No Coordination in Park Road Blunder at Sunol
The East Bay Regional Park District San Francisco Water Co and Alameda County clash over Sunol Regional Park road work. A one way planned Geary Road became two way creating dangerous traffic and delays. County plans to widen Geary Road to two way use after $60 000 per mile. Park funds wasted and no clear leadership from local officials. Is there a planner in the house.
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East Bay
San Francisco Water Co
Alameda County
Sunol Regional Park
Park
Geary Road
Geary
Calavera Rond
Mgr
Bill Mott
The
Park District
the Water Company
Calgeary Road
California Highway Patrol
County
Washington Township
Brandeis archaeologist links Phoenician sailors to early voyage
A Brandeis University archaeologist claims Phoenician sailors reached the New World 2,000 years before Columbus. The piece mixes skepticism about delayed recognition with a quip about aging figures and a pun on a school pill versus a classroom pill, reflecting a satirical news tone.
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Brandeis University
New World
Columbus
Chris
Fremont Seeks Own Animal Control Board Over Dog Bites
Readers call for an independent Fremont animal control unit funded by new legislation possibly joining Newark and Union City. They condemn Alameda County control, cite 245 dog bite reports by May, low rabies vaccination rates, and demand stricter leash laws, enforcement, and humane treatment.
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Fremont
Newark
Union City
SPCA
Animal Control Board
Alameda Count Animal Control Board
Kennedy tragedy and Fargher endorsement note
A letter thanks the editorial board for endorsing Larry Fargher for Congress in the sixth district after the Kennedy assassination. The writer expresses appreciation for support and hopes Fargher earns continued backing in November and thanks supporters who worked and voted.
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Sen
Robert Kennedy
Larry Fargher
Congress
Fargher
Anticommunism Alone Won't Solve Our Problems
Paul Garvey argues against narrow anti communist rhetoric, saying home grown communists are real but not sole problem. He notes welfare, illegitimate births, and crime persist despite anti communism and cites Oswald Sirhan ties to communism. He urges being for constructive goals, not merely against communism.
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anti-Commmunists
Hitler
Mussolini
Don MadEan Why Not Just Surrender
Washington columnist examines gun violence and disarmament ideas. The piece catalogues views from radio guests on gun bans and the NRA, contrasts England’s unarmed policing with American policy, and warns against big government and surrender as a path to peace. The writer ends with a personal jab at heading to the shooting range at 2 pm.
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England
New Policy For Vietnam Is Imperative
Ralph de Toledano argues the Vietnam issue drives the New York primary, predicting voters will demand a decisive policy. He contends whatever candidate wins, be it McCarthy Nixon or Humphrey, must face harsh choices and likely iron measures. He labels negotiations in Paris a smoke screen and warns that only clear action ends the war.
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Eugene McCarthy
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
McCarthy
Johnson
Humphrey
South Vietnam
Paris
United States
America
Hanoi
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Senator McCarthy
Nixon
Congress
History notes from 1876 to 1962 battles and rulings
Key events span 1876 Custer's Last Stand with Sioux at Little Bighorn. 1942 Eisenhower leads European theater activation. 1950 North Korea invades South Korea. 1962 Supreme Court curbs public school prayer. Thought by Edmund Spenser warns of perils facing the righteous.
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George Custer
Little Big Horn
Mont
U.S. War Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Korea
U.S. Supreme Court
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