Union rejects J-M final contract offer and keeps workers on
About 400 of Johns-Manville’s 500 employees attended a vote at Lompoc High School after the International Chemical Workers Union Local 14 rejected J-M’s three-year deal. Union leaders say the wage total is about 1.25 an hour above base and seek a two-year term plus broader incentive pay, while J-M cites 1.7 million in raises over three years.
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Vaughn Proctor
Chemical Union
Johns-Manville Products Co
J-M
International Chemical Workers Union
Local 14
Lompoc
Paul Burnum
Tom McCall
Burnum
Lompoc High School
McCall
Federal Mediation Service
Barnum
Johns-Manville Corporation
Navarro denies bribery claim in Zaca Lake case at trial
Navarro testifies he never told Board of Supervisors chair Catterlin that he cost him ten thousand dollars with the Zaca Lake vote and would pay ten thousand to push the project. Sheriff Carpenter confirms alleged quotes but Navarro insists he made no such statements. Weather: patchy fog, warmer trend, coastal small craft advisory with northwest winds up to 30 mph.
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Dice Praul
Raul Navarro
Superior Court
Board of Supervisors
Charles F. Catterlin
Zaca Lake
Navarro
John A. Westwick
Santa Barbara
Catterlin
John W. Carpenter
Carpenter
James T. Lindsey
Zaca_ Lake
Howard Olsen
Houston Flournoy
George Bregante
John Wells
Bregante
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal-Pac Recreation, Inc
Zaca Lake Resort
Olsen
State Senate
Kissinger Plans Possible Middle East Trip After Rabat Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger said the Arab summit did not close the door to negotiations and he would likely travel to the Middle East within 72 hours. He noted Israel would not negotiate with the PLO and that U.S. plans include resumed food shipments to India.
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Dacca
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Kissinger
Bangladesh
New Delhi
U.S
India
Central Intelligence Agency
Rabat
Morocco
Israel
Ford
Jordan
PLO
Robert Anderson
Arabs and Israel flex might after Rabat summit
Arab leaders ended a four day Rabat meeting by establishing a 2.35 billion dollar war chest and a four power command to counter Israel. Israel warned troops after war games on the Golan Heights and West Bank as the Rabat talks sharpened regional tensions.
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United Press International
Israel
Middle East
Rabat
Morocco
Mordechai Gur
Golan Heights
West Bank
Palestine Liberation Organization
Amenes
Nixon remains critical but condition more stable
Former President Richard M. Nixon was still on the critical list but doctors said his condition is more stable. They reported some improvement after emergency surgery to block blood clots and noted his internal bleeding had stopped while he remained under intensive care.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John C. Lungren
Eldon Hickman
Lungren
Ford
William Lukash
Lukash
Hickman
Magruder says Nixon pleased by Watergate coverup
Jeb Stuart Magruder testified that in 1972 he was told President Nixon was pleased with efforts to hide Watergate. He described Dean pressuring him and said Mitchell and Haldeman discussed the coverup as trials of Nixon aides continue. Magruder had admitted fabricating a cover story and later pleaded guilty.
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Washington
UPI
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Richard M. Nixon
Magruder
Nixon
John W. Dean III
White House
Dean
Watergate
Justice Department
John N. Mitchell
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
Firemen free trapped airmen at Titan II site
Four Air Force personnel trapped for nearly an hour in the Titan II missile center control room when an exit door failed to open. County firemen and Buellton rescue units freed them about 2:30 p.m. after delays at Vandenberg gate. Names not released. Air Force statement sought.
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Air Force
Buellton
Vandenberg
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