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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1975
Page
4
Guest editorial argues OPEC ministers recognize oil as a political tool and call for a cooperative Western response to energy supply pressures. It notes rising prices burden global economies, the US energy policy, and the need for coordinated action to prevent further economic strain and instability.
By Jim Hausman memories recount a boyhood idolization of Red Bastain a figure who aspired to church leadership yet kept humor and humility. The narrator recalls Bastain’s roles as team captain and his ambition to write while joking about papal plans reflecting a blend of religion and sports in youth.
Ralph de Toledano profiles Troy Becker a Seattle pharmacist turned metallurgical innovator whose process could extract 3000 ounces of gold per ton plus platinum group metals. After initial doubt and fraud claims, backed by mining engineer Walter Liebh and Herbert Buchholtz, Becker gains a gold license and funding from Canadian investor Charles Nolan. A pilot plant in Sparks validates the method, with Great Central Mining Co. securing a 4000 acre Nevada California border site and plans for larger facilities. The work aims to reduce US reliance on foreign metals, signaling a modern economic frontier optimistic for hopeful inventors.
Will Rogers mocks reliance on government to solve all woes. He jokes about farmers, investors, and even rats, asking why the government cannot act without new money. The quip ends noting this is part of the Will Rogers Memorial tribute.
Letter criticizes California SB 98 on joint support and property rights, arguing equal rights harms home life. It contrasts Soviet policy, noting women work and raise children with low birth desires, citing economist ideas to incentivize motherhood. Signed Mariam Banducci Fremont.
A Maryland Montgomery County group circulated a handbill protesting titles cited in public school lists including Eldridge Cleaver and Wardell Pomeroy. The Montgomery Journal editor derided the protest as garbage while debates over book selections and censorship span West Virginia’s Kanawha County, reflecting broader national tensions on education, parental input, and publication content.
The piece mocks US arms policy in Washington, arguing secrecy and contradictions by high officials. It links defense spending to profits, world peace aims, and historical rhetoric, suggesting a cynical path of selling deadly weapons to Middle Eastern powers while citing Ford era candor.
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