Mars Life Question Sparks Space Research Outlook
Dr. N H Horowitz of JPL pegs Mars life odds under one percent but says any hint justifies search. Mariner 6 and 7 flybys, future orbiters and two 1973 landers planned to test Martian air and surface, aiming to reveal carbon based life possibilities within five years. Public focus stays on Moon missions while Mars exploration promises insight into one of astronomy’s oldest enigmas.
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Fremont council rejects staff naming CATV operators plan
Councilman William van Doorn points out a misstatement in The Argus about Fremont’s cable plans. The council intended to cite two consulting firms to set technical criteria for CATV service, not to ask staff for operator names. The Argus supports rigorous standards and notes the council is already moving in that direction.
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Justice Black Reflects On Generation Gap At 83
Justice Black, aged 83, notes a widening generation gap that once could be bridged by a footpath but now resembles a toll bridge. He contrasts this with President Nixon asking De Gaulle for help finding new paths to peace and freedom, suggesting any French response would likely be a relic of the past century.
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Voice Of The People University Bill Deserves Study
Editor urges study of a plan to unify higher education under a single state board and reorganize 117 campuses into seven regions. The piece cites support from experts, notes opposition from UC officials, and argues the proposal, while sweeping, warrants careful scrutiny and broad debate.
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iT N ALEXAKOS on dehumanization by the age of computers
The piece argues machines will not dehumanize people. humans self dehumanize through submission to regimentation and technology. It warns of invisible control in daily life, subservience to machine dictated efficiency, and the risk of totalitarian thinking as automation grows.
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Questionable U.S. booklet on specialists and generalists
Washington notes a 71 page Government Printing Office pamphlet titled Specialists and Generalist A Selection of Readings issued by Senate Subcommittee on National Security and International Operations. The author questions its value, listing included works from Aesop to Andersen and Churchill, and disputes the subcommittee’s stated purpose.
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Clergymen Should Not Join Protests In Berkeley Riots
A critic argues clergymen should return to their religious duties, not join street demonstrations. The piece cites low church attendance, preaches church as moral harbor, and urges ministers to focus on spiritual aims rather than political activism. It discusses broad faith trends, membership figures, and calls for disciplined pastoral focus.
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This Day In History Highlights From 1743 to 1967
Key events include Boston hosting America's first town meeting in 1743, the 1812 authorization of the first US war bonds, US leases on Philippine bases in 1947 for 99 years, and 1964 Dallas jury convicting Jack Ruby for Oswald’s murder. Ruby’s death sentence was overturned before a retrial. A Truman remark on state responsibility closes the note.
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