The Desert Sun from Palm Springs, California • 1

Cm Io -Bone on LOS ANGELES (UPI) Be-publcans rode the Ronald Re gan landsttde to dramatic gains in bodi houses of the' legislature and cut the Democratic majority to the bone The GOP reduced the 49-31 Democratic dominance in the Assembly to 42-38 In the where one race remains undecided the Democratic margin aUd Aram 23-14 to 21-18 Then were three vacancies in the Senate belore the election Voters reelected a member of the John Birch Society to the Senate and a tamer Birch Society paid coordinator won a seat in the upper chamber But toe voters turned back Assembly bids by two other acknowledged Birch members The election added two more women to the membership of the Assembly and broke the color Xne in the Senate The undecided Senate race was in the 8th District of Berkeley Negro Democratic assemblyman William Byron Bum-taxi author of the controversial open housing law was about 504 votes behind Republican attorney Lewis Sherman However Alameda County election officials reported 10000 enough to string the race -were rejected by dec- ironic vote tabulating machines and were not Included In the tally The machine-rejected ballots they said would be included in the official vote canvass which began today Because of the reappoition-ment of both houses aH 180 seats were up for election Tuesday The new legislature which conveaes Jan 2 fat Sacramento will be dominated by Southern California to conform with the oneman one-vote order of the US Supreme Court Half of the Senate seats were for two-year terns Sen John Schmitz RTus-tin the only acknowledged member of the Birch Society tn toe present legislature was an easy winner for re-election Arcadia businessman Richardson a former paid coordinator for the organization also was elected to the Senate In the Democratic column Assembly Speaker Jesse 11 Un-ruh Inglewood was reelected but ran kite unexpectedly stiff opposition from Republican Leo Miller Miller led the tally during the early tabulation but Unruh staged ahead in the final returns The Republican gains clouded position in Ms bid for re-election as speaker Unruh had commitments from enough lawmakers hut July but same failed in their own iwelection campaigns The election retired four Incumbent senators and six as--assemblymen AH wen Democrats Among (be losing incumbents was Assemblyman James Williamson D- Bakersfield chairman of the lower cham- (See DEMOCRATS Page I) foMCratiC P09T1ITH YIAI Revised Concept Of Mali Under Study by City THE DESERT EMPIRE'S LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPER VOL 40 NO 14 14 2 SECTIONS PHONE 321-5001 PRICE 10 CENTS Print Springs Cdlffln Thursday Nava bar 10 1944 Changeover Work Begins On Monday becomes suitable for professfam-al offices along with banks and brokerage houses Thera is a need for such a professional center espedaly since the area at Sunrise and McCollum has not been reserved for professional uses as we had The collaborative also Indicated that while it feeb a proposed convention center should be located near toe Golf Course it would in our final report that there may be other suitable rites in the general The cttyi planning department and Simon Eisner have proposed a convention center along TahquKx-McCallum Way in Indian-owned Section 11 Another alto proposed by a city park consultant calls for a convention center on the Polo Grounds Hie revisions were in line with a series of conferences between collaborative members Planning Director Bichard Smith Public Works Director Thomas Essen and Eisner In accepting the coltabonk rive's revWore the commission indicated it would recommend that the dty council employ a traffic eonsuRant to Study all phases of toe collaborative's report when I is completed ByrW LALEY Beristons of a proposed downtown revitalization concept including msH somewhat shorter (ban originally proposed was under study by city officials today Hu revisions were made known yesterday at an adjourned meeting of the Palm Strings Planning Commission in memo from the Palm Springs Planning Collaborative a nonprofit group that has Leen planning Hie revttaHxatkm of toe central business district In its memo to Ctty Manager Frank AtosUre the coHabora-tive noted its original one-mile-long mal should be "shortened and limited to serve definite existing and future pedestrian Under toe collaborative's new concept the mafi would be in five segments running from just south of Bamon Road to a new street proposed tetween Amado and Ale jo Another new street between Baristo and Bamon also is proposed by toe colaborative to provide veMciiar access hr the block between Baristo and Ramon tMTetentfon of automobile access in the block between Baristo and Ramon" toe colaborative noted area LOS ANGELES (UPI)- Governor-elect Ronald Reagan and Ms wife Nancy plan to up the and otherwise relax until Monday At a Wednesday news his first since landslide vktory-Beagan said he would begin fulltime work Monday on the massive task of changing the Sacramento administration from Democratic to toy and those of other GOP candidates to people's concern with the imbalance of the twoparty wanted to pause to see where we are going how fast we are going and how much it is going to cost before we throw