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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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1966-74: Press Unit
Folder Title: Press Releases - March 1969
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: Im' diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-3-69
#130
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced a program for tighter
control of crime and vandalism in California's state parks.
The program is based on recommendations of the State Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training in a study on "Crime Control in
the California State Parks" recently completed for the Department of
Parks and Recreation.
"Crime and vandalism have been on the increase in our state parks,
as in the parks of other states and in the national parks and forests,'
the Governor noted.
"The statistics in this report are not pleasant, but immediate
attention to this problem through training and enforcement will help us
safeguard our parks as places for people to enjoy."
The recommendations include intensive law enforcement training for
park rangers; establishment of special law enforcement positions at
department headquarters and in each of the department's six districts;
and special vehicles and other equipment for crime control and prevention
Closer coordination with local law enforcement agencies and a uniform
reporting system were also proposed.
The department has already established a headquarters coordinator
position, and the district positions will be filled shortly. Twenty of
the department's 341 rangers have taken an initial 80-hour training
course, with 20 more rangers scheduled this spring. Funds are being
requested in the State's 1969-70 budget for equipment and for expansion
of the training program. A crime reporting system is being installed,
and the mutual assistance program with local law enforcement agencies is
being strengthened.
The magnitude of the Park System's problem is shown in the more than
8,000 offenses reported in the 1967-68 fiscal year. Of these offenses,
there were 1400 felonies, or more than many single counties record for
the entire year, the report notes.
"These figures are not large in relation to the 37 million visitor
days use tallied by the state park system last year, but they do repre-
sent a serious and increasing threat to the safety and comfort of park
visitors and the protection of park property." the Governor observed.
Conducting the study for the Peace Officers Standards Commission
were Edward M. Toothman, former Oakland police chief, and Harry V.
Reynolds, former assistant chief of the Visitor Protection Branch of the
National Park Service.
(Copies of the study are available to members of the press on
request by calling Bill Dillinger at 445-7006).
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOF
RELEASE: Imm iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-4-69
#131
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Ronell L. Draper of Pacoima
to a four-year term on the State Board of Dry Cleaners.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays $25 per diem
plus expenses.
Draper, a 32-year-old Republican, succeeds Frank W. Evans of
Los Angeles whose term expired.
Draper owns and operates the Ron Bella Capri Restaurant in Pacoima.
He is a member of the Pacoima Businessmen's Association.
He lives at 13441 Gladstone Street. Sylmar.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
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Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
3-4-69
#132
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Marysville prune rancher
James I. Pettis to a four-year term on the board of directors of the
13th District Agricultural Association. The association operates the
Yuba-Sutter Fair.
The post is non-salaried
Pettis, a 42-year-old Republican, replaces John Sperbeck of
Marysville whose term expired.
The Governor also announced he has reappointed Robert J. Storm
of Yuba City, manager of the Federal Land Bank Association, to a four-
year term on the board. Storm 37, was first appointed in September,
1967. P Republican, he lives at 924 Sandborn Road, Yuba City,
Pettis is a 1949 graduate of the University of Southern California
He is a member of the Marysville Rotary and Elks Clubs. He lives at
716 Ellis Road, Marysville.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: J ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
3-4-69
#133
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Robert G Lewis of Templeton
to a four-year term on the board of directors of the 16th District
Agricultural Association. The association operates the San Luis
Obispo County Fair
The post is non-salaried
The governor also announced he has reappointed Cholame grain
farmer and cattle rancher Kenneth H. Davies to the board. Davies,
76, was first appointed in 1952. A Democrat, he has served as
president of the Productive Credit Association of San Luis Obispo
for the past 27 years. His address is X Bar D Ranch, Cholame
Lewis, a 48-year-old Republican, raises cattle on some 7,500
acres in eastern San Luis Obispo County. He has also served as
president of the Templeton Sales Yard since 1964. He is a member
of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau and Cattlemen's Association
He succeeds John Ruskovich of Atascadero whose term expired.
Lewis' address is Star Route, Box 5, Santa Marguerita.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: In diate
Sacramento, California
Con tact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#134
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Richvale rancher Gene C.
Harris to a four-year term on the board of directors of the 3rd
District Agricultural Association. The association operates the
Silver Dollar Fair in Butte County.
The post is non-salaried.
Harris, a 39-year-old Republican, succeeds William J. Grogan
of Oroville whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed G. W. (Jock)
Roney of Chico to the board. Roney, 73, was first appointed in 1958.
C
I retired farmer, he lives on Nord-Cana Road, Chico.
Harris manages the family firm of Harris & Harris which operates
some 2,500 acres, much of it in rice, in the Richvale area. He is
a director of the California Farm Bureau and the Richvale Flying
Farmers.
His address is P.O. Box 273, Richvale.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#135
Governor Ronald Reagan today mamed San Diego businessman
Alan S. Raffee to the State Social Welfare Board.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays $25 per
diem, plus expenses. He will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
Raffee, a 39-year-old Republican, succeeds J. Steve Williams
who was appointed to the San Bernardino County Superior Court
Raffee, a 1952 graduate of U. C. I. A., is president of Raffee's
Carpets,a firm with offices throughout California, Oregon and Washington.
During the past few years he has served on the executive board
of the United Jewish Federation, on the board of directors of the
Red Cross Family Service Association, and as a member of the Urban
League and Better Business Bureau of San Diego
He lives at 679 Rosecrans Street, San Diego
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE:
Imr
diate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#136
Governor Ronald Reagan today named retired Gustine businessman
Manuel F. Azevedo to a four-year term on the board of directors of
the 35th District Agricultural Association.
The post is non-salaried.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Merced Irrigation
District Assessor-Collector Humbert J. Trindade to the board Trindade,
49, was first appointed in 1961 A Democrat, he resides at 3390 North
Gurr Road, Merced.
Azevedo, a 70-year-old Republican, succeeds Joe A. Brazil of
Gustine whose term expired.
Azevedo, who retired 10 years ago from the hardware business,
served 12 years on the Gustine City Council. He is also a member of
the local Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Native Sons of the
Golden West.
He lives at 111 West Avenue, Gustine.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE:
Imr
liate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#137
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Raphael F. Solari, a San
Francisco physician, and Irvin Powers, administrator of several
private schools for exceptional children in Borrego Springs, to four-
year terms on the State Advisory Hospital Council
The appointments require Senate confirmation and pay necessary
expenses.
The governor also announced he has reappointed V. K. Meedom,
a former Crescent City councilman and past Del Norte County supervisor,
to a four-year term on the council. He was first appointed in 1947.
Meedom, a 74-year-old Democrat, lives at 149 South A Street, Crescent
City
Solari, 44, succeeds Dr. Thomas H. Brem of South Pasadena. A
Republican, Solari received his M. D. Degree from the University of
Southern California. He worked as a clinical instructor of medicine
at the University of California from 1956-67. He lives at 151 Santa
Ana Avenue, San Francisco
Powers, a 45-year-old Republican, replaces H. David Sokoloff
of San Rafael.
Powers is the owner and administrator of Rancho San Felipe School
and Borrego Palms School--known as Schowers Schools, Borrego Springs.
He is a graduate of Shepherdstown College, West Virginia.
The terms of both outgoing members expired
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERI
RELEASE: Im. diate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#138
Governor Ronald Reagan today named San Diego businessman C. Hugh
Friedman to the State Automobile Accident Study Commission
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays necessary
expenses. He will serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
Friedman, 37, succeeds John P. Vukasin of Piedmont who resigned,
Vukasin was named January 1 to the State Public Utilities Commission
Friedman is vice president and general counsel of the United
States National Bank, San Diego. A Republican, he is a 1956 graduate
of Stanford University Law School and served from 1956-58 as a deputy
attorney general for the State of California.
An adjunct professor of law at the University of San Diego Iaw
School, Friedman is vice chairman of the San Diego County Civil Service
Commission and is a director-vice president of the San Diego County
Bar Association.
He is a former director and past president of the Legal Aid
Society of San Diego; is a director of the San Diego Civic Light
Opera Association and is a vice president and director of the Luther
Association for retarded Children.
He lives at 3802 Marragansett Avenue, San Diego.
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Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#139
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has reappointed
Nick W. Mandich, Sr., of Bishop and William F. Manahan of June Lake
to four-year terms on the board of directors of the 18th District
Agricultural Association. The association operates the Eastern
Sierra Tri-County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Mendich, a retired drug store owner, has served on the board
since 1953. A democrat, he is a member of the American Legion and
the Bishop Rotary Club. Mandich, 75, lives at the corner of Mandich
and Fowler streets, Bishop.
Manahan, 69, was first appointed in August, 1967, A Republican,
he is a retired schoolteacher, Now active in real estate, his address
is P.O. Box 205, June Lake.
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OFFICE OF THE 8 VER
RELEASE:
mmediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#140
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Eugene W. Smith of Fuburn
to a four-year term on the board of directors of the 20th District
Agricultural Association. The association operates the Auburn District
Fair.
The post is non-salaried.
Smith, a 41-year-old Democrat, succeeds Farrell F. Wrenn of
Auburn whose term expired.
Governor Reagan also announced he has reappointed Placer County
Clerk Mrs. Maurine I. Dobbas to a four-year term on the board. Mrs.
Dobbas was first appointed in 1950. She is a Republican and lives at
Route 1, Box 510, Newcastle.
Smith works as district representative for the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company in Auburn In 1965, he became a charter member of
the Placer County Agri-Business Committee and helped form the Placer
County Farmer of the Year program.
He lives at 318 Racetrack Street, Auburn.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER
RELEASE:
mediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-4-69
#141
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Baci Frecceri of Sonora to a four-year term on the board of directors
of the 39th District Agricultural Association. The association operates
the Mother Lode Fair.
The post is non-salaried.
Frecceri, a 47-year-old Republican, succeeds William S. Woodford
of Sonora whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Walter C. Sundborg
of Sonora to a four-year term on the board. Sundborg, 58, was first
appointed in 1965. A Republican, he owns and operates Architectural
Aggregates of Sonora.
Frecceri works as a sales representative for the California
State Automobile Association. His address is Route 2, Box 639,
Sonora.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOI
RELEASE: Imm iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#142
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has reappointed
Stanley Atran of Arbuckle and Hugh P. Jones of Colusa to four-year terms
on the board of directors of the 44th District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Colusa County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Atran, 53, operates a motor truck dealership in Arbuckle. He
was first appointed to the fair board in 1957. A Republican, he lives
at 101 Fifth Street, Arbuckle.
Jones, a 53-year-old Republican, was first appointed in 1953.
He is the manager and a partner in Delta Industries of Colusa.
He is a past president of the Fair Board and is a former advisory
director of the Western Fairs Association. He lives at 1140 Webster
Street, Colusa.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO.
RELEASE: Imm
iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#143
Governor Ronald Reagan has named Jackson I. McCabe of Upper Lake
and James L. Shinn of Clearlake Oaks to four-year terms on the board
of directors of the 49th District Agricultural Association. The
association operates the Lake County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
McCabe, a 37-year-old Republican, succeeds Mrs. Thelma Griner
of Upper Lake. Shinn, 47, replaces Carl. W. Denner of Clearlake Oaks.
Terms of both outgoing members expired.
McCabe farms pears and walnuts. He is a member and former
president of the board of trustees of the Upper Lake Union Grammar
School. He has served on the Lake County Committee on School District
Organization for two years.
He is also a director and vice-chairman of the Lake County Farm
Bureau. He has been vice chairman of the Lake Farm Center for one year.
His address is P.O. Box 111, Middle Creek Road, Upper Lake.
Shinn, a Republican, is Lake County clerk-recorder. He was first
elected to the post in 1962 and was re-elected four years later.
His address is P.O. Box 425, Highway 20, Nice.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Imme iate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#144
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has reappointed
Robert W. Howard of Orland and Donald L. Lederer of Willows to four-year
terms on the board of directors of the 42nd District Agricultural
Association.
The association operates the Glenn County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Howard, a 51-year-old Republican, is a realtor. He was first
appointed in February, 1968.
He is president of the Glenn County Board of Realtors and is
chairman of the Glenn County Chamber of Commerce. He has served often
as an auctioneer at junior livestock sales in the area.
His address is P.O. Box 35, County Road 14, Orland.
