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8/4/2019 SLA Leader Reported Was Informer for LAPD (May 12, 1974) http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/sla-leader-reported-was-informer-for-lapd-may-12-1974 1/1 NtWS Kissinger (hecks Key Mideast Area In Truce Line Hunt JERUSALEM (UPI). - U.S. Secretary of State Hen- ry A. Kissinger sent hi s tw o chief aides yesterday to the town of Quneitra and the surrounding area, which is th e geographic key to mili- tary disengagement be- tween Israel an d Syria in the Golan Heights. Undersecretary of State Joseph .1 . Sisco an d Harold M. Saunders, senior mem- ber of the National Security Council, flew by helicopter to th e heights with Israel's chief of staff, LI . Gen. Mor- dechai Our. Once there, they traveled by car. State D epartment spokes- ma n Robert Anderson said they were gone six hours, including travel time, an d spent four hours in Qunei- tra and its environs. N ow Ghost Town Quneitra, once the Syrian administrative capital fo r th e Golan Heights region, lies about a mile inside th e point of the farthest Israeli advance in the 19G7 war. N'ow a ghost town, it lies at th e heart of Kissinger's efforts to get an agreem ent on-the cease-fire line. A high official with hi s party has said that, once the truce line is agreed on, the other issues will fall into place. The visit appeared to lend credence to reports that Is- rael is willing to give up Quneitra. Continue Shelling Fo r weeks, sources an d newspapers in both Israel an d Egypt have reported Is - rael might be willing to give up Quneitra itself as part of a settlement, bu t would in - sist on retaining three stra- tegic hills west and no rth of th e town — Tel Hcrmonit, Te l Bental and Tel A vital. They protect three Israeli settlements. Fresh artillery exchanges were reported between Syrian and Israeli forces ye- sterday as the fighting on th e Golan Heights went on for the 61st day. 'Israel charged that Syrian gunners shelled tw o Israeli civilian settlements oh the northern frontier. Israel, however, ex- pressed increased optimism yesterday that Kissinger ca n bring about a military disengagement agreement in th e Golan Heights bu t said the next move is up to Syria. Tells Optimism A high American official said last night that at one point Kissinger ha d felt there was no chance' to get an agreement, bu t that no w he felt there w as such a chance on his present mis- sion. In the Syrian capital of Damascus, Al Thawfa.iThc . Revolution), a state-con- trolled newspaper, said th e Arabs should start prepar- ing for the post-disengage- •ment stage of the conflict. Though the editorial was hedged with ifs. ands an d huts, diplomatic sources said it showed signs of opti- mism that Kissinger's mis- sion may succeed. Return Speculated By Tuesday.a high Amer- ican official has said. Kissinger expects to be able to judge whether he can complete an agreement on this trip. That meant he ex- pects to complete at least one more Syria-Israel shut- tl e after today. U.S. officials with the par- ty denied there ha d -been any discussion of his returning to Washington because of the calls there fo r President Richard Nixon's resignation. They said Kis- singer is flying to Damascus on schedule, probably re - turning to Jerusalem to - night. T he latest note of public optimism in Israel came from Information Minister Shimon Peres w ho said in a national radio interview: "I t appears for the firet time that the Syrians are showing some inclination of following th e path of Egypt, not only in war but in dia- logue." Syrian Guns Open Fire on Israeli Settlements By United PFCSA IntcrnHtiunul Syrian gunners opened fire on two Israeli civilian settlements yesterday and Israeli gu n crews fired back, th e Israeli military com- mand said, rounding out tw o months of daily combat along the Golan Heights front. Day-by-day fighting re - sumed along th e heights March 12 after months of off-and-on exchanges of fire since the October war. As battle resumed yester- da y for the (list consecutive day. Secretary of State Hen- ry A. Kissinger dispatched his two chief aides to the Golan region for a six-hour inspection trip around the key city of Quneitra. A Syrian military commu- nique said fighting on Mount Hermon continued throughout Friday night an d spread yesterday lo other sectors of the Golan Heights front. President Hafez Assad, Damascus radio said, spent several hours Friday night visiting Syrian soldiers along the confrontation line. T he Israeli military com- mand said Syrian artillery crews fired on Raniat Magshimim and the sur- rounding Southern Golan Heights but caused no casu- alties or damage. Fire was returned, the command said. During th e night, the com ma nd said , A rah gunners in Lebanon direct- ed bazooka an d light arms fire at Moshav /aril in the northwestern corner of Isra- el, causing no casualties. Since th e daily skirm- ishes began on th e noil hern front March 12, a total of 31 Israeli soldiers have been killed and another 104 wounded, military records indicate. Report Showers from / Minnesota to Gulf Coast By United Press International Showers and thunder showers spread from M in nesota to the Gulf Coasl ye . sterday. causing turbulent weather along th e way- Tornado watches were poster! fo r parts of Indiana Michigan and Ohio, and gale warnings wore issuer] fo r the western Great I akes region. The rains were caused by an intensified lo w pressure ai r mass that trailed a cold front southward. Tempera- turesrlid no t surpass th e -Ids Abe the Inventor Th e first American Presi- dent to receive n iwtent w as Abraham Lincoln, who In- vented n device fo r lifting ships over shoals by means . of inflated cylinders. at most points from North Dakota to northern Michi- gan. Rainfall am o u nt s rangi ng up to one inch were record- ed in Pensacola, Fla., Me r idian. Miss., bt. Louis. Mo.. Chicago, and lloughton Lake. Mich. Clouds created by the weather system extended westward to the extreme northern plains, where some light rain an d drizzle M l. 