Thousands Owed Back Wages To California Farm Workers
California farmers and the state Division of Industrial Welfare face locating thousands of women and children owed retroactive minimum wage and overtime from Feb 1. The 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld pay of $1.65 for women and $1.35 for children. Estimating costs and exact numbers is difficult. many workers have moved or are unaware of retroactive wages, with a two-year statute of limitation.
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UPS
California
State Division of Industrial Welfare
3Rd District Court of Appeal
State Industrial Welfare Commission
Division
California Farm Bureau Federation
Atty
Jay Linderman
Virginia Allee
Les. Hubbard
Council of California Growers
Miss Allee
CHP Finds There Is a Difference in Driving Behaviors
The California Highway Patrol reports 42 percent of licensed drivers are women. In injury or death crashes, men showed higher drinking rates at 23.06 percent versus 9.61 percent for women. Among curves, 15 of 101 injuries were by women. speed factors affected men more. Pedestrian data show 10,038 of 16,195 injured or killed were men. The patrol concludes a difference between sexes in driving behavior.
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CHP
Navy Files to Oust Port Chicago Residents
Navy moves to condemn about 70 parcels in Port Chicago to raze the town for a safe zone around the U S Naval Weapons Station. The lawsuit seeks just compensation for homeowners who refused offers. court will determine possession by February. Also notes 1.2 million antipoverty housing program at the Mattei Winery in Fresno to train 80 migrant workers in prefab home building.
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San Francisco
UPI
Port Chicago
Contra Costa
NAVY
U.S. Naval Weapons Station
Asst
U.S. Atty
Rodney H. Hamblin
Hamblin
Bay Point
Church of the Open Bible
Sacramento
APS
Fresno
Paul G. Zimmer
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Mattei
Choir of Hell's Angels attend Tex Hill funeral in Napa
About 200 to 250 Hell's Angels gathered for Thornton L. Tex Hill’s funeral at a Sev enth-day Adventist Church in Napa. A female companion died in a head on crash last Friday. The service featured beer in the church and a long motorcycle procession to the cemetery.
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Napa
Hell's Angels
Motorcycle Club
San Diego
State of Washington
Thornton L
Tex) Hill
Charles M. Mellor
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Hill
Mellor
Fireman Law Awkward Says Deputy Chief
LOS ANGELES. Deputy Fire Chief William R. Goss said a new state law removing firemen as peace officers could create cumbersome problems. Firemen would need police citation or a city attorney warrant to cite fire hazard offenders, complicating enforcement efforts.
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Los Angeles
CNS
William R. Goss
Goss
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