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5Akhitb2tributie Jan. 31,1964 'GOOD BARGAIN' 18 Truckers Happy With Hoffa Pact mm0r 1 Survey Will 1 Trim Dovn- 'j The Gas; Bill Gas customers of Pacific Gas and Electric In the Eastbay area will save $82,965 a year because of an annual survey of customer density ordered by California Public Utilities. Commission. Basis of the reduction is fact the more customers mile of gas main, the cheaper It is to provide them with gas. Areas where cuts go into effect are Walnut Creek, Concord, Orinda, Llvermore, San Ramon and San Jose.

V4 4 Speaking of the negotiations in Chicago which culminated on Jan. 16 with the signing of the agreement, Zwingle said) "This was a new experience for both us and the Teamsters." Previously, he said, there was a variety of agreements, some for single cities or states and some regional like the 11 Western states. "We got caught in whip-lashing situations under which the highest settlement became the floor for the next said. Another gain the truckers made was eliminating the 1955 American truckers feel they struck a good bargain with Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters Union in the recently negotiated national master freight agreement which has a common expiration date of March 31, 1967. This, at least, is the opinion of C.

G. Zwingle, vice president-operations for Pacific Inter-mountain Express which has headquarters in Oakland. Zwingle was chief negotiator for Trucking Employers, an organization of 1,100 motor carriers which was formed last year for the nation-wide bar gaining. base for computing cost-of-living pay hikes. Furthermore, the escalator clause won't go into effect for two years.

It will be based on figures computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for June, 1965. "We hope that this will tend to eliminate the inflationary situation in our industry," Zwingle said. He estimated the net economic package in the master agreement at 36Vi cents an hour, including wage increases and fringe benefits. Other guesses have run as high as 45 cents an hour. The trucking executive would not hazard a prediction of the total amount the contract will cost the industry because of the complexity of starting dates.

In the 11 Western states it will be next July 1. He said the cost to PIE, his company, probably will be around $4 million. How much of this can be made up with rate increases is problematical because of the criteria set up by the Interstate Commerce Commission. "We'll have to effect all the economies we can," Zwingle said. "And we hope for increased productivity, but this is like searching for rainbows." I I 1 mmamy US.

to. 1 i i watt C. G. ZWINGLE Truckers' chief bargainer 1 WW i n- fa. How are cars from Chrysler Corporation doing in competition? 13)64 Pure II rerfwiaiwlra a a rn mm WALGREEN'S DOUBLES SELF-SERVICE CAPACITY Remodeled store is "reaffirmation" of confidence Walgreen Finishes Store Expansion ODV ill mm 1 TOU MM JUL Complete remodeling of the Walgreen store at 1233 Broadway is "a reaffirmation of the Walgreen chain's confidence in the future of downtown Oakland," a company official declared today.

J. R. Saunders, western district manager for Walgreen Drug made the observation as Walgreen completed expansion and refitting of the 26-year-old Oakland outlet The store has doubled its capacity in self-service drug space, added hundreds of new stock items and now features com plete cosmetic, camera and lig-uor departments. The prescription department is completely remodeled to improve service efficiency. Saunders said the downtown Oakland store, which opened in its present location April 16, 1937, is among 485 company-owned, and 2,000 Walgreen-fran-chised, stores.

Harvey L. Bachman manages the renovated store. Other Eastbay Walgreen stores are located Alameda's South Shore Shopping Center and in downtown Hayward. nnJENn fm HffiHn HIJHOT 1 Ruling Nullifies Relative Support in Mental Cases i mm The Supreme Court's decision came in a case brought by the Department of Mental Hygiene against the estate of a daughter MUL Us IMF whose mother is in Agnews State Hospital. REVERSED RULING The court reversed a $7,554 -mm.

judgment for the mother's support from 1956 to 1960, rendered by Superior 'Court Judge Byron Arnold of San Francisco. In its unanimous decision, the court said that the maintenance of mental institutions has be The California Supreme Court, in a decision that could cost the state millions of dollars, has ruled that relatives of patients in mental institutions are not liable for their support. Handed down in San Francisco yesterday, the decision applies to persons committed by civil procedures. Spokesmen for the State Department of Mental Hygiene In Sacramento said until the decision could be studied, they cannot say how much of the $15 million collected annually for support of mental patients would be affected. 35,000 YEARLY The department said about 35,000 patients are treated yearly in the state's 10 mental hospitals and two in-patient institutions.

The department's annual is about $160 million. talking in terms of substantial sums," commented Deputy Atty. Gen. Wyley Manuel. He added that the decision come increasingly considered as the duty of society as a whole.

To "tax" a particular class of persons, mainly relatives, for the cost of the Institutions, violates the rights of these citi zens under the "equal protection" concept, the decision pom ted. out Manuel said the decision seems to bear on. the liability of relatives, and does not seem Daytona International Speedway, January, 1964- A Dodge 330, entered in Class had the best acceleration of any car entered in the Pure Oil Performance Trials. A Plymouth Valiant, Class was tops among all six-cylinder cars in acceleration. A Dodge Dart, in Class IV, had the best gas mileage (miles per gallon) of all cars with V-8 engines in all classes.

Competition like this again confirms the soundness of Chrysler Corporation engineering and design, developed through years of extensive research and testing. This is re to apply to the present responsi bility of the patient himself for his support. probably will cause a reassess- ment of other state welfare pro grams, and possibly will have an effect on the administration of county programs as well. Supervisory Education Course Open Adult School Has Openings In 3 Fields SAN LEANDRO Openings still exist in a new suDervisorv flected in Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler and Imperial education course, "Techniques cars witn quicker response, greater handling ease, mcreASPd safety nnH HenptiHahilitv ctiohV Openings are available in aca of Discussion and Conference Leading," being offered during the Spring semester at Chabot College. Elmo Cornelison, former director of training at the Pre demic, business and industrial 1 education courses at the Oak land Technical Adult School, 1 Broadway at 42nd St.

sidio, is instructor for the course Courses include algebra, ge-; ometry, trigonometry, American which meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays. Designed for super PLYMOUTH DODGE CHRYSLER IMPERIAL government, English, English deaf adults, French, Spanish, geology and mineralogy, United States History and relations. Business education courses visors ana managers, it will teach practical techniques of leading group discussions. There are also openings in a Medical Assisting Review class meeting from 7 to 10 p.m.

Thursdays. Each course carries two units of credit. Registrations will be available Include typewriting, 'shorthand, business office ma taken tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. chines and investments. Industrial education classes are architectural and mechanic cal drawing, blueprint reading, auto mechanics, cabinet shnn.

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