'Kkies were clear from th e central and southern Plains lo California, although some cloudiness persHtivl in Southern California. Some cloudiness and rain occurred over Washington an d Oregon, and skies were partly cloudy in the north- ern Rockies and from th e eastern Ohio Valley through the Atlantic coastal states Reds Trick, Julie, David Say Kill Seven President to Take Cambodians impeachment Risk PHNOM PENH (LTD — Seven Cambodian govern- ment-soldiers wore killed an d 28 wounded yuBtcrdiiy when they were tricked into an outpost on national Highway .4 supposedly abandoned by Communist forces, military sources said. T he trap was sprung at 0 Tali;iy. about 90 miles southwest of Piinoin Penh and 20 miles northeast of th e threatened port of Kom- pong Som. Governm'eni forces walked back into th e lost outpost without a shot being fired, military source's said, then found themselves in a murderous crossfire from Communists sur- rounding thcni. ' Reopen Section Cambodian Air force hel- icopter gunships strafed Communist forces around 0 Tahay.the sources said, an d dropped ammunition an d food into th e position to th e survivors. Closer to the capital, gov- ernm ent troops reopened a section of notional Highway ] about 20 miles southeast of Phnom Penh yesterday. 24 hours after insurgents, for th e first" time .in tw o weeks, ha d closed it . A government force of 30 0 infantrymen and 33 ar- mored vehicles drove the Communists off in a three- hour battle, -field reporters said. The' government lost three m en killed and 10 wounded, while the rebels left si x dead behind on the battlefield. Attacked All Week Along Highway 4, which connects Phnom Penh with th e deepwater port city of Isompong Som. government positions have been under attack al l week. Tw o battalions of rein- forcements were flown to Kompbng So m yesterday from Kampot. a smaller port about 25 miles to. the east. A military airstrip wa s carved out in KompongSom itself in th e event Commu nistshellfire forces the clos- in g of Kompong Som's air- port at Kan Kong, 14 miles northeast of the town. In South Vietnam, th e Saigon Command reported 73 Communist attacks in the 24 hours endingat dawn yesterday, six fewer than reported Friday. Spokesmen said that since peace was proclaimed Jan. 2.S. 1973, there have been 45,203 military cease- fire violations by the Com- munists. Th e Viet cong ha s accused South Vietnam of more than 300,000 viola- tions of the truce. Banks Hike P rim e Rate toll.25% By United PFCKS International Major banks across th e nation Friday raised their prime lending rale fo r major Ixirrowers to 11.20%. a rec- or d level in the upwardly spiralingcredit market. The prime rate is what banks charge their best cus- tomers, usually large corpo- rations with high credit ratings, to loan them money. The prime rate normally dues no t affect small borrowers unless it keeps rising or stays high for a long time. Tile latest increase in the prime rate was to uched off by First National City Bank of N ow York when it an - nounced it increased the rate from 11 to 11 25%. Virtually al l major banks in th e nation, including th e Hank of America in San Francisco, Chase Manhat- tan in New Yorkand Mellon , Hank in Pittsburgh, quickly followed suit. Others were First Nation- al of Boston, First National of Atlanta, Harris Trust of Chicago. National Bank of Detroit. Detroit Bank an d Trust a nd Manufacturers National of Detroit, Crocker Bank of Sa n Francisco. Se- curity Pacific Nalionnl Bank. United California Hank and L'nion Dank of Lo s Angeles. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Julie and David Eisenhow- er said yesterday President Nixon confided Friday night he would take impeachment "'constitu- tionally' down to the wire" rather than resign. They said the tape transcripts merely show him as "a human being who saw his dreams crumbling." Standing in front of a grape arbor in the Jacque- line Kennedy Garden, their voices catching occasional- ly with anger and emotion, they flatly denied rumors M r. Nixon w as preparing lo resign and said the nation ha d no grounds fo r shock over the profanity or moral tone of the transcripts Reveals Stand The President's younger daughter — who said she was "so pro ud" of her father and her husband con- ducted th e outdoor news conference while M r. Nixon worked in his Executive O f- fice Building hideaway lie- fore leaving for Oklahoma. Eisenhower, who spent Friday eveing cruising the Potomac aboard the presi- dential yacht with Julieand th e President, said Mr. Nix- on told them ho mea nt to see th e impeachment process through to a Senate trial if necessary. "He would take this con- stitutionally down to the , wire and he would go to the Senate and he said that if 1 here were.one Senator wh o believed in him. that's th e way it would be." Mrs. Ei - senhower said. "H e be-, iieves that its a constitu- tional process. He believes this is the best way to han- dl e th e situation " Disturbed at Calls Asked whether there were an y truth in the rising wave of rumor thai M r. Nix- on is prep aring to resign. Ei- senhower said. "No.'' an d added, "1 think that's ca - tegorical — he wouldn't." Julie described her father as "disturbed" by the in- creasing calls from Republi- cans fo r his resignation, but determined to resist thein. David said the President was how "stronger than ev - er" and Julie added that her mother 'also "takes things with a grain of.salt... she's weathering this storm." Heatedly denying sug- gestions they had been sent ou t to speak as mouthpieces for the President, the couple took issue with charges that th e transcripts show shock- . ing immorality in the Oval Office. ' . Saw Dreams Falling "1 don 't see how you can be shocked by the tran- scripts,"Julie said. She said they should Be read with the 'understand- in g that, at the time, Nixon was "a man who saw his dreams crumbling down' around him." David used that same phrase. T he transcripts, lie said, reveal "a man w ho w as reacting as a human being wlio saw his dreams crum- bling." He said these were "pri- vate talks under the most compelling situation in which th e President w as trying to remove the taintof an y criminality from th e WhieHouse.'