientation Conference on Riot
Control. (Remarks)
3:00 P.M.
Presentation to Governor Reagan of Boy Scout
Annual Report, Governor's Office.
6:30 P.M.
Arrive Jonas Salk School, 2950 Hurley Way, for
Sports Hall of Fame Banquet.
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, February 11
9:30 A.M.
PRESS CONFERENCE
10:00 A.M.
Brief appearance to accept Traffic Safety Task
Force Reports, Governor's Council Room.
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, February 12
HOLIDAY
Thursday, February 13
10:00 A.M.
Arrive Cal Expo for Sierra-Cascade Tall Tale
Tellers breakfast.
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, February 14
10:30 A.M.
Depart Sacramento Municipal Airport for Orange
County Airport.
11:30 A.M.
Arrive Orange County Airport - proceed to
Newporter Inn.
Noon
Crime Prevention Luncheon, Jamboree Room,
Newporter Inn. (Speech)
1:30 P.M.
Proceed to Newport Harbor High School - 600
Irvine Avenue, Newport Beach.
2:00 P.M.
Questions and Answers with students of Newport
Harbor High School.
Approx.
2:50 P.M.
Depart for Santa Monica.
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, February 15
No Appointments Scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, February 16
P.M.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVEF
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RELEASE:
Ir
ediate
Sacramento, Califor
a
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2.10.68
#76
Governor James A. Rhodes of Ohio and Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller of New York today were named co-chairmen of the policy
committee of the Republican Governors' Association.
At the same time, Governor Louie B. Nunn of Kentucky was named
chairman of the RGA's campaign committee which will work for the
election of Republican candidates in the only two states with
gubernatorial elections this year Virginia and New Jersey.
The appointments were announced jointly by Governor Ronald Reagan
of California, the RGA chairman, and Governor Raymond P. Shafer of
Pennsylvania, RGA vice-chairman. Governors Reagan and Shafer were
elected to their RGA positions at a meeting of Republican governors
in Palm Springs in December.
Governor Rhodes moved into the chief executive's chair in Ohio
six years ago after serving as auditor of the state for 10 years.
Governor Rockefeller had served as chairman of the policy committee
until last May. He resigned after he announced his intention to seek
the Republican presidential nomination. The position was then taken
over by Governor Shafer.
Governor Nunn's election in November of 1967 broke a 20-year
democratic gubernatorial reign in Kentucky. Governor Nunn managed
the successful campaigns of the state's two Republican senators
John Sherman Cooper and Thruston B. Morton in 1956, 1960 and 1962.
Italso was announced that Buehl J. Berentson, formerly the
regional director in the 11 western states for the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee, has become executive director of
the Republican Governors' Association.
Berentson had worked with the GOP Congressional Committee for
the past four years. From 1960 to 1964, he served as administrative
assistant to Congressman Jack Westland, whose 2nd congressional
district in Washington covered the northwestern part of the state.
Berentson was born in Anacortes, Washington, on February 24, 1925
and grew up there. During World War II he served in the Navy in the
Pacific Theater.
After he received his B.A. degree from Pacific Lutheran University
in 1951, Mr. Berentson became involved in insurance and real estate
and the investment business in his home town. Berentson, his wife,
Verna, and their six children will move to Washington, D.C.
It also was announced that Mrs. Margaret Hughes, who has served
as office manager of the RGA, assumes the new position of
administrative secretary.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today praised Assemblyman Newton R.
Russell for withdrawing as a candidate for the congressional seat
vacated by Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke.
"Newt's decision to withdraw was an extremely difficult one
for him because his chances of winning the election for Congress
were excellent.
"However, he has put aside his personal ambitions for the
benefit of all the people of California and his party. His decision
to remain in the Assembly in these very critical times should earn
him the respect of every citizen.
"I applaud Newt for making this personal sacrifice and wish
him well in the future. It is men such as this who have made our
state great. I know his action today will be long remembered by
the voters of his district as well as by Californians both in and
out of government."
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A surprise birthday party will be held
today for Governor Reagan in the
Governor's Council Room at 4:30 p.m.
Your attendance will be welcome.
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A strong recommendation that the California Highway Patrol continue
its random motor vehicle inspection program instead of adopting mandatory
periodic inspection was made today to Governor Ronald Reagan in a report
from the Governor's Committee on Traffic Safety.
The report was the result of a two-year study by six subcommittee
task groups appointed by Governor Reagan in 1967.
In addition to motor vehicle inspection, the groups studied driver
licensing requirements; driver education and training; alcohol and drugs;
emergency medical services and public education and communications.
At the same time, Governor Reagan announced the appointment of
Donald D. Doyle, San Francisco insurance executive, as new chairman of
the Governor's Committee on Traffic Safety.
Doyle replaces Thomas G. McGuire, vice-chairman of the board,
Industrial Indemnity Company, who has served as chairman of the Governor's
Committee for the past two years. McGuire, who requested Doyle as his
replacement, has agreed to continue to serve on the Committee.
The committee report pointed out that summary findings on the
effectiveness of the CHP random inspection showed a reduction in the
percentage of vehicles in violation of equipment requirements.
It indicated that California's programs were equally effective,
and in some instances, more effective, than the mandatory periodic
inspections required in most other states.
In commenting on the report during this morning's meeting in
Sacramento, State Secretary for Business and Transportation Gordon C.
Luce, told the committee that the State is planning to expand the
inspection of commercial vehicles to the point where the CHP would
inspect about half the commercial fleet in California every year.
He stated that the random inspection of the more than 9 million
passenger vehicles in California is reaching about one-and-one-half
million vehicles a year. Another one-and-one-quarter million are
inspected as the vehicles are stopped for moving violations.
"In addition to vehicle violations," Luce pointed out, "the random
inspection picks up violators who otherwise would have gone undetected,
such as drunk drivers, or drivers with expired or suspended licenses."
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The task force on Emergency Medical Services recommended to
Governor Reagan that the State Department of Public Health coordinate
Emergency Medical Services at the regional and state level.
The group also urged that counties establish central communications
and dispatch networks for emergency ambulance service.
Luce said his Office of Transportation Safety, with assistance from
the Federal Highway Safety Bureau, is funding a study now to determine
emergency medical deficiencies and needs statewide.
"When this study is completed late this year, we will be able to
attack the problem meaningfully."
Luce said that nationwide, 20,000 lives from all types of accidents
could be saved annually by modernizing all elements of the traffic crash
response.
"Another researcher has calculated that 50 to 75 percent of rural
highway deaths would not have occurred if prompt and experienced
emergency medical services had been available." "
The Alcohol and Drugs Subcommittee reported to the Governor the
need for more stringent law enforcement under the existing Implied
Consent Act and recommended passage of the presumptive limits bill which
was introduced by Assemblyman Craig Biddle (R-Riverside) in January.
The presumptive limits law would set 0.10 percent blocd-alcohol
content as the limit at which a driver is presumed to be impaired. The
bill is part of Governor Reagan's legislative package this year.
The report also stressed that "much more should be done by way of
treatment and education to effectively sober up the nearly one million
excessive drinkers in California.
"Until this is done, thereby reducing the number of manhours they
are driving while drunk on our streets and highways, there will be a
tremendous gap in California's Traffic Safety Program."
Doyle, a Contra Costa County Assemblyman from 1952 through 1958,
was co-author of the Short-Doyle Community Mental Health Act which has
been credited with reducing the population in state mental institutions.
He did not seek reelection in 1958 in order to devote full time to
his insurance brokerage firm in Oakland. He now is chairman, Northern
Division, Marsh and McLennan, Inc., of California.
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For the past two years, Doyle has served as vice-chairman of the
Governor's Committee and has long been active in the traffic safety
effort.
He presently is a Director of the Greater San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce, is vice-president of its Governmental Affairs Committee and a
member of its Legislative Affairs Committee. He also is a Director of
the National Safety Council.
McGuire has served San Francisco Community Chest as campaign
chairman (1949), vice president and a director (1950-52) ; San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, as a director (1950-53) ; and San Francisco Better
Business Bureau, as a director (1951-56). He has also been president
of Stanford Associates, and a member of the Board of Regents of
St. Mary's College. He is currently a director of Transamerica Capital
Fund, Inc., and recently was elected to the Board of Directors of Great
Western Financial Corporation and Great Western Savings and Loan
Association, and First Savings and Loan Association.
He is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the California Traffic
Safety Foundation, and a director of the National Safety Council.
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Governor Ronald Reagan tomorrow (Wednesday, February 12) will
present to Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, the
first in what he hopes will be a series of Certificates of Accreditation
to military hospitals qualifying for a new program designed to relieve
the shortage of Vocational Nurses in California. The program will also
assist returning veterans to more effectively put into practice medical
skills learned in the service.
The presentation is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the hospital.
With the granting of the Certificate, military personnel graduating
from prescribed courses at Letterman will be immediately able to take
State Licensing Examinations for Vocational Nursing (called Practical
Nursing in some parts of the country). Prior to the development of the
new program, and the granting of this first certificate to Letterman
General Hospital, it was necessary for the serviceman or woman completing
the courses to have 34 months' experience before taking the examination.
The new program is a joint effort by the California Department of
Professional and Vocational Standards, the State Board of Medical
Examiners, and the Licensed Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians
Board.
The concept is a direct result of the Allied Health Conference
convened by Governor Reagan in July, 1968, and has the full support of
the California Department of Veterans Affairs and key medical and
nursing groups. The purposes of that Conference included a study of the
problems of proliferation of licensing Boards and the development of
methods which would enable medical corpsmen and other service personnel
with medical training to more effectively utilize their skills upon
returning to civilian life.
Governor Reagan especially commended Lieutenant Colonel Edna M.
Perrin, Army Nurse Corps, Presidio of San Francisco, for her role in
helping to bring about Letterman General Hospital's accreditation with
the Licensed Vocational Nurses Board following the Allied Health
Conference.
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The Governor also noted the excellent spirit of cooperation demon-
strated by the public and private sectors in working out this approach
to solve the shortage of vocational nurses and the problems of a large
number of returning veterans.
He called the new accreditation program an important first step
in what he hopes will be a series of Certificates being awarded to other
military medical facilities throughout California.
The Governor also said he has high hopes for additional positive
steps in the field of licensing, allied health and the problems of the
returning veteran to be forthcoming from last year's allied health
Conference.
