Letters and notes from The Argus Tapes readers
The Argus Tapes column collects reader letters on topics from local events to politics. Anonymity is allowed with city of residence and initials preferred for reference. Several items discuss Pathfinder Days in Fremont, school sports changes, Betty Ford and First Lady remarks, and local civic commentary with appeals for sponsors and civic involvement.
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Argus
Pathfinder Days
Fremont
Pathfinder Committee
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Central Mark
Firefighters Picket SF Airport Amid Pay Dispute
About 200 pickets appeared at San Francisco Airport after 18 firemen walked off the job over pay. Airport operations continued normally with supervisors staffing the fire station as San Francisco endures a municipal crisis with a police strike underway.
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San Francisco
Mally
First East Coast offshore drilling plan announced
The Interior Department narrowed 20 oil majors proposed 957 tracts to 15 potential East Coast lease sites from Delaware to New Jersey in the Ballinore Canyon. The May sale aims to start offshore exploration with 2 to 4 billion barrels possible, while environmental and fishing concerns prompted major area cuts and exclusions of 71 tracts.
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Washington
UPI
America
Interior Department
Delaware
New Jersey
Interior
Pacific
Gulf
Atlantic
Ballinore Canyon
Virginia
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Toms River
Atlantic City
Lhe
New York
Maryland
Baltimore Canyon
Kissinger presses toward Middle East peace shuttle
Secretary of State Kissinger met with Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz to narrow issues before a likely last shuttle for a three year Israel Egypt peace treaty. The two sides reported progress while warnings remained that agreement alone would not ensure lasting peace. Dinitz planned to report to Tel Aviv as Kissinger prepared to visit Egypt Syria Jordan and Saudi Arabia on a weeklong trip.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A Kissinger
Israel
Middle East
Kissinger
Simcha Dinitz
Egypt
Dinitz
Tel Aviv
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Yitzhak Rabin
Sinai
Yitzhak Navon
Navon
Feyot
United States
Sinai Desert
Czech airliner crash kills 126 near Damascus
A Soviet-made Ilyushin 62 jetliner from Prague crashed during landing near Damascus in the early hours, killing 126 aboard and injuring several. Among the dead were 57 Arabs including 25 Syrians, Czechs, Poles, Spaniard, Hungarian, and East German. two survived briefly. Causes under investigation. unconfirmed reports of low approach or engine trouble. The disaster marked Syria’s worst air crash and the month’s second major Arab aviation tragedy.
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Damascus
Syria
UPS
Lache
Jaroslaf Pomarek
Prague
Wadie el Rabei
Sommer
Jordanian Airlines
Morocco
FDA finds no reason baby food unsafe despite CU report
Washington FDA officials said there is no evidence baby foods are unsafe or contaminated despite Consumers Union findings of insect parts, rodent hairs, and paint chips in three brands. Gerber defended its standards, while industry groups questioned the CU study’s methodology and sample size.
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Washington
Upi
Food and Drug Administration
Consumers Union
FDA
Gerber
National Canners Association
Community Event Roundup From Fremont and Newark Areas
Editor notes a local column listing Mayors, clubs, and public notices in Fremont and Newark. Daybreak Drop-In Center offers 9 pm counseling and crisis help at multiple Fremont locations. Ohlone College radio and Campus Report in Chicano Community are featured. square dance clubs meet at Glenmoor and Mulaloney schools with contact numbers. a free film at Main Library and a daytime drop-in center hotline are listed along with church and community activities.
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Washington Junior Women's Club
Pat Brown
P.Q. Box
Fremont
Walnut Ave
Ohlone College
Roar
State Savings and Loan
Thornton Avenue
Newark Boulevard
Newark
Township Twirlers
P.m
Mualoney Schwal
Logan Drive
Ronnie Griffeth
Keeway
Glenmoor
Matus Drive
T. Perry
Paseo
Pdre Parkway
Grimmer
Newport Drive
Atkins
Wilnut Ave
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Robin
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Herris
S.F
First East Coast Drilling
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RIVER
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