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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1969
Page
2
A critique argues against the view that $25 billion spent on the moon shot would solve social ills. It cites the U.S. job program, training gaps, and asks whether funding space exploration truly precludes social gains. The piece notes rising GDP, consumption habits, and warns that money alone cannot solve poverty without effort. The author labels opposing arguments as sophistry.
The article notes countdown drama aboard four British warships as Princess Anne commands morale on the queen's navy while tensions rise over royal duties and naval display. In Washington, the Justice Department sues to recover part of 1.7 million dollars Bobby Baker earned from outside activities during Senate employment. Baker’s response hints at defending his salary.
In the Safeguard ABM clash Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine stands out as the lone female force. Her anti-Safeguard amendment nearly passed, while she exposed Soviet psychology and warned against complacent arms policy.
The notice invites letters to the editor, favoring shorter pieces under 300 words. Writers must include sender name and address, though names may be withheld on request. All letters are subject to discussion and editing.
In the Wyatt House Hotel lobby in Los Angeles the author muses on writing a simple column about craft. He cites Hemingway and Steven Crane as models for restraint and brevity, noting readers fill in gaps as a springboard for imagination.
Washington continues a playful tale of a missing Federal Power Commission and a swan boat caper. A narrator and Smedly follow clues from a phone book led to a false front building and a parkside inquiry, suspecting an FBI-worthy ring behind simultaneous disappearances.
General Leonard F. Chapman told the Senate Armed Services Committee that campus demonstrators and hostile university officials are cutting Marine recruitment. He said 3,600 new second lieutenants must be recruited from campuses annually, but ROTC is undercut by anti-military protests and campus obstructions. The Marine Corps faced shortages as units returned from Vietnam and emphasizes ROTC’s civilian officer lineage.
Sen McCarthy says he will not seek reelection in 1970 as young supporters reach voting age. Cassius Clay is resentenced to five years for refusal to be inducted. The administration opposes federal gun registration amid gun-safety pressures. FTC accuses supermarkets of lifting grocery costs for the poor while subsidizing affluent suburbs.
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