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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1975
Page
4
A long reader letters column from The Argus Tapes features callers seeking anonymity while submitting notes on lost keys dog tags school politics Vietnam and college issues. Editors request signed or initial references but space limits keep signatures brief and names limited.
A marine hosts refugee youths at Camp Pendleton organizing games to prevent boredom. Letters discuss adoption, abortion ethics, and the desire for safe home placements, with a reader recounting placing a baby with a caring adoptive couple and urging informed options.
New Jersey plans a six month starting numbers lottery with 39 machines across the state. Legal wagering will begin at 50 cents with most games at 25 cents and winnings taxable. Officials expect revenue to bolster the regular state lottery while critics doubt its impact on illegal gambling. Local New York discussions mirror the move as law enforcement remains skeptical.
Burdette recounts how the Castlewood venture grew from tomatoes to peas and other crops before diversifying into wine during Prohibition. The brothers tapped wine amid inspectors using water to fool taps, later selling wine to rail dining cars and bottling Castlewood labeled by artist George Lyle. Wineries faded after Prohibition, and land pressures plus development ended farming, with Burdette reflecting on a changing Fremont.
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