Supreme Court limits state and local wage protections
The Supreme Court ruled that state and local governments are not required to pay the federal minimum wage or overtime. It struck down the 1974 act extending wage rules to state employers and overruled prior decisions on hospital and school staff. The court also held zoning rules for adult theaters constitutional, signaling a shift in speech regulation. The decision affects about 12 million workers and faces reactions from unions seeking congressional action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Serry Wurf
Mumber American Federation of State
Meany
Congress
National League of Cities
National Governors Conference
William 4. Rehnquist
Lncal
Labor Department
Carter welcomed as hero on Hill
Jimmy Carter arrived in Washington amid a hero’s reception as he moved toward a broad delegate lead at the Democratic National Convention. He told lawmakers he would work with Congress to restore confidence and promised to be an aggressive yet cooperative president. Fellow Democrats hailed him as a unifying force, with Senate leaders praising his ability to bind the party.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Associated Press
Capitol Hill
Georgia
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Mike Mansfield
Philip Sharecoff
New York Times
Ford
Cvrcies
Ford proposes curbs on court ordered school busing
President Ford seeks congressional action to limit court orders for busing in desegregation cases. Atty Gen Levi says guidelines align with Supreme Court rulings. Senate debate continues as Dole criticizes the plan and Hicks in Boston labels it half a measure.
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Atty
Edward Levi
Supreme Court
Robert Dole
Brian
Senate
Ford
Post
Harold Stasvenag
Dole
Justice Department
Boston
Louise Day Hicks
Heat Wave Draws 80,000 To Long Beach Beaches
Santa Ana winds kept temperatures extreme as Long Beach reached 58 in the evening and Los Angeles hit 102 the highest June 24 reading since 1883. Pools ran two shifts as city water use surged and crowds flocked to beaches and sprinklers while Palm Springs led the nation at 112.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
National Weather Service
Santa Ana
Newport Beach
Palm Springs
Kemmerly
Wyo
the Weather Service
Winds whip up rash of Southland brushfires
Intense heat and dry winds sparked a string of fires across Southern California. The Val Verde blaze destroyed a building and scorched 1300 acres, while Los Robles in Ventura County neared containment after blackening 206 acres. Two fires burned structures and injured two firefighters, with conditions hampered by erratic gusts toward Lake Piru and further spread near Val Verde.
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Southland
Associated Press
California
Val Verde
Los Angeles
Los Robles
Ventura County
Jeve Blair
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Lake Piru
U S pilots refuse to fly into Canada
AP reports that ten U S airlines will suspend flights to Canada due to safety concerns amid rotating strikes by Canadian controllers and pilots over French language use in air communications. Eastern and others halt arrivals to Montreal Ottawa and Toronto. some flights diverted or canceled.
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U.S
Canada
Air Line Pilots Association
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Canadian Airline Pilots Association
Montreal-area
O'Donnell
Allegheny
American
Hughes
Airwest
Delta
Eastern
Frontier
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Northwest
United
Western
Miami
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
United States
Burlington
Buffalo
N.Y
Eastern Caren
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Roy Erickson
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Pilots’ Association
Am North Central
Canadian
Cella Found Guilty On 22 Counts In Los Angeles Trial
Former political king maker Dr Louis J Cella was found guilty on 22 felony counts including conspiracy tax evasion and Medicare fraud in a federal court in Los Angeles. Codefendants Schiffman and Evans were convicted on conspiracy and lesser counts. Ollendorf will be sentenced July 19.
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Louis J. Cella
Los Angeles
Theodore Schiffman
Stephen R. Evans
Orange County
Matt Byrne
Byrne
Cella
Sovernement
Medi
Sabla Ananga
Schiffman
Evans
Mercy General Hospital
Santa Ana
George Ollendorf
Mission Community Hospital
Mission Vigin
Ollendorf
Cela
California
Ken Cary
Lawrence Schmidt
Jesse Unruh
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Ken Cory
West Point
Kissinger
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FBI
Southland Events
T. Thomas
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