Four men kill lighting contractor in San Francisco home
Four men burst into Manuel Freytes's home, killing the lighting contractor visiting a secretary for his firm. The secretary Anse Vanderbilt, 27, described the attackers as five Latin men, one black and one white, with initial police statements suggesting a family dispute motive. The incident occurred as investigation continues.
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Man pleads innocent by insanity in grandmother slaying
San Francisco police say 27 year old mental patient Robert Pasqualetti pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to the stabbing death of his 72 year old grandmother Stella Pasqualetti at her Russian Hill home. Judge Walter Calcagno ordered psychiatric reports by December 28 and set January 2 for a pretrial hearing.
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UC Berkeley Reaches Settlement on Federal Grant Plan
UC Berkeley and the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare settled a dispute over research grants worth about 13 million dollars this year The agency had threatened to withhold funds if Berkeley did not submit an acceptable plan to hire more women and minorities The revised plan adds concrete hiring timelines responsibility lines an affirmative action program and a monitoring method with goals dates and commitments for minority and female staff and faculty hires.
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Coast Guard Eyes Massive Search for 83 Foot Tugboat
Coast Guard conducted a large sea and air search between Long Beach and Honolulu for an 83 foot tugboat bound for Hawaii with five crew members including three women. The vessel sent a distress signal last Saturday and had weather in the search area described as good. The craft was reportedly bought by Kailua Tug and carries a lafent akiff. The initial search failed and the search area lies midway between the West Coast and Hawaii.
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Sierra Club to Buy 160 Acres in Yosemite Park
The National Park Service will give the Sierra Club Foundation 208700 dollars to buy 160 acres in Yosemite National Park. The land near the junction of John Muir and Pacific Crest trails has been managed by the service since last June under a purchase agreement. The Sierra Club bought the property in 1912 as a campground for members.
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Jurors Picked in $600000 Raid Suit Across Cities
John Teedivanis of Oakland sues San Francisco and Robert J. Martin over a 1968 raid that he says ruined his home. He claims two shots were fired at his Oakland residence during a joint operation by federal, state, and city officers. no one was hit.
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Energy crisis worsens burden on the poor says Weinberger
Cabinet official Weinberger warns the energy crisis will hit the poor hardest due to unemployment inflation and reduced health services. He urges welfare watchfulness and possible higher welfare payments as shortages deepen and costs rise.
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Nixon weighs plans to cut gasoline use
Washington reports President Nixon and energy chief William Simon consider options to restrain fuel demand. Proposals include higher prices up to 75 cents a gallon, a stiff tax, or a World War II style coupon rationing. A hybrid “white market” plan with ration stamps is also floated to counter black market concerns.
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Assemblyman Suggests Women Dress Codes to Battle Energy Costs
Sacramento report notes Assemblyman Willie L Brown Jr of San Francisco proposed women employees wear BUDs or similar garments to offset cooler thermostat settings during the energy crisis. A state official cited female staff using portable space heaters to cope with thermostat policies.
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Two gasoline rationing plans proposed in Senate
Sen Charles Mathias proposes two fuel rationing models with minimum allocations for basic needs and extra cost coupons. Each wage earner would have a commuting based base and a 30 mile weekly household allowance with free basic coupons. Additional gasoline would require government set prices or extra taxes for unclaimed basic quotas. Administrative hurdles are cited as lighter than full wartime rationing.
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Kennedy presses for concrete fuel guarantees for drug firms
Senator Edward Kennedy demands specific assurances from energy chief William Simon that fuel supplies will meet drug industry needs. Industry officials warn a petrochemical shortage could threaten essential medical supplies, while executives cite priority production and possible Christmas closures without clear government action.
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Truckers Press Protest Over High Fuel Costs In Midwest Rally Planned
Protesters spread across Ohio West Virginia and Missouri voicing anger at low speed limits and rising fuel costs. A rally was planned north of Cincinnati with claims of fuel black market tactics. Incidents included a scuffle in Trenton Ohio and security actions at Armco plants as drivers faced a recent pump blockade and arrests.
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Energy cars from newspaper pulp and new fuels eyed
San Francisco AP reports Lawrence Radiation Laboratory officials see potential for gasoline from recycled newspaper and 120 million tons of cellulose waste. Andrew Sessler and Glenn Seaborg urge tens of billions beyond current R&D, citing enzyme processes and a $12 million plant to yield one million barrels daily, while stressing conservation in the short term.
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Unemployment Forecast Darkens California Economy
California faces higher jobless rates as energy shortages threaten growth. Governor Reagan's finance chief Verne Orr told lawmakers unemployment could rise from 5.3 percent to about 7.3 percent next year, with current revenues $137 million lower than planned due to the energy crisis. he cited declines in banks, corporations, sales, income, and gift taxes as factors.
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Dial-a-car pool plan offered in Bay Area
AP reports Pacific Telephone proposes a dial system enabling commuters to enter eight three-digit codes and office numbers to form fuel saving carpools. The computer would pair riders from similar neighborhoods with workers in the same area, and participants would be billed on their phone statements.
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Energy bill called a disgrace by environmental groups
A coalition of environmental groups condemned the House version of the National Energy Emergency Bill as a public disgrace saying it offers little relief and mainly serves special interests. They cited five amendments urging tighter emissions controls and opposing changes that would suspend regulations for six years for power plants.
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Keeping cool is good for you health tip
Washington reports that lowering room temperatures to 60 degrees will not cause colds flu or pneumonia and may help shed a few pounds. Caspar W. Weinberger of HEW says specialists found no increased illness risk from cooling from 72 to 60 degrees and that 60 degrees has no ill effects.
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Arabs reap huge oil profits
New York scene reports Sen Renny M Jackson predicting Arabs will keep tight oil exports despite Israel peace talks. He spoke at an American Jewish Committee dinner for AFLCIO President George Meany, saying economic reasons demand severe limits on Arab oil production as prices rise.
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UC Forms Energy Council to Address Crisis
UC Berkeley plans a Council on Energy and Resources to propose solutions to ease the energy crisis. President Charles J Hitch will appoint members in coming weeks, with an advisory group of citizens and experts to follow. The university will cut energy use by reducing lighting and thermostats, limiting ventilators in empty buildings, and stopping hot water in male rest room facilities.
Pilots Plan O Hare Protest Over Fuel Cutbacks
Air Line Pilots Association plans informational pickets at O Hare International Airport to protest federal fuel allocations beginning January 7 reducing 1973 fuel allotments to 75 percent. Protests will mirror actions in Los Angeles Dallas New York City and San Francisco with potential layoffs for pilots flight attendants and ground crews.
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