March 14, 1973 (12 pages)

Ed anette ete eee oe eee ee es ee 0 0 01s 6 8 ee e's ELC Oe De DC PIC He he ae NR ae a a he dh eae Sa a a LC CB Pe PT Crete e's er ote ere sale tana erste tatelearatatene tara e 6 e160 000 66 0.0 00 000 001010, 0.0, 0,000 0 0, ¢) 6.0.0.0, 0.6.8, 9.6,9,9,9,8, Wed. Mar. 14, 1973 The Nevada County Nugget 3 Lyman Gilmore officers pT e707070'010.0.0, 0.0.00 0.0.0.0 0/0/07 0-07ee"e"everetate tate etete tele sts tsetse eb ere erent ee ererete ore ee oe ere ere eee ee 8 In Ecclesiastes we are told ‘‘To everything there is a season’”’ It is obviously the silly season in Sacramento. As one who has covered the Capitol scene for more than three decades we have heard and seen a lot of silliness. Sometimes it is accidental like the time an assemblyman fi delivered an hour’s harangue against a proposal only to discover it was his own bill. Sometimes it is just plain foolishness like arguing over whether the deadline for a license renewal should be December 31 or January 1. Often it is prompted by a desire to grab headlines. There was the freshman Assemblyman who, for example, in all seriousness proposed a law which would have made it a criminal offense to cuss out a policeman. He served out his term and was never heard from again. Sea oe And that was in the days before little innocent children chalked four letter words on the sidewalk on their way to school. Now cussing out a policeman isn’t. any different from cussing out the umpire, or legislators or the governor. Language which turns the air blue is not strange to California. What the Spanish neglected to introduce was made up for in spades by the lusty Forty Niners. And today’s kids can teach us all anything that the early settlers overlooked. ' So the complaints of freshman Assemblyman Raymond Gonzales have to rank among the all time high in the realm of silly statements. Gonzales has hardly been in the Capitol long enough to find his way to the men’s room. Yet he is already casting himself in the role of a observer of legislative affairs qualified to make public utterances concerning the manner in which things operate. That in itself is foolish. But the nature of his chief complaint, which got him headlines across the nation, is just downright silly nonsence. Imparting his impression of the Legislature to a reporter Gonzales said: ‘‘I was amazed at the kind of language used around here. The English language suffers a great degradation in the halls of the Legislature. I was really shocked when I first heard all of the swearing. It reminds me a lot of the Marine Corps boot camp I was in: 3 THE SPRING 1973 student body officers of Lyman Gilmore School are (left to right) Tami Beaver, vice president; Mark Lemmon, president; Terry Tennell, treasurer and Stacy Sortors, secretary. Now let’s analyze that. Apparently Gonzales wants to give the impression of being a starry eyed neophyte in the world of public contact. : But by his own admission Gonzales has not led a cloistered life. He claims to have served with the Marines. This writer having served with that illustrious fighting organization can attest that ‘ any word heard thereafter would seem like a Sunday school picnic. As for the degradation of the English language, Gonzales is a school teacher. He teaches English. He should know that most of the words he says are degrading have been in use for centuries. They appear in the Bible. They appear in Shakespeare and similar works. If there has been any modern day degradation it is to be found in today’s best sellers, book club selections not excluded. The degradation is Gonzales’ attempt to smear his legislative colleagues in order to grab headlines. Legislators are no different from other citizens. They talk the same language. ‘°* One can make some justifiable complaints about the things the lawmakers do and don’t do but their conduct on the floor and in committees:insofar as their use of English is not vulgar. If his reference to the use of profanity in the Legislative halls was intended to mean during official sessions and committee hearings, it simply is not true. If he meant what he hears around the bars, it is no different from that used by all others who frequent such places. Of course, he could have been referring to conversations he has heard in the Speaker’s office. Not being privileged to enter this [= sanctum sanctorum this reporter doesn’t know. It has bee . reported that the language does get pretty salty there. . ef You can no longer take for 9 ranted what youve always oo for ranted. wes Touch a switch and the electricits UT son. You (lo it every day without even thinking about it because electricity Is alway s there. And we want to keep it that way. There