Berkeley Strike Rages As City Workers Walkout
Bay Area brief reports 400 of Berkeley’s 1,100 employees walk out over pay. Garbage and public works crews join meter maids health library staff, rejecting a four percent raise and fringe-benefit rise. Conciliation Service joins talks after no progress. Uncollected garbage piles up, with some dumped at city hall and others hauled to nearby towns.
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Berkeley ends hiring freeze
Berkeley city officials approve an affirmative action hiring program ending an 11 month partial freeze. The personnel director will set new exams and requirements to reduce discrimination and establish hiring priorities to reflect the city’s minority and women population. The plan passed council 6 to 1 after a year of bargaining by liberal and radical members.
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Eastland Chosen Senate Leader in Pro Tempore Slot
Senate Democrats named James Eastland of Mississippi as president pro tempore of the Senate, elevating him to third in the line of presidential succession after the death of Allen Ellender. The vote was largely ceremonial, reflecting long standing party seniority rules. Eastland, born in Donaldsville in 1904, is a Mississippi lawyer and veteran lawmaker.
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Senate backs fast Trident submarine program
The Senate approved speeding development of the Trident nuclear submarine, a $13.4 billion program with 10 boats. Critics warned of cost overruns, while advocates, led by Sen. John Stennis, argued rapid deployment boosts national security. A Rickover letter was cited noting missiles could be fired from U.S. ports.
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Strangled San Francisco Woman Identified as UC Medical Center Employee
Police identified the strangled Sausalito body as Lyn Maureen Derrick, a young UC Medical Center employee in her mid-20s. Found in a blouse and panties several miles from her San Francisco apartment, an ID card from the University of Minnesota was found in the empty flat after a neighbor reported heard scuffling.
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San Francisco Election Filing Failures Reported
Registrar of Voters announced the failure of two candidates in the San Francisco Board of Education race to meet the June 6 filing deadline. George Chinn and Charlie Mae Haynes did not submit the required preliminary statements. Certificates of election will be withheld until their statements are filed. The new school board is to be sworn in August.
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Sausalito barge occupants agree to move
In Sausalito the occupants of a condemned barge housing MM apartments agreed to relocate within days after a court order. The owner Byron Edwards of Sonoma blamed the city for missing repair permits while the city faulted the landlord for 21 years without barge repairs.
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California Nuclear Power Seen to Meet Shortage After 1975
California faces an electrical power shortage after 1975 and the state Public Utilities Commission urges preference for developing nuclear plants. The PUC report says licensed atomic plants will be safe with no adverse environmental effects, while opponents cite safeguards and waste concerns. Public hearings are planned for evidence before licensing.
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