Resolution No. 2788
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OFFICE OF
VINCENT R. paXON
CI"rY ATTORNEY
CITY OF VJ;:RNON
8600 S.SANTA FE AVE.
VERNON. CIII.. 90058
TELEPHONii: 66S-3366
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RESOLUTION NO. 2'788
A. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OJ' V.aNONIIONOR-
. UfO THE BONO:aABLEGEORGE A. WILLSON. ' .
THE CITY COUM'CIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS<peLLOWI:
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WHEREAS, Geerle A. Willson has "rvecJ:.'f'itth di8:ti.ac~loQ &aI'"
member of Assembly. Fifty-S.condDistrlct; and
., WHEREAS. the Honorable George A. Willson has repreael1te4 the
Fifty-Second District in the best interests of s..id District;
NOW. . THEREFORE, ,BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1:
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That the 'City Council of the City ofVe~nOB_..a
this opportunity to express its appreciation to the Honorable Geor,. A.. . Willso.n .
fo~')usoutsta.nding representation of the Fifty-Second Assembly msts-tet.'
SECTION 2:
, The' City Clerko! the City ofVernonab&ll
certify to the passage o~ this R'solution, and thereupon and thereatter.the same
shall be in.,tu.ll forceaad effect.
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F. A. ZIi:MER. City Clerk
STATE OFCALlli'QRNlA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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1~ F. A.' ZIEM ER. City Clerk of the' City of Vernon, ~ hereby
certify. that the for~ing Resolution. being Resolution No. 2'788. was duly
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adopted by the City Counell of the City of V e~on. and approved by the Mayer..
of said City. at a ....gu.larmeeting of the City Council beldon Au,uat 3. 1965"
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a/. F. A. Ziemer .
F. A. ZIEMBR.. cIty Clerk
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'F.s.IGeorge~Hllson also authored two Resolutions, both approved by the entire State Assembl.,t,
A.&,,9:an,~~J~ for an interim study of PRESS F~EDOH in relation to the rights of News Hediac;o
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HUNTINGTON PARK K avo access 0 a pu l.C l.n ormatl.on.l.n con orml.ty Wl.t ot CHAIR"AN, J.UC1C1A.....
PHON"E.,,ft..UO~OW~.'2U 71 '\\,\ '.,1 st"te a'd f~d"'ral FINANCEANOINSU..ANCE
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GEORGE A. VvlLLSON
MEMBER OF ASSEMSL.Y, FIFTY.SECOND DISTRICT
CHA:;~MAN
COr.',MIT";TE ON .JUDICIARY
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AN ENTERTn-iN .' INTERESTING PROGRP.M IS BEING DEVELOPED BY PAT BUTTRAH, BRILLIANT C
..OF T.V., RADIO Al'm MOVIES & TOL AVERY, VJHO PORTRAY~ THE IlSPE.AKER OF THE HOUSE"
J~PEOPLE"WILLIMPRESS YOU WITH HIS CONTRIBUTION AS TJIE MASTER OF CEREMONIES -
. FRANK' BONNELtAND ERNEST DEBS, THE DISTINGUISHED SUPERVISORS WHO REPRESENT THE 52Nl) ASSEMBLY
'''DI5 rRICT). ARE HONORARY CO-CHAIPJ.1EN OF 'THE WILLSON TESTU10NIALDIl\~'ER Pu"ID WILL PRESENT GEORGE
WITH A BEAUTIFUL LOS',.<\.NGELES COUNTY Il:\ESCLUTION" SCROLL IN HONOR OF THE OCCASION 6o.IN TRl:BUTE
".TOTHE DIS'nNGUISHE~:LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVE1:ENTS OF GEORGE \HLLSON- IT IS TRULY APRQUD RECQRD -
\ IN ACCORD.WITH YOU?.. REQUEST I AM ENCLOSING AJ.'l OUTLINE OF THE GEORGE v3ILLSON ACCCMP!,.IST:~.ENTS,
HISTOI1Y, BACKGROUND, ETC . THAT HIGHT SERVE AS A GUIDE IN PREPARING A t'RESOLUTlm,:l"'rO HONOR
GEORGE BY YOUR CITY -ALSO. INCLUDED HERE IS rNFORJ.'1ATION ON THE VALUABLE LEG ISLATIgNGEORGE
AUTHORED IR19.65 THAT GOVERNOR BROWN HAS SIGNED INTO LA\.J, EFFECTIVE SEPTEHBER 17-
_ C07au.tho~}{ot'G~1ifornial s tough but humane narcotics. rehabilitation progra~-" . .:.',
_ Co~ducted..J.nvestigation of Bald't-Jin Hills Dam Disaster & authored emergencyleg'J[slatton'?
