California public pays for multimillion dollar lobbying push
In Sacramento the quest for public dollars fuels a growing lobbying campaign funded by taxpayers. A 1975 76 tally shows business at the top with 49 million, followed by public files 4.5 million, government 4.27 million, labor 3.7 million, and education 1.76 million. Dan Lowenstein notes combined local government and education lobbying shows taxpayers are major employers of lobbyists in the state.
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Weather Update Way Taughins Highway 78 Report
Weather page tease notes incomplete forecast with highway 78 route details and low tonight figures. Page 40 hosts complete weather data for the area including temperatures and conditions.
Hijackers fly on despite pilot reported dead in Somalia
A West German Boeing 737 hijacked with 87 hostages and four attackers landed in Mogadishu. A secretary in Mogadishu’s Information Ministry said a crew member, believed to be pilot Juergee Schumans, was shot dead after landing. Lufthansa and authorities gave little detail. The aircraft had stopped in Rome Nicosia Bahrain Dubai and Aden after departing Majorca for Frankfurt. The hijackers demanded prisoners’ release and a $15 million ransom, with deadlines passing unaccepted by Somalia South Yemen and Vietnam, while no action was taken by Bonn. The fate of Hanns Martin Schleyer was unreported.
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Bombs disrupt Carter church service amid protests
Protesters opposed to the neutron bomb disrupted Sunday church services attended by President Carter. Five demonstrators were arrested for disrupting a religious congregation after wresting down in pews and being removed by ushers. Carter called the protesters well-intentioned but mistaken to interrupt the service. The incident followed Carter's push to win NATO support for the neutron bomb as a defense option.
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Schlesinger rules out divestiture in oil sector policy
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger said the United States will not use divestiture as a club against oil firms. He criticized industry behavior as unsatisfactory and warned Congress that divestiture would not alter overseas control, while urging a cautious approach to energy legislation and emergency steps.
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Contract bargaining resumes as McDonnell Douglas unions meet
McDonnell Douglas negotiators and two unions representing about 11 000 workers at Long Beach Torrance and Huntington Beach plants plan talks today at the Registry Hotel in Irvine. Contracts expired at 12 01 am but remain in effect until a new agreement or seven day strike notice. Union spokesman Don Howser said discussions with Douglas officials begin at 10 am. IAM and UAW represent workers at the California sites, with 7000 UAW at Long Beach and IAM members at Huntington Beach and Torrance.
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San Antonio Power Outage Strikes City for Hour and Half
A transmission line south of San Antonio failed Sunday night causing a citywide blackout affecting about 80 000 residents from 7 10 p m to 8 38 p m Emergency generators kept hospitals supplied Police Chief Emil Peters reported minor injuries but no official fatalities Public Service officials traced the fault to a primary line between San Antonio and the Calaveras Lake power station 14 miles away The line was severed causing the outage and restoration efforts followed quickly
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