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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1969

Page

3

Additional School Aid Approved by Legislature Debate

The final figure hinges on last fiscal year surplus. lawmakers note the measure favors white suburban districts. Critics say aid ignores urban schools while a six member conference merged Assembly and Senate versions producing a $134 million addition to the $1.8 billion baseline. Long Beach district receipts total $612,535 with $480,180 for elementary and $122,345 for the junior college.

Versey Assembly Senate Long Beach

Ohio lawmakers vote on airline flight tax plan

In Columbus Ohio a bill to tax airline flights awaits Gov Rhodes signature. The plan imposes a four percent excise tax on all commercial flights within the state and portions of interstate flights. It cleared the Senate on Thursday after the House approved Senate changes.

Columbus Ohio UST Ohia James A. Rhodes Senate House

Long Beach Officials Claim Underfunding of School Aid

Long Beach school officials say the state’s 134 million supplemental aid package shortchanges the district by about 400,815 dollars. They cite missing “bonuses” for being a unified district and for grades 1 to 3, while LAUPENBERG and Weil had projected at least 500,000 and up to 1 million plus.

Laufenberg Garden Grove Orange Unified Assemblyman Kenneth Cory Westminster Anaheim Fountain Valley Assembly Democratic Jess Unruh Inglewood Long Beach State Department of Education Sacramento Francis Laufenberg Fied Max Rafferty John Weil Long Beach Wold

Picket Ban at Capitol Approved

The Senate sent to Governor Reagan an Assembly bill to ban any picketing within the Capitol. Assemblyman Don Muller led the measure which passed 21 to 9, meeting the minimum vote for passage. Senate sponsor George Deukmejian argued the bill mirrors a federal law barring picketing in Congress.

Sacramento Senate Ronald Reagan Don Muller Piedmont George Deukmejian Long Beach Congress

Arizona City Tornado Leaves Destruction Across Area

A reported tornado struck Casa Grande and surrounding areas causing 40 percent damage to Casa Grande, with 15 killed. Authorities say power outages lasted three to five hours as hangars, a Thurber yard, a bowling alley, a motel, a drive in theater and many homes were damaged. About 15 people were treated in hospitals while emergency services operated on backup power. Winds gusted to 86 mph near Litchfield and 69 mph in Tucson, with Phoenix seeing a temperature drop below 80 for the first time since July 23.

Arizona Casa Grande Ariz Aiport Rai Phoenix Tucson Litchfield

Reagan OKs Bill to Save S.F. Bay

Governor Ronald Reagan signed a contentious bill giving the Bay Conservation and Development Commission broader powers to regulate filling and development along the 276 mile shoreline. The measure extends authority over a Lot-foot-wide shoreline strip, wetlands, and 50 000 acres of salt ponds.

Sacramento UPI Ronald Reagan San Francisco Bay John Knox Richmond Bay Area The Bay Conservation and Development Commission Commission Jurisdictio

Pan Am Strikes Hit Flights Across Terminals

Pan Am grounds flights as union workers strike blocking reservations and clerical services at all terminals and offices. Supervisors operate the airline as talks with the union continue and a counter proposal is reviewed.

Pan Am France Germany Cape Kennedy Fla Teamsters Union Harvey Katz New York

Frishman describes captivity and release details

Frishman and two other prisoners recounted being hospitalized in Bethesda and a base hospital after their capture. He spoke of a severe arm injury, six months healing, and relief at having survived. U S officials criticized Hanoi for delays and urged full accounting and humane treatment. A peace delegation leader accused U S customs of interference as Hanoi predicted intensified fighting in 1970.

Germany Frishman Wanoi Hanoi Laird North Vietnam Rennard C. Davis U.S Kennedy Airport

Beret Lawyers Win Secret Data Access in Vietnam Case

Pentagon says two lawyers for one of eight U S Army Green Berets charged with murder in Vietnam won clearance to see secret material in the investigation. The lawyers represent Maj Thomas C Middleton Jr and plan to proceed with civilian counsel alongside military defense. Details remain sparse as officials disclose little about the case in Saigon and Washington.

Washington U.S. Army Pentagon Jerry W. Priedhelm Defense Department George Gregory David E. 'Ffice Cheraw S.C Thomas C. Middleton Jr Jefferson South Vietnam Friedheim Gregory Nixon Green Beret Saigon Vietnam

Surtax Extension Signed by Nixon In Inflation Fight

President Nixon signed a extension of the 10 percent surcharge through year end as part of the inflation battle. He urged a possible 5 percent extension for the first half of 1970 to curb price spirals. The bill would raise about 4.6 billion in revenue this fiscal year, with employers continuing to withhold surcharge since July 31 on IRS guidance pending passage.

North Vietnam Davis Pham van Dong Pham van Trong Nixon Saigon Washington UPI Congress Internal Revenue Service Nixui

Campus crackdown bills stall in Sacramento

The Assembly rejected the Senate versions of two major campus unrest bills by 146 to 243, sending the issue to a conference committee. Assemblyman John Stull argued Senate changes stretched too far by allowing martial law style control and campus access bans, delaying enforcement until school starts in September. The Senate changes also permit banning dismissed students for up to a year and arrest penalties for return within 72 hours.

Sacramento Assembly Senate John Stull R-Leucadia Stull Stil Zul

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