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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Reagan, Ronald: Gubernatorial Papers, 1966-74: Press Unit Folder Title: Press Releases - November 1969 Box: P10 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ Department of Fir Director, Caspar W. weinberger FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 445-4141 November 3, 1969 The additional $12.9 million so-called "free surplus" reported today by Controller Houston Flournoy will be added to the amount available for capital construction for higher education under the automatic formulas adopted by the legislature in July, State Finance Director Caspar W. Weinberger said today. "We are delighted that Reagan administration economies have, at least in part, been responsible for holding expenditures below estimates, although, at the same time, it is disquieting to note that continued inflation has boosted revenues a bit above the predictions," he said. "It should be noted," Weinberger continued, "that the difference between the Department of Finance's May estimate of revenues and the final actual figure reported today by the controller is 1.1 percent ($4.088 billion versus $4.136 billion). "The difference between the expenditures as estimated in May by all the various agencies of the state (and reported to the Department of Finance) and the November actuals is 0.77 percent ($4.026 billion versus $3.995 billion), he said. "Included in these small fractional changes from estimates to actual figures is, as the controller has said, information that was not available at the time the agencies sent their reports of accrued expenditures to the Department of Finance and the controller earlier this year," Weinberger explained. "This certainly illustrates one of the major disadvantages of the accrual system which was adopted several years ago. "An amusing sidelight to the controller's report is Assemblyman Unruh's 100 percent error in trying to estimate what the controller's figures were going to be," Weinberger said. "Last week in a letter to Alan Post, which somehow got to the press, Unruh predicted there was going to be a 'substantial increase' above the August surplus figures and that 'most, if not all of the increase is attributable to inflated estimates of the cost' of Medi-Cal. - 1 - "As is getting to be the usual thing, Mr. Unruh was wrong on all counts. "The actual figure," Weinberger said, "was up from August only $12.9 million out of some $4 billion general fund expenditures. And, none of this figure was due to 'inflated estimates of the cost of Medi-Cal.' "Errors of this magnitude by Mr. Unruh are getting to be commonplace. It seems as if it were only last week that he was publicly announcing a major error in the school bill, which on closer examination does not appear to be even a minor one, or, for that matter, one at all. "A combination of ignorance, insufficient staff work and an increasingly desperate need to try to gain political credit have led Assemblyman Unruh into a series of errors of such magnitude that Mr. Post might, indeed, wish to audit him. "Of course, part of Mr. Unruh's current problem is that he is feeling the frustration common to all big spenders of the people's money during the course of the governor's administration. "Assemblyman Unruh says that if only he had known there was going to be a bigger surplus he would have made sure it was spent. "Fortunately, the governor's tax reduction program prevailed," Weinberger said. ######## - 2 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Inmediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-3-69 #603 Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed Andrew W. McBride, Ferndale rancher and businessman, to a four-year term on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coastal Region. McBride, a Republican, will serve as irrigated agriculture representative on the board, succeeding Richard Jacobsen of Ukiah whose term has expired. The post pays necessary expenses. McBride, a graduate of California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo, is active in numorous county, state and national livestock organizations. He lives at 117 Berding Street, Ferndale. ##### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-3-69 #604 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of Long Beach attorney John D. Miller to a four year term as a member of the California Law Revision Commission. The post, which requires Senate confirmation, pays $20 per day and necessary expenses. Miller, a Republican, is a member of the Board of Governors of the Long Beach Bar Association. He and his wife and two children live at 3838 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach. ###### WAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSIN AND RELEASE Immediate COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Contact: Charles R. LeMenager, Director Telephone: 445-4725 November 4, 1969 Charles R. LeMenager, director of the State Department of Housing and Community Development today announced that members of industry and government have been invited to view a number of new concepts used in the construction of housing units for low-income families at an Open House November 13 at the Butte County Housing Authority in Gridley. LeMenager said the project is being carried on by his department in several rural communities of California. Units have been constructed which emphasize both low cost and adaptability of the housing to the needs of farm workers. He noted that information gained through the construction of these prototype units is being used in metropolitan areas as well as rural communities. The Open House scheduled for 2 p.m. aims to promote new concepts which industry can employ in the field of low-income housing. Governor Reagan called the project "an excellent example of industry-government cooperation to help provide low-income families with the opportunity to live in decent, sanitary housing not only in our cities, but also in the rural areas of California." ######## OFFICE OF THE GOVEF R RELEASE: mediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-5-69 #605 Governor Ronald Reagan has announced that California will become the first state in the nation to use a computer to instantly make and confirm reservations for campers in state parks. The new system, which becomes operational after January 5, will make it possible for a vacationist to electronically reserve a campsite or select an alternate in a matter of seconds by simply pushing a few buttons. "This is another example of how creative thinking can provide the answer to vexing problems, speed up efficiency and save the taxpayer money in the process," the governor pointed out. "Under the old system, a vacationist could wait several weeks to learn whether a campsite was available or he would take his family to a state park only to learn that there was no space available. "We have now set up what any citizen should be able to expect on a vacation--the opportunity to reserve in advance and know the space will be there," he said. William Penn Mott, Jr., Director of Parks and Recreation, predicted that "this space age technique will set up a unique precedent for convenience and speed which I believe will be copied by other states across the nation." A network of computer terminals located in key metropolitan areas of central and southern California will provide instant confirmation and reservations to 87 campgrounds in 70 units of the California State Park System, Mott reported. To enable campers in all areas an equal opportunity to take advantage of the new system, mail requests postmarked no earlier than January 1 will be accepted and fed into the terminals installed at the Department of Parks and Recreation Headquarters in Sacramento. The current service charge of $1 will remain the same. Under the system, Mott said, a prospective camper will go to a local terminal in a bank, store or market. He will indicate the park and dates he desires and the type and size of his equipment. The operator will place this information into the system and within a few seconds a message will appear on a display screen indicating if the space and dates are available or it will offer alternatives. -1- #605 When the location and date are acceptable to the camper, he will pay the full fees due plus a $1 service charge. With the reservation confirmed, the machine will produce a ticket showing the name of the park, the date of the first night, the number of nights, site size and the camper's name. Reservations can be made all year long for dates throughout the calendar year. The cutoff date to make campsite reservations in any calendar week (Sunday through Saturday night) will be the Tuesday preceding that week. Under the new system, reservations will not be made at parks. Mail requests can be made only at the state headquarters office in Sacramento and mail reservations must be made on a department reservation form which will be available in mid-December. "About 6,600 State Park campsites in California, ranging from primitive to sophisticated camping grounds, are available," Mott said. # # # WAS -2- OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO RELEASE: ST lay, November 9, 1969 Sacramento, Californi PL ASE GUARD AGAINST Contact: Paul Beck PREMATURE RELEASE. 