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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
2
State College trustees approve a major revision of the state code governing campus auxiliary organizations including student bodies and social or professional groups. The move followed protests by student leaders and comes with fiscal officers to review operations while trustees defend aims as accountability not control.
Gov. Ronald Reagan suggested political views should be a consideration in recruiting faculty at the University of California and state colleges. He acknowledged concerns about one sided ideological viewpoints among faculties and then tempered his stance, saying no one wants political beliefs used as a hiring criterion. He urged exposing students to all viewpoints while noting no solution yet found to balance faculty views.
W. Odie Wright, superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District, was named to the newly created State Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Wright is one of 18 appointees to advise on development and administration of vocational programs and services. Manuel Correa, president of the Compton Union High School board, was also named. The article notes debates over balancing political views among faculty and cites a governor's remark on exposing students to all viewpoints amid existing anti-discrimination laws in hiring.
Paul Garcia of San Pedro surrendered to Harbor Division police claiming he was the driver in a fatal hit and run that killed 66 year old transient Joe Martinez on Palos Verdes Street in San Pedro. Garcia, 22, was jailed on suspicion of felony manslaughter after the incident occurred during a police chase.
A 207 foot Soviet research ship named Professor Deryugin sails off California with U.S. approval to map hake by depth probes. Passengers include Dr. Paul Smith of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Vladivostok homeported vessel carries 84 crew and 10 women and plans to sweep from Baja California to Seattle with cooperation from U.S. officials.
Veget able Oil Product Co Inc of Wilmington received a 20 week extension to fix pollution in Los Angeles harbor. The plant with 200 workers at 401 Canal Ave risked court action and possible shutdown if compliance was not achieved by the new deadline April 2. The extension was granted by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board at its regular meeting in the State Building.
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