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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1959

Page

19

Bond Issue on Water Advances

SACRAMENTO Gov Brown backs a 1.4 billion bond plan to finance a statewide water system. The Senate Water Resources Committee approved the bill after four hours of debate, sending it to the Senate Finance Committee. The measure would fund a northern to southern aqueduct export, with up to 250 million for other projects, and includes water rights protections and potential condemnation limits.

Sacramento Brown Senate Water Resources Committee Scnate Finance Committee Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta San Diego Sideland Feather River State Water Resources Department Sen George Miller Jr R. Martinez Miller Hugh M. Burns Dfresno Edwin J. Regan Dweaverville Hugh P. Donnelly Dturlock Donnelly San Joaquin Valley

USC Dramatist Dr. Martin Ross Dies at 68

Los Angeles reports the death of Dr. Martin Ross a 68 year old author playwright and professor who passed away late Monday at his office in the University of Southern California drama department, honoring his long career in theater education.

Los Angeles Martin Ross University of Southern California Drama Department

Brown Labor Bill Falls Before Senate Committee

Senatorial panel defeated the labor relations bill 5 to 2 amid farm witness testimony and fears it would drive unionization of agriculture and raise taxes. Assembly supporters defended it as governor Brown’s plan, while labor and business figures clashed over injunctive powers and broader labor policy. The tax package also stalled, with debate to stretch into the legislature's closing weeks.

Sacramento Assembly Senate Brown

Transamerica Buys Phoenix Title and Trust Firm

Transamerica Corp a holding company has bought a majority interest in Phoenix Title and Trust Co a Phoenix Ariz title insurance firm With assets of 11 million dollars at end of 1958 the Phoenix company is the largest of its kind in Arizona.

San Francisco Transamerica Corp Phoenix Title & Trust Co Phoenix Company Arizona

Government seeks rapid transit push in California

A sweeping Sacramento report outlines state actions to speed rapid transit in metropolitan areas. It cites governor speech plans, consumer interests, and various bills affecting taxes, trucking safety, firefighting equipment, and dairy regulation while urging federal urban infrastructure funding.

Associated Press Metropolitagian Mills Synedt Los Angels Care Ae Lipp Fleclaen FSH Eam Bese Cnerring Erhard Pisma Beach Central Caliornia O Cemel San Francisco EGUS O- Brawley Burford O-Beckeley Wits Moa Los Angeles Akes Iillegal Regan Weaverville Pimtey Agriculural Minerale Wiliams Porterville

Solons Delay School Levy Ceiling Hike

SACRAMENTO California Senate Taxation Committee rejected a bill to raise the maximum tax rate districts may charge. The measure by Sen Virgil O Sullivan would set a more realistic figure but was sent to an interim committee for two years of study. Existing maximums date from over two decades ago and can be exceeded with district voter approval.

Sacramento UPS California State Senate Virgil O'Sullivan D-Williams O'Sullivan

Timeless wisdom promoted in June Reader's Digest

A brief reprint promotes a June Reader's Digest feature titled It Is Later Than You Think It Is Later Than You Think. A doctor, whose father understood the meaning of the words and brass plate in a Chinese wall, asks for wider circulation to boost happiness and lessen competitive worries. The piece is on sale at newsstands today.

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