Lederer, 37, raises sheep, hay, alfalfa and barley on his rural
Willows ranch.
He is a past president and director of the Glenn County Woolgrowers'
Association and is a former member of the Kanawha School Board. He is
also a member of the Junior Livestock Fair Board and is a Willows 4-H
leader.
His address is Route 1, Box 228, Willows. He is a Republican.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Imm
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Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#145
Governor Ronald Reagan today named George L. Powell of Corning
and Roy D. Berridge of Red Bluff to four-year terms on the board of
directors of the 30th District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Tehama Totem Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Powell, 51, replaces Jerald Brophy of Red Bluff. Berridge, a
38-year-old Republican, succeeds Lester B. Hart of Red Bluff. Terms of
both outgoing members expired.
Powell, a Republican, is plant manager for Consolidated Olive
Growers, Corning.
He is a former member of the Corning High School Board of Trustees
and Corning City Council. He is a past director of the Corning District
Chamber of Commerce, Public Library and City Recreation Commission.
He lives at 1141 Marguerite Avenue, Corning.
Berridge, a forester, is a former chairman of the Tehama County
Chapter of Keep California Green. He also served as Red Bluff Chamber
of Commerce representative to the Inter-Counties Chamber of Commerce of
Northern California.
His address is Route 3, Box 3081, Red Bluff.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOI
RELEASE: Imme liate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#146
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Pope Valley resort operator
George B. Heibel and John A. Nemes, publisher of the Napa County Record,
to four-year terms on the board of directors of the 25th District
Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Napa Town and Country Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Heibel, 57, succeeds Melvin Avila of Calistoga. Nemes, a 52-year-
old Republican, replaces Jack H. Sparlin of Napa. Terms of both out-
going members expired.
Heibel, a Republican, operates the Aetna Springs Resort. He has
also been in the food service business for more than four decades.
He is president of the Napa County Taxpayers' Association and is
a past president of the Napa Valley Horsemen's Association. He is a
founder and charter member of the Napa County Sheriff's Posse.
He lives at Aetna Springs Resort, Pope Valley.
Nemes publishes the Napa Valley News and Napa County Record.
He has been in the newspaper business since 1932.
From 1950-68 he was commissioner of the Amateur Softball
Association of the Napa-Solano District.
He lives at 1019 Mustang Road, Napa.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO.
RELEASE: Imn
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Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#147
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Bakersfield rancher Jimmie J.
Icardo to a four-year term on the board of directors of the 15th
District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Kern County Fair.
The post is non-salaried.
Icardo, a 48-year-old Republican, succeeds J. Russell Kennedy of
Bakersfield whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Hollis B. Roberts,
a McFarland farmer and businessman. Roberts, a 56-year-old Democrat,
has served on the board since 1961. His address is P.O. Box 307,
McFarland.
Icardo raises cantaloupes and onions on his Kern County ranch.
He is vice chairman of the board of directors of California
Republic Bank and is on the boards of directors of the Kern County
Farm Bureau and the Bakersfield Trade Club.
He lives at 1141 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Imr diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-5-69
#148
Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of
Donald E. Anderson of Los Alamitos as local assistance officer for the
State Department of General Services.
His salary will be $19,200 per year.
Anderson, a 50-year-old Republican, succeeds Paul I. Hoyenga of
Rocklin. Anderson will serve at the pleasure of Andrew Lolli, director
of the Department of General Services.
Anderson has been active in Republican Party work in Southern
California for the past 10 years. He has been chief administrative
officer of the Republican State Central Committee of California since
1964.
A 1940 graduate of the University of Nebraska, he served as an
officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. From 1946-68 he was a
member of the U.S. Army Reserve. As a lieutenant colonel, he was
assigned as assistant chief of staff for security, plans and operations
in the 6331st Field Army Support Command at Van Nuys.
He was an assemblyman in the 45th Assembly District from 1957-59.
Anderson is a former chairman of the San Gabriel Valley Council
of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a past member of the Monterey Park
Personnel Board; is a former deputy director of the Monterey Park Civil
Defense and Disaster Corps; and is a past president of the Monterey Park
Chamber of Commerce.
He is married, has two children, and lives at 2972 Tigertail Drive,
Los Alamitos.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Im liate
Sacramento, Californi.
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-4-69
#149
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"The Advisory Commission on Tax Reform has submitted its report
to me and I had an opportunity to meet with them yesterday to thank
them for the very dedicated service each of them has voluntarily
contributed to our State government. Their work is well within the
tradition of voluntary and dedicated contributions of our fine private
sector that I have spoken of many times, and I am glad to acknowledge
the obligation we feel for this kind of service.
"The task I gave to them was to review our State and local tax
structure, asking them particularly to look at the problems from the
point of view of the individual taxpayer and the total burden he must
bear, rather than simply examine problems of State taxes. I also asked
that they review the very heavy burden of taxation which real property
now bears.
"The principal problem in this whole difficult field is the necessity
of securing a better distribution of the existing very large sources of
revenue which our citizens provide for federal, State and local govern-
ment at all levels. Unfortunately, the Advisory Commission's recommen-
dations do not appear to solve this complex problem. One of their
principal proposals is that the first $2.88 of current local property
taxation be allocated to the State for redistribution to our schools.
However, this recommendation is not accompanied by any proposal for
maintaining current levels of local property taxation, and under these
circumstances, I fear that as has happened so many times in the past
when somewhat similar proposals were made, this would simply mean within
a very short time, possibly two years, this would result in an increase
of at least $2.88 in the property tax burden we all now bear.
"If this happened, it would mean property taxes would go up an
additional $500 million instead of achieving the very necessary property
tax reduction which we must achieve.
"I know the hope has been expressed that local government would not
feel it necessary to add new property taxes to make up for the amount
allocated to the State, but I am afraid our experience of the last 50
years almost guarantees that this would be the result.
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"The Commission's recommendations would also require additional
taxes in other fields: they recommend additional sales taxes on many
rather necessary services which are now exempt from sales taxation such
as public utility services and such necessities as cleaning, laundry,
barber shop, auto repairs, parking; and, in addition, a sales tax on
admissions to recreation and amusement events and radio and television
repairs. These proposed new taxes would impose an additional burden of
$375 million on the taxpayer. While a large portion of this would be
earmarked for local government, the fact remains that the total addi-
tional burden on the California taxpayer would exceed $375 million
annually.
"I certainly agree with the finding that would broaden the base
of the sales tax, but I would rather use that revenue to give property
tax relief or a lowering of the sales tax rate itself.
"I have already commented at length on the withholding proposal.
Let me say today simply that I cannot agree that withholding will
increase elasticity in our tax system, nor do I see any justification
for recommending a withholding system without at the same time
recommending sufficient forgiveness so that the taxpayer would not have
to pay any more in any one year than he is now required to pay--which
is far too much. Any system which requires a taxpayer to pay virtually
two years taxes in one year can surely not be justified. Also, as you
know from my previous statements on the subject, withholding does
involve taking the taxpayer's funds far sooner than is now required, and
estimates indicate that the so-called "compliance factor" would increase
our net revenues only about $15 million a year.
"I am very pleased the Commission adopted the recommendation I made
earlier in my Budget that we allocate over $105 million to increase the
State share of the cost of the public schools.
"I am pleased too that the Commission has recommended the substitu-
tion of the personal exemption in the place of tax credits. I recom-
mended this change to the Legislature last year to ease the burden on our
middle income families with a large number of dependents.
"Naturally, I also share the Commission's hope that we can increase
local property tax relief by enlarging the home-owners exemption when
our fiscal condition fully justifies it.
"I was pleased to note the Commission's comments on a minimum
income tax which I think should be adopted.
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"I feel that we should continue to consider adopting the carbon
copy Federal-State income tax return form under which the State taxpayer
could simply pay a percentage of the amount he has to pay to the
federal government. This would eliminate the complicated and unnecessary
burden now faced by our taxpayers who must deal with two widely and
unnecessarily differing sets of tax laws, and annually go through the
misery of computing an income tax payment by two separate standards.
Aside from the taxpayers' personal convenience, we would save substantial
sums by being able to get along with far fewer State tax administrators
if we adopted a carbon copy system which I have strongly recommended man
times and am again urging. Partial conformity is not enough.
"Finally, I think that we must recognize that trying to provide
more revenue to meet existing and predicted costs of government in the
future is not the only solution. I still have great faith in the idea
of reducing the cost of government and ensuring that the revenues we
now have are being spent in the most effective way and in a way designed
to produce the best results for our children and for ourselves.
"We have made a substantial start in this direction in State
government and while in general I support the idea of the State sharing
its revenues with local government--just as I have urged repeatedly that
the federal government share its revenues collected in State government-
I think an essential feature of this plan is that we have some assurance
that local government will institute program budgeting and cost
effectiveness mechanisms. By doing this they will be able to assure
all Californians that each tax dollar is being spent in a way that will
produce necessary and valuable results. This also will assure that
all programs will be under continuous review--as is the case now in
State government where we determine if we must continue with them and
how we can improve their effectiveness at lower cost."
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The second compact--the California-Nevada Interstate Compact
which concerns the waters of Lake Tahoe, Truckee River, Carson River and
the Walker River Basins--is an agreement providing for the apportion-
ment of water between the two states. The measure has been approved
by the Nevada legislature and is now pending before the California
legislature. It, too, will require congressional approval.
Agreement on the water compact was reached after 13 years of
negotiations. The Compact allocates water to each State from the three
rivers and from Lake Tahoe. Its adoption will guarantee each State a
minimum share of water.
The summit conference is also expected to review present and future
programs dealing with the export of wastes from the Tahoe area. The
conferees will discuss with members of the press the effectiveness of
a policy now in effect which stipulates that no sewage or solid waste
refuse will be allowed to enter the surface waters of the basin.
Facilities for transporting newsmen and their equipment from the
Heavenly Valley Lodge to the site of the summit conference will be
provided by Heavenly Valley. A luncheon will be served in conjunction
with the conference.
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Lieutenant governors Ed Reinecke of California and Ed Fike of
Nevada will meet at the summit of a ten thousand foot mountain peak in
the high Sierra, Saturday, March 8, at noon to discuss conservation
projects designed to protect and preserve world famous Lake Tahoe and
its surrounding areas.
Joining Reinecke and Fike for the "Summit talks" will be
Elmo De Ricco, director of conservation and natural resources for the
State of Nevada, his California counterpart Norman B. Livermore, Jr.,
state resources secretary, William Mott, Jr., director of the California
Department of Parks and Recreation and his Nevada counterpart,
Eric Cronkhite, administrator of his state's Division of Parks.
The summit conservation meeting will be held in conjunction with
the annual Governor's Cup Ski Races held at Heavenly Valley, where the
lieutenant governors will present awards and trophies to skiers
competing over courses laid out over areas encompassing portions of
each of the two states
The purpose of the conference will be to review current and future
conservation and recreation plans for the Tahoe Basin. The discussion
will concentrate on activities undertaken both jointly and unilaterally
by the two states to protect the natural beauty of the Tahoe area.
Joining the conferees will be Hugh Killebrew, president of
Heavenly Valley, who will discuss the role of the private sector in
helping develop year-round recreational facilities while utilizing
proven conservation practices.
Among the subjects for discussion will be two major compacts
developed jointly after years of negotiations between Nevada and
California. The first--the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact--will govern
all land use within the area. The pact has been approved by the
legislatures of both states and is now awaiting congressional approval.
The compact will create a bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
to develop a comprehensive regional plan providing for conservation and
orderly development of the area.
The agency, consisting of representatives of both state and local
government, will develop a plan covering land-use, population density,
transportation, conservation, recreation and public services,
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#151
Governor Ronald Reagan has named G. Theodore Pretzer of Fresno
and William J. Hutchison of Clovis to four-year terms on the 21st
District Agricultural Association's board of directors. The
association operates the Fresno District Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Pretzer, a 56-year-old Republican, succeeds Waldo J. Fortier
of Fresno. Hutchison, 72, replaces Leslie C. Unger of Selma. Terms
of both outgoing members expired.
Pretzer, a rancher, is president of the Fresno County Farm
Bureau and is a past president of the Fresno District Fair Association.
He is also a former president of the Consolidated Milk Producers and
serves as vice president of the Allied Dairymen's Association.
He
is a past vice president of the California Milk Producers.
