GNP Falls Sharply in First Quarter 1975 Amid Recession
United Press International reports the Commerce Department says the gross national product dropped 11.3 percent to 789.2 billion, the worst since 1946, with corporate profits down 22.3 percent to 61.8 billion annual rate. Inflation eased from late 1974 but remained high. Also notes deadly tornadoes and storms across the Midwest and West injuring dozens and killing several.
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United Press International
U.S
Commerce Department
GNP
Midwest
Chicago
Marseilles
Ill
Calumet Park
Dwight
Missouri
Willard
EPA approves California antismog rules for 1977 cars
The EPA grants California a waiver to enforce stricter vehicle emissions standards than the nation. The Air Resources Board will require hydrocarbon emissions down to 0.41 grams per mile and NOx to 1.5 grams per mile, with an estimated $5 extra cost per car and potential mileage improvements. Board chair Tom Quinn calls it a major victory.
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Sacramento
UPS
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
California
State Air Resources Board
EPA
Tom Quinn
Quinn
Board
California Farm Labor Bill Moves Toward Quick Enactment
Gov. Brown backed compromise amendments as legislative leaders aim to rush SB1 to his desk within 10 days. Aimed at allowing secret ballot elections for farmworkers to choose union representation, the measure drew support from Cesar Chavez’s UFW and major growers, with limited opposition.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Brown
Senate
James R. Mills
San Diego
Senate Industrial Relations Committee
John Dunlap
Napa
Parole date set for Sirhan 1986 release
Sirhan B. Sirhan, condemned for the Kennedy assassination, is deemed a model prisoner and slated for parole on February 23, 1986 under a new California policy setting specific release dates for indeterminate sentences. The hearing occurred at San Quentin with juror George Stitzel voicing concern over a potential reoffense.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
California
State
Sirhan
Kennedy
Parole Board
Edmund G. Brown Jr
San Quentin Prison
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Mastros Italian Restaurant
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Moore’s Dept
Kane Cutle Macrami
van Till ON Eee
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Clairol
Jcpenney’s
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Eaton
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Farouche
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Loreal’ Herbal
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Lompoc Plaza
Johnson’s Baby Oil
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