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Imtdty. 7, 0 Nuys, (ColiU 4CE No.i«t»-3-A Cmttit-3-A Record Fund Businessmen Suggest Ways Granted for lo Avoid Recession in U.S. Water Plants Urge Course of 'Anti-Cyclical' Policies In Forestalling Sliding Economic Trend A record $0,100,000,000 was awarded in the fiscal year, which ended June .30, for the construction or improvement of wastewater treatment facilities to curb water pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency awards were made to help states and cities build or modernize some 3500 treatment plants. The awards bring to about $4,400,000,000 the dollar amount which EPA has obligated for sewage construction projects since the agency was established in December 1970.

1 a gest single award in fiscal 1973 also the largest indi- vidual grant in the history of the federal water pollution control grants pro, gram went to New York City. The $81,900,000 award is being used to construct new intercepting sewers and to expand and upgrade the level of treatment at the Oakwood Beach wastewater treatment plant on Staten Is- land. The next largest grant $80,200,000 was made to the city of Detroit to be used mainly for expanding its wastewater 1 plant and for building a regional interceptor system, along with other related improvements, the CCH report said. Long Beach Firm Gels Wharf Job Construction of a new container wharf on the main channel of the Post of Los Angeles has been awarded to a Long Beach firm by the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Connolly-Pacific Co.

was selected to build a $2,377,747, 1014-foot long wharf at Berths 233-235, located just north of the Princess Louise Restaurant on Terminal Island. THE VAN NUYS NEWS AND VALLEY GREEN SHEET Eitoblrshedl9H Published Sunday. Tuesday Thursday and Friday morning by the Van Nuys Publishing Co Inc 4539 Sylvan St Mai! addres 3 1 0 Von Nuys California MAURICE Publi-her FPDINAND Ednoi SAIPHH A VAN NUVS MAIN OI-HLC Phoiw 7fio 711 i S-15 749 JVC CANOGA PARh OFflCfc 7508 Toocnga Canyon Blvd. Phone 3aO 0560 EAiiVAUtVOFFICb ill? Lankcrihin BKa Morth Hollywood. California fhonfs 766 3871 8i(5-269 HrJSEDA OFFICE 71 Rejrao Blvf.

3 2 6101 Phon. 255-7050 3IMIVAUEV Phone 340 0560 THOUSAND OAKS OFFICE 386 Thousand Ooks Blvd. Phone 497-7801 90ura-Wcstloke--869 1324 totes by come SI 25 per inon-h SuDSC'iption ro'es by mail 58 50 per month Member California Newi paper Publishers Ass Na Editorial Ass United Feature Syndicate. City Service A Newsoooer 5ei Member vice gureau. Suburban Ne-'s- VerHied Audit papers Amenta Circulat-cn VAC MEMBER 19-73 CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER Food prices will continue to rise, at a slower pace, because of increased costs to the farmer and unprecedented foreign demand, but the United States can avoid a recession if the proper monetary and fiscal brakes are applied in 1973 and 1974, according to two of the main forecasts made at the Los Angeles Area amber of Commerce Mid-Year Business Outlook Forum.

Forum program chairman Van R. Hoisington, national economist, United California Bank, said the on food prices came from David E. Hitchin, vice president, Sunkist Growers and the economic forecast was made by John B. Balles, presi- t. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Trade and investment expert Robert E. Gomperts, president of Nordick Andelsforbund California, Inc. and president, Idaho Sales Corp. said a de with the People's Republic of China would continue at about the current Peking import levels on wheat, cotton and grain, but that there would be no major trade in consumer items. No Clothing Increases i lliam H.

Hansen. president of Buffum's Department Stores, stated that although Phase IV has no price controls on wholesale clothing, prices at the retail level will remain much the same as in the past two years with no appreciable increases. Federal Reserve's Balles warned, "I am not saying that a recession is now inevitable, but 1 am saying that our chances of avoiding one are rather slim unless we pursue correct anti-cyclical policies today." Balles told the gathering, sponsored by the a mber's management 1 a iming and research council, that today's unprecedented price increases, along with a tight money supply, are very unfortunate but that he didn't expect the tight i crunch" experienced in 1970. He said the inopportune money interest ceilings which put the clamp on large institutional and corporate borrowing in 1970 shouldn't repeat itself, bin the growth rate of avail- able money will slow from the increase in the first half of 1973. A i he shield needed in the space program's Skylab vehicle," a 11 es explained, "we have to cool down the the higher charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to commercial banks, along with the increase in the prime lending rate to should soften demand by the end of the year." 'Soften Demand' Sunkist's vice president Hitchin joined other authorities in noting that food prices will rise, although more slowly, and decried the recent Department of Agriculture edict against U.S.

exports of soybeans. Calling for sensible government policy with regard to agriculture, Hitchin said, "Phase 4 is certainly an improvement over Phase III as far as America's food producers are concerned. But the government still has to learn that the best way to insure ample supplies of food to American consumers is by a quick return to the supply and demand market. Predict Records Noting that California has lead the nation in gross farm receipts for 25 consecutive years, Hitchin predicted that 1973 will bring records in both volume of production and net returns to farmers, despite an estimated increase in farm production costs- Trade, banking and investment expert Gompers sees no great expansion of trade with Red China for perhaps 30 years and no a ncled investments now because of the mutual freezing of investment funds in 1950 after the U.S. recognized Taiwan, not the Communists, as the legal government in China.

