California lawmakers begin work on homeowner renter rebates
Six legislators interrupt summer recess to form a conference committee on three property tax and renter relief bills. Sen. Nicholas Petris chairs the panel and pushes SB154 a 1.3 billion plan with 80 percent of relief to homeowners under 20 000 income. Gov Brown’s SB12 and AB999 proposals also aim aimed relief to low and middle income earners with major portions of funds going to those earning 20 000 or less. The group plans rebates via next year’s income tax returns with details still TBD until August 1 when the full legislature reconvenes.
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Solvent Carcinogen Alert From NCI Study
The solvent perchloroethylene used by dry cleaners may cause liver cancer in mice, signaling possible human risk. An NCI spokeswoman indicated high cancer rates in mice after tube-administered dosing, with final report due soon. Dow Chemical and Dry Cleaning Industry Council dispute, citing inhalation study in rats showing no cancer risk at higher doses.
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Edison Phonograph Centenary Marked by LOC Exhibition
Washington UPI reports on the 100 year anniversary of the phonograph. The Library of Congress opens an exhibition of Edison's machine and its legacy, allowing visitors to hear samples from a large archival collection including Woodrow Wilson's 1912 campaign speech and Bing Crosby recordings.
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Economy may affect retirement age hike
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall backs raising the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70 but says passage depends on the economy. He favors a bill allowing workers to stay on until 70, noting discrimination against productive older workers is costly and unnecessary. He cautions against fully eliminating mandatory retirement, calling 70 a cautious approach.
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Crowds Demand New Trial For Two VA Nurses
More than 800 demonstrators gathered on the front lawn of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor to press for a new trial for Filipina Narciso and Leonora Perez, convicted of conspiracy and five non fatal poisonings at the facility. Narciso urged innocence, Perez held hope for overturning the verdict, while nurses and patients voiced anger at the jury.
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Detroit city unions reach second pact as garbage drivers threaten strike
Detroit negotiators hammer out a new AFSCME contract with Council 77, while Teamsters Local 214, which includes 1,200 garbage truck drivers, votes tonight on a possible strike. An immediate 4 percent raise is offered with delayed cost of living benefits, and ratification appears uncertain amid rival union actions.
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Investments may have burned Teamsters for 1.4 billion
Sen Charles Percy says the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund may have lost as much as half its assets to risky ventures. He cites loans to Las Vegas casinos dog tracks and real estate as poor bets yielding only 4.9 percent from 1960 to 1974. The hearings follow the fund trustees resignations and a Labor Department reorganization.
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Mexican officer held after border incident
A wounded Mexican policeman is in custody on attempted murder charges after a border clash near San Ysidro. His partner and a San Diego officer were wounded. the San Diego officer was treated and released. The event occurred as border officers confronted two Mexican nationals at Monument Road.
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Etna Lava Flows 1.5 Miles Down Sicily Slopes
Mt Etna erupts in Sicily with lava reaching 1.5 miles down treeless slopes. Experts say it does not yet threaten nearby villages. The eruption, the volcano's fiercest in 18 months, attracts tourists nightly to the eastern coast. Lava from the northeast crater follows cracks toward the Valley of the Lion.
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Fires rage in Utah as three firefighters die on blaze near border
More than 400 men battled two major fires in Utah including a 1 500 acre Ashley National Forest blaze on the Utah Wyoming line. Three Forest Service firefighters Gene Campbell Dwight Hodgkinson and Dave Noel died after a 20 foot wall of flame trapped them.
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Dwight Hodgkinson
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