Forty women join CHP ending all-male oath tradition
Forty women and 40 men were sworn in as California Highway Patrol traffic officers in a $1 million experimental class. The vanguard cohort, led by CHP Commissioner Pudinski, undergoes two years of training including academics self-defense and high speed driving. Mary Harrison, mother of three, is among the married cadets whose families will use a live-in housekeeper during 16 weeks of basic training.
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Pacific Tel seeks $83.8 million rate hike in California
Pacific Telephone asks the California Public Utilities Commission for permission to raise long distance and other rates by $83.8 million to offset wage gains from recent collective bargaining. Basic rates stay the same while extension phone rents rise from $1 to $1.25. Interim action requested with refunds after final decision following hearings.
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Security guard shot in holdup at San Diego store
A security guard was shot and wounded during a holdup Monday at the Walker Scott Department Store in the College Grove area of southeast San Diego. The robbers fled with cash. the amount was not immediately determined.
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Farallon Islands Sight Rare Fur Seal Reunion
A rare fur seal was sighted at the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, seen by biologists and resident sea lions over three days. The sighting raises hopes for a comeback of a species decimated by 19th and early 20th century pelt hunting, with fur seal colonies now known along Baja California and San Miguel Island.
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