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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1969
Page
7
Governor outlines plan to curb welfare costs with new rules on spouse based payments and liquid asset limits, envisions a single Medi Cal eligibility standard, and proposes penalties for fraud. He urges collaboration with private sector to expand employment and insists on efficient, equitable administration amid mixed legislative response.
The Senate voted 30 to 3 to end the California constitutional requirement that public elementary schools use the same basic textbooks. Sponsored by Sen. Albert S. Rodda the measure moves to the Assembly with support from Republicans and Democrats. Dr. Max Rafferty praised the move calling the current system a straightjacket.
A Sacramento fact finding panel heard that Reagan proposed sales taxes on containers and magazines could raise food costs and require newspaper taxation to meet revenue estimates. Officials argued a use tax on unsold items and broader shifts would offset property tax cuts. Further testimony and votes were planned.
The California Assembly passed 67 to 0 a bill tightening water pollution rules. It fines violators up to 6000 dollars daily and modernizes the Water Quality Control Act. The measure would empower the attorney general to prosecute.
A Los Angeles County narcotics official said Mexican authorities may curb illegal heroin trafficking into the United States if tourist traffic is restricted. Dr. William Quinn, chairman of the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Commission, argues tourism funds Mexico and could pressure officials to tighten border controls, including passport requirements, to curb drugs.
In Sacramento a bill require s law enforcement officers to be trained in tear gas use and limits the types allowed. The measure passes 67 to 1 in the Assembly and sets a training course under POST for officers to qualify before using gas. It also tasks the Public Health Department with safety tests on new tear gas brands and reviews by the Bureau of Criminal Identification before DOJ decisions.
Sen. Alan Cranston says Democrats doubt Nixon Administration promises that all enrollees in closed Job Corps centers will receive training elsewhere. He reports to the Senate a resolution urging delay of 59 center closings until Congress studies the plan. The measure, nonbinding, is expected for debate next week with party line committee support.
Southern California was jolted by two minor earthquakes on Monday after last week’s larger shake. A 2.8 event near downtown Los Angeles caused no damage, while a 4.5 quake in Cajon Pass could have damaged a populated area. The previous week’s 5.8 to 6.0 quake centered between the Salton Sea and Borrego Springs rattled much of the region.
Governor Reagan asks the Legislature to make California’s alcohol rehabilitation program permanent, removing the current termination date. Senators Milton Marks and George Deukmejian coauthor the bill, which will be heard by the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, as the Long Beach Health Department runs a state-supported program at 2655 Pine Ave.
In Wheatland Wyoming a 6-year-old boy named Wayne Deveny died after entering an automatic clothes dryer and turning it on. Platte County Coroner Ted Schrader confirmed the death was almost instant.
Dolores Huerta, vice president of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, forecasts a broader table grape boycott this summer as harvest nears in mid May. She expects at least 90 cities to see intensified demonstrations, with International Grape Boycott Day on Saturday. She sees violence concerns mainly among middle class supporters, not farm workers.
The Senate rejected a bid to give citizenship voting rights to about 500,000 Mexican Americans who are citizens but Spanish speakers. The 23-17 vote fell short of the two thirds needed, prompting Sen. Alan Short to call it a debt repaid on Cinco de Mayo.
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