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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1977
Page
9
Editorial review of B. Bruce-Briggs The War Against the Automobile defends cars as a superior system while acknowledging congestion and transit fare issues. It argues cities should suit people who use cars, not cars themselves, and cautions against blanket highway expansion.
The Copyright Act of 1976 updates laws for authors, inventors, and artists. It extends protection to the author’s life plus 50 years, or 75 years for existing works, and introduces royalties for jukeboxes and broadcasters. A National Commission will study future tech uses of copyrighted works and random photocopying rules.
Washington looks to a new year with optimism as President Carter pursues diverse diplomacy from the Middle East to Asia. He argues against pessimism, urging compromise on energy taxes and welfare while championing liberal values and global cooperation amid mounting international tensions.
Two reporters document a seamier trade across the Rio Grande linking tequila lunch meetings in Nopales to illicit entry and jobs for Mexican peasants. The network, spanning Nogales to U S ranchers, markets illegal labor to high paying employers as far north as Idaho.
NOAA reports 24,500 porpoises killed so far this year from a 62,429 quota as new methods save porpoises and lower bycatch. The tuna trade sees higher prices though some discounting occurs amid stocks and strikes. Border stories note illegal crossing schemes and a smugglers network led by Vicente Ruiz Tellez.
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