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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1969
Page
2
Fremont officials debate a CATV venture amid estimates of 20000 to 40000 dollars yearly revenue. Critics warn against exclusive franchises and urge open bids to ensure competition, better service, and lower taxpayer risk.
Countdown John D Rockefeller II tells Congress tax law writers he gives so much to charity each year that he owes no income taxes but sends the government a check anyway. The piece notes students form protest groups on campus and imagines colleges granting a new Doctor of Dissent degree.
Fremont businessman George R. Kay questions a council compromise on the revised business license tax. He cites a misinterpretation that left the zero to twenty thousand bracket at $15 while other brackets rose sharply, causing unfair impact on small firms and prompting calls for clarity from the Chamber of Commerce.
Russell Kirk argues that radical New Left students praise rebellion while coming from middle class homes. Dr Regis Courtemanche notes their demand for comforts and scholarships, with safety on campus despite vilifying the university. The critique parallels Sartre and Beauvoir’s portrayals of affluent lifestyles.
New York screening of a film about Murray King who sells insurance in Long Island leads to a chaotic semi documentary. The piece mixes Sartre de Beauvoir and Molnar critique with a Las Vegas shoot and a half color home movie feel. The result is uneven but yields several humorous scenes.
Senator McGovern presses for funding and access to Dr. William Shockley as a witness on hunger and poverty among Black and white Americans. The piece argues Shockley’s ideas on dysgenics and racial differences deserve consideration by the McGovern committee to avoid silencing debate.
Ted Williams wonders if Washington has any long hitters as no one has connected yet. The strike’s end halts the team’s only path to avoid a losing record. Charles de Gaulle is described as polite to President Nixon in a joking tone about kissing his ring. Dick Gregory quips about being president in exile.
A review notes that the Senate began impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson in 1866 on charges of high crimes and misdemeanors, ending with his acquittal by a single vote. Also mentioned are Roosevelt’s 1933 bank reopenings and Einstein’s 1954 appeal for constitutional rights.
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