Editorial urges balanced PSA flights at Long Beach Airport
Long Beach editorials urge carefully weighing Pacific Southwest Airlines plan to add two daily flights at Long Beach Airport against jet noise concerns led by Councilman Carrall. They propose possible use of Runway 25L and potential federal funds for runway upgrades to reduce noise, while stressing no broad expansion. The piece supports modest increases if noise remains controlled and airport benefits to business and downtown revitalization are preserved.
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Pacific Southwest Airlines
Long Beach
Wes Carroll Jr
Transportation Committee
PSA
Carrall
San Diego
Odd CIA counterfeiting charge prompts perplexing reply
A veteran prisoner accuses the CIA of counterfeiting to fund Vietnam. The agency says no evidence found yet but will check further. Senate investigators also probe if fake currency reached organized crime, raising concerns about the agency’s capability and oversight.
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CIA
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
Detroit Free Press
Congress Veto Clash Defines Ford Era In 1974
After seven months the 94th Congress shows mixed power, with tax rebates and a Voting Rights Act extension as notable actions. Ford vetoes shape much of the deadlock, while Congress claims progress on taxes and unemployment despite clashes over energy and foreign policy.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
94Th
Carl Albert
Senate
House
Letters to the editor on park plans and public services
The letter writers praise student council efforts to create a mini park near Rogers Junior High but urge future recognition for the 1973 group led by Gerald Iovine. They also thank Wichita feature writer Mark Clutter and urge Long Beach improvements, including Sunday stamp sales, private mail carriers, and waterfront publicity about the Queen Mary.
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Rogers Junior High School
Renee Sinton
Rogers
Simon
Clarence Hill
Park Department
Ihn
Gerald Iovine
Mark Clutter
Wichita
Independent Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Duffums
Fed Brown
California bar urges prison closings and new retention homes
The California bar signals a forward looking plan to shut prisons including Soledad and to create retention homes with furnished apartments for each convict. The comment references Watergate era caution about long term reform and oversight.
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The
California Bar
Soledad
Watergate
E. M
Amsden
Lakewood
New York City Faces Debt Crisis and Calls for Help
A column warns that New York risks defaulting on bonds amid a fiscal crisis. It argues Congress could aid cities by supporting Big Mac bonds, while urging self help and careful spending to avoid catastrophe. The piece contrasts city and rural tax burdens and questions national responsibility.
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Mayene
Mt Ams
Mr. Beame
4 Tech
P Medical Services
Philadelphia
Chi
Detroit
Washington
Congress
Big Mac
Municipal Assistance Corporation
Eltegsaenk
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