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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1972
Page
2
Absenteeism in the House may postpone action on a bill authorizing 5.3 billion dollars for poverty programs. More than 100 members did not return after a week-long recess, and if attendance does not improve, House leadership will proceed with alternate steps.
Nineteen workers on Walter H. Annenberg’s Sacre estate in Cathedral City wage a strike over pay and conditions. Labor leader J L Smith says workers receive about 2.50 per hour while others earn around 4.00 with fringe benefits. Annenberg, a U S ambassador to Britain, owns a 1.4 million dollar house and golf course. Nixon has stayed there. The article also covers a separate anti poverty bill debate in Congress with Speaker Carl Albert and President Nixon disagreeing on program reorganizations and Head Start expansion.
Gov. Reagan plans to appoint a temporary successor to late Los Angeles County Supervisor Frank G. Bonelli by March 1. Ned Hutchinson said representation on the board is needed, as Bonelli had held the seat since 1958 and died at 65. The appointees would serve until the June primary, with the general election to fill the remainder of Bonelli’s term if no majority is reached.
About one eighth of Cleveland's municipal employees struck over a 10 percent cut in hours and pay. Sanitation workers and drivers, members of Teamsters Local 224 and Local 1089, walked off in a dispute over the city hall economy moves.
A threatened engineers and scientists guild strike at Lockheed Aircraft Corp in Los Angeles County was avoided after long negotiations. A federal mediator announced a tentative three year contract settlement with the company tonight.
Just before dawn the union representing 4,000 professional and technical employees pressed for a cost of living guarantee as the primary demand.
Los Angeles reports there is no evidence to support charges that animal shelter workers tortured dogs and cats for amusement. Department of Animal Regulation General Manager Robert J. Rush said the 60 page investigative report found no corroborative details despite testimony by Steven P. Bough alleging abuse by several employees. Four workers were said to have already left the department, including kennelman David Perez fired for inhumane treatment.
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