Water Commission member blasts 20 percent rate hike
Fred H. Bock, a member of the city water rate study committee, publicly opposes a 20 percent water rate increase before a City Council joint session. He criticizes staff misrepresentations, questions depreciation as an operating expense, and urges lowering free water allowances while stressing economic pinch on residents.
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Fred H. Bock
Bock
Water Department
East North Avenue
Water Department Capital
Break in West Coast dock strike nears arbitration
Washington reports a possible breakthrough as top negotiators consider voluntary arbitration to resolve seven month old West Coast dock walkout. Pacific Maritime Association chief Flynn and Longshoremen Union head Bridges signaled willingness to submit remaining monetary issues to arbitration if no deal within a week.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund J. Flynn
Pacific Maritime Association
Harry Bridges
Senate
House
Senate Labor Committee
Bridges
Flynn
Senate approves 3 billion foreign aid bill with Bangladesh relief
The Senate voted 45 to 23 to approve a 3 billion foreign aid bill for the current fiscal year, restoring 75 million for Bangladesh relief. Sen Adlai Stevenson III pushed the amendment as refugees face starvation and disease with approaching monsoons, directing funds to roads bridges and transport needed for aid.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Bangladesh
House
Sen
Adlai Stevenson III
D-Iii
India
Stevenson
Protective reaction strikes hit DMZ and Laos targets
U S warplanes struck three big anti aircraft guns inside North Vietnam's DMZ after they fired. Phantom jets hit a surface to air missile near Tchepone Laos and destroyed the vehicle. An OH6 Loach helicopter was shot down in the Mekong Delta, wounding two Americans.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tchepone
Laos
Mekong Delta
IRA gunmen moving into Newry for Sunday march
British military and police warned that IRA gunmen have moved into Newry and likely will attack during Sunday's civil rights march. Authorities urged organizers to cancel the protest, stressing the danger of confrontation between demonstrators and security forces.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Newry
Army
Irish Republic
Watson Initiative Qualifies for Ballot in November
The Watson Initiative to cap property tax assessments at 1.75 percent of market value and raise statewide taxes to offset local revenue would appear on the November ballot after Secretary of State Brown certified 561,524 valid signatures. Watson contends the timing was misreported and may seek court action.
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Sacramento
UPI
Los Angeles
Philip Watson
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Watson
Northeast battered by winter storm across U S and Canada
The winter storm hammered the inland Northeast with up to 18 inches of snow and winds up to 65 mph. Snow disrupted travel from Virginia to Quebec. schools closed from Syracuse to Ottawa. power failures hit many communities. ferries canceled between Cape Cod and Nantucket.
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United Press International
Canada
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Oswego
N.Y
Syracuse
Utica
Virginia
Quebec
Montreal
St. Agathe
Que
Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Carleton University
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Nantucket
Martha's Vineyard
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Public Works
Starr Nachman
Jean Graham
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Police Department
Gaviota
Mr. Bridges
Roy Thomas
Philadelphia Phillies
Lompoc High
Reading
Penn
la Mesa
Vandenberg Village
Roy
Eddie Silvernail
Brent Knight
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Ban Karai Pass
Dmz
Pose
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