Safety at Sea II highlights Liberian flagged tanker risk
A Long Beach shipmaster, Captain Einar Loftesnes, recalls a near collision with a Liberian flag bulk carrier while commanding the container vessel S S Panama from New York to Cristobal. He reported that the other ship cut across the Panama’s bow at two hundred yards, despite radio and whistle signals. The incident, on the high seas beyond U S jurisdiction, prompts calls for Congress to tighten safety standards for foreign flag vessels entering U S ports and waters.
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Long Beach
Sea- Land Services, Inc
Einar Loffesnes
S.S. Panama
New York
Cristobal
Panaa
U.S. Panama
Loftesnes
Panama
U.S. Coast Guard
Lloyds of London
United States
High Seas
Congress
Blue Curb Law Aids Disabled Parking Push In Long Beach
Long Beach considers enforcing the Blue Curb Law to reserve public and private spaces for handicapped drivers. City advisory panel urges designation of blue curbs and Disabled plates verification to prevent misuse. Lakewood and Los Angeles have similar ordinances. The measure awaits review by the city manager.
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Long Zach
Long Beach
Citizens Advisory Commission On the
Lakewood
Los Angeles
California Water Wars Loom Over State Cities
Washington reports upcoming California water wars threaten major cities and alpine water supplies. Rival jurisdictions clash as Congress debates Bureau of Reclamation and Westlands deliveries, while San Francisco and Contra Costa face shrinking supplies and looming shortages.
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Washington
California
Congress
San Francisco
Oakland
Contra Costa County
Edmund G. Brown I Jr
House Interior Committee
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
George Miller
D-Martinez
Bureau
Westlands Irrigation District
San Joaquin Valley
Miller
Delta
Westlands
Phillip Burton
House
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Columbia River
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Hetch Hetchy
East Bay
Los Angeles
San Felipe
San Luis Reservoir
Santa Clara
San Benito
Monterey
Santa Cruz
San Francisco Bay
Ins
Readers recall Hank's forceful columns and Gail Medick fund
Lowell and Betty Harvey praise Hank's sharp writing and inquire about Gail Medick fund support. A Long Beach reader thanks St Mary's Medical Center for prompt kind care in emergency visits, noting no prior acquaintance with doctors and praising the staff's service.
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Gail Medick
Chuck
Betty
Lowell
Betty Harvey
Long Beach
St Mary Medical Center
St. Mary’s
Mary Adela Dare
Bicentennial talk and public insurance debate in Long Beach
A reader letter column blends upscale nostalgia with critique of government policy. It laments Vietnam war missteps and praises early America while urging restraint on federal power, tax boosts, and a duty to scrutinize military and societal excess.
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Achilles
Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
Pedernales Squire
Texas
America
Ussr
Pat Krock
Long Beach
RJ. Smith
Not always greener in Reagan pastures and Carter era
The author reflects on Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter, noting Reagan’s intense pursuit of the presidency, and wondering if a different path could have made him president instead of Carter. The piece uses the metaphor of greener pastures beyond a fence to question choices and outcomes.
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Mr. Carter
Mero
Long Beach
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Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bart Resnik
Don Nutter
E. H. Lowdermilk
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