anaheim-gazette 1964-07-29

Sea Water Convers Answer To Area Wa Editor's Note: This is the final part of a three-part series dealing with the water problems facing Southern California. By JOHN N. POWER Managing Editor What will be the position of Southern California regarding water 20 or 30 years from now? Many experts are of the opinion that sea water conversion plant has been authorized by plants will provide the answer. A wide-ranging study which could result in construction on the Southern California coastline by 1970 of by far the world's largest sea water conversion the Metropolitan Water District's Board of Directors. The proposed plant would be nuclear-fueled and would produce large quantities of electric power, thus reducing the cost of desalting the ocean water. Cost Will Be Shared MWD, the Department of Interior and the Atomic Energy Commission each will pay one-third of the cost of the study which will determine the location, feasibility and preliminary COLORADO RIVER CUTBACK County’s Water Supply Threatened by Proposal Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series dealing with the problems facing the Metropolitan Water District of which the Orange County Municipal Water District is a member. This segment deals with the 10 per cent cut in Colorado River water and the dispute between California and Arizona over water rights. By JOHN N. POWER Managing Editor The morning of May 5 last was a cool one, but inside the could not occur for 12 to 15 years. It will take at least that long for Arizona to obtain Congressional authorization for and to build the Central Arizona Project which would divert this water that is now coming to California. Furthermore, any loss in the next 25 years of even half of Metropolitan's Colorado River supply will be offset by the expected increase in its entitlement to Northern California water from 1,500,000 acre-feet annually to 2,000,000 and by the an additional 150,000 acre-feet annually. It is essential to note that the Supreme Court left undecided the basic issue of how to resolve the question of shortage in the mainstream of the river. MWD maintains that, in accord with a fundamental tenet of Western water law, existing projects in California up to a maximum of 4.4 million acre-feet annually should be protected against the demands of new projects in times of shortage. The provision of such a safe guard would be entirely hail Water District of which the Orange County Municipal Water District is a member. This segment deals with the 10 per cent cut in Colorado River water and the dispute between California and Arizona over water rights. By JOHN N. POWER Managing Editor The morning of May 5 last was a cool one, but inside the offices of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) in Los Angeles the atmosphere was anything but chilly. Directors of the MWD had just received a communication from A. B. West, regional director of the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, that sent blood pressures and tempers rising. West had asked the MWD to accept a voluntary reduction of 10 per cent of Colorado River water for the rest of this year. A few days later, MWD joined other users in rejecting this request on the grounds that the District had already pared its estimated requirements for 1964 to the minimum in accordance with a previous request. The MWD emphasized further that the purpose of the cut was not to help any water-short area but to assist in filling Lake Powell, the new reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam near the Arizona-Utah border, for the purpose of commencing generation of hydroelectric power there. Agreement Specific According to the Colorado River agreement, the storage of water to produce power is "subservient" to the use of water for domestic and agricultural purposes. Despite such a reduction, MWD would be able to meet all the needs of its member agencies for such purposes. However, it would result in severe curtailment in groundwater replenishment in Orange and Los Angeles counties and would also result in an undesirable reduction in emergency storage in Lake Mathews, terminal reservoir for the Colorado River Aqueduct. During the middle of May, Interior Secretary Udall dropped the bomb. Question of Tax Status Leads to County Hassle By LINDA DUDLEY Staff Writer Irvine Company officials and Rep. James B. Ullman (R-Santa Ana) have repudiated statements regarding the Irvine Foundation made earlier this week by Rep. Wright Patman (D-Texas). Utt termed Patman's statements "libelous and irresponsible." Patman had charged that apart of the nation's wealth is eluding the tax roles through transfer to a tax exempt status in foundations. Patman alleged that the Irvine Foundation's position is that what goes on inside the Irvine Company is "none of the general public's business." Charles S. Thomas, president of the Irvine Company and former secretary of the Navy, said, "The affairs of the company have been conducted in accordance with the highest ethical standards and any inferences in the Patman release to the contrary are not justified by the facts." According to Utt, "Rep. Patman's statement was a statement by the chairman (Patman) who has no first-hand information about the Irvine Company or