Nixon to hold talks on spreading rail strikes
White House scheduled a 6 am Friday meeting with top railroad and union officials, Labor Secretary Hodgson, Volpe, Shultz, and CEA chair McCracken to seek a voluntary settlement amid expanding walkouts. If no accord, UTU urged a broader 19 line strike risking shortages and higher prices.
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James J. Hodgson
Transportation
John A. Volpe
George P. Shultz
Paul McCracken
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Ziegler
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Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Apollo 15 Moon Orbit Report Near Surface Landing
SPACE CENTER Houston United Press International reports Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Irwin and Worden circled the moon within 7 to 10 miles, preparing for a planned 6 15 pm EDT touchdown in a lunar valley. They described the moonscape as smooth and rounded with no jagged peaks, while cabin temperature issues were noted late Thursday.
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Karl G. Heinze
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Worden
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Warm Springs relief as huge mosquito hatch subsides
In Santa Clara and Alameda counties a massive salt marsh mosquito hatch finally eased after weeks of biting residents near Warm Springs and Fremont golf courses. District officials said extreme tides breached a levee, flooding a Cayote Creek area where hundreds of acres were affected, triggering the large infestation that disrupted golf and daily life.
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Warm Springs
South Bay
Pas ‘Ture
Santa Clara County
Alameda County
1000 Vets Line Up For Jobs At San Francisco Job Fair
In San Francisco about 1000 veterans queued at the Veterans Memorial Building for interviews at a job fair offering roughly 200 public service posts. Norbert Olbrantz of Fremont arrived in a wheelchair with his wife, while a young veteran Mark Winn recounted injuries from a 1969 Vietnam barrage. The event was a joint effort by government groups including the Federal Executive Board and the California Department of Human Development as part of a broader employment push.
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Norbert Olbrantz
Fremont
Veterans Memorial Building
Winn
Vietnam
Federal Executive Board
California Department of Human Development
Two-pronged bid for better Niles water
Fremont City Council and Alameda County Water District launched a joint effort to raise water standards in Niles, Tamarack Knolls, and Decolo areas. They directed staff to adopt higher ACWD standards, potentially blocking new construction unless Citizens Utilities upgrades. ACWD will study acquisition costs and residents’ willingness to pay.
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Alameda County
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Niles
Tamarack Knolls
Decolo
Union City
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Citizens Utility Co
Fremont wage pact in reach after months of talks
Fremont city employees near a resolved wage package after two months of bargaining. Assistant City Manager Garth Lipsky said a five percent raise is basically agreed, with fringe benefits still on the table. Negotiators expect a verdict by tomorrow afternoon as a July 1 deadline looms. Union leader Daniel Lydon called the talks largely settled and praised Richard Biegel for his tough yet fair approach.
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Argus
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Fremont Association of City
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Coastal Forecast With Light Drizzle Expected
It will be fair today and tomorrow with low clouds and fog near the coast extending inland at night and morning. Local drizzle may develop along the coast. Highs in the 60s and lows in the 50s. Small craft warnings posted for the Suisun Bay area.
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Federal plans study parks land for a new prison
The regional director of the Department of Justice says the federal government is eyeing 60 acres of Camp Parks land for potential location of a 23 million correctional institution. A separate item notes a hidden gasoline price war ends with prices rising up to eight cents a gallon, while an expert will study sub surface water action in the Fremont Union City flood plain to inform city and water district planning. Fremont Chamber directors may bypass a position on the proposed redistricting of the five member city council into seven seats.
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United States Department of Justice
Camp Parks
South County
Fremont-Union City
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Judge blocks 90 million retroactive welfare payment
Federal Judge Alphonso Zirpoli refuses to compel California to pay 90 million in retroactive welfare. He weighs the state's fiscal constraints against a federal law violation in welfare administration. Governors of California Oregon and Washington meet with striking longshoremen and the Pacific Maritime Association in San Francisco as the port strike hits day 29.
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California
U.S
Alphonso Zirpoli
Oregon
Washington
Pacific Maritime Association
San Francisco
Port Shrike
Steel strike threat drives Dow to six month low
A looming steel strike after midnight and a selective railroad walkout shut four major freight routes handling 20 percent of U.S. rail traffic, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 10.59 to 861.42, its lowest in six months as other indexes fell.
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U.S
Pro Marxist Chile targets U S firms in push for nationalization
Chile's government intensifies its drive to nationalize major private industries, aiming at United States owned telephone firms and First National City Bank of New York as next targets. In other notes, South Vietnam's President Nguyen Van Thieu denies plans to reshuffle regional military commanders to boost his reelection bid.
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Cnts
Telephone Company
First National City Batok
New York
Nguyen van Thein
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