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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
5
Geraldine Hall, 1655 Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach, complained that trench digging and sandbags came too late as a 7.1 foot high tide flooded her two story apartment. She blamed Orange County for not acting yesterday while debris littered the shoreline and surfed the area.
Testimony from Bayone and other officers described a day of shock after the Sansinena tanker explosion in Los Angeles Harbor. The four crewmen killed and four missing prompted a lengthy Coast Guard and NTSB inquiry, with final cause pending months of investigation.
Coleman said Cleveland leads among finalists in a race for UMTA money to fund a people mover linking downtown retail government and entertainment centers. Other finalists include Baltimore Miami Indianapolis Jacksonville Norfolk and St Paul with St Paul touted for downtown investment and pedestrian mall plans. Houston and Austin also discussed transit ties with a proposed 10 million UMTA loan and fare revenue leases.
Caltrans seeks to sell 24 acres of Orange County coastal right of way to the Parks and Recreation Department for less than full market value, arguing the reduced price would save taxpayers. The full value is about 1.25 million dollars, and a delay was ordered to review whether coastal changes affect the sale.
The hijacker at a foggy airport south of San Francisco ended a 14 hour standoff after FBI negotiators failed to produce a crew for a substitute airworthy jet. The man, an employee at United Maintenance since 1969, demanded food and clothing and spoke with a psychiatrist and friends but remained unpacified. Routine operations continued as authorities assessed his motives and flight plans.
The Argo Merchant grounded off Cape Cod after 10 foot seas split her hull. Captain George Papadopoulos testified grounding caused the ship to be in the wrong position and faces deposition. Cape Cod fishermen seek 60 million in damages claiming polluted seas will ruin their livelihoods.
More than 200 waited after midnight as Carter’s arrival prompted final arrangements for the Daley funeral. In City Hall, aldermen and party regulars discussed potential heirs, while Carter planned a news briefing to announce cabinet picks and possible FBI leadership changes.
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