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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1970
Page
2
A columnist argues recent Berkeley rioting and San Francisco bombing show random violence from drug culture rather than organized revolution. They warn against conflating street violence with genuine political aims, urging focus on mental illness and better controls over the insane and criminally insane spawned by narcotics.
Anthropologist Ashley Mon tagu suggests overpopulation created an education system that makes people out of potential humans. He links this to a dehumanizing computer era influence. Astronaut Charles Conrad notes Apollo moon footprints with Alan Bean may endure for 20 million years, implying no one will follow.
The piece attacks Nixon opponents for opposing the 19.7 billion health education and poverty act, arguing it inflates inflation and harms taxpayers. It praises Nixon’s appeal in a Gallup poll while denouncing Sen Kennedy and other critics as loud yet empty. It warns that rhetoric replaces judgment and that elected officials squander limited resources.
A columnist urges preserving the Air Force Pipe Band of 11 pipers and drummers led by pipe major Sergeant Sandy Jones. He argues a Pentagon move to abolish the band would strip color and esprit de corps, noting Scottish heritage and symbolic value. The piece ties the band to American-Scottish culture and patriotism.
Richard Wilson discusses the shift of protest from streets to courtrooms, noting disrupted trials of Black Panthers and other activists. He questions the legal profession and courts on handling lawyers who sympathize with clients and on preserving orderly justice amid clashes, with potential Supreme Court review of 1924 conspiracy statutes.
A clipped, opinionated survey argues Greece remains a pivotal NATO ally amid cycles of coups and U.S. aid. It traces Truman era doctrine support for Greece and Turkey, later aid suspensions, and the impact on Greek morale, military readiness, and regional stability with ongoing Cold War tensions.
UPI notes include Jefferson Davis sworn in 1981 in Montgomery Alabama though disputed. Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory Flagstaff 1930s. Robert Oppenheimer dies in 1957 at Princeton New Jersey. 1969 Arab terrorists attack an Israeli airliner in Zurich Swiss, six wounded. A daily thought quotes Sir Willie Ogker on finding and getting life.
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