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2. Out West, two more papers bite the dust.
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NEWSPAPERS ,MERGERS & acquisitions ,OPERATING costs - Abstract
The article focuses on the loss of newspapers in San Francisco, California after the consolidation by Hearst Corp. with the jointly owned service company San Francisco Newspaper Printing Co. It says that the city lost "News-Call Bulletin" (NCB) afternoon paper and "Examiner" and that an estimated one thousand jobs were eliminated. It states that publishers hope to save on operating costs in the consolidation. It adds that the jointly owned firm will print and distribute the papers.
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- 1965
3. NOTES.
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CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Presents a program for the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association which will be held in San Francisco, California on December 27-30, 1974.
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- 1974
4. The folks with money to burn.
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PAPER money ,BANKING industry ,AIR pollution ,FINES (Penalties) - Abstract
The article discusses the challenge faced by San Francisco, California in disposing its worn-out paper currency. In 1974, the San Francisco Federal Bank has already been cited six times for violating local air pollution rules for burning the currency, for which it must pay fines of 500 U.S. dollars per infraction. The currency is difficult to destroy since its ink contains a compound designed to achieve an average circulation life of 18 months.
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- 1974
5. Navy Builds Itself An Atomic Age Lab.
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NUCLEAR weapons ,LABORATORIES ,OPERATION Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946 - Abstract
The article focuses on the U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL) in San Francisco, California, which quantifies the effects of nuclear weapons on people, communities, and military and civilian targets. It states that NRDL has roughly 300 scientists, 200 technicians, and administrative workers. It says that the laboratory was established by the Bureau of Ships of the U.S. Navy in 1946 to determine the decontamination of ships at the Operation Crossroads in Bikini, Marshall Islands.
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- 1957
6. Caught in the civil rights crossfire.
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CIVIL rights demonstrations ,CIVIL rights workers ,EXECUTIVES - Abstract
The article reports on San Francisco, California-based Crown Zellerbach Corp., one of the largest paper producers in the U.S. As reported, Reed O. Hunt, chairman of Crown and his fellow executives have been battling for the past six months with the company's unsought and unwanted involvement in the civil rights issue shaking the small Louisiana town of Bogalusa. The company is facing demonstrations from civil rights workers.
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- 1965
7. ACM69 TECHNICAL PROGRAM.
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CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The article presents the program schedule of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference to be held in San Francisco, California on August 26-28, 1969. The opening remarks will be delivered by Conference Chairman Solomon L. Pollack, while ACM President Bernard Galler will deliver an address. Doctor Marvin Minsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will present this year's A. M. Turing lecture. Topics to be discussed include visual prosthesis and generalized database management system.
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- 1969
8. Phone Link Makes Two Markets Into One.
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TELEPHONE lines ,STOCK exchanges ,STOCKBROKERS - Abstract
The article discusses how high-speed telephone lines made the linking of the San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges possible. The report cites the merging of the San Francisco and Los Angeles markets as two divisions under the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange (PCSE). The article notes that brokers are able to deal large transactions between both cities within a matter of seconds through a special telephone circuit, and have become less dependent on the New York Stock Exchange for routing stock purchases.
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- 1957
9. NEWS.
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INFORMATION resources management ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CITIES & towns - Abstract
The article presents news briefs related to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Committee chairmen for the ACM 1969 National Conference and Exposition in San Francisco, California were announced by Solomon L. Pollack of Information Management Incorporated, general conference chairman. The annual conference will be held at the San Francisco Civic Center from August 25-28, 1969. Thomas R. Dines of NASA-Ames Research Center has been named conference vice-chairman and Ward Sangren of University of California Berkeley will chair technical program committee. The ACM Symposium on October 18 for the evaluation by national experts of experience and potentialities in the use of the computer as an adjunct in seeking solutions to present-day urban problems, brought together in New York City over 425 national, state, and local officials and researchers involved in the urban affairs of the nation. The Third Annual ACM Symposium on the Application of Computers to the Problems of Urban Society focused on grave urban problems of a visible character.
