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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1977
Page
4
Editorial cartoonists mock the Supreme Court abortion decision while arguing the government need not fund non medical abortions. The piece defends voluntary birth control and criticizes subsidies, noting the ruling allows states to decide public funding and urging policy shifts.
Commuters are urged to buy old price commute tickets through September 1 as a four day loophole stalls the July 1 toll hike. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission set the rate, with new tolls raising costs for Bay Area bridges. A bill by Sen. John Molomdahl to strip MTC authority and reverse the hike awaits Assembly committee action August 2.
A quirky note ponders ultra low frequency waves from BART trains and compares them to space signals. It riffs on Stanford professor Antony Fraser-Smith findings and imagines future space discoveries linked to chaotic transit systems, ending with a playful jab at transit glory.
Will Rogers quips about Congress and dam building, noting similar principles to control water. The text mocks taxpayer cost and aims to lampoon policy, with garbled headings suggesting a dated news item and fragmented notes from February.
James Kilpatrick notes Howard Callaway faced a post Watergate smear campaign in Washington. Harper's Magazine contributor Hoagan portrays the case as a partisan lynch mob led by Senator Floyd Haskell. Callaway’s innocence is supported by testimonies that deny any improper pressure.
General Ira C. Baker argues that renewed U S diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba would mainly aid the Soviet Union and Communist allies, with Cuba and Africa benefiting most while the United States gains little and risks losing Guantanamo. He cites confiscations, human rights concerns, and Cuba’s dependence on Soviet aid as reasons to oppose normalization.
The proposed Agency for Consumer Protection faced strong opposition as Ralph Nader and allies questioned the bill’s scope and legality. White House aides clashed over agency elimination lists and funding, with President Carter delaying action as 18 agencies were eyed for potential cuts. The measure stalled, with passage unlikely before after the summer recess.
A Wisconsin judge, Archie Simonson, declined jail for a 15 year old charged with raping a 16 year old in a school stairwell, releasing him under one year of court supervision. The ruling sparked debate among educators and sociologists who link relaxed dress and youth behavior to increased reported incidents and declining education standards.
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