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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1968

Page

6

Senate OKs Tough State Smog Law

Sacramento notes the Senate endorsed a stringent anti smog bill 32 to 0 returning it to the Assembly with unchanged provisions starting 1970 models. The measure allows a one year variance for manufacturers and requires up to 25 percent low emission vehicles in state fleets. Riverside item reports George Williams resigns from California delegation to the Democratic National Convention.

Senate Ronald Reagan State Highway Patrol General Motors Corp Riverside George Williams NAACP California

Committee Refuses Ok of Riot Bill

Sacramento Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee refused approval of a Senate-passed bill that would make inciting a riot a felony with one to three years in prison and a fine up to five thousand dollars. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Lawrence E. Walsh, was held on a voice vote amid constitutional concerns from Assemblyman John T. Knox.

Sacramento Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee Lawrence E. Walsh Huntington Park Assembly John T. Knox Richmond Walsh

California Assembly approves cashless car buying bill

The Assembly passed a bill 41 against 23 to let buyers obtain cars without cash or a trade-in for a down payment. Assemblyman John Vasconcellos will seek reconsideration before Senate review. Opponents warned it could push buyers into deep debt risking homes and furnishings.

Sacramento Assembly

New Health Director Confirmed For California

In Sacramento the Senate confirmed Dr. Louis F. Saylor as Reagan’s public health director by a 27 to 0 vote. Saylor, a former Army medical officer, had been chief of the state health department’s research division for eight years. He succeeds Les ter Breslow, dismissed after philosophical differences with the governor. Separately, the Assembly Education Committee shelved a bill to involve the Education Department in sex education planning.

Sacramento UPI Army Ronald Reagan Horse Cavalry Reagan Senate Louis F. Saylor Division of State Department of Public Health Saylor Lester Breslow

Elderly Homeowners Win 1 Lose in Capitol

In Sacramento the Assembly failed to override Gov. Reagan's veto of a bill aiding elderly welfare recipients. It then voted 42-30 to broaden property tax relief for older homeowners while the override tally was 44-29, short of the two thirds.

Sacramento The Assembly Ronald Reagan Reagan John P. Quimby Diario Quimby William Ketchum Paso Robles Frank Murphy Jr Santa Cruz Ernest Mobley Sanger John Dunlap D-North Napa Dunlap

Senate Rejects College Trustee Ratification Bill

SACRAMENTO The Senate rejected the Assembly's bid to require ratification of governor appointees for state college trustees. By a 4-25 vote the upper house declined to change the bill to need majority approval from both houses, leaving trustees unratified under current practice.

Sacramento Senate Assembly

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