Nixon Reshapes Pay Board to Back Inflation Fight
President Nixon announced a restructured Pay Board with more labor and business representation, directing the Price Commission to work jointly on inflation and wage policy. The move follows resignations and conflicts at the board, as Meany and other leaders left amid disputes over wage settlements and inflation control.
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ATL
Labor
Busi Mss
Price Commission
Pay Board
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
White House
Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Stuit
Tripartite Pay Board
Meany
Aflcig
Shultz
Younger open to marijuana registration if medically safe
Sacramento California attorney general Evelle Younger said he would support registering marijuana if medical evidence shows it is not harmful. He favors legalization only with substantial medical support and expects the National Commission report to be released early this summer.
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Sacramento
YPD
Evelle Younger
Younger
Fremonts Parkway Towers opens as Fremonts tallest building
Parkway Towers, a nine story mixed use development at Fremont and Stevenson Boulevards, hosts a cocktail party for about 60 public officials to celebrate the $1.4 million project. SKS Industries aims to complete a $50 million, 40 year plan including golf course, gas stations, and additional high rise structures.
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Fremont — Parkway Towers
Fremont
Fremont and
Stevenson Boulevards
James Fadenna
SKS Industries
Stevenson
Fremont Boulevard
Paseo Padre Parkway
Fadenna
Newark school bond issue heads to voters Tuesday
Newark voters will decide on two bond measures for district growth and school facilities. The plan adds a 15,000 square foot library and locker rooms at Silva Intermediate and replaces an overcrowded 10,000 square foot yard at Churchill Continuation High with a 42,000 square foot complex. District officials warn changes in population could shift priorities while noting births are declining yet class sizes rise in upper grades. Polling places include the Newark Community Center and all city elementary schools from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Smith Avenue
Bunker
Silva
Hayward
Norh
Jarvis Avenue
Laxe
Newark
Coyote Hills Funds Draw Criticism From Board
The park district board dropped further consideration of a marina in the master plan and moved to plan facilities within the park. Trustees Kenneth Foster and John Pappas argued for a marina, while others deemed it economically and environmentally infeasible. The group still says alternate marina sites are necessary in the master plan.
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Park District Board
Kenneth Foster
Newark
John Pappas
Hayward
Boeing chief flags Seattle tax flaws affecting business
Boeing executive President A. Wilson told the Seattle Chamber of Commerce that future Boeing activities in Washington may hinge on tax reform. He criticized the state's tax system as inequitable, saying the inventory tax disadvantages high-employment, high-work-in-process firms and does not reflect ability to pay.
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Seattle, Wash
UPI
7. A. Wilson
Boeing Co
Boeing
Washington State
Seattle
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Belfast takeover threat looms as Heath weighs direct rule
UPI reports Britain plans to assume direct rule over Northern Ireland amid a threat by Prime Minister Faulkner and his cabinet to resign over security control. Heath met Faulkner in Belfast to discuss proposals to end killings and bombings, with no sign of a breakthrough.
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Londom
UPI
Northern Ireland
Edward Heath
House of Commons
Ireland
Iian Faulkner
Britain
Heath
Faulkner
Belfast
Food prices surge led by meat in 14 year high
The February Consumer Price Index rose 4.7 percent year over year and 0.5 percent from January, the largest monthly rise since last June. Meat, poultry, fish and fresh produce drove the food group up, with grocery prices up 1.7 percent seasonally. Five key figures, including Meany and O'Brien, framed the debate on inflation and price controls.
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Washington
Apl-Cio
George Meany
Aflcto Executive Council
Siiama
White House
Labor Federation
Meany
Democratic National
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Nixon
Second rap filed against Acosta
Federal indictment details accuse Acosta of embezzling funds from the California Community Action Program between November and March. The 21 478 check drawn at Fremont Wells Fargo Bank used a forged signature with Acosta and SACEOA official Caral Gerow named. Authorities say the cashier’s check was never cashed and narcotics paraphernalia were found with Acosta when he was captured in Los Angeles.
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Acosta
California Community Action Program
Cal Dap
Maret I
Fremont Wells Fargo Bank
Saceoa
Caral Gerow
Saceoa Trial Cla
David Bancroft
Bancroft
Bank of California
Fremont
Jose Garcia
FRM
Los Angeles
Mother cited after auto mishap in Fremont
In Fremont on Wednesday the mother of a 11 year old boy was cited for allowing a youth to drive a car without a license after a collision at Mahoney Street and Cap Fol Avenue. Robert Lee Darry, 17, suffered a compound leg fracture. Sandra Michelle Bailey, 14, had facial injuries. The driver was cited for failure to use caution when starting after stopping for a traffic sign.
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Fremont
Lorraine Liles
Mahoney SL
Michael Fero
Mahoney
Ca- Fol Avenue
Robert Lee Dar
ACWD settles gravel dispute near Pleasanton
Alameda County Water District reached a 5000 settlement with Pleasanton gravel Co over a 60000 suit alleging imported water in Arroyo de la Laguna harmed the quarry. The widow of the owner filed suit against ACWD and Pleasanton Water District. each defendant to pay 6000. Board also weighs Citizens Utilities takeover feasibility pending a Southern California court ruling.
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Rhodes
Citizens Utilities
California
Coffee throwing yields two weekend jail term
Fremont man Carl John Anders, 23, of Tyrrell Avenue, was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon for throwing scalding coffee at Dona d R. Perez, 29, of St Duarte Avenue. Perez, a truck driver, suffered second degree burns. Judge Ray G. Pucci ordered Anders to pay medical costs, undergo psychiatric treatment, and placed him on three years probation.
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Fremont
Carl John Anders
Tyrrell ‘Ave
Hisyward
Jery
Ecal
Dona
R. Perez
St Duarte Ave
Colliers Inn
Mission Blvd
Azt
Oxton
Perez
Polies
Sssau
Anderson
Peraz
Airlines
Perea
Ray G. Pucci
Nimitz widening project announcement
Ambiguous notice states Nimitz widening to begin soon with work to widen the route between Warm Springs and Oak Bend by a substantial margin. Officials indicate steps will unfold over several weeks as preparations proceed.
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Nimitz
City council clash over old tastings district zoning
Newark council debates designating the Thornton Avenue area for general use amid criticism that zoning blocks progress. O'Mara pushes for fewer restrictions while Plowright demands concrete proposals and warns against carte blanche. April 6 meeting set to revisit the issue as residents seek policing for a local walkway despite budget limits.
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Newark
Tead O'Mara
Old Tastings
Das
Rebbert Plowright
O'Mara
Plowright
TaLy
Counciman
James Balenthe
Thornton Avenue
Qmara
Connell
Kay Daty
Sandalwood St
Daty
Juvenils
Doty
Scientists investigate foam along San Francisco Bay shore
Berkeley UPI reports bay shoreline foam appeared Thursday and vanished soon after. Biologists, unable to collect samples, began checks while officials said it was not beer and a spokesman claimed the cause remains unclear.
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Rocco Siciliana
Commerce
Virgil Day
General Electric Executve
Robert Basset
Houston Oil
Leonard F. McCollum
Benjamin F. Biaggini
Southern Patific Co
Abel
Smith
Tongshor Cren
Parkway Towers
Len Matehed
Me Sks
Galf
Coyote Hills Funds
ACWD
ACWC
Matt Whittiell
Wilsey and
Hamal
National City
Sudson Hay
Heer
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