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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
3
A brief item notes Lome Beachy Caly Thur Ava with a two hour time marker. Names present indicate local individuals or events tied to a small community notice. Further context is unreadable but preserves key proper nouns and a time reference.
Washington reports a coalition of young Foreign Service officers planning to ask the State Department to recognize their Foreign Service Association as the exclusive bargaining agent. They seek a contract granting authority over personnel matters, a move described as revolutionary by sources close to the group.
Undersecretary Elliott Richardson will discuss union proposals with Foreign Service leaders led by Lannon Walker as dissensions rise over promotions, assignments, and leadership. Sources note actions may push reforms while resignations mount, potentially reducing officers from 3473 to about 2500. London reports dockers urged to receive lockers to improve image and attire.
Anchorage aims to raise about 1 billion dollars in a single day as North Slope oil leases open to bids. Alaska expects the largest U S lease sale in history with 450 854 acres on the Ateliv Slope and offshore portions. Operators and firms including Atlantic Richfield Humble and BP push for the licenses while a new 800 mile pipeline to Valdez is planned at 900 million.
Administration officials disclosed that housing will absorb the postwar peace dividend by not spending it, using funds to cut the national debt and raise mortgage availability. The shift aims to boost housing construction but narrows funds for domestic programs amid a reduced postwar savings outlook. Wall Street, Colo., notes a local quirk in naming.
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that special youth fares on airlines are fair in principle and should stay in effect while the board reconsiders the youth discount size. Since 1966, 11 to 22 year olds have enjoyed half fares on stand-by service and two-thirds fares with firm reservations. The decision supports travel promotion and youth travel habits, stating discounts benefit the broader flying public and that a portion of youth traffic is generated by these fares. A Swaziland cabinet committee for famine relief was appointed due to drought-caused crop failure.
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