Carter taps Cyrus Vance for secretary of state
Editorial lauds President-elect Carter’s choice Cyrus R. Vance, a 59 year old Wall Street lawyer and former Defense chief counsel, for secretary of state. Vance’s background includes diplomacy with North Vietnam, NATO, and Johnson era trouble-shooting across Cyprus, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Korea. The piece praises bipartisan reaction and hopes for skilled successors in the Carter Cabinet.
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Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Wall Street
Lyndon Johnson
Paris
North Vietnam
Kissinger
Middle East
Carter
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Kennedy
Army
Johnson
Defense
Department of Defense
Mediterranean
Cyprus
South Vietnam
Dominican Republic
Panama
Canal Zone
South Korea
Junket travel costs for Congress jawbone taxpayers
Opinion urges reform of overseas trips by U S lawmakers saying 300 plus of 539 visited abroad in 1975 at taxpayer expense, with 64 lawmakers seen in Seoul past two years funded by foreign governments or private groups. It calls for limiting or funding fact finding by the United States and keeping lame duck trips home.
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U. S. Congress
Congress
U. S
U.S
Seoul
General Accounting Office
Taiwan
Pacific Cultural Foundation
Taipei
United States
Dangers Seen For Supertankers Through Valdez Narrows
A confidential study funded by Alaska officials warns that 165000-ton supertankers may be unable to navigate Port Valdez. Simulations at a Dutch model basin show gusts up to 200 mph, a rock barrier mid narrows, and no local weather facility. U.S. seamen and Coast Guard control are cited as unresolved, with officials meeting December 14 to discuss safety.
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Washington
Alaska
Port Valdez
Valdez Narrows
Alaskan State Pipeline
Valdex
U.S
Narrows
Coast Guard
Andy Pen
Long Beach readers debate tourism costs and union roles
A barrage of letters laments city spending on tourist attractions and calls for belt tightening. Residents urge selling the Queen Mary, criticizing Harbor Dept transfers, unions, cycling rules, and parade noise. Several letters praise Long Beach’s parade beauty while urging restraint on loud plastic horns.
Loara High School name spelling correction requested
A reader requests correct spelling of Loara High School in Anaheim to ensure proper publicity for the All Western Band Review sweepstakes award win by Loara High School in Long Beach on Saturday November 27. The reader notes 13 years of newspaper subscription.
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Independent
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Fife
C. M. Otis
Long Beach
Tony Beach
Lomita
Ie Ae
Fairfield
Sunnyvale
Chula Vista
San.Bernardino
Ocean Boulevard
Act Five
Pop Regeal
Union 76
Les Dean Lymita
All Western Band Review
Loara High School
Anaheim
Editor lineup for the Miles E. Lines paper
The newspaper announces new and continuing roles with Miles E. Lines as executive editor, David Levinson as managing editor, Dan Ohl handling editor duties on the editorial page, and Bert Resnik serving as assistant managing editor in a leadership refresh.
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Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Dan Ohl
Bert Resnik
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