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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1977
Page
12
In Sacramento the Assembly committee approved a bill allowing Californians who have had sex change operations to obtain new birth certificates. Assemblyman Willie Brown said the measure would let a person adopt a new name after surgery. Opponent Gordon Duffy argued government should not voice conclusions about life styles.
Berkeley researchers report 22 years of data showing physically demanding longshoreman jobs correlate with fewer fatal heart attacks. The UC Berkeley team followed 395 men until age 75, noting exercise-like benefits despite high obesity and smoking in some.
Six teen cars of a Southern Pacific freight train loaded with gasoline derailed at Vandenberg AFB causing daylong disruption to passenger and freight service between Los Angeles and San Francisco. No injuries reported and no gasoline leakage, SP spokesman said.
The Pink Palace San Francisco housing project will receive a 231000 state grant for 24 hour security patrols and increased police protection. An additional 71000 will fund improvements such as fencing brighter lighting and a telephone intercom system. A tenant advisory group will help run the program.
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