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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1969
Page
3
A bill to set Dr Martin Luther King Jr birthday January 14 as Black American Day in California public schools won approval in the Assembly Education Committee and moved to the floor. The item appears amid a page with a Classified Ads section noting Homes for Sale.
Sacramento report says the Senate approved penalties for newsmen who publish or broadcast incorrect stories that could incite violence. Senator John L. Harmer, Republican of Glendale, cited reports of TV newsmen encouraging staged demonstrations for camera gain.
In Sacramento the private California Taxpayers Association warned the Legislature it may be falling into a trap in tax reform efforts. Cal Tax executive vice president Robert C. Brown urged targeting county and local budgets rather than relying on state relief, noting property taxes keep rising despite past reforms. Brown cited Omnibus School Aid Act gains and questioned if voters’ Prop IA refunds or exemptions will meaningfully lower tax bills, as property taxes near $4.69 billion and are projected to exceed $5 billion next year with local shares remaining largely unchanged.
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