Park tax issue sparks questions at Fremont Rec Commission meeting
Al Redd of the Fremont Federation of Homeowners questioned city financing plans to raise the park override tax from 22.4 to about 40 cents per $100, aiming for nearly $1 million for 1970-71. Recreation Director Stuart McCormick said voters approved funds for park acquisition and development, not recreation programs, urging taxpayers be informed on how funds are used and by what authority.
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Public stance on protests labeled mealy mouthed by critic
A British motor editor using the pen name Phaeton argues that antiwar and street demonstrations in the United States mask a harsher reality the Pax America brings: rising road deaths. He labels some protesters as sincere while others are cynical, pursuing self interest over morality.
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Supreme Court blocks rapid drafting of war protesters
The Supreme Court curbs local draft boards from speeding inductions for antiwar demonstrators. Sen Nelson advocates a constitutional amendment declaring every person has an inalienable right to a decent environment to clear the air. Italian designers drop jacket ties in spring menswear, enabling a man to be dressed without feeling forced to eat.
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Smith's Emergence in Illinois Politics Gains Steam
Washington report profiles Senator Ralph Tyler Smith of Illinois, praising his pragmatic stance and independence from Dirksen's shadow. It notes his early political rise tackling pollution and crime, his stance on the HEW study bill, and 1970 election dynamics with Stevenson and a GOP-backed governor.
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Cautionary Vision of Future Bioengineering from Dr Hafez
A reader cites Dr Hafez of Washington State University and Prentice Hall’s Dynamics of Change predicting in ten to fifteen years a commissary packing embryos by color and IQ. The piece condemns such progress as dangerous, calling for scrutiny of science’s push toward incubators, government funding, and a utopian Civilisation.
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Muskie challenged by pollution link to Maine plant
Washington report says Sen. Ed Muskie faces trouble over ties to Maine industrialist Freddie Wahlsing, whose sugar beet plant is linked to the Prestile Stream pollution. Muskie insists the sugar plant is clean and that only the upstream potato plant caused damage, while Maine lawmakers probe financing and conservationists push back.
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Drugs and the moral imagination in American youth
Aessay notes that addiction among youths of prominent Americans signals a broader social crisis. It argues permissive parenting affluence and boredom worsen drug use. stresses studying history philosophy and theology to restore moral imagination. Dr. Barnaby Keeney warns that neglecting humane studies harms values and public discourse.
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This Day In History Highlights Historic World Events
A year by year recap mentions United Press International notes from 1939 on wartime aids, 1942 Java Sea battle outcome with many ships sunk or damaged, 1963 Mickey Mantle’s $100,000 salary guarantee. It also cites a Longfellow quote about music as a universal language and shared thought for the day.
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