445-4571 11-6-69 #606 Governor Ronald Reagan has announced the award of the largest concession development contract in the history of the State Parks System as a "major step toward meeting California's recreational needs." The contract, between the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Southern California Financial Corporation, calls for the joint development of $7 million worth of facilities in the Oroville Reservoir Recreation Area during the next five years. "This agreement is another example of how team work between government and private enterprise can meet the recreational needs of our growing state without placing additional burdens on the taxpayer," Governor Reagan said. Pointing out that the agreement will expedite development at Oroville Reservoir, the governor said the plan can serve as a pattern for other reservoir developments in the state water project. Under the agreement, the Southern California Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of City Investing Company of New York, will spend approximately $2 million in concession facilities at Oroville Reservoir. Initial projects amounting to approximately $561,000 are expected to be completed by June 1, 1971. Terms of the contract call for the concessionnaire to pay the state 3 percent of gross receipts of the first $500,000, 4 percent of the next $1,000,000 and 5 percent of everything over $1,500,000. Among the developments planned at the Oroville Reservoir in the Spillway Ramp, Loafer Creek, Bidwell Canyon and Kelly Ridge areas are marinas, restaurants, snack bars, food and supply stores, a "trackless train," access roads, trailer camps, camping and picnicking areas, boat launching ramps, a system of trails, utilities, shower and laundry facilities, gift shops, a visitor center complex and parking areas. Many of the state's facilities are already completed and the balance are expected to be finished by June of 1971. ### WAS Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Be 445-4571 11-6-69 #607 Governor Ronald Reagan has announced the appointments of San Francisco attorneys Samuel E. Yee and Frank W. Shaw, Jr., to the Municipal Court bench in the City and County of San Francisco. Yee, a Republican, is a deputy city attorney of San Francisco and a Chinatown civic leader. He succeeds Judge Elton Lawless who has retired. A graduate of the Hastings College of Law, he is active in numerous civic, service, fraternal and legal organizations including the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Six Companies, the YMCA, the San Francisco Cancer Society, the Chinese Hospital Association, the Salesian Boys Club, the San Francisco Bar Association and the State Bar Association. Shaw, a Democrat, is chief trial lawyer for the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco. He succeeds Judge Walter Calcagno who has been elevated to the Superior Court. A graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, Shaw is a member of the San Francisco Bar Association, the Lawyers' Club of San Francisco, the St. Thomas More Society, and the University of San Francisco Law Society. He and his wife Patricia have four daughters. Both men will receive salaries of $28,126. ### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-7-69 #608 Governor Ronald Reagan today called upon all citizens who support the goal of peace without surrender in Southeast Asia to actively observe the Week of National Unity, set for November 9-16. In a statement, the governor said: "I urge all citizens who believe in, and back, the goal of peace without surrender in Southeast Asia to participate actively in the observance of the forthcoming Week of National Unity. "By taking part in prayer sessions, flying the flag, driving with headlights on, and in a myriad of other individual ways, our solemn observance of the occasion, as citizens, will demonstrate to the world, and to Hanoi, that the president of the United States does not stand alone in his determination to achieve an honorable settlement of the Vietnam War. "Surely, the enemy will not negotiate seriously as long as he sees and hears only massive expressions of disunity in our land. "A massive observance of the Week of National Unity will be a clear message to Hanoi---that we are a people united in our search for a just peace, but that peace cannot and will not be obtained at the price of surrender. ####### EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEAS Immediate Sacramento, Cali nia Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-7-69 #609 Governor Ronald Reagan has announced the appointment of an 11-member Advisory Committee on Factory-Built Housing to assist in preparing a uniform code for pre-fabricated housing. The committee becomes effective November 10, 1969. The committee was created by the legislature through a bill (A.B.-1971) authored by Assemblyman Pete Wilson, R-San Diego, designed to cut red tape and speed-up construction of low cost housing for low income families. Committee members are: John T. Law, 290 Mapache Drive, Portola Valley, Palo Alto architect and planner, who will serve as architecture representative. He is a Republican. John M. Sardis, 619 Spruce Street, Berkeley, San Francisco structural engineer, structural engineering representative. He is a Republican. Floyd G. McLellan, Jr., 2913 South Spruce Street, Santa Ana, Building and Safety Director of Orange County, building code enforcement representative. He is a Republican. H. Elmer Renz, 507 Los Riendas Drive, Fullerton, secretary-treasum aSanta Fe Springs plumbing and heating company, mechanical engineering representative. He is a Republican. Allen F. KnicKrehm (cq), 1970 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue, Pasadena, owner of a Los Angeles electrical controls firm, electrical engineering representative. He is a Republican. Russell D. Jones, 4735 Alonzo Avenue, Encino, director of corporate relations for an international contracting firm, construction design representative. He is a Republican. James F. Culbertson, 641 North Pacific Avenue, Lodi, member of the Lodi City Council, legislative-cities and counties representative. He is a Republican. Edward H. Rademacher, 330 West Alexandria, Calipatria, Mayor of the City of Calipatria, legislative-cities and counties representative. He is a Democrat. Rex J. Sturdevant, 4227 South Amistad Avenue, Pico Rivera, member of the Pico Rivera City Council, legislative-cities and counties representative. He is a Democrat. Willard T. Branson, Route 2, Box 593 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, chairman of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, legislative-cities and counties representative. He is a Republican. -1- #609 John T. Conlan, 1476 Suffolk Avenue, Thousand Oaks, member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, legislative-cities and counties representative. He is a Republican. Members of the committee will serve at the pleasure of the Governor. They will be paid for necessary expenses. #### -2- WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck #610 445-4571 11-7-69 Governor Ronald Reagan has announced the appointment of Ronald Frankum, 33, his special assistant for local government, as executive officer of the newly-created Office of Intergovernmental Management. The new office, created by executive order, will serve as the state's clearinghouse and central contact for federal and local inter- governmental programs. Headed by Lieutenant Governor Ed Reinecke, who serves as chief executive officer, the newly-created office will act as coordinator for the Environmental Quality Study Council, the Intergovernmental Board of Electronic Data Processing, the Council on Intergovernmental Relations, the Model Cities Liaison Group, the California Public Service Education and Training Advisory Council, the Intergovernmental Council on Ocean Resources, and the State Office of Federal Grant Coordination. Frankum, who joined the Governor's staff in January of 1967, received his law degree from the University of San Diego in 1965. He and his wife Virginia have two children. They live at 1237 El Sur Way, Sacramento. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: mediate Sacramento, Califor a Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #611 Governor Ronald Reagan said today the forthcoming Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment scheduled for November 17 and 18 in Los Angeles will bring together the largest cross-section of experts and concerned citizens ever assembled at one time in California to seek creative solutions to the state's pollution problems. "As California's population continues to grow, If he said, "the demands of that growth often raise conflicts between preserving what we have and carrying on with the progress which must be made. "We must seek new ways to protect what God has given US while, at the same time, making certain that every citizen has an opportunity to enjoy the bounty of our natural heritage. "To assist in achieving this goal, we are calling together representatives from every segment of our society members of business and labor, environmentalists, conservationists, consumers, young people, members of the communications media, and experts on over-population, air, water and land pollution to look for creative and practical solutions to these problems, he said. The conferees will take part in four panels during the conference. The panels, numbering approximately 25 persons each, will discuss: People and Air, People and Water, People and Land, and People and Urban Society. Panelists will be chosen on the basis of their expertise and interest in one of these particular subjects. The conference, to be held at the Ambassador Hotel, will include as principal speakers John Ehrlichman, special assistant to President Nixon for Domestic Affairs; Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel; Dr. Barry Commoner, chairman of the Botany Department of Washington University; Joseph F. Boyle, M.D., a specialist in the physical and emotional effects of pollution and overcrowding; Col. William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut and now space advisor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew: Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angeles and Governor Reagan. Also scheduled to participate in the conference are Lt. Governor Ed. Reinecke; State Resources Secretary Norman B. Livermore, Jr.: Human Relations Secretary Spencer Williams; Business and Transportation Secretary Gordon C. Luce; and Earl Coke, secretary of the Agriculture and Services Agency. 