House to debate post office overhaul and union rights
Washington D C. The House moves toward debating the Nixon backed plan to create the U S Postal Service a standalone agency with an 111 member commission and a separate rates board while bargaining rights for postal unions under Taft Hartley threaten retroactive pay and loom over the vote set for Wednesday.
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Ben Franklin
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House Post Office Committee
U.S. Postal Service
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Postal Service
New York
Census snafu omits Lompoc from new population figures
Census official blamed a higher level omission for excluding Lompoc from updated city counts. The county totals show about 5 000 fewer people than April estimates and Lompoc Valley about 3 000 below prior projections.
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Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
William Collier
Board of Supervisors
Collier
Lompoc Valley
Washington
Manual of Operation
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Leonard C. Isley
Los Angeles
Federal Correctional Institution
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Pauley
Classified school personnel seek 6 percent across the board raise
Classified salary committee proposes a 6 percent across the board increase costing the district over 181000 dollars plus 98000 for longevity pay 9000 for health and welfare benefits and up to 100 annually per person for professional growth credits. a Personnel Commission meeting is set to review the package and funding context.
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Personnel Commission
Senate Democrats vow to stop Reagan budget impasse rises
Senate Democrats in California vowed to block Gov Ronald Reagan's 6.48 billion budget until schools receive more funding. Leaders Dymally and Moscone criticised education cuts, urging negotiations as revenue shortfalls and welfare costs widen deficits.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Democratic Caucus
Mervyn Dymally
Dymally
Democratic
George Moscone
Democrat
GOP
Manson Trial Opens Quietly As Jury Selection Begins
Charles Manson and three followers sit in court as jury selection starts in the Tate murder case. Separately Robert Beausoleil is sentenced for the Hinman killing. Defense challenges include search of Manson’s associates and a Rolling Stone interview cited by prosecutors.
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UPI
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Sharon Tate
Manson
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Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Superior Court
Charles H Older
Hall of Justice
Cult
Robert Beausoleil
Gary Hinman
Tate
Hinman
Lena LaBianca
Aaron Stoyvitz
Rolling Stone
Paul Fitzgerald
Stovitz
Kanarek
Older
Busing Bill Bets Momentum On Assembly Vote
In Sacramento UPI reports the anti forced busing bill moves from committee to the Assembly floor. Republican Floyd Wakefield of South Gate predicts passage with many Democrats backing the measure. The proposal bans school boards from transporting a student without parental written consent. The Education Committee approved the bill by voice vote amid limited opposition and absent opponents.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Floyd Wakefield
South Gate
The
Assembly Education Committee
Victor V. Veysey
Riverside
Wakefield
Assembly faces hurdle on parental consent constitutional amendment
Wakefield abandons a near copy of antibusing legislation after Education Committee defeats it twice. The constitutional amendment would need 54 Assembly votes, 27 Senate votes, and voter ratification, while Republicans hold a 40 39 edge and rely on Democratic support to pass any bill.
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Wakefield
Education Committee
Elections Committee
Senate
Mistakes blamed for Apollo 13 mission failure
A UPI report quotes Edgar M. Cortright stating an unusual mix of mistakes and a deficient heater switch design caused the Apollo 13 explosion. NASA and two contractors allegedly allowed substandard thermostat switches, with failures leaving the craft a potential danger on the pad for two weeks before the blast. The board cites a 1962 directive ignored and warns Apollo 14 could be delayed two months as safety fixes and procedures are implemented.
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Thomas O. Paine
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Lompoc Veteran’s Memorial Builing
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