Border Patrol nets 1000 plus illegal entrants over Labor Day weekend
San Ysidro officers wrapped a three day sweep that captured over 990 illegal entrants midnight Friday to Monday afternoon and expected totals to reach about 1500. Many crossed through fence holes or at gates with falsified documents. A truck driver was arrested after a collision with a patrol car while a decoy group drew attention elsewhere.
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Metzgar
Hubbard
Rising fuel bills if U.S. ends gas-price curbs
Washington IMF reports from the American Petroleum Institute based on Foster Associates analysis warn that removing federal price controls on natural gas could lift the average yearly household gas bill by 16 to 32 percent by 1980. The study cites regional variations, with 1972 averages around $155.71 and per-MBTU costs near $1.49, projecting higher costs as field prices rise to 45, 55, and 75 cents per MBTU. It notes potential regional disparities and that the Federal Power Commission may raise ceilings even under regulation.
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Peril fades as two tropical storms threaten coast
Tropical Storm Delia neared the Texas coast while rapid movement and expected landfall precede possible hurricane strength. In the Atlantic Christine weakened near Antigua as watches were canceled. Delia spurred Labor Day weekend storm prep along the Gulf Coast as thousands fled the Louisiana shore.
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Labor Day toll climbs as California reports deaths
The Labor Day weekend toll reaches 600 plus as freeways fill with travelers returning from the final summer long weekend. An unofficial Monday count lists 497 traffic deaths by noon. Harbor Division reports 27 drunken driving arrests since Friday, with only one female offender. statewide arrests near 2,000 by midnight Monday, and Southland totals 256 between Friday eve and Monday eve. Locally two killed and two injured in separate Sunday crashes. Michele Harmon, 15, of Gardena, died at about 6:40 p.m. Sunday in a bicycle accident.
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Labor Day Weather Dampens Beach Crowds Coastwide
Holiday crowds along the California coast were under normal as cloudy, windy conditions and coastal fog kept beachgoers away. Mountain and desert areas filled, with Palm Springs topping 108 as Southland regions saw highs from the upper 70s to over 100.
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Weather Update Partly Snowy Skies and Mild Highs
Partly snowy skies expected with a high near 75 Fahrenheit. Tonight will be a low around 53 degrees as detailed in the weather on Page BS.
Grocery costs dip but stay 7 percent above six months
An Associated Press market basket survey of 16 items across 12 cities shows prices eased since mid year yet remain about seven percent higher than six months earlier. Beef stays price capped until Sept. 12, while pork chops and eggs fell in many cities after peaks in August.
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Parolee robber nabbed after North Long Beach chase
A 36 year old parolee led a hare and hounds chase through North Long Beach after robbing a takeout restaurant and holding a mother and children at knifepoint. William Rigdon of Van Nuys was booked for armed robbery after a second KFC robbery on Atlantic Ave. A 16 inch knife, jacket and $92 were recovered near a Smith Street ivy hideout.
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Convicts Release Guards After Prison Rebellion
Inmates at Indiana State Prison freed three guards held for two days amid talks with corrections officials over improvements to conditions. Guards Arthur Jacques and Donald Schultz reported they were unharmed. Gov. Otis Bowen’s staff said negotiations continued with no reprisals promised if order was restored. The uprising began with a gang fight over home brewed liquor affecting a large inmate group returning from chapel.
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Labor chiefs assail Nixon's one sided controls
AFL-CIO President George Meany and I W Abel, leaders of large unions, criticized President Nixon's economic policies as causing inflation and profits for corporations to soar. Labor Secretary Peter Brennan defended them in a Labor Day address, noting higher employment and take home pay, while Meany warned of broad harms and said Nixon would be unwelcome at the union convention.
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America
Administration eyes end to medical deductions
The administration considers removing medical deductions from income tax returns as part of tax reform discussions.
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