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Redlands Daily Facts from Redlands, California • Page 21

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Salary spiral foreseen Police pay bill may cost $200-million SACRAMENTO California Taxpayers Association says aj bill now moving through the Legislature will increase government costs immediately by more than S200 million a year, remove local control on police forces and begin a spiral on all salaries of local government. The bill, S3 1414, is coauthored by Senators Ralph C. Dills and George Deukmejian and cleared the Senate Local Government Committee by a 7 to 3 vote. Its next hearing will be in Senate Finance Committee after the budget has cleared. Sponsors term the bill the "magna carta" for law enforcement officers.

Essentially the state will be determining in the future the minimum salary of law enforcement officers. The salary schedule, however, will make policemen the best paid of public employes and in many cities policemen will be paid more than city managers, engineers or attorneys, according to Robert C. Brown, execu tive vice president of the Taxpayers Association. "The ultimate effect of the bill, however, is not limited to police salaries," Brown warned. city council and board of supervisors must keep bene-i fits of all of their employes near- 1 ly equal.

If the state mandates salaries for police and sheriffs employes, the state ultimately is mandating salaries for all city jand county employes." Costs are not limited to the salary increases, either, Brown warned. Increases in salaries mean increases in the cost of retirement and other benefit programs. As the bill is now written, it makes no provision for these added costs and, therefore, the local tax dollar will have to pick up these costs. Recent amendments have removed sections of the bill which would have specified the vaca -J tion schedule for policemen, reducing the immediate costs, but Brown warned the history of such legislation shows that in future years proponents will seek to restore portions they now are removing in efforts to get legislative approval. In its original form the costs would nave been more than $500 million a year with the state paying half of the costs.

In its present form the bill establishes minimum salaries for all law enforcement officers with the state to pay half of those costs. The basic work year is set at 250 days or 2,000 hours. A policeman with a basic certificate issued by the Commission on Peace Officers Standards will be paid $10,200 a year with a guaranteed 5 per cent increase each anniversary. A policeman with an inter- 1 mediate certificate and working five years will earn $14,000 with a guaranteed raise of 5 per cent annually. A policeman with an advanced certificate and 10 years of service earn $16,500 plus guaranteed raises of 5 per cent per year.

The minimum salaries will be adjusted automaticaly according to how much the.division of labor statistics and research of the department of industrial relations determines the average hourly earnings of production and related workers in manufacturing have increased each year. Local agencies will be re- Redlands Daily Facte Wednesday, June 25, 1969-21 quired to provide a minimum of 80 hours paid training every two years for policemen and this training is the basis for advancing from basic to intermediate to advanced certificates. The bill is opposed by the League of California Cities and the California Taxpayers' Association. Proper Sudt For You If you're a soap and water girl with oily skin, try washingi your face with a medicated dry-, ing soap or a hypoallergenic type. Be sure to rinse yourj face thoroughly.

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This is an unusual savings on a good, dependable mower. Model 141 Bamboo Blinds Full cut bamboo blinds in 8'x6' size to add cooling shade and Hawaiian atmosphere to your potio, family room, or any room the house. Also perfect os a removable divider. Other sties also available. Reg.

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Add a bright festive atmosphere to your summer fun. Lanai Table 19" round Lanai tables odd color and convenience to your backyard Luau. Your choice of colors or floral print. Reg.SI.49 Save Beach Umbrella Giant 6' beach umbrella for keeping your cool at the beach. Folds compactly for easy storage and portability.

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Torch Fluid $9'qt. Kola Chairs Assorted colors perfect for your patio. Comfortable, cool, easy to core for. Hurry in now for best selection. Children's Kola ChiirS2.99 Reg.

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get 1 for lc. Tuberculosis outbreak in two counties A mysterious increase in tuberculosis, affecting 30 citizens of a California County, aged 7 months to 70 years, was reported today by Paul H. Deeb. M.D., President of the Tuberculosis and Health Association of San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono Counties. Dr.

Deeb cited the recent TB outbreak in Stanislaus County as an example of the insidious nature of a disease still far from defeated. He said 30 cases of the communicable lung disease have been reported in the agricultural county since January 1. This is only 13 less than the total reported for all of 1968, and the reason for the increase is unknown, according to Dr. Robert Watson, Stanislaus assistant health officer. Two of the victims died.

The disease struck persons in widely scattered communities, and varying walks of life, and exhaustive tracing by public health nurses failed to find a common cause. Dr. Deeb reported. Dr. Watson suspects many of the cases were persons who had harbored inactive TB germs for many years.

For some reason, the germs suddenly became active, causing illness. Dr. Deeb said the Stanislaus episode is a dramatic illustration of the need for constant surveillance against TB. He said every citizen should 'have either a TB skin test or chest x-ray every year. "The TB skin test is a quick, simple way of telling if the TB germ ever has entered the body," he said.

"So long as it remains negative there is no reason for concern. Those with positive reactions to the skin test should have annual chest x-rays to make certain there is no evidence of active tuberculosis. The same is true for persons with a medical history of tuberculdsis, which could become active again. Dr. Deeb said a pamphlet, "TB The Facts" is available from the local tuberculosis association for those wishing more information.

Telephone Turner 8-0876 or write to 371 W. 14th street, San Bernardino for a free copy, he said. County employes bill approved SACRAMENTO The State Legislature has approved a bill by Assemblyman Jerry Lewis of San Bernardino County to revise the formula for computing retirement benefits for county employes. The measure, AB 835, was sent to Governor Ronald Reagan this week for enactment into law. The bill changes an existing law which now computes retirement benefits by averaging the annual wages during any three years of a person's employment or during the three years preceding his retirement.

Lewis has proposed' that the retirement benefits should be computed by averaging out the monthly compensation for the months of service actually worked and multiplying that figure by 12 to obtain the average annual compensation. The lawmaker said there have been cases reported where an employe had been killed on duty with less than three years service and was not entitled to the retirement benefits. Landmark to open July 1 in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS Industrialist Howard Hughes will open the Landmark of Las Vegas on July 1. The Landmark, sixth hotel-casino purchased by Hughes since he made this desert resort his home two and a half years ago, looks like a giant edition of the Seattle Space Needle. As the tallest building (346 feet) in the state of Nevada, the Landmark has held its saucer-like bead high in the desert sky for eight years while its original developers were mired down in financial problems.

Its doors have never opened. It took $17.3 million of the Hughes fortune to unlock the Landmark plus a few million more to furnish the interior in the lavish manner which has become the hallmark of Hughes Nevada Resorts. UP. Schererof was the general contractor for construction of the Landmark. 1 CAREFUL! Only you can prevent forest fires!.

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