Scheduled to take part in the award presentation at Letterman
General Hospital are: Major General Charles H. Gingles, Commander,
Letterman Hospital; Lieutenant Colonel Edna M. Perrin, Director, Clinical
Specialists School; Colonel Charlott L. Nowlan, Chief Nurse; Colonel
Marshall E. McCabe, Chief of Professional Services; Colonel William
Wegner, Chief, Administrative Services; Henry Shine, Jr., Director,
California Department of Professional and Vocational Standards;
Arthur J. Costamagna, Chief Deputy Director, California Department of
Professional and Vocational Standards; Sister Mary Anita, President,
Licensed Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians Board; Mr. Joseph
Zem, Licensed Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians Board;
Miss Mary- Ellen Wood, Executive Secretary, Licensed Vocational Nurses
and Psychiatric Technicians Board; Dr. Genest D. de L'Arbre, State Board
of Medical Examiners.
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The first in a series of "State-of-the-Agency" messages will be
presented by Resources Agency Secretary Norman B. Livermore at a press
conference in Room 1190, State Capitol, Thursday, February 13, at
9:30 a.m. Appearing with Livermore for the presentation will be
department directors within the agency.
You will recall that Governor Reagan, in his "State-of-the-State"
message last month, said that such messages from the agencies would be
issued subsequently.
Following presentation of Livermore's message, as well as brief
comments by his department directors, the session will be opened to
questions from the press.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named three persons to four-year terms
on the State Board of Agriculture.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Named were:
--E. C. (Bill) Mazzie, 56, operator of Mazzie Farms, Arvin.
Mazzie, a Republican, succeeds John J. Kovacevich of Bakersfield.
Mazzie is a director of the Western Growers' Association of
California and Arizona, the Potato Growers' Association of California,
the National Potato Council and the California Tax Board.
He is an advisor to the Melon and Potato Advisory boards and is a
member of the Kern County and State chambers of commerce.
He operatoes a grower-shipper organization which does business
throughout the United States and Canada. He is also president of the
Agricultural and Chemical Company at Edison, Globe Farms, Inc.,
Nanawalle Estates, Ltd., of Hawaii, Butte Valley Farms, Inc., and
Nanawalle, Inc. He is vice president of Hawaiian Resort and Recreation,
Inc., Nalei Hotel, Inc., Hilo, and the Calzona Box and Lumber Company
of California.
He and his wife, Lorraine, live at 5263 Kent Drive, Bakersfield.
--Charles B. Christensen of Likely (Modoc County), a 46-year-old
Republican. Christensen, a cattle rancher, replaces Harvey A. McDougal
of Rio Vista.
Christensen is a former president of the California Cattlemen's
Association and served as a director of the American National Cattlemen's
Association from 1959-66.
He is a former chairman of the Western Regional Beef Council and
served as cattle representative to the National Grazing Committee in 1954
He was a member of the Modoc County Board of Supervisors from
1952-64 and was president of the Modoc Council of Natural Resources in
1954. He has served as chairman of the State Advisory Board to the
Bureau of Land Management since 1954. In 1961, he was a member of the
Advisory Commission to the State Fish and Game Commission.
He is a graduate of Modoc Union High School and attended the
University of California at Berkeley.
He is married and has two daughters. His address is P.O. Box 43,
Likely.
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-Wesley N. Sawyer, 60, a Waterford dairy farmer. Sawyer, a
Republican, succeeds Milton Natapoff of Los Angeles.
Sawyer, a graduate of College of the Pacific, Stockton, is president
of the California Milk Producers' Association.
He is a past president of the California Holstein-Friesian
Association and is currently a member of the board of directors of the
Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
He is a director of the Memorial Hospital Association of Stanislaus
County and is a member of the Stanislaus County Faxm Bureau and Grange.
He is an alternate to the California Beef Council and is a member
of the California Cattlemen's Association.
He is a director of the Federal Land Bank Association of Modesto
and serves as Chairman of the Central Coast Producers' Milk Council.
He is also a member of the Central Coast Milk Stabilization Control
Board.
He and his wife, Maida, live on a 1,500 acre ranch where they raise
milking cows, steers, cattle forage and walnuts.
Their address is Diamond S Ranch, 600 Roberts Ferry, Waterford.
Outgoing members' terms on the board expired,
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named six persons to the newly formed
State Environmental Quality Study Council,
The posts pay necessary expenses. Appointees will serve at the
pleasure of the governor,
The council was created by the 1968 legislature (SB-710) to explore
means of improving the quality of California's physical environment.
The legislation requires that the council make yearly progress reports
to the governor on its findings.
Named were:
Chester Morris, 36-year-old Marysville attorney. He is a
Republican and lives at 1112 Buchanan Road, Yuba City.
-Arthur F. Pillsbury, 64, of Los Angeles. Professor Pillsbury,
a Republican, is director of the Water Resources Center at U.C.L.A.
He resides at 3266 Colby Avenue, Los Angeles.
Frank J. Tysen of Santa Monica, a 36-year-old Democrat. Dr. Tyser
is program director for the Institute of Urban Ecology at the University
of Southern California. He lives at 803 San Vicente, Santa Monica.
Helen B. Reynolds of San Francisco, president of the California
Roadside Council, an organization dedicated to the conservation of
scenic resources. A Democrat, she resides at 1030 Lombard Street,
San Francisco.
Samuel A. Egigian, 47, president of the Southern District of
Refuse Removal Council, Montebello. Egigian, a Republican, lives at
5326 South Adele Avenue, Whittier.
David L. Baker, a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Baker, a 50-year-old Republican, will serve as chairman of the new
council. He lives at 9452 Royal Palm Boulevard, Garden Grove.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named J. Robert Springer of Pasadena
and Edward M. Curran of Canoga Park to four-year terms on the State
Veterans' Board.
The appointments require Senate confirmation and pay $20 per diem,
plus expenses.
Springer, retired president of Pan American Laundries, Inc., of
Burbank, succeeds William E. Allen of Turlock. Curren, program con-
troller for the North American Rockwell Corporation, replaces Byron B.
Gentry of Glendora. Both outgoing members' terms expired.
Springer, a 54-year-old Republican, is a past president of the
California Laundry Owners' Association and served two terms as a vice
president of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the
Glendale Civil Service Commission for five years and was its chairman
for one term.
He and his wife, Myra, have three children. They live at 4033
Alta Vista Drive, Pasadena.
Curran, 46, is chairman of the Third District Mayor's Community
Advisory Council, Los Angeles, and is president of the Orcutt Park
Baseball League. He served as aide-de-camp to the national commander of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars from 1961-63 and was national chairman of
the Second Marine Division Association in 1966.
He is also a director of the Cub Scouts in Canoga Park.
He lives at 20362 Stagg Street, Canoga Park.
He is = Republican.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Maynard Munger of Fresno,
a retired wholesale produce company executive, to a four-year term on
the State Highway Commission.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays necessary
expenses. Munger succeeds William S. Whitehurst of Fresno whose term
expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Fred C. Jennings
of Riverside. Jennings' term, like that of Munger, will expire
January 15, 1973.
Jennings, a 61-year-old Republican, was first appointed to the
commission in November, 1966. He is president of Sun Gold, Inc., of
Riverside and is a graduate of U.C.L.A. He is a former president of
the Riverside Chamber of Commerce.
Munger, 66, retired last year as president of the Hobbs-Parsons
Company, a large Fresno wholesale produce firm. He had been an employee
of the company since 1931.
He was a director of the United Warehouse Company from 1939-60 and
was on the board of directors of the Liberty Dried Fruit Packing Company
from 1927-46. He was a partner in the Boothe Fruit Company from 1932-46
Long active in civic affairs, Munger is a former president of the
Fresno City-County Chamber of Commerce, Fresno Rotary Club and the
Fresno YMCA. He is a past director of the Fresno United Givers' Plan
and the Fresno Convention Bureau.
He currently serves as vice president of the Fresno Community
Hospital and is chairman of its building committee.
He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and
a Republican. He is married, has two sons, and lives at 4150 North
Fruit Avenue, Fresno.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Anthony R. Pierno of Brea
as the new state commissioner of corporations.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays $25,725
per year.
Pierno, a 36-year-old Republican, has served as deputy corporations
commissioner for the State of California in Los Angeles since August 1,
1967.
He replaces Robert H. Volk who resigned to accept a position in
private business.
Pierno, an attorney, completed his undergraduate studies at
Whittier College in 1954 and received his law degree from Stanford
University in 1959. While in law school, he was a member of the
editorial board of the Stanford Law Review.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1954=56.
He was admitted to the State Bar in 1960 and was engaged in the
private practice of law until his appointment as deputy corporations
commissioner.
Pierno is a member of the American Bar Association, the State
Bar of California, and the Los Angeles, Orange County and Whittier bar
associations. He also serves on the Corporations Committee of the
State Bar.
He is a former chairman of the board of directors of the Rio Hondo
Council of Camp Fire Girls, Inc., and has served on the Capital Funds
Committee of the North Orange YMCA.
He and his wife. Beverly, have four children and live at 1263
Oakcrest Avenue Brea.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named eight persons to the newly
created California Job Development Corporation Law Executive Board.
The posts pay necessary expenses. Appointees of the governor will
serve at his pleasure.
The board was created by the 1968 legislature (AB-109) to oversee
and encourage the development of job development corporations in
economically disadvantaged areas of the state.
Named were:
--Ralph N. Larson, 74, chairman of the board of Commonwealth
National Bank, San Francisco. A Republican, Larson is also president
of the Morris Plan Company of California. He lives at 230 Clinton Road,
Pacifica.
--G. R. Ruddell, 48, the mayor of Visalia. He is owner of the
Visalia Granite and Marble Works. A Republican, he is also a director
of the Mineral King Savings and Loan Association and a member of the
advisory board of the San Joaquin Valley National Bank. He lives at
1309 Beverly Drive, Visalia.
--J. Ralph Stone of Santa Rosa, president of Santa Rosa Savings
and Loan Association. He is a 58-year-old Republican and lives at
1925 Alderbrook Street, Santa Rosa.
--Harold E. Levitt, 53, of Los Angeles. Levitt, a Republican,
is vice president of Dempsey-Tegeler and Company, Inc., an investment
firm. He lives at 701 Chapala Drive, Pacific Palisades.
Robert C. Lindsey, 50, president of the Yolo Transportation
Company of San Jose. A Republican, he lives at 1344 Avalon Street,
San Jose.
George Medina, a 38-year-old Democrat, and editor of Las Americas,
a San Francisco Spanish language newspaper. He lives at 2974 - 26th
Street, San Francisco.
--Hilliard Hamm, 41, editor and publisher of the Metropolitan Gazette
a Compton area newspaper. He resides at 19327 Northwood Avenue, Compton.
He is a Republican.
