Bradley tribute marks death of Arywitz labor leader
Arywitz Sigmund Arywitz longtime head of the Los Angeles County AFL-CIO Labor Federation died Tuesday in Los Angeles at 61 from an apparent heart attack. His passing occurs as a federal anti crime task force probes union political donations and related acts and he might have faced a grand jury in an ongoing investigation.
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Los Angeles
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Fire Department
New Hospital
Space programs clash as military budgets face overlap
An Action Line column notes NASA oversees manned space missions while the Army Air Force and Navy run separate programs. In 1974 75 the Defense budget funded space work but details per branch remain undisclosed. Commerce and Atomic Energy run weather and data programs with smaller sums. Critics urge unifying under NASA while defense officials resist.
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Labor activist Arywitz remembered by Los Angeles leaders
A labor federation spokesman notes Arywitz had no prior heart problems and was deemed fit after a summer exam. Mayor Tom Bradley praised him as a moderating force in labor management disputes and a proponent of civil rights and ecology. Arywitz, born in Buffalo, worked in a butcher shop and a newspaper before joining the ILGWU and later California labor commissioner in 1959.
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Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
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Reuther
United Auto Workers
Buffalo
N.Y
Union urges L A teachers to take 6 percent
The United Teachers Los Angeles urged ratification of a one year contract granting a 6 percent pay rise. Only two of 275 representatives voted against. Salaries would range from 9 990 to 19 350 annually with fringe benefits kept at current levels. The pact is worth about 30 million to the district’s 31 000 teachers.
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Los Angeles Unified School District
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Sunnyvale
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Mt. Pleasant
Milpitas
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Two Long Beach Women Sentenced After Jewelry Robbery Plea
Two Long Beach women Toby Morones 25 and Kathy Stone 29 pleaded guilty to second degree robbery after an $8,000 Orange jewelry heist. Santa Ana Superior Court sentenced them Aug 25 as the prison board will fix terms from one to ten years. Kathleen Clancy 24 was released for lack of evidence. Secret Witness QWH-211 carries a $500 reward.
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Long Beach
Orange
Santa Ana
Marcia Wilbur
Tustin
Susan Shaw
Independent
Press-Telegram
Northern California teachers walkouts widen across districts
Across Northern California pay disputes drive derailed talks and synchronized strikes as Berkeley, Oakland and San Jose teachers push for raises and benefit restorations. Bus drivers join, threatening to paralyze 2,500 students as districts vote on walkouts and discuss demands ranging from 7.6 to 12 percent and fringe-benefit restorations.
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San Jose
Oakland
San Francisco
Teachers Federation
Classroom Teachers Association
CTA
Santa Clara County
Berryessa
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