Port of Long Beach group heads to Washington trip
A Long Beach Port Commission delegation led by Dew Ridings and assistant GM Jim MeJunkin travels to Washington with port staff and a California House turnout to lobby on the Alaska terminal project. They will meet Navy Coast Guard and Army Corps officials, present a slide show, and bill the port for meals. Concerns over air pollution and spills persist.
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Dick Wilson
Ausider
Jim MeJunkin
Donald Bright
Washington
John Wells
William Thompson
Rotunda
Capital Hill
California
Ridings
Navy
Coast Guard
Army Corps of Engineers
Bright
Los Angeles Air Basin
Los Angeles
Coffee price hikes hit Long Beach eateries and shoppers
Long Beach venues like Hut's Hut and Park Pantry charge 30 cents for coffee with refills as prices rise. McDonald's and Denny's raised cup costs and a wider West Coast boycott spreads from New York, with retailers noting slower coffee sales and potential further increases. Local managers debate consumer responses and potential stockpiling as wholesale prices reach about eight dollars per pound.
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Park Pantry
Long Beach
Kathleen Oldham
Atlantic Ave
McDonald's
Alberto Rodriguez
Anaheim St
Denny's
Joyce Cole
Denny’s
Pacific Coast Highway
California
New York City
Elinor Guggenheimer
Associated Press
Tradewell
Prairie Market
Washington
Oregon
Joanne Clayton
Consumer Action
San Francisco
Willard Dose
Long Beach Blvd
Pacific Ave
Hal Hively
Alpha Beta
E. Seventh St
Hively
Panel weighs Sohio oil project amid energy worries
Texas and California officials along with private citizens urged safeguards as the hearing on the Sohio terminal and pipeline proceeded. Alvin Askew backed the plan as a quick, low-cost option while warning of an energy crisis. dissenters urged national planning and strong air and gas safeguards. The panel planned to continue hearings in Seattle and Blythe.
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Los Angeles
Sierra Club
Los Aq Gees
Roger Holt
Long Beach
Ines
Said
Sohio
California
Alvin Askew
Texas Governor's Energy Advisory Council
United States
James T. Hughes
San Luis Obispo
Jack Forrest
Santa Maria
Save Our Coast Coalition
Forrest
C. Freeman Allen
Seattle
Blythe
Carter eyes public forums to bridge presidential isolation
Carter aides report nearly 3,000 letters and telegrams proposing ideas to reach the public. Powell says Carter eyes town hall style appearances or national telephone Q and A events to break the so called imperial presidency. He plans a meeting with Mondale and cabinet aides to draft an economic program and a Friday session with congressional leaders on unemployment.
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Powell
Carter
Grand Zenith Missing In Atlantic With 38 Crew, 8 Million Gallons Oil
Boston AP reports hopes fade for the tanker Grand Zenith missing since December. The 644 foot vessel departed Teesport England on December 19, carrying 8 million gallons of industrial oil and 38 crew. Last contact was Friday about 60 miles south of Yarmouth Nova Scotia. Coast Guard officials say only a small chance of recovery.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Bernard Hoyland
1St Coast Guard District
Teesport
England
Somerset
Mass
Grand Zenith
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Hoyland
EPA orders motorcycle emission cuts start next year
The EPA announced that motorcycles built after January 1 will face at least a one third emission reduction with an average 34 percent drop in hydrocarbons and 36 percent in carbon monoxide for all new U S sales. The plan targets further reductions by January 4, 1980, totaling major cuts in hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. Japanese brands dominate the market.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
U.S
EPA
California prison guard bias ruling shocks nation
In San Francisco a state supreme court judge ruled that white male applicants face illegal discrimination in hiring and promotion for California prison guard jobs. Ronald B. Yank, attorney for the California Correctional Officers Association, calls it the biggest reverse discrimination decision in U S history.
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San Francisco
United States
Ronald B. Yank
California Correctional Officers Association
Demos speed work on Carter jobs program
Washington AP reports Democratic leaders in the new Congress move to advance President elect Carter's jobs plan before inauguration. They plan a $15 billion stimulus with public works as the core, aiming to create about 600000 jobs while shelving Ford tax cuts.
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Congress
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
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House
Black Caucus
Afl-Cio
GM tops U S car market share in 1976 record
General Motors captured a 57.8 percent share of U S new car sales in 1976 with 4 800 718 of 8 606 673 cars sold carrying GM divisions. GM surpassed Ford Chrysler AMC, aided partly by a Ford strike, as analysts note historical strengths since 1926.
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General
Motors
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler
AMC
Mexico Mint Unveils 100 Peso Silver Coin
Mexico City AP reports the government will mint new 100 peso silver coins valued at five dollars each to curb inflation and encourage saving. Economists expect citizens to favor the coins over dollars, consistent with the hoarding of precious metals in the country.
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Mexico City
Oil Price Hike Seen As Tax Increase by State Dept
A State Department official told a Senate hearing that recent oil price decisions by exporters act like an $11 billion tax hike on U S consumers and may rise further. He noted Saudi Arabia could offset a two stage 1 percent rise, while Iran’s National Oil Co said sales fell 10 percent and daily purchases dropped from 1.2 million barrels to 693000 as production cuts followed the price split.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Saudi Arabia
National Iranian Oil Co
United Arab Emirates
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