Downtown revival as council OKs mall in Long Beach
Long Beach City Council unanimously approves a regional shopping mall and parking garage in the downtown core, a major step in redeveloping the deteriorating area. The 8-0 vote, with one member absent, follows a three hour hearing with about 200 attendees. The plan would clear six blocks and build an enclosed mall bounded by Third Street Pine Avenue Sixth Street and Long Beach Boulevard, with developer Ernest W Hahn securing site agreements. Concerns raised about relocation risk and financing were addressed by city officials, stressing contractual obligations and potential remedies.
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Long Beach
City Councy
Renee Simon
Carter urges adoption subsidies to aid abortion choice
President Carter backs a plan to subsidize maternity medical costs for pregnant women who choose adoption over abortion. Health secretary Califano says subsidies for hard to place children would be funded as an alternative to abortion, with total costs exceeding half a billion dollars yearly.
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Washington
Carter
Administration
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Hoth Carter
Califano
Sie
House
Senate
Reserves decision on its deployment
President Carter urged Congress to fund production of the neutron bomb while saying he has not decided whether to deploy it with U.S. troops. He plans to study two Pentagon and Arms Control Agency reports before a final deployment decision. He also noted a Palestinian homeland should be tied to Jordan and not be independent.
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Carter
Congress
U.S
Tave
Senate
Pentagon
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Middle East
Jordan
Capitol Hill
Deep South
Yazoo City
Mass
Clinton
Carter addresses unfriendly Soviet rhetoric
President Carter acknowledged unfriendly rhetoric from Moscow but said the Soviets may have political reasons beyond his understanding. An administration source suggested Soviet statements aim to mobilize American opinion to gain concessions in ongoing negotiations. Carter stressed no regrets about controversial issue debates.
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Wasitington
Carter
Moscow
Congress
Consumer buying drop signals economic woes
Washington AP reports consumer purchases fell in June for the third straight month signaling potential economic slowdown. Retail sales slid from May to 59.23 billion with a May total of 51.25 billion, amid rising unemployment and weaker economic indicators since Carter's April tax rebate proposal withdrawal.
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Wasilington
Commerce Department
Carter
Harbor Strike Ends With 3-Year Wage Pact at LA Long Beach
Striking office workers voted 50 to 25 to end a 12 day walkout at five terminals in Long Beach and Los Angeles. The negotiated contract offers a 3 percent yearly wage and benefit package. The first year includes a 14.2 percent wage boost, totaling about two dollars and twenty six cents per hour over the life of the agreement.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Toe Argento
Marine Clerks Local 68
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Argento
Three Inmates Die In San Quentin Race Attacks
San Quentin prison saw three inmates killed and five injured in two days of racial violence. White and Black Muslim inmates clashed with knives and clubs along north and west wings, prompting a lockdown. Authorities initially blamed retaliation but later suggested the sequence was unclear.
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San Francisco
San Quentin
American National Socialists
Independent County Strike Threat Ends
A brief page summary notes the end of an Independent County strike threat on page A-3, with related items including a suspect held in a girls kidnapping case on page A-5 and broader coverage across sections A-7 to A-11. The filing highlights a range of ongoing regional stories from labor actions to legal disputes and major corporate concerns.
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