California's Radiation Protection Act: first in the nation, 1969.

This is a chronology of events, of bills introduced, those that died in committee or were vetoed by the Governor before enactment of California's Radiation Control Act, first in the nation and enacted in 1969. Seeing confidential documents from Committee and Governor's Office for the first time adds color to the article. This article also memorializes Senator Walter W. Stiern and Mr. Gordon H. Garland who carried the chiropractic torch to make our inclusion into this act a reality.