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- 1968
10. Air Route Fight.
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AIRWAYS (Aeronautics) ,PASSENGERS - Abstract
The article reports on the renewed rivalry between California cities San Francisco and Los Angeles over postwar air routes to Hawaii. San Francisco was the usual route for Hawaii bound passengers before the start of World War II until Los Angeles was given the permission starting August 10, 1941. The Civil Aeronautics Board is expected to discuss and finalized the issue on September 5, 1944, when it starts to receive application to carry passengers to Hawaii.
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- 1944
11. URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD TYPES AND PARTICIPATION IN FORMAL ASSOCIATIONS.
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SOCIAL participation ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,CENSUS districts ,FORMAL groups - Abstract
This paper reports part of a study of social participation conducted in San Francisco in the spring of 1953. The investigation rested upon two main notions: First, that the major an individual occupies regulate the amount and nature of his participation in society. Second, that the social type of neighborhood in which an urbanite lives is an efficient indicator of his social participation and may be a significant factor in its own right in shaping his social participation. This paper is limited to an examination of the relationship between amount of formal association participation and certain of the individual status and neighborhood differences. Using the census tract scores, four census tracts were selected in San Francisco in which the study of social participation was conducted. Findings revealed that, men living in the high economic status neighborhoods belong to the greater number of associations, attend more frequently, and hold office more than men living in low economic status neighborhoods. Comparing the two high economic status neighborhoods, the low family status neighborhood contains relatively more men who belong to no formal associations, who never attend meetings if they do belong, and who do not. hold office than does the high family status neighborhood.
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- 1956
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12. REMARKS BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT S. McNAMARA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1967.
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McNamara, Robert S.
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NUCLEAR warfare ,ANTIMISSILE missiles ,WAR - Abstract
The article presents a speech by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, delivered before the United Press International editors and publishers in San Francisco, California on September 18, 1967. He discusses the plan, preparation and policy governing the possibility of thermonuclear war. He addresses the complexities of identifying nuclear strategy, determining the potential aggressor's capabilities, and deploying of anti-ballistic missile defense system.
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- 1967
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13. Something New in Anti-Trust.
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INDICTMENTS ,NEWSPRINT industry ,ANTITRUST law - Abstract
The article reports on the indictments of Pacific Coast newsprint producers, including Powell River Co. and Pacific Mills Ltd., and sales agencies in San Francisco, California in 1939. It notes that their indictments are considered as the first criminal indictments brought under the anti-trust provisions of the Wilson Tariff Act of 1894. It states that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been receiving complaints against the said newsprint producers.
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- 1939
14. CALENDAR.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,MEETINGS - Abstract
This article presents information about meetings related to computing. The Joint Fall Conference of the Univac Users Association and the Univac Scientific Exchange will be held at Shamrock Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas during September 9-13, 1968. The 34th International Federation for Documentation Conference and International Congress on Scientific Information will be held in Moscow, Russia during September 9-18. The 1968 International Information and Automation Assembly will be held in Versailles, France during September 23-25. The 16th Joint Engineering Management Conference will be held at Marriott Motor Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during September 30-October 1. The Hazard and Race Phenomena in Switching Circuits Symposium will be held in Bucharest, Romania during October 6-10. The 1968 Systems Science and Cybernetics Conference will be held in San Francisco, California during 14-16. The Ninth Annual Symposium on Switching and Automata Theory will be held in Schenectady, New York during October 15-17. The ACM Annual symposium on the Application of Computers to the Problems of Urban Society will be held at New York Hilton Hotel, New York on October 18.
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- 1968
15. Unions Defeated by Own Tactics.
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STRIKES & lockouts ,LABOR disputes ,LABOR unions ,COLLECTIVE bargaining ,RESTAURANTS - Abstract
The article focuses on the agreement reached by the San Francisco Employers' Council with the culinary unions of San Francisco, California. It describes how in this dispute, the employers were demanding collective bargaining while unions were refusing, and how they forced the walkout of employees. It mentions that under the agreement, the lockouts, strikes and work stoppages were banned, and the old shop card system was eliminated.
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- 1941
16. Trouble Spots in Store-Organizing Drive.
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LABOR unions - Abstract
The article reports on the latest developments in the efforts by both the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) unions to unionize the department stores across the U.S. According to the CIO union, it appointed its Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America unit to do the task. The AFL, meanwhile, tasked its Teamsters Union, the Building Service Employees Union and the Retail Clerks International Association to do the job. The situations in various cities are examined, including in San Francisco, California.
