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The article features the San Francisco, California-based paper manufacturer Crown Zellerbach Corp., which is the second biggest company in the paper sector behind International Paper Co. It cites the announcement made by Crown Zellerbach president Alfred B. Layton, who said that they are conducting a feasibility study on the construction of a large facility in Newfoundland. The move is intended to strengthen the company's presence in the U.S.' western region, as well as in the eastern and midwestern areas.

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.

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.

The article reports on the launch of the periodicals "Los Angeles Aircraft Times" and "Long Beach Shipyard Times" for war worker readers in California. It states that the "Los Angeles Aircraft Times" circulates in eight assembly plants and extends in smaller factories within the city. It mentions that the periodical tracks technical plane developments and runs a column to help people from different areas locate each other and other news from different factories.

The article presents a discussion among five company presidents who attended the American Management Association's midwinter conference in Los Angeles, California in 1952. Don G. Mitchell, Morris B. Pendleton, Hugh L. Clary, Willard W. Keith, and J. L. Atwood were the five participants. Pendleton shares that the biggest challenge for an executive is time management, followed by classifying paper work. Atwood explains that their company has a management club organization and he tries to attend every meeting to improve communication with his employees.

The article focuses on the garbage management approach of the city of Oakland, California. The Compost Corporation of America has infused special microorganisms to turn garbage into an organic fertilizer, which was available at 4.65 dollars a 100-pound bag. The microorganism-based process originated from biochemist Dr. Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer, who discovered that bacteria have strong appetite for organic waste like fruit skins, paper, and coffee grounds.

The article presents information on the First Student Paper Competition organized at Stanford, California by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Although launched barely two years ago, the Student Paper Competition is proving to be a constructive force in computer science education at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Editorial and refereeing activities undertaken by graduate students translate into a type of professional development experience that is enriching for the participants and healthy for the profession as a whole. The active participation of an equal if not larger number of undergraduate students who submitted papers for the competition attests to the stimulation for scientific and professional growth among students in computer science everywhere. George E. Forsythe, who was a pioneer and who encouraged many of his colleagues to work toward the development of a computer discipline of widespread scientific value, strongly favored promoting the Student Paper Competition to serve this end. As a computer science department chairman he had encouraged the active participation of students in academic and administrative affairs at Stanford University and also at ACM. This example was the inspiration for the plan that graduate students take active and major roles in the management of the Competition.

The article offers information on the Golden Gate International Exposition held in San Francisco Bay, California. Various scientific devices, instrument and other products were exhibited by companies such as Ford, General Electric Co. and Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. Bell Telephone Co. offered a free phone call to any point in the U.S., Radio Corp. of America exhibited an experimental television, and General Electric displayed prisms, lenses and new gaseous strip lights.

The article reports that two California newspapers have been approved to be modified as paid daily newspaper from the previous free distribution newspaper. The "San Diego Daily Journal," by Clinton D. McKinnon has been chosen to be granted with increased newsprint allocation as well as the "Long Beach Independent," a newspaper in Long Beach, California. McKinnon's paper claims 25,000 circulation in three months while "Independent" claims a 28,000 paid circulation.

Focuses on the liberated wallpaper conceived by the Los Angeles, California-based firm Bob Mitchell Designs.

Reports that the Los Angeles police seized a copy of the San Francisco paper 'Gay Sunshine' in their drive against pornography. Arrest of two Gay Sunshine employees charged with displaying obscene material with intent to sell; Refusal of authorities to give specific arrest figures; Number of other gay publications arrested.

The article reports that in April 1961, the International Paper Co. will test an electronic wood sleuth, patented by the Western Pine Association, which aims to detect flaws and knots in timber at its factory in Weed, California.

The article reports on the plan of three California utilities to build a 1,000-mile gas pipeline from the Texas Panhandle to the Pacific Coast. The three utilities called on for priorities on materials needed for the construction. The plan was disclosed after Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in San Francisco filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to offering 115 million dollars of refunding bonds for sale.

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.

Discusses the involvement of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in the ransack of the editorial office of the newspaper 'Los Angeles Star,' on October 23, 1974. Law employed by police to gain a search warrant against the newspaper; Lawsuit filed by 'Star' publisher Paul Eberle against the police department.