He lives at 95 North Hayes Avenue, Fresno.
Hutchison, a Republican, is a Clovis area real estate broker.
He is a former director of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce and is
an active member in the Clovis Merchants' Association.
He lives at 4160 North Wilson Avenue, Fresno.
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Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has proclaimed the
week of March 2 as CIRCLE K WEEK.
"WHEREAS
Circle K International, a collegiate service
organization sponsored by Kiwanis International,
is observing the week of March 2 to 8, 1969, as
Circle K Week: and
"WHEREAS
The members of Circle K are part of an international
organization dedicated to serve with purpose their
God, their country, their state and their fellow
man, seeking to give primacy to the human and
spiritual rather than to the material values of
life; and
"WHEREAS
They promote the adoption of higher social, business,
professional and educational standards and a more
concerned and serviceable citizenship; and
"WHEREAS
Through their purposeful service they have helped
to build better communications where righteous-
ness, justice, patriotism and good will are more
than just words -- where they become goals for
living,
"NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim the week beginning March 2, 1969, as CIRCLE K WEEK in
California."
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#153
Governor Ronald Reagan today submitted to the legislature a far-
reaching program to further reorganize the executive branch of state
government by eliminating unnecessary boards and commissions and
improving the management structure.
The program was outlined in a 21-page message from the governor.
It was accompanied by three specific reorganization plans:
--To eliminate, transfer or consolidate the functions of 31 boards
and commissions. "The actions proposed in this plan will increase
efficiency, save the taxpayers' money, eliminate unnecessary units
and consolidate like functions to increase coordination and decrease
overlap and duplication."
--To restructure and consolidate those agencies of the executive
branch which relate to ocean resources. "This plan will provide a
coordinated approach to harnessing and conserving the last great untapped
resource of California-- the ocean. This will assure the orderly
development and continuing administration of a comprehensive coastal area
plan to guide the many decisions which affect the use of California's
coastline.
--To change the name of the Department of Professional and Vocationa
Standards to the Department of Business and Professional Licensing.
In his reorganization message, the governor requested continued
authority in the future to submit reorganization plans to the legislature
That authority will expire December 31, 1969.
"The extension of this authority, " he said, "is one of the most
important and significant reorganization actions that can be taken for
the benefit of the people of California. I strongly urge your favorable
consideration of this legislation," the governor added.
He also reiterated his call for the consolidation of tax programs
and integration of tax collection functions through the creation of a
single state agency which would be known as the Department of Revenue.
Legislation has already been introduced to accomplish these objectives.
"There is no single item of reorganization proposed this year which
will have a greater long-term significance for California's current and
future citizens than this matter of tax administration. I urge you to
overcome any and all obstacles in carrying out this organizational reform
which has been so uniformly supported and so repeatedly thwarted, the
governor said,
He concluded his message:
"We shall propose and institute change where change is needed and
justified, but not for the sake of novelty or the momentary glamour of
a new approach.
"We shall guarantee our state's future by the soundness with which
we build the foundations of that future today."
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Lester E. Hadley of Truckee
and Phillip L. Personeni, Sr., of Nevada City to four-year terms on
the board of directors of the 17th District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Nevada County District Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Hadley, a 73-year-old retired farmer and banker, succeeds Eugene P.
Foster of Truckee. Personeni, 65, replaces Gail Gordon of Grass Valley.
Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Hadley, a Republican, is a past president of the Los Angeles
County Farm Bureau and the San Fernando Soil Conservation District.
He was an agricultural advisor to the Los Angeles County Honor Farm
for 10 years.
He has lived in Truckee since 1963. His address is P. O. Box 876,
Truckee.
Personeni, a Republican, is a farmer. He is a former director
of the Nevada Irrigation District and is in his second term as state
delegate for the Nevada County Farm Bureau. He has been a 4-H Club
leader for 15 years.
His address is Route 1, Box 351, Nevada City.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Glenn-Colusa Irrigation
District Executive Secretary Paul M. Dwinell of Willows and Richard R.
Hall of Cucamonga, general manager of the Chino Basin Municipal Water
District, to four-year terms on the State Water Quality Advisory
Committee.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Donald J. Inman
of Los Angeles, a Santa Fe Railway hydraulic engineer, to a four-
year term. Inman, a 39-year-old Republican, is a member of the
water resources committees of both the state and Los Angeles chambers
of commerce. A registered civil engineer, he was first appointed to
the State Water Quality Advisory Committee in May, 1968.
He lives at 15039 Manzanares Road, La Mirada.
Dwinell, a 62-year-old Republican, succeds Murray E. Moore of
Indio. Hall, 36, replaces Hugo W. Wilde of Rialto. Terms of both
outgoing members expired.
Dwinell serves as chairman of the Glenn County Water Resources
Committee and as a member of the legislative committee of the
California Irrigation Districts Association.
He lives at 403 South Murdock Street, Willows.
Hall, a Republican, is president of the Ontario Council of the
Navy League and is secretary of the municipal water district section
of the California Irrigation Districts Association.
He lives at 696 North Laurel Avenue, Upland.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed Van Nuys attorney
David H. Workman to a three-year term as a member of the El Pueblo de
Los Angeles State Historical Monument Commission.
Workman, a 38-year-old Democrat, was first named to the commission
in 1966.
A graduate of Stanford University Law School, Workman is a member
of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and is a director of the
Historical Society of Southern California.
He lives at 5760 West Lindenhurst Avenue, Los Angeles.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Mrs. Marion Miller of
Los Angeles to a four-year term on the board of trustees of Metropolitan
State Hospital.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays necessary
expenses.
Mrs. Miller, a Republican, succeeds Rudolph Castro of Yorba Linda
who resigned. Castro serves as a special representative to the
governor in Los Angeles.
A 1941 graduate of the University of Miami, Mrs. Miller served as
an undercover agent for the F.B.I. within the U.S. Communist Party
from 1955.
She is currently the executive director of Christians and Jews
for Law and Morality, Los Angeles.
From 1941-46 she taught school in Jacksonville, Florida.
She lives at 10591 Cushdon Avenue, Los Angeles.
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The fourth in a series of State of the Agency messages will be
presented by Agriculture and Services Secretary Earl Coke at
1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6 in News Conference Room 1190.
Appearing with Coke will be department directors within the
agency.
The State of the Agency message conforms with the Governor's
announcement in his State of the State message that each agency
submita report of its activities to the legislature.
Following the presentation, the session 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.
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There will be a signing ceremony in Governor Reagan's Office at
11:30 this morning pertaining to AB-93 (Pete Wilson). The bill
provides for augmentation of funds for over-enrolment at state colleges.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Norman D. Livran, deputy
executive officer of the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation
Commission, as executive secretary of the State Intergovernmental
Board on Electronic Data Processing.
Livran, a 33-year-old Republican, will serve at the pleasure of
the governor and earn a monthly salary of $1,793 in the newly created
post.
He holds a B.S. Degree in public administration from the University
of Southern California and has completed all course work for a Master's
Degree at U.S.C.
He has been deputy executive officer for the Los Angeles County
commission since 1965. He served as an administrative assistant for
the City of La Mirada from 1963-65. He also worked as an administrative
assistant for Los Angeles County for one year and was a deputy sheriff
in Los Angeles from 1958-63.
He resides at 1114 Unitah Street, La Canada.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed March 6 through 13
as ZERO DEFECTS WEEK.
"WHEREAS, the president of the United States and the Secretary
of Defense have repeatedly expressed their determination to reduce
the high costs of national defense by the elimination of waste; and
"WHEREAS, the provision by industry to the government of error-
free products exemplifies a manner in which the goal of defense cost
reduction can be achieved; and
"WHEREAS, the institution of zero defects programs in industry,
by which employees strive to avoid error in the manufacturing process,
has certainly aided in the achievement of error-free products; and
"WHEREAS, an outstanding illustration of the effectiveness of
zero defects programs is Holex, Incorporated, which will be honored
on March 6th as the recipient of the General Electric Missile and
Space Division, Re-entry Systems Department's Outstanding Supplier
of the Year - 1968 award; and
"WHEREAS, this award is based on the fact that Holex has provided
error-free components for the Re-entry Systems Department throughout
1968,
NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim the week of March 6 through 13, 1969, as ZERO DEFECTS WEEK.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named businessman John V. Vaughn and
attorney William S. Bartman, both of Los Angeles, to four-year terms on
the board of directors of the California Museum of Science and Industry.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Vaughn, 59, succeeds Franklin D. Murphy of Los Angeles. Bartman, a
a 46-year-old Republican, replaces Col. C. S. Smith of Compton. Terms
of the outgoing members expired.
Vaughn, a Republican, is president of Dartell Laboratories, a Los
Angeles pharmaceutical manufacturing firm. A 1932 graduate of U.C.L.A.
in economics, he is a past president of the Los Angeles Paint, Varnish
and Lacquer Association; U.C.L.A. Alumni Association; Beta Theta Pi
Alumni Association; and the Jonathon Club of Los Angeles.
He is a former chairman of the San Marino Recreation Commission
and is on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Better Business
Bureau.
He is currently president of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of
Commerce. He also serves on the boards of directors of California
Federal Savings and Loan Association, Los Angeles Y.M.C.A., and
Orthopedic Hospital.
He resides at 1199 Sherwood Road, San Marino.
Bartman is a 1947 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.
He moved to California several years later and has been engaged in the
private practice of law in Los Angeles since 1950.
He has served on the boards of directors of a number of corporation
He is a trustee of the U.C.L.A. Foundation and is a member of the
National Council of Pomona College. He lives at 10375 Wilshire Boulevar
Los Angeles.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed Oscar W. Graeser and
Herbert W. Chandler, both of Woodland, to four-year terms on the
board of directors of the 40th District Agricultural Association
The association operates the Yolo County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Graeser, 58, is a Woodland area real estate developer A Democrat,
he is also a vice president of the Woodland Teen Center. He has
served on the fair board for 28 years.
He lives at 55 Pershing Avenue, Woodland.
Chandler, a 46-year-old Republican, is agricultural commissioner
of Yolo County. He is a former president of the Secramento Valley
Agricultural Commissioners' Association; is a past president and
director of the Yolo County Federal Credit Union; and is a member of
the American Legion and Woodland Rotary Club.
He was first appointed to the fair board last June.
He lives at 18 West Marshall, Woodland.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named San Bernardino investment
manager E. Dana Brooks and Andrew L. Holtz, an Orange County farmer, to
four-year terms on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa
Ana Region.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Brooks, 61, succeeds Thomas V. Chandler of San Bernardino.
Holtz, a 47-year-old Republican, replaces Albert F. Schroeder of
Santa Ana. Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Brooks, a Republican, is vice president of Crawford Investment
Company, San Bernardino. He has served on the San Bernardino County
Flood District for 22 years and was chairman for 10 years. He has also
been a director of the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District
for more than two decades.
He was a founder of the SanBernardino County Water District and
served as its first president. He was a director of the agency from
1954-62. In addition, he served on the State Water Pollution Control
Board, Santa Ana Region, from 1960-64.
He lives at 25670 27th Street, San Bernardino.
Holtz farma some 300 acres in tomatoes and lima beans.
He is a director of the Talbert Water District and is a member
of the Orange County Farm Bureau. He is also a member of the California
Tomato Growers' Association.
He resides at 20471 Bushard Street, Huntington Beach.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Howard Wackman II of Elk Grove
and Stephen F. Williams of Sacramento to four-year terms on the board
of directors of the 52nd District Agricultural Association
The posts are non-salaried
Wackman, 30, succeeds his father, Howard Wackman, who resigned
Williams, a 57-year-old Republican, replaces Raymond A. Caples of
Sacramento Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Wackman, a Republican, raises sheep and seed clover on his 1,400
acre farm. He is president of the Sacramento County Farm Bureau and
is a former national chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federations'
young farmers and ranchers section.
His address is Route 1, Box 1547, Elk Grove.
Williams is a Sacramento real estate broker. He has been a member
of the Sacramento Real Estate Board for some 32 years and is a past
president of the organization He has also played an active role in
the leadership of such organizations as Boy Scouts of America, United
Crusade and the Red Cross
He lives at 2061 Rockwood Drive, Sacramento
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#164
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Santa Maria area cattle
rancher Ernest E. Righetti, Sr. to a four-year term on the board of
directors of the 37th District Agricultural Association The
association operates the Santa Barbara County Fair.
