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Yorly Says Bill FEB. 72, 1968-Part -3 Post Proposes l-Cent in Sales Tax Reductibri Will Help City Get U.S. funds Johnson to Give Congress Bold New Proposal Cutting Red Tape, Mayor Reports Analyst Urges Legislature to Drop Plans for Local Property Levy Cuts This Year, ".4 ft 1 lAti' 1 liliilft 111 I BY TOM Times tirramtnti GOFF BurtM Chief SACRAMENTO Legislative analyst A. Alan Post suggested Wednesday that the Legislature forget its promise to provide $155 million for local property tax relief this year and give at least a temporary break to the state taxpayer. DRESS STYLES, NEW AND OLD Christian Brothers, from left, Ignatius Kenny, in black suit and black tie; Thomas Cannon, in business suit; Leonard Casper, in black worn only away Bassen, wearing suit and black "front" previously from and Christopher traditional robe, bib-like collar.

Times photo by Ray Graham The break, as proposed by Post, would, come in the form of a one-fourth-cent reduction in the sales tax for a one-year period beginning Julyl. he said, would give the state taxpayer, hit- by a near $1 billion boost in a variety of state levies last year, at least a $96 million respite for the next fiscal year. It would not, however, help the taxpayer where he is hurting most right now. State income taxes, due April 15, were increased from 60 to more than 100 by last year's tax change. Proposal Made to Committee Post emphasized that the sales tax if reduced probably would have to return to its present level on July 1, 1969, to meet unavoidable increases in the cost of state government.

Post is the Legislature's paid fiscal expert. He made his recommendation to. the Assembly Ways and Means Committee during a preliminary briefing on Gov. Reagan's proposed $5.7 billion state budget for 1968-69. The promised $155 million in property tax relief was written into the tax program by the Legislature last year as part of a one-cent overall increase in the sales tax.

Under the 1967 act which the Legislature can change the sales tax is scheduled to drop back one-half cent on July 1 if some form of property tax relief is not enacted. Sees $800 Million Rise Post on Tuesday told members of the Senate Finance Committee that he is opposed to the governor's plan to turn the $155 million over to the counties to reduce their portion of the property tax. Local governments, he said, tend to eat up subventions without the taxpayer getting any direct benefit. On Wednesday Post warned the Assembly committee that should thd $155 million be committed to local tax relief state taxes will have to be increased "in a year or two." In the two budgets submitted so Summerskill to Quit as Head of S.F. State College Today Schedules Press Conference at Which Hell Announce His Resignation to Be Effective Sept.

1 or Earlier BY RICHARD WEST Times Staff Writer Mayor Sam Yorty Wednesday -hailed a program he said President Johnson would introduce to Congress to give cities "much more flexibility" in applying for federal development funds. Such programs have been "bogged -down by red tape in the said, but now they can "go forward immediately." But at a late hour Wednesday, the program described by Yorty as "a great example of bold planning and innovation and one that will help thejCity of Los Angeles" still had not been sent to Congress. In Washington' Associated Press reported that the Department of Housing and Urban Development said President Johnson will send Congress a message on city problems today. (Word of the plan came with announcement that Secretary Robert C. Weaver will hold a news conference to discuss the message this afternoon.) The mayor told his regular City Hall news conference he hoped he was not jumping the gun in beating Mr.

Johnson to the announcement. Used on Annual Basis Under the program, Yorty ex7 plained, "cities like Los Angeles may elect to apply to the federal government for development dollars to be used on an annual basis instead of the current practice of making long-term grant reservations." The mayor's statement continued: "The President's new program is actually a new approach to funding local projects. "In the past, cities have developed plans for a redevelopment project, then requested the federal government to reserve whatever funds are necessary to carry out the project. "In reality, the federal government Is actually holding nearly $5 billion in reserve against the day all cities involved actually begin execution of -their programs." Flan for 5 L.A. Areas Yorty noted that Los Angeles has a code enforcement and rehabilitation plan completed for five areas of the city.

"Under the President's new proposal," he said, "Los Angeles can now apply for funds to carry out our five projects and waive our current grant reservations and use this money immediately for projects that are ready to go." For an example, Yorty said the Watts development project has a grant reservation for nearly $4 million, but "it might be as long as two years before we could utilize that amount." "Under the President's he said, "we could elect to take all or a portion of that $4 million reservation and begin immediate work on a code enforcement and rehabilitation project. On another matter, Yorty was asked what he thought of New York campaign consultant F. Clifton White being hired by leaders of Gov. Reagan's favorite-son presidential delegation. "I think it's obvious Gov.

Reagan Is running for something," Yorty replied. "I don't know for what, but he needs a good manager. "It represents a change from 1 Please Turn to Page 32, Col. 1 UNRUH CHARGES 'SHELL GAME' ON MEDI-CAL FUNDS Exclusive to Tin Time from a Staff Writer SACRAMENTO Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh accused the Reagan Administration Wednesday of "again playing the shell game with facts and figures" on Medi-CaL The Inglewood Democrat said he understood an additional $17 million in "surplus" funds had been found in the program, 'bringing to about $47 million the total amount of surplus state funds in current Medi-Cal budgeting.

