California Lawmakers Reject Resolution To Declare May 26 ‘John Wayne Day’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have defeated a resolution intended to honor John Wayne after opponents challenged what they say are racist statements by the late actor.
Republican State Assemblyman Matthew Harper of Huntington Beach sought to declare May 26, 2016, as John Wayne Day to mark the day the actor was born.
An Orange County airport is already named after him. The bill, ACR137, is the sort of resolution that lawmakers frequently pass.
But this one triggered a 20-mi