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i i.h SLnstMtttmtH 3 it to Deain 1 1 rina if'' r. rS fL 3 Air Review of Tax Pla hs Proposed Levies Up for Consideration Total $55 Million; Decision Due by Tuesday Night BYERWIN BAKER Tlm SUN Wrltr Working under a' self-imposed Tuesday deadline the City Council will open a two-day final consideration of revenue measures today that will help determine the size of this year's property tax rate. -J 1 1 x- 9( -A 4f I 'a-P'V: iii- V-'rh. I i A Wpsf VmM-'l for-oll developed, but a number of officers quickly quelled the disturbance. At least one from the contingent of Cubans was arrested.

Times photos by -John Malmin and Don Cormier HEAD-ON CLASH -A group, who described themselves os Cuban gees, converge on peace demonstrators near end of parade. A free- Marchers Protesting Viet War Rushed by Nazis, Cuban Exiles vy 'Mi'' xi V'l ih til fans, 'A-tJt i-f fi sir i r'' ill I'M pro- posed taxes and other. levies totaling $55 million. rv They' could be applied toward balancing the $367.7 million budget, which has a current deficit of approximately $15.9 million. Or they could be used, as Mayor Sam Yorty has recommended, not only to balance the' budget but to substantially reduce the overall city tax rate, of $2.0796 per $100 of assessed valuation.

'Yorty. submitted a $27.5 million package to the council Saturday calling for a 14 of 1 payroll tax, a $1.50 monthly sanitation charge, including refuse collection, and a 25 increase in the business license tax. Yorty told the council his tax plan-would lighten the burden on property owners and diversify the basic tax structure. Also on the council calendar are proposals to permit increases in the tax rate which would slash the needv for additional revenue. I Sets 28 Deadline Because of the timetable employed in the computation of the tax rate, lAiinnilman Vimrfl Vtnar infnrmon that they must authorize the drafting of That would give them until.

Aug. 21 to complete legislative action, exclusive of acting on possible mayoralty vetoes. City Controller Charles Navarro has told the council that his deadline for presenting the tax rate recommendation, based on firm revenue estimates and the final assessment roll, is Aug. 28. The council must approve the new tax rate by Aug.

31. The policy to be followed in raising the required? revenue is expected to trigger the first battle of Monday's session. On the desk is a motion which would allow the overall city tax rate to climb 7.08 cents to $2.1504. This would boost the tax bill for the owner of a $20,000 home with an assessed valuation of $5,000 slightly more than $3.54. The present tax is $104.

On the other hand, it would cut the amount of revenue needed to ba-. lance the budget from $15.9 million to $11.8 million. However, if Gov. Reagan signs a bill speeding up remittance of sales tax money to the city for this fiscal year only, the required amount would be sliced another $4 million. Drop in Figure Possible And if the council gives final ap-.

proval to its action in raising fees for police permits and street maintenance, the figure would drop still, another $565,000. That would leave the total amount of revenue still to be raised at about $7.2 million. Added to the total, however, for atl practical purposes, is $976,000 for an extra 2.75 pay raise for firemen passed over Yorty's veto. The council could decide to offset this increased expenditure, however, by transferring money out of the reserve fund or appropriating money from the fire and police overtime account to the salary account. If this were done, no additional revenue would have to be raised.

Any increase in the tax rate is being fought, however, by a group of councilmen headed by Edmund D. Please Turn to Page 19, Col. 3 Before the council will be 17' 1 If fM 1 -TS i lice shooting practices in recent Eastern riots. After this demonstration, the crowd moved to the steps of the new Federal Building, where their number grew to 300. At this location, where a microphone had been set up, there was speechmaking and singing.

Stories of other antiwar demon strations on Page 7, Fart SURVEYS PARADE Police Chief Tom Reddin watches from rooftop. I I ft' i I Mfl 'i 5 "Bring the boys home now!" Glaring from the sidewalk were 15 youths in khaki shirts most Of them with swastika armbands. "Let's get them!" shouted one of the youths. They charged into the parade at about its midway point, swinging their fists. The attackers dragged two occupants from the cab of a loudspeaker The marchers fought back by swinging their, placards: Several persons were bloodied in the brawl.

Arrested and booked on charges of disturbing the peace were Ralph Forbes, 27; George W. Carpenter, 22, and Robert D. Walton, 21. All gave their 1 addresses as 4375 N. Peck Road, El Monte, the local headquarters of the American Nazi Party, according to them.

1 The parade itself was not lacking in visual excitement. There were marchers pushing babies in carriages, marchers clutching bouquets, physicians clad in white surgical women wearing black dresses and black, veils, and a float j. -J7i auk kwuib a Cong flag. Drummers Dressed in Black Providing a funereal beat near the head of the procession were six drummers dressed in black. A man in black, and a woman in a black miniskirt rattled However, most of the protesters were conventionally dressed.

Although the purpose of the parade was serious, the occasion was not without a certain carnival atmosphere. Present along the route were balloon hawkers, hot dog. and soft drink vendors, and flag peddlers. There was no levjty as the parade swung into motion. Heard were such anti-war chants as "Hey, hey, LBJ, whose kids did you kill today?" There were signs in abundance.

"Children Are for Loving, Not for. Burning," read one. "Burn Grass, Not Children," said another. Hecklers also got into the act. "You Commie creeps!" shouted a middle-aged man at Harvard Blvd.