. ." Holds Back Anger "It's unfair-to hold th e tone of these conversations against him." he said. Julie worked visibly to . hold back her anger whena reporter suggested'the cou- pl e was merely coin-eying the White House line on Mr N'ixon's behalf. "I'm so proud of him that I would never be afraid to come out here and talk to any member of the press about resignation or any- thing, even though it goes against my grain, because 1 know he doesn't want me to come ou t here."she said. "H e doesn't wan t anyone to construe that I' m trying lo answer questions for him.' Ford Voices Confidence In Nixon During Parley COLLEGE STATION; Tex. (UPI) — Vice Presi- dent Gerald Ford said ye- sterday th e Administration "isn't about to sink" and that this was the message he gave President Richard Nixo n in an hour-long meet- ing Friday. Ford, in an address to the graduating class of Texas A. and M. University, brushed aside news accounts of a Thursday speech that re- ported he had made his sharpest attack yet on Mr. .Nixon's handling of the Watergate affair. Ford alluded to news re - ports of his criticism in Charleston, III., on Thurs- day of the way the Water- gate transcripts had been edited by the White House before they were made pub- lic. Cites News Stories "The next day the news stories said I was making my sharpest attack to date on the President and trying to line myself up with those who are trying to jump o ff his ship of state without ex- actly saying so," said Ford. "Well. I had a long talk with President Nixon 'ye- sterday (Friday) morning Ford added. "I told hi m that I've been telling as many members of the class of 1974 as I can reach that th e government in Washington isn't about to sink and that it is and will continue to be about asgood as concerned an d conscien- tious citizens make it. that th e constitutional processes a re workingasthe founding fathers intended- without riot ,(ir repression without as yet seriously weakening ou r strength at home and abroad," he said Maintain!! Suppo rt This was his only men- tion of Watergate in th e re- marks. Some passages con- cerning his observations after a trip to Peking tw o yoarsagoas House Republi- can leader were identical to those In a speech he made a week ago at the University of Michigan Ford told newsmen In Buffalo. N.Y . Friday that he supports President Nix- on as much now as he did when he became vice presi- dent last tali. He said the subject of the President's possible resig- nation wasn't even men- tioned during his meeting with Mr. Nixon. "We did not even get into resignation." Kurd. said. "But 1 could infer that he has no intention of resign- ing." Cover Many Topics He said the meeting cov- ered "a great many sub- jects, including foreign policy matters'' and "impeachment proceed- ings." "We talked about th e procedures that would be followed." Ford said. Ford said he feels th e President is not guilty of an y impeaehable offense, an d predicted a "close vote" in the House judiciary com- mittee, which is currently considering impeachment. Referring to his recent speeches. Ford said Mr. Nixon showed "no indica- tion of displeasure in the role I played." adding that Mr. Nixon said he was "mostly concerned with th e fact that i perhaps w as working to o hard on the job." School Honors Vikki Carr for Benefit Shows SAM ANTONIO, T ex 'UPII Florencia Visenta do Casillas Martinez Car- done, better known as sing- er Vikki Carr, wept with joy as (iOO persons stood ii i unanimous applause at Ho - ly Cross High School for 10 minutes in her honor "A s long as I'm alive. Vll keep coming back lo Holy Cross." said the golden- haired singer Friday night. Nixon Acts to S tim ulate Home Sales WASHINGTON (U.PI) — Veterans an d families seek- ing median priced new homes will be aided by Pres- ident Richard Nixon's latest housing initiatives, but ur- ba n area families looking n the $35,000 to $70.000 range ar e still in trouble in today's tight mortgage money mar- ket: Mr . Nixo n took several ac- tions Frida y to allocate 810,300,000,000 in federal funds to stimulate construc- tion of more ihan 250,000 ne w homes whose buyers would be partially subsidized from the Treasury. But under th e terms of the complicated programs, most middle i n c o in e American's were left to fend for themselves. Briefly, th e President pro- vided for: A n a d d i t i o n a 1 83,300.000,000 of mortgage money to subsidize federa I housing administration an d veterans administration loans to the -extent that qualified buyers would-pay 8% interest, while lenders would receive the new ly ef- fective rate of 8.75%, Up to 83,000,000,000 under a new program to pro- vide subsidies to prospec- tive buyers of S35.000 or less homes no t eligible for FHA an d VA financing, allowing a buyer to pay 8.75% inter-', est instead of prevailing market rates of!)% or more. A n ad d i t i o n a I 84,000,000.000 from th e federal Home Loan Bank system at below market rates for savings and loan institutions, the. primary source of money fo r conven- tional mortgages. .loinlly with th e Presi- dent's actions, FHA and VA raised the interest ceiling on federally guaranteed loans from S.5% to S.75%. Housing an d Urban Devel- opment Secretary James T. Lynn . said the increases were a recognition of condi- tions in the market. Because 'o f th e lower FHA and VA rates, lenders ar e reluctant to - invest in them In addition, Lynn said, prices of FHA and VA honies ar e inflated to com- pensate for the lower re- turns to lenders and build- ers. Because of the 835,000 mortgage limit on the new conventional subsidy pro- gram and the 833,000 ceil- ing on FHA-ins'ured loans,, buyers looking fo r homes costing more than 835,000 were left to compete fo r money with the rich an d business. $81,7 M illio n Wage Hike Recommended for State Workers Police, Fire Overtime Bill Vetoed SACRAMENTO I L'PI) Gov. Ronald Reagan Friday vetoed a bill requiring Cali- fornia's police and firemen be paid extra fo r routine overtime, declaring it would be too costly. The measure (AB819i by Assemblyman Lawrence Kapiloff (D-78th District), provided for an overtime rate of time-and-a-half pay. or any other rate negotiated between local governments an d their police an d fire em - ployes. In his veto message. Reagan said the "substan- tial" added costs would force local agencies "toseek higher local taxes or they would have to reduce the level of services." , Kapiloff ha d argued th e measure was needed be- cause "cities up and down th e stale ar e deliberately undorstaffing their police and fire departments" to take advantage of overtime \vork ti t