Fremont Quarry Battle Could Find Mutually Beneficial Solution
Fremont quarry operators failed to persuade the Fremont Chamber of Commerce to intervene in the water pumping dispute tied to city use permit conditions. The column argues the operators should cooperate with pumping and redistributing underground water for public use, warning that continued hardline tactics threaten long term access to water and Fremont’s growth. It urges compromise with the City and ACWD to resolve the issue.
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Thas
Alameda County
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California
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Park Service offers wild burros in Death Valley to public
The National Park Service says Death Valley has an overabundance of wild burros and offers them on a catch-them-yourself basis. The piece notes a possible exchange with political figures in Washington and adds a satirical line about brides buying paper wedding gowns and groom expectations.
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National Park Service
Death Valley
Washington
Tax Truth: High Taxes Fuel Inflation and Spending
Henry J. Taylor argues that high taxes drive inflation by draining take home pay and funding endless government spending. He cites a 195.3 billion Johnson budget, notes rising Social Security tax, and warns tax relief only lowers prices if it reduces debt and money supply. He condemns politicians for portraying taxes as inflation solutions while overborrowing.
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Wixon
Congress
Johnson
Paul W. McCracken
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Senate Banking Committee
Goverment
Washington
Cary
Gall 10
Nixon’s Calm Course on ABM and Vietnam Signals 100-Day Agenda
Washington observes Nixon’s first terms aim for stability. ABM debate hints Kennedy influence. Budget cuts envisioned, jobs program proposals floated, and steady staffing of Nixon loyalists for the long pull. Vietnam policy to stay restrained while relations with the Soviet Union are opened. Public patience and defense posture loom as decisive factors.
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Washington, D.C
Nixon
Soviet Union
Defense Department
Congress
Middle East talks seen as unlikely to yield early results
UPI analysis notes little hope for rapid breakthroughs in Arab Israeli talks. Big Four accord unlikely to win broad Arab acceptance or Israeli concessions. both sides demand strong safeguards and potential territorial gains, making a swift agreement improbable.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Mideast
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Why We Can't Put An End To Arms Race
Washington column argues that decades of Russian history war memories Napoleonic and Hitler invasions plus 1917 revolution create deep distrust of the West. It notes Soviet fears persist despite calls for arms control and stresses no clear path to easing the arms race.
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Europe
Moscow
Hitler
Napoleon
Russia
This Day In History Highlights From Past Wars
On this day in history Ponce de Leon landed at St Augustine seeking the Fountain of Youth in 1513. In 1917 Austria Hungary cut diplomatic ties with the United States after the US entered World War I. In 1952 Truman seized the steel industry to avert a general strike. In 1963 Kennedy named Churchill an honorary US citizen. Benjamin Franklin warned that borrowing leads to sorrow.
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St. Augustine, Fla
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Hungary
United States
Germany
Truman
Kennedy
Britain
Sir Winston Churchill
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