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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1976

Page

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Carter Opens Campaign At Warm Springs Echoes FDR JFK

Jimmy Carter opened his fall bid for the presidency at Roosevelt's Warm Springs home. He accused Republicans of scandal and mismanagement, urged restoring faith in government, and contrasted current unemployment with wartime levels. Supporters and Democratic leaders filled the crowd as Carter cited CIA FBI Panama and inflation concerns.

Jimmy Carter Warm Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt Carer Lillian Rosalyn Amy AP Wireehote Franklin Roosevelt White House John F. Kennedy Carter Roosevelt Democratic Party CIA FBI Panama Washington Ford Committee Roosevelt Truman Johnson

Ford seeks mandate to push agenda in second term

President Ford told ABC News a fresh electoral mandate would boost his leverage with Congress and help him move the nation forward. He noted his unplanned rise to the presidency in 1974 did not hinder his role or effectiveness and spoke of his family’s Christian faith shaping his views.

Washington Ford Congress White House ABC News Nixon

U.N. and North Korea Agree On Panmunjom Security Pact

The United Nations Command and North Korea reach a Panmunjom pact to keep guards separated to avoid clashes. The accord, effective in 10 days, splits the joint security area, withdraws North Korean checkpoints, and ensures free movement for journalists and civilians. The arrangement aims to prevent future provocations after the Aug. 18 confrontation that killed two U.S. officers.

Seoul South Korea United Nations Commarai North Korea Panmunjom White House U.N. Command U.S

Kissinger to launch Africa peace shuttle

Secretary of State Kissinger plans a rapid Africa diplomacy tour to defuse racial tensions in southern Africa. Following talks with South Africa's Vorster in Zurich he travels to London Paris and Bonn to brief officials and seek negotiations with black leaders in Tanzania and nearby states. He aims first at Namibia independence talks, then Rhodesia.

Paris Henry Kissinger Africa Kissinger John Vorster Zurich Switzerland London Valery Giscard d'Estaing Bonn Washington Vorster William Schaufele Tanzania Rhodesia South-West Africa Namibia Schaufelt U.S League of Nations South Africa U.N Bindesia

Weather: low clouds and light showers possible

A morning of low clouds gives way to fair conditions with a high near 90 and a low in the mid 60s. Light showers possible early, with generally pleasant weather throughout the day.

Soviet MIG25 pilot seeks asylum in United States

Viktor Ivanovich Belenko, a 29 year old Soviet first lieutenant, landed a MIG25 at a northern Japanese airport and fired into the air before surrendering. He sought political asylum in the United States, while Japan considers his request and the United States weighs the fate of the aircraft. The Soviet Embassy demanded his return, and Japanese officials kept his whereabouts secret as authorities and international leaders discussed the defection.

Harodate Japan United States Tokyo Russia Viktor Ivanovich Belenko U.S Washington State Department Takeo Miki

Body in bag may be one of two missing Inglewood boys

A decomposed child’s body was found in a travel bag in an Inglewood storm drain near 819 N Acacia St. Police said he matched the descriptions of two missing local boys, Mica Bennett and Kevin Portis, whose families were notified as an autopsy proceeded.

Inglewood Dave Jensen Public Works Acacia St Jensen Robert Craw Craw Mica Wendell Bennett Eucalyptus Ave Bennett Kevin Duane Portis E. Stepney Place

Labor Day Storm After Picnic Delays Power Restorations

After a tropical storm swept the Southland on Sunday residents faced a power outage lasting about 24 hours as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power restored service by sunset Monday. About 150,000 homes were without power at the storm’s peak and lifeguards counted around 590,000 beachgoers from Newport Beach to Malibu.

Southland Wilmington San Pedro Los Angeles DWP Southern California Edison Co Newport Beach Malibu Will Rogers State Beach

Weekend Traffic Toll Surges Past Labor Day 1975

Reports from California authorities show eight fatalities in Los Angeles County after 6 p.m. Friday and four in Orange County, including Jose M. Salazar, 38, of Phoenix, who died when his car hit a utility pole near Euclid Street on the San Diego Freeway. The national death toll reached 453 by midnight EDT, with 907 Traffic deaths overall for the holiday weekend. Pedestrian deaths in Los Angeles included Cesar Meda, 42, at Wilshire and Bonnie Brae, Patrick Hendrick, 6:05 p.m. Saturday on 102nd Street, and Kyong Chong, 43, at Olympic and Kingsley Drive. A nonfatal crash near San Luis Obispo led to the death of a pregnant woman and unborn child on U.S. 101 after a rear-end collision.

California Highway Patrol Los Angeles Orange County Fountain Valley Jose M. Salazar Phoenix Ariz Euclid Street San Diego Southland Los Aregeles Trian Cesarmeda Patrick Hendrick 102Nd Street Decker Avenue Kyong Chong Santa Monica Olympic Boulevard Kingsley Drive The Wil Shire San Luis Obispo Catherine Chaker Santa Maria San Luis Obispo General Hospital U.S. 101

Rubber workers reach agreement with last Big Four maker

Rubber workers have reached a tentative agreement with the last of the four major tire manufacturers, ending weeks of negotiations. The settlement bridges wage and benefit gaps and sets the stage for a possible industry-wide pattern bargaining across the sector.

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