standard rates of PH Y The bill would have ex- cluded overtime In emer- gency situations, such as riots and earthquakes, and when police or firemen were called to testify on theiro\vn lime in court. SACRAMENTO (UPI) - Tile state personnel board this week recommended SSI,700,000 .i n salary in - creases fo r stale Civil Ser- vice workers this year, near- ly double it s initial offer which prompted threats of a govern in e n t e in p I o y e strike. Th e package called for Ju - ly 1 pay hikes 'averaging O.SC'c' for the state's 105.500 full-time Civil Service em - ployes. Sent to Reagan An earlier proposal fo r raises averaging 2 ,~ c ,' < at a cost of S43,2()0,00() was c rit i- cized by the California State Employes Association as in- adequate: to keep pace with inflation. T he latest recommenda- tions, which were forward- ed to Gov. Ronald Reagan, provided fo r "special ine- quity adjustments to a limit- ed number of employes an d a general across-the-board salary increase." Threaten Vote Just .Wednesday. Gov. Reagan acknowledged the initial offer w as "unrealis- tic." in view of thespiraling large cost of living an d said he would endorse a larger pay package. Civil Service raises require approval of both the G overnor and Leg- islature. CSICA, represent! UK Hie largest chunk of _state"" workers, issued a statement', saying 'i t was "pleased "- with the recommendations. Th e association's board of directors said it would look further at the proposal dur - in g its regular meeting May^ 18-19 in Fresno. TJt CSEA ha d threatened IIC... J first-ever strike vote of its-' membership if the Reagan administration refused to budge from the initial. 2.~5£L~. offer. -. '"• Th e personnel board is an.. ^ arm of the administration;;.'. an d recently concluded a se-f, ries of hearings with state. workers on the pay dispute .... •• Closes Gap "- A spokesman fo r the, board said it had not beejT. determinedyet exactly ho\r' many an d which employo&- wouid receive the "special" inequity" raises an d how:; much would be left forother-' workers. --•• The inequity category' w as designed to put wage*; of some workers closer in - line with what is paid in pri-' vate industry and other go y 2 " eminent agencies. . T he board estimated,.- . 105,500 workers would ceive a pay hike during the- fiscal year. Not included it), th e recommendation wen? so-called exempt employes.; those in the University of California an d state unlvet! sity and college systems. -; SLA Leader Reportedly Was Informer for UPD SAX FRANCISCO (UPI) - Donald Defreeze, leader of th e Symbionese Libera- tion Army which kidnaped Patricia Hearst, .faced ac - cusations in hiding yester- da y that, he has been a police informer'. T he police denied i t. L os Angeles Police Chief Edward Davis conceded thai Defreeze once turned in a crime partner in Lo s Angeles, but Davis said hi s department "never consid- ered using him as an in- former*" However, th e San'Fran- 'cisco Chronicle quoted sources saying D efreeze fed information to police from 19B7 until 1069 when he was committed to state pris- on . A Los Angeles police ser- geant, w ho was said to have been Defreeze's contact, said he was under orders not to comment. Defreeze, now calling himself Cinque, is being sought by the FB I along with eight others including Miss Hearst, who-.stated in tape recordings after th e Feb. 4 kidnaping that slie willingly is remaining with, the terrorist group. Cinque an d Miss Hearst were among an SLA group thai robbed a San Francisco bank of SI0,000. •- Defreeze .30. has a police!., record stretching back to Iii.s, teens. On six occasions: when he was arrested on charges involving weapons an d bombs. Defrcze mam aged to avoid going to pris- on. ..' Radical groups bitterly critical of SLA tactics of murderand kidnaping have- charged that Defreeze had"a" reputation among fello\y convicts, when he was im - - prisoned, of being '.'a snitch." ;_ ' Defreeze was wounded an d sent to prison in 10B9 after a Shootout with poll® . outside a bank from which he ran after an un successful attempt to cash a stolen" check. Last year Defreeze es - caped when left alone 'hiTa minimum security section of California's Soledad Pris--- on . News Media Fight Gag Order in 'Zebra' Case SA.Nf FRANCISCO (LTD The news media yester- day fought against a court order gagging coverage of th e Zebra street shootings case In th e first round,the'me- dia won an Appellate Court decision modifying the ord- er , pending further hea- rings. Th e State Court of Appeal said the media could publ- ish or broadcast information which they obtained from sources other than police other city officials and at- torneysin the case. Petition Filed Municipal Court Judge Agnes O'Brien Smith had originally issued an order gagging the officials, and extended the order Thurs- day to the media. Professional journalism groups immediately ex - pressed outrage, news organizations called their lawyers and the American Civil Liberties L'nion an- nounced that it would ap-' peal the order. Only 24 hours later, th e San Francisco Chronicle and its broadcasting c'omixi- ny filed "a petition for ex- traordinary writs of prohibi- tion," and lute Friday obtained the temporary .modification. Three Charted However reporters continued to be prohibited from reporting "statement*, opinions or conclusions"ob- tained out of court from offs " cials connected with th e case. Judge Smith had said the order was necessary to .a& sure a fair trial fo r defen.- dants in a city excited and .fearful because of IS ran.—* do m shootings of white Ojd: blacks, 12 of them fatal. _ since November. . J- " The three men charged in the case Larry C. Green 22; J. C. Simon 2 9. and Manuel Moore 21). all have pleaded innocent. ~' M An affidavit filed by the Chronicle stated that th e order limited media ability •'to cover the story, all its essential elements, and all. its implications and ramifi- cations." :"_. Two Communist Leaders Confer SOFIA. Bulgaria (I'PIV; Romanian President N'i-: mine Ceause.scu arrived in " th e Black Sea resort of VuS- mi yesterday for two days of talks with President Todov Zhlvkov. .v... Ceausescu's visit ah"- notinced officially only Fri- day, is expected to be am - fined to business discussions and the official program list* no other acti* Itle*.

