Carter seeks California oil role to shield dollar
President Carter urged expanding Elk Hills output and California crude to stabilize the dollar amid volatile currency markets. He backed faster Alaska Prudhoe Bay production, and pipeline moves to move West Coast oil east, with energy measures to counter disorderly exchange conditions.
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Carter
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U.S
Department of Energy
Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve
West Coast
Wincourage
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Fierce winds ease as California storms subside
Winds from Humboldt County to San Diego raged with gusts up to 60 mph and caused casualties and widespread damage. Gov. Brown declared states of emergency for Humboldt and Kern counties, enabling state and federal aid. Rain and mist hindered power restoration, communications, and travel as forecasters expected winds to drop to 15 to 25 mph with possible showers.
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Winter Storm Dusts Mountains Delivers Rain to SoCal
A National Weather Service forecast says a winter storm will drop snow to mountain elevations from 6 000 to 4 000 feet and bring rain to lower elevations. Snow is expected to linger through Friday with lingering unsettled conditions and gusty showers anticipated for the holiday period. Umbrellas will be needed as shoppers face an 80 percent chance of rain diminishing to none by nightfall. In Long Beach the high reaches 63 degrees with a cooler start and a slight rainfall tally near an inch timed at the airport.
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National Weather Service
Long Beach
Mercury
Southland prices rise to record in November
Los Angeles and Orange County consumer prices jumped 6.1 percent in November to a record high, led by housing and food costs. The Southland index reached 1824, up 3.8 percent year to date and 6.1 percent from a year ago, with home ownership up 7.1 percent and rents up 9.9 percent.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Southern California
Jim Worth
Worth
U S Shifts Plan for 7000 Vietnamese Boat People
The Carter administration will seek emergency admission for 7000 Vietnamese boat people rather than 10000 as initially proposed. The White House authorized using parole authority to admit refugees stranded in Asia while considering regular immigration for future entries and seeking bipartisan support for broader refugee legislation.
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White House
Griffin Bell
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Asia
Congress
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
Thailand
Sohio faces ahead in air hearings for Long Beach terminal
Testimony closed in South Coast AQMD hearings on Sohio project amid possible conflict of interest concerns. The Center for Law in the Public Interest urged abstention by Dr. Heinsheimer over ties to air quality studies favorable to Sohio. LA City Attorney staff pressed questions on objections as hearings resume January 18 in LA.
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Sohio
League of Women Voters
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
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Trash bag killer receives life term in murders
Patrick Kearney was sentenced to life imprisonment for three killings in the trash bag murders case. He pleaded guilty despite the judge noting potential eligibility for the death penalty in other cases and faces transfer to state prison. Two accomplices were involved, with 28 similar killings under investigation as authorities continue probes.
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Long Beach
Riverside Superior Court
John Hews
Hughes Aircraft Co
Hews
David Hill
Chino
Skunk that Became Famous Freed by Bent Laws
Wishbone the skunk, ward of the state since Wednesday, leaves the Stanton family after a conservation officer takes him to a holding pen in Wilmington. The pet, named after gobbling a turkey wishbone, drew national attention amid legal disputes over trapping and releasing wild animals.
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Skunk
Bill Stanton
Stanton
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Diane
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