Trench collapse kills geologist in Signal Hill
Norman Wiener a 43 year old Huntington Beach resident, employed by Associated Soils Engineering, was buried in an unshored trench near Ohio Avenue and Panorama Drive Signal Hill. Firemen and a tractor operator removed his body after a more than hour long rescue attempt. Wiener was dead on arrival at Community Hospital. Police noted he entered the trench alone and it is unclear who dug the hole or why.
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Long Beach and LA Hit by Teamsters Harbor Walkout
The nationwide Teamsters strike shuts down Southern California harbors as truckers refuse to move and longshoremen avoid crossing picket lines. Officials report utter chaos as negotiations continue in Arlington Heights and Washington. The strike idles freight nationwide, threatening millions of workers and billions in potential losses.
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Los Angeles
California
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Arlington Heights
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Trucking Employers, Inc
Washington
Department of Transportation
West Coast
Truce Declared in Lebanon Civil War Amid International Pressure
Moslems and Christians agreed to a 10 day cease fire in Lebanon's civil war. Gunmen on both sides to stay in place as Syria, Palestinian guerrillas, Jordan, and the United States press for peace. The 20th truce since fighting began last April aims to allow presidential elections despite ongoing power disputes.
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Lebanon
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Jordan
United States
Kamal Junblatt
Falange Party
Army to close or cut back 29 bases nationwide
The Army announced plans to close or reduce 29 forts and bases to save at least 42 million dollars annually. Ft MacArthur in San Pedro faces phased shutdown by late 1977, with possible personnel transfers to Las Alamitos Naval Air Station. About 4,500 civilian jobs and 34,128 personnel would be affected nationwide, and Ft MacArthur could be fully closed with relocation options for affected workers.
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Ateast
Ft MacArthur
San Pedro
Southland
Alamitos Naval Air Station
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Congress
Io Las Alamitos Naval Air Station
Senate panel OKs bill to break up oil giants
The Senate antitrust subcommittee approved a plan to force the 18 largest oil firms to split into four segments within five years. The measure would let refiners keep outlets before May 1, 1476 and create a divestiture court to handle cases. FTC oversight could shape divestiture plans and allow limited asset retention.
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Washington
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bayh
Subcommittee
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Coffee prices rise at General Foods brands
General Foods Corp announces wholesale price hikes for Maxwell House Yuban Brim and Sanka ground coffees by 15 cents per pound. Max-Pax filters up 10 cents per can. Instant Sanka and Yuban up one cent an ounce. Maxim freeze-dried coffee up two cents. Brim and Sanka freeze-dried rise 2.5 cents an ounce. Supermarkets likely to pass increases to shoppers.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Thursay
Maxwell House
Maxim
Wholesale prices rise slightly in March amid inflation easing
The Labor Department reports the wholesale price index edged up two tenths of one percent in March after two months of decline. Industrial materials jumped 3.4 percent led by steel scrap, waste paper, and natural gas, while finished consumer food prices fell for the fifth time in a row, signaling ongoing but waning inflation pressures.
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