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K e y M i d e a s t A r e aI n T r u c e L i n e H u n t

J E R U S A L E M ( U P I ) . -U.S. S ecre t a ry of S t a t e H en-ry A . K i ss i nger sen t hi s tw ochief a i des y e s t e r d a y to thetow n o f Q un e i t r a a n d thes u r r o u n d i n g area , w h i ch i sth e geo graph i c ke y to m i l i -t a r y d i s e n g a g e m e n t b e -t w e e n I srae l an d Syria int h e G o l an H e i g h t s .

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at th e h e a r t of K i ss i nger ' sefforts t o ge t an agreem ento n - t h e cease- f i re l i ne . Ahig h o f f i c i a l w i t h hi s par t yh as sa i d t h a t , o nce t h e t ru cel in e i s agreed o n , t h e o t h eri s sues w i l l f a l l in to pl ace .

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se t t l em ent s .Fr e s h a r t i l l e r y e x c ha n g e sw e r e r e p o r t e d b e t w e e nS y r ia n and Israel i forces ye-s t e r d a y as t h e f i g h t i n g onth e G o l a n H e i g h t s w e n t o nf o r t h e 6 1 s t d a y . ' I s r a e lc h a r g e d t h a t S y r i a ng u n n e r s s h e l le d tw o I s r ae l i

c i v i l i a n s e t t l e m e n t s oh then o r t h e r n f r o n t i e r .

I s r a e l , h o w e v e r , e x -pressed increased o p t i m i s myes t e rday t h a t K i s s i n g e r

ca n b r i n g a b o u t a m i l i t a r yd i s e n g a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n ti n th e G o l an H e i g h t s bu ts a id the next m o ve is up toS y r ia .

T el l s O p t i m i s m

A h i g h A m e r i c a n o f f i c i a l

said las t ni gh t t h a t a t o nep o i n t K i s s i n g e r ha d f e l tt h ere w as no c h a n c e ' t o ge tan a g r e e m e n t , bu t t h a t no whe f e l t t h ere w as su ch ac ha n c e on h is p r e s e n t m i s -s ion .

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. R e v o l u t i o n ) , a s t a t e -co n-t r o l le d n e w s p a p e r , s a i d th eA r a b s s hould s t a r t p repar-in g f o r the post-disengage-• m e n t stage of the c o n f l i c t .T h o u gh t h e ed i t o r i a l w ashedged w i t h i f s . a n d s an dh u t s , d i p l o m a t i c so u rcessaid it sh o w ed s i g n s of o p t i -

m is m tha t K i ss i nger ' s m i s-s i o n m ay su cceed .

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i c a n o f f i c i a l h a s s a i d .K i ss i nger e x p e c t s t o b e ab l eto j u d g e w h e t h e r h e c a nc om p le te a n a g r e e m e n t o nt h i s t r i p . T h a t m eant h e ex-pects to complete at leasto n e m o r e S yr i a - I s rae l sh u t -tl e a f t e r tod a y .

U.S. o f f i c i a l s w ith the par-ty deni ed t h ere ha d - b eena n y d i s c u s s i o n o f h i sr e t u r n i n g to W a s h i n g t o nb e c a u s e of the ca l l s t h ere fo rP r e s i d e n t R i c h a r d N i x o n ' sr e s ig n a t ion . T h ey sa i d K i s -s i nger is f l y i n g to D a m a s c u son s c he d ule , p r o b a b l y re -t u r n i n g t o J e r u s a l e m to -n i g h t .

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f r o m I n f o r m a t i o n M i n i s t e rS h i m o n P e r e s w ho said in an a t i o n a l r a d i o i n t e r v i e w :

"I t appears f o r the f i r e tt i m e t h a t t h e S yr i ans a res h o w i n g so m e i n c l i n a t i o n off o l l o wi ng th e p a t h of Eg y p t ,no t o n l y i n war b u t i n di a-l o gu e . "

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tw o m o n t h s of dai l y c om b a ta l o ng t h e G o l a n H ei gh t sf r o n t .

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A s b at t l e resu m ed yes t e r -da y f o r t h e ( l i s t co nsecu t i ved a y . Se c r e t a r y o f S t a t e H en-ry A . K i ss i nger d i spa t ch edh i s t w o ch i e f a i des t o t h eG ola n r e g i on for a s i x-h o u ri nspec t i o n t r i p a r o u n d t h ek ey c i t y of Q u n e i t r a .

A S y r i a n m i l i t a r y c o m m u -n i q u e s a i d f i g h t i n g o nM o u n t H e r m o n c o n t i n u e dt h r o u g h o u t F r i d a y n i g h tan d s p r e a d y e s t e r d a y loo t h e r sec tors of the G o l a nH e i g h t s f r o n t .

P res i den t H a f e z A ssad ,D am ascu s rad i o sa i d , s p e n tsevera l h o u rs F r i day n i gh tv i s i t i n g S y r i a n s o l d i e r sa l o n g t h e c o n f r o n t a t i o nl i ne .

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m a n d sa i d S yr i an a r t i l l e r yc r e w s f i r e d o n R a n i a tM a g s h i m i m a n d t h e su r-r o u n d i n g S o u t h e r n G o l anH ei gh t s b u t cau sed no casu -a l t i e s o r dam age . F i re w asr e t u r n e d , t h e c o m m a n ds a id .

D u r i n g th e n i g h t , t h ec o m m a n d s a i d , A r a hg u n n e r s in L e b a n o n di r ec t -ed b az o o k a an d l i g h t a r m sf i r e at M o s h a v /aril in then o r t h w e s t e r n co rner of I s ra -e l , cau s i ng no casu a l t i es .

Since th e d a i l y s k i r m -i s he s b e g a n o n th e n oi l h e r nf r o n t M a r c h 1 2 , a t o t a l of 31I s r a e l i so l d i e rs h ave b eenk i l l e d a n d a n o t h e r 1 0 4w o u n d e d , m i l i t a r y reco rdsi n d i c a t e .

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S o m e c l o u d i ness a n d r a i noc c ur r e d o v e r W a s h i n g t o nan d Orego n , and s k i e s w e r ep a r t ly c loud y in t h e n o r t h -e r n R oc kie s a n d f r o m th ee a s t e r n O h i o V a l l e yt h r o u g h t h e A t l a n t i c co as t a ls ta tes

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T he t r a p w a s s p r u n g a t 0T a l i ; i y . a b o u t 9 0 m i l e ss o u t h w e s t of P i i n o i n P e n ha n d 20 m i l es no r t h eas t ofth e t h r e a t e n e d p o r t of K om -p o n g S o m . G o v e r n m ' e n iforces w a l k e d b a c k i n t o th elost o u t p o s t w i t h o u t a sh o tb e i ng f i red , m i l i t a r y source 'ss a id , t h e n f o u n d t h em sel vesin a m u r d e r o u s c r o s s f i r ef r o m C o m m u n i s t s s u r -r o u n d i n g t h c n i. '

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i c o p te r g u n s h i p s s t r a f e dC o m m u n i s t forces a r o u n d 0T a h a y . th e s our c e s s a id , an dd r o p p e d a m m u n i t i o n an df o o d i n t o th e po s i t i o n to th es u r v i v o r s .

