Fremont Residents Debate Seven Man Ward System
A candidate proposal to elect a seven member Fremont City Council from five zones is revisited. The piece warns ward politics breed ward heelers and citywide corruption, citing Chicago and Missouri’s Tom Pendergast as cautionary examples and contrasting with Fremont’s existing at large system.
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National violence commission calls shift to welfare economy
The commission urges moving from a war defense space economy to spend $20 billion yearly on homes jobs education and general welfare. Nixon asks Congress to triple the White House police force, a move seen as a political tactic to keep Democrats at bay.
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Destructive school meeting sparks letters to editor
A Fremont reader critiques a February article and questions labeling of sex education debate as un-American. The letter urges open inquiry and attendance at Arevada School on February 20 at 7:20 p.m. to hear both sides before deciding on public school sex education.
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Minnie Mouse
Fremont
Arevada
Royal
Palm Drive
Mrnday
Argus Wins First Place for Best Weekly Page
Editor congratulates staff on Better Newspapers Contest award at breakfast in Los Angeles. Praises Argus for fine paper and coverage of Washington Township Area activities. Wishes continued success.
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Argus
Los Angeles
Washington Township
Demise of Riverside Black Studies Sparks Debate
The Riverside campus ends the department of black studies calling it prematurely created and inferior. Chancellor Ivan Hinderaker defends academic integrity, criticizing militant recruitment and politicized teaching while acknowledging potential value in genuine African studies within higher education. The piece argues black studies often harms students and calls for standards-based curricula.
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University of California At Riverside
Department of
Black Studies
Riverside
Black Students ‘Union
Hinceraker Wen
Black Students Union
Hinderaker
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Spy talk on Tikhomirov and the Kresla Spectrogram device
An FBI case in Seattle hinges on a Kresla Spectrogram voice print to identify Soviet spy Aleksandr Tikhomirov. The piece reviews court precedents admitting voice prints, outlines Soviet tactics, and notes risks and uncertain timelines for the operative’s presence in the Pacific Northwest.
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United Nations
Aleksandr ‘Tikhomirov
MBI
FBI
California
Herbert J. Young
Young
Lhe Kremlin
Tikhomirov
Pacific Northwest
IBI
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U.N
Tikhomiray
Kremlin
U.S
Meksandr Tikhomirov
Moscow
Congress Faces Silent Majority After Summer Recess
Holmes Alexander argues solons must heed voters as Congress returns from recess. He warns the republic is embattled by civil unrest and racial tensions, urging repeal measures, stronger crime laws, and restraint against martial law. He cites racism, school integration, and public discontent as proof.
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Hue
Ed Wynn First Big Name To Sign Radio Show
In 1922 Ed Wynn, a vaudeville and musical comedy star, became the first major figure to sign for a regular radio program. Also notable events include 1945 Marines landing at Iwo Jima and 1964 Constantine named Greek regent amid King Paul’s illness.
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U.S
Iwo Jima
James Byrnes
Constantine
Greece
Paul
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