Stampede for 225 new jobs in city crowds
The rush for federal public service jobs drew thousands to line up at New York and San Francisco centers. In New York 3,000 to 4,000 applicants entered an auditorium for brief interviews after an 8:15 a.m. door opening. At least two injuries were reported as glass shattered and a veteran sought treatment. Similar scenes unfolded in San Francisco where 1,200 people applied for 100 of 800 jobs. In Marin County San Rafael 1,600 applied for 150 positions before applications closed.
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New York City
San Francisco
New York
Board of Education
Transit Authority
State Mental Health Department
San Francisco Bay
San Rafael
Marin County
Ford weighs tax panel's plan with possible rebates
The White House considers a package from a labor management panel proposing a tax cut via withholding changes and credits. Members include union leaders and corporate executives, urging continuation into 1976. President Ford's stance remains noncommittal as he weighs recommendations before the State of the Union.
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Ford
Labor-Management
Congress
Auto industry cuts hit 135000 jobs in December
December job cuts rise in the auto sector as Ford, GM, and Chrysler plan layoffs to clear 1.6 million unsold cars. About 244000 workers face short or long term layoffs while Chrysler idles 62308 and GM lays off 100000. Banks cut business loan rates to 10 percent and stock market rebounds amid heavy volume.
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Inten
Ford
Last Witter
General Motors
Chrysler
Long Beach Ex-Councilman Sharp Grated with Misdemeanor
Former Long Beach City Councilman Wayne B. Sharp was fined 1000 dollars and placed on three years probation after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property. Judge Earl C. Broady ruled the offense a misdemeanor, with potential early termination on good behavior.
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Long Beach
Wayne B. Sharp
Los Angeles
Earl C. Broady
Sharp
Donald Stokes
Stokes
Nathan Axel
Marcus
Army finds civilian political data four years after ban
Secretary of the Army Howard Callaway ordered a microfilm file on American civilians screened to remove nonretained material. Access is restricted during review and an internal probe will determine who failed to purge the records as required by 1971 regulations. No evidence of surveillance violations has been found to date.
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Washington
Army
Secretary of the Army
Howard Callaway
United States
Department of Defense
Callaway
Defense Department
U.S
Congress
Ind
Cate
Tornado Strikes McComb Wrecking Trailer and Injuring Family
Tornadoes tore through McComb at 8 25 a.m. demolishing a trailer where a mother and her 2 year old daughter Stacy were present. National Guardsmen and rescue workers sorted through wreckage for more victims while doctors treated at least 70 people despite a power outage and some were sent to Jackson hospitals eighty miles away. The Pinehurst subdivision and a nearby government housing project near the mall also suffered damage as residents described the sudden, hazardous winds.
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Stacy
McComb
National Guardsmen
Jackson
Pinehurst
H.T. Huddleston
TV Recall Affects Panasonic Penney and Bradford Sets
Elder said about 302,000 televisions from Panasonic Penney and Bradford brands have been recalled. Panasonic models start CT 701 to 924 with multiple suffixes, Penney models include 2888 to 2901 and several variants, Grant models 79343 79350 and 19301.Consumers will receive letters directing free repair locations.
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Elder
Panasonic
J.C. Penney
Pennerest
Bradford
W.T. Grant
Penney
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Cant
LW. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
Murray H. Finley
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Paul Hall
Seafarers International Union of North America
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers of America
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Lane Kirkland
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr
Bechtel Group
Richard C. Gerstenberg
General Motors Corp
John D. Harper
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Reginald H. Jones
General Electric Co
Rawleigh Warner Jr
Mobil Oil Corp
Arthur M. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Walter B. Winston
First National City Bank
R. Heath Larry
U.S. Steel Corp
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
Harvard
Anaheim Street
Henry Ford
Glen Kendall
Centralia Ave
Lakewood
Robert Ginn
State Assembly
Broady
Ed George
George
Glenn M. Anderson
D Harbor City
Bert Bond
E.F
Ted’ Critchley
Jim Wilson
Michael Marcus
State of
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Mississippi
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Treasury
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