Unhappy Choice On BART Funds
The 75 mile Bay Area Rapid Transit District faces inflation driven cost increases, needing 60 to 90 million more to finish across three counties. Debate centers on a Bay Bridge toll hike to fund transit vs tax rises, with Alameda officials opposing San Francisco station expansion. East Bay support favors tolls to stabilize finances and complete the system, though cuts may be required in Hayward to Union City to Fremont areas.
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Hayward
Fremont
South County
The
Transit Board
San Francisco
Davis Street
Union City
Fremont-Newark
East Bay
Bay
Is This The Man U.S. Wants As Its Lawyer
A column questions Ramsey Clark as attorney general, noting a shift from earlier aggressive barons of law to his passive, pedagogic approach. It cites quotes from Cummings Garland Speed Palmer and an impassioned plea over crime, sedition, and the war on crime, asking if Clark can lead law enforcement effectively.
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James Speed
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
White House
United States
A. Mitchell Palmer
Woodrow Wilson
Palmer
Ramsey Clark
Washington
Shriver
Countdown Industry seeks grads from Peace Corps clash
The piece mocks a push to lure top graduates away from Peace Corps, hints at idealism, and questions motives behind the effort noting the clash between social aims and practical safety. It frames Pat Nugent as a bank director with a home-based asset and highlights critiques of Ramsey Clark and the attorney generalship.
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Peace Corps
Pat Nugent
Austin Tex. Bank
Sts
San Quentin
A Prayer For Today From Our Faith Tradition
A prayer expressing gratitude for the heritage of the land and faith. It asks recognition of freedom and courage to depart from custom, and seeks balance between revering and disdaining the past. It prays through Jesus Christ for guidance.
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Jegan Christ
Barry Goldwater on Peace At Any Price in the Mideast
In a critical column the writer argues the Soviet Union profits from the Middle East crisis and accuses the administration and many Americans of aiding a cease-fire that sanitizes Soviet aggression. It compares appeasement to Munich and warns against praising the Soviets or rewarding their role in the conflict.
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Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Vietnam
North Africa
Suez-Red Sea
Soviet Union
Truth in Government and the Denver Health Scare
Henry J. Taylor argues that the Office of Economic Opportunity wastes taxpayer money by funding Denver health centers with free services and extensive staffing. He claims costs rise beyond estimates, centers lack income verification, and druggist losses and higher retail taxes hit retailers nationwide. He calls for truth in government and更 transparency in federal programs.
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Sargent Shriver
Denver
Iis
Office of Economic Opportunity
New York City
Boston
This Day In Review Unfistered International Facts
The item lists events from early American history to World War II era. It notes Congress authorizing 16 riflemen companies for one year to found the U S Army, the 1777 Stars and Stripes become national flag, and German entry into Paris in 1610. It also mentions Senator McCarthy and Defense Secretary Marshall in a World War I context and ends with a Thoreau quote about philanthropy.
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Congress
Paris
Incil
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Defense
George Marshall
Josef Stalin
Russia
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Neville Chamberlain
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Nin Tea
Henry J. Taylor
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Big Brother
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Unfistered International
Henry Davis Thoreau
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