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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1975

Page

42

San Francisco officials seek to roll back police benefits

San Francisco officials and business groups move to rescind the 13.05 percent wage raise granted to police and firemen after a three day strike and to fire strikers if they walk out again. Charter amendments for the November ballot would curb future strikes and strip key benefits.

San Francisco UPI John Jacobs SAN Francisco Board of Supervisors Joseph Alioto Alioto Chamber of Commerce Nick Verreos Alsoto

Roaring 20s Fan Lives Model T Life

Ed Archer and wife Karen embrace a 1920s lifestyle avoiding modern Tech. He leads the Model T Ford Club of America, collects antique cars valued at about 70 thousand dollars, and travels in 11 vintage autos to period events and silent-film venues in San Francisco.

Hayward UPI Ed Archer Karen Archer Earthquake McGoon’s San Francisco

Cal tax burden split fifty fifty in California study

California Taxpayers Association releases a study showing 50.7 percent of the 16.6 billion tax bill fell on businesses and 47.1 percent on individuals for the 1974 75 fiscal year. Property taxes totaled 7.5 billion and state taxes 9.8 billion.

Sacramento UPI California Taxpayers’ Association Sociation California Kirk West The Association

UFW Holds Celebration Rally in Los Angeles Park

United Farm Workers staged a noon rally at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles to celebrate passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act. About 900 people attended as the union announced intensified boycotts of non UFW picked lettuce and Gallo wines. Dolores Huerta served as featured speaker.

United Farm Workers Los Angeles MacArthur Park UFW Dolores Huerta

California lawmakers weigh new business tax shifts in week

Sacramento AP report outlines a flurry of bills aimed at curbing business tax advantages including a two thirds to majority vote shift, ending the insurance home office deduction, and raising liquor taxes to fund treatment programs. Brown backs several measures as final votes loom.

Sacramento California Senate Finance Committee John Dunlap D-Napa Joseph Montoya D-La Puente Brown David Roberts Los Angeles Roberts Arlen Gregorio Dnapa Assembly Gregorio John Knox Richmond Leon Ralph New York

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