Chowchilla Bus Kidnap Case Hearing Opens to Public
The California Supreme Court ruled the evidentiary hearing in the Chowchilla bus kidnap case will be open to the public and press. Frederick Woods James Schoenfeld and Richard Schoenfeld face charges over the 1976 abduction of 26 children and their driver, who escaped after 16 hours buried in a Livermore quarry. The Grand Jury transcript remains sealed.
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San Francisco
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California Supreme Court
Frederick Woods
James Schoenfeld
Richard
Livermore
San Francisco Peninsula
Pay cuts threaten federal blue collar workers
Federal blue collar workers may quit to join private industry if pay reductions proposed by a Ford panel are adopted. Shipyard unions in California Washington and Hawaii testified to the House subcommittee, citing potential 8 to 12 percent cuts and risk to housing for Camp Pendleton employees. Critics urged caution and disputed overcompensation findings.
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Washington
Honolulu
House
Subcommittee On
Gerald Ford
Robert J. Kern
Bremerton Metal Trades Council
Bob Wilson
Calif
Auto Makers See Fourth Straight Record June Sales
UPI reports June 1977 auto sales topped 1.1 million as Americans buy more cars. GM posted a June best ever with 530,949 sales, the four U.S. automakers hit 919,142, imports rose 56 percent to 196,728, and total six month 5.8 million purchases suggest another strong year ahead.
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UPI
U.S
General Motors
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Bearded Man Wins Unemployment Benefits In California
California’s Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board ruled 3 to 2 that Abraham Thaw of Granada Hills must receive unemployment benefits after Hilton Hotel fired him for refusing to shave. The decision found the sudden beard ban unjust and required a rational grooming code tied to business needs. One dissenter argued the case tests business survival.
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Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
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Abraham Thaw
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Thaw
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Keefe
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Santa Maria
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Organ & Piano Center
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Mission Federal Certificate
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