1 I I #611 Near the end of the conference, panel members will submit their findings for workable solutions to the entire conference. Robert H. Gerdes of San Francisco, chairman of the executive committee of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Lt. Gen. Victor Krulak of San Diego, president of Copley News Service, are conference co-chairmen. William Penn Mott, Jr., Director of Parks and Recreation is the State of California coordinator. The conference's executive director is Norvell Gillespie, executive vice president of the California Anti-Litter League. ###### - 2 - EJG OFFICE OF THE GOV NOR RELEA Immediate Sacramento, Calii nia 95814 Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #612 Governor Ronald Reagan has proclaimed November 13, 1969 as California Citizenship Day. Text of the proclamation is as follows: "WHEREAS November 13, 1969, is the 120th anniversary of the ratification of the first Constitution of the State of California; and "WHEREAS respect for the law and the maintenance of law and order under our system of justice is a primary concern of all Californians now as in the past; and "WHEREAS both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution of California and the Constitution of the United States has formed the foundation of our republic and institutions, "NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby proclaim November 13, 1969, as CALIFORNIA CITIZENSHIP DAY, a day of reaffirmation of, and rededication to, the highest ideals, rights, and traditions of American citizenship, together with the duties and responsibilities that the people have imposed upon themselves pursuant to the Constitutions of the State of California and the United States of America.4 " ##### OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR MEMO TO THE PRESS Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #613 GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE November 11, 1969 through November 16, 1969 Tuesday, November 11 Veteran's Day Overnight - Sacramento Wednesday, November 12 No appointments scheduled Overnight - Sacramento Thursday, November 13 Office Appointments Overnight - Sacramento Friday, November 14 Noon Interorganizational Water Committee Luncheon, El Rancho Hotel, West Sacramento. Speech. P.M. Depart Sacramento for Palm Springs 8:00 p.m. Riverside County Fund Raising Dinner, El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs Return to Sacramento Overnight - Sacramento Saturday, November 15 - Sunday, November 16 No appointments scheduled Overnight - Sacramento # # # EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-10-69 #614 Governor Ronald Reagan has announced the appointments of two new members to four year terms on the Board of Administration, Public Employees' Retirement System. They are Dr. N. James Dawson, 39, a San Rafael dentist, and Bartlett T. Grimes, 30, a San Francisco insurance company executive. Dr. Dawson, whose address is P. O. Box 752, Ross, will succeed Dr. Lester Breslow of Berkeley as public representative on the board. Dr. Breslow's term has expired. A graduate of the University of California, Dr. Dawson received his D.D.S. from the University of California Dental School in 1958. He is active in numerous Marin County civic and service organizations and is a former Ross Town Councilman and a former director of the Marin County Dental Association. Grimes, who lives at 70 Woodbine Drive, Mill Valley, will succeed Miss Lucy E. Ritter of Sacramento, whose term has expired, as life insurance member of the board. Both appointees are Republicans. They will receive $25 per diem and necessary expenses. #### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Ir ediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #615 Governor Ronald Reagan today called on Californians to visibly demonstrate their support for American principles by participating in Veterans Day and National Unity Week observances. Urging Californians to actively comemmorate Veterans Day, the governor warned, "Our greatest enemy today is the complacent, apathetic attitude of the general public who hesitate to become involved in anything. "Unless the silent majority are willing to demonstrate, by some visible means, the voices of the militants, dissidents and malcontents will be heard in ever increasing numbers," he said. Reminding the people that there are more than 27 million veterans in the nation, almost three million of whom live in California, the governor said, "they have fought valiantly; proudly in the same tradition free men have fought since time immemorial. "Freedom to dissent or speak out without fear exists in America today only because these gallant members of our armed forces believed more in duty, honor and country than they did in self preservation." Governor Reagan again urged Californians, who support the goal of peace without surrender in Southeast Asia, to actively observe the Week of National Unity (November 9-16) by joining in prayer sessions, flying the flag, driving with headlights on and participating in other patriotic demonstrations. "A massive observance of the Week of National Unity will be a clear message to Hanoi--that we are a people united in our search for a just peace, but that peace cannot and will not be obtained at the price of surrender." # # # WAS Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Be 445-4571 11-10-69 #616 Governor Ronald Reagan has reappointed Robert A. Daily, Anaheim manufacturing plant manager, to a four year term on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region. Daily, a Republican, was first named to the board in 1967. He serves as industrial waste representative on the board. Active in numerous Orange County civic and service groups, he lives at 721 North Helena Street, Anaheim, with his wife Mary. They have three married children. The post pays necessary expenses. ### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Be 445-4571 11-10-69 #617 Mrs. Janet J. McCoy, director of Tourism and Visitor Services, has been named by Governor Ronald Reagan to the newly-created office of Deputy Director for Tourism in the State Department of Commerce. The new position was created by the legislature under a reorganization program to streamline and consolidate several agencies under the Department of Commerce. Mrs. McCoy, a Republican, will receive a salary of $1,515 per month. She will serve at the pleasure of the Director of Commerce. She lives at 6200 Gloria Drive, Sacramento. # # # WS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Califorr Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #618 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Robert C. Walker as director of the newly created State Department of Navigation and Ocean Development. Formation of the department resulted from a reorganization plan proposed by the governor and granted by the 1969 legislature to restructure and consolidate agencies of the executive branch relating to ocean resources. The new department which went into effect today replaces the State Department of Harbors and Watercraft which Walker has headed for the past year. Under the reorganization, the Navigation and Ocean Development Department will have primary responsibility for all ocean- oriented activities of state government. Governor Reagan called the ocean "California's last major undeveloped resource. We are only at the threshold of knowledge of the sea itself and of the development and use of its vast resources." He said the new department will provide the necessary structure of government so that a Comprehensive Ocean Area Plan for California can become a reality. In noting the importance he attaches to the plan, the governor said he is designating Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke "to assume overall leadership in the administration's effort to assure orderly recreational and commercial development of the ocean. The Lt. Governor's interest in, and knowledge of, the ocean, and the vast opportunities it contains for the people and economy of the state, give him unique qualifications for this task." Governor Reagan said, "Creation of the new department makes Californi the first state to concentrate all its ocean-oriented activities into a single agency. "It will give us a truly coordinated approach to harnessing the last great untapped resource of California. "I believe the department will be the key to California's ocean future. Its formation now insures that our state will remain in the vanguard of oceanography, marine research, ocean conservation and ocean resources development among the states, and nations of the world. - 1 - #618 "It not only will guarantee the wisest use of this resource but also will insure that California will be both a leader and helper to all its Pacific Ocean Basin Neighbors as the exploration and uses of the 'inner space' of the seas advances into the next century," he said. Under the governor's reorganization, the boating facility planning and design functions of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Office of Architecture and Construction, have been transferred to the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development. The beach erosion control functions of the Department of Water Resources also come under the jurisdiction of the new department. Walker, 43, joined the administration last December. In his new post, he will earn $25,000 per year. ######## EJG - 2 - Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-10-69 #619 Acting Governor Ed Reinecke today urged Housing and Urban Development Secretary George Romney to select a California site for development of an Operation Breakthrough prototype project. In a telegram to Secretary Romney, Lieutenant Governor Reinecke pointed out that California represents the largest housing market in the nation and has made "a concerted effort to encourage new ideas in housing." Operation Breakthrough is a program financed through federal funds and private investments to stimulate the production of quality housing through new building techniques, materials and methods. Under the plan, eight prototype sites will be developed around the nation as "housing fairs" to demonstrate the new systems. California has proposed eleven potential sites for consideration. In his telegram to the Secretary, Lieutenant Governor Reinecke said, "In California we have demonstrated our leadership in the housing field by enacting the first law in the nation that paves the way for factory built housing systems. "We have also made a concerted effort to encourage new ideas in housing and have enlisted the enthusiastic support of local government and the building industry in our programs." He also pointed out that California has a vacancy factor of from 1/2 percent to 1½ percent in metropolitan areas "at a time when most experts agree that the vacancy factor should be no less than five to six percent to handle our mobile population." # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Tuesday Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #620 Governor Ronald Reagan today urged the National Association of Real Estate Boards to develop and implement a uniform code of sound environmental practices as a priority item of business during their current two-day convention at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco. In a message to the delegates taped prior to his departure for London, the governor urged that the environmental practices code not only be adopted but that it be adhered to strictly by the realtors and everyone with whom they deal every day. "We are responsible for the kind of world we create," the governor said. "Let us make certain we realize and accept fully that responsibility. The governor also projected the future of what he described as the "California Market," indicating that by the year 2000--just a little over thirty years from now--California will have a population of 38 million people. Pointing out that "38 million people is a pretty big market for anything," the governor added: "But it's also a big responsibility." He then asked the realtors the rhetorical questions: "What kind of a world will it be for those 38 million people? "What kind of houses will they live in? "Will the air be clean enough to breath the water pure enough to drink? "Will there be enough land on which to raise our food, build our