-Charles E. Nichols of Sacramento, a member of the executive board
of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. A
Democrat, he lives at 53 Moonlit Circle, Sacramento.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Charles O. Doud, a La Canada
stockbroker, to a four-year term on the California State Athletic
Commission.
The post pays $25 per diem plus expenses.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Alberto C. Diaz,
of Downey, editor and manager of the Belvedere Citizen, to a four-year
term on the commission. He was first appointed in January, 1964.
A Democrat, Diaz, 51, has long been active in community affairs
in the Belvedere-East Los Angeles area. He has three sons and lives
at 8400 South Rives Avenue, Downey.
Doud, a 36-year-old Republican, succeeds Douglas Hayden of
Oakland whose term expired.
Doud is a graduate of U.C.L.A. where he was an All-America tackle
on the football team in 1953.
He was a jet pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1955-58.
For the past three years he has been a member of the staff of
Lehman Brothers, a Los Angeles investment firm.
He is treasurer of the Serra Club of Pasadena and is a past
president of Teamsters International. He is also a former member of the
U.S. Air Force Academy Athletic Association; the U.C.L.A. Varsity
Lettermen's Club; and currently serves as a member of the board of the
Junipero Serra Boys' Club.
He is married, has five children, and resides at 4254 Chevy Chase
Drive, La Canada.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of George
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V. Castagnola of Santa Barbara to a four-year term on the 19th District
Agricultural Association's board of directors. The association operates
the Santa Barbara National Horse Show and Flower Show.
The governor also reappointed Warren M. Underwood, of Santa Barbara,
a 63-year-old Democrat, to the board. Underwood, who serves as
secretary-treasurer of the Meat Cutters' Union Local 556, was first
appointed in 1960. He lives at 4968 Cathedral Oaks, Santa Barbara.
Castagnola, 60, succeeds Milton Weinstein of Santa Barbara whose
term expired. A Republican, Castagnola is a part owner in the Santa
Barbara restaurant, "The Harbor."
He is also engaged in land developing in the Santa Barbara area.
He is married, has two children, and lives at 900 Jimeno Road,
Santa Barbara.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named the following persons to the
State Intergovernmental Board on Electronic Data Processing.
The board was created by the 1968 legislature to establish goals,
policies, and priorities in order to insure the most effective and
economical flow of data across government lines. The first of its type
in the country, the board is also intended to promote the use of standards
for information system design and information exchange in order to speed
the automatic flow of data, and to eliminate duplication of effort at
different levels of government.
The posts are unsalaried. Appointees will serve at the pleasure
of the governor.
Named were:
--Verne Orr, director of the State Department of Motor Vehicles,
Sacramento.
-John Tooker, special assistant to the secretary of the State
Resources Agency, Sacramento.
-Bernard P. Donnelly, assistant to the secretary of the State Human
Relations Agency, Sacramento.
--Raymond S. Long, deputy director of the State Department of
Agriculture, Sacramento.
-Paul J. Anderson, a member of the Riverside County Board of
Supervisors, Riverside.
-Howard W. Campen of San Jose, county executive of Santa Clara
County.
-Ignazio A. Vella of Sonoma, a member of the Sonoma County Board
of Supervisors.
Gilbert R. Marguth, Jr., mayor of the City of Livermore.
William F. Cornett, Jr., Fullerton city administrator.
--Takuji Tamaru, chief of data processing for the City of Los
Angeles.
--James H. Corson of Burlingame, executive secretary of the
California Association of School Administrators.
-Gary Webber of Ontario, a member of the Ontario-Montclair School
District Board of Trustees.
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Named as alternate members of the board were:
Mark Sanstrom, assistant secretary of the State Business and
Transportation Agency, Sacramento.
A. Alan Hill, assistant to the secretary of the State Resources
Agency, Sacramento.
Walter L. Barkdull, assistant to the secretary, State Human
Relations Agency, Sacramento.
Jerry Fielder, deputy director of Agriculture, Sacramento.
John F. McGinnis of San Rafael, a member of the Marin County
Board of Supervisors.
Paul R. Deats, a member of the Long Beach City Council.
Ferdinand J. Kiesel, superintendent of the San Juan Unified School
District, Carmichael.
Of the above, Tamaru and Kiesel are Democrats. The remainder are
Republicans.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named C. Leland Rice, a Fortuna
rancher, to the Humboldt County Board of Superviscrs, Second District.
The post pays $9,600 per year. The appointment will end at the
next general election.
Rice, 61, succeeds the late Melvin Bareilles.
Rice, a Republican, is a 1930 graduate of the University of
California at Berkeley and has ranched in Humboldt County since 1953.
He is a director of the Humboldt County Farm Bureau and the
Humboldt County Cattlemen's Association.
Prior to moving to Fortuna, he farmed in the Hanford area and was
on the Kings County Board of Supervisors from 1948-52.
He is married and has four children. His address is P.O. Box 873,
Fortuna.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Senator John L. Harmer,
(R-Glendale) as chairman of the State Advisory Commission on Indian
Affairs.
The post pays necessary expenses. Harmer will serve at the
pleasure of the governor. He succeeds Senator William E. Coombs
(R-Rialto) who resigned the chairmanship.
Harmer and his wife, Carolyn, have adopted a nine-year-old Mojave
Indian girl named Esther under a foster child program sponsored by his
church. The young girl, Esther, lives with the Harmers and their four
children except for a six-week period each summer when she returns to
her Indian family on the reservation.
Harmer has long been interested in Indian affairs. During his
undergraduate study at the University of Utah, where he majored in
history, Harmer participated ina number of research projects involving
the Indians of the American Southwest.
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#91
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement,
on learning of the death of Oakland Tribune Political Writer Dave Hope:
"It is difficult to express how very, very sad Nancy and I were
to learn of the death of an old friend, Dave Hope.
"He was an extremely able and perceptive writer, a man of mature
judgment whose dedication to the principles of integrity and responsi-
bility in reporting placed him in the very elite of his profession.
He commanded the respect and esteem of all of us.
"He loved his work. Those with whom he worked loved him. We
have all lost a friend."
(Hope died of a heart attack today in Oakland. He was 65. He worked
for the Oakland Tribune as its political writer for 32 years. A native
of Sweden, he previously worked for the Livermore Journal and Herald,
the San Francisco Examiner, and the Oakland Times. He joined the
Tribune staff in 1937).
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DEPARTMENT OF REAL E.ATE
RELEASE: Immediate
Burton E. Smith, Real Estate Commissioner
445-3996
2-14-69
State Department of Real Estate activities presently performed by
the San Bernardino and Santa Ana branch offices will be transferred to
the Department's office in Los Angeles, Real Estate Commissioner
Burton E. Smith announced today.
The changes are to be effective on April 1, 1969.
Smith stated this and other changes in the Department's operations
relating to local service will save approximately $45,000 per year.
He further stated his experiences elsewhere (the Oakland office of the
Department was moved to San Francisco last year) convinced him the
Department could render better service to subdividers, real estate
licensees and the general public by operating from larger offices where
legal and other technical personnel are already employed to assist in
licensing and complaint investigation functions.
Also effective April 1 will be a transfer of subdivision processing
activities from the San Diego branch office of the Department to Los
Angeles, where all other Southern California subdivision law enforcement
activities are presently concentrated.
A plan to close the Fresno office, Smith said, has been shelved due
to the long distance from Fresno to the nearest other office of the
Department and because ways have been found to effect local economies
to bring the cost of the operation of this office into near balance with
costs were the area to be serviced from the Sacramento or San Francisco
offices of the Department.
Commissioner Smith further stated that the decision was not made
until an opportunity to study cost figures was given to all concerned
and public hearings were held in Fresno, San Bernardino and San Diego.
He said he was proud that the Department as a part of Governor Reagan's
administration had been able to effect these and other economies. none
of which is resulting in any layoffs of personnel or reduction in
service to licensees or the general public.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Sunday A.Ms.
Sacramento, California
February 16
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-14-69
#92
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that 53 city and county
park projects totalling $7,247,611 have been approved and placed in his
budget from funds made available under the 1964 State Park Bond Act.
With this allocation, $37.6 million of the $40 million provided for
local projects under the bond act will have been appropriated. Most of
the remainder is earmarked for the 11 counties which have projects
pending but have not yet completed the required county-wide recreation
plan.
Under the bond act, money is apportioned to the counties on the
basis of population, but a minimum of $75,000 is reserved for each county
regardless of size or population.
Since the bond act passed in November 1964, some 191 projects from
88 local agencies have been approved. This represents acquisition of
93 park properties totalling 23,842 acres and development of camping.
picnicking, boating, and other facilities on 119 acres totalling
15,107 acres. Projects have included beaches, deserts, forests, and
river banks. They have ranged from 4,700-acre Toro Park in Monterey
County to an acre and a half at Fort Crook Historical Museum in Shasta
County. Beautification of a dump, and conversion of a garden mansion
into a public park are among the diverse projects made possible by this
Bond Act program.
Some 5153 acres for acquisition and 3819 acres for development are
included in the 53 projects from 23 counties requested in the Governor's
1969-70 budget. Listed below are the 53 projects by county:
Acquisition
and/or
Amount
Applicant and Project
Development
Requested
Acreage
Del Norte County
FLORENCE KELLER REGIONAL PARK
Dev.
$46,000
29
Kern County
KERN RIVER STATE PARK
Dev.
$184,370
60
Kings County
CORCORAN REGIONAL PARK
Acq.
$50,000
180
Los Angeles County
VERDUGO MOUNTAINS SCENIC DRIVE AND
Acq.
$246,600
290
CONSERVATION PARK AREA
City of Glendale
GANESHA PARK ADDITION
Dev.
$25,503
60
City of Pomona
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Acquisition
and/or
Amount
Applicant and Project
Development
Requested
Acreage
EL DORADO PARK (EAST) ADDITIONAL
Dev.
$114,659
418
DEVELOPMENT
City of Long Beach
MONROVIA CANYON PARK
Dev.
$9,485
88
City of Monrovia
STOUGH PARK
Dev.
$179,576
100
City of Burbank
TORRANCE REGIONAL PARK ADDITION
Acq.
$39,414
1
City of Torrance
SANTA MONICA STATE BEACH LANDSCAPING
Dev.
$27,800
City of Santa Monica
OAK GROVE COUNTY PARK
Dev.
$228,895
63
GRIFFITH PARK
Dev.
$985,716
55
City of Los Angeles
Marin County
BAY FRONT COUNTY PARK
Acq.
$86,250
98
Mariposa County
MARIPOSA CREEK
Acq.
$75,000
114
Mendocino County
LOW GAP REGIONAL PARK
Dev.
