Legislators Back Tough Stance on Campuses in 1968 Session
In California, lawmakers show bipartisan support for strong action against campus demonstrations. A 1968 AP poll reveals Republicans and Democrats alike favor expelling or suspending disruptive students and even punishing faculty who promote unrest. Debate centers on penalties, enforcement, and higher education tuition proposals, with many urging firm discipline while a minority questions new laws.
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Sacramento
Associated Press
California
University of California
Republican Assembly
Robert T. Monagan
Tracy
Reagan
California Law Debates Signal A Year of Political Fight
The Country Parson notes California students for the first time while 24 Democrats and one Republican oppose. A Rumford open housing repeal faces 29 21 with many seeking modification. Most lawmakers doubt full repeal this year. Contested issues include antismog tightening, drunk driving law expansion, pornography law, and aiding local rapid transit in the Bay Area amid financial strains.
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California
Rumford
Reagan
San Francisco Bay Area
GOP Senate Rule Committee Fight Splits California Republicans
SACRAMENTO UPS Senate Republicans remain divided after last year’s leadership clash as Grunsky challenges McCarthy and Schrade for seats on the five member Rules Committee. Grunsky asserts entitlement to McCarthy’s panel seat, while McCarthy and Schrade seek Democratic support to keep their positions.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
Donald Grinsky
Watsonville
Jack R. McCarthy
Rafael
Rules
McCarthy
Jack Schrade
San Diego
Grunsky
James E. Whetmore
la Habra
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Ojai
GOP
Schrade
Milton Marks
Medi-Cal Bill Paid and No More Cuts Expected
The Reagan administration announced it had paid last year’s Medi-Cal deficit and could cover current year bills without further cuts. Finance Director Gordon P. Smith warned that without action by the legislature the program would face a deficit next fiscal year. He said $61 million deficit was covered by $20 million in government economies and $40 million left from 1966-87 school expenditures.
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Sacramento
UPS
Reagan
Gordon P. Smith
Smith
State Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Spencer Williams
Health and Welfare
Agriculture Board Endorses Superagency Type Setup
The State Board of Agriculture backed the governor's plan to fold agriculture into a four superagency system, ending its direct access to the governor. While some farmers feared reduced voice, Reagan's proposal would place agriculture under a single agency with revenue, fire marshal, and veterans affairs.
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Sacramento
State Board of Agriculture
Edmund G.brown
Reagan
Brown
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
State Fire Marshal
Veterans Affairs
Lowered standards eyed by UC Berkeley move eyed
State Sen. Mervyn Dymally said UC Berkeley staff are studying lowering entrance qualifications for minority students. He urged university president Hitch to back a plan to enroll more students from poor families with regents approval required.
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Los Angeles
Mervyn Dymally
University of California
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Compton
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Falamount
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RCA Victor
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