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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1961
Page
3
Frank F. Henry, 91, longtime president and chairman of the board of Washburn Crosby Milling Co and Mills Inc, a major figure in the mills, died Thursday in Buffalo New York. He led the company nucleus and guided General Mills through decades of growth.
In Sacramento northern senators introduced a series of bills giving the legislature veto power over state water plan spending. The measures, led by Sen. Stephen P. Teale, call for legislative review of a $1.15 billion bond plan to be spent by a five member committee. Proposals include requiring construction schedules, escalation clauses for future conservation costs, and subjecting water expenditures to the State Finance Department budget authority.
Senate advances a range of measures on water program funding and oversight, including SB 167 Collier, SB 722-779 Teale, and provisions on state financial aid for libraries. Assembly backs drug tax exemptions AB 60 Rumford and AB 571 Busterud with sales tax relief for medical devices and lower corporate license taxes.
In Sacramento the Representation Committee and Republicans clashed over Gov. Brown's tax plan and a $6.28 million prescription drug sales tax exemption while an Assembly panel stalled a broader tax cut. A GOP substitute would extend exemptions to eyewear, hearing aids, back braces, and crutches amid partisan fights in the Public Health Committee. The Assembly approved a separate limited program aiding counties with seasonal farm workers, as credentials of two lobbyists were withheld.
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