California faces acute supply pinch across state purchases
California state purchasing officials report sharp shortages and rising prices across a wide range of items from heating oil and steel beams to paper and elastic. Bureaucrats say bids are scarce, delivery delays lengthen to months, and foreign producers struggle to supply, creating a seller’s market.
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Sacramento
UPS
California
Rues
Robert L. Vance
General Services Department
Vance
Leopold
United States
Debate over California sales tax hike and political fallout
Sacramento debate over a one cent sales tax rise from five to six cents draws strong reactions. Democrats and Republicans clash over repeal plans, a six month pause, and tie ins to Reagan’s 1976 presidential bid amid a looming November ballot.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Capitol
Assembly
Bob Micetti
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
John Burton
San Francisco
Walter W. Stiern
Bakersfield
Burton
Houston Flournoy
Stiern
California penal reform eyed in local community corrections plan
California Health and Welfare Secretary Dr Earl W Brian advocates local responsibility for juvenile and possible minimum security adult offenders in a shift toward community based corrections He criticizes the 1965 probation subsidy for enlarging leniency and misplacing offenders with state funds.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Earl W. Brian
California Health and Welfare Agency
Los Angeles Times
Brian
Summer Jam mud, crowds, and chaos at Watkins Glen fest
About 600000 attended the Summer Jam rock festival at Watkins Glen. Thousands left muddy fields after days of revelry with 450000 gatecrashers en route home. Five people died amid traffic crashes and a flare explosion. Police reported roughly 80 arrests for disorderly conduct.
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Watkins Glen
N.Y
UPI
United States
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
Finger Lakes
Williard J. Smith
Syracuse
William P. McCawley
Senators seek private Nixon tapes hearing with Cox
Senators Sam Ervin and Howard Baker urged a private inspection with Special Prosecutor Cox of President Nixon's Watergate tapes after Nixon refused to surrender the recordings. If no settlement results, the dispute may go to the Supreme Court. Ehrlichman was due to testify as hearings entered their 10th week.
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Washington
UPI
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Howard H. Baker Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Nixon
White House
Ervin
Baker
U.S. Supreme Court
John W
Dean
Senate Committee
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate moves toward first ever campaign contribution limits
The Senate prepares to approve a historic package restricting contributions to presidential and congressional campaigns and capping candidate spending. A key issue is limiting money from outside groups not authorized by the candidate. Senator Pastore urges closing the loophole to make spending ceilings meaningful.
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Peggy Poe
House of Fabrics
Lompoc
Karen Griswald
Alpha Club
Washington
UPI
Senate
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Politician seeks honest work after Watergate fallout
Seymour Posner a 48 year old liberal Democrat who has served in the Bronx for nearly nine years says he may resign before December 1974 if offered a good job. He seeks employment in community intergroup relations or labor fields saying Watergate taint fuels his decision and all officials share the stigma.
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New York
UPI
Sunday
New York Times
Seymour Posner
Bronx
New York State
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Mario
Eva Ghilotti
Mar-Gahi
Nicasio
Delano
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Chavez
UFW
San Luis
San Luis Obispo
Division of Forestry
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Highway 58
Kings
Kern
Tim Lel Leleite
Stil Sales
Anthony Schools
E. Main ST. Santa Maria
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Amoss
Cox
House
Work Wanted
Jcpenney
Rancho Maria
Rancho Maria Golf Club
Maria
Orcutton Highway
Casmalia Re
Santa Maria
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