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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1969
Page
3
Sacramento UPI report cites municipal court judge Arthur E. Kissenger proposing lawmakers study legalizing prostitution to curb related crimes. He argues street walkers collaborate with robbers and thieves, while on call workers could avoid street crime and balance family life amid downtown cleanup efforts.
Gov. Ronald Reagan urged Mexican Americans to back his higher education tuition plan at the Nuevas Vistas Conference. He said the program would open the doors to many disadvantaged students by reserving up to 50 percent of tuition revenues for scholarships and loans. Reagan argued tax reform would raise state school funding from 1.3 to 3 billion dollars and cut residential property taxes by over 50 percent in some districts.
President Reagan approved a $19 million antipoverty grant after the program's director resigned in protest. The Sacramento program funds Head Start classes and summer jobs for minority children, a move that sparked a noisy Capitol demonstration by about 300 people, including militant Black Panthers.
California Supreme Court granted a stay for Arguello Ed ael Tours. Arguello, 59, convicted of the 1961 hammer slaying of an 82-year-old San Diego Swarman, avoiding a gas chamber for a second time while the court reviewed his penalty trial and 1984 ruling.
In Sacramento California Lt. Gov. Reinecke received a CHP badge and a new dollar bill from former president Nixon aide Robert Finch. Senator Hugh Burns quipped about the gesture. A separate report notes Reagan extending a grant decision deadline amid discussions with Edwin Meese II on program conduct and leadership issues at Concilio Inc and related foundations.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Charles A. O'Brien told the California Peace Officers Conference that law enforcement cannot fix the nation's domestic problems. He warned politicians would fund more police if they let rioting students and militant minorities go unchecked and urged college and high school administrators to act rather than rely on police.
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