houses, construct our cities? "Will there be enough land for baseball diamonds, football fields, trees and parks? "Will there be sufficient land and water for an old swimming hole or a quiet trout stream? "The answer to those questions, ladies and gentlemen," the governor told the realtors, "rests, to a very great degree, in your hands. "You deal in land and in the wise uses of land." "Let us be certain we fully understand the consequences if we come up with the wrong definition of 'wise use' of the land. "Once our land and yes, our air, and our water is gone or totally polluted, they are gone forever. "And so, ladies and gentlemen, are we." He urged the realtors to consider the important factor of land use and our overall environment as they go about their work each day, point- ing out that in so doing, they would also be considering the future generations who, someday, will inherit the earth we presently occupy. "Together we can be a great force for good--for furthering the American Dream--for building the kind of world we want for ourselves and for our children: for re-establishing and preserving a wholesome, healthy environment in which to live and work, raise our families, enjoy our hard earned weekends, vacations-- and later--our years of retirement," he said. Governor Reagan's strong environmental appeal to the realtors pre- ceeds by one week the Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment scheduled for November 17 and 18 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Governor Reagan will address the conference, which is ex- pected to develop a series of recommendations and proposals for public and private sector implementation to battle pollution and help restore and preserve California's environment. # EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO RELEASE: Imr liate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-10-69 #621 Governor Ronald Reagan today appointed three members to the newly created F.A.I.R. (fair access to insurance requirements) Plan Governing Committee. The Committee was authorized by legislation passed at the last session to administer the re-insurance of property located in riot areas through a cooperative program between private insurance companies and the state and federal governments. Members of the new committee are Hayward Andrews, 770 Paseo Miramar, Pacific Palisades; Jack W. Jones, 9 Corwin Drive, Alamo; and Marvene G. Morse, 1522 East 103rd Street, Los Angeles. Andrews, a partner in a Los Angeles insurance firm, is active in numerous insurance associations and civic groups in Southern California. He is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. Jones, vice president of a San Francisco insurance firm, is a graduate of Washington State University, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Insurance Brokers Association of California and the Pop Warner Football League. Morse, vice president of the Watts branch of a bank and trust company, is active in numerous civic organizations including the Mayor's Advisory Committee for Watts Redevelopment, the Southeast Los Angeles and Watts branches of the Chamber of Commerce, the N.A.A.C.P. and the Housing Task Force for the Urban Coalition. All three men are Republicans. They will receive no salary and will serve at the pleasure of the governor. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ a Contact: Paul Be 445-4571 11-12-69 #622 William D. Wigley, Santa Paula citrus grower, was appointed to the Regional Water Quality control Board, Los Angeles Region, today by Governor Ronald Reagan. A Republican, Wigley will succeed Joel K. L. Schwartz of Fillmore, whose term has expired, as irrigation and agriculture representative on the board. The post pays necessary expenses. A native Californian, Wigley holds degrees from the University of California and Harvard University. He is a board member and vice president of the Santa Paula Citrus Fruit Association, a director of the Santa Paula Orange Association, a trustee of the Mupu School District and a member of the Governor's Task Force for the Chile-California Program. Wigley and his wife Jane have five children. The family home is at 7676 Pine Grove Road, Santa Paula. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-12-69 #623 Frank D. Nicol, director of the state Department of Veterans Affairs, announced today that the next Vietnam Veterans' Job Fair will be held November 19, 9:00am - 4:00pm, at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 15th and J Streets, Sacramento. Veteran employment counselors will be on hand to evaluate work capacities. They will refer veterans directly to employers in the auditorium for on-the-spot interviews. State Department of Veterans Affairs' representatives will provide information and counseling for veterans interested in state and federal educational programs. "Although publicized as a Job Fair to assist veterans of the Vietnam War in obtaining employment," Nicol said, "every effort will be made to help veterans of other wars to find job placements." Commenting on the Job Fair, Governor Ronald Reagan said, "I find this one of the most creative examples of government cooperating with private enterprise to provide assistance to those who have given so much and asked so little. "I have instructed the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Human Resources and Development to lend the Veterans Administration all possible assistance to ensure the success of these fairs." Nicol pointed out that the City of Sacramento has donated the use of the auditorium and that the Sacramento Jaycees, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be cooperating with the VA in providing refreshments and manpower. Previous Job Fairs held in San Francisco, Stockton and San Jose proved to be an overwhelming success and were enthusiastically endorsed by both veteran and employer. To date, the Fairs have been the source of immediate employment for hundreds of veterans. ### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-12-69 #624 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of Stanley B. Greitzer of Gardena and the appointment of David B. Walker of Escondido to the California Advisory Board of Furniture and Bedding, Department of Professional and Vocational Standards. Greitzer, a Democrat, has been a member of the Advisory Board since 1965 and served as its chairman for 1968-69. He also is the supply representative on the board. He is president and director of a Gardena upholstery supply company and two import companies, a member of the Supply Chapter of the Furniture Manufacturers Association of California, and secretary of the board of the National Cotton Batting Institute. Greitzer and his wife, Trena, have two children. The family home is at 622 North Arden Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Walker, member of an Escondido law firm and city attorney of the City of Vista, is a Republican. He succeeds Meyer B. Price of North Hollywood, whose term has expired, as public representative on the board. A graduate of Yale University and the University of Southern California Law School, Walker has previously served in the San Diego County Counsel's Office and as a Deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County. He is active in numerous legal and service organizations including the State Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, North County Bar Association, United Fund and Palomar Family YMCA. He and his wife, Virginia, have two children. The family home is at 823 Monticello Drive, Escondido. Both men will serve four year terms and will be paid $25 per diem while on official duty. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-12-69 #625 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Cornelius J. Houson, a member of the San Diego County Engineer's Department, to the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region. Houson, who is a principal civil engineer-special projects and an assistant to the San Diego County Public Works Administrator, will serve as a counties representative on the board. He succeeds Dr. J. B. Askew of San Diego whose term has expired. The post pays necessary expenses. Prior to joining the County of San Diego, Houson was general managerof the San Marcos County Water District. He also served as chairman of the San Luis Rey Water Quality Control Conference which was instrumental in the establishment of the San Luis Rey Watershed Planning Agency. Houson, a Republican, lives with his wife Bep (cq) and three children at 414 Silver Spur Way, San Marcos. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-12-69 #626 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Dr. Lincoln L. Riley, San Fernando dentist, to the Health Review and Program Council. Dr. Riley, a Republican, succeeds Henry B. Peters of Point Richmond who has resigned. The position pays necessary expenses. Active in numerous dental associations and civic groups, Dr. Riley is past director of the San Fernando Chamber of Commerce, director of the Los Angeles County Dental Society, a fellow of the American College of Dentists, Dental Advisor of the Los Angeles County Dental Society for Headstart programs, chairman of the Joint Committee on Dental Care for California and has served as chairman of the Government Liaison Committee for Los Angeles County. He and his wife Joan have five children. The family home is at 18252 Kinzie, Northridge. ### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-12-69 #627 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Oakland attorney William J. Hayes, 59, as judge of a newly created Alameda County Superior Court. Hayes, a Republican, is a partner in an Oakland law firm. As judge of the new court, created by the 1969 legislature, he will receive an annual salary of $30,572. He is a graduate of St. Mary's College and the University of California's Hastings College of Law. Active in numerous legal associations and civic groups, Hayes is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the California Medical Legal Committee, and a member of the Alameda County, California and American Bar Associations, the International Association of Insurance Counsel, Association of Defense Counsel, the National Association of Railroad Counsel and various Oakland municipal commissions. He and his wife, Lasatta live in Oakland. