Youth Energy Program eyed by Carter aides
President Carter's administration weighs a national Youth Energy Program in which volunteers age ten to seventeen would inspect homes from outside, then door knock to rate energy saving and request inside surveys. The plan aims to educate and boost self reliance while avoiding intrusive neighborhood scrutiny.
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Carter
Greg Schneiders
White House
Schneiders
Gerald Ford
Adolf Hi- Cer
Boy Scouts
Boy and Girl Scouts
Carter pushes canal treaty with extensive White House drive
President Carter gathers broad endorsements and plans a large public push to ratify the Panama Canal treaties. He acknowledges White House mail largely opposes the pacts and says he must educate and lead to shift opinion among civic leaders from Florida and Georgia.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Panama Canal
Florida
Georgia
Carter Gains Backing for Panama Canal Treaty Signing
Carter receives support from former Secretaries Rusk and Kissinger as he seeks Senate approval of the treaty. White House briefing for state leaders precedes a historic signing at the OAS headquarters with 18 to 20 heads of state expected. The event aims to showcase human rights focus amid Latin American diplomacy.
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Carter
Dean Rusk
Georgia
White House
Rusk
Forsmer
Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Panama Canal
Senate
Panama
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Ford
Afl-Cio
Organization of American States
Long Beach Home Edition Highlights August 31 1977
Long Beach Press Telegram reports on the home edition page from Wednesday August 31 1977. Local items cover community news features and upcoming events in the Long Beach area.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach
California
Anita Threatens Gulf Coast as Hurricane Churns West
Hurricane Anita, 95 mph winds, slowly moves west in the Gulf of Mexico about 400 miles from New Orleans and Galveston. Evacuations and coast protection efforts expand from Louisiana to the Texas border as forecasters warn of strength gains and high tides. Offshore rigs are battened down and 4,500 workers evacuated with 10,000 residents advised to inland safety zones.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Gulf
Texas
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Corpus Christi
Tex
Louisiana
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Weather Service
Sturn Center
Anita
Gulf Shore
Vermilion Bay
New Iberia
Filipino veterans abuse VA benefits, says solon
Congress was told thousands of Filipinos who served with U S forces lived luxuriously on VA benefits. GAO official Gregory Abart cited that a totally disabled veteran with a wife and two children could earn about 102750 per year in equal U S benefits. Senator Proxmire called the situation shocking and urged clarity on the 2 billion spent in the Philippines.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Veterans Administration
Gregory J. Abart
General Accounting Office
Senate Appropriations
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Long Beach Area Tax Rates Fall Amid Mixed Relief
Most Los Angeles area property owners gain tax savings as rates drop after county and city actions. Long Beach rates fall, the school district reduces by 12 cents, while 15,071 local owners see little relief due to reassessed values rising sharply. A petition drive opposed assessments and city officials cite broader fiscal guidelines shaping the cuts.
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Long Beach Area
City of
Long Beach
Naples
Belmont Shore
Board of Supervisors
Long Beach Unified
Eastside
Rene Simon
Thomas Clark
Landing
John Dever
Lance predicts inflation and unemployment decline in 1978
Budget Director Bert Lance told the Southern Governors Conference that inflation should drop in 1978 and unemployment will fall. He cited a 1988 budget balance goal and noted public support for balancing the federal budget. Lance’s remarks followed a currency report on his private banking conduct.
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San Antonigo, Tex
Bert Lance
Carter
Lance
Southern Governors Conference
Carter Administration
Congress
Brown vetoes bill to boost pensions for local retirees
Gov. Brown vetoed AB 784 which would let PERS contracting agencies grant a one time increase to retirees before 1974 and raise cost of living options. Waters argued broad support existed but the governor stressed the need to avoid mounting citizens costs. If adopted, 360000 people could gain higher pensions with 3 4 or 3 percent COLA options.
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Sacramento
Brown
Norm Waters
Plymouth
Public Employees Retirement System
Los Angeles
Salis
PERS
Man escapes Long Beach courthouse after pleading bail
A man fled the Long Beach courthouse after pleading bail to armed robbery. Separate notes mention California homeowners tax rebates rising from proposed averages, a revised tax bill awaiting Legislature, and committee views on a tax cut amid recession risks.
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Long Beach
California
Carter presses speed curbs to save fuel and lives
President Carter urged strict enforcement of the 55 mph national speed limit at an Oval Office meeting ahead of Labor Day. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams and retired Gen. Benjamin Davis attended as officials. Carter called for periodic reports on state average speeds to commend compliant governors and urge lagging states to boost enforcement.
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Washington
Carter
Oval Office
Transportation
Brock Adams
Benjamin Davis
Department
Weather Tonight and Thursday Forecast
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY LB Mostly fair with a low around 67. Wight UNTAINS fair and windy with a low about 45 and high near 75. DESERTS fair and windy with a low around 6 and high near 105.
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Wight
Deserts
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Bloomington
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Noel Swann
L.A
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Waters
Robert Bissonnette
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