$73,850
260
Merced County
MERCED COUNTY CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
Dev.
$38,000
10
PROJECT
Napa County
OLD BALE MILL
Dev.
$9,000
1
Orange County
MILE SQUARE REGIONAL PARK - STAGE II
Dev.
$212,500
62
UNIVERSITY REGIONAL PARK STAGE II
Dev.
$212,500
50
FULLERTON DAM REGIONAL PARK
Dev.
$75,000
126
LAGUNA NIGUEL REGIONAL PARK
Dev.
$29,000
27
Placer County
McBEAN MEMORIAL PARK
Dev.
$20,000
27
City of Lincoln
Riverside County
McCALL MEMORIAL PARK
Dev.
$106,250
87
VALLEY HI PARK
Acq.
$67,000
50
BOGART PARK
Dev.
$108,000
334
SAN JACINTO RIVER PARK
Acq.
$62,500
100
Sacramento County
CARMICHAEL PARK
Dev.
$33,750
38
Carmichael Recreation and Park District
San Bernardino County
BIG BEAR REGIONAL PARK
Acq.
$125,000
50
CALICO GHOST TOWN REGIONAL PARK
Dev.
$75,500
350
COPPER MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK -
Dev.
$35,000
50
PHASE II
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Acquisition
and/or
Amount
Applicant and Project
Development
Requested
Acreage
San Diego County
SWEETWATER RESERVOIR REGIONAL PARK
Acq.
$389,500
1,300
Guajome Regional Park
Acq.
$1,000,000
640
LOS PENASQUITOS REGIONAL PARK
Acq.
$1,000,000
565
San Joaquin County
LODI LAKE MUNICIPAL PARK
Acq.
$63,360
58
City of Lodi
SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL PARK
A&D
$160.000
150
B & L RANCH OAK GROVE ADDITION
A&D
$106,650
170
San Luis Obispo County
ATASCADERO COUNTY PARK
A&D
$38,600
61
SANTA RITA RESERVOIR RECREATION AREA
Dev.
$40,000
220
Shasta County
FORT CROOK MUSEUM
Dev.
$35,000
1½
ANDERSON RIVER PARK
A&D
$60,000
304
TURTLE BAY
City of Redding
Dev.
$51,600
206
Siskiyou County
DUNSMUIR CITY PARK
Dev.
$40,000
12
Dunsmuir Recreation District
HAPPY CAMP COMMUNITY PARK
Dev.
$24,420
57
MT. SHASTA CITY PARK
Dev.
$10,580
26
Mt. Shasta Recreation District
Solano County
TWIN SISTERS PARK
A&D
$68,000
100
MORROW ISLAND AQUATIC PARK
A&D
$71,000
100
LAGOON VALLEY
A&D
$70,000
50
LAKE SOLANO PUTAH CREEK TRAIL
A&D
$7,000
3
HUNTER HILL REGIONAL PARK
A&D
$56,250
50
Sonoma County
JENNER-RUSSIAN GULCH COUNTY PARK
Acq.
$150.000
300
MOUNT HOOD COUNTY PARK
Acq.
$75.705
359
Sutter County
LIVE OAK RECREATION AREA
Dev.
$38,000
13
Ventura County
BEARDSLEY PARK
Acq.
$109,828
60
Total Acquisition
$3,940,247
Total Development
$3,307,364
Total
$7,247,611
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RELEASE: Ii
diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-14-69
#93
GOVERNOR"S SCHEDULE
February 17, 1969
through
February 23, 1969
Monday, February 17
Office appointments
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, February 18
1:30 pm
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, February 19
Office appointments
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, February 20
10:00 am
Brief remarks to Project
Understanding - Department
of Resources (Governor's Office)
11:30 am
Brief remarks to San Diego
Chamber of Commerce
(Governor's Office)
Friday, February 21
Regents Meeting -
University of California
at Berkeley
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
Saturday, February 22
No appointments scheduled
(Overnight - Los Angeles)
Sunday, February 23
pm
No appointments scheduled
Return to Sacramento
(Overnight - Sacramento)
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-14-69
#94
R.
Governor Ronald Reagan today sent the following telegram to
President Richard M. Nixon:
"I note with great satisfaction your urgent request of Secretaries
Hardin and Schultz to study and advise concerning whether the
Taft-
Hartley Act should be extended to farm workers.
"The availability of food is vital to all of us. Your concern with
its production and distribution is, of course, shared by me.
"The present national agricultural labor controversy requires the
attention you are giving to it. I respectfully suggest that the problem
requires more than the study of the applicability or non-applicability of
the Taft-Hartley Act--it warrants an in-depth study of the problems
facing the producer and farm labor and a search for a dispute settling
procedure for agriculture which goes beyond the industrial concept.
"I believe that applying the principles of the National Labor
Relations Act to farming is unwise. It is self-evident that such factors
as crop perishability and weather require an approach that will achieve
a balance of union and farmer bargaining power so necessary to reach
fair decisions and avoid loss of food and fibre in the public interest.
"Social and labor management problems are basic issues in the
present grape boycott activity. This is a national problem which
justifies the national attention you are giving to it. I respectfully
suggest you use your influence to request all parties involved in the
present agricultural labor controversy to withhold all activities until
the facts become available from your study group and recommendations
for solutions are available."
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RELEASE: Im diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-17-69
#95
Governor Ronald Reagan today named La Mirada Mayor Edward J.
LeClair to a four-year term on the Regional Water Quality Control Board,
Los Angeles Region.
The post pays necessary expenses.
LeClair, a 47-year-old Republican, succeeds Mayrant D, McKeown
of Long Beach whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Lester L.
Louden, supervisor of the Division of Sanitary Engineering for the Los
Angeles City Department of Water and Power. Louden, a 55-year-old
Democrat, was first appointed in September, 1961. He lives at
1036 South Windsor Boulevard, Los Angeles.
LeClair, voted "Citizen of the Year" for 1967 in La Mirada,
has been a city councilman since 1964.
He works as an engineer for North American Rockwell, Inc.
He is a past president of the La Mirada Homeowners' Association
has served as a trustee of the La Mirada Southeast Mosquito Abatement
District and as a director of the County Sanitation Board.
A veteran of World War II, LeClair holds a number of medals,
including the Purple Heart.
He lives at 15933 Bluefield Avenue, La Mirada.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-17-69
#96
Governor Ronald Reagan today named three persons to four-year terms
on the Fairview State Hospital Board of Trustees.
The appointments require Senate confirmation and pay necessary
expenses.
Named were:
Charles C. Palmer 48, assistant superintendent of business
services for the Huntington Beach City School District. Palmer. a
Republican, succeeds Demetrius S. Stylianou of Santa Ana.
Palmer, who holds an M.A. Degree from Whittier College (1958), has
been in his present school district assignment since 1965. He previously
served as administrator in charge of business, and as business manager
in the Huntington Beach City School District.
He is a past president of the Huntington Beach Elementary Teachers'
Association and currently serves as legislative chairman of the Orange
County Teachers' Association.
He is married, has four children, and lives at 1701 Kings Road,
Newport Beach.
--Mrs. Jo Emma Ballard of Garden Grove. She is the wife of Reece
Ballard, an investigator.
Mrs. Ballard, a Republican, replaces Ven Fahrney of Los Alamitos.
She is president of the Women's Division of the Garden Grove Chamber
of Commerce and is a charter president of the Garden Park Hospital Guild.
She is also secretary and a director of both the Garden Grove
Emergency Welfare Association and the G rden Grove Coordinating Council.
Mrs. Ballard and her husband have a son. They live at 9712 Shannon
Street, Garden Grove.
--Thomas E. Blackman, 36, a Long Beach schoolteacher. A Republican,
Blackman succeeds Norman J. Meyer of Costa Mesa.
Blackman, a teacher at Stanford Junior High School, Long Beach,
holds a Masters Degree in General Secondary Education from Colorado
State College.
He is a captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and was graduated
six years ago from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in
Washington, D.C. after having studied "the Economics of National Security.
Last year, he was president of his junior high school faculty. He lives
at 421 Baryl Cove Way, Seal Beach.
Terms of the outgoing members expired.
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RELEASE: I ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-17-69
#97
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Cal-tech Professor Clarence R.
Allen of Pasadena and Karl V. Steinbrugge, a San Francisco structural
and earthquake engineer, to four-year termson the State Mining and Geo-
logy Board.
The appointments require Senate confirmation and pay necessary
expenses.
Allen and Steinbrugge will fill two newly-created positions on the
board which was expanded from five to seven members by the 1968 legis-
lature.
Allen, a 43-year-old Democrat, received a Masters Degree in Geophysics
in 1951, and a Ph. D. in Structural Geology and Geophysics in 1954, both
from Cal-tech, Pasadena.
He began his teaching career as an assistant professor at the
University of Minnesota in 1954. The following year, he joined the
Cal-tech faculty.
Last year, he served as chairman of the National Science Foundation's
Earth Sciences Advisory Panel. He has also been chairman of the State
Department of Water Resources' Consulting Board for Earthquake Analysis
since 1965.
He lives at 1160 Cordova Street, Pasadena.
Steinbrugge, 49, heads the Earthquake Department of the Pacific Fire
Rating Bureau, San Francisco.
He is a director and former president of the Seismological Society
of America and is chairman of the U.S. National Committee for the Inter-
national Association for Earthquake Engineering.
He also serves as president of the Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute and was a member of the Institute's team which was sent to
investigate the 1960 Chilean earthquakes. H
He is a past director of the Structural Engineers Association of
Northern California.
Steinbrugge is a 1941 graduate of Oregon State University where he
received a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering. He is a lecturer in the
College of Environmental Design (Department of Architecture) at the
University of California, Berkeley. He is a Republican.
He lives at 6851 Cutting Boulevard, El Cerrito.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-17-69
#98
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has reappointed
Ralph Nissen of Williams as chairman of the California Exposition and
Fair Executive Committee for the coming year.
Nissen, who has been chairman since February 1, 1968, will
continue to serve in that capacity until February 1, 1970.
A veteran Colusa County rancher, Nissen, 57, was first named to
the Fair Board for a four-year term February 1, 1967.
He was regional director of the California Farm Bureau for five
years and served as a vice president for four years.
He is a Republican.
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RELEASE: Imm iate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 2-17-69
#99
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Agriculture
and Services Sacretary J. Earl Coke to serve as assistant t) the governor
for cabinet affairs.
Coke will serve in this capacity on a temporary basis. He will be
specifically charged with coordinating the work of the cabiret which
provides the channels of communication and policy guidance for the
executive departments and agencies which are directly responsible to the
governor.
