Editorial: Neighborliness and Alameda County Taxpayer Strain
An editorial critiques East Bay Regional Park District for channeling Alameda County taxes into Contra Costa County projects. It highlights a $1 million capital plan for 1975-76 with major items in Contra Costa and calls for fair tax returns, or even secession or reallocation, to ensure South County also benefits. The piece labels current spending as unfair to Alameda and urges a budgeting system that spends tax revenue where it is collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contra Costa County
Alameda County
Contra Costa
East Bay
Lafayette
Moraga Trail
Contra Loma Regional Park
Antioch
George Miller Jr
Coyote Hills
Alameda Creek
Martinez
Richmond
South County
Coyote Fills
Sinai, Garin
Don Castro
Cull Canyon
Park
Regional Park District
Public Education Quality and Teacher Preparation Cited
Chancellor Glenn Dumke urges California State University trustees to strengthen basic skills in core subjects and provide a universal public education framework. He emphasizes professors’ influence on teacher quality and calls for substantial programs to meet current challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Dumkee
California State University and Colleges
Why the House Opposed Turkish Arms Aid
Holmes Alexander analyzes the July 24 House vote against arms for Turkey, arguing pressure from Greek lobbyists, partisan self-interest, and political calculations outweighed lofty policy. He frames the split as a clash between a Congress elected on realism and a presidency acting on principle, with implications for NATO and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Turkey
House
Ford
Willmoore Kendall
Kendall
Capitol
Kissinger
Cyprus
Greve
Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Texcuer
Mayaguez
U.S
Europe
Near East
Soviet Russia
White House
Secretary of State
Defense
Rosenthal
United States
Urban garden foods blamed for health fears in scientists
Scientists warn urban garden produce may be polluted and hazardous to growers. Dancer Ray Bulger, age 21, returns with a quip about bringing joy like a leprechaun, while references to a pot of gold add to the playful angle.
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Ray Bulger
Ford's year in office noted by aide as milestone shifts
A White House aide summarizes Gerald Ford's first year, highlighting Watergate management and the Nixon pardon as symbolic steps toward restoring trust. He cites Ford's role in ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam and restoring public confidence after the 1974 congressional losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPL
White House
West Wing
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Oval Office
Richard M. Nixon
Russia
Nixon
America
Vietnam
New Orleans
A C Transit affirms service commitment to Fremont Newark
The AC Transit board defends efforts to provide quality transit while noting funding gaps in the Dial A Ride plan. A revised concept proposes fixed route buses during peak hours with potential Dial A Ride later if demand and finances permit. Public hearings are set in Fremont on Aug 11 and Newark on Aug 12 to gather input.
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The
Argus
AC Transit
Fremont Newark
Fremont
Newark
AC ‘Transit Raviagement
AC Transits Board of Directors
Fremont City
Newark City Council
Fremont Arclewark
Helsinki detente climax and Brezhnev’s cautious gains
Gen Ira E Baker notes Helsinki brings 35 nations together after two decades of Soviet effort. The summit yields broad goals but little on arms reduction while confirming inviolable frontiers for Warsaw Pact states. Brezhnev touts wins, Solzhenitsyn warns against Western aid to the Kremlin.
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Helsinki
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Russia
Europe
NATO
Paul VI
Kremity
Stalin
Brezhnev
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Portugal
U.S. Senate
Munich
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Toward a moneyless future for Social Security checks
Paul Harvey discusses a July 1960s proposal moving Social Security payments from mailed checks to direct bank deposits. Georgia and Florida tests showed reduced theft and convenience. By next year no physical mailings, computer networks enable instant transfers, saving postage. Critics note potential computer malfunctions and psychological hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Florida
Washington
Sacramento and Washington Representatives for Tri-City area
Lists state assembly members Alister McAlister Floyd Mori and Nicholas Petris with Fremont Newark Union City offices. Also John W Holmdahl and Don Edwards with Fremont and Tri Cities links. Includes U S Senate figures Alan Cranston and Jehan Tunney and shared California offices in San Francisco and Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City
State Assembly
Alister McAlister
State Capitol
Sacramento
Mowry Ave
Fremont
HSM
Newark
Floyd Mori
Union City
STATE
Senate
Nicholas
Petris
Fremont Blvd
John W. Holmdahl
W. Winton
Hayward
Linian City
Congress
Don Edwards
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
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Holmes Alexander
Richard H. Growald Upl
A.C. Transit
Ira E. Baker
Paul Harvey
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