Senate Overrules Brown on 30 Million School Aid Veto
In Sacramento the Senate voted 28 to 7 to override Gov. Edmund Brown Jr.’s veto of 30 million dollars from SB220, boosting state aid for inflation in schools though critics said the move diverts scarce public funds. The override shifts tax burdens slightly as local assessments rise.
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Leo T. McCarthy
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Smugglers’ stash found by accident near Grand Bahama
UPI reports a U.S. Customs Service helicopter discovered an estimated 40 ton marijuana haul worth 22 million dollars at a suspected smuggling hideout off Grand Bahama Island. Customs called in Bahamian police after the accidental sighting during a search for a downed helicopter.
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Franco and Juan Carlos meet amid succession speculation
Generalissimo Francisco Franco and his designated successor Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon held a surprise meeting at Franco's northwest Spain estate renewing talk of Franco stepping down. Juan Carlos, 37, traveled from Majorca to join the 82 year old leader for a three day visit as Spain faces unrest, terrorism, and political uncertainty.
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UPI
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Franco
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la Coruna
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Britain
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Fraga
Antonio Pose Rodriguez
Barcelona
Diario de Barcelona
U S copter pilot in daring rescue
Barry Meeker piloted a Belljet Ranger helicopter on a perilous Alpine rescue mission across West Germany Austria and Czechoslovakia. Bullets wounded Meeker and one escapee while gunfire targeted the craft as three fugitives boarded the helicopter and fled toward West Germany.
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Traunstein
West Germany
UPI
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Vitava
Czechoslovakia
Meeker
Austria
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Energy commission staff critiques future electricity forecasts
California's Public Utilities Commission is urged to adopt a new forecasting method by next June after staff found the PUC's 1984 demand projection subjective and lacking alternative analyses. The staff's own base forecast shows 9 percent lower residential need than utility firms, with federal conservation measures not fully accounted for.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Southern California Edison Co
Foreigners urged to flee Luanda as fighting worsens
The American consul general in Luanda urged Americans, Canadians and Brits to leave Angola immediately amid rising clashes among liberation groups. About 100 foreigners remain in Luanda as fighting continues near Lobito with small boats sunk offshore by gunfire.
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Angola
UPI
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United Kingdom
State Department
Lobito
Ford seeks automatic jet fuel pass through to fares
The Ford administration asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to allow airlines to adjust fares automatically in response to jet fuel price changes. The plan, a temporary rule change, could raise domestic air fares by up to 3 percent and would let carriers decide how much to adjust.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
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Federal Energy Administration
Council On Wage and Price Stability
CAB
Photo claims Hoffa seen behind wheelchair man in Cadillac
A UPI notice reports receiving a photo by mail showing a man who appears to be James R. Hoffa standing behind a man in a wheelchair. The image includes a Cadillac 1974 Coupe DeVille with a license plate obscured by paper and no identifying numbers.
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Detroit
UPI
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Hoffa
Housing starts rise to highest level in a year
Washington report shows a 49 percent jump in multifamily construction in July, lifting the annual rate to 311000 units from 209000 in June. Carla Hills calls the rise encouraging for housing recovery as builders aim for smaller homes and affordable pricing with townhouses highlighted as the best option.
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UPI
Carla Hills
Stanley Baitz
National Association of Home Builders
Baitz
Ford challenges recall order on 1968 69 Mustang and Cougar
Ford Motor Co sues in U S District Court challenging a federal recall order for more than 600 000 1968 1969 Mustang and Mercury Cougar cars over allegedly defective seat backs The government says seat back brackets can break and fold the seat causing loss of control Ford argues limited incidents negate a safety defect and cites 25 reports across 765 000 cars while government estimates 600 000 still on road
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API
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Ford
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
Nolte Jr
California board unveils farm labor election rules
The California Labor Relations Board released proposed regulations for secret ballot farmworker elections but omitted key access issues. Chair Mahony said a public hearing on access is planned for Aug 29, while Chavez and unions threaten action if organizers gain access. The plan drew mixed reactions from Chavezs United Farm Workers and the Teamsters, with growers concerned about private property and a public process. The board stresses informing workers fully and notes questions remain on economic strikers unit status and ballot symbols.
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UPI
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Cesar Chavez
Teamsters
California Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
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