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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1967

Page

2

Reagan Attacks Medi Cal Costs As Legislature Stalls

Gov. Reagan used a statewide broadcast to condemn Medi Cal as a system taxing working Californians for generous cardholder benefits. He urged legislative passage to grant discretionary cuts before a court ruling, warning of yearly tax hikes if overhaul fails. Meanwhile the Senate cleared a reapportionment bill to redraw 88 districts amid partisan controversy.

Sacramento Reagan Yale University Reaga State Supreme Court SPL Senate California John. McCarthy San Rafael McCarthy Simplio Jack Fenton D-Montebello Louw Cusanovich Rvan Nuys Aut Fenton Fenton Casanovich Jon Lehmitz House Conference Committee Assembly

United States Draft Card Burnings Spark Early Antiwar Protests

Demonstrators in Sacramento and across the nation burned draft cards and protested the war. Groups like Women Strike for Peace Students for a Democratic Society and the Resistance led sit-ins at draft centers and university campuses including Wisconsin Madison Johns Hopkins and Brooklyn protests. Police clashed with some rioters and dozens were arrested as students and locals voiced antiwar demands.

Sacramento Selective Service Women Strike For Peace Students For 2 Democratic Society The Resistance Drals Manchester N.H Armed Forces Cen Ter New England University of Wisconsin Madison New York City Whitehell Manhattan Brooklyn Richard John Newhaus St. Johan the Evangélist Church Baltimore Johns Hopkin University Dow Chemical

Peace Corps applications fall 30 percent in 1967

Los Angeles reports a 30 percent drop in Peace Corps applications, attributed to a cynical attitude among prospective volunteers and the Vietnam era. Ray Holland, the director, cites world tensions and disillusionment as key factors, noting many youths feel unable to effect change.

Los Angeles Peace Corps Mately Ray Holland Venezuela

Supreme Court refuses to act on topless dancers case

The US Supreme Court let stand the 1966 conviction of Ramona Bennett and Moira Chlorse for performing lewd rock and roll dances with exposed breasts at The Blow Out beer parlor in Redondo Beach. Justice Douglas noted the ruling would have to be reviewed under current obscenity standards. The defendants argued the jury should have been instructed on obscenity rulings, but were convicted by a Torrance jury for engaging in public lewd conduct.

Washington Supreme Court Redonilo Beach Ramona Bennett Moira Chlorse Willians Douglas Supreme Canuri Redondo Beach South Way Torrance State Supreme Court Sis Istructer South Bay Rayrtoch Choate Richard K. Quan Gardena

Johnson faces cabinet rumors and Vietnam policy debate

President Johnson addressed cabinet turnover and defense issues at a press conference. He noted no wage and price controls plan and defended military leadership while warning critics seeking an easy exit from Vietnam, drawing parallels to Mussolini and Hitler.

Congress Eugene J. McCarthy Minnesota Democrat Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Vietnam Johnson Mussolini Hitler Site Department U.S South Vietnam Free Asia United States

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