Peace Corps seeks older volunteers with skilled trades
Peace Corps shifts recruiting to older adults with skilled trade experience. Heavy equipment operators plumbers gas and diesel mechanics and other trades are welcomed, along with civil engineers accountants architects and managers. Volunteers receive 75 dollars a month or 150 for couples, with all living and medical costs paid abroad. California veterans may obtain provisional teaching credentials. Recruiters will interview Montebello Watts La Mirada and Long Beach residents at the Holiday Inn in Lakewood Boulevard April 2–4, contact 597 8837.
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Ecologists face choice between steelhead and Napa wine
Conservationists voice conflict over using Napa River water to frost grapes. Biologists urge a two thirds cut to protect the steelhead run, arguing frost protection harms air and water quality. Vintners warn loss of frost control hurts wine production. The debate pits environmental protection against agricultural needs with no easy resolution.
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Disturbing developments in education critics clash
A Long Beach reader objects to George Habeson and Robeson on classroom behavior and teacher evaluation policy. They warn that biennial performance reviews under AB 293 may not reveal “nose to the wall” or other poor judgments and could misuse testing as a political tool rather than improve teaching.
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Rover Needs Help with Indoor Plumbing Problems
Editorial notes dogs adapt to humans but humans must adjust as dog waste becomes common in homes and streets. Historical reference shows Hempstead Cedarhurst and Malverne ordinances require owners to clean up after dogs, while Rover supposedly tries to do his part.
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United Nations Faces India Pakistan Clash Risk
The article warns that India and Pakistan edge toward war, threatening widespread misery. It calls on the five permanent Security Council members to unite under the UN charter to prevent escalation while noting limited U.S. influence and vague Moscow and Peking responses.
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English Channel tunnel debate shows political push and risks
The piece surveys a possible short tunnel with bridges on both shores as a pragmatic alternative amid Anglo French interest. It notes Heath's openness, Pompidou's support, and past inquiries in 1883, while warning engineers favor car transport by rail and a full road tunnel faces technical and political hurdles.
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