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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
2
Opinion argues the United States repeats appeasement errors of Munich era amid Cold War tensions. It claims Russia outmaneuvers, Cuba, Haiphong, Vietnam, and Berlin, while genuine nerve and resolve are lacking. The piece denounces pacifism, cites Kennedy era decisions, and urges moral reinvestment to confront Soviet expansion.
A columnist ponders reactions of Senators McCarthy MacGovern and Talbright to US moves in Czechoslovakia Osblovakia variant. The piece questions bombing policy in Vietnam and questions Fortas Supreme Court nomination as well as Chief Justice Warren’s potential resignation.
The woman who owns the Blarney Stone reveals she turned down a million-dollar offer from an American chain store millionaire. She says taking the stone out of Ireland would feel like treason and would upset national sentiment.
Wilbur J. Cohen argues that busing is not the answer and that federal policy should stress improving schooling in districts with large Black populations instead of forced desegregation. He notes the Supreme Court stopped short of ordering integration and criticizes grand bus schemes planned by cities like Chicago and Pittsburgh.
The article notes that much school trouble in Negro districts stemmed from a flood of Southern born students moving north before World War II and their children. It cites Census Bureau data showing northward migration slowing by about 50 percent, with Negro population in big cities declining from 12.1 million in 1956 to 11.8 million in 1967, suggesting stability will improve schools and reduce social tensions without radical changes.
In Miasmapolis a city of culture and progress, intellectuals push for computerized elections to replace traditional ballots. At zero hour the city gathers as the machine announces Izzy B. Merlin as the new mayor, amid hype of unbiased, precise results.
A columnist lampoons the Administrative Conference as ineffectual after funding of 250000 dollars, arguing that complex bureaucracy requires not more studies but fewer experts. He ridicules the Izzy B Merlin IBM computer and calls for halting all studies and reducing federal staff, limiting forms to one page.
Henry J. Taylor analyzes the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as besieged and ineffectual. He critiques party structure, Supreme Court influence, and welfare state politics, warning of potential anarchy and demanding responsibility and lawfulness to preserve freedom. He cites race tensions, public fear, and voter accountability as central tensions.
In 1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony enacted the first labor control law in America. The item notes a historic legislative milestone shaping early colonial labor governance.
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