California antitrust suit names major oil firms
California filed a federal antitrust suit in San Francisco against Standard California Texaco and Union Oil of California charging a conspiracy to control crude oil output and fix prices. The state alleges these firms held about half of the U S gasoline market and caused higher prices for consumers. Attorney General Evelle Younger said the two year probe supports the charges and potential damages run into millions though final figures are undetermined.
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Ford calls oil price hike unacceptable and warns on economy
President Ford denounced an oil price rise as unacceptable and warned it would disrupt nations and hurt OPEC members. He cited planned 8 percent unemployment and tax cuts set to expire as risks to the economy while stressing inflation as the primary concern and flexibility on nuclear policy.
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Fremont School District Likely To Freeze Salaries
Fremont trustees face a balanced tentative budget with revenue near 38.6 million for 75-76 and options ranging from 91.4 to 424 million. A salary freeze appears likely to achieve a 29.6 million budget, with further relief contingent on state legislature action.
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Weather note hints at fair day amid uncertain forecast
Fragmentary report notes fair conditions with unclear references to wind and possible showers. Local forecast mentions transitional weather patterns and timing, but details are obscured.
Budget Keeps City Tax Rate as Voters Fund Bus Service
Fremont council approves a 19.3 million budget after cuts totaling about 35 thousand dollars. Voters will pay an extra 33 cents per 190 assessed valuation for bus service, yet the city will not raise the property tax levy this year despite a higher assessed value. Officials debate over a proposed mini pump for the fire department, with skepticism about its necessity and costs. City staff notes backup equipment needs but rain lowers hill fire danger for now.
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Mutch Sentenced for Teen Slaying in State Prison
Mutch convicted of the sex slaying of a teenage girl whose body was found in a drainage ditch. He was sentenced to state prison for first degree murder and ordered to return to the superior court within 120 days for possible mediation of Nin ventence.
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Senate backs amendment for annual pay raises for state leaders
The Senate approves a proposed constitutional amendment that would set annual pay raises for the legislature, governor, and other top officers by removing the task from lawmakers. Legislative leaders delay major action on rising medical malpractice premiums until August.
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National groups urge shared athletic facilities
National women’s groups and education organizations tell Congress the time has come for men to share athletic facilities. The report spans pages noting related items on education and policy while other stories cover finance, aviation, and a nuclear safety alert.
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World news fragment reports attack on boat by African guerrillas
A fragmentary report notes a vessel targeted by African guerrillas amid ongoing conflict, with gunfire reported and unclear details on casualties or location.
Parking Hazard Noted At City Hall Hydrant
A Fre mont police official confirms a hydrant in front of the police department and city hall is wet and in service. Enforcement rests with police, as hydrant sits on privately owned city land, complicating vehicle code applicability.
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Fremont
Native Californios and Ohlone Decline in Frontier Contact
An analysis of California native and Spanish colonial clash describes Ohlone extinction myths and a century of dispossession. Scholar Jack D Forbes analyzes cultural mismatches, Spanish military advantage, and native resistance as largely futile against organized conquest and settler expansion.
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Jack D. Forbes
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Mission and Indian displacement under colonial rule
The article recounts Forbes on Mission San dose, stating native populations were coerced into stays, subjected to harsh punishments, and integrated with unfamiliar tribes under colonial oversight. It notes drastic population decline from about 70,000 to 15,000 by the 1800s and widespread cultural disruption.
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Alger Hiss to view pumpkin papers microfilms
Washington UPI reports Attorney General Edward Levi ordered the Justice Department to allow Alger Hiss to examine the pumpkin papers microfilms. The films helped prove Hiss’s 1950 perjury conviction and were tied to Nixon and Chambers in the Cold War espionage narrative.
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