Fair fight in steel prompts editorial ads fight claim
Editorials from Jons Beach California report full page ads stating Bethlehem Steel seeks a fair fight as they accuse foreign steel of dumping. Merrill Lynch study counters with Japan’s higher export prices and 60 percent higher labor productivity, blaming aging U.S. plants for price gaps.
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Press-Telegram
Jons Beach
Calif
Fair Fight In Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem
U.S
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
Merrill, Lynch
Merril
Lynch
Japan
United States
California highway funds hidden by Caltrans plan criticized
The Brown administration and Caltrans face criticism for withholding about 1.0 billion dollars in highway funds while laying off 2,400 state employees. Senator Deukmejian warns that keeping funds inactive erodes value, despite a six year plan adding 700 million to an earlier one. Critics cite auditor general and officials noting mismanagement and call for change at the top.
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Paron Gianturco
Altrans
State Highway Commission
Deukmejian
Caltrans
Automobile Club of
Southern California
One day in a country with problems
A columnist reflects on August 31 1977 highlighting unemployment among black youth at 3 percent and overall youth unemployment at 15.3 percent. It notes a Virginia court order to import about 5000 foreign workers to pick apples while millions remain jobless, the administration’s struggle to create domestic opportunities, and the broader questions of training workers and aiding regional economies. The piece portrays a Carter era policy dilemma with no easy solutions.
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Washington
Labor
Ray Marshall
United States
Seem
York Venes News
Virginia
Marshall
Labor Department
Carter
Mexico
Jamaica
Caribbean
America
Senate
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Elyis
Nuff
ERA debates and Elvis reflections cited in letters
Readers critique ERA support and debt collection influence in politics, defend traditional family roles, and praise Elvis gospel work. Letters discuss Miss Dilley, Phyllis Schlafly, and the ERA ratification deadline of early 1979, plus commentary on Elvis Presley’s religious music and public perception.
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Joan Dilley
J. PT
Phyllis Schlafly
America
Miss Dilley
Robert Kotllowitz
Presley
Kotlowitz
Elvis
Incompatible goals for Sohio plant and Long Beach tourism
The Saturday Independent column notes a Washington judge may rule on Sohio's gas pipe project with minimal environmental impact, while a separate piece promotes a $28 million beach hotel to boost Long Beach as a tourist city. The piece questions whether these aims can coexist without harming tourism or risking beach safety.
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Sohio
Press-Telegram
Washington Administration
Federal Power Commission
Washington
California
Long Beach
Youth Authority wards aid in California fire lines
A California Youth Authority program report details seven conservation camps where wards logged over 95,000 hours firefighting in August, with some paroled dates postponed to fight fires and two wards saving a Forestry Service employee. The piece lauds the camps for teaching responsibility, cooperation, and environmental stewardship while noting shifts to support their rehabilitation.
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California Youth Authority
California
Youth Authority
U.S. Forestry Service
Division of Forestry
Restraint urged over Westminster blimp ad dispute
A reader criticizes the city's handling of the Willy the Whale blimp, alleging selective decision making by five officials. They accuse Sunset Ford and lobbyists of coercive advertising influence, call for restraint, and question democracy versus domination while noting nuisance marketing.
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Westminster
Sunset Ford
City of Westminster
Pleased with Long Beach civic progress praise
A reader praises Long Beach developments including City Hall, Civic Center, auditorium, and plaza. They commend City Manager Mr Dever, the newly promoted chief of police, and the Fire Department and paramedics as exemplary, closing with a cheer for Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Dever
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Young Fire Fighters
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Samuel C. Cameron
Miles E. Sines
Dan Ohl
David Levinson
Bert Resnik
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