California Dream vs Hard Reality in Postwar Growth
California balancing myth and hardship as mass migration, aerospace downturn, and rising unemployment collide with growth. The state, once the model of opportunity, grapples with dwindling resources, welfare rises, and urban sprawl sparked by rapid population expansion since World War II.
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California
Mars
America
Mike Suverman
Associated Press
Mexico
New York
Edmund G. Brown
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
U.S
See Ltd
Kevin Starr
Francisco
Accord ends nationwide Teamsters strike paves truck return
The Teamsters and trucking industry reached a tentative settlement in Arlington Heights Illinois ending the four day nationwide walkout of about 400000 drivers and warehouse workers. Terms were nearly identical to prior accords and await Teamster ratification. The strike disrupted San Francisco transit services and threatened airport operations while talks continued.
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Associated Press
Teamsters
Arlington Heights
Ill
Teamster
U.S. Labor
W.I. Usery
San Francisco
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco International
Trucking Employers, Inc
Door falls from jet over Modesto near home
A 60 pound landing gear door from an American Airlines 727 broke off at 20 000 feet and landed in a Modesto yard near 1316 Sharonwood Drive. Four year old Kelley Wood narrowly escaped injury as the door struck the lawn while the plane headed to San Francisco from Oklahoma City. Authorities say a bolt failed and wind tore the door loose. Neighbors reported hearing a howling sound before impact.
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Rosalia Reed
Weller
American Airlines
Modesto
Kelley Wood
Sharonwood Drive
Bob Wood
Jason
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Steve Correia
Todd Davis
Orangeburg Avenue
Wood Home
Col
Hotel blaze kills seven in Miami arson fire
A Miami hotel fire killed seven people with investigators labeling it arson. Firefighters lowered the body of one victim as they battled the blaze. more details appear on Page B-7.
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Miami
Puppet, Robber, Lawman, Spy A Look at Affirmative Action
Judy Sty Boo Shaft writes on affirmative action officers in Stanislaus County and Yosemite Junior College District. The piece explains the varied perceptions of these officers as enforceors and potential threats while detailing federal mandates and shifts in recruitment.
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Judy Sty Boo Shaft
Stanislaus County
Suny DeLeon
DeLeon
Worpen
George
Ford
Richard Lundy
Joan Steele
Yosemite Junior College
California State College
Stanislaus
Lundy
Civil rights worker cites rampant sex discrimination in schools
Civil rights worker Helen Walsh, IX coordinator for the San Francisco Office of Civil Rights, told Modesto women that rampant sex discrimination exists in schools. She explained HEW’s Title IX efforts, noting many districts struggle to define discrimination and urged switching perspectives to reveal bias.
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Office of Civil Rights
Modento
Helen E. Walsh
San Francisco
US Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Modesto
Association of University Women
Supreme Court
Mac Walsh
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Jamestown
Ramona Killion
Senora
Margaret Derby
YICD
Sacramento-Yolo
Sheppard
Jackson
Holtzman
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