Hearst trial tests public sympathy and testimony
Editorial notes broader sympathy for Patty Hearst amid her testimony about SLA abuses. It credits mitigating factors and her Fifth Amendment refusals, while urging must testify in open court and highlighting the impact on witnesses like Kathleen James in the Steven Soliah bank robbery case.
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Argus Endorses Fremont and Union City Council Candidates
The Argus endorses Fremont City Council incumbents Gene Rhodes Gus Morrison and Yoshio Fujiwara for the three seats. In Union City Council races three seats are open with Manuel Garcia Shorty Garcia incumbent Dick Oliver and Ralph Bolton as endorsed candidates.
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Gus Morrison
Yoshio Fujiwara
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Ralph Bolton
Washington Metro out-bungling BART in transit critique
A sharp editorial attacks Washington Metro as a costly boondoggle delaying rail progress. It argues eight years of construction, shifting opening dates, massive cost overruns, and doubtful ridership fail to justify the project. It compares Metro unfavorably with Bay Area transit and warns against funneling highway funds to rail.
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Will Rogers on Pri Day and getting votes
A short clipped quote from Will Rogers notes that voting on the people’s request can win more support than running on one’s own appeal. The piece is dated August 3, 1977 and edited by Bryan Seeing, with reference to The Will Roger Merron.
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Bryan Seeing
AH Ripen
Will Roger Merron
Right Wing Paradoxes in a Chaotic Psyche
In a crowded office Dr Omnibus debates intelligence ethics amid press roles, CIA leaks, and detente paradoxes. The dialogue traces fears of right and left bias, media manipulation, and the risk of misreading political signals in a tense Cold War era.
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Taney
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Chile's dictatorship under Pinochet eyed for long run
Holmes Alexander reports from Santiago on Chile's 1975-76 economic reforms and political climate. The regime touts Jeffersonian Christian patriotism while tightening press control and deterring dissent as it privatizes firms, balances tariffs, and lowers public spending. Amid slow gains, the poverty line persists and calls for open elections grow louder.
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Chile
Smuche
Gary Cooper
the People
Estes Kefauver
Junta
Paul Harvey on island paradise and Jamaica’s troubles
Paul Harvey argues that Jamaica’s island status exposes self created problems fueled by policy choices. He cites IMF and World Bank delegates in Jamaica as eye opening and notes unemployment, political violence, and gang activity as part of Kingston’s current turmoil.
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Jude Wanniski
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Terrorism debate and civil liberty concerns discussed
Guest opinion argues for stronger legal protections against terrorism while criticizing privacy safeguards. It cites FBI and CIA concerns, cites Goldwater and Kelley remarks, and warns of terrorist activity during national celebrations. It highlights clashes between law enforcement and courts, and questions funding to agencies.
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