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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1971
Page
2
Public welfare officials announce cost of living bumps for aged blind and disabled adults beginning Wednesday. Five dollar monthly hikes apply to Old Age Security and Disability programs, six dollars to Aid to the Blind. Housing rules cap rent at 75 dollars for unshared and 54 dollars for shared units, with conditions on meals and self cooking.
Sacramento UPI reports the Legislature backed a measure to open the 1976 California presidential primary to all nationally recognized candidates. The proposal by Alfred E. Alquist would appear as a constitutional amendment but would not apply to next year's primary. Gov. Reagan opposes, noting California already has an open primary and arguing the change would curb unopposed favorite son projections.
Victor Hasselral competes in the American River College annual rat decathlon this weekend as Governor Reagan smiles nervously while being crawled on by the contestant. Reagan lit a torch on the Capitol steps to herald the athletic event, which began a decade ago.
Sacramento UPI Gov Reagan vetoed a bill to set minimum statewide noise insulation standards for new homes and apartments, saying local handling is preferable due to city variations and potential high costs. The measure by Sen Anthony Beilenson would have tasked the housing commission with noise guidelines for new dwellings. Sacramento AP Reagan also rejected a separate bill requiring freeway builders to notify homeowners within half a mile of proposed freeways.
Sacramento reports reveal veteran lawmakers seek a rules change to make committee appointments depend solely on seniority. The Wedworth measure, backed by at least 21 votes, aims to solidify old guard influence amid a rise of younger, moderate senators. The Rules Committee would permanently curb other factors in selection.
Sacramento 9 A state ship control division with radar to manage all commercial vessels in seven California harbors won Senate approval 27 to 12 on Thursday. Senator Willie Brown’s bill returns to the Assembly after Senate amendments. The measure follows two Standard Oil tankers’ collision in foggy San Francisco Bay January 18, spilling thousands of gallons of bunker oil.
The Senate passed a bill creating an ombudsman for California prisons 21 to 14 after Assembly approval 49 to 10. Assemblyman Frank Murphy Jr. led the measure amid controversy with Sen. John A. Nejedly calling it a cheap insurance policy to ease prison tensions.
A San Francisco press poll of 1,007 adults in November shows 46 percent disapprove of Nixon's Vietnam War handling and 43 percent approve, with a May 1971 comparison at 44 45. Voters favor faster troop withdrawal, and majorities from both parties see Vietnam as a 1972 campaign issue.
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