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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1972
Page
5
In Oakland UPI reports a tentative settlement ends a two week plumber strike. Many workers returned to work Thursday while ratification remains planned for next week. The proposed contract raises wages and benefits to eleven dollars and ninety cents per hour including health welfare and pension packages.
Girdon Lux aged 2 of 5961 Belillo Drive Newark received a three year probation in federal court here on narcotics charges. Loy wife Nancy and Patricia Rosemarie Star aged 57 of 27646 Marion Ave ward also received probation in June after pleading guilty to misdemeanor drug possession without prescription. They had been charged with nine counts of selling dangerous drugs. Arrests in June 1971 by federal state and local officers yielded 409,000 amphetamine pills and other substances.
More than 1,000 teamsters vote today and Saturday on a tentative five month contract ending a seven week readymix drivers strike. Negotiators announced the agreement after a long bargaining session. details await ratification and cover 18 firms across multiple Bay Area counties.
UPI reports Democratic Senator George Moscone told Sacramento Rotary Club he plans to run for governor in 1974. Moscone dismissed late rumors and said he would consider changing his mind only if a July 1874 poll indicates otherwise. San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto was mentioned as a potential entrant.
An explosion at the Space Ordinance System manufacturing Plant in Sand Canyon near Los Angeles injured an estimated six to eight people. The blast occurred around 4 04 a m and victims were transported to a local hospital by two ambulances. The Newhall substation spokeswoman provided initial details.
An Oakland man, William J. Sweigert, was given a five year prison term for preparing false federal returns for clients. Concurrent five year terms were imposed on 12 counts against Jess Wyatt, owner of Wyatt Co Tax Planners. Prosecutors said the total amount involved in two dozen convictions totaled $1600 as Wyatt inflated deductions for clients and kept a share.
Dr Oni Bahl of the State University of New York at Buffalo announces isolating and analyzing human chorionic gonadotropin HCG, claiming the two subunits can be separated and recombined in the lab. He asserts that understanding HCG could lead to methods for preventing ovulation and pregnancy, marking the hormone as the first of its complexity broken in a five year study.
Police Chief Cael Frank Dyson refuted claims that 37 policemen took part in sex and drug parties at a home. four people, including Officer Will, face murder charges in the death of Bryan Sloul, 49, whose home was owned by another man killed last month, with some officers admitting brief off duty visits under a program called Operation Get Involved.
About 450 Shell Gil rolinery workers union members vote 90 percent in favor of a 24 hour strike over alleged unsafe conditions. Leaders say they will seek formal negotiations first and will report the exact count to the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union before the action.
Ford asks the Federal Price Commission to approve an average $42 rise on the 1973 T150 model cars to cover safety and emissions equipment and plant safety standards. GM and Chrysler have filed similar requests. GM seeks $70 to $85 plus $5 for optional gear. Chrysler trims its request to about $110 per car.
Reagan administration officials say no large state surplus. Governor aims to avoid taxpayer burden. Mascone and Muscone argue against large refunds, proposing uses for education, state employee raises, and school financing reform. Legislators discuss directing leftover funds to teacher raises and debt payment.
Sacramento UPI reports state Capitol tours for school children are banned due to earthquake danger. A Legislature Rules Committee backed state architect Fred Hummel's warning that the golden dome building could not survive a moderate quake. Tours of Assembly and Senate chambers and other offices are stopped, but access to the governor's office and committee rooms remains through the east wing where tours have counted about 80 000 children annually.
President Nixon urged Republican leaders and Cabinet members to oppose Democratic controlled Congress spending increases that would raise taxes or inflation. Gerald Ford and Senate whip Robert Griffin echoed unity to veto inflated bills, while stressing GOP resistance to Congress’s spending rises and noting possible use of a public statement if needed.
SACRAMENTO AP California government leaders vow to appeal a preliminary federal Pay Board decision cutting back 11.8 million in pay hikes for state workers. Gov. Ed Reinecke and Gov. Reagan, touring Europe, expect an appeal though Reinecke is pessimistic. If upheld, increases drop from about 7.4 to seven percent with broader cuts. State officials call the move inequitable for employees earning less than peers in other jobs.
City planners discussed a 6000 acre Skyline Parkway proposal to protect hills from development. Alternatives include open space preservation or limited development with a possible de annexation with another agency. Officials pushed for a policy statement and more study sessions before city council review.
The Labor Department reports that consumer prices rose 2.9 percent in the past year, the smallest annual gain in five years. Average weekly earnings climbed to 4135.83, with real purchasing power up about 80 dollars weekly seasonally adjusted. Poultry beef and pork led monthly price increases as fresh vegetables jumped, while weather limited fruit and vegetable supplies.
The article recalls a past wage increase from 40 to 7 cents an hour sparking debate. It notes Nemariais and McGovern in tense moments over the vote and warns of consequences if the outcome differed, reflecting on partisan arguments surrounding labor policy.
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