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: mediate Sacramento, Calif nia Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-13-69 #628 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the reappointment of veteran chairman George R. Richter, Jr., to the Commission on Uniform State Laws and named San Francisco attorney Robert H. Cornell to a four year term on the Commission. Richter, partner in a Los Angeles law firm, has served on the Commission since 1953 and was re-elected as its chairman in September. In addition to his long service to California in assisting in the adoption of uniform codes, he has also served the National Conference of Commissions on Uniform State Laws for nearly 20 years. Richter, a Republican, lives at 1275 Chateau Road, Pasadena. Cornell, partner in a San Francisco law firm, is also a Republican. He will succeed Alvin J. Rockwell of San Francisco, whose term has expired. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Cornell has completed post-graduate work at the Judge Advocate School at the University of Virginia and Golden Gate College. In addition to membership in various legal associations, he is active in San Mateo County civic affairs including the San Mateo Park Improvement Association, the San Mateo County Junior Museum and the YMCA. His home is at 814 North Delaware, San Mateo. Both men will receive necessary travel expenses. ##### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-12-69 #629 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced he has accepted the resignation of General Services Director Andrew R. Lolli, effective December 1. "General Lolli has added new laurels to his distinguished career through his service to the people of California," Governor Reagan said in accepting the resignation. "He leaves this administration with thethanks of the people of California and my personal gratitude. He also leaves with my sincere best wishes for success in the future," the governor said. In a letter to the Governor, Lolli said he was submitting his resignation with mixed emotions. "I have enjoyed the privilege of my association," he said, "with you and many members of your administration. "Your ability, courage and integrity," he continued, "are qualities which I understand, admire and respect. I leave with pride for having had the privilege of serving you." Lolli said he was returning to private industry. He told employees of General Services he was leaving to assume the vice presidency of Meyerson & Company, Inc., members of the New York Stock Exchange and to do some important work in Washington, D. C. Along with his letter of resignation, he submitted a summary report of General Services' accomplishments from February 1, 1967 to date. "Your policy," Lolli told Reagan in his report, "to cut, squeeze and trim state expenses without cutting efficiency is paying off. The many new business practices and controls within the Department, affecting many state agencies, have materially reduced costs, increased efficiency and streamlined operations without reducing the required services." He said the department's direct and indirect cost savings, cost avoidance and operating efficiencies over this period have produced identifiable savings of more than $56 million, and the savings will increase considerably over the years. -1- #629 The retired Major General sent a copy of his resignation to Agriculture and Services Secretary Earl Coke (his department is under Mr. Coke). In the memo to Coke, Lolli said he had not taken a vacation since he was appointed Director of General Services and between now and December first / he would fulfill several long-range commitments and take a vacation. Lolli attributed much of his department's success to the "know- how of dedicated state employees." Singling out his employees, he told them: "You know where you are, where you are going and how to get there. Your professional competence, integrity, dedication and hard work will pay off. "No one stands alone in getting the job done," he said, "the support of every member is needed, and I have had yours. I know you will give my successor the same outstanding support. "I will be watching your continued progress with great interest and pride in the knowledge that I was privileged to be a part of it and one of you.' " #### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Bec. 445-4571 11-13-69 #630 Governor Ronald Reagan today named Verne Orr, director of the Department of Motor Vehicles since early in 1967, as director of the State Department of General Services. Orr, 53, succeeds General Andrew R. Lolli who is resigning to accept a position in private industry. The appointment is effective December 1. Governor Reagan called Orr "one of the key men of this administratio Under his leadership, " the governor said, "the Department of Motor Vehicles has been able to reduce the time required for processing a driver's license from 39 to 10 working days." He also noted that under Orr's direction, the department has taken on a 30 percent workload increase without any increase in the number of state employees. The governor also announced that he is naming James W. Chapman, Jr., deputy director of Motor Vehicles since 1965, as acting director of the department. Chapman, a 58-year-old Republican, served as commander of Travis Air Force Base for four years, prior to joining the state, He retired from the Air Force as a brigadier general after 35 years of service. Orr, a Republican, was president of a Pasadena savings and loan association for four years before joining the administration. Earlier, he was a partner in an investment firm and an automobile agency both located in Pasadena. In his new post, he will earn an annual salary of $30,000. He is married, has two children, and lives at 6649 Lake Park Drive, Sacramento. ######## EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO RELEASE: EWDAY A.M.s Sacramento, Californ. N ember 17, 1969 Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-14-69 PLEASE GUARD AGAINST PREMATURE RELEASE. #631 Governor Ronald Reagan tomorrow will officially convene a two-day (November 17-18) statewide conference he has called to discuss California's environmental problems with a major address before 1,000 invited guests who will be participating in the blue-ribbon conclave at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The governor's address scheduled for 9 a will head a list of major speeches at the conference by such leaders as Interior Secretary Walter Hickel, John Ehrlichman, President Nixon's special assistant for domestic affairs, and Col. William Anders, space advisor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. The conference called the Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment will bring together the largest cross-section of experts and concerned citizens ever assembled at one time in California to seek creative and workable solutions to the state's pollution problems. Participants will comprise virtually every segment of our society, including representatives of business and labor; environmentalists; conservationists; members of the communications media; experts on air, water and land pollution; consumers; young people; and experts on the problems of over-population. Conferees will take part in four separate panels which will run concurrently during morning and afternoon sessions. Each panel will discuss a different subject; People and Air, People and Water, People and Urban Society, or People and Land, Panelists will be selected on the basis of their expertise and interest in one of these particular areas. Near the end of the conference, each panel moderator will present those findings for workable solutions which emerged in the discussions of his panel to a plenary session of all conference participants, presided over by Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke. Some 150 persons will participate directly in each of the panels, including "reactor, or motivator" panelists who will represent the general, broad public interest; "technical" panelists who will represent the professional area of subject expertise; and "conferee" paneliscs who will represent all facets of the subject. "Reactor" and "technical" panelists will be responsible for identifying and defining the problem, presenting the facts, and suggesting solutions and alternative. Each conferee will have the opportunity to express his special views and to comment on the views of others. - 1 - #631 Representation at the conference has been designed to balance as evenly as possible the views of "users" of natural resources, and those described as "non-users." Here is a list of the principal panelists, following by the conference agenda: PEOPLE AND URBAN SOCIETY Moderator Judge John Arguelles Judge of the Superior Court, Los Angeles County Speaker Dr. Ken R. Hansen Palo Alto Recorder Russall W. Porter Manager, Grants Administration and Local Assistance, Department of Parks and Recreation, State of California Reacter Panel Miss Stephanie Milles Bay Area Planned Parenthood, Oakland Douglas Dollarhide Mayor, City of Compton James W. Beebe S.C.A.G. - O'Melveny & Meyer Mrs. Ellen Stern Harris League of Women Voters, Los Angeles Erick Stedenson Director of Urban Affairs, Life Insurance Association of America Floyd Hyde Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (former mayor of Fresno) John Cinquemani Member, Executive Board, State Building and Construction Trade Council of California Miss Bernice Harper Chairman, Social Service Division, City of Hope Hospital Robert Howard Vice President, National Broadcasting Company Senator Tom Carrell Technical Panel Calvin S. Hamilton Planning Director, City of Los Angeles W. Byron Rumford Rumford's Pharmacy Earle R. Vaughan President, Apartment Owners' Association of Los Angeles County Ferdinand A. Bahr President, California Recreation and Park Association Alberto C. Diaz Editor, Belvedere Citizen and East Side Journal newspapers; Member, State Athletic Commission Jack Davidson Minister; Director, Northern California Council of Churches Harrison Brown Professor, Caltech Derwent A. Suthers Director, Western Region Planned Parenthood Frank M. Stead Consulting Sanitary Engineer and Environmental Consultant - 2 - #631 PEOPLE AND AIR Moderator Judge McIntyre Faries Retired Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County Speaker Director, Environmental Science Institute, San Dr. Jen-Yu Wang Jose State College Recorder Executive Officer, Air Resources Board, John Maga State of California Reactor Panel Graduate student, Caltech Dale New Dr. A. J. Haagen-Smit Air Resources Board, State of California Dr. Rodney R. Beard Stanford University Mrs. Afton Slade Stamp Out Smog Don Johnson General Steam Corporation Phil Berry President, Sierra Club Paul Schrade Western District, U.A.W. Ferdinand Mendenhall Editor, Van Nuys News Technical Panel Jack Smith Director, Air Pollution Control Research, Kaiser Steel William P. Lear Board Chairman, Lear Corporation, Reno Dr. Ernest S. Starkman Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman John Foran Chairman, Assembly Transportation Committee Wes McClure City Manager, San Leandro