that permitted I' i!m:nedia~ellinsurance payments to disaster victims, some$14tOOO~OOO -.' .
.. A1+lthoredne't-J la'tvthat Hill prevent future Dam 11 failure~tlbyi.ncrt;asing stateauthori,ty
toestabli.sh.more stringent safeguards prior to construction & increased Ilsupervisionl'...... . ......
-Authored anti-poker parlor legislation that halted threatened gambling invasion of south-east
. -Authored 1963 legislation to provide Hlore economical & better prepared school.cafeteriame~ll'l
_ Authored legislation that will become law in 1965 to permit the earl detention and treatmen
of narcotics addicts, or those in imminent. danger of becoming addicted, before they enter.
life of crime to s'upport their llhabitll - This had the support of. the state Attorney General
Authored legislation to move all la'tvs relating to NarcoticS Violations from the Penal Secti .
to the 'i.Jelfare & Institutions Code to confbrm 'to1ith the treatment of addiction as. an "illnessH
instead of llpunishmentll as a criminal '" This conforms with the Supreme Courtrul1ngthathas.
distinguiShed between the II felonll, the narcotics Ilpusher" and the addict "user'! -' . ....
Authored a Divorce "reformll law that eliminates the added year of wait customary after<the
.II intrerlocutory". divorce & sarts the year "wait" from' the date of service ofthepapers'-
_ Aut\,':pred a ney] law, effective September 17, that will permit l1unicipal Court Hreforms!l and ..
ec"o.nomies that have been sought by the Board of Supervisors and some judicial' groups- .
-Aut;horofa Resolution calling. for a comprehensive study and tightening. of all narcotics
vt~lations laws,. supervision of addicts .on parole, including an investigation of Synanon -
Aul:hor o~ an unsuccessful bill to p~rmit local cities & cOlT'.ffiunities to have greater control
o$~'the licensing and regulations()f Beel: Parlors and other alcoholic beverageoutlets-
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The clipping reproduced at the. .
left will give you the "Backgroun
information about George Willson
GEORGE WILLSON I LOCAL CITIZEN
a Huntin!!ton Park resident since '21... graduate of local schools... Miles Avenue,
GaO'e Junfor and Huntington Park Senior High...student body president...member
} of ~he football, track and swimming teams.. . attended USC & Pacific Coast Law College
, a member of the Huntington Park city fire department for almost 10 years. . .
~1(lmitted to practice hefore the courts of Califomia in 1944... als~ the fe~e.ral
district courts and the supreme courts of the United States. .. associated WIth a thnvmg
law firm that serves the Southeast area. . .
.. . elected to the city' council of Huntington Park in 1948... served two terms as
mayor. . . a lO.year councilmanic period devoted to community betterment. . .
a memher of the; Huntington Park Elks, Maywood Moose, South Gate Eagles,
.". SertomaClub Pl:\st president. .. Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce... Southeast
) District Red Cross... Salvation Army Ad ,.j:.ory Board. . .YMCA sponsor. . .
. memherof St. Clements Episcopal Church in Huntington Park... served on cor.
p~rate hoard. :' .. classes; . .
George & Anna Willson have been
married for more than 30 years. - .
They have one daughter) Joan, 'Who
is married to a medical doctor &..
acquired her medical degree in
June of this year - She has a b
....pf 5 - his name is Craig -