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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
1
Postmaster General Bailar calls the 15 million surplus a milestone in balancing finances though he cautions the improvement is not guaranteed. He attributes gains to workforce reductions and a small rise in mail volume while anticipating further declines from electronic communications.
President elect Jimmy Carter recalls emotional meeting when his Baptist church decided to drop racial barriers and open doors to all worshippers. He did not pressure members as the congregation kept its pastor and formed a screening panel to question prospective members about sincerity.
Former Long Beach City Councilman Bert Bond seeks Workman’s Compensation for lung cancer linked to smog. Judge Joel Gray orders transfer to another jurisdiction or judge due to newspaper publicity, with Edward Walsh to reset proceedings. Bond alleges inhalation injuries from 1973 claim. defendants include State Fund and Bond’s businesses.
outgoing FDA chief Dr. Alexander Schmidt says some laboratories falsified drug safety data and faces criminal charges. He notes a nationwide survey of 40 labs over 3 to 4 months to assess scope, with new animal research standards and inspections to be proposed shortly.
A strong earthquake struck Peking with shaking tall buildings and panicked residents. Officials list readings 6.5 on the Richter scale and 8.8 by another institute, with Tangshan’s 8.2 cited as a prior comparison. No official damage or casualties announced.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Trans Works Airlines appeal over firing an employee who refused to work Saturdays for religious reasons amid earlier deadlocks on similar cases. The court also refused speedy parole hearings for prisoners and other actions, including a dispute over Concorde flights and a curfew case in Middletown Pennsylvania.
Robert Farrell, 41, from Anaheim, began a Yorba Linda project in 1972 to assemble a rock monument from stories from all 50 states. After Watergate delayed support, rocks resumed arriving, with Delaware sending the final piece two weeks ago. Farrell plans a seven by four foot form with 50 rocks, to be built at no charge.
A collage of scattered notes cites Jean Gabin death and other brief items. It mentions a construction worker dealing with gasoline fumes, poll insights on Carter, Nazi collaborator deportation delays, Kissinger's memoir venture, and a Westside Chicano youth center built by community effort. Lakewood secures a CIF playoff berth facing top seed St Paul.
The California Supreme Court had ordered the UC Davis Medical School to drop its affirmative action policy and admit Bakke, a white applicant. The U S Supreme Court granted a 30 day stay on enforcing that order while allowing an appeal to proceed.
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