Long Beach Shipyard Worst in Need of Repairs
Rear Adm A R Marshall told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Long Beach Naval Shipyard is in the worst repair of eight shipyards and would require 200 million dollars to restore. He said the Navy seeks one billion dollars over ten years for yard repairs, noting yards are used mainly for maintenance and that the service has reduced shipbuilding in recent years.
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Washington
Senate
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
A. R. Marshall
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Marshall
Trial airs Mayer tapes in bribery case in LA court
In Los Angeles Superior Court, the bribery trial of former Long Beach Planning Director Ernest Mayer Jr resumes as two taped recordings are played. The tapes show Mayer discussing bribe payments including gold coins property and paintings and manipulating officials to aid Harbor Bank project profits shared with architect James Coppedge and Ballance.
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Long Beach
Ernest Mayer Jr
Los Angeles Superior Court
Claflin Ballance
James Coppedge
Mayer
Gordon Ringer
Harbor Bank
Coppedge
Ballance
William Pawson
Marina Pacifica
Harbor Bank Project
Bagahoo
Easter Week Youth Parties Shake Desert Resorts
Thousands of youths migrate to Southern California and Arizona resorts for an Easter Week of revelry. Officials note fewer arrests than in 1960, with Palm Springs, Newport Beach, Mammoth Lake, and Parker reporting incidents. By midweek four arrests, mostly minors for drinking or driving, reflect ongoing patrols and a surge in visitors attracted to river camps and fairs. Sheriff’s Deputy Miknaitis says they come to whoop it up. Parker reports a rise in theft amid crowds.
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Associated Press
California
Arizona
Palm Springs
Newport Beach
Mammoth Lake
Parker
Ariz
Yuma County
Edward Miknaitis
Drought forecast worsens in California across regions
California faces a worsening drought per the Drought Information Center. Reservoir levels in Shasta Oroville and Friant declined while Folsom held steady. Pittsburg votes for strict rationing amid higher charges as San Francisco officials urge federal action on desalination groundwater storage and reclaimed water.
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Sacramento
California
Drought Information Center
Department of Water Resources
Shasta
Oroville
Friant
Folsom
California unemployment rate inches upward in March
California's jobless rate rose to 8.0 percent in March after four months of decline, despite a 70.2 percent rise in employed to 8,939,200. Job seekers increased to 136,000. drought hit farm payrolls 12,800 below a year earlier. Los Angeles County’s March employment set a record at 3,056,100 with a 7.3 percent unemployment rate.
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Sacramento
California
Employment Development Department
Los Angeles County
Blue Eyes jailed in L B CBer slaying
Gordon Lee McKenzie known as Blue Eyes was arrested on an El Segundo beach on a fugitive murder warrant for the November 17 death of Marion E. Dance in Long Beach. Police linked him to a CB party at Dane's home the night before. Richard T. French, called Mountain Spider, had already surrendered. Bail was set at $50,000 for both men. French faces trial on April 25.
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Long Beach
el Segundo Beach
Gordon Lee McKenzie
Blue Eyes
Marion E. Dance
E. 55Th St
McKenzie
Dane
Richard T. French
French
Rial
U S to Immunize 20 Million Children by 1979
The Carter administration outlined a plan to immunize about 20 million American children against major diseases by fall 1979 and create a permanent system to vaccinate the 3 million born each year. Health officials warned millions remain unprotected against polio measles tuberculosis diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Joseph A. Califana Jr
Carter signs bill for consumer advocacy agency
President Carter signed legislation to streamline the federal bureaucracy and proposed creating a new Agency for Consumer Advocacy. The measure allows shifts and consolidations but not abolishment of cabinet or independent agencies. The agency would focus on consumer interests with a $15 million annual budget. Bert Lance cautioned against fixed elimination targets until studies are completed.
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Carter
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Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Lance
OMB
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Dent
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