Unemployment Hits Seventeen Year High As Job Losses Rise
The government reports a December unemployment rate of 7.1 percent, the highest in 17 years, with 6.5 million unemployed nationwide and a massive two month job loss totaling 1.35 million. California ends 1974 at 9.0 percent, 787000 workers jobless, led by construction layoffs. Ford faces economic pressure as advisers weigh tax cuts and anti recession steps amid soaring unemployment.
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California
Washington
Labor Department
Ford
Congress
Decemer
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Veteran gardener Macedo harvests green beans with tara plants
Veteran gardener Macedo hoes a crop of green beans while in the background large tubular tara root plants from the South Seas ornamentally grown in California.
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Macedo
South Seas
California
Anthony Macedo
Hayward
1974 births rise in California and Alameda County
State Health Director William Mayer reports about 305000 statewide live births in 1974, a 2.34 percent rise from 1973, signaling a possible birth-rate rebound. In Alameda County through August 1974, about 38181 births were estimated, up 222 from 1973, marking the first local increase since 1963.
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Alameda County
Ateady
William Mayer
Louis Homfeld
State Department of Health
Homfeld
Mayer
Health Department
Alameda
Mornfeld
In Honolulu A City Ceremony Sparks Diplomatic Flap
Police say a city inauguration crowd hurled a bombastic insult at Taiwanese envoy Te Cie Poo alleging no official invitation. The envoy and his wife left in their official car after the incident. State Department called the act an insult while stressing no break in US China relations.
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Honolulu
UPI
Toneu
Te Cie Poo
Frank Fasi
State Department
Council
George Alshane
Alahane
United States
Ben Bennet
Repubibie
Chara
Daily Review Consolidation of Two Newspapers
The Daily Review consolidates The Morning News while continuing its local coverage. Readers gain a merged edition with continuing reporting on city events, markets, and community notices from both papers.
Caloric Hayward Friday January 3 1975 40 pages
A compact newspaper entry lists Hayward caloric section details with a Friday date of January 3 1975 and a 40 page count. It does not provide further story context or named events beyond the page count and date.
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Hayward
Social Security tax hike eyed by U S advisory panel
Washington reports the Glclal Social Security Advisory Council tentatively backs higher taxes and reduced future benefits to keep the system solvent. Proposals include raising upper income tax from 14100 to 24000, delaying retirement age to 66, and phasing out cost of living increases amid an aging population.
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Washington
UPI
Glclal Security Advisory Council
U.S
Congress
Fremont and Oakland Warrant Schemes Highlight Missing Checks
County school officials disclosed that most warrants once thought missing were voided checks now stored in county files. An Oakland man, Philip Nimrod Wilson, 23, was arrested for attempting to pass four warrants after a Secret Service agent inquiry. Officials confirmed only eight recovered warrants were truly missing, with 44 Oakland district warrants found and marked, while Fremont warrants were used to test a data system.
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Fhemans
Lye
Oakland
Fremont
Grand Jury
Harry Harvey
Stacy Walthall
District Attorney's Office
Philip Nimrod Wilson
Secret Service
Wilson
Alameda County
Donald Parkin
Rock la Fleché
Ann Conille
Walthall
215 New Jobs for South County From Federal Aid
President Ford signed a New Year cleanup bill funneling about 1.68 million to South County cities under the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Act of 1974. ACTEB will allocate funds, Hayward expected to receive around 1 million for 123 jobs, Fremont about 407 thousand for 50 to 52 jobs, with San Leandro Newark Union City Livermore and Pleasanton also set to gain smaller shares.
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Ford
South County
South Citles
Alameda County
Fremont
Hayward
San Leandro
Newark
Aurbach
Union City
Livermore
Pheasanton
AT&T seeks 7.2 percent interstate rate rise
AT&T filed with the FCC a proposal to raise interstate call rates by 7.2 percent effective March 4. The plan cuts the initial three minute base to one minute for most calls and sets a lower minimum for dialed station calls, aiming to boost annual interstate revenue by about 1.7 billion dollars before taxes.
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New York
API
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
FCC
Richard R. Hough
Long Lines Department
Hough
Blue Cross Hikes Rates for Northern California Members
Blue Cross of Northern California will raise individual policy rates by 19 percent effective February 1, affecting about 250000 non group policy holders. The increase comes as health care costs rise, while the company serves around 1.7 million members in the region.
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Oakland
UPL
Blue Cross
California
Warming Trend Forecast For Tomorrow Sees Mild Highs
The weatherman predicts a friendly warming trend with temperatures rising slightly tomorrow. Expect highs in the low teens and lows around 40 as conditions improve, according to page 39 weather note.
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Perhane
Highe
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