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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
4
A volunteer study by the Committee for a Responsible School Board, led by Charles H. Dodd, urges reinstating reassigned principals at Fremont Unified School District and argues the alternative could save money. District staff reviewed the report and found potential merit, prompting further evaluation by trustees.
In a Monterey restaurant a Filipino server greets a varied crowd as a motorcycle club with Losers Monterey jackets and a skull motif occupies the back. Diners include black families, a Chinese couple, dignified whites, and a pirate inspired man. the scene echoes old social contrasts.
Countdown economist John Kenneth Galbraith defends women's rights and jokes about steering bright women to keep jobs rather than marry less intelligent men. In Stockholm thousands clash with police to protect elm trees slated for removal at a construction site, signaling rising public battles for valued life elements.
Letter writer urges making the Grand Old Party the Grand New Party highlighting Pete McCloskey as eminently qualified for president despite not being a general or vice president. He praises integrity and public speaking, urging support for McCloskey and detailing contact for Representative Paul N. McCloskey Jr. and thanks the paper.
A reader urges neighbors to sign peti tions opposing fluoridation of the water supply. The letter claims fluoridated water offers little dental benefit and would raise bills. It calls for signatures at local stores to trigger a revote in November and questions chlorination options.
U S Senators and Congressmen serving South County areas include Cranston and Tenney in Washington and Miller Edwards in D C with addresses. State Senators Petrie Holmdahl and Bradley and Assembly members Bee Crown Fong, with districts spanning Alameda County and Livermore Amador Valley. Address state lawmakers at the State Capitol Sacramento 95814.
Holmes Alexander surveys Albert Speer and Dr William Shockley amid debates on genocide depersonalization and racial differences. He notes Speer’s Holocaust ties and Shockley’s pushing of controversial genetics while warning against dehumanizing any group. The piece critiques depersonalization as a path to mass murder and questions integrated education.
Protestants weigh church related school aid as debates mount over state funding for parochial and private education. Billy Graham praises religious schools, while Louisiana Baptists push tuition support. Louisiana and Massachusetts figures urge diverse church groups to back private academies amid potential public policy shifts.
The text cites Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger urging lawyers to police their own, referencing figures like William Kunstler and the Manson defense, criticizing disbarment delays, praising English barristers' discipline, and urging bar associations to act to defend the law and public trust.
United Press International notes key events across years. Ralph Waldo Emerson, born May 25, 1803, becomes a noted American poet. The Constitutional Convention began sessions at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1787. Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run in 1935 with a game in Pittsburgh. Chinese Communists entered Shanghai as Nationalist forces retreated in 1949. In 1967 Congress extended the draft law four more years.
In Washington constituencies four named lawmakers are identified, including Senator Ian Cranston and Senator John W. Tunney in D C offices. Congressmen George P. Miller and Don Edwards are listed with district and area descriptions covering parts of Alameda County and adjacent regions.
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