California inaugurates diverse statewide officers in Capitol ceremonies
In Sacramento inaugural ceremonies installed a new statewide slate, led by Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally and Supt. Wilson Riles, both Black, with March Fong Eu the first Chinese American secretary of state. Other officers include Jesse Unruh, Kenneth Cory, and Evelle Younger, highlighting party diversity and anticipated policy directions.
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Brown rounds out cabinet with environmental picks in California
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr names A Thomas Quinn as special assistant for environmental protection and Claire Dedrick as secretary of resources. Richard Maullin becomes chairman of a new Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with a $37 212 salary. Other appointees include Roy Bell Gray Davis Donald Burns Mario Obledo Rose Bird and more, with plans for a merged environmental agency pending approval.
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Riles: public worries most about school discipline
Monterey based UPI report quotes Wilson Riles saying the public favors discipline over reading or busing. He argues self esteem and responsibility must permeate curricula and warns against brief lectures. Riles cites past copybook maxims as fueling violence and notes Peckham ruling on intelligence tests for Black students.
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Senators run up big catering bill in final session days
The Sacramento Union reports $5 401 was spent on catered meals for state senators in the Capitol during the last legislative session’s final nine days in August. Claims to the state controller show $600 per day, with notes noting the meals were catered because the Senate was “locked in” session.
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Nationwide Weather Update From United Press International
Rain and snow blanketed most of the nation with up to six inches expected in parts of the Northwest. Heavy snow hit western mountains while travel advisories applied in southeastern Idaho Utah northern Colorado. Snow fell from northern California to Washington and Oregon with fresh white crunch in the Rockies and light Pacific Northwest dampening.
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Reform panel chief promises Strict Prop. 9 enforcement
SACRAMENTO UPS The chairman of a new political reform commission says California will see strict enforcement of Prop 9 campaign laws. Daniel Lowenstein named chairman. panel to swear in and begin issuing regulations. The act limits lobbyist spending to 10 dollars per month per official and imposes campaign spending and conflict rules, with a budget around 1 million dollars and staff up to 40 to 50. The five member commission includes Jerome Waldie Tony Miller Carol Arth Waters and Richard J. Carpenter.
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