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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1969
Page
2
Editorial criticizes California’s new law signed by Governor Reagan revoking state aid to students convicted of campus disturbances. It warns courts will test the measure as protesters burn vehicles, occupy buildings, or refuse to disperse. The piece argues taxpayers fund destructive forces and urges limits on tolerance for disruption.
A Los Angeles Times report notes the California Department of Motor Vehicles provides direct mail firms with license holder data for about $1 per thousand, including name address age sex and marital status. Critics say the state favors advertisers and fuels junk mail while public information fees may be too low.
Sar Levitan of George Washington University told the American Sociological Association in San Francisco that billions in federal antipoverty and manpower spending yield little return. He says administrators ignore independent research showing the programs' shortcomings and resists outsiders judging their value.
The piece critiques liberal calls to curb the military industrial complex and quashes Galbraith's proposal for nationalization as impractical. It questions how partial nationalization could work in defense contracting and warns of bureaucratic inefficiency undermining performance.
The author criticizes a proposed rule barring new contracts to firms that exceed half their business from the Defense Department. It argues such a limit risks losing specialized know how and raises taxpayer costs. The piece cautions against anti military influence driving unworkable schemes.
A reflective column surveys Hollywood against the Soviet image, praising anti communists like Ninotchka while critiquing paranoia. It links past defense debates, the Hollywood Ten episode, and Nixon era tensions to portray the Soviet Union as peaceful yet formidable and questions missile spending versus social needs.
A 1969 reflection warns inflation and taxes threaten American families. It cites 3 percent CPI in 1967 and 4 percent in 1968, with 1969 accelerating. The letter-writer details burdens on the retired poor, rising property taxes, and the fear that without decisive action the dollar and freedom may face new regimentation.
Washington report notes President Nixon resists fully backing the defense budget as Senate pressure from the New Left grows. John Stennis and other defense-minded Democrats surge to back the administration, while Pentagon insiders influence critics, risking bipartisan rupture and Nixon’s leadership.
Eric Hoffer argues that civilizations differ in their attitude to nature shaping religion freedom and power. He says Old Testament emphasis on subduing nature fostered Western progress and that Hebrew thought separated man from nature enriching humanization and meaning in history.
President Nixon unveils a revenue sharing plan returning a portion of federal receipts to states and local governments. Critics warn leakage increases as funds move through multiple hands, risking reduced allocations.
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