California Farm Labor Bill Clears Senate For Assembly Action
Senate approval on a bipartisan 31 to 7 vote sends Gov. Brown's landmark secret ballot farm labor bill to the Assembly. The measure would allow California's 250000 farm workers to unionize by secret ballot on 65000 farms under a state Agricultural Labor Relations Board, with opposition from several Republican senators worried about voting rights and eligibility.
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Ford to hike oil tariff raising gas price 1.5 cents
President Ford plans a $1 per barrel tariff on imported crude effective June 1, a move White House sources say will raise gasoline by about 1.5 cents a gallon. Ford to announce in a 5:30 p.m. PDT address amid congressional inaction on energy legislation.
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Ford calls for steady military strength on Memorial Day
President Ford led Memorial Day rites at Arlington National Cemetery urging the United States to maintain military might to deter future lawbreakers. He noted the costs of freedom and pledged resolve, while honoring the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and addressing missing in action cases.
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Millikan High School Fire Destroys Bungalow Classrooms
A fire at Millikan High School in Long Beach gutted a wood frame bungalow housing two classrooms. About twenty four firemen battled the blaze Monday night, drenched the rooms and contained the fire to the structure.
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Beach crowds flood Los Angeles Long Beach coast on Memorial Day
An estimated one million Southland residents jammed Long Beach and other beaches in Los Angeles and Orange counties over the Memorial Day weekend. Lifeguards reported numerous rescues, with 150 to 200 at Huntington Beach and 63,000 at Dockweiler Beach, Venice 65,000, Zuma 100,000. Four people drowned at the Colorado River.
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Downed Wire Cuts Power in East Long Beach
A faulty line knocked out electricity to an estimated 200 to 300 homes in East Long Beach Monday night. George Hanawalt of Southern California Edison said outages began about 8:40 p.m. around Studebaker Road and Stearns Street and were restored by 1 p.m. The cause remained under investigation.
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Cal holiday road toll leads nation with 43 deaths
California reported 43 Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths dominating the U S toll as National Safety Council projections suggested a final weekend total around 400 to 450. Through Friday 6 p m to Monday, 378 traffic deaths 173 drownings 14 plane crash deaths and 57 other fatalities summed to 622 for the weekend as freeways into the Los Angeles area were heavily congested.
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Pilot crashes plane into Costa Mesa homes killing Phoenix flyer
A light single engine Cessna 182 flown by Edward Ketchum, 35, of Phoenix, struck a Costa Mesa residential block near Cornell and Fordham drives after takeoff from Orange County Airport. Ketchum died instantly. a 55-year-old resident, Norman Harlan, was seriously injured, with damage to three houses and cars.
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Seven Shot in Memorial Day Park Shooting
Seven youths were wounded in a gang related shooting at Carson Park in Carson during Memorial Day celebrations. The incident followed an earlier shooting of two gang members, and deputies recovered a shotgun and a sawed off rifle. Victims and suspects were not identified.
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Fire guts Paramount shop complex at Toda’s Independent
A large fire destroyed the Paramount shop complex at Toda’s Independent, with damages estimated around 500000. Reports note extensive smoke and structural damage across multiple storefronts while investigators assess origin and cause.
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