Free market energy in editorial on Carter plan
An editorial critiques President Carter's energy proposal and taxes, arguing taxes back to taxpayers do not boost supply and that government controls hinder production. It praises free market incentives as the best path for energy and food, citing coffee markets and Farm Bureau perspectives to support market solutions.
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Energy
Jimm Carter
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Carter
Chamber
Richard Lesher
City opens 24 hour Citizen Service and Information Center
Long Beach residents can call 59/4555 starting today for city service help. Trained operators answer and refer unresolved matters to departments, with a goal to resolve within 48 hours and a delinquent notice after 14 days. Center operates weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Long Beach
John Dever
Carter Enigmatic Yet Popular Despite Tough-to-Read Persona
A Washington reporter assesses President Jimmy Carter as highly popular yet mysterious. He notes Carter’s polarized reception among liberals and conservatives, his compartmentalized advisory system, insatiable curiosity, heavy paper load, and music interest. Carter appears populist but reserved, with few close friends and a tendency to stay with family.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jim Schlesinger
Harald Brown
White House
John F. Kennedy
Musak
Andrew Jackson
Long Beach reader urges harbor project approval and tourist boost
A letter to the editor defends the Sohio terminal and Ong Beach Harbor budget as essential for employment, tax revenue, and safety. It notes extensive hearings, environmental safeguards, and seismic design, arguing the city should push forward to improve port facilities and attract tourism, including a Monterey style wharf.
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Ong Beach Harbor
I,pt
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Long Beach
Los Angeles
St Far
Harbor Department
Monterey
Fisherman’s Wharf
Births and debates on abortion and tax audit scrutiny
A June 28 birth prompts a reader’s call for birth control access and cheaper taxpayer funded abortion prevention. The letter argues for pills, condemns sexual irresponsibility, supports rape exceptions, and laments wasteful welfare spending while praising Supervisor Baxter Ward for seeking a county audit amid broad taxpayer concerns.
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Baxter Ward
Los Angeles County
Alternative schools urge Supreme Court on state text use
The editorial backs state textbook access for private school students, arguing taxes justify use and that competition preserves public schools. It warns that without alternatives, private schools vanish and teacher salary demands grow, while noting some public schools perform well and others do not.
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U.S. Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Navy
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