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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1969
Page
1
John Harris, Pittsburgh showman and founder of Capades skating, died early today at 70 after a hospital insertion and complications. He built a chain of movie houses and owned a hockey club, later helping form the Variety Club while shaping regional entertainment.
SACRAMENTO AP The Assembly proposes consolidating 11 transportation funds into one and lowering gas tax from 7 to 6 cents for about 26 months. The plan aims to divert 224.4 million in surplus revenue to local governments and streamline financing without reducing road construction.
Los Angeles County welfare requests reach a record 6 40 531, rising 21 percent from the prior year. The county welfare rolls total 550 273 as of January 1, with increases driven by planned workloads, rising costs, and a departmental reorganization under state amendments.
A fragmented Sacramento page outlines Assembly resignations and party tensions with criticism of Speaker and policy shifts. It notes proposed budget items, education funding changes, campus discipline measures, welfare transfers, and regulatory tweaks across agencies. The report cites figures and bill identifiers tied to committees and state departments.
A young thief attempted to steal a new car from a salesman lot in Los Angeles. He fled after climbing in and driving off, but could not reach the wheel and caused a crash, escaping uninjured though the car was damaged. Witnesses reported the episode as a candy sale ruse.
In San Francisco a union official ends mediation as talks fail over a teachers strike at San Francisco State College. George Johns says trustees back a fight to the finish with Reagan’s support, leaving faculty and students to bear the brunt as the spring term looms. A separate Bombay report notes 43 killed in three days of clashes over local hiring demands.
About 400 demonstrators chanted outside Bonn Town Hall as British Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrived for talks with Chancellor Willy Brandt in West Berlin. Police kept the crowd back though some chants interrupted the arrival. Wilson planned meetings through Friday in the region.
SACRAMENTO bills aim to shift welfare burdens from counties to the state. Assemblyman Jonathan Berton of CBD San Francisco says his measure would reduce local property taxes by about 220 million and ease political strain. Senator Alfred Alquist from San Jose proposes state control of welfare, removing county middlemen to save taxes and standardize administration, though past effort stalled against Reagan opposition.
Public notice in the press telegram style references an unclarified September audit circulation published in a Saturday edition. The document notes a decree number 379517 and appears connected to the county court.
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