Repeal push for Formosa defense pledge gains pace
Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a move to repeal the 1955 Formosa resolution that authorized U S backing for Taiwan defense. The action, tied to wider shifts in China policy after Vietnam and amid Nixon's Peking visit, featured testimonies from former State Department officers Davies and Service and was led by Senator Fulbright.
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D-Idaho
Charles Meo
Mathias
R-Md
State Department
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Nixon
Peking
House
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
John Paten Davies Jr
John Stewart
Foreign Service
China
Tte
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang
Mag Tsi-tung
Joseph
Vinegar Joe” Stillwell
State‘Department
Chiang
Service
Muu Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Theso
United States
Henry Kissinger
Pek.ey
Davies
Mayang Chow
Filbright
Johnson
Kennedy
City manager vacancy study eyed by council
City councilmen meet to assess hiring a consultant to recruit a new city manager after Ray Doran's ill health prompted his resignation. Mayor Neveau urged quick action while weighing cost, preferring to delay acceptance of Doran's resignation until sick leave ends.
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Haywaild
Af Howell
Cansulla Firme
Ray Doran
Doran
Nevean
Neveau
Plac
Lockheed loan bill advances in House Banking Committee
The House Banking Committee approved a 2 billion emergency loan fund to keep Lockheed Aircraft Corp from bankruptcy and aid other distressed firms. The measure matches a Senate version, with three votes in the House backing the bill and bipartisan Senate support for the related proposal. Lockheed seeks a 260 million loan guarantee to continue building its Tristar jet bus.
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Lockheed
Bay Area Regional Government Bill Advances in Senate
A bill to form the Conservation and Development Agency of the Bay Area cleared its first Senate hurdle after a two hour committee hearing. The measure, advanced by Assemblyman Jobin Knox, would oversee transportation, environmental and recreational planning for San Francisco Bay Area counties, with Sen. Clark Bradley casting the only opposing vote.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Senate
Local Government Committee
Jobin Knox
Richmond
Sedale Revenue and ‘Taxation Committee
Clark Bradley
J-San Jos
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World War I Model Behind Uncle Sam Poster Fame
Walter Botts, the Oak Army recruiting figure known as Uncle Sam, recalls posing for the famous poster in 1938 21 years after his WWI recruitment. He lacks a pension due to only ten days shy of the minimum service requirement. Botts supported himself by saxophone singing and daytime modeling while later joining bands and teaching. He laments modern youth repurposing the slogan and notes his poster’s enduring legacy.
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San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Waller Botts
Botts
Uncle Sam
Hinself
Bolts
James Montgomery Lage
Hagg
Fis
Jack ‘Eagarden
Red Nichols
Johny Johnson
Varias
Seaborg resigns as AEC chairman
Seaborg, 60, former UC Berkeley chancellor and Nobel laureate, resigns today as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. James R. Schlesinger, 42, assistant director of the Office of Management and Budget, is named to succeed him. Seaborg will return to academia.
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Glenn T. Seaborg
University of California At Berkeley
Atomic Energy Commission
James R. Schlesinger
Office of Management An Budget
Seaborg
Consensus Sought on Hayward Budget Cuts
Hayward councilors debated trimming the proposed 1.6 million dollar budget with some members seeking expanded expense funds. Mayor Lea Howell condemned the size of the fund and urged pay raises for himself and others, while Councilman Jol Mappas urged equal cuts across departments and criticized travel and meeting expenses. The group opened a recap of a 92 page budget noting potential changes to a budget analyst role and public relations director post.
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Hayward
Lea Howell
Rannell
Postal pact signed to boost pay for 750000 workers
Washington UPI reports a new postal service pact signed Tuesday with 750000 workers receiving an average 1710 pay raise. The deal, expected to cost over a billion over two years, aims to speed mail handling via automation and must be approved by a mail ballot. Localities report partial work return amid ongoing rail and Bell system labor actions.
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UPI
Hoven Wilons
Postal Service
Navy
Bell Telephone System
Benels
CWA
Arden
New York State
Pickelines
New York City
Phoenix
Tucsim
Arig
Geinesville
Tucson
Wth Lovals
R. A. Tha
Pacific Telephone Co
Hayward
Fire blamed on tot in Maynard residence blaze
A house fire in Maynard is blamed on a four year old boy playing with matches. Firefighters battled the blaze on Antal Carry Avenue, damaging the garage and bedroom and destroying most of the home. Loss estimated at about 24 000 prior belongings, with the mother reportedly away when the fire started and a neighbor alerting the department.
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Hayward
Maynard
Vine
Deyee Barron
Viramen
Barray
Goverty Visualin
Nice Tire Department
Manny
Clouds to clear for a sunny fall day
A cloudy sky is expected to clear by late morning tomorrow, yielding a warm fall day with highs in the upper 70s. Tonight’s low should be mid 30s, with westerly winds 10 to 15 mph. More weather, page 39.
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