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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1972
Page
6
Fragmentary notes discuss welfare changes and procedural steps. It mentions a county approach in cities, a reference to 70 agents or offices, and a comment on digesting a recipient of the gift. The text is incomplete and lacks clear entities or outcomes.
Glendale News-Press reports a university inquiry into a Stanford computer center incident led to an eleven month investigation and a recommendation to terminate Fran. The process highlights academic tenure red tape impeding swift action and questions of professional conduct.
At Sacramento State College a women’s lib group has challenged beauty contests as an affront to female dignity, likening them to slaves and signaling broader activism. The piece notes football and weightlifting interests continuing alongside such debates.
The forecast predicts Nixon's victory with regional variations, noting gains for the Republicans in Senate and House through incumbents' defections. It singles out Sellas, Hatfield, and McGovern as key figures, foresees third party run by George Wallace, ongoing inflation, no major crises, and Nixon carrying most regions except Middle Atlantic and New England, with possible New York outcome.
A rapid shift toward hands on skills marks this era as many Americans enroll in vocational programs. College enrollments fall while private trade schools rise, and adults increasingly pursue practical training. Fraudulent repairmen prompt calls for consumer protection and better handyman know how.
The article discusses Richard Wiser and Sen McGovern proposing tax reform ideas amid Nixon and McGovern disputes. It cites imagined plans, suggested exemptions and sales tax concepts, and analyzes potential effects on middle income families near $30,000 yearly. It notes opposition from various groups and contends the political payoff hinges on aiding the middle class.
Donald J. Emerson urges Fremont in a letter to support a modest flexible YMCA program center. He argues a small multipurpose facility fits community needs, avoids costly amenities, and would use public resources efficiently. A planning commission presentation is planned to move the project forward.
The outgoing executive director reflects on four and a half years with the Fremont Newark YMCA. He notes pride in growing youth programs but laments the lack of a physical facility and urges community support for a new site near a high school, park, and residential area, with donor Mr. Oakes offering to donate land to enable growth.
Mrs. Eval Burns argues that moving eligibility workers from Fremont to Hayward will raise county costs. She cites higher upkeep for county cars, increased mileage payments, higher phone bills from collect calls, and wasted travel time, claiming the plan undermines community convenience.
During December the Newark Junior Women's Club organized anonymous gift trees at Wells Fargo Bank Bank of America and Central Bank with help from the Newark Cotist Club. Thirty two gifts were placed under the trees and given to needy children on Mrs Blythe's Salvation Army list.
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