Harbor Commissioners Lose Two Members Over Conflicts
Editorial notes the resignations of James G. Craig Jr. and Llewellyn Bixby Jr. from the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. Craig, grandson of the board’s first president, leaves after long service, while Bixby also steps down. The piece praises their civic contributions and urges continued public service by capable locals.
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James G. Craig Jr
Long Beach
Craig
Harbor Board
John F. Craig
Toledo
Ohio
Bixby
United Way
Long Beach Boys Clubs
Long Beach Area
Sinatra benefits for Widows' Bene t in Long Beach
Frank Sinatra headlined a benefit at Long Beach Arena for the Long Beach Police Widows' Benefit, joined by Cloris Leachman Redd Foxx Milton Berle Rose Marie George Gobel and Peter Marshall. The sellout crowd of 12500 raised 115000 including a 5000 Sinatra donation. Contributions may be sent to the Martin Anthony Sinatra Medical Education Center via Desert Hospital Foundation Palm Springs.
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Sinatra
Cloris Leachman
Redd Foxx
Milton Berle
Rosemarie
George Gobel
Peter Marshall
Long Beach
Natalie
Dolly’” Sinatra
Martin Anthony Sinatra
Palm Springs
c/o Desert Hospital foundation
P.O. Box
Cal
Oil spills who pays for them reveals industry glee
Washington report shows shipowners lobbied to limit liability for oil spill cleanup and avoid costs. Secret memos detail 1967 Rome and Lisbon meetings among oil, shipping, and insurance interests aimed at throttling strict liability. Argo Merchant spill cited as catalyst for reform efforts that stalled.
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Washington
Congress
Athens
Brussels
Lisbon
London
New York
Rome
U.S
Edmund Muskie
D-Me
Paw Rogers
D-Fla
Muskie
Troleum Institute
East Bouse
Richard Salven
Sultiva
Sullivan
Free people win big OSHA challenge in Idaho court
A three judge federal panel in Pocatello Idaho ruled Section 8 a of the Occupational Safety and Health Act unconstitutional and void. The decision pins down Fourth Amendment protections limiting OSHA inspections and orders prosecutors to halt general searches of private nonpublic business areas. The ruling cites Camara and Lee and lifts a blow against the federal agency while warning against overreach.
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Washington
Pocatello
Idaho
Barlow's, Inc
OSHA
Barlow
Supreme Court
Camara
Lee
Barlow's
Western Bar
M. Oliver Koelsch
Ninth Circuit
Réy McNichols
Blaine Anderson
Boise
Secretary of Labor
Texas
Gibson's Products
Congress
Circuit
Anderson
Ford invites Puerto Rico to join as 51st state chaos splits immigration debate
President Ford floated Puerto Rico as the 51st state stirring a surprise shift that could force a broader look at U S immigration policy and Caribbean relations. The piece warns illegal immigration overwhelms the system with six to eight million permanent residents and highlights Mexico's demographics and unemployment as central pressures shaping policy and future U S imports of labor. It notes the shifting Europe to Latin America and Asia immigration pattern and questions how to address unemployment while illegal workers fill jobs.
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Washington
Ford
Puerto Rico
Europe
Soviet Union
Caribbean
New York
Mexico
Panama
Cuba
United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of Justice
Echeverria
Union
Carter
Latin America
Asia
Central America
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Isuce
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Frank Sinatra
Beneit
Senator Soaper
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
Don Nutter
E. H. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lomas
Argo Merchant
Nantucket
Jack Anderson
Daniel T. Sanger
F.G
Bill” Barlow
Sanger
James J
James Reston
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