Queen Mary funding debated as city eyes open hearing
Long Beach officials held the first open council discussion in years on the Queen Mary finances. A 57 page report spurred talks of reorganizing management and possibly transferring operations to a nonprofit foundation at a $10 million taxpayer cost. Council approved an open hearing and a $10 million consultant study, amid calls to cut funds and idea of selling or closing the ship. Former councilman Crow urged taxpayer protections and warned against bailouts. Reports indicate new outreach to private groups in New York and elsewhere for takeover talks.
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Bob Crow
Renee Simon
Crow
Long Beach
Roger Coar
Queen Mary
Thomas Clark
Robert Crow
Russell Rubley
Wes Carroll
Ernie Kell
Don Phillips
Eunice Sato
Wallace Edgerton
John Mansell
Mansell
New York
Friction Deepens as Franco Slips Toward Death
Gen Francisco Franco, 82, remains in extraordinarily grave condition after an intestinal blood clot worsens his heart crisis. Doctors report increased internal bleeding and paralysis while he shows brief awareness. Archbishop Cantero Cuadrado presents a Virgin of Pilar cloak for Franco. His death would transfer power directly to Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon under his chosen succession.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Pedro Cantero Cuadrado
Zaragoza
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Baby killer Miller seized after bank holdup in Downey
Paroled 15 year old killer of a baby girl is arrested in Downey after robbing Bank of America on Imperial Highway. Police say John Lawrence Miller, 33, once convicted in Rolling Hills for the 1957 baby murder, fled from the crime scene and was linked to the murder of his parents in East Long Beach last week. Det. Gary Morrow notes the suspect was armed and masked as he left with cash. The district attorney filed two murder charges as investigators probe whether the slayings resemble the Wetzel case.
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Long Beach
Downey
John Lawrence
Larry” Miller
Rolling Hills
Bank of America
Imperial Highway
Miller
Harold A. Miller
Lela Mae Miller
Flagstone St
District Attorney's Office
Laura Helen Wetzel
Gary Morrow
Marshall Alfson
Alfson
Morrow
Alison
Beirut parley blocked as Muslim Christian gunbattles rage
Fighting erupts around Beirut Parliament as gunmen clash, convoys carry Americans to the airport, and the U S Embassy boosts security. Officials report multiple casualties and a collapsing city unable to function amid the weeklong civil strife.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Ford slips during toast to Sadat sparks Israel mix up
President Ford stumbled while toasting at a dinner in honor of Anwar Sadat, proposing to address “the great people of the government of Israel” before correcting himself and apologizing for Egypt.
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Washington
Ford
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Egypt
Sadat urges U.S. talks with PLO and new peace moves
President Anwar Sadat urged President Ford to open dialogue with the PLO as an equal partner and push for a resumption of the Geneva peace conference. He pressed for Kissinger mediation on another Israeli withdrawal from Syria and sought renewed arms talks, while the U.S. weighs billions in aid to Egypt amid long-standing tensions with the Soviet Union over military support.
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Washington
Anwar Sadat
Ford
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Middle East
United States
Sadat
United Nations
Rael
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Egypt
Agriculture Department
Defense
James Schlesinger
U.S
Soviet Union
Nevada Test Shakes Four States With 6.5 Earthquake-Sized Blast
A 200 kiloton to one megaton underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site produced 6.5 magnitude tremors felt across California Nevada Utah Arizona and Las Vegas reports list minor damage including cracked windows and plaster. Aftershocks followed with readings up to 3.5 and 6.3 at UC Berkeley and Reno seismology labs.
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Nevada Test Site
University of California Seismographic Station
Berkeley
Las Vegas
Fresno
Utah
Benton
Calif
Mt Charleston
Goldfield
Nev
Antelope Valley
Los Angeles
Arizona
UC Berkeley
California
University of Nevada-Reno
Walter Arabasz
University of Utah
Ford to propose federal action on New York City crisis
President Ford will urge Congress to amend federal bankruptcy laws to keep vital services running if New York City defaults. He will outline a plan to move disputes to federal court and allow receivership while ensuring health, fire, and police protection continue.
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Washington
Ford
New York City
Congress
White House
Tuesay
National Press Club
Ron Nessen
New York
Meteor slams into sea after Southland show
A green tailed meteor was seen streaking over Southern California toward Carpinteria at about 8 32 p m and may have exploded midair west of the coast. The Santa Barbara sheriff reports a sighting of a sea impact with a glow in the water before sinking.
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Meteor
Southland
California
Carpinteria
Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Pomona
Los Angeles
Tod Ass Independent Sociologist Calls End to Forced Busing
Independent sociologist Tod Ass urges a halt to forced busing in a major policy shift reported on Page A-8. The piece outlines his arguments and potential impact on integration efforts and school assignments.
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Sociologist
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Christian Phalange Party
Kamel Assad
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Energy Research and Development Administration
N.Y
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