Senate backs 155 million property tax relief measure
SACRAMENTO The Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee endorsed a 155 million property tax relief bill after deleting several Assembly amendments. Senate Finance Committee awaits. Sen. Miller opposes the measure, arguing sales tax relief is preferable. If not approved by June 15, the sales tax would drop half a cent.
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California
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
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Veneman
Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee
Finance Committee
Solons Demand U S Halt Sea Vessel Seizures
The California legislature passed a resolution urging the United States to stop seizures of tuna fishing vessels by Ecuador and Peru. The Senate approved 23 to 0, citing 57 clippers seized in seven years, most recently the Paramount on March 20.
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Peru
United States
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San Pedro
E. Richard Barnes
San Diego
Paramount
Reagan denounces New York grape boycott threats
California Governor Ronald Reagan condemned as irresponsible tactics a threatened boycott of California table grapes by New York City supermarkets. He urged state agencies to gather facts and stop the action allegedly planned by AFL-CIO, while warning of severe economic impact and job losses in agriculture.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
New York City
Afl-Cio
Reagan
California Grape and Tree Fruit League
Supervisors Win Pay Increase in Orange County
Governor Reagan signs a law raising Orange County board members salaries from 13 200 to 15 000 per year effective when a new term starts. The bill was introduced by Senator James E Whetmore of Fullerton.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Orange County
James E. Whetmore
Fullerton
Reagan to Attend GOP Governors Conference in Tulsa
Governor Ronald Reagan will attend the Republican governors conference in Tulsa Oklahoma on June 14 and 15. He will also speak at an Indiana Republican fundraiser in Indianapolis Thursday night and hold a Father of the Year award ceremony at the Capitol office Monday.
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Reagan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Capitol
California Traffic Deaths Rise In First Five Months Of 1968
The Highway Patrol reported 62 more deaths in January through May 1968 than the same period in 1967. Total fatalities reached 1,838 by May, up from 1,776. May alone saw 441 deaths, up from 361 in the previous May.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Highway Patrol
Ballots Still Counting as 12 Computers Used in County
The county runs jet-age tallying with 12 computers and helicopters to speed results. Three days after the election, some precincts remain uncounted and write-in totals hinge on completing candidate tallies. Deukmejian seeks both Republican and Democratic write-ins in the 37th Senate District.
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Woodrow Smith
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George Deukmejian
Deukmejian
Unruh Attacks Woodwork Politicians On Kennedy Death
Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh denounced politicians who rushed to comment after the Kennedy death. Leading a delegation to Kennedy’s funeral, he noted too many statements and too many politicians “come[d] out of the woodwork.” Unruh traveled commercially from Los Angeles with his wife and several assemblymen.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Inglewood
Kennedy
Good Samaritan
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Los Angeles International
Virginia
Leon Ralph
Kennedy Death Triggers Widespread Cancellations and Vigils
Following the slaying of Senator Robert Kennedy, churches prepare services and mass for Kennedy while a nationwide moratorium on campaigning leads to the postponement or cancellation of major events. Memorials and processions are planned in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Wilmington alongside delays of theater openings, boat races, and political broadcasts.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Long Beach
Huntington Beach Playhouse
Jewish Community Center Players
Housing Dept approves extra loan for New Hope Home
The Housing and Urban Development Department increases its loan to New Hope Home of Long Beach by $115,800 for a 140 unit senior citizens apartment building at 1150 New York Ave. The group had been loaned $1.6 million eleven months earlier.
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Housing and Urban Development Department
New Hope Home
Long Beach
New York Ave
RFK Memorial Service Honors Guard From Local Forces
Military personnel from Long Beach and San Pedro joined the Kennedy memorial at County Hall of Administration. Six sailors from in port destroyers formed the honor guard under Rear Adm. Thomas Rudden Jr. Ft. MacArthur provided an Army firing squad and a Marine played taps. Supervisor Kenneth Hahn delivered the eulogy.
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County Hall of Administration
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Thomas J. Rudden Jr
Pacific
Ft. MacArthur
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