Paul Beck, press secretary to Gov. Reagan, acknowledged the presence of the money but denied it was "surplus." He described the $17 million as "additional administrative savings" resulting from efforts to "get this uncontrolled program under control." "A point that Mr. Unruh doesn't mention," said Beck, "is that for the two-year period ending next June 30, the Medi-Cal program still has a $13 million deficit." The differences seem to be in interpretation. Please Turn to Page 30, Col. 1 far by the Reagan Administration the current 1967-68 and the proposed 1968-69 state general fund expenditures will increase more than $800 million, Post said, "practically eating up the $1 billion tax program enacted last year." Of this increase, he said, $632 million was in one form of local assistance or another.

Post conceded that retention of that portion of the sales tax earmarked for property tax relief would not solve the state's fiscal problems for more than a year or two. He agreed with some legislators who said a serious study should be made to determine ways that annual Please Turn to Page 32, Col. 1 a wedge to retain his grasp on th contract. "I think that it's such a bad deal for the city that it's worth the risk of declaring him immediately in default and not giving him an opportunity of complying with the conditions," Bernardi said. "I strongly feel he is not even entitled to another 60 Farrell explained to the board that Smith had failed to begin construction by last Dec.

8 as called for in the contract but added that some preliminary work had been done on the site. He said Smith, a former city human relations commissioner, could argue that the preliminary work met contract requirements. On three other provisions, including posting of a $75,000 rent prepayment for use of city land on Terminal Island, Smith was entitled to 60 days notice to "cure" his failures. Please Turn to Page 35, Col. 1 BY WILLIAM TROMBLEY Timt Education Writer SAN FRANCISCO John Summerskill, president of troubled San Francisco State College, will resign today, The Times learned Wednesday night.

Dr. Summerskill has scheduled a press conference for 2 p.m. Informed sources said he will announce his resignation to be effective Sept. 1 or earlier. Just one month ago, Summerskill was given a vote of confidence by the State College Board of Trustees after a trustee "task force" found that he had handled a campus demonstration in early December skillfully.

However, Summerskill, a liberal and a critic of U.S. policy in Vietnam, has been a target of conservative trustees for some time. Critical of Reagan Budget Summerskill also has been critical of Gov. Reagan's higher education budget-cutting and of he considers to be widespread political interference in the operations of the state colleges and the University of California. At San Francisco State, a college about 17,000 students which has more national prestige than any of the other California state colleges, Summerskill has faced an increasingly militant student body.

In particular, he has had trouble with the Black Students Union, which seeks a larger role for Negro Notices of Default Ordered for Sm i th on Wo Id Trade Center BY GEORGE REASONS AND ART BERMAN Times Stiff Writers Christian Brothers Shed Robes for Suits and Ties Continued from First Page longer an experiment there," he said. The U.S. brothers, before Monday, wore the black robe and bib-like rabat to class and a black suit with a black "front" tucked under the shirt collar when they were away from school. "Some brothers weren't anxious to change because we had that modified wear away from school," said Brother Kilian. "The poor sisters for a long time have had to wear the traditional hood and habit all the time." Among the 13 brothers who teach at Cathedral High, five chose business suits and five decided on another alternative a black suit and black tie.

The others either kept their traditional robe or wore their away-from-school suit with black front. Heading the research on the effects of the experimentation is Brother Michael Quinn, president of Saint Mary's College, Moraga, and holder of a doctorate in clinical psychology. Seeking Suitable Attire A news release from the western provincial house of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the formal name for the order, said: "The brothers want to wear clothing suitable to their existence as teaching religion on the basis of the demands of their teaching rather than clothing more appropriate to the clerical or monastic life. "For some years this question has been discussed, but only by this sort of experiment will any meaningful and realistic conclusions be reached. Such evaluations are encouraged by Vatican II which asked religious orders to reflect on how to adapt to the changing circumstances of our 8 From Southland Killed in Vietnam Eight Southern California servicemen were listed Wednesday by the Defense Department as killed in action in Vietnam.

They were: Army Sgt. David M. Cash, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cash, 557 Loma Alta Drive, Altadena.

Army Spec, 4 Donald E. Clark, son of Herschel Clark, 1353 Robin Ventura. Army' Spec. 4 Eugene A. Soren-son, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew B. Sorenson, 337 W. Riverdale Drive, Glendale. Army Pfc.

Richard Perez, father of Miss Helene M. Perez, 6932 Simpson North Hollywood. Army Sgt. Robert E. Alexander, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert E. 'Alexander, 9663-B Westminster Garden Grove. Army Cpl. Rene Z.

Hernandez, husband of Mrs. Gail M. Hernandez, 3829 N. Muscatel Rosemead. Army Spec.

