State prison chief seeks 403 new guards to halt killings
California Corrections Director Raymond Procunier asked the State Board of Corrections to recommend 403 new staff positions costing 3.2 million dollars, including 318 guards, to stop prison killings. He urged Reagan to authorize the hires for Folsom, Vacaville Medical Facility, and San Quentin, warning the system could collapse without adequate security. The board will study the request and may forward recommendations to the governor, while labor groups also pressed for more staff.
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Sacramento
UPI
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Raymond Procunier
Department of Corrections
State Board of Corrections
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Procunier
Folsom
Newspaper editor sells special edition on Corona case
Editor William Monahan testified he sold about 5 709 copies of a special edition titled Yuba City s Week of Worror about the slaying of 25 migrant farm workers and the arrest of Juna Corona. Corona s attorney Richard Hawk called the edition a scandalous article that could jeopardize a fair trial. The testimony occurred during a hearing before Superior Court Judge John Hauck on bail motions and transferring the trial out of Sutter County.
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William Monahan
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Guards seek deportation study and reform for radicals
Sacramento based Califor nia Correctional Officers Association with 3,350 members voted to push next year for updated prison standards and training. The board also urged Congress to study deporting radical convicts who renounce U S citizenship to be sent abroad, though no radicals were currently known among guards.
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Legislature approves sex education teaching without parental consent
The Legislature gave final passage Monday to a bill allowing teachers to teach about venereal disease without first getting permission from parents. The bill exempts teaching about general disease from the current state law which requires parents to give written permission for their children to attend sex education classes.
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Sacramento
Chinatown Private Schools Open Amid Busing Dispute
About 1,000 Chinatown elementary students were withdrawn from public schools as parents opposed court ordered busing for integration opened four private schools in donated Chinatown classrooms. The Parents for Quality Education group led by James Wong said the after school bilingual programs preserve Chinese culture and allow home return between sessions.
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Ford defends McCloskey as GOP ally in Nixon era
UPI reports House Minority Leader Gerald Ford praised Rep. Paul McCloskey of California as a strong Nixon supporter. Ford cited McCloskey's 75 percent presidential-vote alignment, urging party unity and cautioning against treating McCloskey as a martyr while noting his potential role in 1972 politics.
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UPI
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R-Calif
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Ford
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Hichard Poff
R-Va
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Supreme Court
Reagan Pushes State Control Over Welfare Programs
Sacramento Reuters reports Governor Reagan urged the federal government to grant states more latitude in administering welfare. He rejected a federal takeover, highlighted welfare reform efforts, and touted five straight months of reduced caseloads totaling about 20,000 fewer recipients per month while pressuring Washington to loosen welfare regulations.
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UPS
Reagan
Washington
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Council of State Government
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
State workers post lowest on the job accident rate in 20 years
An April to June report from a Reagan administration official shows state employees had the lowest on the job accident rate in over two decades. The finding highlights improved safety measures within state workplaces and suggests recent policies contributed to fewer accidents.
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Sacramento
UPI
Reagan Administration
Reagan and lawmakers edge toward tax reform accord
Gov. Reagan and legislative leaders reportedly reached swift agreement on preliminary tax issues. Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti said major parts of the reform measure have not yet been discussed. Sen. George Moscone stated that nothing has been flatly rejected.
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UPI
Reagan
Assembly
Bob Moretti
D-Van Nuys
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