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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1976
Page
9
The Argus states that the pages labeled The Arges editorial opinions appear only in the column below and that other editorial page materials do not necessarily reflect The Argus position.
The Argus endorses key candidates and measures: President Gorsid Ford, Vice President Retort Dele, Senator Sam Haysans, and incumbent Alsher McAllsher. A Greyhound racing reform proposal, farm labor law into the Constitution, and cropractes licensing amendments are noted. Newark mayoral term extension from two to four years is proposed, and Union Sanitary District seeks $10.8 million revenue bonds for sewer system improvements.
The Bureau of the Census reports 596.3 billion spent by all levels of government for 1974 75, up 16 percent from the prior year. Defense and foreign affairs, public education, welfare, and interest on debt frame the vast totals, with total revenue around 517 billion and overall spending about one third of US production.
Foreign trip author Floyd Sparks reports European views on President Truman and Eisenhower, notes Yugoslavs fear Soviet takeover, and criticizes Jimmy Carter for suggesting the U.S. should not resist a Soviet bid to seize Yugoslavia. He contrasts Yugoslav freedoms with Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia, praising Kennedy’s era optimism.
Ralph de Toledano argues for full public exposure of political misconduct. He cites a 1978 letter from Rep. Richard Ichord to the president about aviation policy, urging equal morality and accountability for officials of both parties. He laments selective justice and urges journalists to publish without fear or favor.
The piece argues economic planning under state control yields poor outcomes, citing Soviet work hours needed for basic goods and inflated plan prices. It compares U.S. and Soviet living costs, using figures from NFIB and Radio Liberty, noting American workers are better off without Soviet style planning.
A narrator recalls advising a friend to invest in land, but the friend bought an Arabian mare instead. The horse was costly, then injured and destroyed, illustrating a cautionary tale about jumping from sound investment wisdom to speculative bets. Mark Twain is humorously invoked to frame the lesson.
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