The post is non-salaried
Righetti, a 66-year-old Republican, succeeds Joseph W. Gray of
Santa Maria whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has resppointed Clarence S. Minetti
of Guadalupe to a four year term. Minetti, 50, was first named to the
fair board in 1954 He operates the "Far Western" restaurant in
Guadalupe and also raises horses and cattle. He is a Republican.
Righetti is a past president of the Santa Barbara County Cattle-
men's Association He has been a member of the Orcutt School Board
for 29 years, the Santa Barbara High School board for 19 years, and
the local Junior College board for nine years
His address is P.O. Box 2430, Orcutt
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Robert L. Maben of West Point
and J. L. (Ike) Moore of Angels Camp to four-year terms on the board
of directors of the 39th District Agricultural Association. The
association operates the Calaveras County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried
Maben, a 43-year-old Republican, is a forester for American Forest
Products, Inc., at Martell He succeeds Howard L. Mosbaugh of Alta-
ville.
Moore, 59, is a dairy farmer and cattle breeder In addition he
is a wholesale candy and tobacco distributor. He replaces Clyde C.
Sherwood of Mountain Ranch. Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Maben is a member of the Calaveras County Park and Recreation
Commission. He also serves on the Natural Resources Committee of the
State Chamber of Commerce. His home address is Star Route, West Point.
Moore, a Republican, has served as chairman of the Angels Camp
Frog Jump Committee. His address is Star Route, Angels Camp.
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Governor Ronald Reagan today named Stratford businessman James R.
Orton and Hanford druggist Wellman Jue to four-year terms on the board
of directors of the 24-A District Agricultural Association. The
association operates the Kings District Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Orton, a 46-year-old Democrat, succeeds Ernest W. Dunn of Armona.
Jue, 39, replaces Benjamin E. Briscoe of Avenal. Terms of both
outgoing members expired.
Orton operates a farm equipment dealership in Stratford. He is
a former director of the Kings Mosquito Abatement District and is
currently a member of the Kings County Sherriff's Posse.
He lives at 18587 King Avenue, Stratford.
Jue, a Republican, owns Wellman Drug of Hanford. He is = 1954
graduate of the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
and is a former pharmaceutical consultant to the Kings County Welfare
Board. He is currently a member of the Governor's Emergency Medical
Disaster Committee.
He lives at 8532 12th Avenue, Hanford
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GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
March 10, 1969
through
March 16, 1969
Monday, March 10
4:45 p.m.
Arrive at San Diego Airport, proceed to Logan
Heights for Open House at Logan Heights Manu-
facturing Association, 140 South 30th Street
7:00 p.m.
Arrive at Balboa Park for exhibition of Museum
of Man, followed by Museum of Man dinner
commemorating San Diego's Bicentennial at the
Cuyamaca Club
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, March 11
10:00 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
3:30 p.m.
Picture for Glen Elder (Elder Creek Child Care
Center), Governor's Office
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, March 12
11:30 a.m.
Proceed to Senate Chamber with Easter Seal Child
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, March 13
Noon
CSEA Institute on Government luncheon, Hotel
El Dorado. Speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Friday, March 14
9:30 a.m.
Greetings to California Service Alliance,
Governor's Council Room
Afternoon
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, March 15
a.m.
Depart for Fresno
10:30 a.m.
Arrive Fresno
11:00 a.m.
Address, California Industrial Education
Association, Convention Center
Return to Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, March 16
No appointments scheduled
p.m.
Return to Sacramento
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#168
Governor Ronald Reagan today proclaimed March 8 as Debbie Meyer
Day. Text of the proclamation follows:
"WHEREAS, Debbie Meyer, age 16, of the City of Sacramento, State
of California, will receive the coveted James E. Sullivan Award on
March 8, 1969, as the outstanding amateur athlete of the United States
during 1968; and
"WHEREAS, Debbie Meyer, in addition, is the triple gold medal
winner, for the first time in history in swimming, at the Mexico
City Olympic Games last summer; and
"WHEREAS, Debbie Meyer during 1968 established four world and
four American records in swimming; and
"WHEREAS, Debbie Meyer has brought distinction to Sacramento, to
California and to the nation, to show our pride in her,
"NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
proclaim March 8, 1969 as DEBBIE MEYER DAY."
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#169
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he will appoint a special
Task Force on Credit and Personnel Reporting Practices to inquire into
credit and personnel reporting practices. The broadly-based group will
be asked to determine how widespread abuses may be and what kinds of
firms are involved in them.
"Consumer protection is a vital part of our program. The vast
majority of reporting firms conduct themselves ethically. But we must
determine whether regulation of these businesses by the State is
necessary, and if so, what kind of regulation is required, the Governor
said.
Before an evaluation of the need for regulation can be made,
statistical data regarding the types and extent of abuses and just what
kinds of firms are responsible for them must be obtained.
"Studies have been made," said Henry M. Shine, Jr., director of
Professional and Vocational Standards, "but none have developed the
extensive data needed to properly define the scope of the problems and
the best solution to them."
Noting that the major credit reporting firms have adopted nation-
wide guidelines of operation, Shine said:
"Throughout the term of the study, close attention will be given
to the ability of the industry to regulate itself. When a citizen has
a complaint, how responsive is the firm in dealing with him? We need
answers to these problems so that the role of the State will be clearly
defined. If
The Governor has asked Noel A. Black, Chief, Collection Agency
Licensing Bureau, to act as executive secretary to the task force.
The bureau already has working relationships with most of the firms
involved and most are licensed as collection agencies.
Participants in the task force will be asked to serve voluntarily.
Members will be selected from among groups representing law enforcement,
legal aid, Better Business Bureaus, businesses using the services of
reporting firms, reporting firms themselves, and the general public.
Specific appointments will be announced later.
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A drive to raise some $50,000 to operate the Glen Elder - Elder
Creek Child Care Center in Sacramento will be kicked off this afternoon
at 3:30 p.m. with the presentation of the first two tickets to the
premiere showing of the motion picture, "Oliver."
The tickets will be presented to the governor by Fanny Lyle, Public
Information Officer for the Sacramento area Economic Opportunity Council,
at ceremonies in the Governor's Office.
The child care center will serve under-privileged children.
The money raised during the campaign will go toward rent, utilities,
food, health, and dental services for the children enrolled in the
program, accounting and auditing, insurance, playground equipment,
fencing, paving, etc., and for additional staff to operate the center.
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#170
Governor Ronald Reagan today praised the appointment of Dr. Preston
Martin of Los Angeles as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
in Washington, D.C.
Martin, 45, has served as savings and loan commissioner in the
Reagan administration for the past two years. A former professor at the
University of Southern California, Martin was named to the state post
in January, 1967.
"The job Preston Martin has done as California's savings and loan
commissioner has bean truly outstanding--a source of pride to all of
us in state government as well as the industry with which he worked so
effectively and well during the past two years,' the governor said.
"As a result of his leadership, the business climate in California,
particularly with respect to the state's savings and loan industry, has
undergone a marked transformation, His efforts in reducing unnecessary
assessments and red tape have given the state a new look in terms of
common sense business regulation.
"It is not at all strange, therefore, that his work in California
has gained national attention.
His election to the federal post is supported by the savings and
loan industry throughout the country. And, while we will miss him here
in California, I know that in his new job he will be able to add greatly
toward improving liaison between state savings and loan departments such
as ours, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
"Again, my congratulations and sincerest best wishes to Dr. Martin
as he undertakes his new nationwide responsibilities," the governor said.
Secretary of Business and Transportation Gordon C. Luce echoed the
governor's sentiments in commending Dr. Martin for "improving the
effectiveness of the Savings and Loan Department while, at the same time,
reducing its size and cost to California taxpayers.
"I am pleased to join with the governor in extending best wishes and
congratulations to Dr. Martin for every success in the future,
"We, in the Business and Transportation Agency, look forward to a
continued close working relationship with him in the months and years
ahead. #
Luce noted that roughly one quarter of the nation's savings and
loan business is done in California.
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Martin took his undergraduate work at the University of Oklahoma
and at USC, receiving a BS in Finance in 1947. He received a Master's
Degree in Finance the following year from USC and won his Ph.D in
economics and monetary economics from Indiana University in 1952. His
dissertation was on "Branch and Unit Banking in California."
He was Director of Executive Programs for business and governmental
executives at USC from 1959-63 and Stateside Coordinatorof the USC-AID
project for the Institute of Public and Business Administrative
Organization in Karachi, Pakistan. He twice was acting chairman of the
Finance and Real Estate Department at USC.
His teaching fields included regional economics, business economics,
financial institutions and real estate finance. In addition, he has
written extensively in the area of savings and loan institutions, housing
and related monetary policies, and real estate.
Martin, a Republican, has conducted research in several related
fields, including a paper on "Factors Influencing the Geographical
Distribution of Bank and Savings and Loan Accounts" and another on
"The Impact of Employment and Commercial Changes on Housing Markets.' "
His experience in the savings and loan field includes courses
taught in comparative financial institutions. From 1956 until his
appointment he directed 104 community and county analyses dealing with
the establishment of new savings and loan branches.
Martin, a director of Lincoln Savings and Loan, has severed his
connections with that firm and has disposed of S & L stock holdings. He
formerly was associated in a homebuilding firm and a mortgage finance
and consumer financial firm and owned a research company specializing
in savings and loan matters.
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Sacramento, Califor. a
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-12-69
#171
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Edward M. King, Sr., of Daly
City and reappointed Robert McCarthy, Sr. of San Francisco to four-year
terms on the board of directors of the 1-A District Agricultural
Association.
The association operates the Grand National Livestock Exposition,
Horse Show and Rodeo at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
The posts are non-salaried,
King, a 60-year-old Republican, succeeds John G. Brucato of
Millbrae whose term expired.
McCarthy, father of State Senator John F. McCarthy (R-San Rafael),
was first appointed to the board in 1957. A Democrat, he is a native
of Ireland and has lived in San Francisco since 1919.
He was a construction contractor for many years and during World
War II did construction work for the Federal Government in the western
states and Alaska.
He is also a fermer president of the Central California Chapter of
the Associated General Contractors.
In 1949, he was foreman of the San Francisco County Grand Jury.
He belongs to the Knights of Columbus and the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce.
For 10 years, he operated a 120 acre fruit ranch near Los Altos.
He now operates the Loch Lomond Marina at San Rafael. He is 73, and
lives at 1050 Kirkham Street, San Francisco.
King is vice president and general manager of Henry Doelger
Builder, Inc., Daly City. He worked for the Bank of America for more
than three decades, until 1962.
He is a member of the Daly City Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerc
and is a director of the Penninsula General Contractors' Association.
He is also on the San Mateo County Charter Committee and is a past
president of the DePaul Youth Center.
He lives at 49 Westpark Drive, Daly City.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-13-69
Governor Ronald Reagan will sign a proclamation in his office
today at 3:05 p.m. naming May 18 - 24 as Toastmistress Week in
California.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: SUNDAY A.Ms.
Sacramento, California
MARC
6, 1969
Contact:
Paul Beck
#172
445-4571
3-13-69
PLEASE GUARD AGAINST PREMATURE
RELEASE.
Governor Ronald Reagan today presented the broad outlines of a
forward-looking legislative program designed to enable state government,
for the first time, to coordinate the use of public funds in developing
a balanced and economical statewide transportation system.
The legislation---scheduled to be introduced Monday by Assemblyman
Chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee
John Foran (D-San Francisco) would establish a State Transportation
Board and an Office of Transportation Planning. Both bodies would assist
the state in developing policies for its role in such new transportation
services as supersonic air transport, automated highways, computer-
dispatched urban transit systems, super-tanker ships, and containerized
freight trucking.
If enacted, the Transportation Board would serve in an advisory
capacity to Gordon C. Luce, State Secretary of Business and Transporta-
tion. The Office of Transportation would perform transportation system
analysis and coordinating functions for both the board and Luce.
The legislation would implement recommendations made in a
November 1968 report by the Governor's Task Force on Transportation.
William Pereira, Los Angeles architect, was chairman of the Task Force
and each of its 24 members was a leader in civic or transportation
affairs in California.
The task force was augmented by an advisory council which included
Foran, Luce, Senator Randolph Collier (D-Yreka), and representatives of
the League of California Cities and the County Supervisors Association.
