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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1968

Page

2

Governor on UC fees sparks renewed higher ed clash

Reagan defends a $280 million UC budget after calls from regents and fellow Republicans who say the university was shortchanged from the requested $311 million. President Hitch and regents debate funding, tuition, and a potential fee increase as a delay option is considered.

Ocrat Reagan Philip L. Boyd John E. Canaday Edwin W. Pauley Charles J. Hitch Hitch Riverside

Reagan denies fabrication of vice presidential bid

Sacramento dispatch reports Gov. Ronald Reagan denounces a story as a total fabrication claiming he would not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination if Nelson Rockefeller was the presidential nominee. Reagan says he has no intention of joining the national ticket and has not discussed such a possibility with anyone. He adds delegates likely will not shift him into the nomination.

Sacramento UPI Ronald Reagan Reagan Pacific Northwest Nelson Rockefeller New York Regad

Soviet helicopter carriers eyed as Baltic build nerves rise

Washington reports suggest Moscow and Leningrad are the names of the Soviet third helicopter assault carrier, with the first ship near Odessa launched in 1965 and now in shakedown. Displacement around 23,000 to 25,000 tons, capable of about 30 to 35 helicopters, no confirmed aircraft carrier work yet.

Washington Moscow Leningrad Odessa Black Sea Pentagon

Mobilization considered as Vietnam war escalates

Senior administration officials say a larger, more visible war in Vietnam could gain public support if polls show Americans rally to the effort. Westmoreland seeks six extra battalions as North Vietnamese forces threaten northern South Vietnam, while U.S. mobilizes paratroopers and possibly National Guard units to reinforce strategic reserves.

Vietnam White House Congress Washington Khe Sanh Westmoreland South Vietnam U.S Army Guard Strategic Reserve

Unruh and Monagan clash over tuition journal report

In Sacramento Democratic Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh won approval to print a Joint Committee on Higher Education report opposing Ronald Reagan’s 1968 tuition proposal despite Republican objections. Minority Leader Robert T. Monagan protested, then vowed to insert the GOP minority view in the Assembly Journal.

Sacramento Democratic Assembly Jesse M. Unruh Robert T. Monagan Tracy Assembly Journal Joint Committee On Higher Education Unruh Ronald Reagan Monagan Assembly

Reagan Says Reds Going For Broke In Vietnam War

Gov. Reagan warned that Communists are mounting a go for broke campaign in Vietnam this year. He told reporters the response is to match military power with military power. He said the intensified offensive was a propaganda victory for the opposition and questioned how long they can sustain such losses.

Sacramento Vietnam Reagan

Pueblo Silent Breaker Details on Pueblo Harassment

State Department officials revised earlier statements saying the USS Pueblo broke radio silence three days before its Jan. hijack to report harassment by two North Korean fishing vessels in international waters. The ship was approached Jan. 20, with officials confirming contact by two North Korean vessels and noting such harassment is common while denying Soviet spy ships faced the same treatment.

Washington UPI State Department USS Pueblo Department Carl Barthh Dean Rusk Defense Robert S. McNamara Pentagon Rusk McNamara North Korea Barteh Barth

Widow targeted by antiwar mailings after husband’s death

The U S government opened a probe into anonymous antiwar mailings sent to Carol Schwellenbach, widow of Pfc Gary Schwellenbach killed in Vietnam. Pentagon and FBI aid planned, with Timothy May saying grounds for prosecution will be pursued where actionable. Letters used hand addressed envelopes postmarked Susanville California.

Washington Vietnam Carol Schwellenbach Fayetteville N.C Chico Calif Pfc Gary Schwellenbach Ft. Bragg Susanville P.O H. L. Hummel

Viet Cong Attack Hurts President's Popularity Rating

A Gallup poll shows President Johnson’s Vietnam war approval slipping from 39 to 36 percent in a month amid intensified Communist actions. Hawks rose to 61 percent, Doves fell to 23 percent, and 70 percent favored continuing bombing of North Vietnam.

Vietnam Johnson Gallup The American Institute of Political Opinion North Vietnam

Med Cal reform proposals aim to cut cost and inequity

Dr Todd proposed shifting some Medi Cal patients to welfare and requiring non totally indigent patients to pay up to 20 percent of medical costs. He urged proper state management to fit California’s financing capacity and criticized Gov Reagan’s prior mental health cuts as needing a second review before adoption.

Dr. Todd Medi-Cal

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