have been no brownouts or blackouts here heeause PGCE has built new electric facthties’ on schedule as needed. And there's plenty of electricity : 1 here today and plenty in ats { construction or planned to meet growing public needs Tahoe City log house recorded WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upon his return to the Nation’s Capitol for the opening of the 93rd Congress, Congressman Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson representing the Central Sierra area was advised that the historic gatekeeper’s log house at Tahoe on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. ; The National Register, Congressman Johnson explained, is the official register of the nation’s cultural property worth saving. It is a protective inventory of irreplacable and consumer demand through 1979, But if our construction program is'slowedalown unduly or stopped, there definitely could be brownouts or blackouts here. We build ahead to prevent such -plant‘'on the tine.” Some chum growth and — W progress are at an end or aul should besand that there ul there will be power shortages. eare doing our job now dare ready, willing and ve to keep on doing it. City has been entered in the resources across the-face of the problems. And we must fore more electric power Moreover, qualified, comNational Register of Historic land. 4 continue building, because CApUCILY Is NOt NECESSULY. petent and responsible Places. ‘The gatekeepers log house is nowadays it takes about Thefact is that power pubhe agencies assure The Register is maintained by amost important addition to this 10 vears to acquire a demands are going toconthat in doing so we serve the U.S. National Park Service register,’’ Congressman suitable site, obtain regula tinue to nercase. ANT PG&E — the best public interests. in accordance with the National Johnson said. ‘Efforts must tory approvals, construct nust meet these demands including envir mmental and Historic Preservation Act of continue at the federal level to and get a major power Hly and on time or ecolo@ical considerations. 1966. which Congressman Johnson supported both as a member of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and find supplemental funding to preserve this fine facility and the museum which it houses,”’ Congressman Johnson pledged. we must build today. To keep our electricity on tomorrow, PGwrE

Ed anette ete eee oe eee ee es ee 0 0 01s 6 8 ee e's ELC Oe De DC PIC He he ae NR ae a a he dh eae Sa a a LC CB Pe PT Crete e's er ote ere sale tana erste tatelearatatene tara e 6 e160 000 66 0.0 00 000 001010, 0.0, 0,000 0 0, ¢) 6.0.0.0, 0.6.8, 9.6,9,9,9,8, Wed. Mar. 14, 1973 The Nevada County Nugget 3 Lyman Gilmore officers pT e707070'010.0.0, 0.0.00 0.0.0.0 0/0/07 0-07ee"e"everetate tate etete tele sts tsetse eb ere erent ee ererete ore ee oe ere ere eee ee 8 In Ecclesiastes we are told ‘‘To everything there is a season’”’ It is obviously the silly season in Sacramento. As one who has covered the Capitol scene for more than three decades we have heard and seen a lot of silliness. Sometimes it is accidental like the time an assemblyman fi delivered an hour’s harangue against a proposal only to discover it was his own bill. Sometimes it is just plain foolishness like arguing over whether the deadline for a license renewal should be December 31 or January 1. Often it is prompted by a desire to grab headlines. There was the freshman Assemblyman who, for example, in all seriousness proposed a law which would have made it a criminal offense to cuss out a policeman. He served out his term and was never heard from again. Sea oe And that was in the days before little innocent children chalked four letter words on the sidewalk on their way to school. Now cussing out a policeman isn’t. any different from cussing out the umpire, or legislators or the governor. Language which turns the air blue is not strange to California. What the Spanish neglected to introduce was made up for in spades by the lusty Forty Niners. And today’s kids can teach us all anything that the early settlers overlooked. ' So the complaints of freshman Assemblyman Raymond Gonzales have to rank among the all time high in the realm of silly statements. Gonzales has hardly been in the Capitol long enough to find his way to the men’s room. Yet he is already casting himself in the role of a observer of legislative affairs qualified to make public utterances concerning the manner in which things operate. That in itself is foolish. But the nature of his chief complaint, which got him headlines across the nation, is just downright silly nonsence. Imparting his impression of the Legislature to a reporter Gonzales said: ‘‘I was amazed