Mayors face hot seat as towns wrestle with taxes and water
Fremont Newark and Union City inaugurate new mayors amid debates over water waste from pits and the costs of urban promises. Veterans warn that federal funds alone cannot solve local needs, urging scrutiny, cooperation, and fiscal realism to avoid taxpayer anger.
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Fremont
Hugh Block
Truman
John Gunther
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Lyndon Johnson
Newark
Union City
San Francisco
Washington Township
Black
Dr. Block
Washington
National League of Cities
Ted Williams and Hisaing in Senate teaching idea
A quirky column notes Ted Williams might teach the Washington Senators or be involved in teaching Hisaing. It references unions favoring New York as a place to work and opines on personal home life. The piece reflects satirical commentary on politics and society.
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Ted Williams
Washington Senators
New York
Voice Of The People Quarry Plan Should Be Fought
Readers oppose a proposed quarry at Apperson Ridge set for April 24 before the Board of Supervisors. To be heard, attend the hearing or write to the County Administration Building in Oakland, opposing the quarry and preserving public use of Sunal Valley Regional Park.
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Apperson Ridge
Board of Supervisors
Sunal Valley Regional Park
County Administration
Oakland
Hest Bay Regional Park
A Beard
Environmental stakes in Sunol quarry debate near Fremont
Josephine consultants assess land use impact including noise air pollution water contamination at San Antonio reservoir and local groundwater effects. Sierra Club argues recreation near Sunol Valley Park and Del Valle watershed would suffer while future quarry permits could follow. Public hearing May 10 at 1:30 p.m. Calaveras and Welch Creek roads. Arthur Lampert, Fremont.
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San Francisco
San Antonio
Sierra Club
Sunol Valley
San Fancisco
del Valle
Fremont
Mission Peak
Calaveras
Welch Creek
James H. Turner
San Antonio Reservoir
Apperson Ridge
Arthur Lampert Fremont
Niles Hacienda P-TA backs family life education program
The executive board of the Niles Hacienda PTA fully supports Fremont schools family life education and joins California PTA in strengthening the family unit. Our unit notes two years of family life education in adult PTA programs and previously offered a slide set on reproduction for home use. Mrs F Del Helm presides.
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Niles- Hacienda
P-Ta
Fremont
California
F. del Helm
Niles Hacienda P-Ta
Astrology's Role In Vietnam Talks Stirs Debate
A 1989 column argues astrology and fortune telling influenced South Vietnamese leaders and U.S. policy during the Vietnam War. It cites Turkish astrologers and numerologists shaping Thieu era decisions, inauguration dates, cabinet moves, and Paris peace talks, suggesting officials relied on supposed stars over sober analysis.
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Ben
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thien
The
Wall St. Journal
Peter Kann
Thieu
Don Maclean on Voting Age and Maturity Debate
Washington column argues against lowering the voting age to 18, contending many youths are not ready for self-government. It criticizes politicians aligning with youth voting pressure and questions maturity, citing draft issues and past political figures.
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Washington
Sen
Whosis
Alan Bible
Nev
Billy
Canada
North Pole
Eugene McCarthy
ABM Deployment Debate Tests Nixon Defense Policy
Washington discussion centers on ABM vote as a test of confidence in Nixon era policy. Critics warn rejection could reshape postwar defense and provoke unilateral disarmament fears, while supporters urge measured Pentagon control and continued deterrence amid Soviet arms moves.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Services Committees
National Security
U.S
Korea
Dominican Republic
Vietnam
Nixon
America
Pentagon
Guam
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
On This Day In History Highlights
In 1846 the first shots of the Mexican War were fired. In 1901 New York required auto license plates with 954 vehicles registered. In 1945 delegates from 48 nations met in San Francisco to organize a permanent United Nations. A thought by Ralph Waldo Emerson on events.
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Congress
New York
San Francisco
United Nations
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Don Maclean
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