Editorials Cheaper and better The Chamber's blunt tax critique
The Chamber of Commerce attacks President Carter's energy plan, calling for market-driven solutions over big tax increases. It warns the plan would raise taxes, slow the economy, and fail to reduce gas shortages. Other analyses note potential shortages and reduced exploration under the proposal. Senators may be swayed by evolving criticism as discussions continue.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Carter
Administration
Chamber
Senate
Galich
American Farm Bureau
General Accounting Office
Ebliney B Staats
Brookings Institution
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
National Chamber
White House
Anti burglary tips to deter home thieves
FBI Crime Resistance Alert offers steps to discourage burglars. Do not advertise occupancy. use timers for lights and radio. have neighbors collect mail and newspapers. keep yards and trash activity appearing occupied. inform police and a trusted neighbor about extended absences. these measures improve odds but do not guarantee safety.
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FBI
Ioor
Citizens praise press move to end pornographic movie ads
Readers from Long Beach Seal Beach Lakewood and nearby communities commend the Independent Press Telegram for discontinuing pornographic film advertisements. Letters praise decency reduce crime and protect children. some call for broader censorship aligning with LA Times leadership and religious groups.
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L.A. Times
Long Beach
Pied Piper
Pontiac
T PT
D.H. Lloyd
Louise Pierro
Aleather Crozier
the Independent, Press-Telegram
R. W. Curtis
Seal Beach
Everett Anderson Lakewood
Beach Area Citizens oppose hotel near Convention Center
In a letter to the Press Telegram and city officials Beach Area Concerned Citizens reiterate their opposition to the proposed hotel adjacent to the new Convention Center and to the downtown marina. They urge correcting a councilman’s attributed statement and advocate preserving the coastal area as an aquatic park for Long Beach residents and visitors. They call for halting commercial development and moving hotel plans north of Ocean Boulevard to boost downtown renewal.
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Beach
Don) Phillips
Convention Center
Phillips
Tidewater
Long Beach
Ocean Boulevard
Canneilman Whitlips
Lawrence E. Ruff
Beach Area
Miscellaneous Sale Permit Question Stirs Debate
A letter from ELC, WILL questions fairness of requiring permits for garage or yard sales while other misc items advertise without permits. The writer asks why daily paper ads omit permits yet yard sale notices demand fees, signaling concern over regulations and equity.
Adoptive Parents and Birth Family Rights Debate
A reader argues adoptive and birth parents share responsibility to honor the adoptee as a person, not a possession, stressing love and guidance while acknowledging an adoptee may seek birth roots. A letter questions Standings by Rep Ashbrook and YAF on looting, urging compassion over harsh punishment and cautioning against harming children.
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Ashbrook
YAF
England
Kenneth A
Coates
Beach Litter Protested by Local Speaker Bob Olds
A local speaker named Bob Olds condemns littering, arguing the law bans trash off beaches while praising beach cleanliness and urging responsibility among residents.
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Bob Olds Lakewood
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Lane Beach
Dorothy. Crozier
J. Jeter Havwalian
Taylor
Helen Wright
Ridder
Lois M. Donahue
Southeastern District
Los Angeles Archdiocesan Council
Catholic Women
BACC
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Anne Schwartz
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