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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1969
Page
2
The Christian Science Monitor argues authorities and the public should end campus rioting and vandalism. It notes Harvard arrests and cites Gallup polls showing strong support for expulsion of lawbreakers and outsider intervention to restore order while preserving lawful student protests.
The Milwaukee Journal notes a proposed revival of the handyman profession by a diversified Atlanta based service company. It would hire retired maintenance workers to offer a single local source for varied household repairs. The aim is reliable, prompt service rather than cheap rates, addressing the waste in affluent society.
A rumor circulates about a buyer seeking a surplus Navy battleship to use for tuna fishing off Peru. Brokers warn markets could crash despite this, noting new methods to trigger downturns and pointing to geopolitical tensions involving Russia and China.
A mid‑50s man collapses in car four of a Lake Street El train approaching California Street. Motorman Tom Patterson begins chest compressions and rescue breaths after the guard alerts police. Minutes pass with no response as Patterson persistently tries to revive the unconscious man amid stunned passengers.
A stricken man regained breath with police oxygen as a motorman, Tom Patterson, 27, of Chicago kept him alive briefly until emergency crews moved him to a hospital. The delayed train resumed service and passengers expressed relief that the man died later at the hospital. Patterson, who helped scene, returns to duty and will file a report. the piece notes race and social tensions amid public demonstrations elsewhere.
A discussion on the generation gap linked to television and state childcare systems. The piece contrasts American homes with Soviet nurseries and cautions that media immersion and impersonal care erode parent child bonds, harming personal development and family life.
A Miami Beach observer urges adopting a Latin American perspective on Peru's demand for $690 million in excess profits from oil firms. He notes U.S. oil practices and criticizes the Rockefeller mission as a propaganda risk while acknowledging Latin America watches how Washington handles the quarrel involving Standard Oil of New Jersey.
Washington reporters recount Otto Otepka’s eight year fight over subversion charges and security clearances. The piece lauds his fidelity to oath, constitutional checks, and the 1968 watershed election as pivotal to his exoneration and presidential appointment, noting intra administration conflicts and Senate dynamics.
On this day in history James VI of Scotland became James I of England, uniting crowns. Other events include Koch reporting tuberculosis germs in 1882, Philippine independence granted in 1934 with 1946 independence effective, and a Ranger rocket moon mission in 1985.
Representatives In Washington Senator Alan Cranston Democrat California Washington DC 20520 Senate office George Murphy Republican California Washington DC 20510 Congressman George P Miller Democrat California 8th District includes San Leandro Castro Valley San Lorenzo Livermore Amador Valley Hayward Alameda Oakland Congressman Don Edwards Democrat 9th District includes South Hayward Union City Fremont Newark parts of Santa Clara San Mateo counties Washington DC 20515
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