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sect ion of n o t i o n a l H i g h w a y] a b o u t 2 0 m i l e s s o u t h e a s to f P h n o m P e n h y e s t e r d a y .24 h o u r s a f t e r i n s u r g e n t s ,f o r th e f i r s t " t i m e .in tw ow e e k s , ha d closed it .

A g o v e r n m e n t force o f 30 0i n f a n t r y m e n a n d 3 3 a r -m o r e d v e hi c l e s dro ve t h eC o m m u n i s t s o f f i n a t h r e e -h o u r b a t t l e , - f i e l d r e p or t e r ssa i d . The ' go vernm ent l o s tt h ree m en k i l l e d a n d 1 0w o u n d e d , w h i l e t h e reb e l s •l e f t si x d e a d b e h i n d on theb a t t l e f i e l d .

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c o n n e c t s P h n o m P e n h w i thth e d e e p w a t e r po r t c i t y ofI s o m p o n g S o m . g o v e r n m e n tpo s i t i o ns h ave b een u ndera t t a c k al l w e e k .

Tw o b a t t a l i o n s of r e in -f o r c e m e n t s w e r e f l o w n toK o m p b n g So m y e s t e r d a yf r o m K a m p o t . a sm al l e r po r ta b o u t 25 m i l e s to. the eas t .

A m i l i t a ry a i rs t r i p wa scarved o u t i n K o m p o n g S o mi tself in th e even t C o m m un i s t s h e l l f i r e f o r ce s the clos-in g o f K o m p o n g S o m ' s a i r -port at Kan K o n g , 14 m i l esn o r t h e a s t of the t o w n .

I n S o u t h V i e t n a m , th eS a ig on C o m m a n d r e p o r t e d73 C o m m u n i s t a t t a c k s int h e 2 4 h o u r s e n d i n g a t d a w nyes t e rday , s i x f ew er t h anrepo r t ed F r i day .

S p o k e s m e n s a i d t h a ts i nce p e a c e w as pro c l a i m edJan. 2 .S. 1973, there havebeen 45,203 m i l i t a r y cease-f i r e v i o l a t i o n s by the C o m -m u n i s t s . Th e V i e t co ng ha sa c c u s e d S o u t h V i e t n a m ofm o r e t h a n 300,000 v i o l a -t i o ns of the t ru ce .

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b a n k s c h a r g e t h e i r best cus-t o m e r s , u s u a l l y large co rpo -r a t i o n s w i t h h i gh c red i tr a t i n g s , t o l o a n t h e mm o n e y . T h e p r i m e r a t en o r m a l l y du es no t a f f e c ts m a l l b o r r o w e r s u nl ess i t

k eeps r i s i ng or s tays h i ghf o r a l o ng t i m e .

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t ion a l ly ' d o w n to the w i r e "r a t h e r t h a n res ign . T h e ysa i d t h e t ape t ranscr i p t sm ere l y sh o w h i m as " ah u m a n b ei ng w h o saw h i sd r e a m s c r u m b l i n g . "

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dau g h t er — w h o sa id sh ew as " so p ro u d" o f h er f a t h e r

— a n d he r hus b a n d c on -d u c t e d th e o u t do o r n e w sc o n f e r e n c e w h i l e M r. N i x o nw o rk ed in his E x e c u t i v e O f-

f ice B u i l d i n g h i d e a w a y l i e -fore l eav i ng f o r O k l a h o m a .E i s e n h o w e r , w h o s p e n t

F r i d a y e v e i n g c r u i s i n g t h eP o t o m ac ab o ard t h e p res i -den t i a l yach t w i t h J u l i e a n dth e Pr e s i d e n t , s a i d M r . N i x -on told t h em h o m ea nt t o seeth e i m p e a c h m e n t p r oc e s st h r o u g h to a Se n a t e t r i a l ifn e c e s s a r y .

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, w i re and he w o u l d go to theSena te a n d he sa i d t h a t if1 he r e we r e .on e S enat o r wh ob e l ie v e d in h i m . t h a t ' s th ew a y i t w o u l d b e . " Mrs . Ei -s e n h o w e r sa i d . "H e b e - ,i i eves t h a t its a c o n s t i t u -t i o n a l process . H e b e l i evest h i s i s t he best wa y t o h a n -dl e th e s i t u a t i o n "

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w e r e an y t r u t h i n t h e r i s i ngw a v e of r u m o r t h a i M r. N i x -o n i s p rep ar i ng t o res i gn . E i-s e n h o w e r sa i d . " N o . ' ' an dadded , " 1 t h i n k th a t ' s ca -t ego r ica l — h e w o u l dn ' t . "

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creasing calls f rom R e p u b l i -c a n s fo r h i s res i gna t i o n , b u td e t e r m i n e d to resist thein.

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H e a t e d l y denyi ng su g-ges t ions t he y ha d been sentou t to speak as m o u t h p i ecesf o r t h e P res i den t , t h e co u p l etook i s s ue w i t h c ha r g e s t h a tth e t ranscr i p t s sh o w sh o ck -

. i n g i m m o r a l i t y i n t h e O v a lO f f i c e . ' .

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"1 do n ' t see h o w yo u canbe sh o ck ed b y t h e t ran-s c r i p t s , " J u l i e sa i d .