Dr. Morris Neiberger University of California at Los Angeles Carl Lowe Western Oil and Gas Association G. Robert Henry President, Air West Robert L. Chass Chief Deputy, Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District Donald Jensen Exhaust Engineer, Ford Motor Company (representing Automobile Manufacturers' Assoc.) Dr. William J. Sayer Medical Researcher-Air Pollution PEOPLE AND LAND Moderator Dr. Emil Mrak, Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, Davis Speaker Dr. Lee Talbot Smithsonian Institute Recorder Richard S. Golden Assistant Executive Officer, State Lands Division, State of California Reactor Panel Miss Sandra Frost Student, San Diego Tom Noble Student, member of the Santa Cruz Planning Commission Don Benninghoven Local Government, League of California Cities John Deinema Regional Director, U.S. Forest Service Dr. Kenneth Watt Professor, University of California, Davis - 3 - #631 PEOPLE AND LAND (CONT'D.) Reactor Panel (cont'd.) Alfred E. Heller President, California Tomorrow William R. Mason President, Irvine Company George Treichel Instructor, San Francisco State College Dr. William Wake Geographer Houston I. Flournoy Controller, and State Lands Commission chairman, State of California David Dortort Executive Producer, Bonanza and High Chapparal Technical Panel Henry Trobitz Manager, California Timberlands Division, Simpson Lumber Company: President, California Forest Protective Assn. Senator Robert Lagomarsino Chairman, Natural Resources Committee Hub Russell Rancher, and Director, California Cattlemen's Association J. W. Garlinghouse U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Berkeley Lloyd D. Hanford, Sr. Past President, Institute of Real Estate Management Donald Marek Vice President, Boise-Cascade Properties James A. Moe Director of Public Works, State of California Bill Stokes Say Area Rapid Transit District Arthur G. Barton President, California Council of Landscape Architects Larry E. Hoyt Vice President, Southern Pacific Company V. Robert Vans Keep America Beautiful E. R. Owens Vice President, California Anti-Litter League Harold Wise Wise and Associates, Planning Engineers, Washington, D.C. PEOPLE AND WATER Moderator L. W. Lane, Jr. President and Publisher, Sunset Magazine Speaker Dr. John F. Mann, Jr. Consultant Ground Water Geologist, University of Southern California Recorder Robert G. Eiland Assistant Director, Department of Water Resources State of California Reactor Panel Garrett DeBell Doctoral candidate in Zoology and Ecology, University of California, Berkeley Kerry W. Mulligan Chairman, State Water Resources Control Board, State of California Assemblyman George W. Milias Chairman, Natural Resources and Conservation Committee Dr. Erman Pearson Past President, International Association on Water Pollution Research Alan K. Browne Senior Vice President, Bank of America Mrs. Russel L. Stockwell El Cajon Robert Burt California Manufacturers' Association - 4 - #631 PEOPLE AND WATER (CONT'D) Reactor Panel (Cont 'd.) David Allan Kay Chairman, American River Touring Association Mrs. Margaret Owings Big Sur James Martin Secretary, Pipe Trades Council Charles Gould Publisher, The San Francisco Examiner Technical Panel Lt. Gen. Frederick J. Clarke Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers William R. Gianelli Director, Department of Water Resources, State of California Henry Mills General Manager and Chief Engineer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Harvey Banks Water Consultant Engineer Dr. Everett Howe University of California Dr. Louis F. Saylor Director of Public Health, State of California John Parkhurst Los Angeles Sanitation District, Waste Water Reclamation Robert Durbrow Executive Director, Irrigation Districts Association of California Dr. Thomas Jukes University of California Medical School Professor John D. Isaacs Acting Director, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Joseph Defalco Federal Water Pollution Control Dr. Frank Agardy President, Water Pollution Control Association Paul McKeeham Retired sportsman Dr. H. Thomas Harvey Assistant Dean and Professor of Biological Sciences, San Jose State College CONFERENCE AGENDA November 17, 1969 9:00 Welcoming Statement Mayor Sam Yorty of Los Angele Principal Address Governor Reagan 10:00 - Noon Concurrent Panels 12:00 - 2:00 Lunch-Principal Speaker Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior 2:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Panels 8:00 Dinner-Entertainment Tehachapi Prison Sing-Out Principal Speaker Col. William Anders, Space Advisor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew - 5 - #631 CONFERENCE AGENDA (CONT'D.) November 18, 1969 8:45 Principal Speaker Dr. Barry Commoner, Chairman Botany Department, Washington University, St. Louis 10:00 - Noon Concurrent Panels Noon Lunch-Principal Speaker Joseph F. Boyle, M.D., Specialist in the physical and emotional effects of pollution and overcrowding. 2:00-3:00 Conclusion of Panel Sessions 3:00-5:00 Plenary Session Lt. Governor Ed Reinecke, presiding 8:00 Dinner- Principal Speaker John D. Ehrlichman, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs CONFERENCE CONCLUDES ######## EJG - 6 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERI RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-14-69 #632 Governor Ronald Reagan today urged President Richard Nixon to allocate sufficient money from the Land and Water Conservation fund to acquire the remaining privately-owned lands for completion of the Point Reyes National Seashore. The governor noted that last year he supported amendments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund which authorized $200 million for accrual each year for five years to the Fund from federal offshore oil leases. "I felt that the use of these offshore revenues to assist local government in completing needed park projects and the states and federal government in completing projects in the respective states and national interests was the most desirable use of our revenues from this national natural non-renewable resource." Therefore, he wrote the President, "I urge you to authorize the inclusion in your budget of the full $200 million to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and urge further that you support allocation from the federal portion of that fund an amount sufficient to complete acquisition of the necessary parcels of lards at Point Reyes." The governor also wrote Congressman Wayne N. Aspinall (D-Colorado), chairman of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, pointing out that "the latitude would be available for your committee to provide the funds necessary to consummate the Point Reyes" park project if the maximum resources ($200 million) provided by law were allocated to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. He noted that it was his understanding that Aspinall's committee would meet to "seek ways and means to resolve this extremely important conservation issue." In his letter to the President, the governor warned that landowners within the boundaries of the seashore are under "extreme pressure" to sell their property to subdividers. "This would be a serious encroachment on the potential integrity of this magnificent National Seashore project." he said. Governor Reagan said he has worked with Congressman Don Clausen, (R-Eureka), a member of the House committee, on the plan to preserve the seashore property and that the plan received the full support of California's Congressional delegation. ### PJB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Saturday, November 15,1969 Sacramento, Californ ! Contact: Paul Be 445-4571 11-14-69 #633 Governor Ronald Reagan, taking inventory of two and one-half years of the "Creative Society," tonight pointed to a long list of accomplishments that range from protection of the environment to tough anti-crime bills. In a speech prepared for delivery at a Riverside County Republican Fund-Raising dinner, the Governor also reported on economies that have brought more than $1 billion in tax relief to Californians. And he pointed out that California's program for mental hygiene has attracted world-wide attention. Listing the accomplishments of his administration in protection of the environment, Governor Reagan pointed out that California has: --Created the nation's first state-wide Air Pollution Control Board and given it the power to enforce the strictest regulations in the country. --Become the first state to set out to control noise pollution by jet aircraft. --Passed the toughest water pollution control act in the nation. The governor also reminded the audience that his administration has formed a joint transportation-resources committee to protect aesthetic and ecological values in the planning of all public works. "Today, routes for highways and freeways are not chosen on the basis of the shortest distance between two points," he said. "The joint committee of the Parks and Recreation people and the Highway Commission sits down and plans so as to preserve and not destroy any ecological features or beautiful areas." " The governor said his administration has passed some of the most significant crime legislation in more than a decade. "Many of the measures passed are the same ones that we have been trying to pass every year, only to have them buried in committee or defeated on the floor. "Once Republicans got a majority in the Assembly, we changed speakers and started passing these laws," he said. Among the anti-crime bills, he said, are the first anti-pornography bills in eight years and laws that crack down on dope peddlers and pushers, increase the penalties for possession and sale of dangerous drugs, and permit school authorities to expel students caught selling drugs. -1- #633 "After we managed to gain a one vote Republican majority in both houses, we were able to pass some laws to curb campus violence," he said, including measures that withhold financial aid to students convicted of illegal campus disturbances and allow a first degree murder complaint to be filed against anyone who plants a bomb that results in a death. "The opposition whose veracity decreases as its volume increases-- cites crime statistics and charges that in the 1966 campaign, we boasted that we would wipe out crime. Well, just for the record, we said we would do something about crime--instead of wringing our hands and blaming society for every crime that was committed. "In less than three years we have passed more effective anti- crime legislation than they did in all the eight years that they were there," he said. Turning to economies of the administration, the governor noted that more than $382 million in new highway projects are being constructed ahead of schedule with money