Editorial: BART mandate hurts South County riders now
The piece denounces BART fare hikes and new parking fees as a one two punch against South County travelers from downtown San Leandro to San Francisco while offering downtown Oakland and San Francisco riders a subsidy. It condemns San Francisco directors for control, questions the board, and suggests big employers may relocate to the suburbs to escape high city costs.
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Texas Guinan
New York
BART
Alameda County
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San Leandro
San Francisco
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Bart Board
South County
Richmond
Oakland
Market Street
Dick Clark
Joe Alioto
Representative Stark Stopped by CHP Near Fremont
U S Representative Fortney Stark was stopped by the California Highway Patrol on the Nimitz Freeway near the GM plant in Fremont while driving a Mercedes. Stark suggested he might have been speeding. the officer allowed him to proceed.
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Fortney Stark
Nimitz
Fremont
California Highway Patrol
Stark
Mercedes
James Kilpatrick on restraining presidential power
The American Bar Association in Montreal heard three scholars argue that presidents will gain power as times demand, with only limited restraint from Congress or the judiciary. They warn power has shifted to Washington, urging self restraint, stronger checks, and renewed study of the Virginia Convention of 1788. Gerald Ford era’s reduced imperial trappings are noted.
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American Bar Association
Montreal
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Arthur Schlesinger
James MacGregor Burns
Raoul Berger
Nixon
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Federated Union
Federal Register
Richmond
Henry
Schlesinger
Gerald Ford
Israel
Sarael
Lkely
Fayot
Kissinger
Ant
Hussein
Russia
America
Washington window on U S foreign policy debate
Washington window examines how United States foreign policy should be shaped amid looming elections. The piece weighs who speaks for America, the influence of lobbies, and the tug between Israel Arab tensions Greece Turkey and congressional versus executive power, questioning where national interests truly lie.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
United States
America
Panion
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Cambodia
Vietnam
Russia
Middle East
Western Europe
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
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Congressional
Watergate
Barry Goldwater Questions Behind CIA Furore
Senator Barry Goldwater rails at press coverage of CIA inquiries noting no concrete CIA wrongdoing found so far. He questions leaks and motives behind sensational headlines that fuel conspiracy theories and hinder oversight of intelligence activities.
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Senate Select Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
CTA
Senate
United States
Washington
New York
CLA
White House
Alexander P. Butterfield
Maintain Cuban embargo, not resume trade yet
Gen Ira C Baker argues against lifting sanctions on Cuba, urging U S to retain the embargo until all causes for the embargo end. He cites Castro's alliance with Russia, seizure of U S property, exile of citizens, and bases at Guantanamo, warning that détente and renewed trade would empower a Red despot. He calls for full compensation and continued non negotiation with Castro.
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John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Fidel Castro
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Panama
Guantanamo
Western Hemisphere
The Raise and the Political Farce of Reform
Morrie Ryskind critiques the wage raise for Congress as a covert grab that lacked debate. He cites H R Gross’s veto plea and calls out the era of new politics as a reform with old chiseling. The column also weighs Mrs Ford’s CBS interview and Indira Gandhi’s democracy in India with sharp, opinionated notes.
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