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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1975
Page
3
Edwards Air Force Base reports the Swing-wing B1 bomber completed a 3 hour 21 minute second test flight. Pilot Charles C. Bock Jr. and Copilot Col. Emil Sturmthal praised handling and the landing gear, flaps, slats, and wing sweep.
California officials defend the 3 year old Department of Consumer Affairs as reducing and resolving many complaints. Critics say it lacks enforcement power and mainly funds regulatory boards with a business tilt. The agency notes suspensions or revocations of licenses but concedes it cannot prosecute fraud, often relying on district attorneys who give cases low priority.
Oil workers in Long Beach and Santa Fe Springs will vote next week on a tentative agreement reached between their union, Local 1-128 of the OCAW, and Powerine Oil Company. The pact covers 180 workers at the Long Beach storage yard and the Santa Fe Springs refinery.
A heavy natural seepage slick four miles off Gaviota, about twenty miles north, was seen several days ago and moved south along the coast. The Coast Guard said it poses no shore threat or wildlife damage and is not a spill. Readings show wells nearby report no spill.
Fire crews delaying pumping of mud and salt water into an underground gas well until daybreak Saturday. Flames rose about 125 feet from a leaking pipe believed to have started the blaze last Sunday. Red Adair oversees the pumping effort to choke off the gas flow and hopes new equipment will boost pressure.
A swarm of moderate earthquakes struck Southern California near the Mexican border. Caltech logged 11 tremors beginning at 4:30 a.m. with magnitudes around 4.7, 4.1 and 3.6. damage was minor with a store window broken and merchandise toppled. Some felt quakes reached Riverside County and southwestern Arizona, while Santa Monica and Malibu reported a 4.0 event.
Burglars smashed a side window to enter Duncan Built Homes at 1554 W Wardlow Road and stole business machines totaling 4126, police reported in Long Beach.
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