at the kind of language used around here. The English language suffers a great degradation in the halls of the Legislature. I was really shocked when I first heard all of the swearing. It reminds me a lot of the Marine Corps boot camp I was in: 3 THE SPRING 1973 student body officers of Lyman Gilmore School are (left to right) Tami Beaver, vice president; Mark Lemmon, president; Terry Tennell, treasurer and Stacy Sortors, secretary. Now let’s analyze that. Apparently Gonzales wants to give the impression of being a starry eyed neophyte in the world of public contact. : But by his own admission Gonzales has not led a cloistered life. He claims to have served with the Marines. This writer having served with that illustrious fighting organization can attest that ‘ any word heard thereafter would seem like a Sunday school picnic. As for the degradation of the English language, Gonzales is a school teacher. He teaches English. He should know that most of the words he says are degrading have been in use for centuries. They appear in the Bible. They appear in Shakespeare and similar works. If there has been any modern day degradation it is to be found in today’s best sellers, book club selections not excluded. The degradation is Gonzales’ attempt to smear his legislative colleagues in order to grab headlines. Legislators are no different from other citizens. They talk the same language. ‘°* One can make some justifiable complaints about the things the lawmakers do and don’t do but their conduct on the floor and in committees:insofar as their use of English is not vulgar. If his reference to the use of profanity in the Legislative halls was intended to mean during official sessions and committee hearings, it simply is not true. If he meant what he hears around the bars, it is no different from that used by all others who frequent such places. Of course, he could have been referring to conversations he has heard in the Speaker’s office. Not being privileged to enter this

[= sanctum sanctorum this reporter doesn’t know. It has bee . reported that the language does get pretty salty there. . ef You can no longer take for 9 ranted what youve always oo for ranted. wes Touch a switch and the electricits UT son. You (lo it every day without even thinking about it because electricity Is alway s there. And we want to keep it that way. There have been no brownouts or blackouts here heeause PGCE has built new electric facthties’ on schedule as needed. And there's plenty of electricity : 1 here today and plenty in ats { construction or planned to meet growing public needs Tahoe City log house recorded WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upon his return to the Nation’s Capitol for the opening of the 93rd Congress, Congressman Harold T. (Bizz) Johnson representing the Central Sierra area was advised that the historic gatekeeper’s log house at Tahoe on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. ; The National Register, Congressman Johnson explained, is the official register of the nation’s cultural property worth saving. It is a protective inventory of irreplacable and consumer demand through 1979, But if our construction program is'slowedalown unduly or stopped, there definitely could be brownouts or blackouts here. We build ahead to prevent such -plant‘'on the tine.” Some chum growth and — W progress are at an end or aul should besand that there ul there will be power shortages. eare doing our job now dare ready, willing and ve to keep on doing it. City has been entered in the resources across the-face of the problems. And we must fore more electric power Moreover, qualified, comNational Register of Historic land. 4 continue building, because CApUCILY Is NOt NECESSULY. petent and responsible Places. ‘The gatekeepers log house is nowadays it takes about Thefact is that power pubhe agencies assure The Register is maintained by amost important addition to this 10 vears to acquire a demands are going toconthat in doing so we serve the U.S. National Park Service register,’’ Congressman suitable site, obtain regula tinue to nercase. ANT PG&E — the best public interests. in accordance with the National Johnson said. ‘Efforts must tory approvals, construct nust meet these demands including envir mmental and Historic Preservation Act of continue at the federal level to and get a major power Hly and on time or ecolo@ical considerations. 1966. which Congressman Johnson supported both as a member of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and find supplemental funding to preserve this fine facility and the museum which it houses,”’ Congressman Johnson pledged. we must build today. To keep our electricity on tomorrow, PGwrE