The governor said Coke will perform many of the functions previously
handled by Cabinet Secretary Win Adams, who has left the governor's office
to serve as executive assistant to Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke.
He pointed out that the interim cabinet appointment was made at the
suggestion of Executive Secretary Edwin Meese III as a means of strength-
ening the liaison between the governor's staff and the cabinet, and to
refine cabinet procedures which have been developed during the past two
years.
The administration's "cabinet concept" was introduced by Governor
Reagan in 1967 to improve the overall management of the executive branch
of government.
Coke will continue to serve as secretary for Agriculture and Services.
He originally joined the Reagan administration in 1967 as director of
Agriculture and was named secretary when that post was established in
1968 as part of the governor's reorganization plan.
Coke is a former assistant secretary of Agriculture in the Eisenhower
administration.
A native of Downey, Coke received a bachelor of science degree in
agriculture from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctor
of science degree from Clemson University's College of Agriculture.
He served as an agronomist in the Agricultural Extension Service of
the University of California from 1923 to 1935 and was vice president and
a member of the board of directors of Spreckels Sugar Co., San Francisco,
from 1935 to 1949.
From 1949 to 1955 Coke was director of the University of California
Extension Service but took a leave of absence in 1952-53 to serve in the
Eisenhower administration.
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During his term as assistant secretary of Agriculture, Coke had
responsibilities for five agencies of the department--Agricultural
Research Service, Agricultural Extension Service, the U.S. Forest
Service, the Soil Conservation Service and the Farmers Cooperative Service
Coke was vice president of the Bank of America in charge of agri-
cultural activities and loans from 1955 to 1965 when he became president
of Consolidated Agricultural Industries.
He is married to the former Ella Elizabeth O'Kelly. They have two
sons and a daughter.
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SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL TWENTY-SEVENTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT VACATED BY CONGRESS-
MAN ED REINECKE WILL BE HELD APRIL 29, 1969,
(This information released to AP, UPI, Los Angeles
Times, Sacramento Bee, Union via phone (PB) Monday,
February 17, P.M.)
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE:
I
ediate
Sacramento, Californ.
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-18-69
#100
Governor Ronald Reagan today named clinical psychologist
C. Norman Jacobs of Santa Barbara to a four-year term on the State
Psychology Examining Committee.
The post pays $25 per diem plus expenses.
Jacobs, 43, succeeds Richard E. Worthington of La Jolla whose term
expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Sumner B. Morris,
director of the Counseling Center at the University of California, Davis.
Morris, a 46-year-old Republican, was first appointed in July. 1964.
He received his A.B. Degree from Simpson College, his M.A. Degree from
the State University of Iowa and his Ed. D. from Stanford University.
He lives at 807 Sycamore Lane, Davis.
Morris' new term will expire June 30, 1972.
Jacobs, a Republican, holds a Ph.D. in Education and Psychology.
He has been engaged in private practice in Santa Barbara since 1960.
He served as the director of guidance and a school psychologist
for Santa Barbara County Schools for four years.
He is a visiting lecturer at the University of California at
Santa Barbara.
Jacobs is married, has three children, and lives at 1761 Glen Oak
Drive, Montecito.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: I ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-18-69
#101
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Deputy
Attorney General Richard K. Turner as his assistant legal affairs
secretary
His salary will be $17,000 per year.
Turner, 30, is a 1963 graduate of the University of California's
Boalt Hall Law School and has been a member of the State Attorney
General's staff for the past six years.
He has headed the attorney general's Administrative Law Section in
Sacramento since last July. As a deputy attorney general, he was
assigned to the Criminal Section for one and one half years and to the
Civil Section for three years.
He completed his undergraduate work in Political Science at
Stanford University in 1960 and received a B.A. Degree.
While in law school he worked as a clerk in the Boalt Hall library
and as an editorial assistant for California Continuing Education of
the Bar. As a law student, he was the recipient of a number of awards,
including the Walter Dinkelspiel Fellowship in Law, a summer fellowship
to the Boalt International Legal Studies Workshop in 1962 and the Boalt
Hall Top Evidence Scholar in 1963.
Turner is a member of the State Bar; the American Bar Association.
including its Section on Administrative Law; the Sacramento County Bar
Association; the Boalt Hall and Stanford alumni associations.
He is a former director of the Sacramento County Barristers' Club.
He and his wife, Robin, have two children. They live at 2740
Montgomery Way, Sacramento.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
MEMO TO THE PF SS
Sacrámento, Californi
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
2-19-69
The second in a series of "State of the Ag ency"
messages will be presented by Human Relations Set retary
Spencer Williams at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 20,
in News Conference Room 1190.
Appearing with Williams will be department
directors within the agency.
The State of the Agency message is conforming
with the governor's announcement in his State of the
State message that each agency submit a report of its
activities to the legislature.
Williams and the department heads will make
brief presentations and then will be open to questions
from the press.
While the session will produce news of immediate
interest, it is also anticipated that it may be of
assistance to the press by providing information on a
background basis.
The message will be for Friday A.M.s release.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Im diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-20-69
#102
Governor Ronald Reagan today praised the California Jaycees for
their "leadership and initiative" in forming a statewide Service Alliance
designed to stimulate and coordinate citizen action in dealing with
human problems at the community level.
Formation of the California Service Alliance was announced today by
Rob Reifschneider, president of the California Jaycees. The ^lliance
will promote, coordinate and evaluate volunteer, service-oriented
activities at the local level, wherever needed.
Reifschneider said the Service Alliance will be made up of
representatives from major service, fraternal and women's organizations
as well as leaders in the fields of business, labor and the professions.
The statewide alliance will function only to promote the creation of
local service alliances. Local Jaycee chapters will serve as catalysts
in helping to form the local alliances, he said.
Governor Reagan said. "The service alliance approach dovetails
perfectly with the basic concepts of the Creative Society in providing
a common sense way of more effectively marshaling available community
resources to help solve human problems.
"I commend the Jaycees for the leadership and initiative they have
contributed to this project which recognizes the need for coordinated
action at the local level, the governor said.
Reifschneider said local service alliances will audit the scope and
effectiveness of community projects already underway, assess community
needs, solicit participation in local service projects by groups not
currently involved, and begin new and coordinated programs.
"Our principal goal is to make the thrust of volunteer community
activities more effective," Reifschneider said.
"The service alliances will seek to eliminate inefficiency and
duplication of effort--factors which often characterize local service
programs, "he said.
"The local service alliances will work to achieve an overview of
community efforts, therefore resulting in more effective direction of th
total energies of community service programs in areas of special human
need. Continued lack of coordination,' Reifschneider said, "will only
prolong the hit-and-miss, trial-and-error approach which has bogged down
many community programs in the past."
The first meeting of the California Service Alliance has been
tentatively set for Friday, March 14, at 9:30 a.m. in the Governor's
Office.
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445-4571
2-20-69
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press
In response to several/telephone requests today, Associate
Press Secretary Ed Gray issued the following statement regarding
the University of California at Berkeley campus crisis:
"Governor Reagan has requested the National Guard to make
whatever preparations may be necessary to provide assistance to
law enforcement officers if it should be necessary at Berkeley
Friday."
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RELEASE: Im diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-21-69
#103
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
February 24, 1969
through
March 2, 1969
Monday, February 24
6:00 p.m.
Wine Institute Champagne Reception at
El Dorado Hotel
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, February 25
9:30 a.m.
Press Conference
p.m.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Wednesday, February 26
Trustees' meeting, Los Angeles
p.m.
Depart Los Angeles for Washington. D.C.
Overnight - Washington, D.C.
Thursday, February 27
National Governors' Conference, Washington, D.C.
Overnight - Washington, D.C.
Friday, February 28
a.m.
Depart Washington, D.C., for Roanoke, Virginia
2:20 p.m.
Keynote address to Virginia Republican Party
Nominating Convention.
Depart Roanoke for Atlanta, Georgia.
8:30 p.m.
Republican fund-raising dinner, Dinkler Plaza
Hotel, Atlanta. Speech.
p.m.
Depart Atlanta, Georgia, for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
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Sacramento, Californi
MEMO TO THE - ESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-21-69
ADDITION TO GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 1
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, March 2
p.m.
Depart Los Angeles for Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
2-21-69
#104
Governor Ronald Reagan today called the appointment of Richard
Lyng as assistant secretary of agriculture in Washington D. C. "an
outstanding choice, one which is certain to further enhance the quality
and mission of the U. S. Department of Agriculture during the months
and years to come. "
Announcement of Lyng's appointment to the Federal post was made
today in Washington. He has been a key figure in the Reagan administra-
tion during the past two years, first as deputy director, and later as
director, of the State Department of Agriculture.
"Dick Lyng is a man of great executive talent and administrative
skill who knows the needs of the agricultural community and who has
done a truly first-class job for the people of California since this
administration assumed office," the Governor said.
"While we will surely miss him here in Sacramento, our immediate
loss will certainly be the nation's gain.
"His new appointment is an outstanding choice, one which is certain
to enhance the quality and mission of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
during the months and years to come.
"The fact that the new administration in Washington has drawn so
widely on the abilities of persons serving in California state
government is a source of great pride to all of us. It surely points
to the wealth of talent and quality of service being rendered by members
of the administration here.
"I have extended my sincere best wishes and congratulations to
Dick on his new appointment. We look forward to continuing our close
working relationship with him in his new capacity at the federal level,'
the Governor said.
In a note to the Governor, Lyng said:
"I view this change with mixed emotions. It has been a high honor
and privilege to be a part of your administration, which is accomplishing
so much for California. It has been a source of great pride and
satisfaction, also, to play an active role in California agriculture,
surely the most dynamic and productive in the world. All of this I
shall miss more than I can say.
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"However, the opportunity to be of service to agriculture on a
national scale is one I feel I must accept. It is my hope that, in the
years ahead, I shall be able to justify the confidence of those whose
faith in me has led to this new appointment.
"My deep thanks and respect for the job you are doing for all
Californians. Again, it has been an honor to be a member of your team, "
Lyng told the Governor.
Lyng, 50, joined the administration in Sacramento March 10, 1967,
as deputy director of agriculture. He previously headed the Ed J. Lyng
Company, Inc., of Modesto, a wholesale and retail seed firm.
A successful agricultural businessman with a lifetime of work in
the processing and marketing of agricultural crops, he was promoted to
director of Agriculture last September.
Prior to joining state service, he was a charter member and
served as president of the Stanislaus County Taxpayers Assn., and
has been a director of the California Crop Improvement Assn.
