Reagan asks UC to cancel antidraft rally at Berkeley
Governor Reagan urged UC officials to cancel a planned antidraft ceremony on Sproul Hall steps at Berkeley calling it obscene and against regents policy. He sent a Dear Ted letter to regents chair Theodore Meyer while noting Campus Draft Opposition faced court action and faculty participation was announced.
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Reagan
University of California
Berkeley
UC Regents
Repulican
Theodore R. Meyer
Regents
Meyer
Charles J. Hitch
Roger W. Heyns
Sproul Hall
Heyns
Roger Heyns
Campus Draft Opposition
Santa Barbara
Ted
Regan
UC Student Fee Rise Funds Aid for Needy Students
UC President Charles J. Hitch announced a one million dollar increase in student fees to support Education Opportunity Programs across campuses. The regents authorized an $81 raise for the next academic year, with most new revenue earmarked for offset grants and aid for financially underprivileged students.
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Regents
Tear Gas Use to Halt Riots in California
California Assembly approves a bill authorizing tear gas for riot control by the State Police and prison guards. Key testimony revealed Corrections Department had used gas without authorization amid prison disturbances. Leaders noted surgeon general concerns, but proponents argued no injury reports.
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Sacramento
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Assembly
W. Craig Biddle
Riverside
Corrections Department
John L. Burton
San Francisco
U.S
Charles Conrad
Sherman Oaks
Assembly Anti-Red Bill Killed in Sacramento
The Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee rejected a bill that would label as a misdemeanor any person on a campus assembly who advocates communism and could incite unlawful action. Sen. James E. Whetmore backed the measure with Ameri can Legion support, but critics called it vague and hard to prove, while professors warned it would harass speech.
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Sacramento
Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee
John J. Miller
D-Berkeley
Liberalized School Bill Clears Senate For Reagan Desk
In a 31-1 vote, the Senate sent to Gov. Ronald Reagan a measure letting school districts tailor courses to match rapid knowledge growth. It reduces elementary course requirements from 26 and high school from 23, with a compromise on physical education totaling 400 minutes in high schools and 200 minutes in elementary schools every two weeks. The Assembly later approved a resolution praising Johnson's NACCD for its urban-disorder report.
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UPS
Senate
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
George Miller Jr
Martinez
Miller
Jesse M. Unruh
Dinglewood
Johnson
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Hayes calls smog bill a hoax after appeals board added
In Sacramento Assemblyman James A. Hayes attacked AB 357 as a hoax after the Foran measure restored an appeals board to hear car maker challenges to California emission standards. The panel would have subpoena power and sworn testimony with two engineers and one attorney, chosen by the governor.
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Sacramento
James A. Hayes
Long Beach
Assembly Transportation and Commerce Committee
John Francis Foran
San Francisco
California
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Foran
Full Assembly
Hayes
Appeals Board
Lake Tahoe Bill Compromise Sought by California Nevada Pact
Assemblyman Edwin L. Zberg announced a compromise to create a bistate Lake Tahoe compact agency with Nevada to curb pollution and development. He would amend his measure to keep the California Tahoe Regional Agency as a standby if the pact fails, prompting Republican Gene Chappie to accuse an about face.
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Lake Tahoe
Nevada
Edwin L. Z’berg
California Tahoe
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