Similar recommendations have been made in the past by the "Little
Hoover" Commission and the Governor's Task Force on Efficiency and Cost
Control as well as in the State Development Plan Program transmitted
last September by the Governor to the Legislature.
Financing for the two new organizations would come on a pro rata
basis from the Highway Users Tax Fund, General Fund, Aeronautics Fund,
and the Harbors and Watercraft Fund.
Additional sources of revenue are being explored at this time by
the Business and Transportation Agency. Consultations are underway with
the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department
of Transportation, and preliminary results indicate some funds may
become available from these sources.
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Luce said that the legislative program would, for the first time,
authorize the Business and Transportation Agency to expand its role to
include all forms and modes of transportation.
Both the Board and the Planning and Research Office initially would
work to determine the benefits derived by California from existing
transportation systems as part of a total transportation network. Such
a study would determine the need for increased or reduced state partici-
pation in financing, regulating, operating, and developing components.
During this phase, and in all future activities, close coordination
with city and county government programs, regional councils, transit
districts, and private enterprise in the transportation field would be
essential, Luce said.
The State Transportation Board would have seven members. Five
would be governor's appointees. The chairmen of the Senate and Assembly
transportation committees would serve as ex-officio members.
Appointive members would be non-salaried, but reimbursed for actual
travel and operating expenses.
The Office of Transportation Planning and Research would consist
of a small staff of specialists in economics, planning, engineering,
and statistics. These individuals would be transferred, for the most
part, from existing State agencies involved in transportation studies.
In this connection, possible sources are the Public Utilities Commission
staff, the Departments of Aeronautics and Public Works, and the State
Office of Planning.
The new Office of Transportation Planning and Research would not
duplicate transportation planning now being done in various State
departments. Rather, it would coordinate such work to eliminate overlap
and to assure that the numerous alternative modes of transportation are
adequately considered in all State programs.
It would also review federal grant and aid programs to assure that
the State makes maximum use of Federal funds available for transportation
programs.
In transmitting the Task Force report to Governor Reagan, Chairnet
Pereira pointed out that between 1968 and 1985, an estimated $50 billion
in public funds will be expended to support transportation services of
all types. He said, "The need to carry out these and corollary
recommendations is lamediate.'
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Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
#173
445-4571
3-13-69
Governor Ronald Reagan today urged the legislature to approve an
administration bill designed "to insure California consumers of uniformly
high quality in poultry meats they purchase."
The legislation, which will enable State Agriculture Director
Jerry Fielder to work out the details of a cooperative agreement on
poultry meat inspection with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was
introduced today by Assemblyman Ray Johnson (R-Chico).
Governor Reagan said, "This legislation is necessary if we are to
insure California consumers of uniformly high quality in poultry meats
they purchase."
The state and federal agencies completed an agreement to set up a
joint poultry meat inspection program February 11. However, the state
must pass enabling legislation to implement the program.
Under terms of the agreement, California poultry plants would be
upgraded where necessary to comply with the new Federal standards
established under the Wholesome Poultry Products Act of 1968.
The joint Federal-State inspection program is expected to cost
about $1 million annually, of which the Federal government would pay
half.
California's share of the cost would amount to approximately what
the state is presently paying, despite an increase in resources and a
more comprehensive program, the governor said.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-13-69
#174
Governor Ronald Reagan today asked members of the legislature to
approve an administration bill designed to protect buyers of speculative
real estate developments.
The legislation scheduled to be introduced by Assemblyman Eugene
Chappie (R-Cool) early next week will provide additional state
scrutiny of promotional subdivisions in California. The bill will be
co-authored by Senator Alfred Alquist (D-Santa Clara).
"The overall and orderly development of California is closely
related to the success or failure of real estate promotions, the
Governor said. "The passage of this legislation should greatly improve
the state's ability to guide healthy growth in California," he added.
Chappie said: "I am pleased to have the opportunity to carry this
bill. It will insure that the state has proper controls over pro-
motional type developments in virgin land areas of California."
The legislation is the result of a series of meetings which were
conducted by a special advisory committee created by State Real Estate
Commissioner, Burton E. Smith. The Committee included representatives
of the office of the attorney general, the real estate commissioner,
the California real estate association, the California builders' council,
and major promotional subdividers.
During the 1968 legislative session, Senator Alquist urged study
of the promotional subdivision problem. "I am pleased, " Alquist said,
"that the advisory committee developed this proposal. Certainly it
brings us much closer to solution of this critical problem."
The target of the legislation is rural land speculation in
California. In adding his support for the legislation, Attorney General
Thomas C. Lynch said: "The phony rural real estate development which
holds out empty promises of a fortune to be made from law land is as
much a problem today as it was a hundred years ago. Such developments
not only bilk the consumer but they also scar our irreplaceable
countryside, Lynch said.
The new law would have three main points: The Real Estate Com-
missioner could prevent sales of subdivisions in which promised improve-
ments are not financially feasible; each promotional subdivider would
be required to report the names of all defaulting purchasers to the Real
Estate Commissioner, so that he could learn more quickly of subdivision
problems; purchasers of speculative subdivision lots would be allowed
to withdraw from sale contracts after they are signed, if the purchasers
do not receive the Real Estate Commissioner's public report on the sub-
division at least two days before signing the contract.
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The proposal dofines "promotional subdivisions" as a real estate
development containing 50 or more unimproved parcels of land located in
an area in which less than 1500 registered voters reside within two
miles of the development.
In delivering the draft proposal to Assemblyman Chappie, Real
Estate Commissioner Burton E. Smith stated, "This legislation represents
a good example of cooperation between private enterprise and government.
In this instance, I believe we have reached an excellent understanding
which will protect the public without unduly hampering the legitimate
subdividers in the promotional field."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-13-69
Governor Ronald Reagan will greet members of the newly formed
California Service Alliance, a statewide citizens group, tomorrow,
March 14, at 9:30 a.m. in the Governor's Council Room.
Formation of the Alliance was jointly announced last month by
Rob Reifschneider, President of the California Jaycees, and Governor
Reagan. The group, which will be meeting for the first time tomorrow,
is designed to stimulate and coordinate citizen action in dealing with
human problems at the community level. The project is a joint effort
by the Governor's Office and the California Jaycees to help promote,
coordinate, and evaluate volunteer, service-oriented activities, in
cities and towns around the state, as needed.
The service alliance is 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 are serving as
catalysts in helping to form the local alliances.
According to Reifschneider, the 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. 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 the
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."
Governor Reagan commended 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 service alliance approach dovetails perfectly with the basic
concepts of the Creative Society in providing a commonsense way of more
effectively marshaling available community resources to help solve
human problems, he said.
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RELEASE: I ediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-14-69
#175
Governor Ronald Reagan today expressed "great satisfaction"
following a recent Sacramento Superior Court decision endorsing the
actions of three key administration officials.
The decision, handed down by Judge B. Abbott Goldberg, found
that State Controller Houston I. Flournoy; Casper Weinberger, director
of the Department of Finance and Henry M. Shine, Jr., director of
the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards, were correct
in denying demands by William E. Barbeau for additional salaries and
sick leave benefits.
Barbeau filed suit after he had been relieved of his duties
with two of four boards for which he had been serving as executive
secretary in an exempt non-civil service capacity. He claimed he
was entitled to receive the same salary for two boards as that which he
had received for four.
Barbeau further claimed that the officials had wrongfully
withheld compensation and certain other employee benefits due him.
The governor said the decision was the legal equivalent of
a "no-hit baseball game" in that the decision as handed down found
that Barbeau's claim was completely without merit and, in fact, that
compliance with the claims as set forth in Barbeau's petition would
have resulted in the commission of unlawful acts by these officials.
The judgement also included an award for court costs in favor
of the state.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-14-69
#176
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Arthur J. Costamagna as
deputy director of the new State Department of Commerce.
Costamagna, 35, has served as chief deputy director of the
Department of Professional and Vocational Standards since June, 1967.
In his new assignment, Costamagna's salary will be $20,500 per year.
The governor also announced he has promoted Frank Reynolds from
deputy director to chief deputy director of the Department of Pro-
fessional and Vocational Standards. Reynolds' new salary will be
$20,500 annually. He has served as deputy director of the department
for the past 18 months.
Professional and Vocational Standards Director Henry M. Shine, Jr.
said he is elevating Noel Black, 37, chief of the Collection Agency
Licensing Bureau of the Department, to deputy director, replacing
Reynolds. Black has served in his present assignment since May, 1968.
In his new job he will earn $17,700 per year.
Costamagna, a native of San Francisco, holds A.B. and LL.B. degrees
from the University of San Francisco. He is a member of the State Bar
and is an Army Reserve officer. He has been registered with the New
York Stock Exchange since 1960. He and his wife have three children.
They reside at 1254 Lucio Lane, Sacramento.
Reynolds is a graduate of San Diego State College where he lettered
in varsity football and track. He was also president of the school's
Associated Men's Students in his senior year. A native of San Diego
and a World War II veteran, he has a long background in the fields of
news and public relations.
Prior to joining the administration, he served on the staff of
Senator John F. McCarthy (R-San Rafael). He, his wife Nancy, and their
four sons live at 3705 Robertson Avenue, Sacramento.
Black is a graduate of Albion College, Michigan. Before joining
the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards, he was a lumber
firm executive in Santa Rosa. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and
resides at 6431 14th Street, Sacramento, with his wife and two children.
All three appointees are Republicans.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
3-14-69
#177
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
March 17, 1969
through
March 23, 1969
Monday, March 17
11:30 a.m.
Swearing-in of Jim Stratten, new member of
the California Youth Authority Board,
Governor's Office
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, March 18
1:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, March 19
9:30 a.m.
Air Resources Board meeting, Resources
Auditorium. Remarks.
6:30 p.m.
Arrive Richmond for reception at Mira Vista
Golf and Country Club, followed by dinner at
Diablo Country Club, Danville. Fund-raising
speech.
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, March 20
Afternoon
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, March 21
10:00 a.m.
Regents Meeting, UCLA
6:30 p.m.
Men of All Saints Episcopal Church Dinner,
Beverly Hills
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, March 22
No appointments scheduled
Overnight - Los Angeles
Sunday, March 23
Afternoon
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#178
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement
on the series of special elections now being held for legislative
and congressional seats in California.
"In the next few months Californians in various parts of the
state will go to the polls to vote in special elections for a state
senator, an assemblyman and a United States representative. It is
very possible that before the year is out there will be others.
# I want to take this opportunity to urge registered voters
in those districts, as well as those who will be voting in a series
of municipal, county and school elections, to be sure to exercise
their rights of franchise.
"The future of our country depends on an informed and responsible
electorate voting competent and honorable candidates into office
"Special elections and 'off-year' elections are every bit as
important as regular elections.
= I earnestly hope that all the voters of those areas where
elections are being held will recognize this and will vote in their
special elections when they are held. Not only their districts,
but also the state and the nation will be the beneficiaries"
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
Governor Ronald Reagan will sign AB 516-Porter, a bill to raise
the permissible maximum interest rate on Central Valley Project Revenue
Bonds from 5.5 percent to 6.5 percent, during ceremonies in his office
today at 3:40 p.m.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#179
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Richard L. Huston of Huntington
Beach and Thomas C. Rogers of Newport Beach to four-year terms on the
board of directors of the 32nd District Agricultural Association. The
association operates the Orange County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Huston, a 33-year-old Republican, replaces Joseph E. Ribal of
Huntington Beach. Rogers, 44, succeeds Kermit E. Johnson of Orange.
Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Huston, who operates a newspaper distribution agency in Huntington
Beach, has lived in Orange County since 1962. He attended Pepperdine
College and is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is a member of the
Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce.
He lives at 5842 Meadowbrook Drive, Huntington Beach.
Rogers, a Republican, is an Orange County cattle rancher and real
estate developer, He also is active in Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse
racing.
An army veteran of World War II he graduated from Loyola University
in 1949.
He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Catholic Welfare Bureau
and Catholic Youth Organization in Orange County.
Rogers lives at 731 Via Lido Soud, Newport Beach.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#180
Governor Ronald Reagan today named C. Thomas Dean of California
State College at Long Beach and Emery R. Walker, Jr. of Claremont Men's
College to four-year terms on the State Scholarship and Loan Commission.