He is a former president of the California Seed Council and
the California Seed Association. While president of the Greater Modesto
Chamber of Commerce, he worked for the betterment of farm-city
relations.
Lyng was graduated cum laude in business administration from the
University of Notre Dame. He served 30 months in the South Pacific
theater with the U. S. Army in World War II.
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MEMO TO THE PRESS
FROM:
KAI R. MARTENSEN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
SACRAMENTO 95814
916/445-9156
Governor Ronald Reagan and Attorney General Thomas C. Lynch today pre-
sented to Terry A. Francois, chairman of the Bay Area Regional Law
Enforcement Advisory Board, the first planning money distributed by
the California Council on Criminal Justice.
The $10,000 award is the first of the $1.3 million made available to
California under the provisions of the federal Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The remaining 10 regions in California
are scheduled to receive similar planning grants in the near future.
This award is the first installment of $113,275 made available to the
9 Bay Area counties to identify local law enforcement needs and problems,
prepare a list of programs and priorities, and develop an action program
for 1969-70. Attending the ceremony was vice-chairman of the regional
advisory board Charles J. Prelsnik, sheriff of Santa Clare county;
advisory board member Thomas J. Cahill, chief of police, San Francisco:
and Contra Costa county supervisor James Kenny, president, Association
of Bay Area Governments. The Bay Area regional board has already started
work developing the comprehensive regional plan. Assisting the board
are 8 task forces which include education and training; law enforcement;
judicial process; corrections, juvenile delinquency; narcotics, drug,
and alcoholic abuse; organized crime; and riots and disorders. These
task forces are made up of local officials of the various criminal
justice agencies, educational institutions, and interested citizens.
This regional plan will be submitted to the California Council on Criminal
Justice. The council will prepare a statewide comprehensive criminal
justice plan and will submit this plan to the federal Law Enforcement
Assistance Alministration, Department of Justice. Once this plan is on
file, California will receive $2.3 million to fund criminal justice
action programs.
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REGION V TASK FORCE CHAIRMEN
B. Earl Lewis
Education and Training
Foothill Jr. College District
21250 Stevens Creek Road
Cupertino, California 95014
Edward Kriens
Law Enforcement
City Hall, 3300 N. Main Street
Pleasant Hill, California 94565
Leonard Dieden
Judicial Process
Superior Court, Dept. V1, 7th Floor
1225 Fallon Street
Oakland, California 94612
Dr. Richard Korn
Corrections
Dept. of Criminology
University of California
Berkeley, California 94705
Sidney Friedman
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Prob. Dept.
Santa Clara County
840 Guadalupe Park Way
San Jose, California 95110
Ronald L. Usher
Narcotics, Drugs, and Alcoholic
Corte Madera Town Hall
Abuse
Tamalpais & Willow
Corte Madera, California 94925
Barton Collins
Organized Crime
Chief of Detectives
San Jose Police Dept.
San Jose, California
Robert Cazadd
Riots and Disorders
City Hall
1421 Washington Street
Oakland, California 94612
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named San Jose labor official
Henry T. Gunderson to a four-year term on the State Board of Education.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays necessary
expenses.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Dr. John R. Ford
of San Diego to a four-year term on the board.
Ford, a 45-year-old San Diego physician and civic leader was first
appointed January 25, 1968. A Republican, he is a 1943 graduate of
Andrews University, Barren Springs, Michigan. He received his M.D. from
the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1947. He is married,
has four children, and lives at 2534 Imperial Avenue, San Diego.
Gunderson, a 60-year-old Democrat, has been manager of the Electri-
cal Industry Trust Fund of the Electrical Contractors of Santa Clara
and San Benito counties since 1958.
In 1964, he organized the Professional and Coordinators Association
for building trades apprenticeship programs in California and served as
its first chairman. Four years earlier, he organized and sponsored a
biennial Electrical Apprentice Instructors' Institute at San Jose City
College to upgrade the work of apprenticeship instructors.
He currently serves as president of the board of trustees of the
San Jose Unified School District. In 1966, he was president of the
San Jose City College Board of Trustees.
Gunderson was a member of the Santa Clara County Grand Jury in 1957
and was on the San Jose Vocational Education Study Committee in 1955.
He served for 13 years as president of the San Jose Area Building
and Construction Trades Council.
He lives at 2077 Ellen Avenue, San Jose.
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CORRECTION
Please add to fifth paragraph of Release #105 issued today the
following sentence, Gunderson succeeds Bishop Gerald Kennedy of
Hollywood, whose term expired.
The first paragraph of same release should be changed to read:
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Henry T. Gunderson, President
of the San Jose Unified School District Board of Trustees, to a four-
year term on the State Board of Education.
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#106
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Joseph N. Reynolds of Glendale
and Edwin J. Ropes of Woodlake to four-year terms on the State Board of
Dental Examiners.
The posts pay $25 per diem plus expenses.
Reynolds, a 54-year-old Republican replaces Herman B. Maltz of
Hermosa Beach. Ropes, 59, succeeds Jack J. Kimbrough of San Diego.
The terms of both outgoing members expired.
Reynolds and Ropes are dentists.
Reynolds has practiced in Glendale for 29 years. He is a 1938
graduate of the U.S.C. School of Dentistry and served as a dental
officer in the Navy during World War II.
He is a past president of the Gateway Kiwanis Club of Glendale and
lives at 1511 Glenmont Drive, Glendale.
Ropes, a Republican, is a graduate of the U.S.C. School of Dentistry
and has practiced in Woodlake since 1932.
He is vice president of the California Dental Service Corporation
and serves as vice chairman of the State Advisory Commission for
Seasonal Agricultural Workers. He is also active in the Tulare County,
California, and American dental associations.
Ropes is a former chairman of the Woodlake Recreation Commission
and is a past president of the Tulare County Chamber of Commerce and
Woodlake Rotary Club.
He lives at 33707 Road 180, Visalia.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Harlan J. (Jack) Johnson,
manager of the Division of Farm and Home Purchases (Cal-Vet) of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, as acting director of the department.
He replaces James E. Johnson who resigned to accept an appointment
to the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington, D.C.
H. J. Johnson, 48, joined the Veterans Affairs Department in Los
Angeles in 1945. Four years later, he was named manager of the Division
of Farm and Home Purchases in Fresno.
He was transferred to Sacramento as division credit manager for
the Department in 1954, was promoted to assistant division manager in
1956 and to division manager in 1960. He was also designated assistant
secretary of the Veterans' Finance Committee in 1960.
He has served as manager of the Cal-Vet program for the past
eight years.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941 and was honorably
discharged as a first lieutenant in 1945. During the war, he was an
airplane mechanic, flight engineer and pilot. He flew 32 combat missions
with the 8th Air Force in England in 1944.
A Republican, he is a member of the American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
He and his wife, Maxine, live at 1670 Del Dayo Drive, Carmichael.
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#108
Governor Ronald Reagan today named three persons to four-year
terms on the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The posts pay $25 per diem plus expenses
Named were:
Robert J. Acosta, 29, an instructor at Chatsworth High School.
He succeeds James B. Garfield of Hollywood.
Acosta, a Democrat, was selected as one of America's ten out-
standing young men last year He is a graduate of California State
College at Los Angeles and is in his second year of teaching at
Chatsworth High School. He previously trught at Manteca Union High
School for three years.
He is an honorary member of the Granada Hills Jaycees and is on
the executive committee of the California Council for the Blind.
He lives at 9927 Desoto Avenue, Chatsworth
Harrison C. Alper, 50, a special representative for the San Carlos
investment firm, Waddell and Reed, Inc. He replaces John H. Hebner
of North Hollywood.
Alper, a Republican, is married and has three children.
He resides at 149 Kelton Avenue, San Carlos.
Mrs. Kay Roberts, wife of Assistant State Treasurer Bruce Roberts,
of Sacramento. She succeeds Mrs. Julie K. Rifkin of Sacramento
Mrs. Roberts is a 1959 graduate of California State College at
Los Angeles in Home Economics. She was reared by a blind mother, Mrs.
Dorothy Scott, who was the first appointee to the State Board of Guide
Dogs for the Blind under Governor Earl Warren. Mrs. Scott served on
the board from 1947-62.
Mrs. Roberts and her husband have three children and live at
2800 Sierra Boulevard, Secramento She is a Republican
Both Acosta and Alper are blind and are guide dog users
The terms of the outgoing board members expired.
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#109
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 four-year terms on the State
Water Commission.
Tie appointments require Senate confirmation and pay $50 per
diem, plus expenses.
Coombs, a 56-year-old Republican, succeeds Edwin Koster of
Smartville, Nelson, 66, is a former state director of public works
in the Reagan administration. He replaces Norris Poulson of La Jolla.
Terms of the outgoing commission members expired.
Coombs owns and operates the Coombs Lumber Company of Garberville.
F 1932 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley,
he served for six years, in the 1930s, as director of parks and rec-
reation for San Mateo County.
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 lives at 328 Whitmore Avenue, Redway.
Nelson, a Republican, served as director of public works in
Sacramento for one year prior to becoming general manager of the
Southern California Rapid Transit District
He previously was general manager and chief engineer of the
Ios Angeles Department of Water and Power and worked in the department
for 35 years.
He lives at 19543 San Jose Street, Northridge.
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#110
Governor Ronald Reagan today named James E. Stratten of San
Francisco, administrative representative to the California Youth
Authority Board, to a four-year term on the board.
The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
Stratten, a 56-year-old Republican, will succeed John W. Brewer of
San Rafael whose term expires March 15.
Stratten's salary will be $20,500 per year.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Mrs. Paula A.
Tennant of Susanville. Mrs. Tennant, an attorney, was first named to
the board last October 15. She is a Republican.
Stratten was named to the Education Commission of the States early
in 1967 by the governor. He has twice represented California at White
House conferences on education, and in 1964 served as a panelist.
He holds an A.B. Degree from Talladega College, Alabama, and an
M.A. Degree from Columbia University, New York.
He was the first Negro to be appointed to the San Francisco Grand
Jury, in 1947.
He is a former member of the Governor's Advisory Commission on
Children and Youth, and in 1950 represented California at the White
House Conference on Children and Youth.
He has served as a member of Local Draft Board Number 37 since 1949.
In 1961, Stratten was named to the San Francisco Board of Education.
He was elected to the board in 1962 and became its president two years
later.
He has been director-at-large of the California School Boards
Association. He has served as a director of the Fillmore Merchants
and Improvement Association for a number of years and was a member of
the San Francisco Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Agency for six years,
in the 1950s.
He lives at 662 15th Avenue, San Francisco.
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#111
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"Good morning.
