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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1968

Page

7

Cullen Presides Over Turbulent California Assembly Session

Long Beach Assemblyman Mike Cullen presided for a moment and then for nearly two and a half hours during a volatile session over a bid by W Craig Biddie to set blood alcohol presumption at .10. Cullen ruled against Speaker Jesse Unruh on key points as the roll call went on and the chamber debated amid heated protests from both parties.

Sacramento Long Beach Mike Cullen Cullen Assembly Jesse M. Unruh Patrick D. McGee W. Craig Biddie Riverside Biddle Don Mulford R Oakland Biddie Unruh James Driscoll Driscol

Governor's Age Measure Killed by Senate Panel

Sacramento API A measure to raise the minimum gubernatorial candidate age from 21 to 30 was killed by the Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee. Sen Clark L Bradley R San Jose said 30 matches the U S Senate requirement and that qualifications for president and governor are similar. California requires only that a candidate be a qualified voter.

Sacramento API Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee Sen Clark L. Bradley San Jose United States U.S California

Distinctive neck wear in Sunny Pastel Shirts

An advertisement highlights half sleeve Permanent Press Dacron polyester tricot shirts in sunny pastels. The piece markets lustre-rich fabrics and a price of five dollars for distinctive neck wear.

Dacron United States Bond's

Reagan Welfare Cut Passes Senate Without Dissent

In Sacramento the Senate approved a welfare reform bill 27 to 0, sending to the Assembly a plan by Sen. Robert J. Stevens to trim costs by about 3.6 million dollars yearly. The measure would end welfare payments for totally disabled adults 18 or older who have financially well off parents, requiring family contributions based on income and size. Stevens projected state savings near 3 million and county savings around 500 thousand.

Assembly Robert J. Stevens Los Angeles Stevens

Rumford Open Housing Act repeal stalls in Senate

In Sacramento UPI Sen John G Schmitz of Rustin fails to move his repeal of the Rumford Open Housing Act after a revised bill trims the FEPC from seven to five members. The NAACP urged killing it. Burns admonished Schmitz no votes were available.

Sacramento UPI Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee Fair Employment Practices Commission FEPC NAACP Schmitz Senate Polcy Committee Senate Hugh M. Burns Dfresno

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