Port of San Francisco must modernize to secure its role as a major seaport
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors limits waterfront building height to a tower plan while urging a shift to containerized freight. Canadian ports gain cargo share via better rail links and integrated services. U.S. efforts, led by Maritime Administrator Andrew Gibson, push for coordinated rail, ship lines, and port authorities to modernize. San Francisco risks losing industrial demand if it delays reforms.
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United States
Andrew E. Gibson
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Astronaut Alan Shepard Performs Moon Golf Debut
Countdown marks Alan Shepard as first golfer on the moon. his first shot misses but still par for the course. U.S. officials suspect Soviet missile program cuts. playful line notes the missile is the message. An Oakland high school rewards students with perfect attendance using trading stamps.
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Letters to the editor Why pick on Fremont police?
A reader attacks the Fremont police coverage, accusing The Argus of discrediting the department with reports and criticizing the newsroom. The letter urges praise for Chief Pablin and questions the paper’s priorities.
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Epitor
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All-Volunteer Army Debate From Holmes Alexander
Holmes Alexander argues against an all-volunteer force as economically and philosophically unsound and potentially fatal to the nation. He cites objections to draft replacement, urges universal compulsory military service, and recalls Senate hearings on the draft and defense spending.
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Russell Kirk on Practical Skills Over Formal Courses
Russell Kirk argues that many jobs reward practical experience over college training and criticizes compulsory courses and licensure. He cites driver education, home economics, and journalism as examples where on the job learning and real-world aptitude suffice. He favors hiring instructors with experience and offers personal reflections on his own education and method.
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Henry Ford High School
Detroit
Charlie
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Reds plot US demise from within
A columnist lists alleged US-based conspirators associated with Cuba and Vietnam era subversive groups. The piece names Angela Davis and many others as allegedly involved in plots or travels to Cuba, and warns against internal weakness and influence by Red cabals.
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California
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Citizens Committee For A Free Cuba
Historic moments this day across years
This day chronicles 1861 Jefferson Davis sworn in as Confederate president in Montgomery Alabama. 1990 Clyde Tombaugh observed Pluto from Flagstaff Arizona Level Observatory. 1967 Robert Oppenheimer died at Princeton New Jersey. 1969 Arab terrorists attacked an Israeli airliner in Zurich Switzerland wounding six. Lang Fellow quote ends with a reflective note.
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