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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1977

Page

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Long Beach Harbor Disputes Over Sohio Terminal Audit

Long Beach harbor commissioners threaten to halt studies on the Sohio Alaska terminal project and demand a $3.1 million port audit. Dr Doo Bright plans to press the congressional delegation in Washington with help from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce while auditors confess they misplaced the audit briefcase and car keys after returning a rental car.

Long Beach Washington California Harbor Commissioners Sohio Doo_Bright Harbor Department Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Congressional Los Angeles Car Agency Auto Robert Johnson Alaskan

Tanker heads to Washington with Alaska oil shipment

In Valdez Alaska the Arco Juneau, a 120000 ton supertanker, sailed south with Alaska's first pipeline oil bound for Cherry Point Washington. Captain Emery McGowan predicted an eight hour voyage to Puget Sound for pilot pickup and a five hour run to the refinery, noting calm seas and light rain.

Valdez Alaska Arco Juneau Cherry Point Wash Emery McGowan The Puget Sound

Powers killed in KNBC helicopter crash near Sepulveda Dam

U2 pilot Gary Powers and KNBC cameraman George Spears died when their helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed near Sepulveda Dam while returning from filming brush fires. FAA and officials investigate the cause. observer notes transmission reported before the crash.

KNBC Encino Arrie Frantis Gary Powers Russia Knbc-Tv Powers George Spears Sepulveda Dam Federal Aviation Administration Amown Brophy FAA Spears Burbank Santa Barbara van Nuys Airpt Mark Barela

GOP Attacks Carter Over Cargo Preference Bill

Republican leaders unveil the cargo preference bill as a political weapon to challenge President Carter. They label the measure a blatant political payoff to the maritime industry and accuse the administration of opposing it despite prior commitments. The bill goes to the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee amid a partisan clash over potential oil-carrying requirements.

Washington Carter Republican National Committee William Brock Senate Howard Baker Rteni House John Rhodes R-Ariz GOP Democratic Congress House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Paul McCloskey Calif

Vast CIA mind control program revealed by NYT report

New York Times reporters describe a 25 year secret CIA effort costing about 25 million to study behavior control through prominent U S and Canadian medical centers and private foundations. The project funded experiments via foundations and government contracts, with concerns about ethics and scientist reputations, and limited success in mind control and interrogation methods.

Washington Nyts U.S Canada Central Intelligence Agency CIA New York Times

CIA Lauded Network of Scientists in Secret LSD Studies

Exclusive findings reveal the CIA built a broad web of nongovernmental scientists and facilities, often unknown to host institutions. Dr Dan Pfeiffer, a pharmacologist linked to a New Jersey treatment center, conducted LSD experiments on prisoners at Atlanta federal penitentiary and Bordentown Reformatory between 1955 and 1944, earning 25000 dollars annually via the Geschikter Foundation.

CIA The Times Dan Pfeiffer New Jersey Federal Penitentiary Atlanta Bordentown Reformatory Geschikter Foundation

Carter Urges House to Pass Energy Plan Elements

President Carter appeals to Congress as the House debates his energy package. Key points include a five cent per gallon gasoline tax, a ceiling price of 1.75 dollars per thousand cubic feet for natural gas, rebates for oil heat, and a tax strategy shift to spur coal use. Republican leaders expect to block the tax hike while the package faces four days of debate.

Washington House Carter

Alaska Fires Rout 900 Firefighters Defend Buckland Village

In Anchorage AP report firefighters battled nearly 1500 square miles of flames. About 900 men and 70 aircraft worked Monday to defend smoke filled Buckland and other Seward Peninsula villages as three fires combined to 70 000 acres.

Anchorage Alaska Seward Peninsula Buckland

Fragmented Headlines From Page A Sections

Independentone fire out second raging. Brown’s budget challenged. LBJ accuser called a liar. Navy brings back bell bottoms. Jaworski seeks secret list of congressmen in Korea payoffs probe. New cars but old smog devices.

NAVY Jaworski Korea

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