Oil workers reach tentative deal amid nationwide strike
In Denver the union hailed a 23 cent wage rise in year one and 18.5 cents in year two as part of a settlement offered to Wilmington and Northern California plants. Officials said similar proposals would go to other plants, while California and the Texas Gulf Coast press on with the strike that idled about 20,000 refinery workers in Texas. Some Southland gas stations report dwindling supplies as Long Beach refineries run with nonunion staff.
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Gospiron
Wilmington
California
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas
San Francisco State faces strike turmoil and looming dismissals
Teachers strike demands meaningful negotiations with militant groups at San Francisco State College. Acting President Hayakawa threatens automatic resignations for teachers missing days, signaling potential mass dismissals. A black studies department is planned, amid ongoing clashes and a separate strike by the Black Students Union. A student march and a community group rally accompany the unrest as Gov Reagan comments on repudiations by teaching associations.
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Third World Liberation Front
S. I. Hayakawa
Mny
Hawkins
San Francisco State College
Community Conference
San Francisco
Hayakawa
AFT
Reagan
San Francisco Labor Council
Sacramento State College
Sacramento State
San Francisco State
Dirksen Signals Support for Stronger Vietnam War Effort
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen said on TV he would back stepping up the Vietnam war, including renewed bombing, if Paris peace talks do not resume soon. He blamed Hanoi for the stalemate and urged immediate talks at the table.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Paris
Hanoi
Dirksen
Oroville Protest Over Police Shooting Draws 40 Pickets
About 40 Negro citizens picketed the Oroville police station and the mayor's home in protest of a police shooting last month. Pickets demanded six reforms for better treatment of the black community as rain fell on the demonstration.
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Oroville
UPI
California
Conrad Weisker
Talks on conference table shape and speaking order progress
A U S spokesman called a proposed two or four sided table and speaking order an important concession and said talks could start in two or three days. North Vietnam rejected a green fabric strip as too conspicuous and accused the U S of obstinacy blocking peace negotiations. The two delegations met two hours and Ha Van Lau labeled the proposals not acceptable but agreed to pass them to each side's ally.
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North Vietnam
Ha van Lau
Saigon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Liberation Front
State Pay Increases Opposed by Cal Tax Group
Sacramento California Taxpayers Association urged scrutiny of the state personnel system before granting pay raises. It urged the Legislature to reject over 100 million in requested increases, arguing last appraisal was in 1949 and current scales suffice with low vacancy and turnover rates.
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Sacramento
UPI
California Taxpayers Association
Robert C. Brown
Cal-Tax
Brown
Horticulturist Reels Over Stolen Plant Slides
Ronald Pecoff, a rare plants specialist, reports 300 35mm color slides and a projector stolen from his parked car near the Long Beach National Guard Armory. He plans to use the images to introduce Australian banksia to the U.S. and offers no questions if the slides are returned to his Playa Del Rey nursery.
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Long Beach
Ronald Pecoff
Pecoff
Long Beach National
Playa del Rey
Marine Commandant Sees Inevitable Victory in Vietnam
Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr. told reporters in Da Nang that defeat of the enemy and U S success are inevitable if the current war effort continues. He said time is on the side of the United States and praised progress in South Vietnamese forces and pacification. He ruled out early U S withdrawal unless North Vietnam and Viet Cong halt operations, and claimed a military victory over main force units in 1968.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
U.S. Marine Corps
Chapman
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Jet Crashes Near Tokyo Killing Two Crewmembers
A U S Air Force F4C Phantom crashed near Yokota airbase killing Capt. Jon P. Wadsworth of Costa Mesa and Maj. Burton F. Fontenot of Villa Platte La. The pilot stayed with the plane over a populated area.
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Tokyo
Here
Jon P. Wadsworth
Costa Mesa
Burton F. Fontenot
Villa Platte
Yokota
Home Builders Leader Sees Rate Hike Slowing Sales
Lloyd E. Clarke of Des Moines Iowa president of the National Association of Home Builders warned that the 0.25 percentage point prime rate increase could delay 50 000 to 100 000 prospective home buyers. He said the rate rise from 6.75 to 7 percent will likely push housing starts for the year under 1.6 million units.
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Houston
Tex
National Association of Home Builders
Lloyd E. Clarke
Des Moines
Iowa
Japan to Buy 34 Phantom Jets for Defense
Tokyo decided to purchase 34 Phantom F-C fighters at a cost of 197 million dollars as part of a plan to strengthen national defense. The government also approved boosting armed forces by 6,000 personnel to 179,000.
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Tokyo
Brandeis Rebels Refuse Committee Plan for Ford Hall Sit-In
About 65 black students barricaded in Brandeis University Ford Hall rejected an administration proposal to form three committees to spell out remaining differences. They demanded another meeting with President Morris B. Abram citing lack of communication and stated the issue could be solved without further talks. Abram remained hopeful and said not all issues are nonnegotiable.
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Waltham, Mass
UPI
Brandeis University
Ford Hall
Brandeis
Morris B. Abram
Abram
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