Editorial calls Ward Bellino probe wasteful division
The piece condemns the Ward Bellino inquiry into Los Angeles County assessor practices as a costly misadventure. It notes $130,000 or more spent with little concrete result, unbacked charges, and calls the investigation a publicity stunt that failed to prove illegal activity. The column labels the effort an exercise in waste and questions the board’s use of funds and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Ward
Los Angeles
Ward
Philip Watson
Board of Supervisors
Carmine Bellino
Bellino
Watson
California
Pete Schabarum
Bellina
Schabarum
Los Angeles County
Jean Sanders
Matthew Marer
Gorce
Mazer
Closed captioning for TV would aid the deaf
The piece urges networks to adopt closed captioning to help the deaf and hard of hearing enjoy television. It notes open captioning exists for some foreign films, explains closed captioning would require a set attachment, and mentions FCC approval and Carter administration support with networks debating implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ated
Federal. Communications Commission
Carter Administration
Public safety and unions in Long Beach letters clash
Readers respond to a letter arguing district bias in fire service. The Long Beach Fire Department defends equal citywide response, noting Class I status and three pumpers a ladder truck a paramedic unit and a battalion chief as standard. The piece condemns attacks on public employes and urges recognizing their essential role amid inflation and political games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Arundel
Long Beach
National
Whale blimp debate unsettles Westminster residents
Westminster citizens protest Sunset Ford’s whale shaped blimp landmark arguing it violates city ordinance, impacts aesthetics, invades privacy, and endangers safety near busy freeways. They accuse council and Sunset Ford of temporary permit abuse and call for removal or relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Ford
Westminster
Phillip Anthony
Sunset Fort
City of Westminster
Peace via strength letter to the editor defends nuclear deterrence
A reader criticizes Maggie Blount and others who oppose the neutron bomb arguing that stronger weaponry ensures peace. The letter urges gratitude toward scientists and insists being ahead of enemies prevents war and protects the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Blount
Magdie
United States
Maggie
Dave
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