Reports on the revisions on the appearance of the monthly periodical 'Newsletter' for the legal aid society of the gay community Help Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Mode of distribution of the journal; Format of the periodical.

Presents an editorial of the periodical 'Star News' regarding the failure of an amendment of sex laws to pass the California legislature. Advocacy on the right of privacy of consenting adults involved in a sex act; Criticisms against the selective enforcement of such laws; Defense made on the sexual practices of gays.

The article answers a question on where the oldest living tree can be found in the world. Two answers from "The News" and "The Journal American" are given. The oldest macrozamia trees in Australia are estimated at 15,000 years old, while a bristlecone pine tree in the Inyo National Forest in California is estimated at 4,600 years old.

The article reports that M and M Wood Working Co. has established a 2 million dollars plant in California for the production of redwood plywood. It mentions that according to Herbert Malarkey, President of M and M Wood Working Co., the new plant will server several purposes including devotion to Douglas fir and production of timber at low cost. It further mentions that a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde glue is used at the plant and also discusses the profile of the company.

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.

The article focuses on the move of the New York Times Co. to publish its Western edition of "The New York Times" in Los Angeles, California, with the goal of establishing a broader advertising base and becoming the first U.S. daily national newspaper. It says that the Times Western Edition contains the same national, business, and world news as the edition printed on West 43rd Street in New York City. The new edition is being circulated in various states such as Hawaii and Alaska.

The article focuses on the construction of the Kaiser Center of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in Oakland, California. It states that the building was designed by architect Welton Becket and costs 45 million dollars. It says that the construction of the center represents the architect-client relationship which is relevant to the building the structure. Meanwhile, it discusses the professional rating for Kaiser Center with regard to its architect as well as future of the architectural industry.

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.

The article reports on the labor dispute between the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) and the Women of the Pacific in Los Angeles, California. It states that the conflict begun when the CIO charged Edwin Selvin, head of the consumer's group, for involvement in a plot to colonize the trade unions in the city. It mentions that the accusation was announced by CIO radio broadcaster Tom Brown.

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.

The article focuses on the increase in automobile financing by the Bank of America in California. The reasons include the auto finance advertisements of the company, its insurance policy and the strong rapport the Bank of America Corp. has developed with the automobile dealers operating in California. It futher offers suggestions on how the old line finance companies in California can capture the support of the automoblie dealers.

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.

The article reports on the labor dispute which broke in the building industry in Los Angeles, California. It mentions that the Master Labor Agreement has been signed by building industrialist which covers that 2.20 dollars an hour scale will be given to carpenters. It informs that Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the Building Contractors Association (BCA) of California have signed the Agreement unhappily. It reports that the Agreement is attracting labors to come back to work.

The article reports that the federal court at Fresno, California has ruled that agricultural workers are bound by the Taft-Harley law. The final decision rests on the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when it meets in Los Angeles, California. The case of the Kern County Farm Labor Union, which is negotiating for a collective bargaining agreement with Di Giorgio Fruit Corp., is also cited.

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.

The article reports on the move by Californian voters in repealing the state constitution to prohibit the tax of land held by the federal government in California. It mentions that landholders say that the move will stop the federal government to acquire more lands and make the Congress realize to tax some government-owned banks. It cites that the immunity of government-owned property from local taxation will remain Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and not on state law.

The article focuses on the issue over the water allocation dispute between the states of Arizona and California. It mentions that the Californian government has objected to its participation in the Colorado River Compact despite the approval from other western states including New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada. It also cites the worries of the Californian government officials for the possible hedge issue on the Boulder Dam Project Act.

The article reports that the California Supreme Court has approved the plan of Finance Director James S. Dean to lease state ground to investors who will build an office building and lease it back to the state.

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.

The article presents a calendar of events related to the computer industry to be held in different parts of the world in 1965. The third international congress and exhibition on instrumentation and automation will be held from October 13-19, in Germany. A one day data processing symposium will be held on June 4th in San Diego, California. The American Mathematical Society Meeting will be held in the University of Oregon on June 19.

The article reports that grocery chain Safeway Stores is launching its half-gallon milk product in San Francisco, California following the apparent success of its six-month experiment of selling more milk through bigger packaging in Los Angeles.