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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1971
Page
6
The piece notes the fading long hair and beard trend, citing Abbie Hoffman’s haircut and his remark that being noticed was the motive for wearing long hair. It contrasts pre razor days with modern grooming and links beards to discomfort and radical associations, urging simpler barbering.
October 22, 1971 issue features letters to the editor from the Argus Lenn Blown correspondence. Readers express opinions on local issues and community affairs with brief commentary and responses.
In Frmont readers clash over water fluoridation labeling it mass medication. A letter writer defends fluoride as a preventive like vaccines, criticizing anti fluoridationists for undermining democracy and public health. The piece also discusses taxes, costs, and vandalism linked to the campaign.
Washington, D.C. defense secretary Melvin Laird argues Nixon’s leadership preserves peace through strength amid pacifist critics McGovern and Milakskey seeking to win by disarmament. Laird defends Vietnamization, warns against nuclear parity risk, and outlines a realistic deterrence policy centered on missiles and submarines.
The piece argues Nixon shifts toward a modified isolationism while Johnson’s stance supported a firm anti aggression line. It contrasts their views on Vietnam China and Russia and notes both men remain shaped by wartime lessons and postwar commitments to resist aggression. The analysis questions the sustainability of a postwar free world strategy.
A patchwork of terse, provocative lines parodies political balance debates. It sketches right leaning networks attacked by leftist elements, two workers suing Cesar Chavez's union, Gis' ka in Vietnam backing Mina, and a Birch Society figure offering an odd view on Paris talks, all in a terse, opinionated mood.
The article quotes strategists musing on a direct challenge to Senator Jackson as potential turning points in the New Hampshire first primary and a path toward Florida. It contemplates Muskie as a threat and the broader implications for Mimble’s campaign trajectory.
A hush hush visit to Israel by Richard Helms director of the Central Intelligence Agency sparks conflicting reports over who is making key decisions in Israel. The article questions who effectively runs the country during this period.
Numismatists argue storied beauty of Cleopatra is legend as ancient Egyptian coins show a realistic depiction. Historians note Caesar and Antony were captivated more by political cunning than personal glamour, suggesting modern concerns with appearances pale beside timeless power.
A censored gossip item portrays a returning China hand describing the country as puritanical and denying any nightwear among girls. He says available films and ads cannot tempt a Scout to blush, claiming everyone goes to bed early in a rigid society.
Sen Edmund Muskie of Maine warned a ticket with a Negro as VP would not be electable, drawing fire from President Nixon and some colleagues. Sen Henry M Jackson argued any qualified black man could win on a national ticket. A corporate memo suggests no post freeze recovery under Nixon’s economic plan.
The piece notes an equal rights amendment for women affecting draft exemptions. Rep Charles B. Wiggins led a bid to exempt women from boot camp, but his side lost to strong feminist sentiment. The article suggests the amendment could require a percentage of future draftees to be women, while cautioning the Senate may still oppose House gains.
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