APCD seeks abatement against Long Beach power plants
The Southern California Air Pollution Control District will seek a major abatement order against two adjacent Long Beach plants, Edison and Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power, to curb daily emissions near 100 tons of pollutants. A consented study and installation of central equipment are proposed with a compliance deadline of December 31, 1979, amid concerns for Leisure World and Seal Beach area fallout.
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Southern California Air Pollution Control District
APCD
Long Beach
Joseph Stuart
Southern California
Los Angeles City
Son
Smnog-Control Board
Los Angeles County
Leisure World
Seal Beach
Stuart
Edison
Redon du Beach
San Diego Gas and Electric Co
Ianin
San Diego Stuart
Centrol
San Diego
Department of Water and Power
Haynes
Alamitos
San Gabriel River
Seventh Street
Westminster Avenue
Legionnaires deaths tied to nickel carbonyl gas
Farmington Connecticut AP reports a University of Connecticut study found fatal nickel carbonyl levels in tissue samples from Legion disease victims. Dr F William Sunderman Jr said two more victims test results support nickel carbonyl's role in the illness tied to a July Philadelphia Legion convention.
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Farmington, Conn
F. William Sunderman Jr
University of Connecticut
American Legion
Philadelphia
Sunderman
Police Shoot Rioters in Soweto Tragedy Amid Protests
In Soweto, police opened fire on rioting black workers and militants amid a boycott clash. Reports cite at least seven deaths with higher unofficial tallies and mass violence including machete wounds, rapes, and hundreds injured as homes were attacked and women dragged away.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Rand Daily Mail
Pais
South Afri
GM raises prices 4.9 percent on 1977 GM cars
General Motors announces an average 388 increase in 1977 car prices, lifting base price by 268 and options by 69, to about 6067 including options. Trucks up about 833, with base and option increases. GM cites rising material and labor costs and signals possible further model-year rises depending on labor talks.
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Detroit
Ite
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Amerison Motors Corp
Thomas A. Murphy
Murphy
Trio indicted in Chowchilla kidnaping case
Madera AP Three young men were indicted on charges of kidnapping 25 children and driver Ed Ray from a Chowchilla school bus. Each defendant faces 18 counts of robbery and kidnapping for ransom or robbery with several alleged bodily-harm counts. The case centers on a reported $5 million ransom note.
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Madera (Ap
Chowchilla
Ed Ray
Alameda County
Atly
Richard Haugner
Madera
Grand Jury
Frederick N. Woods
James Schoenfeld
Richard
Superior
San Francisco Peninsula
Woods
Jennifer Brown
Paul Heffington
Becky Treynolds
Cindy Aini
Ray
Authors reject RTD bid in four day bus strike stalemate
The Southern California Rapid Transit District directors, meeting in executive session, rejected the latest RTD negotiators proposal for 4 700 striking drivers. UTU chief Norton says no optimism remains and bargaining may stall through the week as about 480 000 riders in four counties cope with closed services. Mechanics, 1 100 strong, near agreement with talks set for 10 am.
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California
Rapid Transit District
RTD
Amalgamated Transit Union
RTN
Byron B. Cook
UTD
Schorr subpoenaed in leak of secret report
Washington AP report says House Ethics Committee voted 8 to 4 to subpoena CBS correspondent Daniel Schorr over the leak of a secret House Intelligence Committee report. Schorr refused to reveal sources, saying he would not discuss them. The panel also authorized subpoenas for Clay Felker of Village Voice and New York magazine editors Aaron Latham and Shelly Zalaznick, with a Sept. 15 testimony date.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
CBS
Daniel Schorr
House Intelligence Committee
Nue
Los Angeles
Schorr
John Flynt
Network Newsman
The
Village Voice
New York
House
Flynt
D-Ga
Clay Felker
Aaron Latham
Shelly Zalaznick
New York Magazine
Felker
Police Free Kidnapped Children in Long Beach Van
Plainclothes officers recovered three kidnapped children from a van near Tarmina and Pacific Coast Highway at 12 10 a.m. The children were bound but unharmed. Their mother remained a hostage as police pursued an unknown number of kidnappers. The father, a local market manager, was reportedly waiting with a $7,000 ransom. The family was seized at their Los Alamitos home around 10 p.m. Police said the mother’s life remained endangered. Names were withheld.
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Lamg Beach
Portedly
Long Beach
Tarmina
Pacific Coast Highway
Los Alamitos
Ford picks new team to steady presidential bid
President Ford announced a revamped campaign team as six days remain before the election. He named James Baker II as third director of the Ford Committee, succeeding Rogers Morton, with John Connally reportedly summoned and an emissary sent to Ronald Reagan to keep Republicans aligned.
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Houston Corporation
James Baker II
President
Ford Committee
PFC
Baker
Rogers C. B. Morton
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Ford
Vail
Colo
Paign
James Baker
News
Rogers Morton
Two Teen Girls Found Slain on Huntington Beach
Police report two teenage girls found dead on Huntington Beach shore. Authorities cordon the area as investigators examine the scene for clues. The incident is being treated as a possible homicide with no suspects yet identified. Nearby residents voiced concern over safety and urged swift action by local officials.
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Huntington Beach
Detroit
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