"You faggots! You swine!" A. woman in her fifties waved an American flag. "You're not good enough to be Americans!" she shrieked. Once the marchers reached the park they heard a succession of speakers, one of whom was Pauling, 66, who had marched in the front row for the 1.4 miles. Continued from First Page Community Alert Patrol, the Negro citizens' group which has overseen crowds at the Watts Summer Fes-' tival and other events.

Sprinkled throughout the proces- sion were 50 attorneys associated 'with the American Civil Liberties Union and ministers and show busi-, ness personalities, who were on hand -to observe any instances of police intervention. There was very little, according to reports from the scene. Dr. Donald Kalish, UCLA philosophy professor and one of the organizers of the demonstration, complained about what he called the absence of officers. He was referring to an incident i near the park involving about 80 persons who described themselves as Cuban refugees.

As the Cubans, shouted at the vanguard of the marchers entering the park, a fistfight broke out. This quickly progressed into a free-for- "all, some persons sticks mu o.fexo. It was, however, quickly quelled by officers, including several on motorcycle, who rode their bikes lnt "The police didn't arrive quickly. enous ough," complained Kalish. Cubans were beating our monitors 'f- with two-by-fours for five minutes before the police intervened.

"I think this was the place where the police might have anticipated trouble and had their men there," he said. 11' Statement Countered This statement was countered by a spokesman for Lt. James Page, field tommander for the operation. "Within two minutes there were 17 uniformed officers, plus six intelligence men on the scene," the spokesman said. "Within four minutes there were 200 more officers in the immediate vicinity." 1 RI card! Veld 24, of 4160 Rosewood was arrested for allegedly assaulting- a policeman.

'Officer John R. Doll suffered back Injuries and a broken' right thumb when Veldez allegedly struck him with a placard. at Wilshire and Ardmore a clash between marchers and members, of American Nazi Party resulted in three arrests. As the procession neared that Intersection, one of the platoons (the parade had been divided into 50-f member sections) was chanting: i. iff j.

kf Utz jmrnmrnio I.I kk, COUNTY ROYALTY Candy Allen of Granada Hills was chosen Sunday as Miss Los Angeles County of 1967 from 36 contestants. Times photo Legislature OKs Reagan Grime Bill Excluslvt ta Th TimH from Staff Writtr SACRAMENTO A bill In Gov. Reagan's anti-crime create a council on criminal justice and a crime technological research rfoundation. was Sunday by' the Legislature. r- rThe measure tty Serf.

Deukmejian Beach), rjlow'. 'goes to the governor for his expected signature. -The council would coordinate various law-enforcement activities but would have no power itself, The foundation would encourage development of space-age techniques help fight crime, including private grants. Junior College Bill Up to Reagan Excluslvt ta Th Timtt from Staff Writer SACRAMENTO Senate gave final legislative approval Sunday to a bill to create a 15-member board of governors for California's junior colleges. The legislation, authored by Ben.

Walter W. Stiern (D-Bakersfieid), now goes to Gov. Reagan's desk. The State Department of Education now administers the junior colleges. The board would be appointed by the governor to four-year terms with the consent of the Senate, starting in January, 1968.

from a Staff Writer killing the legislation for this year, assemblymen contended tfiat any further action in the controversy between the city government and the' 'State Highway Commission could easily 'be delayed until Legislature Adopts Lake Ta hoe Measure; Exclusive to The Timet from a Staff Writef SACRAMENTO A bill aimeat saving the clear, blue waters of Lake Tahoe from pollution was approved Sunday in the final hours of the J967 legislative session. Sent to Gov. Reagan wa a measure by Assemblyman Edwin Z'berg (D Sacramento), which would set up a regional planning compact to help fight the pollution problem. The compact also must be, approved by the Nevada Legislature. Gov.

Paul Laxalt has said he will call a special session to do this. ON THE BOULEVARD An estimated 7,500 peace demonstrators march down Wilshire Blvd. Two 'outbreaks of violence marred are all murderers," Pauling about a hundred persons picketed told the park, gathering. "We are the Police Department headquarters all criminals in the same way as to protest alleged police brutality the German people who 'allowed outside the Century Plaza and po- Assembly Votes to Keep State Control of MulhoJIand: Drive Ui' Cm fil'T-w I'M MIX, HIITA'dUvyA Hitler and his crew to murder eight million Jews," He characterized President Johnson as "the greatest criminal of all" for permitting the war to continue. "I want to be proud of being an American not ashamed of it," Pauling said.

The rally at: the park ended at 7 p.m., three-and-a-half hours after the parade had started. At p.m. if Exclusive te The Tim SACRAMENTO The Assembly voted 48 to 12 Sunday to keep a 9- mile section of Mulholland Drive in the state highway system development as a scenic highway in the Santa Monica Mountains. It rejected an amendment which Assemblyman George Zenovich (D- Fresno) presented at the request of Williarri McCoy, city of Los Angeles legislative advocate. This would have transferred from the state highway fund to the city so Los Angeles could de: velop the highway from Sepulveda Blvd.

to.Topanga Canyon Heated protests were made by Assemblymen Charles J. Conrad (R- Sherman Oaks), Paul Priolo (R-Los Angeles) J. K. MacDonald (D-Ventura), Alan Sieroty (D-Los Angeles) and David. Negri (D-San Fernando).

Foes called it an attempt to use tax. money to provide an access road for private land developers and accused Zenovich of becoming a "dupe of special interests." JL I' 1 leads peace parade east on Wilshire Blvd. to Lafayette Park where the protestors heard him speak. FRONT LINE MARCHERS Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, ot right with white hair end sunglasses,.

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