Nader urges flood the White House over lid shortage
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader called for public protest letters to President Ford to pressure action on a national shortage of home canning lids. He criticized government agencies for inaction and said industry profits clash with supply. Hearings continued as officials weighed fixes.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
Federal True Commission
Gerald Ford
White House
Firemen share duties with female firefighters at Belmont station
Belmont AP reports a landmark shift as three male firefighters share duties and dormitory space with women Helen Thompson II and Jan Wharton at the California Division of Forestry Belmont station. The policy bans sex discrimination and 38 women are hired statewide as seasonal firefighters this summer, requiring the same fitness tests and grooming rules as men.
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Belmont (Ap
Joe Hemmen
Hemmen
Helen Thompson
California Division of Forestry
Belmont Fire Station
San Francisco
Jan Wharton
Miss Wharton
Warm Day Ahead With Fair Skies and Gentle Breezes
Forecast calls for warm weather and fair skies through tomorrow with highs around the Se and %s. Night features low clouds and possible storms, while light to gentle breezes persist in morning and afternoon. More weather on page 37.
Castro Valley trustees raise tax rate and cut 28 jobs
Castro Valley school trustees approve a tax increase to balance a $12 million budget and lay off 24 non teaching staff. Supt Harold DePue says programs operate at a crisis level as taxes rise about 310.55 for a 99000 home, pushing yearly bills toward 824.50 for a 30000 home.
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Castro Valley
Ti Toyne Stone
Evan
Eater Board
Harold DePue
Phil Wagner
Truntzes
Alameda County weighs jail plan amid petitions and delays
Alameda County supervisors heard a 9,420-name petition opposing a Winton Avenue jail in Hayward as Ken Price pressed for a public hearing. The board adjourned with a draft environmental impact report delayed, debating jail capacity and a 400-prisoner figure while planning a public session on August 12.
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Alameda County
Winton Avenue
Hayward
Ken Price
Herbert Crowle
Public Works
Ee Rg SN See
Beter
Charles Sentana
Tomes Beles
Crawle
Super
Fred Cooper
Cooper
Bates
Price
Rose
Apollo spacemen end era as they prep for splashdown
Houston reports astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton packing for return from a nine day Apollo mission as they discuss the Shuttle era, future routines in space, and the significance of joint flights with Soviet cosmonauts.
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Houston
UPI
Apollo
Thomas Stafford
Vance Brand
Donald “Deke" Slayton
Johnson Space Center
Stafford
Cape Canaveral
Brand
Slayton
Orbit
United States
Space
Earth
Houston Central
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Boston
Diana Bryant
Tiare Jones
Robert O'Neil
Miss Bryant
Tiare
Tes Joh Tansiiis
Lehling
Tae Repti
Saratoga Summit Station
Belmont
Ann Landers
Beth Ray Orrock
MIT
Women's World
Dick Rogers
Heysford
By Earl Murphy
Aaron Mitchell
Aaron
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