Oroville Dam Dedicated by Reagan in California Ceremony
Gov Ronald Reagan dedicated the Oroville Dam, praising California’s vision and unveiling a plaque honoring engineers Edward Hyatt and A D Edmonston. The world’s largest earth fill dam on the Feather River near Oroville will feed Lake Oroville and the State Water Project, with water reaching Long Beach in 1971. Chief Justice Earl Warren attended. other dignitaries included George Deukmejian and Carley Porter.
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Poland Extends Jewish Purges
Warsaw reports another purge as a Jewish power plant electrician is fired for Zionist views. Two Warsaw economics professors, believed Jewish, lose their chairs according to provincial sources. The electrician Szymon Szymoniwicz is said to have become an aggressive Zionist after visiting a son in Israel.
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Warn Tax Increase Needed to Slow Runaway Economy
Washington officials warn the economy grows at a 10 percent pace risking inflation and a crash. They urge a tax hike to curb deficits, slow money tightening, ease the trade gap, and trim inflation, while Congress debates a $11.7 billion tax package amid election-year tensions.
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Parents Camp Outside School for Openings
A group of parents spent the weekend outside John Burroughs Junior High School with chairs and sleeping gear in a three day sit out to secure out of district openings. Officials announced 25 openings on a first come basis at Monday morning registration in the Wilshire district.
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