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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1973
Page
12
The Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 4 to raise wages for about 10,000 city employees during the coming year. The package raises 4 percent instead of 2 percent, following prior 5 percent for 4,000 workers and 7 percent for 2,000 more. If approved by the mayor, the plan would add about 40 million to the city budget.
Soviet scientist Konstantin Bushuyev said Americans will be allowed into the Soviet mission control center during the Apollo Soyuz test project flight, though viewing the launch is not technically required. This marks a partial change in a policy that previously barred U.S. visitors.
Oakland police report Alfonso Zapata a 270 pound mayoral candidate was escorted out after a scuffle with Patrolman Elwin C Lamp. The incident began when Zapata lunged over a lender making it hard to reach the microphone Lamp applied a hammerlock and Zapata was arrested.
Air traffic controllers halted a two day strike that disrupted commercial flights and cost airlines millions. At Orly Airport a spokesman projected about 341 takeoffs and landings for today, roughly double the volume during the partial military control period, with full service expected to return by day three at 550 to 600 daily flights.
Teleprinter operators struck at Prestwick Airport in Glasgow as part of guerrilla strikes against Heath's wage freeze. Officials said the action barely affected air traffic. Unions push for weekly raises of 17.22 dollars while the government caps pay at about 44 dollars.
Police tie the San Pablo slaying of Anthony Perpinan, 19, and Rae Jeane, 16, to drugs after marijuana and heroin were found in their home. An unharmed infant was also present as neighbors say the couple lived there six months and hosted visitors.
Three men including Sacramento jeweler Bong Shaw Cheung were sentenced by U S District Judge Thomas J MacBride for conspiring to transport $450000 worth of jewels stolen in Honolulu. Cheung received five years probation, while Marvin Buenconsejo and Kenneth B Moore of Hawaii drew eight months plus five years probation each. Acquittals went to two co defendants.
A Cantonese and English speaking bandit gang hit three food stores in San Francisco and Dupont Market, freezing 12 employees and a state meat inspector for 90 minutes before rescue. Victims recovered cash and valuables, with total take across incidents estimated in the thousands. Patrolman Utter links the spree to a prior $3,000 restaurant robbery and notes the robbers used masks, bags, and weapons including a sawed-off shotgun and machine guns.
Senator Tunney predicts Gray will not be confirmed if Dean testifies, citing executive privilege. Gray denies withdrawing. White House sticks to refusal for Dean to testify as Judiciary Committee prepares renewed questioning amid Watergate links.
Geologists in the Siberian district of Kolymskaya thawed a 19 foot deep ice block and found a purported Siberian uglozub lizard about 112 inches long. Izvestia reported the creature revived, with expert Shcherbak skeptical at first.
Washington testimony from the American Road Builders Association urged creating a separate trust fund for urban mass transit. The group argued the highway trust fund is insufficient for highway needs and that a portion—funded mainly by auto gas taxes—should support buses subways and rail lines. Senate action already sought to divert 850 million yearly to mass transit.
Washington AP reports a Justice Department plan to amend the 1970 law to stiffen penalties for heroin and morphine trafficking. It seeks life terms for certain second offenses, tighter bail rules, and no release for those awaiting sentencing or appeals. Attorney General Kleindienst emphasizes curb heroin traffic amid addiction's crime link.
Senator Gaylord Nelson proposes a revised Social Security tax to exempt the poor and lower taxes for all workers. He cites a 73 percent tax increase since 1971 for those earning $12,000 or more and aims to raise $8 billion to offset shifts. The plan keeps benefits intact and would phase out exemptions as income rises, with a higher wage base and a lower rate of 4.2 percent.
Senate debate on extending Nixon wage price authority includes amendments aimed at federal rent controls and government approval of large wage settlements. Proxmire delayed action due to absences as factions argue over tighter limits and disclosure rules amid inflation fears.
Agriculture Secretary Tay L. Butz advocates culling older beef cows to lower live cattle prices and curb food inflation. ANCA vice president WC McMillan says producers would benefit from selling elderly cows, while officials resist broad price controls citing potential shortages.
UPI reports Senator Darry Goldwater and Representative Morris Udall, both of Arizona, seek to nearly double Grand Canyon National Park from 673,575 acres to about 1.2 million. The plan, aligned with conservationist and rancher wildlife interests, would extend the park east to Navajo Bridge and west to Grand Wash Cliffs, stretching along roughly 60 miles of the canyon.
Former US Attorney General John Mitchell told a federal court hearing that an aide Kleindienst signed wiretap requests without authorization while Mitchell approved via telephone when abroad. The case questions whether only the attorney general and eight assistants could authorize taps versus wider authority.
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