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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1976
Page
8
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected Pacific Telephone Co. proposal to charge 28 cents for dialing directory assistance. It plans an inquiry into abusive use of free directory services and credit agency dialing, noting Californians move often and many lack listings.
One-time city council candidate Jom C. Herrera, 23, was treated for a stab wound in the upper back at Washington Hospital Monday night after police were called at 10 p.m. Herrera, awaiting trial for PCP crystals, refused to discuss the incident with officers or the physician. He arrived with his brother Louis Berrera, who corroborated the silence.
California traffic fatalities for the first six months reached 2096, up from last year, with June toll at 338 down 56 from June 1876. CHP Commissioner Glen Craig said most rise occurred in unincorporated areas due to higher speed and traffic volumes.
Oakland council likely to approve a three year contract granting 7.25 percent this year 6.25 percent next year and an unspecified third year. The Oakland Police Officers Association backed the pact by 381 to 1.9. Firefighters remain at impasse with binding arbitration. Non uniformed city workers accepted a 62 percent pay value for the current year. The agreement promises no layoffs but allows attrition.
Sacramento UPI Ex convict job program backed by Health and Welfare Secretary Mario Obledo receives full support. The pilot would place two ex offenders in Health Department slots from geriatrics technicians to administrative interns funded by federal State Personnel Board funds. Obledo pledges continuation if he remains secretary though future funding remains uncertain.
Gov George C Wallace will address the Democratic National Convention on government reform and business accountability. His aides say he will warn against rising federal bureaucracy and discuss the business government relationship. He was invited by DNC Chair Robert Strauss and nominee Jimmy Carter.
Australian former prime minister Gough Whitlam arrived in Lisbon with socialist leader Maria Soares to discuss shared challenges. The 18-nation tour aims to study global problems, but talks with Information Minister Antonio Almeida Santos and Foreign Minister Ernesto Melo Antunes were cancelled due to a cabinet meeting.
Gov Ella Grasso said her meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip was very impressive. She greeted the royals in Philadelphia after traveling from Hartford, noting a reception aboard the Britannia and being offered tea and cucumber sandwiches. Grasso corrected Philip on who was the first woman governor, saying she was the first woman who followed her husband into a governor's mansion.
Trumpets blaze as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at the White House for a Bicentennial visit. President Ford welcomes them on a red carpet while crowds watch from the grounds as the royal party pledges a strong Anglo American bond and shared defense of their values.
SACRAMENTO UPD Gay Edmund G Brown Jr signed a one year flat pay raise of 20 a month for state employees affecting about 110 000 civil service workers and over 60 000 university and college staff. He vetoed 19 million in added wages but backed a Conservation Corps program and expanded college grants and child care funds.
Four East Bay plants including Berchem Meat Packers Newark West Coast Meat Co Fremont Hohmer Meat Co San Leandro and Lewis and McDermott Berkeley lock out workers after failed wage and fringe benefit proposals. Negotiations with Local 70 stalled. federal mediator Jerry McKay to meet July 12. Despite the lockout there are alternative beef supplies so availability and price should not be affected.
San Francisco Bay Area air board clash centers on Tom Bates pressing for reform in the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District. Directors back Callaghan as chief yet study Bates reforms, with a public hearing approved for Dow Chemical’s Sonoma County plant and Bates’ push to shift permit jurisdiction to the board.
Tokyo authorities arrested Tokuji Wakasa, 61, president of All Nippon Airways, on charges under Foreign Exchange Control Laws and perjury related to the Lockheed payoff scandal. He is the fifth top executive detained as the case strains Japan's government and ties to U S discussions.
In Pasadena California UPL reports Viking scientists found their alternate Mars touchdown area rougher than expected. A radar scan from Arecibo Puerto Rico indicates the Northwest Territory site is harsher than average. Project director Jim Martin said a decision was needed by 8 pm PDT Wednesday to delay July 17 or switch to another alternate site, delaying the landing three to five days.
The city council again debated a lie detector policy. Frain Page reports assistant city manager Larry Milnes and Police Association head push policy, while Mayor Gene Rhodes objects to police influence. A director proposes broader inclusion of city employees. policy to be drafted for review.
The article describes a Hayward area dispute where landowners seek to preserve rural character as zoning rules evolve. It notes the 11 years since zoning began and hints at changes in life and policy, with references to varied community events and demonstrations tied to the broader matter.
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