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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1969
Page
10
Sacramento debates whether the freeway miracle or monster should shape California's future. Prominent voices from conservationists to business groups warn of parkland loss and urban sprawl, while planners push for transit options and a statewide transportation policy.
Joseph Reagin president of the International Society of Girl Watchers offers to testify before the Legislature on watching women after a ban on miniskirts. He mocks Assemblymen Chappie and Burton and describes professional techniques used by his 15,000-member group.
Allen Grant, UC regent and leader of the California Farm Bureau Federation, argued that public employee teacher strikes amount to resignation and condemned the AFT picketing at San Francisco State College. He accused grape boycott organizers of forcing workers to join a union, noted misuse of Office of Economic Opportunity funds, and urged removing campus demonstrators as the California Regents prepare to assess the Berkeley situation amid student unrest and campus governance questions.
Huey P Newton's lawyers ask the California Supreme Court to grant a writ of habeas corpus and set reasonable bail while they appeal his voluntary manslaughter conviction for the Oakland policeman slaying. Newton, jailed at Los Padres State Prison, was denied bail during appeals by Alameda County Judge Monroe Friedman. The filing argues bias against Newton based on race and his role in the Black Panther Party.
Andrew Lolli, director of the state general services department, said an investor proposed purchasing all nine UC campuses and the 19 State College campuses and leasing them back to the state. He noted the funding was unclear and the deal would be exploratory and potentially worth hundreds of millions or billions, with no firm figures.
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