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- 1949
17. Casualty Insurer Faces the Music.
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BUSINESS development ,BUSINESS losses ,BUSINESS relocation - Abstract
The article reports on the comeback of Fireman's Fund Insurance Premium Co. into business in San Francisco, California. It states the Fireman has suffered a net underwriting loss of 22,251,000 dollars but company began to look better in the first quarter of 1957 as it chalked up a net underwriting loss of 1.4 million dollars and were able to draw adequate reserves from their surplus funds. Moreover, the company has opened its 4.5-million-dollar building of glass and steel in Laurel Heights.
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- 1957
18. Gleaning new ventures from farming profits.
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PETROLEUM prospecting ,PORTFOLIO diversification ,CORPORATE growth - Abstract
The article offers information on Kern County Land Co., a company in San Francisco, California involved in cattle and farming. It explores the diversification and growth program of the company, with emphasis on oil exploration which has helped the firm to gain more opportunities. Furthermore, it mentions that the company is chaired by George G. Montgomery and presided by Dwight M. Cochran.
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- 1965
19. Gump's: one of a kind.
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CRITICAL success factor ,RETAIL industry ,CUSTOMER services ,STRATEGIC planning - Abstract
The article reports on the factors which triggered the success of Gump's Inc., a retail store in San Francisco, California. It states that the popularity of the store is due to its unique variety of products and its commitment to offer good items to its customers. Furthermore, the shop's independent approach in merchandising also increased its sales in the state. It also mentions the contributions of corporate president Richard Gump on the success of the business.
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- 1963
20. How business spurs a city's revival.
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COMMUNITY development ,URBAN planning ,BUSINESSMEN ,PUBLIC spending ,GOLDEN Gate (Calif. : Strait) - Abstract
The article reports on the efforts of San Francisco, California businessmen called the Blyth-Zellerbach (B-Z) Committee led by J. D. Zellerback to redevelop the state's Golden Gate City and promote government spending and cost study. It states that the redevelopment effort has helped revive several other old redevelopment clearance projects in the city. It mentions that the B-Z Committee aims to reawaken the civic pride in the city by rebuilding the community and governmental reconstruction.
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- 1961
21. A Superunion?
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,LABOR union conferences ,SHIPPING strikes & lockouts - Abstract
The article presents information on the topics discussed at the convention of maritime unions of the U.S. held at San Francisco, California in May 1946. The convention was attended by seven unions, including National Maritime Union (NMU), International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, and Inland Boatmen's Union. Topics included maritime unions strike, formation of the Committee for Maritime Unity (CMU) by merger of seven unions, and the U.S. Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).
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- 1946
22. REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR.
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SALES promotion ,FOREIGN business enterprises - Abstract
The article reports on the impact of the sales promotions launched by Japanese business owners in San Francisco, California on Chinese merchants.
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- 1942
23. STILL IN THE RUNNING.
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- SAN Francisco (Calif.), CALIFORNIA, UNITED Nations
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A photograph of the special invitation issued by the City of San Francisco in California to the United Nations Organization (UNO) Preparatory Commission as a reminder of its aspiration to become the home of the UNO is presented.
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- 1945
24. End of an Era?
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INDUSTRIAL relations ,STRIKES & lockouts ,MACHINERY industry - Abstract
The article reports on the anticipated return of normal labor relations within the San Francisco, California area with the ouster of Harry Hook and Edward F. Dillon as leaders of the Lodge 68, International Association of Machinists (American Federation of Labor) (IAM-AFL) as of March 30, 1946. The two leaders were responsible in the strike at all machine shops in the San Francisco area starting October 29, 1946. International IAM president Harvey W. Brown, however, ordered the strikers to return to work.
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- 1946
25. OCCUPATIONAL SITUS, SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION, AND POLITICAL AFFILIATION.
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Murphy, Raymond J. and Morris, Richard T.
