Editorial argues marina won’t harm beach area
The piece dismisses opposition claims that downtown Long Beach’s proposed marina will erase beach space. It cites a hydraulic model by Moffatt and Nichol showing no adverse water quality change and notes support from the Long Beach District Board of Realtors and the Downtown Long Beach Association. A public hearing is set for Aug. 16 to present facts and address concerns.
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Alamitos Avenue
Marina
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Third Street
Los Angeles River
Alamitos Bay Entrance
Planning Commission
Marina Advisory Commission
Wes Carroll
W. Ed Deal
Long Beach civic leader Bette Severson lauded as Woman of the Year
Bette Lee Severson, a longtime Long Beach volunteer, supported child care, health care centers, housing, arts councils and theater groups. A founder of the Civic Light Opera Women’s Guild and a leader in the Long Beach Regional Arts Council, she died of cancer after years of public service.
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Long Beach
Bette Lee Severson
Severson
Rick Rackers
Bridgeport
Conn
Wilson High
UCLA
How to lose friends in Africa
Paris reports that Moscow aims to topple Sadat by pressing in Somalia Libya and Sudan. The piece traces Soviet moves, from aiding Ethiopia and arming Libyan forces to radar gaps in Sudan and failed Somali aims, culminating in a view that the Kremlin’s Africa policy is a miscalculated gamble likely to fail.
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Paris
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Kremlin
Anwar el-Sadat
Soviet Union
Somalia
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Libya
Qaddafi
Sudan
Russia
New York
Timef
Indian Ocean
Syran
Sadat
Nimeiry
Horn of Africa
Khalid
Runaway population seen as mankind’s greatest threat
Intelligence analysts warn runaway population growth could trigger a global disaster beyond nuclear war. The National Security Council cites 77 embassy reports detailing food shortages, debt, and land degradation in developing nations. By 2000, cities like Mexico City could be among the world’s largest, with mass migration and urban strain.
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National Security Council
Council
U.S
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Agriculture Department
Mexico City
Mexico
Fredrick Richmond
Congress
What others say about energy barriers to cheaper fuels
The piece argues that oil price dynamics are misunderstood, noting OPEC’s role and the shifting cost structure of energy. It highlights how Persian Gulf reserves enable low production costs while alternative sources face higher real costs, and calls out artificial barriers to domestic energy development. It concludes by urging recognition of the end of cheap energy driven by Persian Gulf reserves and the need for policy change.
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Persian Gulf
United States
Independent Press Telegram staff and contact details
The Independent Press Telegram editors and managers listed include Daniel Rinker as editor and publisher Samuel C Cameron as general manager Miles E Sines as executive editor Don Ohl as editor editorial page David Levinson as managing editor and Bert Resnik as assistant managing editor The address is 04 Pine Ave SUR44 and telephone 435 1161.
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Don Ohl
David Levinson
Bert Resnik
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