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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
10
Long Beach Senator George Deukmejian argues middle-income workers are mercilessly ripped off by California taxes. He proposes spending ceilings and annual withholding bracket adjustments to reflect cost of living, urging legislative action to ease the burden on nonpoor families.
Paul E. Gene Zeltner, a former Lakewood sheriff, won the Lakewood City Council race with 4,530 votes, more than 3,000 ahead of the runner up. He pledged to work with fellow council members for the community despite past disagreements over county service funding.
A commentary recalls the 1977 New York blackout and the ensuing looting and arson that led to 3300 arrests and vast damage. It criticizes law enforcement responses, questions bail and prosecution, and links urban unrest to 1960s riots, economic decline, and the nation’s two unequal societies.
The Concorde project, once hailed for speed, confronts financial losses and a tangle of politics as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey blocks test flights, straining US France relations and exposing limits of federal power.
Former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski argues against the proposed Agency for Consumer Protection. He warns that vesting broad authority in a single administrator could be misused and undermine democratic principles. The piece critiques how “consumers” would be treated as universal constituents and how no criteria exist to define public interests.
Daniel H. Ridder serves as editor and publisher while Samuel Cameron oversees management as general manager in a historic newspaper masthead change. The note highlights leadership roles and the paper’s editorial direction under the duo.
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