The posts are non-salaried. The appointments require Senate
confirmation.
Dean, who is dean of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences at
Cal State-Long Beach, succeeds Ellis E. McCune of Northridge.
Walker, the dean of admission at Claremont College, replaces
Robert L. Morlan of Redlands.
Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Dean, a 50-year-old Republican, holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from
Iowa State University in the fields of industrial and vocational
education.
He was selected as the Outstanding Aerospace Educator in the Western
United States by the Air Force Reserve Association in 1961; was the
recipient of the Air Power Award by the Air Force Reserve in 1962; and
was presented the Outstanding Educator Award for 1964-65 by the American
Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers.
He has served as research director for National Aeronautics and
Space Administration grants to develop Curriculum Materials (1963-64),
Model Spacecraft Construction (1964-65) and Development of Educational
Materials for Spacecraft Construction (1965-66).
He has written numerous articles and research papers relating to
industrial and vocational education and has long been active in community
affairs. He is a former scoutmaster and is on the board of management
of the Long Beach Armed Forces Y.M.C.A.
He lives at 4602 Hazelbrook Avenue, Long Beach.
Walker, 51, holds A.B. and M.A. degrees in English and American
Literature from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
A Republican, he served as admission officer at Brown from 1942-44;
assistant dean of students from 1944-46; and dean of admission from
1946-57.
He has been dean of admission at Claremont Men's College for the
past eleven years.
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Walker is a past president of the Association of College Admissions
Counselors and is a member of the executive committee of the board of
trustees of the College Entrance Examination Board.
He is a former member of the selection committee of the National
Merit Scholarship Corporation and has served on the need-analysis
committee of the State Scholarship and Loan Commission for more than
a decade,
He is also chairman of the Avon Products scholarship committee and
is a member of the Disney scholarship committee. In addition, he is a
trustee of Girls' Collegiate School, a private secondary school,
Claremont.
He lives at 614 North Western Street, Claremont.
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RELEASE: Imr diate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#181
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Hollister insurance man
Fulton J. Picetti, Jr. to a four-year term on the board of directors of
the 33rd District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the San Benito County Fair.
The governor also announced he has reappointed John P. Ohrwall of
Hollister. Ohrwall, a 68-year-old Republican, has served on the fair
board since 1945.
A graduate of the University of California at Davis, Ohrwall is
superintendent of Almaden Vineyards, Cienega.
He lives at 1781 Cienega Road, Hollister.
Picetti, 52, succeeds Jcseph F. Felice of Hollister whose term
expired. A Republican, Picetti operates the Picetti & Anderson Insurance
Agency of Hollister. He also manages the local Federal Land Bank
Association Office.
He is a retired U.S. Army officer and is active in Hollister civic
affairs. A graduate of Stanford University, Picetti is a member of the
San Benito County Saddlehorse Association and the Veterans' Memorial
Building Commission. He is also a director of the Hollister March of
Dimes.
He lives at 91 Blossom Lane, Hollister.
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RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#182
Governor Ronald Reagan today named P. Michael Chrisman of Visalia
and Evelyn C. Beck of Tipton to the board of directors of the 24th
District Agricultural Association.
The posts are non-salaried.
The association operates the Tulare County Fair.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Tulare dairy farmer
Antonio Nunez, a 54-year-old Democrat, to the fair board. Nunez was
first appointed in 1961.
He lives at 20439 Road 124, Tulare.
Chrismam, 24 succeeds Charles E. Hunting of Porterville whose term
expired.
A Republican, Chrisman is a 1966 graduate of the University of
Arizona in agronomy. He ranches diversified crops and livestock with
his father in the Visalia area.
He is a director of the Visalia Jaycees and is vice president of
the Tulare County Cattlemen's Association. He is also a member of the
Tulare County Crime Prevention Committee.
He lives at 1403 West College Avenue, Visalia.
Mrs. Beck, a housewife, will fill the unexpired term of Kay Cholakia
of Dinuba who resigned. A Republican, Mrs. Beck has served on the board
of directors of the Tulare County Cowbells for 16 years. She is a
former president of the group.
She is also a past member of the Tipton P.T.A. and 4-H Club.
She lives at 743 West Poplar Avenue, Tipton.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#183
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Michael J. Hermreck of Nipomo
to a four-year term on the Contractors' State License Board.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays $25 per diem
for each day spent on duty.
Hermreck, a 48-year-old contractor, replaces George R. McKeon of
Sacramento whose term expired and who resigned.
A Republican, Hermreck is a former president of the California
Engineering and Grading Contractors' Association. He currently serves
as president of the organization's Heavy Highway division.
He is a director of the American Road Builders' Association and
the Central Coast Criminal Justice Committee.
He is a former trustee of the Nipomo School District and, in 1964,
was a member of the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury.
His address is P.O. Box 217, Nipomo.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#184
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Barbara N. Coleman of San Rafael
and Mary B. Vallentine of Azusa to four-year terms on the State Public
Library Development Board.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Mrs. Coleman works as base librarian at Hamilton Air Force Base.
A non-partisan, she succeeds David Sabsay of Santa Rosa.
Mrs. Vallentine, a housewife, is married to Harold M. Vallentine,
a retired businessman. She replaces Virginia Casady of Grossmont.
Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Mrs. Coleman holds an A.B. degree from Spelman College, Atlanta,
Georgia (1956) and an M.S.L.S. in Library Service from Atlanta
University (1962).
She has worked as a librarian since 1959, and has been base
librarian at Hamilton AFB for the past three years.
She lives at 1080 Los Gamos Road, San Rafael.
Mrs. Vallentine, a Republican, is a 1943 graduate of the University
of Hawaii. She holds a California Secondary Teaching Credential and
taught school in Long Beach from 1951-57.
She lives at 17469 Sierra Madre Avenue, Azusa.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immer ate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
#185
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Cecil J. Slaback of Santa Ana
to a four-year term on the State Certified Shorthand Reporters' Board.
The appointment requires Senate confirmation and pays $25 per diem,
plus expenses.
Slaback, a 56-year-old Republican, succeeds Claude Jennings of
Long Beach whose term expired.
Slaback works as a court reporter in department five of the Orange
County Superior Court, Santa Ana.
He is a former member of the board of trustees of the Santa Ana
Public Library and was the first president of the Orange County Superior
Court Reporters' Club. He has worked as a shorthand reporter in Orange
County for 32 years.
His address is P.O. Box 386, Silverado.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-18-69
Mrs. Ronald Reagan will participate in the showing of an exhibition
of wildlife paintings this morning at 11 a.m. in the Capitol rotunda.
The showing is sponsored by the California Wildlife Federation in
connection with the observance of National Wildlife Week, March 16-22.
The wildlife water colors, by Mrs. Penny Edwards of Oakland,
official artist of the California Wildlife Federation, feature rare and
endangered species.
Al Schiavon, of Fresno, President of the California Wildlife
Federation, will join Mrs. Edwards in presenting Mrs. Reagan a painting
of her choice from the exhibition,
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-19-69
#186
Governor Ronald Reagan has named Montague cattle rancher Ellis J.
Louie and O. Kenneth Kendall, a Yreka veterinarian, to four-year terms
on the board of directors of the 10th District Agricultural Association.
The association operates the Siskiyou County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Louie, a 56-year-old Republican, succeeds Peter N. Belcastro of
Weed. Kendall, 46, replaces Alfred K. Crebbin of Yreka. Terms of both
outgoing members expired.
Louie is a trustee of the Big Springs Elementary School Board and
is a former director of the Siskiyou Hospital.
His address is Route 1, Box 297, Montague.
Kendall, a Republican, is a trustee of Yreka Union High School
District board and is a former director of the Yreka Chamber of Commerce.
His address is Route 1, Box 121-A, Yreka.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-20-69
#187
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has named three
persons to the State Board of Pharmacy.
The posts pay $25 per diem, plus expenses.
Named were:
Rayfield Lundy, a Compton attorney. A Republican, Lundy, 52,
will fill the unexpired term of Robert M. McCurdy of Pasadena who
resigned. The term will end January 15, 1971.
Lundy has worked as an attorney in the Compton-Los Angeles area
for 20 years. He received his legal training at Howard University,
Southwestern University and the U. S. C. Law School.
He is a World War II Army veteran and has six children. His
wife, Maxene, is a teacher in the Los Angeles City Schools.
They live at 1816 East 122nd Street, Los Angeles.
--Denver C. Latimer, a Los Molinos druggist. Latimer, a 47-year-
old Republican, replaces J. Martin Winton of Fresno whose term expired.
Latimer serves as director of the Tehama County Planning Commission
and is a former member of the Los Molinos Unified School District Board.
He is also a director of the Los Molinos Cemetery District and the
local Sports Boosters' Association.
He resides at 1800 Sherwood Boulevard, Los Molinos.
--William E. McDermott, Jr., general manager of Pacific Stores,
a Pittsburg-based, Northern California drug store chain.
McDermott, 45, succeeds William C. Moeser of San Diego whose
term expired.
A Republican, McDermott is a graduate of the University of
California School of Pharmacy. He is a director of the Northern
California Pharmaceutical Association and is vice president of the
Western Region of Rexall Clubs.
He lives at 333 Fenway Drive, Walnut Creek.
The terms of Latimer and McDermott will expire January 15, 1973.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-17-69
1874
Indexed
Governor Ronald Reagan today signed into law an administration bill
which will enable the state to pay for the completion of a massive power
generating complex at the Oroville and Thermalito dams in Northern
California.
The bill (AB-516, Porter) increases the permissible maximum
interest rate on Central Valley Project revenue bonds from 5.5 percent
to 6.5 percent.
The governor said:
"I am gratified that members of both houses of the legislature
have seen fit to add their overwhelming endorsement to this important
measure.
"With it, the state will now be able to more effectively compete
in today's bond market for investors' dollars thereby securing the
financing required for installation of power facilities at Oroville
and Thermalito."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: T mediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-20-69
#188
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today he has reappointed
Robert C. Jones and Charles W. McQuarrie, both of Lancaster, to four-
year terms on the board of directors of the 50th District Agricultural
Association. The association operates the Antelope Valley Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Jones, a 54-year-old Republican, has been on the board since 1957.
He is a Lancaster area rancher and has long been active in local civic
affairs. He lives at 6753 East Avenue F, Lancaster.
McQuarrie, 44, was first appointed in 1965. A Democrat, he is an
optometrist and a native of Gardena. He resides at 44509 North Lorimer
Avenue, Lancaster.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Californ
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-20-69
#189
Governor Ronald Reagan today named John C. DeBoer, a Modesto area
grape and walnut farmer, to a four-year term on the board of directors
of the 38th District Agricultural Association. The association operates
the Stanislaus County Fair.
The post is non-salaried.
DeBoer, a 51-year-old Republican, succeeds Frank S. Mendonsa of
Turlock whose term expired.
The governor also announced he has reappointed Vernon S. Thornburg,
a Turlock cattleman. Thornburg, a 68-year-old Republican, was first
appointed to the fair board in 1946. He is a former member of the
Western Fairs Association Advisory Directors Committee and is a past
president of the California Jersey Cattle Club.
He lives at 2831 North Walnut Road, Turlock.
DeBoer is a member and past president of the Stanislaus County
Farm Bureau and serves as chairman of the Salida Chamber of Commerce.
He resides at 6224 Stoddard Road, Modesto.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-20-69
#190
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Lewis Nelson of Soquel and
Anthony J. Greich of Saratoga to four-year terms on the Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Central Coastal Region.
The posts pay necessary expenses.
Nelson, who owns and operates a rock quarry in the Soquel area,
succeeds Bertram H. Mudgett of Atascadero. Grcich, a 42-year-old
Republican, is president of a frozen foods firm in San Martin. He
replaces Warren Church of Watsonville. Terms of both outgoing members
expired.
Nelson, 47, is a former Santa Cruz County supervisor and is a past
director of the California Farm Bureau Federation. A Republican, he
was a rancher prior to going into the rock business six years ago.
He lives at 20045 Mendelsohn Lane, Saratoga.
Grcich was a Santa Clara County orchardist from 1948-57. He became
owner and president of Pic 'n Pac Frozen Foods, Inc., in 1958.
He has served on the Santa Clara County Planning Commission for
the past six years and was its chairman last year.
