Highway Commission Approves 1 Billion Budget in Amicable Vote
California state Highway Commission backs the administration’s 1 billion dollar highway budget for 1977 78 with a 6 1 vote. The panel adds about 50 million in extra projects leaving intact emphasis on rehabilitation maintenance bicycle lanes and noise control amid prior clashes with the Brown administration.
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Half of UC freshmen need remedial instruction study finds
A UPI report for the UC Board of Regents says about half of entering freshmen require remedial work in English composition and possibly basic mathematics to prepare for university study. The finding comes from a study group led by Donald C. Swain as the system faces future challenges.
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River tragedy toll climbs as body found in car remains
Divers using sonar recovered a body from among 31 cars hurled into the Mississippi during the George Prince ferry crash with the Frosta. The confirmed deaths reached 23 with 52 missing, and officials warned the final toll could exceed 100 as salvage crews faced shifting silt and fog. A Coast Guard inquiry hearing was delayed to Saturday.
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Bellow fears fame after Nobel Prize win
Author Saul Bellow, 61, a University of Chicago English professor, says the fame of winning the Nobel Prize for literature weighs on him yet he hopes to resume writing. He compared himself to Steinbeck and described writing as a dream space he must protect.
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Cattlemen to merge into single national beef group
UPI reports ANCA and NLFA move toward consolidation to form one national cattle organization. The merged body would span about 275000 members with headquarters proposed in Denver and offices in Omaha and Washington, led by active cattlemen as president and first vice president.
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Tunney Calls Oil Boycott Act of War Threat
U S Sen John V Tunney says a future Arab oil boycott would be an act of war and deserves harsh economic sanctions including freezing Arab investments in the United States if a second boycott occurs He rejects military strikes and urges non military retaliation and energy policy shifts toward solar geothermal and recycling technologies with consolidation of energy agencies.
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