everything out the he said was the biggest backlash hi the country The people want a re- Republican control '-appraisal' He said he would push ftr repeal of parts af tbe Bumford Fair Housing Act and would continue in Ms plan to investigate the University of California (See REAGAN Page 2) a Council Action Looms i On Panel Membershp GLOOM AND A study in coimits is this pair of strikingly different photos of two ono of thorn victorious talking on tolaphonas following Tuesday's oloction in California Gov Edmund Brown loft finds littlo humor as ho talks to somaona after conceding dafaat in his bid for redaction Tho victor Republican Ronald Roogon right is joyous si ho accepts congratulations Austrian Minister To Visit A nine-member board of 1- said the counci has interviewed Appearing serious and rarely smiting Reagan told newsmen: been handed one of the greatest responsibilities and toughest Jobs hi the He thanked reparian fa their fair and objective and capable of covering him during the campaign then turned to a written statement which announced Ms flint appointment Reagan said he had selected Ms campaign manager Attorney Philip Battaglia 31 as Ms executive assistant wish to make it dear at this time that (Ms wil be the top appointive past in our be said The handsome 95 year old tamer actor said he intended to press for reforms involving crime education welfare and that Watts situation and hinted he might possibly be a favorite son candidate in the 1968 Republican convention (the favorite son role) Is a theoretical question because it leads into the area of the strategy of he said the situation will be two yean hence no me knows It is possible that there could be dmi instances that would lead that way simply to avoid say a divisive for the good of the people But bar-the good of the peope But barring something of that kind I Hope Television Plan Confirmed Georgia Contest Still On LBJ Talks Defense In Texas rectors to govern non-profit agency Hat will administer cky tourist and convention promotion is expected to be chosen by the Palm Springs City Council this afternoon Mayor Edgar McCoubrey a number of panlrie board mesnben during recent personnel sessions and that the thud dedsdon probsMy wil take place in personnel session after adjournment of (he regular study session this afternoon The agency is being aet up in accord with recommendations by Boos Alien and Hamilton a management consultant firm that surveyed toe promotion program currently operated by the chamber of commerce Hie consultants proposed that a separate agency be foimed handle promotion phasing out the chamber from that role The nine-member board of directors would govern the agency with executive vice president as the tap salaried official Other executives would be in charge of publicity advertising ATLANTA (UPI) Ubernatorial situation appeared headed today on a course tost may rival tts three-ring circus of 1947 when three men laid claim to toe seat It is a virtual certainty toe legislature a toe federal courts a both will have to settle toe race between Democrat Lester Maddox Republican Howard Bo) Callaway and writeto candidate EBis Arnall The latest count wMi 1868 of M3 precinct reporting (988 pa cent of the vote) gave Ifaddox 437258 votes to 435489 or Callaway and 54939 fa AmaH The foreign minister of Austria wil spend a day or two in Palm Springs was learned this morning Lujo Toncic-Sorinj In Calff-ornia following an official visit with Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Washington CwiH arrive around midday tomorrow and will stay at the Racquet Club The minister spoke fids morning at UCLA and yesterday at the University of California Berkeley In Los Angeles as a guest of the city he will come to Palm Springs because he wanted to see the famous a spokesman fa Maya Sam Yorty told The Desert Sun this morning The Austrian government official is scheduled to arrive at Palm Sprites Municipal Airport in a private helicopter around 1 pm to Channel 42 by toe FOC because of possible interference with Los Angeles Channel 28 Pacific Media is headed by advertising executive Robert Leonard Other principals are Patrick Raymond a tamer radio executive here Mayor Edgar McCoubrey Paul Morgan a television producer and Norman Bolstad a supermarket executive On Sept 26 Actors John Conte and Ohariie Farrell a forma mayor of Palm Springs applied fa Channel 36 under toe name Desert Empire Television Cop wife Slrouhe also is a principal Stockholder was not learned which of the two duumela the Hope group wiB apply fa When two a more firm apply for the same channel the FCC usually holds a hearing briore malting a decision The Hope application is being prepared now it was learned but there was no indication when would be filed Reports that Bob Hope wilt file an application for a UHF television Station in Palm Springs hare been confirmed The Desert Sun learned today that a representative of the Oasis Broadcasting Co of which Hope is a principal stockholder is in Palm Springs preparing community research reports These repots are required to be filed with an application to the Federal Communications Commission for a television station Besides Hope other principals in Oasis Broadcasting are James SapMer business manager