Long Beach Council to assume Queen Mary operations
The Long Beach City Council voted to take over the Queen Mary ship’s operations and seek a private firm to manage as a single enterprise. The move, supported by a 3 to 3 vote, aims to end fragmented management and may involve buying out major leaseholders including Queen Mary Corp and PSA Hotels, with costs estimated at 7.5 to 9 million dollars for two 55 year leaseholds.
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L.B. Council
Queen City
Charles Sutton Stall Wester
Long Beach
Ely
Queen Mary Corp
PSA Hotels
Robert Creighlin
Weather Outlook and Daily Home Delivery Offer
Low clouds this morning give way to sunny conditions this afternoon. Complete weather details appear on Page, along with a note that home delivery is available daily and on Sundays for four dollars per month.
Youths slain in Long Beach execution crime scene
Two unidentified teenage boys were found slain execution style near the Terminal Island Freeway in Long Beach. One victim staggered 80 yards from a stolen green 1962 Bureau car before dying, while a second body lay at the car wheel near a chain link fence. Police said robbery seemed unlikely. investigators noted no IDs and scattered cash.
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Terminal Island
Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach
Fhe Keane
Harbor Division
Ata
Eiher
Que
Ing
Harris defense rests as Hearst backs off testimony
In Los Angeles Superior Court Harris and Emily Harris rested their case without calling witnesses. Prosecutors had planned Patricia Hearst as a rebuttal witness, but the defense decision leaves Hearst uncalled. Judge Brandler expected closing arguments this week as prosecutors finished 25 witnesses in 10 days to prove the Harrises' roles in the 1974 shooting and related crimes.
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William
Emily Harris
Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Sayin
Tame
Atty. Mayerson
Mayerson
William Harris
Bill
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Harrises
Leonard Weinglass
Weinglass
Bipbaly
Record quake hits Peking Tientsin area near China coast
A massive quake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck the Tientsin Peking region in northeast China at 3 43 a m local time. Initial foreign seismologists warned of possible large casualties though Chinese sources reported none yet.
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Hong Kong
Tientsin-Peking
China
U.S
Earthquake Information Service
Golden
Colo
Alaska
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Peking Aml
Tientsin
Peking
Chi
Gough Whitlam
Foreign Ministry
Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
Barry Raleigh
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Accord reached in canner strike in California
Negotiators for California fruit processors and the striking Teamsters Union reached a tentative contract agreement after nearly five days of mediation. If ratified by about 30,000 members, canneries could reopen by week’s end with Chief negotiator Freddy Sanchez aiming to set ratification meetings in California today.
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California
Teameters
Washington
Freddy Sanchez
U S envoy among Beirut evacuees amid war
In Beirut a 16900 ton transport ship Coronado evacuated several hundred Americans and foreign nationals under protection of Moslem and leftist guards. U S Ambassador Talcott Seelye, secret departure and return plans, flew to the USS America for transport, with high hopes Lebanon’s crisis will ease in three to six months.
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Beirut
Ford
Washington
Greece
Cbanson
Syria
Coronado
U.S
Talcott Seelye
Seetye
Lebanon
Tripled natural gas prices approved by federal commission
The Federal Power Commission nearly tripled interstate gas charges. The new nationwide ceiling is $1.42 per thousand cubic feet for gas produced after December 31, 1974, raising the average California residential bill by about $10.49 annually.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
California
Unappreciated designer kills four in office rampage
Albert Keller, a toy designer, shot four people dead and wounded two others before killing himself at Marvin Glass & Associates in Chicago. He had reported feeling unappreciated and had a list of 12 names, including victims, found in his sock. Police described a turbulent mental state and threats he reportedly relayed to his wife.
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Chicago
Albert Keller
Keller
Marvin Glass & Associates
Joseph DiLeonardi
DiLeonardi
Keler
Anson Tsaacson
Joseph Callan
Donald F. Nix
Burton Meyer
Kathy Dunn
Couglas Montague
Ford backed by Connally in bid for GOP nomination
John Connally endorsed President Ford after courting by both Ford and Reagan since Texas primary. Reagan’s pick of Sen. Richard Schweiker as running mate influenced Connally’s decision. Ford planned to meet Mississippi delegates and anticipated strong southern support as he heads to Jackson for talks.
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Washington
John Connally
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Reagan
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Connally
Oval Office
Mississippi
White House
Jackson
Miss
Earli
Todas Independent Reward In Police Man Killing
A $20,000 reward was offered in the killing of a police officer in Long Beach. The report appears on Page A. The note mentions political disputes around an interview with Carter and references Senate action on tax return access. A separate item says a U.S. won Olympic gold in basketball.
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Creighton
L.B
Page
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Ernie Kel
Wallace Edgerton
David Tallichel
Independent Press-Telegram
Coucil
Council
Kell
Tidelands
Bob Situmway
Harris
Patty
Emily
Tur Ta
Associated Press
Seelye
Knight News Service
TODAS
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Bai Police
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