that has been saved through economies in the Public Works Department. "A few weeks ago, the Comptroller General of the United States told Congress that California was buying many of the same supplies the federal government was buying and we were doing it for from 36 to 42 percent less. "We have moved from the ninth lowest among the states in the cost of government proportionate to the population, to the fifth lowest and we intend to be the lowest," the governor said. "We do not subscribe to the philosophy of those who would rate government's quality on the basis of how much it spends instead of how much it achieves." The governor said that as a result of efforts by his administration and Republican legislators in Sacramento, the California taxpayer has received: --A $70 cash refund on his property taxes. --A permanent $750 per dwelling property tax exemption. Double standard state income tax deductions to provide tax relief for renters. --A special program of property tax for low income older citizens, and reduced rates in the lowest state income tax bracket. -2- #633 -Abolition of the personal property tax on household effects. --A 30 percent reduction in the business inventory tax. --A 10 percent one-time rebate on individual income taxes next April. "All of this adde up to $633 million in direct tax relief, plus another $651 million in indirect tax relief, including increased school aid which otherwise would have had to be raised at the local level, If he said. In the field of rehabilitation of the physically handicapped, California has moved from 11th to second among the states, he pointed out. "In that one year, we trained, rehabilitated and put into self- supporting jobs 14,450 of the physically handicapped." In mental hygiene, California is spending more per patient than any other major state and has been recognized as number one in achievement for its programs, the governor said. "We are not only a model for other states but nations such as Japan, Switzerland, England and others have sent delegations to California to dtudy our system of mental hygiene, to learn the reasons behind our progress," he reported. # # # -3- WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Califo ia Contact: Paul Bec 634 445-4571 11-14-69 GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE November 17, 1969 through November 23, 1969 Monday, November 17 9 a.m. Opening Address to Conference on California's Changing Environment, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. 10 a.m.- Noon Visits to panel discussions. Noon Introduction of Interior Secretary Walter Hickel, the Conference Luncheon Speaker. p.m. Depart for Sacramento Overnight - Sacramento Tuesday, November 18 10:00 a.m. PRESS CONFERENCE Overnight - Sacramento Wednesday, November 19 2:30 p.m. Presentation to Governor of Thanksgiving Turkey by California Turkey Industry Federation. Overnight - Sacramento Thursday, November 20 p.m. Depart for Los Angeles 7:15 p.m. Reception and Dinner, Century Plaza Encino Room for Constitutional Officers, Los Angeles County Legislators and Statesmen Club Overnight - Los Angeles Friday, November 21 a.m. Depart Los Angeles for Regents meeting at Richardson Hall, University Extension Center, San Francisco, afternoon Depart for Los Angeles 6:45 p.m. Party for Los Angeles Press Corps, Bel Air Hotel. (Hosted by Governor and Mrs. Reagan) Overnight - Los Angeles Saturday, November 22 evening Reception and dinner for Assemblymen Newton Russell, Castaways Restaurent, Burbank. Overnight - Los Angeles Sunday, November 23 evening Taping of Johnny Carson Show, NBC Studios, Burbank. Overnight - Los Angeles OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-17-69 CORRECTION Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment Speech The last sentence in the third paragraph on page 3 should read "Every day, 13,000 tons of air pollutants descend on the people of Los Angeles County." ####### EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Ir ediate Sacramento, Califorr Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-17-69 #635 Governor Ronald Reagan announced today that he has accepted the resignation of John C. Montgomery, state director of social welfare, effective November 30. Montgomery, 36, has accepted a federal position as Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Relations to Secretary Robert Finch of Health, Education and Welfare. "John leaves our administration with our thanks for his long and devoted service to the people of California and our best wishes for the challenging and exciting new job he will assume in Washington," the Governor said. Montgomery, who was named state director of welfare in January of 1967, is a former chairman of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. In 1966, as a result of his work on local and state welfare problems with the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, he was appointed chairman of the committee on welfare of the First National County Welfare Congress held in the nation's capital in December of 1966. Montgomery is also a member of the State Coordinating Council on Alcohol problems and the California Job Training and placement Council. Spencer Williams, secretary of the Human Relations Agency, joined Governor Reagan in congratulating Montgomery and commended him for his work in California. "John has been a leading advocate of states' rights in welfare and can be expected to be a force for continued improvement in the administration of welfare," Williams said. In his letter of resignation, Montgomery said, "As a member of this state administration I have on numerous occasions observed your continuing commitment to remain responsive to documented needs of our state population while at the same time recognizing and remaining firm on the long overlooked requirement of fiscal integrity in government. "It is with mixed feelings that I leave Sacramento and the leadership and encouragement that you and Human Relations Secretary Spencer Williams have provided me in this difficult and challenging assignment." # # # WAS OF THE SOVERNOR RELEASE: Sacramento, Californ* Contact: Paul Be 445-4571 11-18-69 #636 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointments of Robert H. Chesney of Needles and Harry Schmitz of Palm Desert to four year terms on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado Riv er Basin. Chesney, a Needles City Councilman and engineer, will succeed Leonard E. McClintock of El Centro, whose term has expired, as municipalities representative on the board. A graduate of Northwestern University, Chesney is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a past president of the Needles Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Needles City Planning Commission. His address is P. O. Box 555, Beach Drive, Needles. Schmitz, a senior planner of the Riverside County Planning Department, will serve as counties representative on the board. He succeeds the late Harold Workman of Needles. A graduate of the College of the Desert, Schmitz has served with the City of Riverside Planning Department and has been associated with a private engineering firm. His home is at 43900 Primrose Drive, Palm Desert. Both appointees are Republicans. They will receive necessary expenses. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-18-69 #637 Governor Ronald Reagan today sent the following telegram to Lawrence B. Labovitz, a San Fernando Valley State College student, following receipt of a telegram from Labovitz demanding to know if the governor intended to keep a commitment to meet with him on Thursday: "Thank you for your telegram. As I told you Monday, I intend to meet with you and other students this Thursday. My agreement to meet with you was based on your representations of good faith and I am proceeding with the understanding that your good faith is still present. I will be available to talk with you at Los Angeles International Airport, Delta Airlines Crown Room, at 1:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan, Governor." Labovitz had sent this wire: "On Monday at the Ambassador Hotel you said that you would meet with our group of student leaders in Los Angeles on Thursday. Is this meeting still on? Are you or are you not going to meet with us? We would appreciate knowing where and when. Lawrence B. Labovitz, Student Audit Committee, 446 N. Fairfax, Los Angeles." FYI, Labovitz was the spokesman for a group of students who confronted the governor upon his arrival at the Environmental Confer- ence at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on Monday demanding that the governor meet with them to discuss campus issues At that time, the governor said he would meet with them Thursday. # # # PB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: mediate Sacramento, Califor a Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-19-69 #638 Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following Proclamation: "WHEREAS, On November 22, 1963, the people of the United States were stunned by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy: and "WHEREAS, Throughout the history of the United States each of our tragic presidential assassinations has starkly highlighted the awesome responsibilities of those who accept the leadership of this great nation: and "WHEREAS, Those who have held this office in the past, and the present incumbent, Richard M. Nixon, have been faced with problems and recurring crises, each one of which may have a profound effect upon the people of our nation and the people of other nations for hundreds of years: and "WHEREAS, The role of world leadership among the free nations, which has been thrust upon us, represents not only an honor but also an awesome responsibility: and "WHEREAS, It is inconceivable that any man could long exercise the prerogatives and obligations of the presidential office with reliance solely on his own intelligence and intuition: and "WHEREAS, In recognition of the almost superhuman requirements of the office of President, a day should be set aside each year where Americans of all faiths may join in offering individual prayers for spiritual guidance on behalf of their chosen leader, "NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, do hereby proclaim Sunday, November 23, 1969, as PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER DAY, and urge all Californians to offer prayers for the safety and divine guidance of our President.' ######### EJG or THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-18-69 #639 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of four new members to the Coordinating Council for Higher Education and the reappointment of another member to a four year term. The new members, whose appointments require Senate