Oregon warns Bay Area on water diversions and external supplies
The Oregonian editors warn against diverting Columbia and Sacramento River waters to California and Arizona. They argue Northwest ecosystems and economies could suffer, urging study completion before interbasin transfers. The piece notes growing California thirst and Pacific Northwest resistance, with no easy solution in sight.
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Alameda County Water District
Washington Township
California
Sacramento River
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Portland Oregonian
Bay Area
Bay
Oregonian
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Columbia
Northwest States
Southwest
Arizona
Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Owens River
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This
Letters to the editor on school band cutbacks and district ethics
Two readers from Newark and Fremont voice concerns over proposed band course cuts and budget measures. They urge board transparency, question override tax implications, and defend administration while urging further cuts and accountability before voting.
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Newark Unified School Board
M. D. Silva Junior High School
Garnett R. Houghton
Newark
Fremont Unified Seciou) District Board of Trustees
Supt
Bolt
Board of Trustees
Fretront
Carol McGee Fremont
Sacramento State Legislators for Southern Alameda County
Senators represent Petris Helmdahl and Bradley in sixteenth and eleventh districts with Alameda County mostly coterminous with exceptions. Assemblymen Bee Crown Fong cover Hayward Union City Fremont Newark Castro Valley San Leandro Oakland and Livermore areas.
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Alameda County
Nicholas C. Petris
Uth
John W. Helmdahl
Clark L. Bradley
Livermore-Amador Valley
Castro Valley
Carlos Bee
Hayward
Union City
Fremont
Newark
Robert W. Crown
San Lorenzo
San Leandro
Alameda
Oakland
March K. Fong
Ashland
State Capitol
Sacramento
Washington Representatives and Senators for South County
Senators and Congressmen with South County districts listed include Senator Alen Cranston and Senator John V. Tunney both Democrats. Congressmen George P. Miller and Don Edwards, with district descriptions covering areas such as San Leandro Castro Valley and Fremont including Hayward and Union City.
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South County
Alen Cranston
Senate
Washington, D.C
John V. Tunney
House
Newman Report Sparks Debate on Higher Education
Russell Kirk praises the Newman Report as a sharp critique of U S higher education. The study urges older entrants, nontraditional paths, practical experience over classroom norms, and reform of accrediting bodies. It warns of uniformity, bureaucracy, and misaligned goals plaguing colleges and universities. The piece credits Richardson Finch Newman and Newman’s team for a courageous if imperfect start.
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Newman
Richardson
Finch
Stanford
Ford Foundation
Irving Babbitt
Americas
Private tutoring expansion aids lagging students nationwide
Airline pilot Paul Smith founded Alexander Smith Academy in 1968 to provide one to one tutoring in multiple cities including Atlanta Boston New York New Orleans Houston Dallas Fort Worth Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles. The program uses certificated teachers with BS or BA degrees and charges about 10 dollars per hour. The effort aims to rescue potential dropouts and has placed students into MIT Tulane Emory and other universities. It plans 14 classrooms in 42 cites by 1976 and relies on private investment with no federal funds or foundations.
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Paul Smith
Capt. Smith
Atlanta
Acade
Alexander-Smith Academy
Boston
New York
New Orleans
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
MIT
Tulane
Hingis
Duke
Emory
Georgia State
State Board of Education
Harry J. Johnson
New York City
Ali tax burden shows heavy hit from federal and state taxes
The piece notes Muhammad Ali received 2.5 million but faces about 1.5 million in federal taxes and 884000 in New York state taxes along with trainer and expense costs leaving a small take home, while Joe Frazier may fare slightly better. It also references broader tax burden comparisons and various unrelated items.
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Joe Frazier
Muhammad al
Ali
New York State
Angelo Dundee
Frazier
Uncle Sam
Shepard recalls space interest shift ten years on
Ten years after his Mercury flight, astronaut Alan B. Shepard and the Apollo 14 crew faced a modest news conference in Washington. He noted how far the nation’s appetite for space exploits had receded since the early days when 30 reporters and a crowd of 250,000 filled the streets to cheer him.
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Alan B. Shepard
Washington
Shepard
Nixon Contacts LBJ Over Laos and Cambodia Actions
President Nixon has begun regular telephone calls to former President Lyndon Johnson to brief him on Indo China developments and military actions in Laos and Cambodia. The practice mirrors Johnson’s past habit of maintaining personal contact with former President Eisenhower.
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Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Indo-China
Laos
Cambodia
Jonson
General Eisenhower
U.S. News and World Refort
Rachmaninoff Born in 1873 and Other Historical Notes
A collage of historical items notes Sergei Rachmaninoff born April 1 1873 Cincinnati firefighters paid 60 dollars yearly in 1853 Royal Air Force founded 1918 and Britain bombed German targets World War I 1932 Virne Mitchell first woman on an all male Chattanooga baseball team 1963 New York City newspaper strike ends Nietzsche quote about the forgetful and blunders.
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Cincinnati
Ohio
Royal Air Force
Ts Id
Britain
Germany
Virne Mitchell
Chattanooga, Tenn
New York City
Indus
Phil Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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Oregon Warns Bay Area
Rolph Fairchild
FUSD
George P. Miller
Raydum
North Hayward
East Oakland
Don Edwards
Cannon
South Hayward
Santa Clara
San Mateo
Russell Kirk
Academe
Robert Finch
Health, Education, and Welfare
Elliot Richardson
UEW
Frank Newman
Stanford University
America
Truman
Carnegie Commission
Clark Kerr
William Scranton
Arthur Bestor
Jacques Barzun
Academy
Republic
Bis
Baltic
Navy
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Non-Partisan
Tax Foundation
Teddy
Teddy Kennedy
White House
Lester David
Ethel Kennedy
LBJ
United Pi
Eces International
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