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OCCUPATIONS ,SITUSES ,SOCIAL status ,CLASS identity ,EDUCATION ,INCOME ,POLITICAL affiliation - Abstract
The effects of occupational situs and socio-economic level (measured by income and education) on subjective class identification and political party affiliation are examined. The data represent a secondary analysis of interview materials collected in four San Francisco census tracts in 1953. The findings indicate a positive relationship between socio-economic level and identification with middle class. Similarly, those in higher positions tend to affiliate with the Republican party. Individuals in the Finance and Records and Commerce situses tend to see themselves as middle class and favor the Republican party, while those in Manufacturing and Building and Maintenance identify typically with the working class and prefer the Democratic party. These situs differences remain statistically significant when socio-economic level is controlled, suggesting the independent influence of type of work on these aspects of behavior. We suggest that the findings may be explained in terms of historical definitions of work in American society. The results indicate the utility of considering the situs dimension in the analysis of occupational structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1961
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26. VARIATION AND MYTH IN THE SOCIAL STATUS OF TEACHERS.
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Carlson, Richard O.
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SOCIAL status ,TEACHERS ,SOCIAL classes ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) - Abstract
This paper has attempted to explore the variations in the social class of teachers and the validity of the common generalization that teachers come from the middle class. It has been argued, on the basis of the new data presented and the deficient methodology of prominent studies purporting to show that 92 to 98 per cent of all teachers are middle class, that a myth has been created about the social class status of teachers. Further, it has been demonstrated that one is not judicious in the use of language to refer to teachers as a single class of objects in regard to social class. The social class of two samples of teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area was determined by cluster analysis of characteristics of the census tract of residence. Sample I, utilizing the address of parent to determine social class origin of new teachers showed that: 1. Teachers have origins at all levels of the social class continuum. 2. Teachers over-represent the whole top half and under- represent the whole bottom half of the social class continuum. 3. Approximately thirty-six per cent of the teachers in the sample do not have origin in the middle social class. 4. Various categories of teachers differ in terms of their social class composition. As a category, male secondary teachers are lowest in terms of social class origin with about forty-eight per cent originating in the lower classes. Female elementary teachers are highest in social class origin with about twenty-three per cent originating in the lower class, about seventy-four per cent in the middle class and about four per cent in the upper class. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1961
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27. SOCIOLOGY'S CHILDREN OF AFFLUENCE.
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Gamson, William A.
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SOCIOLOGY ,PROFESSIONAL ethics ,SOCIAL problems ,SOCIAL status ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,HIPPIES - Abstract
In the article, the author discusses the change in the field of sociology. He suggests that a larger proportion of sociologists are now being drawn from background, with relatively high socio-econoimc status. This makes them less Iikely to be threatened by events which may lower the status of the profession. Within this group, those who are most confident and secure of their position within the profession will lead the attack on a role conception which offers protection from a threat they do not feel. As an example, the author discusses the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association held in San Francisco, California in 1967. The hippie influences and political activities in San Francisco are discussed. A significant number of younger sociologists and sociology graduate students embrace a conception of their professional role that differs in at least two important respects from earlier and still dominant conceptions in the profession. The author describes the newer conception to identify the underlying premises which make it differ from the more traditional view.
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- 1968
28. Trammell Crow: Big. Bigger. Biggest?
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REAL estate developers ,REAL estate development financing ,REAL estate development ,WAREHOUSE design & construction ,REAL estate investment ,REAL estate business ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) - Abstract
The article presents Trammell Crow, head of Texas-based Trammell Crow Co., the largest real estate developer in the United States as of April 1971. Particular focus is given to Crow's business approach which involves keeping most of the buildings his firm invested in. The company's history, partnerships, market value, and the worth of its projects are reviewed. Plans involving the construction of warehouses in the area of San Francisco, California are also discussed.
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- 1971
29. Canneries' Woes.
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LABOR supply ,SCARCITY ,CANNERIES ,ECONOMIC councils ,U.S. states - Abstract
The article reports on the current manpower shortages in canneries in the Western regions in the U.S. like the states of California, Oregon, and Washington as of October 1942. It cites the various fruits and vegetables that are being canned including pears and peach. It presents the various civic and business organizations that organize "save the crops" groups, including the San Francisco Wartime Harvest Council and the California Processors & Growers.
