Editorial: A fair pension bill by Deukmejian
State Senator George Deukmejian led a probe into private pension plans after fielding widespread complaints of benefit loss and mismanagement. The report cited cases of forfeited pensions, inadequate survivor and disability protections, inflation risk, and misaligned funding. The proposed Senate Bill 1800 would regulate private pension systems while avoiding abrupt burdens, facing opposition from organized labor and some businesses. California hosts about 15,000 private plans with over $20 billion in assets covering roughly three million people, warranting legislative reform.
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Deukmejian
California
California Proposition 2 would fund water cleanup bonds
The 1972 Congress act aims to restore bays streams and rivers and California voters face Proposition 2 on June 4. It would authorize 250 million in bonds matched by 250 million local and 1.78 billion federal funds. Federal share 75 percent while state and local cover 12 percent each. If rejected local costs would rise to 25 percent. Passage would cut local tax burden and create about 57 000 construction jobs plus 296 000 related jobs over four years. Support from business labor groups cities Sierra Club and both major parties.
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California
Assembly
Senate
Sit
Aft-Cio Building and Construction Trades Council
League of California Cities
The
Sierra Club
League of Women Voters
Republican
Democratic State Central Committees
Letters to the Editor on Sexism in Press Language
Richard G. Stout of Lakewood condemns gendered terms like chairman and councilman while praising progress in language. Mrs. Donald M. Johnson commends investigative reporting by Larry Lynch, noting clarity in Lakewood news and urging continued hard facts over euphemistic wording.
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John Peter Zenger
Tam
Richard G. Stout - Lakewood
Lakewood
Larry Lynch
Donald M. Johnson
Forgotten Cabinet Officials Face Impeachment Pressure
Cabinet members seek to stay out of public controversy while focusing on duties during the impeachment process. Secretary Brinegar says he is shocked and discouraged by Watergate but does not want the President to resign, while Secretary Dent defends the President’s innocence against broader critique. Senior members like Kissinger and Schlesinger are repeatedly asked to comment.
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Gabinet
Washington
Congress
White House
Claude S. Brinegar
National Press Club
Frederick B. Dent
Greensboro
Kissinger
Schlesinger
Defense
Adlai Stevenson
Senate
Illinois
Stevenson
House
Eet
John G. Stewart
Democratic National Committee
Stewart
Dent
Brinegar
Dean Rusk
Harold Wilson
Nixon
Middle East
Defense Schlesinger
NATO
Free World
Commerce Dent
Patrick Buchanan
Pat
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Governing Issue Emerges In 1974 Campaign Discussion
In a focus on government performance and public trust, analysts argue the 1974 campaigns may center on the governing issue. Stewart urges ministers to prove federal competence and care for ordinary citizens, while Nixon era themes echo in calls for efficient, less intrusive government.
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Stewart
Washington
GOP
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State Senate Committee On Business and Professions
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Business and Professions Committee
Senate Finance Committee
America
Zeditor
Newsmagaine
James Reston
Nuclear Club
Richard Scammon
Ben Wattenberg
Scammon
Wattenberg
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Arnold Sawislak
Hea
Belo
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