California farm labor secret ballot bill eyed for 1975
Gov. Edmund Brown and lawmakers push for a farm labor relations law allowing secret ballot elections for farm workers. Key proposals from Assemblyman Alatorre and Sen. Rodda would shape representation, board oversight, and limits on secondary boycotts, with broad support and opposition from Chavez United Farm Workers, AFL CIO, growers, and Teamsters. Brown has not released specifics but backs secret ballots.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Chavez
San Joaquin Valley
Brown
Rodda
Agriculture Labor Relations Board
George Zenovich
Fresno
Nation's killer snow storm bears down on New England
A massive blizzard that buried the Midwest and Appalachians marches toward New England bringing heavy snow, subzero cold, and numerous deaths. Officials report 53 storm related fatalities, nine missing, with seven inches in Concord New Hampshire and four in Worcester Massachusetts.
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Hefner secretary found dead in Chicago hotel room
Robbie Arnstein executive secretary to Hugh Hefner was found dead in a Maryland Hotel room on Chicago's Near North Side. Police call it an apparent self inflicted drug overdose with notes left. toxicology results pending. Arnstein, 32, had just been appealing a 15 year prison sentence on drug charges and had connections to Hefner's Playboy operations.
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Chicago
UPI
Robbie Arnstein
Playboy
Hugh Hefner
Miss Arnstein
Ted Connor
Maryland
Near North Side
Connor
Roberta Arnstein
Maryland Hotel
Miami
Hefner
Bridge hand prompts bold bid decisions in final play
In a club like this North South reach four spades but misplay. West opens hearts, South errs by finessing king, East cashes hearts, a trump lead misfires, and South eventually ruffs out all trumps. The column asks what to bid now after partner jumps to three notrump over one spade and promises to answer tomorrow.
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Hearts
Dummy
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Governing Appointments and Budget Proposals in Sacramento
Governor appoints Leonard M. Grimes Jr. as director of General Services and Carlotta Mellon as appointments assistant. Senate introduces budget act for 1975-76. several bills aim to tax alcohol, teach parenthood education, and reform farmworker elections. Sanctions include traffic court streamlining and repeal of the relatives program.
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United Press International
Leonard M. Grimes Jr
Department of General Services
Carlotta Mellon
Senate
Beilenson
Los Angeles
Gregorio
San Mateo
Parenthood
Presley
Riverside
Farm
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Rodda
Sacramento
Brown settles in at downtown apartment
Governor Edmund G Brown Jr moves into a state owned two unit downtown Sacramento apartment across from the Capitol choosing the top floor. The units have two bedrooms and about 1500 square feet. Furniture and utensils from Reagan era and secondhand pieces fill the space as Brown plans to move in soon. Security is provided by state police and a permanent security cubicle will be established.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Capitol
Bill Stall
Reagan
David Jensen
Jensen
Stall
Senator
Donors threaten suit if governor mansion work stops
Legislative Counsel warned that donors who gave the 11 acre Carmichael site for a governor’s mansion could sue to compel use of the land for a residence. Gov Brown calls the project a Taj Mahal and will study halting construction amid questions from Assemblyman Vasconcells.
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Sacramento
UPI
Carmichael
George Murphy
John Vasconcellos
D-San Jose
Edmund G. Brown Jr
American River
California
Ronald Reagan
Vasconcellos
Budget analyst calls Brown welfare costs too low
Legislative Analyst A. Alan Post told the Senate Finance Committee Brown's proposed welfare and Medi Cal funding may be underestimated risking a smaller $574 million surplus. He criticized a $95 million lump sum for fringe benefits and inflation as underfunded and questioned the financing device for higher education bonds.
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UPI
A. Alan Post
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Senate Finance Committee
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Kurbegovic
Los Angeles International Airport
Introducing Carol Kraus
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