She said th ey sh o u l d B eread w i t h th e ' u n d e r s t a n d -in g t h a t , a t t he t i m e , N i x o nw as " a m an w h o saw h i sd r e am s c r u m b l i n g d o w n 'a r o u n d h i m . "

D avi d us e d t h a t sam eph rase . T he t ranscr i p t s , lies a id , revea l " a m an w ho w as

r e a c t i n g as a h u m a n b e i n gw l i o s a w h i s d r e a m s c r u m -b l in g . "

H e sa i d t h e s e w ere " pr i -va t e t a l k s u nder t h e m o stc o m p e l l i n g s i t u a t i o n i nw h i c h th e P res i den t w ast ry i ng to r e m o v e th e t a i n t o fan y c r i m i n a l i t y f r o m th eW h i e H o u s e . ' . ."

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t o ne o f th ese co nversa t i o nsa g a i n s t h i m . " he sa i d .

J u l i e w o r k e d vi s i b l y to .hold b ack he r a n g e r w h e n arepo r t e r s u g g e s t e d ' t h e co u -pl e w as m ere l y co i n-ey i ngth e W h i t e H o u s e l i ne o n M rN' i xo n ' s b eh al f .

"I'm so p r o u d of h im t h a t Iw o u l d n e v e r be a f r a i d toco m e ou t h ere an d t a l k toany m em b er o f t h e pressa b o u t res i gna t i o n o r any-

t h i n g , even t h o u gh i t goesaga i ns t my g r a i n , b ecau se 1k n o w he d oe s n ' t w a n t m e t oc o m e ou t h e r e . " s h e s a id .

"H e do esn ' t w an t anyo neto c o n s t r u e t h a t I' m t r y i n gl o answ er q u es t i o ns f o rh i m . '

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. N i x o n ' s h a n d l i n g of theWat erga t e a f f a i r .

Ford a l l u d e d to n e w s re -• p o r t s o f h i s c r i t i c i s m inC h a r l e s t o n , I I I . , on T h u r s -day o f t h e w ay t h e Wat er-g a t e t ranscr i p t s h ad b eened i t ed b y t h e Wh i t e H o u seb ef o re t he y we r e ma d e p u b -lic .

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s tor ies said I was m a k i n gm y s ha r p e s t a t t a c k to d a t eo n t h e P res i den t and t ry i ngto l i ne m yse l f u p w i t h t h o sew h o a r e t r y i n g to j u m p o ffh i s sh i p o f s ta te w i t h o u t e x -a c t l y s a y i n g so," said Ford.

"W e l l . I had a long t a l kw i t h P r e s i d e n t N i x o n 'ye-s t e r d a y ( F r i d a y ) m o r n i n gFor d added .

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• the c lass of 1974 as I canreach t h a t th e g o v e r n m e n ti n Wash i ng t o n i sn ' t ab o u t t os i nk and t h a t it i s and w i l lc o n t i n u e to be a b o u t asgoodas co ncerned an d conscien-t i o u s c i t i z ens m ak e i t . t h a tth e co ns t i t u t i o na l processesa re w o r k i n g a s t h e f o u n d i n gf a t h e r s i n t ended- w i t h o u tr iot , ( i r r e p r e s s i on w i t h o u ta s y e t ser i o u s l y w eak en i ngou r s t r e n g t h at h o m e an da b r o a d , " he said

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t i o n of W a t e r g a t e in th e re-m a r k s . S o m e passages co n-c e r n i n g h i s o b s e r v a t io n sa f te r a t r i p to P e k i n g tw oyoarsagoas H o u s e R e p u b l i -ca n leader we r e i den t i ca l tot h o s e In a speech he m a d e aw eek ago a t t h e U n i v e r s i t yof M i c h i g a n

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B u f f a l o . N . Y . F r i day t h a the su ppo r t s Pr e s i d e n t N i x -on as m u c h no w as h e d i dw h e n h e b ecam e v i ce presi-dent last t a l i .

He said the subject of thePr e s i d e n t ' s possible resig-n a t ion w a s n ' t e v e n m e n -t i o ned du r i ng h i s m eet i ngw i t h M r . N i x o n .

" We d i d no t even ge t i n t ores i gna t i o n . " K u r d . sa i d ." B u t 1 co u l d i n f e r t h a t heha s n o i n t en t i o n of resign-ing."

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ered "a g r e a t m a n y s u b -j e c t s , i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g np o l i c y m a t t e r s ' ' a n d" i m p e a c h m e n t p r o c e e d -ings ."

"We t a l ke d ab o u t th ep r o c e d u r e s t h a t w o u l d b efo l l owe d ." F ord s a i d .

Ford said he feels th ePres iden t is not gui l ty ofan y i mp e a e ha bl e o f f ense ,an d predicted a "close vote"in the House j u d i c i a ry com-m i t t ee , w h i ch i s cu rren t l yc o n s i d e ri n g i m p e a c h m e n t .

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speeches. Ford sa i d Mr .N i x o n sh o w ed " no indica-t i o n of d i s p l e a s ur e in therole I pl ayed . " add i ng t h a tM r . N i x o n s a i d h e w a s"mos t l y c on c e r n e d with th ef a c t t h a t i p e r h a p s w asw o rk i ng to o h ard on t hejob ."

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V e t e r a n s an d f a m i l ie s seek-i n g m e d i a n p r i c e d n e wh o m e s w i l l b e a i ded b y Pr e s -i d e n t R i c h a r d N i x o n ' s la testh o u s i n g i n i t i a t i ves , b u t u r -ba n area f ami l i es l o o k i n g n

the $35,000 to $70.000 ran gear e s t i l l in t r o u b l e in t o day ' st i gh t m o rt gage m o ney m ar-ket:

Mr . Ni xo n t o o k severa l ac-t i o ns F r i da y t o a l l o ca t e810,300,000,000 in f e d e r a lf u n d s to s t i m u l a t e co ns t ru c-t ion of m o r e i h a n 250,000ne w h o m es w h o se b u yersw o u l d b e p a r t i a l l ys u b s i d i z e d f r o m t h eT r e a s u r y .

B u t u n d e r th e t e r m s oft h e co m pl i ca t ed p ro gram s,m o s t m i d d l e i n c o in eA m eri can ' s w ere l e f t to f endf o r t h em sel ves .