I would like to open today's press conference with a few comments about
a subject I first talked of several weeks ago when floods and mudslides
caused tremendous damage and left hundreds of Californians homeless.
"As you may recall, after I toured the areas I suggested the
citizens of California extend a helping hand to their neighbors. I
said then that while government can do much to help, the real effort
had to be made by the citizens themselves- that it was time to again
try the traditional "barn raising" spirit of our past.
'Well, today I am very happy to tell you of one example of that
tradition.
"It occurred last Saturday night in Ontario-- 'sunshine ball' held
to help those in West San Bernardino County who were hit by flood waters.
More than 1,000 persons attended the ball and the money still coming in
is slated for flood relief work coordinated by the Cucamonga District
Disaster Foundation which was formed specifically for flood relief.
"Entertainers like Jack Benny, Buddy Ebsen, Herb Jeffries, Monty
Montana, and Don Loper donated their time and talents to help make it
a success.
"But the 'sunshine ball" is just part of what's being done in West
San Bernardino County. A help-your-neighbors project was led by the
mayors, councilmen, supervisors, chambers of commerce and service clubs
of the entire west end of the county. From the beginning, local citizens
took families into their homes, provided food, blankets and clothing,
Trucking companies and private operators drove into the flooded area,
rescuing people, taking food and supplies with them. Local builders
and contractors are still distributing equipment to help open private
driveways and roads and remove debris.
"Service club members, high school and college athletes, church
members, a Tri-High group from Ontario and the West End Sing Out group
are and have been literally digging mud, rocks, and silt out of homes
and are helping salvage furniture. While it was a total community
effort, I would like to single out Mayor and Mrs. Howard Snider of
Ontario for particular praise. Their efforts helped put it all together.
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"I mention what's been done in west San Bernardino County not as
the only example because there have been tremendous efforts throughout
the state to lend a helping hand. In Los Angeles, for example, last
weekend police asked for volunteers to fill sandbags. So many responded
that they had to turn workers away.
"Now, there probably still are some who believe that government must
do it all--that nothing can be accomplished without government.
"Well. government can help. But what's been happening in San
Bernardino county proves that local initiative and a help your neighbor
attitude is the way to really help people in need.
"I salute them and all Californians who have not forgotten the
spirit that made this state and nation so great."
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has directed all
agencies of State government, including the National Guard, to make
available whatever assistance is necessary to local government in
meeting the present crisis brought on by heavy storms this week in
California.
He designated the California Disaster Office as the overall
coordinator of the state's efforts.
The governor said, "I have today asked all agencies and
departments of the State of California to make available the full
resources of state government wherever necessary in order to assist
local communities hit by floods, earth slides and other weather-
related problems.
"Major General Glenn C. Ames, commander, state military forces,
has assured me that he will make national guardsmen available to any
area where their assistance is needed and requested by local
authorities," the governor said.
General Ames reported that guardsmen have already been ordered
to duty in the Upland area of Southern California, at the request of
local police, to assist in evacuation and to guard against looting in
vacated areas.
In addition, a number of National Guard armories are now being
used to house flood victims in various parts of the state.
Crews from conservation camps throughout California have also
been dispatched to assist in evacuation, sandbagging of river levees,
snow removal and other relief operations.
The California Disaster Office said the state was making available
quantities of cots and blankets to a number of Red Cross evacuation
centers in the state.
The State Highway Department is continuing its snow removal
operations in mountainous areas and is redoubling efforts to repair
roads damaged by flooding and mudslides.
The Department of Water Resources, in cooperation with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, is continuing round-the-clock surveillance
of the river levee system in central California and the control of
overflow from reservoirs.
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In addition, t. Disaster Office is coordin ing the use of
helicopters from the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Search and Rescue
Units for evacuation and relief purposes.
"This week's storms, like those in past weeks, are causing
tragic losses. in time, energy and property for thousands upon
thousands of Californians. I call upon the citizens of this state
to lend support and assistance to members of their communities whose
personal lives are being so adversely affected, on a neighbor-to-neighbor
basis. All of us have an opportunity to help," he said.
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The third in a series of "State of the Agency" messages will be
presented by Business and Transportation Secretary Gordon C. Luce at
9:30 A.M., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, in Room 1190 of the Capitol.
Department directors within the agency will appear with Luce.
The State of the Agency message conforms with the governor's
January State-of-the-State Message in which he said that each agency
would submit a report of its activities to the legislature.
Luce and department heads will make brief presentations. The
session will then be open to questions from the press. While the
session will produce news of immediate interest, it is also anticipated
that it may be of assistance to the press by providing information on
a background basis.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named L. Arthur Moore of Bakersfield
to a three-year term on the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
The post pays $10 per diem, plus travel expenses.
Moore, a 58-year-old Republican, succeeds John L. Bolenbaugh of
Pasadena whose term expired.
Moore is a 1940 graduate of the College of Osteopathic Physicians
and Surgeons at Los Angeles and has practiced in Bakersfield for the
past 25 years.
He is a member of the Bakersfield Optimist Club and Chamber of
Commerce. He is also a member of the Osteopathic Physicians and
Surgeons of California and the Academy of Applied Osteopathy.
He lives at 323 18th Street, Bakersfield.
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#114
Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed Ernest N. Kettenhofen of
San Anselmo to a four-year term on the Board of Governors of the
California Maritime Academy.
The post pays necessary expenses.
Kettenhofen, a 51-year-old Republican, was first appointed in 1960.
He is a former chairman of the Marin County Board of Supervisors
and is a past president of the board of directors of Marin General
Hospital.
He is a member of the Welfare Task Force Board of Marin County and
the Marin County Employment Retirement Board. He is vice president of
the College of Marin Foundation.
Kettenhofen is currently serving on the Grand Jury and is a member
of the Mental Health Advisory Board of Marin County.
He is a 1941 graduate of the California Maritime Academy and
captained five ships during his maritime service.
He lives at 78 Alta Vista Avenue, San Anselmo.
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#115
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Bruce K. Hotchkiss of Tracy
to a four-year term on the State Board of Funeral Directors and
Embalmers.
The post pays $25 per diem, plus expenses.
Hotchkiss, a 55-year-old Republican, succeeds C. C. DeYoung of
Stockton whose term expired.
Hotchkiss owns and operates the Hotchkiss Mortuary in Tracy.
He is a 1935 graduate of the San Francisco College of Mortuary
Science.
He lives at 1360 East Street, Tracy.
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#116
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Wilson C. Kelly of Stockton
and Byron E. Denholm of Fallbrook to four-year terms on the State Board
of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine.
The posts pay $25 per diem, plus expenses.
Kelly, 47, succeeds Jack L. Kohler of Oakland. Denholm, a
36-year-old Republican, replaces Robert F. Burns of Lemon Grove. Terms
of the outgoing members expired.
Kelly, a Republican, operates the Pacific Avenue Animal Clinic in
Stockton. He received his veterinary degree from Colorado State
University. He completed his undergraduate studies in animal science
at the University of California at Davis.
He is a past president of the Delta-Stockton Humane Society and
the North San Joaquin Veterinary Medical Association.
He lives at 12250 North Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi.
Denholm took his veterinary degree at Kansas State University and
began his practice at Fallbrook in 1957. He has been a member of the
House of Delegates of the California Veterinary Medical Association for
four years. He is also a director of the San Diego County Veterinary
Medical Association.
He resides at 819 Stone Post Way, Fallbrook.
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#117
Governor Ronald Reagan today named State Fish and Game Department
Director G. Raymond Arnett to a four-year term on the Pacific Marine
Fisheries Commission.
The post pays $10 per diem, plus expenses.
Arnett, a 44-year-old Republican, succeeds Walter T. Shannon.
Arnett replaced Shannon recently as director of the Department of Fish
and Game after Shannon retired. Shannon also retired from the Fisheries
Commission.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation.
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#118
Governor Ronald Reagan today elevated Municipal Judge Harman G.
Scoville of Westminster to the Orange County Superior Court bench.
The post pays $30,572 per year.
Scoville, 46, succeeds Judge R. M. Crookshank who retired.
Scoville, a Republican, is a graduate of the Stanford University
School of Law. He has been a municipal judge in the West Orange County
Judicial District since May, 1967.
He was previously engaged in private practice in Orange County for
12 years. He began his legal career in Los Angeles in 1951.
Scoville served as judge pro tem of the Superior Court two weeks
per year from 1962-67.
He is a former president of the Westminster Chamber of Commerce and
the Westminster-Midway Rotary Club. He was chairman of the board of
the Westminister National Bank from 1966-67.
He is a former president of the Orange County Bar Association and
was for five years on its board of directors.
He is married, has five children, and lives at 15711 Butterfield
Street, Westminster.
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#119
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Willard E. Pratt of Arcata to
a four-year term on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, North
Coastal Region.
The post pays necessary expenses.
Pratt, a 53-year-old Republican, succeeds Francis M. Douglas of
Eureka whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Sonoma County
Administrator David L. Nichols. A Democrat, Nichols has served on the
board since 1966.
He lives at 2254 Beverly Way, Santa Rosa.
Pratt is research manager for the Arcata Redwood Company. He holds
a Masters Degree in Forestry from the University of Washington (1946)
and was an officer in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He has worked for the Arcata Redwood Company since 1962. From
1959-61 he was corporate secretary-treasurer of the California Redwood
Association, San Francisco.
He resides at 68 East 12th Street, Arcata.
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#120
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Brawley farmer Jack J. Fleming
and Coachella businessman Lee J. Escher, to four-year terms on the
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Fleming, 48, succeeds Nick A. Pricola of Brawley. Escher, a
39-year-old Republican, replaces Water D. Scott of Blythe. Terms of the
outgoing members expired,
Fleming, a Republican, is a 1949 graduate of California Polytechnic
College at San Luis Obispo. He is president of the Brawley Elementary
School Board and serves as secretary of District Nine of the California
Beet Growers' Association.
He lives at 603 South Third Street, Brawley.
Escher, a 1952 graduate of the University of Arizona, is an oil
company wholesale distributor. He is a director of the Indio Rotary
Club and the Coachella Valley Economic Development Association.
He resides at 44-841 Sherwood Drive, Indio.
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Governor Ronald Reagan has named Pasadena attorney Mortimer
Franciscus to the municipal court bench, Pasadena Judicial District.
The post pays $28,126 per year.
Franciscus, 43, succeeds Judge Thomas LeSage who was elevated to
the Superior Court.
Franciscus, a Republican, is a 1953 graduate of U.S.C. Law School.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Occidental College.
He worked as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1954-57 and since
then has been engaged in private practice in Pasadena.