the Irvine Foundation. Admittedly, it's a statement of the allegations made by Joan Irvine Smith without checking into any verification. It's a rehash of charges that have been thrown into the county in bringing in water." It's been generous in its nations of tracts of land for public use and the charge that small businesses are unable deal with them is entirely wrong," he added. "The members of the board are of the highest caliber of men and the executive director Charles Thomas, is an outstanding businessman. It is my belief that the company has been erased for the benefit of the county, the corporation, foundation and the stockholder. I have written the chairmen Rep. Patman, demanding that the Irvine officials be invited testify and give their side of the story." Utt said. Not Retarding "The Irvine Co. has a long range plan of development planned by the outstanding community development planners in the nation. And they have no retarding effect on our trial complex. We're saturation with electronics companies in the county that have no alliance to the Irvine Co. and Irvine Co. has made land ownership." However, it would result in severe curtailment in ground-water replenishment in Orange and Los Angeles counties and would also result in an undesirable reduction in emergency storage in Lake Mathews, terminal reservoir for the Colorado River Aqueduct. During the middle of May, Interior Secretary Udall dropped the bomb. He told the Lower Basin water users that he recognized their "understandable reluctance" to accept a voluntary reduction—but he was nevertheless directing the Bureau of Reclamation to "implement" a 10 per cent cut. This cut went into effect and will cover the remainder of the year. The Interior Secretary however, left the door open for agencies with special problems. Directors of the MWD decided that, when the District's needs require, it will ask Udall to lift the cutback order. Long Legal Battle On the subject of water rights, it is well to trace here the recent developments in the legal battle that has been going on for a decade between Arizona and California over Colorado River water. The dispute appeared to be nearing an end on June 3, 1963, when the U. S. Supreme Court handed down a decision partially adverse to California which would result in an ultimate loss to California of a portion of its supply of water from the Colorado River. Petitions to the Court for rehearing were denied last September and a decree entered therein on March 9 of this year. It has been estimated that any serious loss to California According to Utt, "Rep. Patman's statement was a statement by the chairman (Patman) who has no first-hand information about the Irvine Company or the Irvine Foundation. Admittedly, it's a statement of the allegations made by Joan Irvine Smith without checking into any verification. It's a rehash of charges that have been thrown out by the court and previously aired in national publications." Patman Outlines Opposition Patman is chairman of a Congressional subcommittee conducting hearings in Washington into the tax exempt status of foundations. Wednesday he detailed "vigorous opposition to the (Irvine) Foundation's stranglehold on the (Irvine) company." As witnesses took the stand during Washington hearings, Patman charged that the Foundation literally controls the Irvine Company and made several allegations of "nonfeasance" on the part of the Foundation. Thomas said the company was not represented at the hearings and he had no inkling that the affairs of the foundation were going to be discussed. According to Patman, "many small businessmen find it difficult to do business with the Irvine Company because they are not members of the 'inner circle.'" Patman said Mrs. Smith, granddaughter of company founder James Irvine, has been engaged in "vigorous opposition to the foundation's stranglehold on the company." Rep. Utt said the Patman statement is "full of falsification in that the Irvine Company has not curtailed the growth of..." Not Retarding "The Irvine Co. has a long range plan of development planned by the outstanding community development planners in the nation. And they have no retarding effect on our industrial complex. We're saturation with electronics companies; the county that have no alliance to the Irvine Co. and Irvine Co. has made land available for any industrial development represented by responsible people. The foundation and corporation are being run in cordance with the ideals James Irvine Sr. and James Irvine Jr. who founded them." California lawmaker said. "The statement that the was worth 25 cents a square foot to $7 a square foot in course patently false," added. STEIN SELECTED LONG BEACH, Calif. — The American News Guild (ANG) wound up its annual convention Monday at Bernard as international vice pres for region 5. Stein, who had been vice president of the g New York local, replaced ward Eastern Jr., who tired because of his health... Inversion Seen As Water Problems supply proposal Additional 150,000 acre-feet essential to note that the Court left undecided basic issue of how to rehearse question of shortages mainstream of the river. D maintains that, in accordance with a fundamental tenet of water law, existing provisions of 4.4 million