Crisis over New Haven school bond plans looms
In New Haven and Union City South Hayward districts, bond fights reflect deep financial strain and leadership turmoil. New Haven faces failed bond attempts, state loan hurdles, and a soaring tax base that thwarts eligibility for aid, while trustees eye an expanded, controversial building program. Voters may face a referendum on a shift to central “complexes” and busier busing, with doubts about market demand and district timing.
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New Haven Unified
Union City
South Hayward
New Haven
New Sept
Duane Bay
Interior names former lobbyist as chief policy adviser
A former mining industry lobbyist was named chief policy adviser for minerals and solids by the Interior Department. An American girl was chased from St. Peter’s Square after singing a birth control protest song, reportedly clashing with Vatican policy.
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Interior Department
Minerals and Soliduess
Department
St. Peter's Square
GOP eyes Senate in 1970 amid House retention fears
Raymond Lahr reports that GOP leaders see a tough path to winning seven Senate seats in 1970 while defending all 435 House districts. Despite some incumbents announcing reelection, several Republicans are floated as potential Senate candidates, highlighting tensions between pursuit of statewide power and safeguarding safe districts.
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House
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
U. S. Senate
Clark MacGregor
Minn
William V. Roth
Del
Bradford Morse
Mass
Donald W. Reagle
Mich
Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen
N. Oh
Drew F
Thomas S. Kleppe
N. D
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
William E. Brock
Tenn
George Bush
Texas
Laurence Wye
Thomas J. Meskill
Conn
Dan H. Kuykendall
Albert Gore
Roth
Brock
Foreman
Kleppe
GOP
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
James F. Battin
Montana
Vietnam Taught U S How To Save Money
The piece argues that U S overseas bases were reduced as modern missiles and long range delivery lessen the need for distant troops. It notes closures in France West Germany Britain Spain and Japan and cites Nixon orders to cut force levels while Vietnam taught cost savings and reduced strategic footprint.
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Vietnam
U.S
Ilinois
Southeast Asia
America
Why Nixon Was Cheered In Bucharest
Washington observes that 900,000 Romanians applauded Nixon in Bucharest and greeted him as a political figure. A Romanian crowd cited here expresses mixed views toward Ceausescu, with some lines of satire and hopeful cries for visas. The piece ends by noting a shift to Martian photo study.
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Washington
Nixon
Romania
Bucharest
Richard Nixon
Ceausescu
America
George Washington
Romaine
Remrnement
Voice Of The People Quarry Fight Victory Note Of Thanks
A note of thanks from residents crediting Jim Wilson Leona Ward The Argus Mrs Ruth Willet and Fremont City Council for preserving hillside heritage by halting quarrying efforts. Gratitude expressed to volunteers who circulated petitions attended council meetings and voiced protests as South Bay residents celebrate the first substantial public victory in years.
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Bay Area
Jim Wilson
Leona Ward
The
Argus
Ruth Willet
Fremont
South Bay
Classroom Pornography On The Rise at Los Angeles College
A Los Angeles Valley College English teacher Deena Metzger was dismissed after reading an obscene poem to a class. The piece sparked calls for court action and ignited debate over moral standards, with critics linking it to a broader decline in ethical imagination in American colleges. Supporters note the trustees' strict stance amid a broader critique of secular university culture.
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Los Angeles Community Colleges
Tamaly
Deena Metzger
Los Angeles Valley College
Arther S. Trace Jr
Exposition Press
Dr. Trace
Los Angeles
Trace
Ivan
Johnny
Jane
Deena Metz Rer
Meteger
Los Argeles Community Colleges
Metzger
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Turow
Young Brown
Freedom of the press established by Zenger acquittal
On this day in history 1735 marks the acquittal of John Peter Zenger, publisher of a New York City newspaper, on libel charges. The ruling is regarded as a milestone in freedom of the press and the idea of truthful, uninhibited criticism of government. The case helped establish the principle that truthful reporting cannot be deemed libelous.
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John Zenger
New York City
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