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- 1942
30. Private Homesteads for the Okies.
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IMMIGRANTS ,FEDERAL aid ,REHABILITATION ,BANKING industry - Abstract
The article reports on the plans for acquisition of the idle, repossed land of California by the migrant families and its impact on the non-relief families. It states that when Committee on Migrants of the California State Chamber of Commerce were urging federal aid, businessmen in Los Angeles and San Francisco were seeking a scheme of migrant rehabilitation on large scale. It mentions that the initial program would require establishment of homesteads and reports how banks are cooperating.
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- 1940
31. Leaving a heart in San Francisco.
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HOUSING ,URBAN planning - Abstract
The article features M. Justin Herman, San Francisco's Redevelopment Agency head who pushes for low-to-moderate-cost housing in the city and for more social and cultural amenities. Herman was not trained as an architect nor an urban planner but was trained as an economist at the University of Rochester, has spent a year at Harvard Business School and was an executive trainee at Eastman Kodak Co. He said that the development of the Japanese complex in the city is one of the nearest to his heart as he and his wife are fond of the Japanese culture.
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- 1969
32. Branch Store Spreads to San Francisco.
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DEPARTMENT stores ,RETAIL stores - Abstract
The article presents information on development of branch department stores in San Francisco, California. It refers to a new branch of Emporium department store shortly opening in the city. The new branch, which will have 92 departments, is costing 3.5 million dollars. According to Edward Crossley Lipman, president of the Emporium, there is a market of about 400,000 people around the new branch.
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- 1952
33. Arnold Hits Again.
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INDICTMENTS ,GROCERS ,UNITED States. Sherman Act ,UNFAIR competition ,PRICE fixing ,SOCIETIES - Abstract
The article reports on the indictment of grocers by a federal grand jury in San Francisco, California for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act in an attempt to enforce the Unfair Practices Act. It states that the indictments charge that the group conspired in fixing retail prices by distributing bulletins that contain high artificial and noncompetitive prices. Moreover, it is alleged that the organizations spied upon grocers who failed in complying with the artificial prices.
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- 1942
34. Optical scanning finally starts to pay off.
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OPTICAL character recognition devices ,PUNCHED card systems ,ELECTRONIC data processing - Abstract
The article reports on the payoff of the optical character recognition (OCR) technology. It relates how the technology was adopted after the failure of several keypunch systems. One sign of payoff cited is the 4.1 million U.S.-dollar profit posted by Recognition Equipment, an OCR specialist, for the fiscal year that ended October 31, 1969. Several OCR applications are also given which are data processing at the San Francisco, California office of the Bank of America and sorting at the Post Office. INSET: Insurance company finds a premium.
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- 1969
35. Power for Sale.
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HYDROELECTRIC power plants - Abstract
The article reports on the three new plans for hydroelectric system introduced by the city of San Francisco in California in November 1944.
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- 1944
36. Rich Goodies for the Masses.
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SALES ,CANDY industry - Abstract
The article reports on the increase in the sales of Blum's, a candy maker in San Francisco, California, when it decided to package some of its luxury confections in 10¢ and 25¢ portions and sell them over candy counters. Prior to this move, the company only markets their de luxe candies by mail order and through hand-picked outlets for about 2.50 U.S. dollars a pound (lb) retail. When it launched the small packages, its over-all sales increased. The 10¢ package was first tried by the company at the mass market in 1947.
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- 1952
37. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,ANNOUNCEMENTS ,GRANTS in aid (Public finance) ,ANNUAL meetings - Abstract
This article announces activities of the American Economic Association. The Executive Committee at its meeting on March 8, 1974, voted to require that proposed resolutions must be submitted to the secretary at least one month in advance in writing with signatures of the proposer and both of whom must be members in good standing. The Asia Foundation has awarded the American Economic Association a grant to assist graduate students. The Placement Service at the 1974 annual meetings of the Allied Social Science Association at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California will begin operation on December 27.
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- 1974
38. Homosexual Samples: Differences and Similarities.
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Weinberg, Martin S.
