Fremont school crisis grips district leadership unity
Fremont's Unified School District faces a widening leadership crisis as two top administrators resign and Superintendent William Bolt faces scrutiny over job hunting. The turmoil follows a five month period of principal demotions and reinstatements, injecting volatility into a district that needs cohesive executive leadership to weather ongoing internal strife and public scrutiny.
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Fremont ‘Unified School
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Bolt
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State employees pay issue and bicycle safety letters
Readers debate state employee pay and retirement changes, plus a call for safer bicycle rules. Alfred Gallegos of Union City questions tax policy and raises concerns about lawmakers’ pay raises. Mrs. Sara Voight of Fremont promotes year round schooling and safer cycling while urging less boring education.
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Tam
Anna
Alfred Gallegos
Union City
Sara Voight Fremont
Dellums attacks on race quotas ignite controversy
A letter denounces Rep Ron Dellums for proposing a bill that would force investments by American firms with South Africa ties to benefit black South Africans, arguing discrimination against whites is permissible and warning of potential violent backlashes from ongoing racial rhetoric by various Black groups and activists.
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Ronald V. Dellums
South Africa
Mr. Dellum
Bleeding Heart
Fremont
Black Panthers
Black Caucus
Revolutionary Action Movement
New Africa Revolutionary Committee
Black Nationalist Federation
Black Student Union
Marilyn Blaine
Hayward State
America
Mr. Dellums
Nixon eyed to meet Mao on neutral ground before China visit
Analysis outlines opposition within the conservative wing to Nixon bending to Mao and notes potential benefits of a pre visit summit on neutral turf. It discusses fears of appeasement, echoes past American China policy, and suggests Hong Kong or Manila as venues while weighing risks of Taiwan and broader alliances.
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Mansfield Outburst Boosts Confidence Amid Economic Fear
A report reflects on Senator Mike Mansfield pounding his desk in frustration over inflation and unemployment while urging bipartisan action. It contrasts Mansfield’s vocal approach with Nixon’s call for voices and notes reactions to Agnew being shouted down, highlighting concerns over Vietnam policy and economic stability.
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Mike Mangifled
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Mansfield
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Glendale News-Press Opinion: Longer terms self serving
A Glendale News-Press opinion argues that extending state assembly terms from two to four years and senate terms from four to six years serves lawmakers, not the public. It urges legislators to reject the amendment and let citizens decide, stressing the need for accountability amid power centralized away from locals.
Nixon Kissinger China rumor foiled by Nationalists
U.S. News and World Report notes that agents of the Nationalist intelligence network heard a rumor Kissinger was in Peking but chose not to pass it to Chaing Kai-shek. Diplomats question why given Nixon’s upcoming trip was announced early, creating a long window for error.
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China
Ching
Kissinger
Peking
Chaing Kai-shek
Nixon
Someting
Prisoner of war transport rumor sparks mixed emotions
News spread of possible movement of 187 American POWs from Laos to Rome, triggering heartbreak and confusion. Observers urged leaving negotiations to the administration and Congress and condemned exploiters of the crisis for self-serving ends. The episode exposed Free World nerves and suggested Hanoi might initiate the drama.
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Laos
Rome
Congress
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Dissolving bottle may curb pollution from cans and bottles
A Natick Mass research firm unveils a dissolving edible bottle to reduce the 47 billion yearly bottles and cans. The cone container, edible if contents are finished, is made of soluble cellulose-based protein and two thin waterproof plastic layers, promising to cut waste and even feed the world.
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Mass
America
Kennedy pushed Pentagon papers during 1968 bid
Aids to former President Lyndon Johnson link Bobby Kennedy to initiating the Pentagon papers project. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution cites an informed source claiming Kennedy pressed the effort to secure LBJ’s full credit for the Vietnam war’s failure and planned to use the papers in his 1968 presidential campaign.
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Bobby Kennedy
Pentagon
The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bobby
LBJ
Kennedy
Who gets the cash in U S corporate profits
A National Review Bulletin note argues a poll misleads on profit shares. It cites 74 percent to owners and 25 percent to employees in a broad view, while real data show employees earning 9.2 percent and owners 9.8 percent in the first three quarters of 1970. It notes dividends and reinvestment, then criticizes economic ignorance and labor tensions.
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U.S
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America
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