He resides at 3700 Hilltop Road, Soquel.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Im diate
Sacramento, Californ.
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-20-69
#191
Governor Ronald Reagan has named Mrs. Adah M. Callahan of Ventura
and Alton W. Fuller, Jr., of Camarillo to four-year terms on the board
of directors of the 31st District Agricultural Association. The
association operates the Ventura County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Mrs. Callahan, a Democrat, has been superintendent of the Home
Economics Department of the fair since 1963. She succeeds Linden W. Orr
of Santa Paula.
Fuller, a 45-year-old Republican, replaces John H. Todd of Oxnard.
Terms of both outgoing members expired.
Mrs. Callahan, the wife of Loren Callahan, is a director of
St. Joseph's Hospital and is chairman of the Tierra Adorada Club's
District 14 which covers San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura
counties. She is also chairman of the Spring Arts Festival of the
San Buenaventura Women's Club, and heads the Decorations and Scrapbook
Committee of the Ventura Avenue Lions Club.
She lives at 3963 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura.
Fuller is a self-employed insurance agent. He is a director and
member of the Executive Committee of the Ventura County Economic
Development Commission and serves as district governor of the Lions Club.
He holds a B.S. Degree in biology from Northern Arizona University
and is a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He lives at 2145 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-21-69
#192
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Dr. Theodore A. Montgomery of
Berkeley, chief of the State Public Health Department's preventive
medical program, as chairman of the Review Committee for the Regional
Dialysis Centers,
The two-year appointment pays necessary travel expenses.
Dr. Montgomery, a 45-year-old Democrat, succeeds Dr. Lester Breslow
whose term expired.
A 1946 graduate of the U.S.C. School of Medicine, Montgomery
received a Masters Degree in Public Health from Harvard University in
1955.
He is a member of the Advisory Board to the California Congress of
Parents and Teachers and is a life member of the California Scholarship
Federation.
He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is
a member of the Western Society for Pediatrics Research.
Dr. Montgomery has been a member of the State Department of Public
Health since 1954.
He lives at 30 Painassus Road, Berkeley.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-21-69
#193
GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE
March 24, 1969
through
March 30, 1969
Monday, March 24
Office appointments
Overnight - Sacramento
Tuesday, March 25
9:30 a.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
Overnight - Sacramento
Wednesday, March 26
a.m.
Depart Sacramento for San Luis Obispo and
State College Board of Trustees meeting.
p.m.
Return to Sacramento
Overnight - Sacramento
Thursday, March 27
p.m.
Depart for Los Angeles
Overnight - Los Angeles
Friday, March 28
Overnight - Los Angeles
Saturday, March 29 -
Sunday, April 6
Easter vacation, Phoenix
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COMMISSION ON CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION AND ECONOMY
D. W. (Bill) Homes, Chairman
RELEASE: Immediate
209-674-5651
3-21-69
D. W. (Bill) Holmes, chairman of the State's "Little Hoover
Commission,' today called Governor Reagan's program to further
reorganize the executive branch "an enlightened and common sense approach
toward increasing governmental efficiency" and expressed hope that the
legislature will lend its strong support to the proposed reorganization.
Holmes, a Madera investment broker, noted that the governor's
program---which would eliminate a number of unnecessary boards and
commissions andimprove the management structure of the executive branch-
was endorsed unanimously by all eight citizen members of the commission
at a meeting yesterday in Sacramento.
The commission---known officially as the Commission on California
State Government Organization and Economy---reelected Holmes as chairman,
and Manning J. Post of Beverly Hills as vice-chairman, for the coming year
In a statement, Holmes said:
"The program to further reorganize the executive branch, as sub-
mitted to members of the legislature by the governor, is an enlightened
and common sense approach toward increasing governmental efficiency,
which has received the endorsement of all eight citizen members of the
commission.
"It is a good, well thought out program which, I am confident, will
receive the strong support it deserves in the legislature.
"I am especially pleased that the governor is urging the creation
of a single Department of Revenue which would bring notable economies
to the operation of state government through consolidation and integration
of revenue functions. I am in complete agreement with him when he says,
"There is no single item of reorganization which will have greaterylong-
term significance for California's current and future citizens than this
matter of tax administration.'
"In addition, I am gratified that he has proposed appropriate
reorganizations in the general area of health, and that he has reempha-
sized the need for orderly and effective development of our ocean
resources by means of restructuring and consolidating those agencies which
relate to this vital area.
"I wholeheartedly subscribe to the need for an extension of the
governor's authority to submit reorganization plans to the legislature
in the future,' he said.
Holmes noted that such authority will expire next December 31 unless
it is extended by the legislature.
In conclusion, he said, "I am sure that the sentiments I have ex-
pressed reflect the general feelings of the entire commission."
Governor Reagan's reorganization program was outlined in a message
to the legislature March 5. It was accompanied by three specific plans:
(a) to eliminate, transfer or consolidate the functions of 30 boards and
commissions; (2) to restructure and consolidate those agencies of the
executive branch which relate to ocean resources; (3) to change the name
of the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards to the
Department of Business and Professional Licensing.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVY
JR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-25-69
#194
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"Good Morning:
"Before taking your questions, I would like to use this opportunity
to again, formally and publicly, acknowledge the talents and quality
of leadership of those Californians who have served so ably in state
government, and who now are serving in the new administration in
Washington.
"That the President has drawn so heavily on the outstanding
human resources of our state to fill key posts in his administration
is a deep source of personal pride to me and a strong indication of the
mettle of the men who have been called from state service into positions
of national leadership and responsibility.
"They, like the members of our state administration who continue
to serve here in California so ably and well, have helped to make what
we are doing here the envy of the nation. And, I say this advisedly.
Many of my fellow governors have related to me their impressions- and
the impressions of the men who serve under them--of the quality of
leadership and example being set by those who serve in California
state government.
"It is little wonder, then, that the dedication, the energies
and abilities of the men and women who make state government work
here have gained national attention--- and will continue to do so in
the days and months ahead.
"I am sure that I share with all Californians the pride and
satisfaction of knowing that the new administration has appropriately
recognized the quality of our people and has complimented the state
by calling them into federal service.
"I could name a number of individuals such as Dick Lyng of
Modesto, our former director of agriculture, who has been named
assistant secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture; Dr. Preston
Martin of Pasadena, our former savings and loan commissioner, who is
now the new chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and others
not to mention those Californians who are now under consideration for
federal appointment.
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"One person that I am proud to include is our former director
of Veterans Affairs, James E. Johnson, who provided such splendid and
outstanding leadership of that department during the two years he
served in this administration.
"Johnny"--as he likes to be known--was duly recognized for his
energies and abilities by the national administration and was
appointed to the prestigious three-man Federal Civil Service Commission
as its vice chairman. He, incidently, was the first Negro ever to be
named to that commission, whose responsibilities encompass three
million federal employees.
"I am confident that Johnny--and his fellow Californians who
have joined him in Washington--will bring the same renewed sense
of purpose and leadership to their national responsibilities as they
brought--so admirably--to their important tasks in state government."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN R
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-25-69
#195
Governor Ronald Reagan today reappointed Plymouth druggist
Harold E. Colburn and Sutter Creek insurance man John J. Manassero to
four-year terms on the board of directors of the 26th District Agri-
cultural Association. The association operates the Amador County Fair.
The posts are non-salaried.
Colburn, a 61-year-old Democrat, has been on the board since 1941.
He has served as president for many years. He owns and operates drug
stores at Plymouth and Ione. His address is Box 126, Plymouth.
Manassero, 60, was first appointed in 1949. A Democrat, he is a
native of Sutter Creek and is a former member of the advisory board
of Bank of America. He operates a local insurance business and lives
at 1 Ann Avenue, Sutter Creek.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-26-69
#196
Governor Ronald Reagan today named three persons to four-year terms
on the State Board of Medical Examiners.
The posts pay $25 per diem, plus expenses.
Named were:
--Paul J. Dugan, 38, of Roseville, Dugan, a Republican, is a 1956
graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Maryland. He succeeds Richard
L. Johnson of Sacramento.
Dr. Dugan did his internship at Wm. Beaumont Army Hospital, El Paso,
Texas, from June, 1956-July, 1957. He was a physician in residence at
DeWitt Army Hospital, Virginia, from July, 1957-April, 1958; and at
Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July, 1959-June, 1960.
He lives at 1432 Tiffany Circle, Roseville.
-Harold E. Wilkins of Downey, a 45-year-old Republican. Wilkins,
a 1947 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, replaces Robert C.
Combs of Irvine.
Dr. Wilkins completed his internship and residency at Boston City
Hospital, Boston, Mass., between 1947-51. He was an assistant instructor
of medicine at Boston University from 1950-51 and has served as an
assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Southern
since 1955.
He was an officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-54 and has been
engaged in private medical practice in Downey since 1954.
He resides at 9850 Hasty Avenue, Downey.
--S. Stephen Nakashima, 46, a San Jose lawyer. A Republican,
Nakashima is a partner in the legal firm of Nakashima and Boynton.
He succeeds John V. Naish of La Jolla.
Nakashima is an Army veteran of World War II. A 1951 graduate of
the University of California's Boalt Hall School of Law in Berkeley, he
has practiced law since 1955.
He is also a certified public accountant, and is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He belongs to the West San Jose Rotary Club, Japanese-American
Citizens League and Mensa International.
He lives at 645 North Fifth Street, San Jose.
Terms of the outgoing board members expired.
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RELEASE:
mmediate
Sacramento, Califor...a
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-26-69
#197
Governor Ronald Reagan has reappointed Ralph T. Enriquez of Los
Angeles and James N. Albers of Cerritos to four-year terms on the board
of directors of the 48th District Agricultural Association. The
association operates the Great Western Exhibit Center.
The posts are non-salaried.
Enriquez, a 53-year-old Republican, has served on the board since
1956.
Albers, 59, is a former president of the Milk Producers Council.
He was first appointed in March, 1968. A Republican, Albers is a past
president of the Associated Farmers and is a former vice president of
the Superior Milk Producers. He also served as treasurer of the Milk
Producers Council for eight years. He lives at 19510 South Pioneer
Boulevard, Cerritos.
Enriquez owns and operates the Aluminum Products Company of Los
Angeles, a firm he founded in 1944. He is a member of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce and Mexican Chamber of Commerce. He lives at
3700 Floral Drive, Los Angeles.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE:
Immediate
Sacramento, Califor à
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-26-69
#198
Governor Ronald Reagan today named 18 persons to the newly created
State Advisory Council on Vocational Education.
The council was established by the Vocational Education Act of 1968,
Public Law 90-576, to advise the state on the development and adminis-
tration of vocational education programs, services and activities.
The posts pay necessary expenses. Appointees will serve at the
pleasure of the governor.
Named were:
Truman V. Berg of Sacramento, executive secretary of the California
Manpower Coordinating Committee and a supervisor in the State Department
of Employment. He is a Democrat.
Dr. Richard M. Clowes of Los Angeles, a Republican, and superin-
tendent of the Los Angeles County Schools.
-Manuel Correa, president of the board of trustees of the Compton
Union High School District. He is a Republican.
-Russell R. Crowell, a Democrat, and president of the Alameda
County Central Labor Council, Oakland.
Oscar L. Gallego, administrative coordinator of the Community
Development Division of Adult Education, Los Angeles. He is a Democrat.
Harry A. Harrison, Jr., a Republican, and operator of the Harrison
Construction Company, Menlo Park.
Karl W. Kolb of Sacramento, director of the Education Department
of the California State Chamber of Commerce. He is a Republican.
Melvin L. Barlow of Los Angeles, a professor of education at
U.C.L.A. He declined to state his political affiliation.
Herbert L. Martin, coordinator of vocational education for the
Kern High School District, Bakersfield, He is a Republican.
Allison J. McNay of San Francisco, a Democrat, and coordinator
of School and College Relations for the Standard Oil Company of California
Mrs. Eleanore D. Nettle of San Mateo, a member of the board of
trustees of San Mateo Junior College. She is a Republican.
Charles W. Patrick, president of the San Diego Junior Colleges.
He is a Democrat.
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Alfonso B. Perez of Los Angeles, principal of the Joseph Pomeroy
Widney High School for Crippled Children. He is a Democrat.