acre-feet should be protected by the demands of new cases in times of shortage. Provision of such a safe-would be entirely hardesign of a plant capable of producing between 50 and 150 million gallons of water a day. That is enough fresh water for a population of from 250,000 to 750,000. The largest existing desalination plant, located at Kuwait on the Persian Gulf, has a capacity of six million gallons daily. The proposed dual-purpose Southern California plant would also produce between 150 and 750 megawatts of electric power to be sold to local utilities, public or private. R. A. Skinner, MWD general manager and chief engineer, listed several "significant advantages" to Metropolitan constructing such a combination plant if the study supports its economic feasibility. They included: 1) A means of meeting water shortages that might develop if the State's program to bring Northern California water here in the early 1970s falls behind schedule or if growth in this intervening period exceeds expectations; 2) A supply of dependable information on the costs of converting sea water as a possible alternative to new sources of natural water under a regional water plan, and 3) An increase in the emergency supplies of water available if one of the aqueducts importing water to Southern California were temporarily out of service. Skinner estimated the study would take about one year and would cost a maximum of $500,000. The State Project calls for the construction of two branch aqueducts, known as the East and West branches, to be built south of the Tehachapis. MWD asked that the West Branch be constructed to a size that could convey its full contractual share of northern water from Castaic Reservoir to the San Fernando Valley and that construction of the East Branch terminating at Perris Reservoir near Riverside be deferred until 1985 or sooner if warranted. In so doing, Metropolitan proposed interim arrangements to meet the water needs of all East Branch contractors during the period of deferment. The State, however, announced on Feb. 14, 1964, that it had decided upon simultaneous construction of the two branches with deliveries from both beginning in the early 1970s. Voters To Decide The MWD Board of Directors has approved a tentative plan to submit to the voters at the June, 1966, State primary election a bond issue of up to $800 million to provide funds for the necessary distribution facilities to deliver State Project water to its member agencies. These facilities will include a major feeder line extending from Castaic Reservoir 16 miles to a new treatment plant in the San Fernando Valley. thence 73 miles along the south slope of the San Gabriel Mountains to connect with the State's East Expose Delivery Health Over I Two county health offices were at odds today over a gestion that all young girls Orange County be deliberated exposed to German measles. The controversy was spared when Dr. E. L. Russell, head the Orange County Health Department, suggested that girl mar school girls be encouraged to come down with Ger Measles. The suggestion was contained in Dr. Russell's department letin. This immediately brought sharp retort from Dr. Ge Heidbreder, chief deputy Angeles County health officer. Reappo Plan Un Supervisors from 10 South California counties today move over a reapportionment plan under which Orange County would gain at least one state senator. The plan was proposed by Angeles County Supervisor neth Hahn at the meeting of Southern California Regional Association of County Supervisors (SCRACS) at New Beach. Medics Lash Out At News Media The Orange County Medical Association today lashed out at Orange County news media on the grounds they frequently highlight hypnosis as an easy, spectacular and magical approach to the relief of pain. The public is being misled, unproved claims are being made, the use and results of hypnosis are being oversimplified, and hypnotic experiences overdramatized, the association said. Hypnosis is a specialized medical procedure and as such is an aspect of medical practice. Hypnosis may provide an adjunct to research, to diagnosis and to specialized treatment in medical practice, according to the association. Proper safeguards for the use of hypnosis are vitally important to patients, to physicians and to the general public. To this end the following principles are adopted by the Orange County Medical Association: —Hypnosis is a specialized medical procedure; its use is the practice of medicine. —Physicians practicing hypnosis should limit its use to their particular field of medical competence. —The need for continued research and study of hypnosis is emphasized with particular reference to clearly delineating its place in any total treatment program. Planners Set Hearing On Re-Zone The Orange County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing Aug. 12 on a plan to re-zone property in the West Orange area. The commission seeks to change the classification of land bounded on the north by Lincoln Avenue, on the east by Batavia Street, on the south by Sycamore Avenue and the west by the Santa Ana River. The commission wants to change the status of the area from MR (Manufacturing Research) to M1 (Light Industri- Not Retarding The Irvine Co. has a long-plan of