Act on the quarry issue turns on public water protection
Alameda County Water District faces saltwater intrusion from quarry pumping in 1969. The Argus outlines two paths: negotiate with operators or seek injunctions and lawsuits to halt operations. Public interest advocates warn of costly litigation but stress swift action to protect water basins for Fremont Union City Newark residents.
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Nixon guarded as shark nets deployed at Key Biscayne
A garbled brief notes a White House shark net to protect Nixon while swimming at Key Biscayne. It mentions potential danger from daves, a Hershey bar discontinued, and a quip about a penny for thoughts. A Nixon compass is described as pointing south in every orientation.
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Congress bends under educational pressures and NEA lobby
Russell Kirk argues the House added a billion dollars to the President's education aid request. He notes Nixon may veto the continuing resolution if the Senate does not strike the extra funding. The piece contrasts Johnson era education spending with current subsidies and criticizes the NEA lobby for alleged self serving influence and prior judgments on civil rights figures.
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Nixon Doctrine criticizes Latin conduct and U S policy
Paul Harvey argues Nixon's Latin doctrine is overdue and realistic, urging Latin American nations to stop meddling in hemispheric affairs. He contrasts Kennedy's Alliance for Progress as idealistic but ineffective, noting Latin nations accepted aid yet rejected U S influence.
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St Michaels Town That Fooled The British History Lesson
In a Chesapeake Bay harbor visit, the tale of St Michaels Maryland during the War of 1812 emerges as local legend. Privateers built there and a brave militia defended 60 homes with six cannons, while British ships fired and bombarded the town before retreating. The piece also notes U S aid changes in Latin America and President Nixon's pragmatic diplomacy.
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Australia a rising power with Asia security links
Henry J. Taylor surveys Australia’s growth from a sparsely populated land to a global economic player. He notes iron ore, wool, wheat, coal, bauxite, phosphates, and an oil find fueling wealth. Unemployment stays below one percent while communism wanes. He discusses Australia’s Vietnam war era ties, Menzies and Gorton, and regional security fears involving China, India, and Southeast Asia as U.S. and Australian interests align against communist influence.
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This Day In History Highlights Napoleons Reigns And Revolts
In 104 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor of France in Paris. In 181 Napoleon’s nephew Louis Napoleon overthrew the republic and proclaimed himself Emperor Napoleon I. In 1942 scientists under a Chicago squash court achieved a self sustaining nuclear reaction. In 1940s millions welcomed Pope Paul VI in Bombay. A Navy admiral quips that ships are called she because they cost so much to keep.
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