David Risling of Modesto, a Republican, and advisement coordinator
for the Agricultural Department of Modesto Junior College.
Mrs. Virna M. Canson of Sacramento, an employee in the legislative
office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
She is a Democrat.
--F. Parker Wilber, a Republican, and president of the Los Angeles
Trade-Technical College.
John F. Williams, a Democrat, and Model Cities Director, San Diego.
William O. Wright, Jr., superintendent of the Long Beach Unified
School District, and a Democrat.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERN
RELEASE: I' ediate
Sacramento, Califor 1
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-26-69
#199
Governor Ronald Reagan today named Gordon H. Bishop, a Santa Ana
businessman and community leader, to head two state bureaus.
Bishop, a 50-year-old Republican, becomes chief of the state's
Collection Agency Licensing Bureau and the Bureau of Private Investigators
and Adjusters.
He succeeds Noel Black as chief of the collection agency. Black
was recently appointed deputy director of the State Department of
Professional and Vocational Standards.
The job as chief of the Bureau of Private Investigators and
Adjusters has not been filled for approximately four years.
The collection agency appointment requires Senate confirmation.
The post pays in the range of $15,276 to $18,576 per year.
Bishop will serve at the pleasure of the governor.
A 1939 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley in
public administration, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
For the past seven years, he has been engaged in agricultural land
management, particularly in citrus.
He is a director and former president of the Orange County Farm
Bureau and has been a member of the board of directors of the 32nd
District Agricultural Association since last year.
He is a past director and vice chairman of the Southern Orange
County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He also served on the executive
board of the Orange Empire Boy Scouts of America from 1958-64.
He is a former trustee of the Orange Unified School District and is
a past director of the Orange County School Board Association and the
Personnel and Industrial Relations Association of Los Angeles.
He lives at 18621 Lassen Drive, Santa Ana.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-26-69
#200
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following proclamation
commending the U.C.L.A. basketball team:-
"WHEREAS
The UCLA Bruins have won an unprecedented third
consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association
basketball title and compiled one of the best records
in the history of collegiate sports; and
"WHEREAS
Bruin coach John Wooden has, in recent years, been the
most successful basketball coach in America; and
"WHEREAS
Coach Wooden has inspired in his outstanding players
the value of winning, the importance of team-play, and
the spirit of self-discipline; and
"WHEREAS
Bruin Lew Alcindor is a three-time All-American and
triple winner of the NCAA 'Player of the Year' award,
marking a high point in personal achievement in
basketball; and
"WHEREAS
The winning record of the Bruin team has brought
great pride to Californians of all ages and
demonstrated that today's collegians are dedicated
to the concept of accomplishment and fair-play on
the playing court and in the classroom,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby
commend the UCLA BASKETBALL TEAM, on behalf of all the people of
the State of California."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-26-69
#201
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"I congratulate John Nejedly on his stunning victory in yesterday's
special election in Contra Costa County. He will assume, as a result
of that victory, an important place in the State Senate and will
give the people of his district truly outstanding representation.
"I am particularly pleased that his election once again shows
that the people of California are vitally concerned with the issues
and firmly believe the Republican Party is the vehicle to solve those
problems.
"The results clearly indicate that the Republican Party is
continuing to move forward and that the voters approve of the
measures taken by this administration to provide responsible and
progressive government. I look forward to working with Senator
Nejedly.
"I want to commend Republicans and Democrats alike who responded
to the challenge and made John Nejedly the 21st Republican member of
the Senate. Their votes and the assistance of concerned citizens
throughout California gave the Republican Party the largest number
of members in the State Senate since 1956."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Sacramento, California
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-27-69
Governor Ronald Reagan will read a statement pertaining to his
plan for a $100 million tax rebate next year at 11:30 a.m. today
in his office.
This is not a Press Conference but is designed to enable newsmen
to record and/or film the statement.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
MEMO TO THE PRESS
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571 3-27-69
#202
Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has signed
the following bills:
AB 36- Lanterman
Validates organization, boundaries, acts,
(Chapter 13)
proceedings, and bonds of counties, cities,
and specific districts, agencies and entities.
First Validating Act of 1969.
AB 46 - MacDonald
Provides that certain water code provisions
(Chapter 18)
concerning the commencement of water service
by a publicly owned utility to land included
in a county water district are applicable
if the vote to incur an indebtedness to the
federal government was by two-thirds of the
two-thirds of the registered voters in the
water district.
AB 67- Schabarum
Requires that certain out-of-state vehicles
(Chapter 11)
(1955-1962 models) be equipped with crankcase
pollution control devices when the vehicle
is registered in California by a person
residing within a pollution control district.
AB 93 - Wilson
Appropriates $900,000 to the California
(Chapter 8)
State Colleges in augmentation of 1968
Budget Act to enable the Trustees of the
California State Colleges to provide for
the acceptance of as many qualified students
as feasible. The bill specifies legislative
intent that $325,000 is for reimbursement of
California state college student fee revenues
previously utilized for instructional purposes
AB 167 - Chappie
Provides that the board of law library trustee:
(Chapter 17)
may consist of not less than three members in
a county in which a municipal court has not
been established and in which there is no
county bar association.
AB 369 - Badham
Authorizes the director of Professional and
(Chapter 12)
Vocational Standards to fix employment agency
license fees within a prescribed range.
AB 516 - Porter
Raises the permissible interest rate on
(Chapter 14)
Central Valley Project revenue bonds from
5½ per cent to 6½ per cent.
SB 36 - Way
Reappropriates $15,000 of an appropriation
(Chapter 6)
in the Budget Act of 1968 for the purchase,
placement and operation of navigational
facilities in Owens Valley.
SB 60 - Danielson
Makes nonsubstantive amendments to the
(Chapter 10)
Public Utilities Code.
This bill was suggested by the Legislative
Counsel as a part of his continuing program
of codification to maintain the codes.
SB 133 - Grunsky
Makes several technical clarifying amendments
(Chapter 9)
to Penal Code and Vehicle Code provisions
relating to traffic infractions and
misdemeanors.
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SB 134 - Burgener
Defers the repayment of state school
(Chapter 16)
building loans for the 1968-69 fiscal year
for school districts where there was an
insufficient tax levy to make such loan
payments. The bill provides for the payment
of such loans in the 1969-70 fiscal year,
plus 5 per cent interest.
SB 216 - Lagomarsino
Specifies that property otherwise eligible
(Chapter 7)
for assessment as openspace lands shall be
SO assessed for the 1969-70 fiscal year
if the instrument reflecting the fact that
the property is enforceably restricted to
open-space uses is signed and recorded on
or before May 15, 1969.
SB 233 - Moscone
Includes law enforcement employees of the
(Chapter 5)
San Francisco Port Authority in the local
policeman category of membership in the
Public Employees' Retirement System with
respect to the City and County of San
Francisco.
SB 278 - Moscone
Appropriates $158,000 to the University
(Chapter 15)
of Californ ia in augmentation of the Budget
Act of 1968 to provide additional funds to
construct alterations at Hastings College
of Law in San Francisco.
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-27-69
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Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"I am today asking members of the legislature to join with me in
a bipartisan effort to insure that you, the people of California,
receive an unprecedented $100 million tax rebate next year
"You may recall that I first proposed this plan several months ago
when it became evident that a revenue surplus would become available
after the end of the current fiscal year.
"The plan would enable you to simply deduct 10 percent of your
state income tax and send in the balance when you file your tax return
next spring.
"Legislation to implement the plan which would take the form of
a one-time, across-the-board state personal income tax cut is being
introduced today by Senator George Deukmejian of Long Beach.
"I am very pleased that he has agreed to carry this important
measure on behalf of the administration, and also gratified that he has
been able to line up 38 co-authors in the Assembly and 24 co-authors in
the Senate.
"The $100 million surplus was made possible from economies we are
making in the operation of the executive branch of state government and
from the unexpected effects of inflation. Our fiscal experts, along
with top economists throughout the nation, assumed that the Federal
income tax surcharge would work to slow the inflationary spiral we have
all been experiencing. This, of course, did not occur, and it has been
a highly significant factor in the accumulation of our unexpected surplus.
"For this reason, I am calling upon all members of the legislature
here in Sacramento to give the rebate measure the attention and support
it deserves free of purely partisan political considerations.
"As your elected representatives, all of us in state government, in
both political parties, have a common obligation, indeed an overriding
responsibility, to see to it that you, the taxpayers of California, pay
no more than is absolutely necessary to conduct the affairs of government.
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"As I have said so often, you are already paying too much in taxes,
and I, for one, have pledged, as your governor, to hold the line on
spending to insure that you will not be saddled with further tax increase:
"The $100 million surplus which has accrued must be returned to you,
and in the same proportion that you have already provided it through
your income taxes. You made it available in the first place, and you
are entitled to get it back---in the most businesslike and economical
way possible.
"Unfortunately, some people look at this as a strictly political
issue, and in doing so I believe they render a disservice to the citizens
they claim to represent.
"Some have suggested that the surplus be refunded this year, not
next year. They have chosen to overlook, however, the fact that the
money will just not be available without heavy and expensive borrowing
until after the end of the current fiscal year. I want you to know that
to give the money back this year would be an extremely costly operation
to administer, and it could not possibly be completed before the very
end of 1969.
"On the other hand, by simply using your tax return next spring
after the surplus is in---to take the 10 percent reduction, will,
indeed, be the most businesslike and economical way to get your rebate.
"It is for this reason that I am calling on your elected
representatives in the legislature to join me in this bipartisan effort
which is of such vital importance to you, the taxpayers of California.
"And, with the help of your own legislator, you will be able to
deduct 10 percent from your state income tax when you file your returns
next spring
an assist we'll all appreciate."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
3-27-69
#204
Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement:
"Because there has been some serious misinterpretations of my
position regarding criteria for the hiring of professors on our
state university and college campuses, it is necessary to again set
the record straight.
"I have not nor have I ever considered recommending a so-called
political test' to determine who should or should not be hired as
teachers. I made my position clear in two press conferences at the
Board of Trustees' meeting only yesterday and have repeatedly made
this same position clear in numerous other statements.
"I have long expressed my concern--as have many chief campus
administrators and faculty members that there is a lack of
philosophical balance at some of our state institutions in regard
to what is being taught. I have felt, as have many others in the
academic community, that students are not always being given a
variety of points of view and that if we are to maintain quality
institutions of higher education, students can be trusted to make
their own decisions so long as they are allowed to hear all sides.
"Proper balance in teaching can be achieved by having on our
faculties those who represent a broad spectrum of philosophical and
ideological views. In this way, students can pursue the truth
without being subjected to indoctrination or a particular advocacy
of one philosophy or ideology."
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OFFICE OF THE GOVER' R
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, Califor... a
Contact:
Paul Beck
445-4571
3-28-69
#205
Governor and Mrs. Ronald Reagan today issued the following
statement on hearing of the death of Dwight D. Eisenhower:
"Nancy and I extend our deepest sympathies to Mrs. Eisenhower
and the family.
"There is no way to express our own grief at the loss of an
old friend. America's heart is heavy with sorrow because it was
always so filled with warmth and affection for this man. He was a
great man, a military hero, general of the armies, and president of
our nation. He was also a good man. He was Ike. "
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
RELEASE: Immediate
Sacramento, California
Contact: Paul Beck
445-4571
3-28-69
#206
Governor Ronald Reagan, expressing grief and sorrow at the
death of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, today proclaimed
Monday, March 31, an official day of mourning in California.
The governor called on "all citizens to join in the observance
of this day which is being set aside to honor the memory of General
Eisenhower."
The proclamation said:
"The President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, having
declared Monday, March 31, 1969, a day of national mourning for
the passing of General Dwight David Eisenhower, I, Ronald Reagan,
Governor of the State of California, do hereby declare Monday,
March 31, 1969, a day of mourning in memory of our former president
to be observed consistent with Section 6700(n) of the Government Code
and by all schools, colleges and universities, and I call upon all
business and all citizens to join in the observance of this day
which is being set aside to honor the memory of General Eisenhower.
"State Departments and Agencies will maintain sufficient work
forces necessary to meet emergency situations and provide vitally
necessary public services.
"In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this twenty-
eighth day of March, 1969."
Governor and Mrs. Reagan plan to attend funeral ceremonies
honoring General Eisenhower in Washington, D. C. on Monday.
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