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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1972
Page
13
Santa Barbara testimony in civil service hearing for Sheriff Captain Joel B Honey cites sergeant Jom W DaFoe describing officers using marbles fired from slingshots during Isla Vista riots near the University of California in 1970. He says a February confrontation prompted the practice and a second disturbance in April.
The sheriff's department filed a budget request for a 24 million spending increase over last year and 1,100 extra staff. Combined with 12 other requests this week, total requests amount to 89.6 million in spending increases and 3,883 more staff for 1972-73. Last year the department had 6,806 positions. this year 7,964 are sought. The rise funds new courts, patrols, a forgery unit for credit card fraud, and more equipment. Budget reviews and cuts are expected before May proposal to supervisors.
Sen Mike Gravel of Alaska attacked government secrecy at a Grand Hotel luncheon in Anaheim while promoting Democrat Terry Mashetiku for Orange County Assembly. He urged openness citing the 1966 Freedom of Information Act and warned that leaders negotiate away public control without public scrutiny.
A bill cleared the Senate 27 to 0 to shift stolen or abandoned vehicle reports from the California Highway Patrol to the Department of Justice. Sen. Donald Grunsky of Watsonville argued the move would save about 237000 dollars annually by using DOJ computers already in place.
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