Br i ef l y , th e P res i den t p ro -v id e d for:

• A n a d d i t i o n a 183,300.000,000 of m o r t g a g em o n e y to s ubs i d i ze federa Ih o u s i n g a d m i n i s t r a t i o n an dv e t e r a n s a d m i n i s t r a t i o nloa n s to the - e x t e n t t h a tq u al i f i ed b u y e r s w o u l d - p a y8% i n t e res t , w h i l e l endersw o u l d receive t h e new l y e f -fect ive rate of 8.75%,

• U p to 83,000,000,000u nder a new pro gram t o p ro -v i d e su b s i d i es to pro spec-t i ve b u y e r s of S35.000 or lessh o m es no t el igible f o r FH Aan d V A f i n a n c i n g , a l l o w i n ga b u y e r to pay 8.75% inter- ' ,est instead of p r e v a i l i n gm ark e t ra t es of! )% or more.

• A n a d d i t i o n a I84 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 f r o m th ef e d e r a l H o m e L o a n B a n ksystem a t b e l o w m ark e tra tes f o r sav i ngs and l o ani ns t i t u t i o ns , t h e . p r i m a r ys our c e of m o n e y fo r c o n v e n -t i o n a l mor t g a g e s .

. l o in l ly w i t h th e Presi -den t ' s ac t i o ns , F H A a n d V A

raised the i n t e r e s t c e i l i n gon f e d e r a l l y g u a r a n t e e dl o ans f r o m S.5% to S .75%.H o u s i n g an d U r b a n D evel -o p m e n t S e c r e t a ry J a m e s T .L y n n . sa i d t h e i ncreasesw ere a r e c og n i t ion o f c o n d i -t i o ns i n t h e m ark e t .

B e c a u s e 'o f th e l o w e rF H A a n d V A rates , l endersar e re l u c t an t to - i nves t int h e m I n a d d i t i o n , L y n nsa i d , prices of FH A a n d V Ahon i e s ar e i n f l a t ed t o co m -p e n s a t e for the l o w er re -t u r n s to l e n d e r s and b u i l d -ers.

B ecau se of the 835,000mor t g a g e l im i t o n t h e newc o n v e n t i o n a l su b s i dy p ro -gram and the 833,000 cei l -

in g on FH A - in s ' u r e d l o ans , ,b u y e r s l o o k i ng fo r h o m e scost ing more than 835,000w e r e l e f t to co m pet e fo rm o ney w i t h t h e r i ch an dbus i n e s s .

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o ver t im e , dec l a r i ng i t w o u l dbe too costly .

T he m e a s u r e ( A B 8 1 9 i byA s s e m b l y m a n L a w r e n c eK api l o f f (D-78th Distr ic t) ,pro v i ded for an ov e r t i mera te of t ime-and-a-half pay.o r a n y o t h e r rate negotiatedb e t w e e n local g o v e r n m e n t san d their police an d fi re em -p l oy e s .

In his veto message.Reagan sa id the "substan-t i a l " added costs w o u l dforce local agencies "toseekhi g he r local taxes or theyw o u l d h ave to reduce th elevel of services."

, Kapilof f ha d argu ed th em e a s u r e wa s n e e d e d be -c a u s e "cities u p a n d d o w nth e s ta le ar e del i b era t e l yu n d o r s t a f f i n g t h e i r po l i ceand f i re depar t m ent s" t ot a k e a d v a n t a g e o f o v e r t im e

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T h e b i l l w o u l d h a v e e x -cluded overtime I n e m e r -gency situations, such asriots and earthquakes, andw h e n pol ice or f i r e m e nw ere called to testify onthe ir o\vn l i m e i n court.

S A C R A M E N T O ( U P I ) -T i l e s t a t e perso nne l b o ardt h i s w eek reco m m endedSSI,700,000 .i n sa l a ry in -creases fo r s ta le C i v i l Ser-v ic e w o rk ers t h i s year , near-

ly d o u b l e it s i n i t i a l o f f e rw h i c h pro m pt ed t h rea t s of ag o v e r n in e n t e in p I o y es t r i k e .

Th e pack age ca l l ed f o r Ju -ly 1 pay h i k es ' averag i ngO . S C ' c ' for the s ta te 's 105.500f u l l - t i m e C i v i l Service em -p l oy e s .

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cost of S43,2()0,00() was c rit i-c i z ed b y t h e C a l i f o r n i a St a t eE m p l o y e s A s s oc ia t ion as i n -a d e q ua te : t o k eep pace w i t hi n f l a t i o n .

T he l a t es t r e c o m m e n d a -t i o n s , w h i c h w ere f o r war d-ed to G o v. R o nal d R e a g a n ,pro v i ded fo r "special ine-q u i t y a d j u s t m e n t s to a l i m i t -

ed n u m b e r of em pl o yes an da genera l ac ro ss- t h e-b o ards a l a r y i ncrease . "

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l a r g e s t c h u n k o f _ s t a t e " "w o rk ers , i s su ed a s t a t em ent ' ,s a y i n g 'i t w a s " p l eased "-w i t h th e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .Th e asso c i a t i o n ' s b o ard ofdi rec t o rs sa i d it w o u l d look

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a r m o f th e adm i n i s t ra t i o n ; ; . ' . •an d recen t l y c on c lud e d a se-f,r ies o f h e a r i n g s w i t h s t a t e . •w o rk ers on the pay d i s p ut e . . . . ••

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l in e w i t h w h a t is pai d in pri- 'v a te i n d u s t r y a n d o t h e r go y 2"e m i n e n t agenc i es .. T he b o a r d e s t i m a t e d , . - .105,500 w o rk ers w o u l d r£

ce i ve a pay h i k e d u r i n g the-f i s c a l year . N ot in c lud e d i t ) ,th e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w e n ?so-called exem pt employes.;those in the U n iv e r s i ty ofC al i f o r n i a an d s t a t e u n l v e t !s i t y and co l l ege s y s t e ms . -;

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a m o n g a n S L A g r o u p t h a ir ob b e d a San F ranc i scob a n k o f SI0,000. • -

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