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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1970
Page
4
Chief Deputy Atty Gen Charles O'Brien demanded Thursday release of a top secret report on oil slick damage from last year's Santa Barbara spill. The University of California study for the U S Department of Interior cites contract terms claiming it cannot disclose results.
Dr O Clifton Taylor acting director of the state wide air pollution center at UC Riverside says smog has cost California agriculture about 44 million based on 1969 field observations. He notes sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride as damaging pollutants and calls for development of smog resistant plants.
Washington and California failed to resolve a $600 million annual dispute over federal AFDC payments. HEW threatened a hearing to withhold funds unless California boosts welfare benefits, a move that would raise property taxes. The meeting between Rob ert Martin and John Twiname yielded only minor progress, with no substantive agreement.
Governor Ronald Reagan signed a bill prohibiting possession of firearms on University of California campuses and state colleges. The measure, authored by Assemblyman Frank Murphy Jr. of Santa Cruz, narrowed prior rules by excluding loaded weapons and clarifying unloaded weapons. Police officers remain exempt from the ban.
Congressional opponents of the Peripheral Canal urged Interior Secretary Walter Hickel to reexamine the California Water Plan. Four Northern California congressmen circulated a letter to colleagues seeking support from Reagan and Hickel for another look at the canal.
The Indian Claims Commission ruled that Turtle Mountain Little Shell and Perabina Bands of Chippewa Indians hold title to about seven million acres in north central North Dakota based on exclusive use and occupancy. The decision, announced Thursday, aligns with a U.S. Geological Survey study on land ownership and regional water plans.
A brush fire near Chino burned about 100 acres Thursday after a chemical ignition during an outdoor Aerojet General Corp test. Lemuel McDonald, 53, of Pomona suffered burns to the mouth and forehead and is hospitalized in satisfactory condition. his asbestos reportedly saved his life.
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