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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1976
Page
8
The Argus notes its editorials appear in the column below and that page materials do not necessarily reflect the paper's official position. The statement sets out editorial disclaimer for readers about opinion content and page placement.
Editorial notes the Carter victory over Ford, including narrow popular gains and Dixie support, with concerns about Congress and liberal drift. It praises Hayakawa’s Senate win, analyzes Brown and Prop 14 consequences, and commends Valerie Raymond in South County, plus strong margins for Hayward and Union Sanitary District bond measures.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones reflects on the drift of scholarly opinion in the social sciences. He notes how advocacy and data selection shaped beliefs in economics, political science, and sociology, with many predictions proving incorrect while engineering and medicine improved through testing. He recalls his era’s socialist leanings, the Great Society ambitions, and how later events like Israel, the oil phenomenon, and global politics tested earlier theories.
A Red Bank Magazine study notes that reducing TV to one hour daily calmed 15 New Milford families in Connecticut, improving children’s behavior and school performance. The piece suggests countries may increase aid if cuts are extended.
Vincent Reed, Washington school superintendent, argued against forced busing and asserted that quality education can be achieved without compulsory integration. He cited district stability and better teachers over racial mixing, praising traditional academic standards at Canbar High and challenging liberal busing mandates.
Postsecondary Education Commission leaders urge balance beyond vocational training in California. They warn against an academic elite and stress humanistic learning alongside technical skills, noting a public push for job training amid ecological and political shifts. The commission coordinates higher education with 23 members spanning public, independent, and vocational sectors.
A guest opinion argues judges are lax on bail for major narcotics convicts. It cites a Percy Nunn Senate resolution urging stricter bail to ensure presence at trial and sentencing, supported by Drug Enforcement Administration officials. The piece says bail practices allow traffickers to flee, undermining enforcement and lawfulness nationwide.
The Nobel Prize to Milton Friedman highlights a conservative shift as voters sweep away long standing socialist rule in Sweden and the UK grapples with a weak pound. The piece lauds Friedman for exposing wage and price control as immoral and argues government should only referee voluntary contracts. It condemns government intrusion, cites the minimum wage as harmful to Black youths and teenagers, and calls for conservative economists to challenge Keynesian orthodoxy.
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