Democrats plan counter to Reagan tax initiative in California
In Sacramento UPI reports Democrats move on two fronts to use an $852 million surplus and to propose a rival ballot measure to Reagan’s tax limit. The Assembly sent a plan delaying the June sales tax rise to July and advanced a $75 refund idea for adults plus powers for tax raises, while Speaker Moretti said no rival initiative was planned.
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Joe A. Gonsalves
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Assembly
Bob Moretti
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Cory
Goodyear Tire Settles 16-Count Fraud Suit
A 16 count criminal fraud suit against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co was settled with the firm agreeing to pay a penalty and court costs. Concurrently actions against three Goodyear Santa Barbara employees were dismissed. The case stemmed from alleged false representations to sell ball joints via ads for a $9.96 front end alignment.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Goodyear Tire and Rub- Co
Goodyear
Picket lines quiet in table grape strike
On day ten of the table grape strike in Coachella Valley, lines were peaceful with only verbal confrontations. Arrests included a Teamster nonviolent challenge, as investigators from the Senate Labor and Welfare Committee questioned UFW leader Cesar Chavez, pickets, Teamsters, and growers about threats and supposed payoffs.
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United Farm Workers
Coachella Valley
Senate Labor and Welfare Committee
Los Angeles
al Camplan
Caplan
Probem
Teamsters
San Francisco
Teamster
UFW
Cesar Chavez
Growers
Chavez
Frank Fitzsimmons
Riverside Press- Enterprise
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Free toilets urged in publicly owned facilities
Sacramento legislation introduced Wednesday by Assemblywoman March Fong seeks to outlaw pay toilets in any publicly owned facility. The Oakland Democrat argues free restrooms would aid residents and visitors, framing it as a public convenience and equity measure.
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Sacramento
March Fong
Oakland
Nixon expands cheese import quotas in bid to curb prices
President Nixon boosted cheese import quotas by 50 percent, adding 64 million pounds by July 31 to the annual limit. Cost of Living Council Director John Dunlop said the move targets price relief as cheese costs rose 5 to 10 percent since June, with per capita American cheese consumption up 9 percent in 1972 to 18.4 pounds.
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UPI
Nixon
Ems
Arte Hatel
John Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
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Dent
Dunlop
Retail clerks reject 5.5 percent raise in union vote
Retail clerks union representing 60 000 supermarket workers in seven counties reported 83 percent opposition to a proposed 5.5 percent pay increase in Los Angeles. The union seeks 21 percent more, or 91 cents an hour, while the offered raise would have raised journeymen pay by a few cents per hour.
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Retail Clerks Union
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Los Angeles
Assembly committee rejects bias liquor license bill
A Sacramento assembly committee on Wednesday rejected a bill that would bar state liquor licenses to clubs discriminating on race or religion, preserving existing licensing discretion amid a heated debate over civil rights and public accommodations.
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Sacramento
UPD
Assembly
Atatorre Bill Aims to End Californians’ Discrimination
Assemblyman Richard Atatorre of Los Angeles says his bill ABI86 is needed because Californians cannot tolerate discrimination any longer. He argues state action is necessary to address persistent bias and ensure equal rights.
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Richard Atatorre
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