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...matters at San Clemente, Shultz was ubiquitous. He defended the Administration's fiscal management as effective. He faced reporters when it was revealed that the wholesale price index had risen another three-tenths of 1% in July, and he admitted candidly that it was too much of a hike. He organized a series of almost philosophical discussions of budget priorities for the President...
...think America is lacking in men with, if I may use the term, male go-nads," said Los Angeles Police Chief Edward Davis, "men who are willing to stand up and fight for what they believe is right." Then the chief requested a 161% budget hike for fiscal 1971 -from $97 million to $113 million. With that, he would beef up his force to 7,010 men and increase his air force from four helicopters...
...proposed state budget for next year. The cuts, made by the Ways and Means Committee, included $409,000 ticketed for the University of California's Academic Senate, which may be disbanded as a result. Moreover, the committee voted to exclude state college teachers from a 5% pay hike for all state employees. The actions may be modified by a joint assembly-senate committee, and the professors may yet get th~ir pay boost, but the fate of the Academic Senate is less certain. Why the cuts? Said Assembly Ways and Means Chairman Frank Lan-terman: "To shake them...
...strike, which kept more than half of the city's 25,000 teachers off the job and one-third of its 650,000 students out of class, was called despite an earlier board offer of a 5% wage hike. The striking teachers insisted that the students must profit too. But the school board is reluctant to make the swap without hearing from those who stayed on the job and thus did not vote on the raise. The teachers' selflessness, though, may have impressed Californians, who will vote June 2 on a statewide referendum calling for a minimum boost...
...highest in the nation. Thus Los Angeles expects 1% more pupils next year but 3% less state aid. Meanwhile, costs have been rising and the willingness of citizens to pick up the difference through higher property taxes has run out. When Los Angeles voters were asked to approve a hike in local school taxes last month, for example, they rejected the proposal by a 3-to-1 margin...