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GAY men ,GAY clubs ,SOCIAL adjustment ,SEXUAL orientation ,SEXUAL psychology ,HOMOSEXUALITY - Abstract
The article cites a study which examines the differences between homosexual respondents obtained from non-institutional and non-clinical sources, homophile mail organizations, social clubs for homosexuals, and bars that cater to homosexuals. The study found similar differences in New York and San Francisco, California between respondents obtained from different sample sources, while the scales psychological adjustment showed no significant differences between the respondents obtained from different sample sources.
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- 1970
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39. Society Affairs.
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MEETINGS ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,OPERATIONS research conferences ,INDUSTRIAL engineering ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The article offers information on the 20th meeting of the Council of the Operations Research Society of America in San Francisco, California on November 7, 1961. Plans for the Third Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies were discussed. The National Problems Committee reported progress in its efforts to arrange for the application of operations research to problems of broad national interest.
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- 1962
40. Migrant Aid in California, 1849:1939.
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Lovell, Katherine D.
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SOCIAL services ,PUBLIC health ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,TRAVELERS - Abstract
The article discusses the contribution of social service & mdash; public health and travellers' aid, to help immigrants in California. The Gold Rush brought such an overwhelming number of the sick and impoverished that the immigration wave threatened to become a catastrophe. Social work was peculiarly difficult to initiate because it was not only undertaken in the midst of an emergency but also before there was any experience in social service in the area. All newcomers had one idea in mind — to hurry off to the mines as soon as possible, make their pile and return home. Hurry, excitement, self-interest, gambling, drinking, vigilantism, robbery, and murder —all the ills of society appeared concentrated in an area which lately had been quiet and innocent. To San Francisco, California, came all who traveled by ship. Although the trip from the east coast of the United States was made by a few steamboats, most of the vessels were sailboats and took six to nine months for the trip around Cape Horn.
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- 1943
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41. OLD AGE IN LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO: SOME FAMILIES COMPARED.
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Young, Michael and Geertz, Hildred
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DOMESTIC relations ,MOTHER-daughter relationship ,KINSHIP - Abstract
This article presents results of a study conducted in two suburbs outside London, England and San Francisco, California, respectively, to ascertain family relationships. It was found that the groups were found to be similar, when in both cases, parents in their old age maintained close ties with their adult children both in terms of geography and frequency of contact, and daughters play consistently more important parts in their parents' lives than sons. The difference was that a larger proportion of the American group have knowledge of and pride in their pedigree, while the English group have relatively little knowledge of ancestry. The study was carried out on a countrywide basis in a limited way with a group of 3,964 for the U.S.A. and 900 for Great Britain. Results of the study suggest that old people generally maintain close links with their children and that the mother-daughter tie is the central nexus of the kinship network of industrial societies. Concern for ancestry seems to be more pronounced in the U.S.A. than in Great Britain. But in view of the size of the inquiry these statements are not so much findings as suggestions for further research.
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- 1961
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42. Effectiveness of a Political Telethon.
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Schramm, Wilbur and Carter, Richard F.
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INTERVIEWING ,TELEPHONE surveys ,ADVERTISING campaigns ,COMMUNICATIONS research - Abstract
On October 31, 1958, Senator William Knowland went before television cameras in Los Angeles in an effort to carry his campaign for governor to as many as possible voters of California. The telethon was major effort inserted late in the campaign in an effort to stem a political tide which was running strongly against Senator Knowland. In order to get some idea of the effectiveness of the telethon in one of the major communities where it was broadcast, the Stanford Institute for Communication Research made 563 telephone interviews with a probability sample of telephone homes in San Francisco.
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- 1959
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43. Trends in Therapeutic Abortion in San Francisco.
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Goldstein, Phillip and Stewart, Gary
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THERAPEUTIC abortion ,ABORTION laws ,SEPTIC abortion ,PREGNANCY complications - Abstract
Medical experience with therapeutic abortion following the institution in 1967 of a liberalized abortion law in California is presented in terms of morbidity and mortality. Septic abortion and maternal mortality have decreased as a result. Morbidity in legal abortions is still a problem due primarily to gestational age. Other factors also involved are discussed, and the social and medical implications are indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1972
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44. SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND PARTICIPATION IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF FORMAL ASSOCIATIONS.
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Bell, Wendell and Force, Maryanne T.
