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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1977
Page
1
The United States and Panama appear to avoid public squabbles on who may intervene after 2000. Both sides accept a two part answer: the U S defends canal neutrality but cannot interfere in Panama’s internal affairs. Panama’s treaty negotiator Romulo Escobar Bethancourt hinted at this at a lawyers’ meeting.
Combined News Services reports IAMAW voters overwhelmingly approved a Sunday strike in Lockheed California Co. plants in Burbank and Palmdale. The walkout follows a two day pattern with Boeing unions and ties to McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell, as 23,000 Boeing workers already struck nationwide.
Long Beach Harbor Department confirms Macmillan Ring-Free Oil Co will operate the third supertanker berth if permits are secured. The port notes a $75 million common carrier oil terminal and cites readiness to handle 200,000 barrels daily for Southland refineries, while Sohia scales to two berths amid environmental permit disputes.
In Moscow an AP report says cosmonauts Vladimer Kovalenak and Valery Ryumin launched aboard Soyuz-24 from Baikonur to join the Salyut space laboratory. They describe a working mission and plan to link up with the orbiting station 12 hours after launch as the third decade of space begins.
West Coast ports stay open while New Orleans docks strike over contracts. Long Beach picket lines halt five ships including Columbus Coromandel and Sovereign Accord. Ever Moral idle at anchorage. ILA LWU pledge mutual aid. New Orleans union braces for wider action.
The PLO signals acceptance of UN 242 recognizing Israel within secure borders as basis for Geneva negotiations. Yasir Arafat allegedly conveyed the stance to Washington via Landrum Bolling. Dayan says Israel and Carter drafted a new paper for talks with Palestinian representation but without PLO members, with refugees to be discussed only in a defined group.
The Independent Press Telegram notes lower ratings for President Carter in a Page A-11 feature. A separate Page B-9 roundup discusses a crackdown on deceptive television ads and other editorial content.
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