Ford to idle 91,000 as layoffs loom amid 1974 inflation
United Press International reports rising consumer prices 0.9 percent in November driving annual inflation to 12.1 percent and real wages down for the fifth straight month. Treasury to sell 2 million ounces of gold January 6 amid foreign bidding fears while Ford plans further layoffs and UAW protests erupt. A Ukiah jury convicts William Derrick Rattler of armed robbery at Floyd's Texaco, with sentencing set for January 3.
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Labor Department
Treasury Department
U.S
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ken Bannon
Ford Motor Co
Bannon
Washington
Ford
Congress
Ukiah
William Derrick Rattler
Floyd
Texaco
S. State Street
Timothy O’brien
William Floyd Jr
Kattler
Safeway
Leonard LaCasse
Joe Allen
Rattler
Sugar companies indicted on price rigging in multiple states
Six sugar refining firms were indicted on price rigging charges across 23 states. Two criminal indictments cover California Arizona operations and Midwest pricing schemes with firms including California & Hawaiian Sugar Co Holly Sugar Corp and Consolidated Foods Corp. Civil actions target private label sugar practices and seek injunctions. Penalties up to 50000 dollars per company per offense.
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UPI
Federal Grand Jury
U.S
Holly Sugar Corp
Consolidated Foods Corp
California- Arizona
Las Vegas
Reno
Nev
C&h and
Holly
Amalgamated Sugar
American Crystal Sugar
Great Western Sugar
Midwest
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Wyoming
National Sugar Beet Growers Federation
Greeley
Colo
Intermountain
Fence Dispute Over 67.9 Acre School Site and Interest Claim
A Beckstoffer representative reportedly removed fencing around the 67.9 acre Low Gap Road site. Beckstoffer filed in Superior Court for seven percent per day interest on the purchase price from trial end to judgment, about 83 per day, on a $5 200 per acre price set by a jury. Both matters are with school district attorneys.
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Andrew Beckstoffer
Low Gap Road
Superior Court
Beckstoffer
Timothy O’brien
Vinifera Corp
O’brien
Rockefeller sworn in as 41st vice president in Senate vote
Nelson Rockefeller, 66, was sworn in as the 41st vice president after a long confirmation fight. He presided briefly in the Senate and denied reports he would become a powerhouse in Ford's administration, aiming to be a quiet, useful partner to the President. He plans to return to Washington Saturday to meet with Ford and help tackle inflation and recession.
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UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Ford
Rockefeller
New York
Chamber
Hugh Scott
Robert Griffin
Robert Byrd
Thomas McIntyre
D-N.h
Scott
House
Congress
America
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard Nixon
George Danielson
D-Calif
United States
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
NCO survey under way for Ukiah General Plan
The North Coast Opportunities social planning unit conducts a citizen survey to assess local needs for inclusion in the Ukiah City General Plan. Ten interviewers survey Ukiah Valley households with confidentiality, plus 60 service agencies, to map available services and determine community needs.
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North Coast Opportunities
City of Ukiah
North Coast
League of California Cities
NCO
Ukiah Valley
Social Planning Unit
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