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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1975
Page
9
Long Beach machinists prepare to vote on a tentative three year pact offering a 3 percent yearly raise plus 12 cents an hour retroactive cost of living benefits. The deal mirrors a prior UAW agreement amid a broader strike as leaders argue over a 21 cent offset eroding first year gains.
A group of veterans and civilians reflect on the Vietnam era. Michael Johnson, a disabled veteran from Utah, criticizes the Thieu regime and recalls injuries from 1968. Others, like Henry Murtagh and James Harris Jr., emphasize duty and sacrifice. Zona Davis and her family honor fallen locals with a memorial tree and veterans’ letters program.
Senators Mathias and Stevenson propose ending all U S military aid to South Vietnam by June 30, with a 30 day extension possible only to push a peaceful solution. They argue current aid levels enable setbacks and foresee possible Communist attacks while White House critics urge urgency and aid for refugees.
President Thieu said North Vietnam moved 19 divisions in a general offensive and troops crossed the cease-fire line near the Thach Han River. Hoai Duc district capital fell as authorities warned of further abandonments. 36 of 243 district capitals lost since the cease-fire. South Vietnam has lost about one-fifth of its provinces and roughly one-tenth of its population.
The proposal would boost 1974 tax rebates to 10 billion with a 240 dollar cap, cap a new home credit at five percent up to 2000, and extend 8 billion in permanent tax cuts while trimming foreign tax credits. oil firms face higher liability from the compromise that also expands depletion limits to 2000 barrels daily.
FDA study finds about a quarter of laxative ingredients are questionable or unsafe. Experts criticize Americans for bowel misperceptions and urge clearer labels, caution against daily use beyond one week without a doctor, and advise avoiding simultaneous mineral or castor oil with OTC laxatives.
Kissinger delivered updated Israeli terms to President Anwar Sadat and said Egypt has many difficulties to overcome before a second-stage Egypt Israel accord. Sadat announced Egypt’s reply and suggested a possible fifth Kissinger shuttle return weekend.
The Labor Department reports initial unemployment claims at 610000 for the week ending March 8, down 3300 from the prior week. Weekly beneficiaries total 6380700 as of March, down 2900, with the state insured unemployment rate steady at 7.9 percent. A year earlier the rate stood at 4.1 percent with 2589800 on benefits.
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