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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
2
Sacramento Governor Brown unveils a four part program to treat the criminally insane. He argues an enlightened society seeks protection for the public and rehabilitation for the mentally afflicted in a special legislative message.
The governor discusses changes to insanity pleas including two tests to determine mental state and urges a single, thorough trial with careful presentation of evidence. He emphasizes the need for speedy trials and a verdict based on all available facts from the mental health system experience.
In Sacramento Senator Luther E Gibson pushes a third popular vote on veterans tax exemptions. He proposes two constitutional amendments for the 1964 ballot, one linking exemption to California entered service or 1961 residents, the other raising the widow cap from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars. Proposals sit in Prop 1.90. Prop 3 would extend exemptions for disabled voters but failed in 1962. Brown calls for separate submissions and a better legal test. Naghten rule debate continues. He urges district attorney notification before trials if mental condition testimony is offered. seeks clearer trial procedures.
Officials urge expanding the Short-Poyle Act to expand community centered care for the mentally ill and retarded. A conference notes 32 000 elderly patients could return to the community and California leads in state planning for mental health services. Dr Leonard Mayo chairs the national panel on mental retardation and cites a yearly 126 000 births regarded as mentally at risk.
Gov Brown backs allocating nine million dollars yearly to the water fund while diverting remaining tidelands revenues to the general fund. Critics say Southern California risks losing guaranteed water delivery south of Tehachapi and urge halves of funds for seawater conversion development in the region.
The United States faces further declines in gold reserves and a continuing drain on its balance of payments this year. Analysts warn that farm incomes and overall economic stability may be affected as external balances tighten and policy responses are debated.
Detectives seized large quantities of dangerous drugs, electronic equipment, cameras, and auto parts from a Long Beach led investigation with arrests in Van Nuys. A handgun mounted on a 45 caliber frame was found loaded with hollow point shells. Coleman was arrested as Long Beach detectives led the first arrests here.
Burns supports a FAAS appointment amid a partisan dispute in the legislature. Opponents led by Rafferty urge the department to oppose a bill changing elementary adoption methods. Rafferty asks the attorney general to state the governor’s order must be followed, a decision likely to displease both sides. Braden’s appointment faces the Senate Rules Committee chaired by Burns on March.
Disjointed report describes a warehouse fire where workers believed the blaze was controlled before an explosion blew out warehouse windows and knocked a worker off a ladder. Five firemen were injured in the incident, with earlier accounts noting additional casualties.
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