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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1977
Page
1
An Associated Press investigation reports serious American weaknesses in key weapons and ammunition for land, air, and sea forces. Pentagon actions are planned but a full fix could take five to six years, while strategic nuclear forces remain comparatively capable.
The Rand Corp reports the all voluntary force costs taxpayers up to 10 billion annually due to outdated pay and pension policies. It urges shift to career recruits, fewer civilian defense workers, contract staffing, and more use of machines to curb rising manpower expenses.
The USOC named Los Angeles over New York to host the 1984 Summer Games. A 55-39 vote favored LA despite New York’s plans for a new Olympic village on Roosevelt Island and governor backing. IOC final decision due next May in Athens.
Mayor Tom Bradley and Gov Brown, after USOC chose Los Angeles over New York for the 1984 Summer Games, promise the event will not harm the Southern California economy or environment. They cite feasible budgets, available venues like Long Beach Arena and the Convention Center, and profit history from 1932 as proof.
JERUSALEM AP Israel Sunday endorsed a U S proposal to allow an all Arab delegation at a resumed Geneva Middle East peace conference. The plan seeks Palestinian participation without the PLO and hinges on Syrian and Egyptian approval. A Jordanian official supported the idea as cabinet members prepared a formal announcement.
METULLA Israel and Lebanon governments to announce shortly a cease-fire in southern Lebanon. Mediated by American diplomats the terms call for the withdrawal of Palestinian guerrillas from the Israeli Lebanese border and a halt to Israeli patrols inside Lebanon. It marks the first confirmation that Israeli troops crossed the border to aid Christian militiamen fighting the Palestinians.
Moscow and Washington pledged tacit observance of the 1972 SALT accord as it nears expiry on Oct. 3 while negotiators in Washington, led by Cyrus Vance, try to push for a new treaty. Pravda cited Carter-Gromyko talk as easing tensions and hinted at a possible summit next year if progress continues.
Seven hours after being shot by Long Beach police a 17-year-old youth surrendered at 7 10 a.m. Sunday. The youth, unnamed, faced assault on an officer and firing charges after barricading in a North Long Beach home on East Second Street. He had been shot in the arm by a patrolman when he fired toward officers. The STAR team tried to persuade him to surrender while awaiting his mother’s arrival. He was treated at Long Beach Memorial Hospital for the wound. The youth was distressed by his parents’ divorce.
A brief notice notes that an independent Haile Selassie relative fled to the United States. The article mentions page references and a quote about plans, indicating ongoing coverage with no immediate decisions reported.
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