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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
14
Public hearing in the Hall of Administration drew 450 attendees as speakers urged RTD to offer senior discounts. Proposals included lowering base fares to 1 cent during off peak hours and extending reduced rates for elderly passengers beyond current 20 cent first zone charges.
AEC scheduled a May 17 hearing to decide if construction at PG and E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant should pause for a broader environmental review. The plant is partially built and began before the 1969 environmental act. The commission had earlier ordered a study but allowed construction to continue.
Urban planners explore fareless bus and rail as a solution to gridlock with Rome’s free travel trial boosting riders and a US push from Los Angeles to Washington. Proponents cite reduced pollution and jobs access, while critics doubt traffic relief and affordability amid rising transit deficits and modernization needs.
Floyd Andrews PSA president and Warren Dorn county supervisor praised Pacific Southwest Airlines for eliminating air pollution becoming the first in the world to operate with a smoke free fleet. Dorn noted engines cost about 7500 dollars per retrofit.
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