Newark Voters Set Race For School Board Seat
Newark residents face a four candidate field for the vacant school board seat. The Argus backs architect David Vickers, citing his deep involvement in youth activities, district knowledge, and willingness to volunteer. He pledges scrutiny of spending and limited conflicts of interest while advocating more drug education and public communication.
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Newark Unified School
The
Argus
David Vickers
Vickers
Newark
Ato
Aslong
Allo
Graham School
PTA
Community Drug Council
Newark Chamber of Commerce
James F. Perley Jr
Letters to the editor Some citizens apathetic
In Fremont readers are urged to oppose federal police funding and demand local control. The writer decries apathy toward government and questions the use of federal money for a local police study, urging Citizens to engage and push for responsible change. A second note thanks the Community Dr Council and reflects on board challenges.
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Fremont
Guen
Community Dr Council
C.D.C
Paul Harvey Cycles: fad or future for Americans
Historians say observing Europe signals a future with more bicycles and fewer houses as US life shifts toward bike use for transport and health. Demand outpaces supply with millions more bikes this year, issues of theft, parking, and road access noted. Mayors and lawmakers push bike routes and federal funding while riders face road friction and practical limits.
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Europe
United States
York
Lindsay
Chicago
Waley
Wernselver
New York
Koch
Congress
Hritsin
Ant
Ledger
Paris
Bob Richardson
Washington representatives and their addresses
Listing of U S senators and congressmen with South County constituencies. Includes Senator Alan Cranston and Senator John Tunney in New Senate Office Building Washington, D C, with room numbers and zip. Also Congressman Don Edwards and representative G Milker with district coverage including Hayward Oakland and Alameda areas.
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South County
Alan Cranator
Senate
Washington, D.C
John ¥. Tunney
Washingsee
Carns B. Milker
Ray
Bor
Sun District
San Leandro
Castro Valley
San Locenso
Livermore- Amador Valley
North Hayward
Alameda
Higher Education in Crisis Tests Private Support
Henry J Taylor warns Congress 16 billion bill will not fix the deep slide in private philanthropy. Carnegie Commission finds 500 plus colleges in acute financial difficulty, with 1000 more at risk, endowments eroding, few institutions holding major shares of funds. Endowments total 12 billion, down 4 billion from the bill, with 19 schools earning from 100 million plus. Private donors doubt value, citing decline in discipline, relevance, and management woes.
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Congress
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Commission
Harvard
Yale
Education ends or ends in education loss
Dr. Charles Connolly, Siena College education chief, laments American schooling losing sight of wisdom and virtue as ends of education. He argues liberalism and elective culture drift push schools toward technique and social problem solving, eroding norms and national tradition.
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Charles Connally
Department of Education
Siena College
Loudonville
New York
Connolly
Long Island
Abolish the Vice Presidency a costly headache says Traveler
The Returning Traveler debates the Vice President's office, arguing abolition by constitutional amendment. He notes Agnew’s world tour receptions and golf with leaders, mentions media criticism over the SST remark, and questions the need for a presidential substitute while calling the office a costly bore.
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Washington, D.C
Agnew
Attila
W. C- Fields
South Korea
Kenya
Morocco
Singapore
Scotland
England
United States
Rabat
Nate
Billy Casper
Niagara Falls
Grand Canyon
Congress
USA
Russia
Britain
France
Ralph Abernall
Ethiopia
Republic of the Congo
Franco
Niton
Mao
National Security Council
Congo
Peking
Countdown conductors ask London Phil pals to wear dark suits
Otta Klemperer urges white tie for evening concerts and London Philharmonic members should dress in dark business suits for a businesslike image. Meanwhile bank robbers are described as a changing type from clever to crude crowds ready to fry for small sums. Postal self sufficiency urged by new rules. A judge to hear the Angela Davis case is appointed.
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Otta Klemperer
London Philharmonic
Kok
Angela Davis
This Day in History Highlights Harrison Birth and War Mobilizations
This day in history notes Benjamin Harrison born August 2 with 183 year timeline, Vitus Bering’s Alaska discovery, and Germany's 1914 Belgian Brussels occupation. It recalls Col Horace Hanes achieving 40,000 feet and 822 mph in a Super Sabre jet.
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Benjamin Harrison
Vitus Bering
Alaska
Germany
Brussels
Horace Hanes
Edgar Watson Howe
Thas
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