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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1977
Page
9
A Long Beach reader questions city led redevelopment. He argues private investment, blight declarations, and transfers to developers erode property rights, urging progress with safeguards and warning against the end justifying the means. Sign-off by K. I. Sadler.
A reader argues blame for gun tragedy lies with people, not firearms or cigarettes, and reflects on Long Beach civic issues. Everett E. Cook praises a new 18 story Sheraton Hotel but urges better air travel access via the municipal airport or shuttle service from LAX to draw tourists. The letter laments traffic, airport access, and the need for an audience to support metropolitan ambitions.
Lorne E. O’Brien, general manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co, defends the company against an FPPC lobbying expense report. He asserts most expenses relate to CPUC activities and hearings, not legislative lobbying, and says filings show lobbying costs were minimal. He states the record should reflect accurate reporting under Proposition 9.
An AP report cites LA City Attorney Burt Pines urging not to pay a mechanic who fails to fix a car. A pamphlet from Pines' office and the County Bar Association outlines steps, including Small Claims Court and credit-billing protections, but critics call the tone misleading about the industry.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin blends orthodoxy with state policy as ultra orthodox ministers push for religious reforms. Domestic plans spark opposition among American and European Jews who fear coercive religious authority could threaten Israel’s secular character and U.S. support in tense Mideast times.
Clifford Be Emerick Sr argues Sept editorial and Mayor Task Force letter reveal lack of citizen understanding and media influence. He cites sewer tax and district elections as outcomes of letters to the editor and urges readers to consider new candidates in spring elections, praising a free press.
The piece accuses Senate sponsor James Mills of press criticism and self serving behavior. It notes Mills claimed voting for the bill and regretting it not being larger. It highlights lawmakers’ allowances including $35 daily expense while in session, leased cars and gas cards. It questions plans for property tax and renters relief not passing. Jerome Sanzone Cypress.
In Lakewood, a discussion centers on medical licensing and healing rights. The speaker notes the U.S. is unique for requiring a license to treat illness, while suggesting contentious views about healing practices. Authorities are urged to clarify legal boundaries amid heated rhetoric.
Peter Hogenson, president of Alamitos Sag Beach Preservation, warns Long Beach residents about Sohio’s expansion viewed through rhetoric and rival pipelines. He argues the plan risks air and harbor pollution, greater oil storage, and lower port revenue, urging public input to influence elected officials.
Letters exchange views on Rev Dr Linda J David's Israel trip remarks and on Israeli administration of the West Bank and Gaza. Baldwin argues for economic ties, democratic elements, and open borders, citing Carnegie data and calls for peaceful coexistence amid Arab-Israeli tensions.
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