confirmation, are: Elton D. Phillips, 630 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, business manager of the University of Southern California. Dr. M. Norvel Young, 7851 South Budlong Avenue, Los Angeles, president of Pepperdine College. Rear Admiral Charles F. Horne, 844 Hillcrest Drive, Pomona, president of an aircraft corporation. Robert G. Tuck, 1061 San Raymundo Road, Hillsborough, president of a San Francisco heating company. Renamed to the council was Patterson N. Hyndman, 9620 Alto Drive, La Mesa, president and general manager of a San Diego automotive and equipment leasing company. All are Republicans. Phillips, a former mayor and city councilman of Arcadia, has an extensive background in civic and college activities. He will succeed Charles S. Casassa, S.J., of Los Angeles, whose term has expired, as private universities representative on the council. Dr. Young, an author, educator, minister and civic leader, will fill the unexpired term of Dr. George C. S. Benson of Claremont, as a private universities representative on the council. Dr. Benson, whose term would have expired in November, 1970, has resigned. Admiral Horne, who has an extensive background in aeronautics and is active in education and civic groups, succeeds George Gelman of Bakersfield, whose term has expired, as public representative on the council. Tuck, active in civic and educational affairs, will succeed George R. Johnson of Long Beach, whose term has expired, as a public member of the council. Council members are paid necessary expenses. ### WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Califor a Contact: Paul B k 445-4571 11-21-69 #640 GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE November 24, 1969 through November 30, 1969 Monday, November 24 No appointments scheduled (Overnight - Los Angeles) Tuesday, November 25 a.m. State College Trustee's meeting - Los Angeles Headquarters. (Overnight - Los Angeles) Wednesday, November 26 3:00 p.m. Eisenhower Memorial Hospital Groundbreaking ceremonies, Rio del Sol Road, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs. Return to Los Angeles (Overnight - Los Angeles) Thursday, November 27 THANKSGIVING (Overnight - Phoenix, Arizona) Friday, November 28 Phoenix Saturday, November 29 Phoenix Sunday, November 30 p.m. Return to Sacramento (Overnight - Sacramento) EG OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californ Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-21-69 #641 Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following statement upon learning of the United States Senate rejection of the nomination of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. to the Supreme Court: "It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court and the nation will be deprived of the wise counsel of this distinguished jurist. "President Nixon knew that Judge Haynsworth's qualifications, abilities and integrity were unimpeach- able and I think the majority of the American people knew it too. "It is obvious that a proper balance must be restored to the Supreme Court, and I know that the President will nominate a successor who shares Judge Haynsworth's constitutional approach to the court. "I think that it is regrettable that some Senators who rejected this distinguished man were not able to rise above narrow political considerations." # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-25-69 #642 Governor Ronald Reagan today issued the following Thanksgiving Day message: "Time and technology have changed our lives since that first Thanksgiving but they have not changed the reasons for our thankfulness. "Today as then, our beliefs are being challenged but we have not lost the faith or the spirit of the first Thanksgiving. "We remain grateful for the freedom we enjoy, the right of every man to go as far as his talents will take him, and the right to worship our Creator as we please. "We continue to believe that free men can change the wrongs of this world without destroying it or the rights of the people who inhabit it. "As we open the doors to the universe our spirit and faith will continue to be challenged but we begin our journey into the future confident because we know that love, freedom and faith in man and his Creator have made the trip with us through time and technology. "And for this, above all, we should be thankful on this Thanksgiving Day. " # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Bec 445-4571 11-25-69 #643 California will send 300 Christmas trees to our troops in Vietnam, Governor Ronald Reagan announced today. The trees, donated by Waller Reed, a State Forestry Board member from Chester, will be transported from Chester to the Port of Oakland in special containers and loaded aboard the S. S. Panama for shipment to Vietnam. Loading is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, at the Port of Oakland with Major General Glenn C. Ames, commanding officer of the California National Guard, representing Governor Reagan. A personal message from the Governor will be included with each tree. # # # WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, Californi Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-25-69 #644 Governor Ronald Reagan today named James J. Crumpacker, an aide to the governor for the past two and one half years, as his cabinet secretary. Crumpacker, 39, has served as assistant program development secretary in the governor's office since November, 1968. He joined the governor's staff in April, 1967, as assistant appointments secretary. Over the past year, Crumpacker has had primary responsibility for helping to develop administration programs designed to involve the private, independent and volunteer sectors. One of his principal projects has been the establishment of an extensive mass-media public information program to help fight the use of drugs and narcotics by young people in the state. Governor Reagan called the program "an outstanding example of a cooperative commitment by government and the private sector to work together for the betterment of California's human environment." The cabinet post Crumpacker assumes has been vacant for the past month. It had previously been filled, on a temporary basis, by J. Earl Coke who concurrently carried out his regular duties as secretary of the Agriculture and Services Agency. Before joining the administration, Crumpacker worked for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in San Francisco as an account representative. Previously, he was a communications specialist for four years with the Standard Oil Company of California, and worked in the public relations department of North American Rockwell's Atomics International Division for three years. Earlier, he served as a writer and editor for radio station KYA, San Francisco, and the Torrance Herald, Torrance. A U.S. Army veteran, Crumpacker is a 1952 graduate of Fresno State College. He also did graduate work at the University of Southern California From 1954-56. He received his diploma from Tulare High School in 1948 and later attended the College of Sequoias in Visalia and Shasta College, Redding, Crumpacker and his wife, Jane, have four children and live at 1801-11th Avenue, Sacramento. ###### EJG OFFICE OF THE GOVERN RELEASE: Immediate Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-26-69 #645 Governor Ronald Reagan today announced the appointment of Los Angeles County Court Commissioners Joseph J. Di Giueseppe and Leslie W. Light to Los Angeles County Judicial District Municipal Court benches. Di Giuseppe, 35, a Republican, succeeds Judge Edward J. Olstyn who has retired. Light, 39, a Democrat, succeeds the late Judge Hazen Matthews. A A graduate of Temple University, Di Giuseppe received his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, the Van Nuys Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Italo-Americans of California. Di Giuseppe and his wife Patricia have five children. Light, who attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles State College, also received his law degree from U.C.L.A. A former Deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County, he is a member of the California State Bar, the Los Angeles County Bar, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, the U.C.L.A. Law Alumni and the Association of Deputy District Attorneys. Light and his wife Ruth have three daughters. Both new judges will receive annual salaries of $28,126. ##### Di Giuseppe- 9552 Valican Avenue, Sepulveda Light - 11104 Orville, Culver City WAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERN MEMO TO THE ESS Sacramento, California Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-26-69 #646 GOVERNOR'S SCHEDULE December 1, 1969 through December 7, 1969 Monday, December 1 4:00 p.m. Meeting with statewide student campus leaders, Council Room. Overnight - Sacramento Tuesday, December 2 10:00 a.m. PRESS CONFERENCE Overnight - Sacramento Wednesday, December 3 10:15 a.m. Presentation of hunter safety award sponsored by National Rifle Association, Governor's Office. 2:00 p.m. Depart Sacramento Executive Airport for Williams 2:30 p.m. Arrive Williams - Tour of migrant housing project. (Note: Detailed memo on project to follow later this week.) 4:00 p.m. Depart for Oakland Airport 6:30 p.m. GOP fund raiser reception, Claremont Country Club, 5295 Broadway Terrace. Goodman's 8:00 p.m. GOP Fund Raising Dinner,/No. 10, Jack London Square. Speech. Overnight - Sacramento Thursday, December 4 P.M. Depart for Los Angeles 8:00 p.m. Fund Raising dinner for Assemblyman Hank Arklin, Knollwood Country Club, 12024 Balboa Boulevard, Granada Hills Overnight - Los Angeles Friday, December 5 No public appointments scheduled Overnight - Los Angeles Saturday, December 6 No public appointments scheduled Overnight - Los Angeles Sunday, December 7 No public appointments scheduled Overnight - Los Angeles # # # PB OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Sacramento, California MEMO TO THE PRESS Contact: Paul Beck 445-4571 11-26-69 For your information, Governor Reagan will meet with student leaders from virtually every state college and university campus in the state system at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 1, in the Governor's Council Room. The meeting is an outgrowth of an earlier meeting held in Los Angeles on November 20. At that time, Governor Reagan promised to assist the students in finding certain information on the cost of operating the state supported institutions of higher education and to help open communications between the state's elected government and the one million students enrolled in the higher education system of California. The governor and the students will be available to the press immediately following the meeting. ####### PB