This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
3
Assemblyman Kenneth Cory proposes a bill requiring public officials and their families to disclose investments of 10 000 or more. He argues voters deserve to know outside income and holdings, while excluding local school and special district board members.
A Democratic driven plan to shift taxes would cut property taxes on homes under 16 000 and fund homeowner relief with higher income and sales taxes. The measure faces a two thirds floor vote and requires spending controls to prevent future tax hikes by local governments.
The California Welfare Rights Organization filed suit in Sacramento to block Reagan administration changes that would remove 27,500 families from Aid to Families with Dependent Children on June 1. HEW officials warned of possible loss of federal funds while a separate rule would raise checks for 260,000 AFDC families to preserve funds through summer.
NASA begins phase two of high altitude infrared photography to aid the Agriculture Department in stopping the spread of corn blight. Infrared images of the corn belt will be analyzed for soil conditions before emergence, with 20 test areas across eight states monitored from two-week to two-week intervals. Last year blight plus drought cut U.S. corn output by about 15 percent.
Sacramento bill would exempt fire trucks and ambulances with sirens from paying bridge tolls in emergencies. Assemblyman Carlos Bee said responders rarely halt in real emergencies as the bill passed the Assembly 70 to 0.
Government scientists at Taft airfield launched a 50 yard balloon to 100000 feet as a stand in for a larger balloon kept grounded by high altitude winds. The test, conducted by the Department of Transportation, aims to verify equipment for future communications satellites and is the first in a series planned for the month with a bigger balloon planned for Wednesday.
A Superior Court judge ordered California to restore full Medi Cal payments to Blue Shield which handles Medi Cal claims. Judge William A White granted a temporary injunction against the Department of Health Care Services which runs the $1 billion program for the poor. The state had cut payments by 65000 weekly since May 10 to cover a claimed 460335 overcharge, and Blue Shield threatened to stop processing claims.
Judge White urged ongoing negotiations as California argues Blue Shield overcharged during the first 22 months of Medi-Cal. The state currently pays Blue Shield about 380000 dollars weekly amid the dispute.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.