He has served as president of the Central Improvement Association
of Pasadena and is a former district chairman of the Camp Fire Girls.
He is married, has three children, and lives at 2155 New York
Drive, Altadena.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has elevated Municipal
Court Judge Lawrence S. Mana to the San Francisco Superior Court.
He succeeds Judge Edward Molkenbuhr who retired.
The post pays $30,572 per year.
Mana, a Republican, is a native San Franciscan. He received his
AB degree in 1938 from Saint Mary's College and three years later
graduated from the University of California's Boalt Hall School of Law.
Prior to his appointment to the municipal court in 1962, he served
19 years in the office of the San Francisco City Attorney. He was
chief deputy city attorney for five and one half years.
Following graduation from law school, he spent one year in
private practice before entering military service. He served in the
U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps during World War II.
He is a member of the North American Judges Association, American
Judicature Society and California Conference of Judges.
Mana, 51, is married and resides at 964 Union Street, San Francisco.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Harry J. Dunlop of Placerville
and Albert Troost of Grass Valley to four-year terms on the Regional
Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Dunlop, 48, is manager of the El Dorado County Irrigation District.
He succeeds John M. Bernard of Auburn.
A non-partisan, he is a graduate of the University of California
at Berkeley and has been in his present El Dorado County assignment
since 1955. He is secretary of the El Dorado County Water Commission
and is a member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers.
His address is Route 2, Box 84, Placerville.
Troost, 69, worked for the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company in various
nations in Europe and Central and South America for 32 years prior to
retiring in 1952 when he was a director and executive vice president
of Shell in the West Indies.
Since settling in California the same year, he has raised hereford
COWS on his ranch in Grass Valley. He has been active in community
affairs and served from 1966-67 on the county grand jury.
He replaces William A. Alpers of Crowley Lake.
His address is Route 1, Box 637, Grass Valley.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Karl von Christierson of
Salinas to the California Bicentennial Celebration Commission.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays necessary
expenses.
Christierson, 52, will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
He succeeds William F. Knowland of Piedmont who resigned.
A Republican, Christierson is vice president of Major Farms, Inc.
of Salinas, a vegetable grower-shipper firm.
He is a past president of the Monterey Bay Area Boy Scouts of
America and is a former mayor of Soledad.
He is also a former trustee of the Soledad Elementary School
District and is a past director and founder of the California Tomato
Growers' Association.
He lives at 1370 Byron Drive, Salinas.
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(AB 687)
Governor Ronald Reagan today endorsed legislation/introduced by
Assemblyman Carley V. Porter (D-Compton) which authorizes the State
Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations governing the use
of oil dispersing materials
Co-authors include: Assemblymen Don MacGillivray (R-Santa
Barbara), Ken McDonald (D-Ventura), George Milias (R-Los Gatos) and
Senators Gordon Cologne (R-Indio) and Robert Lagomarsino (R-Ventura).
Assemblyman Porter, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Water
and a leading advocate of modernizing the State Water Quality laws
explained that present statutes do not provide authority for any
state agency to regulate the use of chemicals or other substances
used for oil cleanup.
The governor commented, "It is essential that oil spills be
removed as quickly as possible to minimize any damage to fish and
wildlife and other beneficial uses made of the affected water and to
adjacent land."
Assemblyman Porter explained that the bill would authorize the
State Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations governing
the testing, licensing and use of chemicals or other substances for
removing, dispersing or otherwise cleaning up oil in any waters of
the state.
The actual use of the approved materials, he added, would be
supervised and enforced by the Department of Fish and Game. Any
violation of the regulations would be a misdemeanor.
Qil drilling and handling operations within or adjacent to the
waters of our state make it essential that a state agency be formally
authorized to regulate the use of potentially hazardous material.
The Bill was drafted by the State Water Resources Control Board
and the Department of Fish and Game.
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#126
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Glendale businessman E. Litton
Bivans and William O. Weissich, a San Rafael attorney, to eight-year
terms as trustees of the California State Colleges.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Bivans, 60, succeeds Paul Spencer of San Dimas. Weissich, 48,
replaces Louis Heilbron of San Francisco. Terms of the outgoing members
expired. The new appointees are Republicans.
Bivans operates the Bivans Corporation of Los Angeles, a leading
designer and manufacturer of automatic machines for forming and filling
paper boxes used in industry. He founded the firm in 1944.
He is a former director of the American Management Association and
served as chairman of the organization's Exhibitor's Advisory Committee
from 1966-67.
He has been a member of the Education Committee of the Packaging
Machinery Manufacturers' Institute since last year. He is a founder and
director of the San Gabriel Valley Business and Professional Association.
Long active in community affairs, he is a past president of the
Los Feliz Kiwanis Club and was lieutenant governor of Division III of
Kiwanis for California, Nevada and Hawaii in 1967.
He has been a member of the Advisory Curriculum Committee of Pasadena
City College since last year.
For the past three years, he has been a member of the board of
directors of the Recreation and Youth Services Planning Council in
Los Angeles County. He has also been a director of the Tri-Parks -
Coordinating Council since 1964.
He is a former president of the Woodcraft Rangers youth service
agency and has served on its board of directors for the past 15 years.
Bivans was Youth Service Division vice chairman of the owelfare
Planning Council, Los Angeles Region, from 1957-59. He is also a
former chairman of the organization's Pre-Military Education Committee,
and Agency and Area Study Committee.
A native of Elberta, Utah, he graduated from El Dorado County High
School, Placerville, in 1925 and from Sacramento Junior College in 1928.
Her completed his undergraduate work at the University of Oregon in 1931.
From 1933-36 he worked as an auditor for the State Board of
Equalization in Sacramento and Modesto. He was a public accountant in
Modesto from 1936-40 and worked as a mechanical design engineer in
Los Angeles from 1940-44. He received a mechanical engineer's license
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the State of California in 1948.
He and his wife, Gail, have a son and daughter and two foster
daughters. Both foster daughters, Viki and Debi, are attending their
first year at Glendale College.
He and his family live at 1617 Cleveland Road, Glendale.
Weissich, a 1946 graduate of the University of San Francisco Law
School, was appointed district attorney of Marin County in 1953. He
was subsequently elected to the post in 1954 and was re-elected in
1958. He resigned in 1960 to enter private law practice in San Rafael.
He is a partner in the firm of Weissich and Lachelt.
He began his legal career in 1946 as a lawyer in Marin County and
San Francisco. He became an assistant district attorney in San Rafael
four years later and served in that capacity until his appointment as
district attorney.
Weissich is a former president of the Marin County Bar Association
and the Marin County Peace Officers' Association. He is a past vice
president of the District Attorneys' Association of California and served
as a member of the legislative committees of both the District Attorneys'
and State Peace Officers' Associations.
He served in the U. S. Army in World War II.
He is also a member of the State Bar of California, the American
Trial Lawyers' and California Trial Lawyers' associations and the
American Legion.
He and his wife, Rosemary, have three children, and reside at
211 Locust Avenue, San Rafael. Their oldest daughter, Jill, is a
1968 graduate of San Francisco State College. Their son is a freshman
at the University of San Francisco.
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MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Book
445--4571
2-27
Acting Governor Ed Reinecke will hold a brief press conference
in Governor Reagan's Office shortly after 4:15 p.m. today with respect
to action yesterday by the State Board of Trustees in Los Angeles.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has wired the following
message to Senate president pro tem Hugh M. Burns and Assembly Speaker
Robert Monagan:
"The disaster damage to California streets and highways is now
mounting as the storms continue to take their toll. This damage is
reaching proportions where existing state and local highway funds may
not be adequate to provide the necessary relief.
"Statewide totals are now estimated to exceed $65,000,000 with
additional storms forecast.
At the present time we anticipate an
estimated $17 million may be available from federal sources.
"While we continue our efforts to utilize existing funds to meet
this emergency, I would like to meet, at your convenience on Monday,
with the leadership of both houses of the legislature to consider the
need for a short-term gas tax measure as a way to meet the emergency
of the current flood disaster problem."
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Governor Ronald Reagan today elevated Chief Deputy Director of
Agriculture Jerry W. Fielder to director of the State Department of
Agriculture, replacing Richard E. Lyng who resigned to accept an appoint-
ment in the Nixon Administration.
Fielder, a 53-year-old Republican, has served as chief deputy
director of the department since last October.
He will earn $25,000 per year in his new post and report to
Earl Coke, secretary of Agriculture and Services.
A career agriculturist and native Californian, Fielder was
graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1939 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy.
Following graduation, he was assistant manager of the Blythe
Alfalfa Growers' Association and then served two years as a naval
officer on a destroyer during World War II.
In 1946 he established the Dixon Dryer Company, an alfalfa pro-
cessing and dehydrating company with offices and plant in Dixon.
In 1960 he organized the Delta Dehydrating Corporation with its
plant located at Clarksburg, and in 1963 he established the North
American Dehydrating Corporation with plant location at Rocky Ford,
Colorado. Both companies produce and process dehydrated alfalfa
products and sugar beet pulp.
Fielder, who lives in Dixon, served his community on the city
council and various civic organizations. He also served two years as
president of the UC Davis Alumni Association and is a charter director
and president of the Cal-Aggie Alumni Foundation.
He is a former member of the Agricultural Advisory Council of the
University of California, was president of that body for one year, and
is a past president of the American Dehydrators' Association.
Currently, Fielder is in his seventh year as a member of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Grain and Forage Crops Research Advisory
Committee; is the secretary-treasurer of Trans-World Agricultural
Development Corporation, and is a past president of the California
Grain and Feed Association.
He and his wife, Mary Margaret, have two children---a daughter,
Mrs. Russel Durkee of Martinez, and a son, Jerry M. Fielder, a senior
at U.C.L.A.
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
March 3, 1969
through
March 9, 1969
Monday, March 3
Noon
Comstock Club Lunch, Martinique Room, Sacramento Inn.
Speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, March 4
1:00 p.m. Brief remarks to members of Automobile Manufacturers
Assn., Senator Hotel
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, March 5
Noon
Agricultural Council of California, 50th Anniversary
luncheon, Sacramento Inn. Speech.
Overnight - - Sacramento
Thursday, March 6
2:15 p.m. Brief greetings to group of 13 foreign military
officers representing China Republic, Korea Republic,
Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, Philippines Republic, Peru,
Thailand and Vietnam Republic.
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, March 7
A.M.
Depart for Los Angeles
Noon
Lunch at Century Plaza with Governor Miller of Alaska
and Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce for Alaska Travel
and Trade Fair
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, March 8
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, March 9
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
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