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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1971
Page
3
A lengthy protest followed the United Nations vote to oust Nationalist China with delegates cheering the Taiwan delegation and denouncing the United States. The White House and Congress warn such displays could erode U N support, suggesting removal of the U N from the United States as a possible outcome despite U S voting power.
Countdown One of South Africa's largest funeral houses has ordered a computer to ease manpower shortages. Warnings say the computer could one day bury us all. Poit gs pressed Nixon to withdraw his name for a Supreme Court post due to controversy. Ralph Neder urges Congress to empower citizens to sue officials who fail to enforce anti pollution laws and extend it to all laws.
Column contrasts Nixon economic programs with Diocletian's rigid price controls and expanded bureaucracy. It notes inflation, public works, and state control but argues the Roman system failed and drew despotic excess. Quoting Lincoln on thinking anew, it urges fresh U.S. policy.
Paul Harvey discusses a dental hygiene breakthrough taught at Columbia University that could prevent tooth decay and help people keep their natural teeth lifelong. Techniques focus on brushing all tooth surfaces, using floss, and daily care to target the hard to reach 10 percent between teeth, with fluoride toothpaste optional.
A century of decline hits Roman Catholic schools with enrollments shrinking from 5.1 million in 1964 to about 3.97 million this autumn. Across the country hundreds of grade and high schools shut, with Detroit and Pueblo hit hardest, while concerns mount over doctrine, secularism, funding, and potential public school expansion.
Short takes note that NBC commentator David Brinkley urged Congress to accept criticism as essential in journalism and politics. He said newsmen should not fear government critique and should welcome public booing as a check on slant and complacency.
House members express concern about vagueness and constitutional problems in a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize prayer in schools predicting a close vote this month after earlier reports of easy passage.
Secretary Connally pressed staff for raw material data bypassing computer analysis. The attack on the Soviet UN mission building in New York is condemned as criminal. State Department apologizes to the Soviet Union amid broader security concerns for diplomats and foreign visitors.
Secretary of State Rogers notes Nixon as top global driver amid moves toward China talks, Vietnam withdrawal, and Arab Israel settlement. UN admission of the PRC and expulsion of Taiwan alter U.S. prestige, with Brezhnev stepping up to supplement Kosygin. China gains leverage in discussing withdrawals and policy shifts.
A bill to raise maximum legislator pensions from 34 000 to 40 000 and increase life insurance failed as the sessioned lawmakers clamped down amid an economic freeze. The backers warned the move faced stiff opposition from economic constraints. In other coverage, Nixon’s talks with Soviet leader Gromyko yielded quick agreements and no hard bargaining as Washington and Moscow dismissed prior rejections.
Berkeley congressman Ronald Dellums told Yale students that Muskie is racially oriented for doubting a ticket with two black candidates. He said he would support Shirley Chisholm when she declares for president, arguing she is the best qualified for the office.
Western experts note many young Egyptians sent to the Soviet Union for flight training are washed out and sent home for health, educational, or aptitude failures. Resultingly the training of Egyptian pilots falls behind schedule and the Egyptian Air Force has more warplanes than qualified fliers.
The item lists events from 1783 to 1964 and quotes Dorothy Canfield Fisher on motherhood. It notes Congress demobilizing the Continental Army in 1783, Will Cullen Bryant born in 1784, WWI deaths in 1917, Franklin D Roosevelt’s 2nd term in 1936, Johnson’s 1964 landslide, plus a quote about motherhood.
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