We Still Need The Council in Bay Area Neighborhoods
Newark, Union City, and Fremont face similar survey results on public projects with police protection ranked highly while rabies control rated very low. The piece urges councils not to rely solely on statistics, noting subjective answers hinder clear tabulation and emphasizing local judgment over machines.
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Washington Township
Newark
Union City
Fremont
Richard W. Turnlund
Bay Area
Lone Ag
Niles
Heould
NEA official ties John Birch Society to defunding sex education
An official of the National Education Association says the John Birch Society is conducting a campaign to abolish sex education in schools. The group reportedly seeks stork realism while Sen Javits calls for diverting $5 billion from the military to aid the poor or to provide tools for self help.
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National Education Association
John Birch Society
Sen. Javits
Voice Of The People Police Retirement Plan Urged
Citizens urged support for AB 274 to allow peace officers to retire at 50 after 25 years. Fremont notes cost rise of about 3 percent first year but expects savings as more agencies adopt the system. The piece argues standardizing retirement benefits will aid recruitment and reflect national crime policy trends.
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Peace Officers of
California
Sheriffs’ Departments
California Highway Patrol
F.B.I
Commission On Crime
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Fremont
Taxpayer alarm over nutrition program spending
Editor questions continuing nutrition program spending and tax burden. He criticizes city leaders for creating jobs for their favorites and draining taxpayers. He urges a pause to reconsider and warns taxpayers will not tolerate further expenditures.
Hershey Opposes Nixon Plan for All Volunteer Army
General Hershey publicly opposes the Nixon administration’s all volunteer force. He says it is not the American way to join a service only to earn money and argues against distractions from facts. He warns of a nuclear club posture and urges belief in the cause.
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Gen. Hershey
Washington
Don Maclean on Fairness and Drafts in 1960s War Debate
The piece argues against forced mobilization as involuntary servitude while praising civilian tradition. It discusses Nixon’s pledge to end the draft and a proposed plan allowing 18-year-olds to plan careers. Also recounted is a satirical Finland trip about asylum and the need for skilled tech workers in future warfare.
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Havana
New York City
Nixon
California Board endorses family life education in schools
Russell Kirk argues for sex education in public schools, endorsing California’s guidelines. He urges careful, voluntary programs with expert instructors and parental involvement, while criticizing SIECUS as a non-governmental group. He predicts more states will adopt moral instruction, warning against quick, controversial implementation.
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California
State Board of Education
California Board of Education
Sex Information Council of the United States
Siecus
California Board
American Humanist Association
Notable historical events from 18th to 20th century
On Bunker Hill British troops attacked about 3 500 American patriots in tenant near Boston. British losses exceeded 1 000, Americans 441. In 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz. In 1967 Red China announced a hydrogen bomb test. in 1968 the Supreme Court struck down a 1666 housing color line law. A thought by Sir John Suckling on women as life’s baggage and troubles.
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Bunker Hill
Boston
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Wilmer Stultz
Red China
U.S. Supreme Court
John Suckling
Hfe
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Pasteur
Alameda County
Los Angeles
South County
San Francisco
THE
Fausta
Rolph Fairchild
Voice of
People
Sacramento
Paul Harvey
Don Maclean
Southeast Asia
Helsinki
Finland
Dulles International
New York
Finnair
America
Uncle Sam
John Horse
Russell Kirk
United Prom
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