Sympathy Strike Sets in for Fired San Jose Professors
State college instructors plan a one day walk out in sympathy with 28 San Jose State College professors fired under a five day absence rule. Union officials claim victimization under an archaic law and threaten a Superior Court challenge.
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San Jose State College
Ronald Reagan
Board of State College Trustees
California State College At
Long Beach
American Federation of Teachers
Central Labor Council
Los Angeles
Daniel G. Stubbs
San Jose
San Francisco
Pueblo Seizure Witness Describes Ship’s Armament
Bucher testifies about taking command of the Pueblo during conversion from a cargo ship to a battle-ready vessel seized off North Korea on January 23. He explains water ingress vulnerabilities and estimates it would take 2 to 4 hours to sink, details weapons aboard including .50 caliber guns and Thompson submachine guns.
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Pueblo
Bucher
Mr. Roberts
Sea of Japan
William Newsome
Japan
North Korea
Liberty
Naval Operations
Naval Forces
Adm
Frank Johnson
Storm floods hit California as Pacific system swamps coast
A massive Pacific storm drenched Southern California with record rainfall and flooding. Long Beach tops 8.36 inches in a weekend total of 11.05 inches for the season while areas from Torrance to Beverly Hills see 3 to 4 inches daily. Flooding swells rivers, undermines structures, and traps camping parties as traffic accidents and several fatalities mount.
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Pacific
California
Oregon
Washington
Southland
Asia
Long Beach
Torrance
Culver City
Beverly Hills
Inglewood
L.A. Civic Center
Belmont Shore-Naples
Picket in Rain at S F State Struck Coalition
About 75 striking students and teachers held a wet vigil outside San Francisco State College as nonstrikers moved around campus. Police observed. security tightened after recent bomb incidents. unions include Back Student Union and Third World Liberation Front.
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San Francisco
San Francisco State College
Third World Liberation Front
American Federation of Teachers
UC Fire Bomb Damage Minor
Fire bombs struck two UC Berkeley buildings causing minor damage. At Wheeler Auditorium a rug and six seats burned and a wall scorched. bottles of flammable liquid and matches were found. A second fire started at the student placement center when a bomb was tossed through a window.
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Berkeley
University of California
Wheeler Auditorium
Open Casket Without Embalming Rules in California
Readers ask what it takes to hold an open casket with unembalmed remains. Officials note no state time limit for disposal if refrigeration exists, suggesting a three to four day window, with embalming required for out of area shipments and coroner practices varying by locale.
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California
Long Beach
Leroy Perrin
Sacramento
Perrin
Los Angeles
Chickie and Chickie A Sequel Book Sources Sought
A reader from Long Beach asks where to find two works Chickie and Chickie A Sequel. Acres of Books lists Chickie at 240 Long Beach Blvd. Los Angeles City Library holds Chickie reference copy and Chickie A Sequel circulating copy. Chickie was adapted into a 1925 film starring Dorothy MacKain John Bowers Hobart Bosworth, about a poor but pretty working girl facing life choices.
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Chickie
Dorothy MacKain
John Bowers
Hobart Bosworth
Nixon Inaugural Address Praised Despite Criticism
President Nixon's inaugural speech drew praise from Republicans in Congress and many Democrats. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy sharply criticized it for sweeping generalities and lack of urgency on hunger poverty and race. Senators Russell and Muskie praised its tone and themes while Ford called it timely and appropriate. Fulbright lauded the emphasis on pursuing peace.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Richard B. Russell
House
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Edmund S. Muskie
J. W. Fulbright
Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington police keep calm during counterinaugural clashes
Washington police kept cool as about 400 Yippies and sympathizers staged a counterinaugural on Pennsylvania Avenue. Demonstrators hurled objects and burned flags while officials asked for restraint, with few arrests and no major violence amid a cool mayoral response.
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Washington
Chicago
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Grant and
Lincoln Parks
Washington Po
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Independent, Press-Telegram
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Davis Dellinger
Dellinger
Lyndon Johnson
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Richard J. Daley
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Richard M. Nixon
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