Auditor Tells Cash Spent by Lobbyists
Sacramento reporting on the six month 1955 session disclosures shows lobbyist expenditures with five names each over 10000 dollars Gordon H Garden representing Westlands Water District Donald W Cleary City and County of San Francisco Albert J Shults oil interests Jefferson Pevser wineries and other interests Vincent D Kennedy California Retailers Council top the list with amounts ranging from 11000 to 14620 dollars. Additional major spenders include Lynn G Peterson Pabst Brewing Monroe Butler Superior Oil Eugene P Canser California Real Estate Assn Leland B Groezinger Southern California Businessmen s Assn Arlen Le Fevre Foster and Kleiser Walter Little California railroads Harold C Morton Su vrier Oil and others George McLain California Institute of Social Welfare Gerald O Gars Golden Gate Bridge Directors J Haggerty California State Federation of Lakes AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
A. Alan Post
Gordon H. Garland
Westlands Water District
Fresno
Donald Wcleary
San Francisco
Albert Jshults
Jefferson Pevser
California Wineries
Vincent D. Kennedy
Alltommia
Counc
California
Post
Ith Post
Lynn G. Peterson
Pabst Brewing Co
Monroe Butler
Superior Oil Co
Eugene P. Canser
California Real Estate Asan
Leland B
Harold C. Morton
Suevier Oil and Others
Orge McLain
California Institute of Social Welfare
Gerald O'Gars
Golden Gate Bridge
California State’ Federation of Laker
AFL
Liquor Sales Set Record In June Across California
California state figures show June liquor sales hit a record as excise tax collections reached 52,263,336 dollars, up 36.9 percent from last year with retailers buying 2,353,000 gallons ahead of a July 1 tax hike. Beer volumes rose to 17,877,218 gallons, sparkling wine up 47 percent, and hard liquor sales up modestly. Exports more than quadrupled to 31.6 million gallons while imports dropped about 50 percent to 18.5 million gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
State Board of Equalization
California
Spared Engine Wheezes to Place of Honor in Park
A vintage Union Pacific locomotive is moved through Cheyenne streets toward the city park. Officials plan to place it on display after discovery it could be saved from scrap. Engineers expect a week to relocate it, with four track sections laid in sequence to inch it along.
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Place of
Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Two Los Angeles Residents Arraigned for Marijuana Smuggling
SAN DIEGO two Los Angeles residents J C Dainey 93 and Luressie Johnson 19 were arraigned before commissioner Betty Marshall Graydon on charges of smuggling 16 2 pounds of marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Each held in county jail on 25000 bail. Preliminary examination set for Sept 22 if indictment not returned. The marijuana would be worth 1500 in the illegal Los Angeles market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Los Angeles
Betty Marshall Graydon
U- 3
United States
Mexico
J. C. Dainey
Luressie Johnson
Graydon
Los Angees
State Unit to Get Look at Park Plan
Sacramento up to date State Parks Commission to review a new program for park and beach development. Governor Knight vetoed an 18 million dollar plan and asks for priorities and land buying funds. Delegations will present on Butano Forest, Folsom Nimbus, and Los Angeles County beach issues as the commission considers matching funds and emergency purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
State Parks Commission
Goodwin Knight
Newton B. Drury
State Division of Beaches ‘and Parks
Knight
Drury
Beach
Spark
San Mateo County
Los Angeles County Beach
Eureka
Atty
Edmund G. Brown
Tokyo U
Peiping
Tokyo
Butano
Folsom and
Nimbus Lake
Commission
Folsom
Nimbus
Folsom-Nimbus
Ioculy
Los Angeles Beach
Los Angeles County
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Stuart H. Ingersoll
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Far East
A. M. Pride
Walker
Reed
Walker's
Pine
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