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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1972
Page
7
Sacramento UPI report says Democratic legislators protested a new mail restriction at Folsom Prison. They urged Corrections Director Raymond Procunier to keep allowing inmate correspondence. Folsom began limiting each inmate to 10 approved contacts.
Senator Tunney spoke at UC Davis declaring John Lindsay could not be a threat for the Democratic nomination and predicting a contest mainly between Hubert Humphrey and Muskie. He urged youth voters to influence the close race and said amnesty for conscientious objectors would be considered after the war.
Presidential adviser Robert Finch said he would not return to California until after the President is elected. He dampened rumors of a Los Angeles area congressional bid in the 20th District vacated by H. Allen Smith. Finch will announce his plans at a Thursday news conference after the November election.
California Democratic Party chairman Charles T Manatt announced nine candidates will enter the June presidential primary and caucuses will be held February 12 in all 43 congressional districts. Each caucus will select one person for the statewide organizing committee. Mentioned candidates include Shirley Chisholm Vance Hartke Hubert Humphrey Henry Jackson John Lindsay Eugene McCarthy George McGovern Edmund Muskie and Sam Yorty. Pacific Gas and Electric seeks an $88.8 million annual gas-rate increase.
The requested increase would raise the average household monthly gas bill by $1, marking an 118 percent boost. The proposal targets the typical consumer’s current payment and outlines the financial impact of the higher rate.
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