Gomperts said 20 to of our economy depends on foreign trade and the U.S. will have to learn that we have to sell the products foreign countries need, not just the ones we want to get rid of. Hansen said some price hikes in clothing may occur because of increased competition with other countries for synthetic fibers on world trade markets. Refuses to Sentence 6 In White House Praying WASHINGTON (UPI) A District of Columbia judge, saying he agreed with a defense lawyer's contention that "White House pressure" was behind the vigorous prosecution of antiwar demonstrators arrested for praying at the White House, refused yesterday to sentence six women who pleaded no contest to unlawful entry charges. Superior Court Judge Charles W.

Halleck agreed i defense attorney Philip Hirschkop that 'the rnment ordinarily wouldn't prosecute something like this. "To be singled out and prosecuted, to do no more than read a prayer from Bible Halleck said. "There's no way I'd have any of these people spend one day in jail." The six Rachelle Linner, Kathleen Thorsby. Jean Gregory and Mary Caron of Washington, Ginny Ives of Baltimore and Patricia Moore of Boston were among 68 persons who have been arrested at the White House since July 6 as part of a continuing protest against the A ican bombing of Cambodia. Memorial Fountain, Arbor Dedicated at Actors Home ARTHUR MILLER Memorial Fountain and Arbor was dedicated at Motion Picture.

Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills in honor of late three time Academy Award winning cinema- tographer. At ceremonies from lelt are Donald Crisp, actor who -won Oscar in one of Miller's films; Mrs. Mae Miller, widow of cameraman, and Harold Mohr, president, International Photographers Local 659. Sheet Metal Workers Vote Polaris Members ii. n.

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740-7345 766-3739 By TOM GRAY Approximately 3200 Los Angeles area sheet melal workers returned to thtdi jobs yesterday following settlement of a 19-day-old strike. In a vote taken Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, members of Local 108. Sheet Metal Workers International Association. AFL-CIO. overwhelmingly approved a one-year agreement with contractors that will give rneymen workers a 60-cent hourly wage and benefit hike.

Local 108, whose members arc employed in the a ting and air-conditioning field, voted to strike July 16. joining about 800 Local 420 workers in Long Beach and Orange County who walked off their jobs July 1. That strike ended on July 30 when the union agreed to a three-year contract granting annual wage and benefit increases of SO cents. hat we've really done is get back to work and we've got a year's time to try and work out all of our pi-oblems that ist between management and labor and stop having strikes." Local 108 president Clyde Ringwood said. Ringwood said although he was satisfied with the settlement, a three-year pact would have been preferred.

Roy Buckley, managing director of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Los Angeles chapter, said the one-year contract also includes a three- cent hourly contribution by contractors to the sheet metal workers' national industrial and training funds. The 60-cent hourly increase, 25 cents in wages and the remaining 35 cents in pension and other benefits, brings the jour- neyman's hourly rate to $12.12. ckley said earlier management proposals to lower base pay in certain classifications arc not included in the agreement. KIWANIS 1 1) of Van Nuys will hear talk Thursday by 1 a Triay, Avater system cn- gjnccr, Depi. ol Water and Power.

Speech on Water Supply Scheduled ai Kiwanis Club The head of the engineering design division for Los Angeles City Dept. of Water and Power will address Van Nuys Kiwanis Club Thursday noon at Long's Catering, 14519 Gilmorc St. Roland Triay will discuss the city's water supply, according to program chairman Dickinson Thatcher. Chairman for the day is Leonard Talk Tomorrow Asteroids will be discussed by the young members of Polaris Astrono- i 1 ociety ai. the educational division meeting tomorrow, at 7 p.m.

in the community room of Great Western Savings a oan Association, 6 6 3 3 opanga Canyon Canoga Park. Admission is free. No senior division meeting will be held next Thursday, Aug. 16, as many members of both divisions will be attending the annual Western Amat Astronomers convention in San Diego. Telephone 346-6790 or 883-0926 for further information.

Stereo Set Lost as Home Looted Stereo equipment valued at a total of $400 was stolen from the apartment rman Massontte, 1)320 Sunlancl Park Drive, Sun Valley, police reported. 0 I'icers said thieves broke a window, reached through it to open the mined en- The Arthur Miller Memorial Fountain and Arbor today had been dedicated at the Motion Picture and Television Coun- trv House and Hospital in Woodland i in honor of Arthur Miller, i me Academy Award winning cinematographer. Miller was one of the highly respected practitioners of his craft. He had won three Oscars for "How Green Was My "Song of "Anna and the King of and had nominated seven times for an Oscar. Some of his outstanding i were "The Rains "Brigham "The Mark of "This Above "The Stereo Stolen A stereo set valued at $159 was taken from the home of Marie J.

Rosas of 9353 Varna Arlcta, Thursday night, police reported. "The "Keys Immortal Sergeant, Razor's Edge" and of the Kingdom." Among those present at the ceremonies were his widow Mrs. Mae Miller; his son, Arthur his r- a ndson, Arthur; Hal Mohr, president of Intern a ional Photographers a 659; Gerald K. Smith, business representative; Doyle Nave, assistant business representative; Jack Staggs, executive director of the Motion i cture and Television Fund and actor Donald Crisp, who also won an Academy Award for "How Green Was My Valley." GO WEST! WEST VALLEY LEASING Grow with the West Volley-Auto Leasing's new home in the west. Any make or model car or truck.

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