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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
1
Evangelist Billy Graham told the American Bible Society in New York that the nation's security is undermined more by homegrown immorality than external forces. He listed social ills he called bitter fruits and urged a return to biblical values to restore moral tone.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson personally pressed to avert a strike by Britain's 62,500 unionized merchant seamen. Government sources say no firm offer had emerged and officials warned of irreparable economic damage if the walkout proceeds. The strike could halt 2,500 ships totaling 21.5 million tons and stop major liners like the Queen Elizabeth from sailing.
A measure approved by the Assembly would eliminate the two device requirement for used cars and speed passage by aligning exhaust control with current law. The bill moves to the Senate floor for final action after Finance Committee review.
The California Senate and Assembly approved extending the 60 member State Constitution Revision Commission and funding it with 275 10, but the Senate cut the plan. The panel led by Bruce Sumner aims to revise about one third of the archaic constitution. Separate measures would require exhaust control devices on certain used cars and raise many legal fees, with revenue to fund property tax relief up to about 5 million dollars.
California could gain about 42 million dollars from statewide use of water injection and other secondary recovery methods in oil fields, Assemblyman Joseph Kennick says. A pilot in Huntington Beach added 750 thousand in two years, with potential 14 million more statewide. bill would let state lands negotiate recovery agreements and advance to a floor vote.
Senator Frank Lausche of Ohio denounced a Stanford University study costing 1.1 million dollars. He called the research wasteful and wrongful, though it suggested serving liquor to teenagers under adult supervision could prevent alcoholism.
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In Sacramento lawmakers struggle to agree on a $4.82 billion budget and tax revenue projections as Republicans and Democrats clash over constitutional pay raises and a Senate bill on chemical sobriety tests for drunken drivers. A hoped revenue windfall failed to appear, keeping the stalemate ongoing with talks scheduled for Monday and no clear vote timeline.
A rough transcription notes California legislative actions including a constitution revision commission, state college funding, and travel expense provisions. It mentions the Assembly passing bills, salary adjustments for lawmakers, and Senate consideration of related amendments. The text references Harbors and Transportation departments and various California counties.
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