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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1975
Page
1
Negotiators for Kaiser Permanente Medical Group and 4200 striking workers reached a tentative contract Wednesday night. Mediation by federal officials guided the marathon session as union leaders prepare to present the deal for ratification today, with picketing continuing until members vote.
William Simon told Congress that Americans must accept high unemployment and continued inflationary risk for years if inflation is to be tamed. He cautioned against breakneck recovery and tax cuts or spending that would reignite downturns, while noting the downturn could be the longest since WWII. He also said Ford seeks re election despite economy and 10,000 unemployed autoworkers protested in Washington.
Increasing clouds bring rain likely by tonight with a high near 63 and a low around 57. Complete weather details appear on page C-10 of this Daily paper.
In Acapulco 86 plainclothes policemen were confined to headquarters and 63 disarmed amid a push to purge corrupt officers tied to a land fraud case involving ex governor Israel Nogueda Otero. Officials say the move aims to curb crime, though details remain unclear.
A blustery snowstorm snarled traffic from the southern Appalachians to Vermont, forced school closures in Boston and Philadelphia, and left thousands without heat or power in New England. Foot-deep snow blanketed West Virginia, with ten inches in western Massachusetts and nine in central Vermont.
Consecutive rain days impact Southern California as a warm front could melt snow from mountains below 7000 feet. Up to two feet fell at ski resorts over three days with Long Beach recording 0.03 inches, Culver City 0.15, and LAX 0.16 inches. Cloudiness rises with 30 percent rain this afternoon and 60 percent tonight. highs near 63 and lows around 57 in Long Beach.
Two Long Beach firefighters James D Edwards and John H Huffman were seriously burned when a motorcycle gas tank exploded in a garage behind 754 Cherry Ave. The blast sprayed flaming gasoline on them as eight fire units fought the blaze, with damage limited and cause undetermined.
Peru's military government imposes a state of siege and direct army control amid fierce clashes between the army and striking policemen and student protesters. Tanks patrol streets, fires burn the Army Club and El Correo, and telephone lines fail as authorities struggle to quell three days of violence in Lima.
The Senate approved 76 to 8 a bill blocking Ford's plan to raise food stamp prices through year end. House had passed 374 to 39. White House expected Ford to sign. The measure keeps stamps at about 23 percent of family income with 17 million Americans affected.
The House approved a 90 day delay on President Ford s 3 per barrel tariff on imported oil by a 309 to 114 vote. Ford sought enough votes to sustain a veto while Senate opposition loomed and a filibuster was expected. Democrats largely supported the delay. Republicans split.
Robert R. Montes 36 was slain at the wheel of his ice cream truck on Millergrove Drive in Santa Fe Springs. A girl near the truck heard shots as it stopped. Montes slumped over the wheel with no gunman seen. No items were taken. Montes was the fourth LA County ice cream vendor killed near his truck in recent months.
The Senate approved Edward Levi for the post of attorney general, confirming his nomination and elevating him to the nation’s top legal counsel.
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