4 Innes L. Marland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Marland, 5347 Flagstone Long Beach.

Marine Pfc. John A. Page, husband of Mrs-John A. Page, 1346 30th San The City Council's Board of Referred Powers by a 3-1 vote Wednesday ordered notices of default served on developer Keith Smith, holder of the city's World Trade Center contract. Smith, indicted on charges of bribery in obtaining the contract, will have 60 days to meet terms of the pact or lose his $12 million city lease.

The 60-day grace period was given for legal reasons not because, as board members indicated, they expect Smith to build the long-delayed harbor project. The contract could have been declared in default without granting 60 days' notice, but Asst. City Atty. Edward C. Farrell Jr.

advised that such action would carry less weight should the matter wind' up in litigation. Councilman Ernani Bernardi expressed concern, however, that Smith would use the grace period as SPOTS UNRECOGNIZED ILLS Revolutionary Makes Debut BY HARRY NELSON Tim Medical Editor John Summerskill students in college affairs, both academic and nonacademic. Controversies with the BSU and with radical white students lead to campus demonstrations which closed San Francisco State for part of one day in early December. Summerskill was criticized by Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh (D-Inglewood) and other political figures for not calling in city police to stop the disturbance.

However, it later developed that San Francisco police inspectors were at Summerskill's side throughout the day and advised him not to call for large-scale uniformed police assistance. Heart Device on West Coast director of the Humetrics Division of Thiokol inventors of the machine, said the new device requires no highly trained personnel to operate it. This is because it recognizes electronically any abnormal electrical pattern which it receives. Lights tell the operator whether the reading is normal or abnormal. Individuals with an abnormal reading are immediately given a standard ECG test to confirm the diagnosis.

If this reading is positive, the patient is referred to his own" doctor. The Instrument, called an electro-CardoAnalyzer, is only slightly larger than a businessman's briefcase. According to Glassner and E. R. Sahag, general manager of Humetrics, the device is 98 as accurate as a standard ECG read by a cardiologist.

Dr. Jacobson said the device, if put. to widespread use, would save doctors a great amount of time because it would eliminate the necessity of reading ECGs of sons with normal hearts. Students Compel AF to Halt Recruiting at Pomona College BY PAUL HOUSTON Times Staff Writer Winds, Sandblast Vehicles in Desert Blowing sand from winds gusting at 60 m.p.h. damaged cars and forced closing of State 111 and several county roads in the Palm Springs area late Wednesday.

The California Highway Patrol closed Interstate 10 to camper trucks and trailers between Cabazon and Indio. Warnings of reduced visibility and sand pitting damage to automobiles were issued by the CHP. Universal Weather Service' forecaster Don Taft said the winds came with a weak frontal system which passed through Southern California during the afternoon. Cooler air moved in behind the front and should bring clearing weather in the Los Angeles area today. The forecast called for morning low clouds and patchy fog with clearing weather by noon today and Friday.

Southern California desert areas recorded some of the warmest temperatures in the nation for the second consecutive day Wednesday. Highest reading was 84 degrees at both Needles and McAllen, Tex. At Imperial the high was 83. Palm Springs was the warmest spot In the nation Tuesday with a 90-degree reading. The high there Wednesday was 82.

Los Angeles' high in the Civic Center was 69. Today's high is expected to be near 68. An instrument capable of picking out persons with unrecognized heart disease received its West Coast premiere here Wednesday. Similar to an electrocardiograph (ECG), the instrument pinpoints with good accuracy individuals whose hearts have abnormal electrical patterns. Unlike an ECG, however, the device can do the job in 45 seconds.

This makes it useful for screening large numbers of persons to pick out those who may be coronary prone, according to Dr. Thomas E. Jacob-son. The physician, who is public education chairman of the Los Angeles County Heart San Fernando Valley division, demon-' strated the machine in Burbank at a meeting of the San Fernando Valley Dental Society. conventional ECG Is not applicable to mass screening, he explained, because of the expense of having a physician who must interpret the reading and the time lag needed to do this.

Harvey F. Glassner, technical About 75 students at Pomona College and Claremont Graduate School deliberately broke a campus rule against obstructive demonstrations Wednesday 'and forced cancellation of all interviews scheduled by Air Force recruiters. Administration officials called off the Interviews after the two recruiters refused to hold them in public and the demonstrators refused to leave the small interview room in Sumner Hall, the Pomona College administration building. The relatively peaceful demonstration ended with the officials-Dean of Women Jean Walton and Dean of Men Roger Belltaking names of the students for submission to men and women student judiciary councils. The violation is considered major and could result in suspension or expulsion, Miss Walton said.

Virtually all of the students volunteered their names freely. No action was taken against about 125 other siudents who quietly circled the building without blocking access to it. Some carried placards, one of which read: "Sign up Now! You can catch your death in the draft." The indoor and outdoor demonstrations resulted from a series of conflicts between the administration and students on recruiting policy. The latest involved a denial by Pomona College President E. Wilson Lyon of a request by the Communist Party of Northern California to use the Sumner Hall placement office to interview students interested in recruiting farm workers into the Please Turn, to Page 35, Col.

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