Editorial favoring 25 cent bus fare in Long Beach
The Long Beach Public Transportation Co led by William Farell fights to keep the 25 cent basic bus fare amid pressure to raise to 35 cents if county subsidies are accepted. Subsidies from state and county fund operations, while ridership rose when fares stayed low, prompting editorial support for preserving affordability to avoid rider loss and smog benefits.
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William Farell
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
Farell
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Ares
RTD
Long Beach
Board of Supervisors
Israel shows way on daring hostage rescue at Entebbe
An opinion piece lauds Israel for resisting terror and choosing force in the Entebbe operation to free Air France hostages. It argues Israel’s bold commando raid demonstrated courage and refusal to yield to blackmail while condemning appeasement and praising the Free World’s support.
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Uganda
Air France
Israel
Idi Amin
Middle East
Free World
Fourth of July 1978 Revered in American Pride Across the Nation
The writer recalls a glorious two hundredth independence celebration sunlit by sailboat parades in New York Harbor and coast to coast television tributes. He describes a weekend of mood, music, and patriotism, from yacht cruises to a home television binge, concluding with a rare golf swing and sense of national pride. He notes Americans’ varied celebrations and hopeful sentiment.
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Washington
United States
Irving Berlin
Prairies
New York
Nashville
Colorado
Boston
Fairacetehle
Valley Forge
London
Heaven-Knows
Carter Faces Decision on Vice Presidential Pick
Carter moves to name a running mate from Senate ranks, weighing Muskie Mondale and others. The choice shapes Senate leadership and House speakership, with Byrd or Humphrey as Majority Leader and ONeill as Speaker. The plan includes meetings in New York and Plains as Carter seeks party unity.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ed Muskie
Walter Mondale
Georgia
Madison Square Garden
Senate
Muskie
Mondale
Muskie and Mondale
Capitol Hill
John Glenn
Ohio
Frank Church
Idaho
Adlai Stevenson
Illnois
Plains
New York
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Democratic Party
United Party
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David Levinson
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Don Ohl
Bert Restiik
Don Nutter
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Milton A. Lomas
Entebbe
Tel Aviv
Kenya
Germany
Switzerland
Charles Finley
New York City
New York Harbor
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Aldor
Ona
Hell Gate
Gravesend
Sale
Imasibahon
Anais Po Pendle
Hudson and
Bastara
Twateney
Darvel
ABC
NBC
CBS
United States of America
Walter T. Ridder
Weothington
Reas MeLace
Franklin Roosevelt
John Nanen Garner
Roosevelt
Ake
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Harry Truman
Alben Barkley
Truman
Nixon
Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
Spira Amien
Gerald Ford
Rockefeller
Ford
Tip O'Neill
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Oklahoma
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