Editorial endorses Rancho Palos Verdes incorporation
An August 28 vote will decide creating a fourth city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. If approved, Rancho Palos Verdes would span about 10 square miles with 36,000 residents and preserve coastal character amid development fears. The editorial supports incorporation despite protests over land value. It urges 75 percent petition signers and all local voters to vote yes to maintain local control and safeguard the coastline.
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Palos Verdes Peninsula
Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angles County
Peninsula
Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills Estates
Palos Verdes Estates
Sesame Street Criticized as Neocolonialism by Soviet Media
A Soviet cultural paper denounces Sesame Street as neocolonial. The piece argues global television penetrates homes, while Brezhnev era détente sits with softened anti American propaganda. It notes Mighty Mouse and Lassie appear on Russian TV amid broader cultural tension.
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Mickey Mouse
Mickey
Little Red Riding Hood
Huckleberry Finn
Mighty Mouse
Lassie
Letters on Postal Service and Welfare Commentaries
Readers from Long Beach weigh in on the post office, praising staff amid urban growth and high rises while noting mail delivery challenges. A veteran criticizes welfare rhetoric, urging factual discussion and fairness, with notes from Hawaiian Gardens and other local figures.
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Long Beach
Loma
Fourth
Fair City
Postal Service
Uncle Sam
Elliott V. Fleckles
Dope tycoons live in splendor in Europe networks
Washington report draws on a Justice Department file titled French Drug Trafficking Hierarchy. It portrays heroin suppliers living lavishly with luxury cars and influential connections. The document notes there is no single boss, but networks of groups with access to morphine base labs and investors shaping a global trafficking system.
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United States
Justice Department
Department
Justice Narcotics Report
Gagnes
U.S
America
West Germany
Georges
France
Paris
Plaza Athenee Hotel
Tonton
Robert
Marseilles
Pierre
Pierrot” Roggiero
Henri Ronesio
Andre Hirsch
Jacques
Strasbourg
Engelhardt
Jim
Maurice Castellani
New York
Claude Moreau
Lancia
The
Humane Society
Gainesville
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Army
Congress weighs pension reform amid strong debate
Congress readies two phased bills after August recess to tighten private pension rules. The debate centers on vesting standards and fiduciary safeguards as lawmakers weigh the impact on 35 million workers and $160 to $200 billion in plan assets. Experts urge cautious reform, citing a 99.9 percent success rate and real hardship stories.
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Senate
House
Congress
Labor Department
Bracy D. Smith
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Dana Mowe
Sacramento
California
Hawaiian Gardens
Blakslee
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