Provincialism slows huge Sing er housing plan in Alameda County
Fremont and Newark face a cross bound ary dispute over a $50 million Singer Housing Company project. The 454 acre, 22,000 unit development straddles city lines, prompting calls for a joint planning board to oversee the sprawling venture and ensure a coordinated regional result rather than parochial gains.
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Fremont
Newark
Alameda County
Singer Housing Company
Singer
Meany urges alternatives to strikes amid union doubts
AFL-CIO President George Meany says he is disenchanted with strikes and favors study of alternatives. He supports compulsory arbitration or Nixon’s plan for a neutral arbitrator to impose settlements in labor disputes, hoping Congress acts after years of inaction.
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Afl-Cio
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Meany
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De Gaulle Warned Kennedy On Indochina In Memoir
The memoir claims De Gaulle warned Kennedy against reviving Indochina warfare, saying the US aimed to counter the Soviets with a bulwark in the Indochinese peninsula. It argues Vietnam War roots and 1972 election implications, contrasting Nixon and McGovern positions and the Democratic record.
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John F. Kennedy
Aear
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France
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Thail
Menney
Kennnedy
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Nixon
Vietnam
Pacific
Hubert J. Mumphrey
George McGovern
McGovern
South Vietnan
Hanoi
Johnson
Humphrey
Wallace Dominates Early Primaries but Nomination Elusive
The piece notes George Wallace’s wins across Florida Alabama Tennessee and North Carolina with some delegates from Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Indiana while Humphrey and McGovern run evenly. It argues Wallace cannot secure the nomination without broader campaigning and considers potential candidates Henry Jackson Edward Kennedy and others against Nixon.
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Wallace
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Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Indiana
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Michigan
Miami
Henry Jackson
Nixon
Jackson
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Clan Kennedy
Senate
Common ground with labor in Washington conference
Holmes Alexander notes a rare press conference with AFL-CIO leader George Meany absent due to illness. Al Zack, Meany’s publicist, rails against the Cost of Living Council, Treasury, and Vietnam benefits while championing the Burke-Hartke bill. The piece argues for U S manufacturing and warns against foreign dependence, praising labor for standing up for American self-interest.
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Washington D.C
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Marble Palace
Lafayette Park
White House
George Meany
Afl-Cio
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Cost of Living Council
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al Zack
Wallace
Council of Living
Treasury
Kleindienst
Altorney General
Zeck
Len Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Qur
McKinley
Commonwealth
Britain Remains Tough in Courts Across Empire
Paul Harvey argues Britain’s durability lies in its court system. He praises swift, fair trials, limited jury use, and magistrates handling most offenses with uniform penalties. The piece notes low appeals, few prison terms without jury verdicts, and contrasts with American courtroom disruption.
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Britain
Old Bailey
Letters to the editor bemoan Spock coverage unfair
Readers complain that Dr Spock speech at Ohlone College reflected Peace and Freedom Party views not Hoover related and that coverage of Chris Flesuras and advisor Reynolds suggested approval of pot use. The letter urges accuracy over sensationalism and calls for better reporting and more doctors and funding for the elderly and disabled in Medi Cal context.
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Ohlone College
Peace and Freedom Party
J. Edgar Hoover
Chris Flésuras
Ohlone Monitor
Mrs. Reynolds
Tr Abbrugeese
Uul
Tri-City
Bengen Fremont
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