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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1976
Page
5
The Argus states that the editorials express opinions only in the column below and do not necessarily reflect the position of The Argus. The disclaimer appears on the editorial page, clarifying separation between opinion content and the newspaper's official stance.
The editorial warns that California public pension funding for state workers and teachers faces a looming unfunded liability. It notes STRS has an unseen shortfall of 7.9 trillion and calls for a rapid 50 percent rise in total contributions, with funding shared by employees, schools, and taxpayers. It argues inaction risks costly chaos and urges taxpayer oversight.
Conservatives debate the future of the Republican Party after the November elections. A draft for a new party is discussed but opposed by a key memorandum calling for reform within the GOP and a conservative leadership fix, with Ronald Reagan名 as a leading potential choice for national chairman.
Will Rogers critiques longwinded public speeches, joking that a single unnamed writer in Washington churns out unvarying orations since Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The remark, from June 1928, is selected and edited by Bryan Sterling for Will Rogers Memorial.
Washington testimony before the Joint Committee on Defense Production argues that the mutual assured destruction concept may be flawed. The Soviet defense strategy allegedly prioritizes civilian shelter and industrial survival, challenging U.S. assumptions about nuclear warfare being unthinkable and potentially undermining deterrence and stability.
Michael Novak argues that Carter's 1976 coalition risks deepening divides between blacks and white ethnics in northern cities. He cautions against racial quotas and group entitlements, urging a universal fairness approach that unites diverse groups and lifts all communities, while avoiding repeated dependency narratives.
The Ford campaign tried a voice stress analyzer on Carter in the first two debates but did not use the results. A GOP spokesman cited concerns about “machine politics.” Arthur Burns says he will stay as Federal Reserve chairman through 1978 despite policy disagreements with Carter. E S Savas argues recycled paper is a raw material in the urban ore. The paper chase.
Jim Fiebig reports callers express fury at crime and urge restoring capital punishment. Albert L. Philpott proposes public hangings with televised coverage faces sponsor and announcer objections. Some callers favor harsh deterrence while others mock the idea as spectacle.
Guest opinion argues Carter will change under presidency like past leaders. It notes fears over unions Southerners and blacks, but asserts history favors optimism and Carter will mature. Describes how presidents are shaped by office and cites Lincoln Roosevelt Truman and Johnson as examples.
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