development prepared by the outstanding community development planners of nation. And they have had standing effect on our induscomplex. We’re saturated electronics companies in county that have no allegition to the Irvine Co. and the Irvine Co. has made land available for any industrial development represented by responsible role. The foundation and the corporation are being run in accance with the ideals of James Irvine Sr. and James Irvine Jr., who founded them," the California lawmaker said. The statement that the land worth 25 cents a square to $7 a square foot is of course patently false," he added. IN SELECTED LONG BEACH, Calif. (UPI) The American Newspaper Old (ANG) wound up its 31st annual convention Monday with invention of Bernard Stein international vice president region 5. Stein, who had been second president of the guild's New York local, replaces Edward Easton Jr., who read because of his health. Personal Mention Theodor C. Reinke has been promoted to assistant cashier at Bank of America’s Anaheim Main Office, it was announced this week by Vice President and Manager Richard W. Gay. Reinke, a loan officer at the branch for the past year, began his career in 1959 as a teller at the Orange branch. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he graduated from high school in Los Angeles and furthered his professional education at the American Institute of Banking. He and his wife Kathleen and their four children live in Orange. 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He said that instead of lowering the incidence of birth defects caused by German measles, such a program might make such cases more common than they are now. German measles is especially dangerous during the first three months of pregnancy, when it often causes mental retardation, congenital heart disease, cataracts or deafness in the unborn child. Because of the danger of these defects, Dr. Russell suggested that grammar school girls be encouraged to come down with German measles. This would effectively prevent thousands of cases of congenital birth defects and reduce the number of times doctors have to decide whether to recommend a "therapeutic abortion," he said. But according to the Los Angeles County Department, the program would do no such thing. "Such a policy would create a dangerous backlash," Dr. Heidbreder said. "Exposing a whole community of young girls would make an epidemic worse, or make an epidemic out of a few cases." Dr. Heidbreder said he feels many pregnant women then would come down with German measles who would otherwise escape it. "I know many pediatricians recommend deliberate exposure, but only in individual cases," he said. Reapportionment Plan Under Study Supervisors from 10 Southern California counties today mulled over a reapportionment plan under which Orange County would gain at least one more state senator. The plan was proposed by Los Angeles County Supervisor Ken Hahn at the meeting of the Southern California Regional Association of County Supervisors (SCRACS) at Newport Beach. Ordered in the recent U. S. Supreme Court decision were Los Angeles County Supervisor Frank Bonelli and Asst. Los Angeles City Atty. James A. Doherty. Bonelli contended that the Supreme Court would not have had to interfere with the state's executive and legislative branches had they faced up to their responsibilities. Supervisors from 10 Southern California counties today mulled over a reapportionment plan under which Orange County would gain at least one more state senator. The plan was proposed by Los Angeles County Supervisor Ken Hahn at the meeting of the Southern California Regional Association of County Supervisors (SCRACS) at Newport Beach. Hahn asked the group to seek state legislation to reapportion the State Senate along congressional district lines in order to have each county the same number of state senators as it hasgressmen. Under the plan, Orange County would have two senators, Los Angeles County 15. "The state presently apports the Assembly and congressional districts," Hahn reasoned, explaining it would appear to be logical to add the Senate to the congressional district. The controversial issue of reapportionment was introduced to the organization yesterday. Arguing for reapportionment long population lines as ordered in the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision were Los Angeles County Supervisor Frank Bonelli and Asst. Los Angeles City Atty. James A. Doherty. Bonelli contended that the Supreme Court would not have had to interfere with the state's executive and legislative branches had they faced up to their responsibilities. Doherty charged the present system creates "minority control." See The CALIFORNIA HOME SHOW and FAIR PAN PACIFIC AUDITORIUM July 31-August 9 Adults $1.50 1.00-11:00 PM daily Children 75¢ Discount Tickets available at all Food Giant Markets 98.38% PERFECT! Practice Makes Almost Perfect 98.38%. That's about as close to perfection as anything can come. In this case the subject is the quality of home loans. California Federal has over 48,000 first mortgage loans representing an investment of about $950 million. And 98.38% of them are in good standing with all payments up to date. 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