New Welfare Chief Hopes to Cut Rolls
SACRAMENTO Newton R. Holcomb sworn in as California social welfare director. He pledges to reduce aid rolls by training people for jobs, predicting far fewer cases with rehabilitation. Governor Brown appointed Holcomb after Wedemeyer resigned amid disputes over welfare programs and contracts with welfare rights groups.
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Sacramento
Newton R. Holcomb
California
Gov. Brown
Holcomb
Santa Clara County
John F. Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
California County Supervisors Association
Brown Administration Backs Expanded Disability Insurance
Los Angeles reports Gov. Edmund G. Brown backs restoring higher disability insurance benefits denied since 1965. Albert Tieburg, state Employment Director, says Brown favors escalating benefits and increased coverage, while opposition cites added costs and paperwork. Maurice McCafrey notes no decision on funding yet. current plan taxes 1.5 percent of the first 7,400 dollars of income.
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Edmund G. Brown
Albert B. Tieburg
State Department of Employment
Tieburg
Maurice McCaffrey
Department of Employment
Governor's Office
Welfare officials discuss job training and rehabilitation efforts
Holcomb and state officials including Paul Ward and Albert Tieburg outline plans with the supervisors' association. They stress rehabilitation and training as key welfare department emphases while noting a large share of welfare recipients are aged or disabled. The longshoremen's union is mentioned in connection with potential job training integration.
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Holcomb
Paul Ward
Albert B. Tieburg
Warren Thompson
of Ward
Supervisors' Association
San Francisco
UPI
California
Parsonson
Edmund G. Brown
Police Break Up Monrovia Teen Crowd Fight
Police officers from two cities plus sheriff's deputies dispersed about 100 rock throwing youths outside a Monrovia teen canteen. No injuries. several patrol cars dented. one man, 18 year old Phillip William Lindsey of Monrovia, arrested for failing to disperse. The crowd scattered after officers and deputies arrived, with assist from Arcadia and Temple City units.
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Monrovia
Cns
Phillip William Lindsey
Ward
Grams
Arcadia
Temple City
Yorty urges Kennedy to back Johnson now
Los Angeles mayor Samuel Yorty criticized Senator Robert F. Kennedy for delaying support for President Johnson. He urged Kennedy to back Johnson immediately instead of waiting for the 1968 election, asserting Kennedy has shown little inclination to aid the President.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Johnson
Yorty
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Bobby
Medal of Honor Society marks 105th anniversary in Los Angeles
Welfare fraud cases reduced by about 91 percent as of Thursday with 52 pending. District Attorney Evelle Younger urged a dozen more investigators to handle the backlog, noting prior staff shortages. The Medal of Honor Society’s 105th anniversary will be observed October 13 to 16 in Los Angeles with a banquet planned at the Beverly Hilton. Cmdr. Donald A. Gary announced the headquarters move to the Ambassador Hotel.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
County Board of Superhighest
Vention
Ambassador Hotel
Beverly Hilton
Cmdr
Garyl
City approves subdivision directional sign permits
Los Angeles officials pass an ordinance requiring developers to secure property owner permission to place subdivision directional signs. A building and safety permit is required with a $100 fee for the first sign and $10 for each additional sign. Signs must be removed within one year or fees are forfeited.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Building and Safety Department
Anti-Brown Parley Draws Liberal Leaders in California
A planned statewide liberal conference is set for Sept 30 to Oct 2 at East Los Angeles College to discuss alternatives to Brown and Reagan and future political action. Northern CLR chair Malcolm Burnestein expects about 2300 attendees with figures like Edward Keating and George Leppert among those attending.
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San Francisco
UPS
Gay
Edmund G. Brown
Democratic Party
Malcolm Burnesteie
Californians For Liberal Representation
East Los Angeles College
Sae
CLR
Joseph Close
California
Neil
Philip Drath
Two Guilty in Attacks on Four Women
Two Los Angeles men were found guilty by a six man six woman Superior Court jury of kidnapping rapes of four women in Los Angeles. The jury convicted Gene Daniels and Archie Simmons after two days of deliberation. Simmons faces up to three possible death sentences and Daniels up to two. the penalty phase was set to begin before Superior Judge John Stuart Frazier.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Gene Daniels
Archie Simmons
Simmons
Daniels
John Stuart Frazier
Bus Lines Seek Gas Tax Relief in California Legislation
California publicly owned transit firms push a $2 million gas tax exemption to cut costs for lines like Long Beach, which uses 850 000 gallons of fuel yearly. A relief would reduce operating expenses, potentially substituting for local tax levies and aiding state aid precedents already set for transit systems.
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Sacramento
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
California
Long Beach
California Association of Publicly Owned Transit Systems
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Long Beach Tidelands
California Toll Bridge Authority
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Long Beach Transit
British Firm Buys Douglas DC8 Jetliner
A British firm announced the acquisition of a Long Beach built Douglas DC8 jetliner, a four engine cargo model with a 251 passenger capacity option, able to fly about 3450 miles. The sale price was not disclosed.
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Lloyd International
Ambulance Service Review Finds General Adequacy in LA County
Hollinger told the Board of Supervisors that ambulance firms in Los Angeles County provide an acceptable level of service though improvements are desired. In 1964 to 1966 ambulances carried 87,647 patients with 22 complaints, nine of which involved drunkenness or delay, and one misdispatch. Six delays, one overcharge, one wrong hospital.
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Los Angeles County
Lindon
Hollinger
Board of Supervisors
Dld
Department of Charities
San Diego Opens Aquanaut Base at Ballast Point
The Navy activates a permanent home port and training facility for aquanauts at Ballast Point in San Diego. Capt. Walter J. Mazzone of San Jose will head the Deep Submergence Systems Project Technical Office. Sealab II, part of the man in the sea program, is planned to stage late summer 1967 off San Clemente Island.
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UPD
Navy
Walter J. Mazzone
San Jose
Mazzone
San Clemente Island
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