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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1977
Page
1
From Our L A Bureau the welfare rolls in Los Angeles County topped one million for October at 1 003 624 a record driven by unemployment. About one seven residents. County officials call for federal and state take over of welfare programs. Cash assistance totaled 650 137 while Medi Cal and food stamps reached 153 687.
The House approved 191 to 166 a $462 million plan to build the fifth and sixth B-1 bombers and keep the Rockwell production line open. The vote delays layoffs, may rehire about 1,000 workers, and supports continuing production as a bargaining chip amid disarmament talks with the Soviet Union. The Senate must vote again.
President Carter outlined a program to shield the steel industry from foreign competition and raise domestic employment by 18 000 to 35 000 jobs. The plan would set import price floors, offer loan guarantees, and fund modernization to prevent flooding, with potential higher domestic prices as a consequence. A Treasury report by Anthony Saluman supported reviving the steel sector.
A powerful winter storm dumping snow and ice crippled travel and closed hundreds of schools from Ohio to New York as bitter temperatures spread southward. At least a dozen deaths were reported in three states, with heavy snow and freezing rain causing widespread delays and emergency actions. Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee also faced travel disruptions and school dismissals as utilities and transit agencies implemented contingency measures.
President Anwar Sadat told The New York Times he would carry negotiations to the end with Israel if other Arab states oppose in later Geneva talks. He accused the Soviet Union of using Palestinians and Syrians to block a settlement and hinted at a surprise to teach Moscow a lesson.
Cold and snow hit the nation as 140,000 miners start a Christmas strike. United Mine Workers walk out against the Bituminous Coal Operators Association demanding restored health and pension benefits, higher wages, and the right to meal breaks.
Sohio signals agreement in principle to remove twice as much pollution from the Los Angeles basin as would be produced by a Long Beach tanker terminal complex. Disputes remain over cost estimates from 80 million to 12 million and how pollution levels would be measured for the formula.
Rosemarie Maniscalco, 21, pregnant and on life support after a Thanksgiving eve collapse at her Coney Island home, died Tuesday with her fetus reportedly two weeks old. Doctors said delivery would have required six more weeks of development and no fetal heartbeat was detected. A brachial trauma report and hospital statement noted repeated bleeding before the heart stopped later the same day. Brooklyn DA Friedrich Gold was investigating a possible beating allegation denied by the husband and family.
A homeowner featured on page A-11 faces unresolved legal issues described in brief on today’s Inside section. The item notes ongoing disputes and potential consequences for property and finances without sensational detail.
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