Newark Hits A Homer At Industrial Conference Start
Newark’s first annual Industrial Development Conference drew praise and candid advice from experts. W Carl Brune Jr of PG&E warned Newark to improve its approach to the Dumbarton Bridge entrance while Bay Area transit promises could reshuffle commute patterns. Local leaders touted strong 1970s plans, with bankers predicting available financing but urging prudent investment. The event highlighted collaboration among Newark City Council, Chamber of Commerce, and neighboring Fremont and Union City, aiming for a durable regional growth partnership.
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Evolution ruling marks win for public school teaching
Countdown profiler Marshall McLuhan acts as volunteer adviser to Prime Minister Trudeau, guiding youth outreach. Trudeau keeps pace and sometimes leads in engagement. Four decades after the Scopes trial, the Supreme Court upholds evolution in public schools, turning back opponents.
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Compulsive gambler study links loss to addiction
Paul Harvey reports in Today's Health that compulsive gambling may drive loss seeking rather than winning. Psychologists note dangers include family neglect, theft, and debt as sessions propose group therapy. the piece cites Dr. Edward Silverberg and parallels to stock market behavior showing gamblers often seek losses rather than wins.
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American Medical Association
Edward Silverberg
Brooklyn
Evolution Of Man Puzzle To Science In The Beginning
Evolutionary history from primitive protozoa to early hominids described in a flowing, antiquarian tone. Traces the emergence of nervous systems and brain development through Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic ages, noting dinosaur brains, mammals, and the glacial period leading to Homo sapiens.
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Evolution of Man
Pistol Packing Plea Pondered In Gun Law Talk
A columnist argues for allowing ordinary citizens to carry guns as in the Old West amid a week of widespread shootings. The piece laments unsafe streets in Washington and calls for restoring old gun laws to empower decent citizens to defend themselves.
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Dodge City
Tombstone
Higher Education Illusions at Berkeley and Abroad
The piece argues that US higher education is vast and costly yet flawed, citing enrollment growth, funding surges, and bureaucratic overlap. It contrasts Soviet and Western outcomes, questions the value of history study, and recalls a Berkeley visit with a toast to the young.
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University of California
Calcutta University
University of Mexico
Savant
John Rusking
American Council On Higher Education
History highlights marked by Napolean II era and US events
On this day in history 1852 the Second French Republic gained recognition as millions backed Napoleon II. A 1950 New York area train wreck killed 79. In 1960 the US launched the Ethan Allen submarine. 1953 President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas. Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in. Lee Harvey Oswald fatally shot two days later. Memorial thought quotes Sherman on war’s hollowness.
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Napoleon II
New York City
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John Kennedy
Dallas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
William Sherman
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