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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
4
Sen John A Nejedly proposed a bill to outlaw hitchhiking except at approved roadside areas to curb rapes robberies and muggings. The measure targets widespread hitchhiking while allowing emergency hitchhiking and requests for aid with exemptions for common carriers and remaining emergency needs.
Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti pressed a substantial increase in unemployment benefits, suggesting weekly payments could rise from 65 to as much as 105 dollars. He noted skilled aerospace workers join the long-term unemployed, while Ed Meese III signaled hesitance on boosting benefits. Moretti backed broader social-insurance reforms, with Fenton proposing an approximate 100 to 105 dollar ceiling for UI. The plan faces financing by employers, and current UI lasts 38 weeks with rates tied to prior earnings.
Sacramento reports that Governor Morelli reassigned 27 committee chairs. Republicans Bagley Beverly and Hayes named chairs of Welfare Criminal Procedure and Public Employment respectively. Democrat John Foran declined Public Employment chair. Deddeh takes Transportation chair. Gonsalves to Revenue and Taxation. Capitol news conference canceled due to Reagan attendance.
The California Medical Association filed in Superior Court to force Governor Reagan to rescind proposed Medi-Cal cutbacks. CMA warns restrictions threaten aged and poor recipients while Reagan cites a $140 million deficit as director Earl W. Brian enacts emergency rules to balance the budget. CMA calls those rules illegal.
Local classifieds spotlight dream houses in today’s listings. Real estate sections highlight opportunities, pricing, and locations for buyers seeking new homes. Readers are urged to review property details, availability, and contact information for showings.
SACRAMENTO UPI Gov Ronald Reagan’s plan to put welfare recipients to work can be implemented without new laws an administration official said Wednesday It can be done now said Hal Stewart assistant director of the State Department of Human Resources Development He said the action could be taken under the 196? legislation authored by former Democratic Assemblyman Jess Unruh which set up the department in its present form Reagan in his state of the state message Tuesday proposed a public work force of able bodied welfare recipients Stewart also denied the claim of a Republican Assemblyman that Reagan stole a program he authored in 168 The bill by Assemblyman Eugene Chappie R Covina and signed into law by Reagan declared that for the purpose of finding permanent jobs for persons qualifying for incentive programs it is the duty of governmental bodies to provide work opportunities White the Chappie bill emphasizes job training Reagan wants to put recipients to work immediately Stewart said Were trying to identify immediately employable recipients and put them to work right of the governor's message
Reagan last week urged state agencies to identify jobs now unfulfilled or likely never done because of lack of funds and manpower. He said the effort would cover local, county, and state projects potentially affected by welfare reforms.
A fragment notes government figures for tar in cigarettes and promotes Carlton as the lowest tar option. It claims Carlton tests at 3.6 mg tar, supposedly lower than 99.9 percent of brands, and offers to mail copies of the tar figures to readers who send their name and address to American Tobacco Company in New York.
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