and Martin Gang Los Angeles attorney group is toe third to apply to the FOC for a desert television station However then are only two channels allotted to the area Pacific Media Oorp was the first to file for a local station The application was submitted to the FOC on June 1 for channel 27 This later was changed Gemini 12 Set For Blastoff CAPE KENNEDY (UPI)-Gemini misbehaving rocket passed its tests today and cleared Astronauts James Lovell and Edwin (Buzz) AWrtn for launch Friday afternoon on their on-again off-agam wrap-up ffighL in good a apace agency spokesman said after engineers reported that aroundtitodock tests showed that the (hind automatic pflot control unit Installed in Hie Titan 2 launcher was worting praperiy The emergency guidance system was responsible for two 24-hour postponements in the start of the four-day rendezvous and spacewalk adventure SAN ANTONIO Tex (UPI-lYreident Johnson conferred at Ms ranch today with Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Gen Earle Wheeler chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on military spending did other defense issues McNamara and Wheeler arrived at 10 am CST (11 am EST) following a flight horn Washington The Texas Write House said they would in consultation with toe President a goad part of the eras second visit to Johnson for such taBs in fire days The outcome of their decisions on funds needed to finance the Viet Nam wv will be a key facta in Johnson's decision on whether to seek tax boost next year believe in our open primary Reagan said he disagreed with Gov Edmund contention that Ms election victory was a product of white back! ash backlash cannot be assessed in Republican he said was our party that elected (he first Negro to the Senate in more trim 80 yean Our party helped defeat some socaMed backlash candidates of' to other i Instead he attributed his vie-1 Weather Seme high elorik bat mostly suay through Friday High to 75 low to 59 PALM SPRINGS Wednesday: High 71 lew SO ha-mkUty 22 per cent PALM DESERT: High Wednesday tow last night 49 TRAM TOP: High Wednesday 46 low last right and convention promotion pro-grams The Boos Alien and Hamilton report received Ha final appro al by the coand last month If the membership of the board is agreed upon by toe council this afternoon Maya McCoubrey said final action wil be taken at the council's regular meeting Monday right Classified Ad Lightning Fast HOW LOCAL VOTERS VIEWED THE PROPOSITIONS 40" DINING tabla Praitwaad finilh 2 oatra loavai 4 up-hilihrif chain CHEAP Pk 1 1 i i Obscenity Law Plan Favored 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Yaa caa fat tha lama lightaing raipania aa mattar what you want to mil rant or trada with a Daiart Saa Claitifiad Ad TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD: Phone 325-5005 DESERT SUN CLASSIFIED allow local school and kbra-ry bonds to be sold on a 80 pa cent fSvontaie vote than the presently required 66 24 vote The final Riverside County vote was 52118 (yes) to 56818 Al other issues on the baflot had a dear majority Proposition 1 public retirment funds -46346 to 45642 Proposition 2 college 43317 to 53326 Proposition 3: open space con erside voters favored (he obscenity initiative by 2890 with a final vote of 62 GO to 59520 Although was the last issue on the ballot the total vote was higher than on the ether 16 Issues The initiative lost soundly however in the rest of the state Another dose issue with the voters reflecting a desire to have no change was one that would The three hot issues in Hie county were propositions 4 14 and 16 The closest was proposition 14 when the difference was Just over 900 votes with the voters approving California income tax to be filed by reference to the federal income tax laws (55244 to 54301) The measure was lasing statewide The vote on the controversial proportion 16 showed that Riv where about 90 pa cent of (he voters approved tax exemption to blind veterans (107280 to 10539) Proposition 11 where the result was 3 to 1 to change the boxing and wreetiing nries (82004 to 30455) and Proposition 13 where the voters approved eliminating a requirement to have property owners file a property statement by a 2 to one margin (79084 to 31811) mining the property assessments of protesting tax payers Hie vote on (be first issue was 73391 (no) to 33320 while the second vote was 80822 to 27396 Those reflected the statewide trend Other one sided Issues Included Proposition 1A where the voters in I to 1 vote approved revising the state constitution (86815 to 27107) Proposition 9 RIVERSIDE (GNA) -Riverside County voters overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional measure to hare tile county supervisors determine their take home pay (proposition 7) At die same time overwhelmingly approved Proposition 12 a constitutional change to allow the supervisors to establish assessment appeals hoards to replace the supervisors in deter 67132 to 44101 Proposition 5 property tax relief due to disaster-61063 to 51516 Proposition 6 special session fa legislature to review veto-60875 to 43147 Proposition 10 Interest free loans 47-434 to 63309 and Proposition 15 elimination of educational requirements fa eligibility to vote fa persons over 82 88749 to 52103 T7.