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SOCIAL status ,ECONOMIC status ,LABOR unions ,COMMUNITY relations ,SOCIAL groups - Abstract
In this article economic and family characteristics were related to the types of formal associations to which men living in four San Francisco neighborhoods belonged. A comparison based on a detailed classification of formal associations revealed that men living in low economic status neighborhoods were much more likely to have memberships in labor unions than men living in high economic status neighborhoods. However, the larger percentages of members holding memberships in the other formal associations generally were found in the high economic status neighborhoods. Thus, with the exception of the labor union, power through the activity of formally organized groups seems to rest largely in the hands of those men living in high economic status neighborhoods. In order to determine the relationship between certain economic and family characteristics of formal association members and the type of interest served by the associations of which they are members, a general classification of associations was constructed. The associations were grouped into three types: general interest, special-stratum interest, and special-individual interest associations.
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- 1956
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45. A Retrospective Analysis of the Haight-Ashbury Free Dental Clinic.
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Silverstein, Steven J. and Handlesman, Ira S.
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DENTAL clinics ,NUTRITION & oral health ,DENTAL care ,DENTISTS ,DRUG abuse ,DENTAL pathology - Abstract
A description is provided of the dental services provided by the dental section of the Haight-Ashbury Medical Clinic, accompanied by a cost analysis of the services. The limitations and implications of the program are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1973
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46. Needle Sharing in the Haight: Some Social and Psychological Functions.
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Howard, Jan and Borges, Phillip
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PEOPLE with drug addiction ,NEEDLE sharing ,DRUG abuse ,HEPATITIS ,PEOPLE with addiction - Abstract
Fifty drug shooters from the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco were interviewed regarding patterns of drug usage and hepatitis. The main focus of interest was the socialpsychological context of needle sharing. The authors conclude that sharing needles serves a number of functions for participants: It circumvents the shortage of outfits and points; is an end in itself; heightens communal feeling among shooters and the sexual connotations of needle use; is a means of socialization, protection, and status achievement; and is a conscious or unconscious act of self-destruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1970
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47. Announcements.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,OPERATIONS research ,PRIZES (Contests & competitions) ,AWARDS ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
The article presents various announcements of several societies in the U.S. The 10th national meeting of the Operations Research Society of America will be held in San Francisco, California on November 15-16, 1956. The Johns Hopkins University will award the third annual Lanchester Prize of $1000 for the best operations-research paper published in calendar year 1956. The council of the Operations Research Society of America has agreed to underwrite the publication of a series of independent bound volumes called Operations-Research Monographs.
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- 1956
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48. CIVIL DEFENSE.
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EARTH sheltered houses ,UNDERGROUND construction ,AIR raid shelters ,DISASTERS ,CIVIL defense ,NUCLEAR warfare ,RADIOACTIVE pollution - Abstract
The article focuses on the experiment on the underground shelter spearheaded by the U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory in San Francisco, California. The shelter is a 25 by 48 feet and buried under three feet of earth and built under the sponsorship of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. It was designed to give protection against air blast, mass fires, initial radiation and radioactive fallout from nuclear attack. Here 100 men lived for 14 days each one having 12 square feet of floor space and 117 cubic feet of gross air volume. There were two chemical toilets, water for cooking, drinking and brushing teeth but not for washing. It seemed remarkable that all the men wanted to finish the experiment.
- Published
- 1960
49. SAN FRANCISCO WILL BE BIGGER.
- Subjects
RAILROAD terminals - Abstract
The article provides information on the reclamation of Islias Creek in San Francisco, California, in September 1930, which will soon feature a terminal for the Western Pacific and Great Northern railroads.
- Published
- 1930
50. THE TRADING POST.
- Subjects
RETAIL stores ,TOBACCO ,AUTOMOBILE drivers - Abstract
In this article, the author focuses on the The White House, a department store in San Francisco. The author mentions that 87 year old department store is inspired by the Maison de Blanc in Paris, France, and was built by Raphael Weill, a French trader. It further mentions that Cascade Sprayer Co. is offering orchids to motorists of Wenatchee, Washington as an campaign to prevent the throwing of lighted cigars and matches on roads by motorists.
- Published
- 1941
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