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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1977
Page
8
The piece argues for open debate on the House or Senate floor to weigh pros and cons before votes. It condemns filibuster tactics used to block public financing debates, cites Howard Baker, and warns against long floor speeches that aim to stall decisions.
Winter Park Florida, population 23060, received a 2.65 million grant after seeking 900000 for a new library. Officials were stunned by the sum and a 28 day spending deadline. An EDA spokesman cited formulabased allocation, sparking critique of federal paternalism.
Readers challenge demolition plans for Carmelitos housing, urging renovation over tearing down 2400 residents. They cite HUD funding, cost contrasts, and preservation of concrete structures built in 1940, arguing city council veto power could favor renovation and direct funds to other public housing needs. Another letter voices opposition to a downtown marina project, warning it would harm Long Beach coastlines and natural resources.
Virginia Ingran Bell proposes a women led patrol to aid law enforcement. She suggests forming an organization and using CBs or walkie talkies since many women cannot afford equipment. The plan aims to teach identification traces like hair color eye color clothing height and distinctive manners to deter crime.
Reginald Neighy of Westminster criticizes Sunset Ford for outdoor advertising on public skyways. He argues permits were improperly granted and warns the ad encroaches on public rights. He appeals for balancing landmark preservation with street-use rights.
A grateful note thanks two truck drivers and a motorist with Citizen Band radios who rescued a daughter and grandson in Flagstaff. The writer credits 16 truck drivers and CB owners for timely help and expresses appreciation to unknown good people. Signed Grohgia R. Stimmel Lynwood.
Citizens rally to oppose rushed decisions by Planning and Building Department Director Robert Paternoster. They urge careful input at Planning Commission meetings in the City Council chambers at the Civic Center amid concerns about staffing funding and keeping emergency food and housing centers open.
EK Kayloe of Long Beach laments federal funding for poor women's abortions and recalls a former law holding men financially or legally accountable for pregnancies. He questions why taxpayers bear costs while the man goes free and criticizes government leaders for taxing the public.
Readers respond to a May property tax editorial. Howard Jarvis supporters urge tax limits and strikes to curb government spending, arguing budgets rise with revenues. Herbert Sey counters, calling the editorial phony and defending current tax structures and profits by property owners.
Washington reports uncover alleged massive padding of pay and travel costs at the Federal Energy Administration. Investigators focus on time-card fraud, inflated overtime, and lax controls beginning spring 1974 under elder staffer Erich Zausner. James Sweeney, a former top official now at Stanford, faces the most serious claims.
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