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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1974
Page
3
Los Angeles supervisors cut 1 5 cents more from the projected 1974 75 property tax rate, eliminating 130 welfare department posts and freezing 1 600 replacement slots to save 23 million dollars. The tax rate remains about 4 5218 per 100 of assessed valuation, with further cuts possible.
Our L A bureau reports Supervisor James Hayes postpones the opening of juvenile justice hearings originally set for Wednesday. Sessions shift to Friday and Saturday with up to 70 experts expected. hearings take place in the Hall of Administration. The budget debate continues alongside discussions of welfare and capital projects.
California highway traffic inches back toward 1973 levels after a dip earlier in 1974. May volumes were 14 below May 1973, March showed 14.9 percent below 19th levels, and April was 4.6 percent below 1973. CalTrans notes about 24.5 billion miles driven in the first five months of 1974 versus 28.2 billion in the same period of 1978.
Washington reports May traffic fatalities at 3,712, down 22.9 percent from May 1973’s 4,813. The first five months show a year‑to‑date decline of about 6.0 percent. Dr. James Gregory credits enforcement, public cooperation, and conservative speed limits for the lower toll, noting Memorial Day deaths at 390, the holiday’s lowest in over a decade.
James Hayes Morday was appointed to a national blue ribbon committee to develop plans for Project Independence, Nixon’s energy self sufficiency program. The 24-member panel includes Robert McNamara and Washington Governor David Evans. First meeting in Washington, D.C. is set for November 10 with a session to present a blueprint for energy self sufficiency.
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