Harbor Dept Considers Queen Mary Takeover to Save City
Long Beach officials debate transferring the Queen Mary to the Harbor Department to halt the ship's 2 million dollar annual loss and relieve taxpayers. Harbor leaders study feasibility with a 50 thousand dollar outline due by Oct. 15, including lease buyouts and possible private operation to stop draining tidelands funds.
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Long Beach
Mary
Harbor Department
Wilson
Idelands
Korean indicted in influence buying
A Korean national was indicted on charges tied to influence buying. The case alleges submission of bribes to secure favorable actions. Prosecutors cite documented interactions with officials and business figures, with details outlining the alleged scheme and potential penalties.
Japan jet crash near Kuala Lumpur leaves 32 dead or missing
An Japan Air Lines DC3 from Tokyo to Singapore crashed in a rubber plantation north of Kuala Lumpur during a thunderstorm. Of 79 aboard, 32 were dead or missing. 47 survivors were rescued and 2% bodies found. Rescue efforts faced bad weather and darkness as 200 rescuers searched the wreckage, with several nationalities among the survivors.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Japan Air Lines
Hong Kong
Plas
Tokyo
Singapore
Kuala
Jack Leboulle
Belgium
Toshiyuki Takeda
Gromyko offers test ban and meets Carter in White House
The Soviet Union proposed suspending all underground nuclear tests for an unspecified period in a bid to ease tensions with the United States and Britain. Anrei A. Gromyko spoke at the U.N. and then met President Carter, with Secretary of State Vance present, signaling progress toward a new SALT accord as the 1972 pact nears expiration.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Gromyko
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
White House
Vance
U.S
Hijacked JAL jet with 195 aboard diverted toward Dacca
A Japan Airlines DCB jetliner carrying 195 people was hijacked over India by members of the Japanese Red Army. The aircraft, en route Paris to Tokyo, had just left Bombay for Bangkok and radioed a hijack signal 13 minutes after departure.
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Tokyo
Japan Air Lines
India
Red Army
Bombay
Dacca
Bangladesh
Paris
Bangkok
Thailand
House rejects abortion funds plan during budget talks
The House voted 282 to 164 against a resolution endorsing Senate abortion language, delaying Labor and HEW funding talks. Conferees plan to resume within 48 hours to forge a compromise on Medicaid abortion funding amid pressure from NARAL and Senate leaders.
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House
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
National Abortion Rights Action League
Carol Werner
Senate in all night gas price deregulation fight
The Senate waged an all night session over lifting federal price controls on natural gas. Opponents offered hundreds of amendments to stall, while deregulation advocates pitched a compromise lifting controls on new gas but keeping a two year consumer price ceiling. White House officials criticized the Pearson Bentzen plan as unfair to consumers, and Byrd warned against rubber stamping the president's proposals.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Lloyd
Bentsen
D-Texas
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Carter
White ‘House
Powell
Byrd
Independent UFW suffers biggest election loss
Independent 435 i161 reports the UFW faces its largest electoral defeat amid shifting political alignments. The notice highlights party dynamics and regional impact, signaling a turning point for labor influence in the era.
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UFW
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U. S
Europe
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