Fremont Council Considered Park Land Give Away to Private Club
A debate in Fremont centers on transferring 4.2 acres of undeveloped park land to a Rancho Arroyo homeowner group for a private membership swim and tennis club. Councilmen Don Dillon and William van Doorn supported the transfer while Gene Rhodes and Hugh Block opposed it. Recreation commissioners condemned the move as dangerous precedent and contrary to public park needs. Bible Thought Proverbs 9 6.
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Alameda County
Fremont
Geoffrey Steel
Rancho Arroyo
Don Dillon
William van Doorn
Gene Rhodes
Hugh Block
Fremont Recreation
Floyd Erickson
Orie Wise
Morris Hyman
Erickson
Carl Martineau
Rockefeller blitz strategy described as desperation in Nixon contest
The piece assesses Nelson Rockefeller's costly media push and public appearances to bypass convention delegates, viewing his strategy as desperate and risky. It notes clashes with party backers, concerns over tone in Watts district outreach, and questions whether rushing publicity helps or harms his nominating bid.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
Watts
Los Angeles
Henry J. Taylor Exposes Hidden U S Foreign Aid Danger
The piece criticizes a covert $2 billion export loan plan via the Export-Import Bank, arguing that taxpayers would bear losses while funds flow abroad. It decries disguises in S. 3218 and urges public scrutiny of foreign aid policies and balance of payments impact.
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U.S
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Export-Import Bank
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Bank
Treasury
America
Countdown Nizon Critiques Supreme Court Rulings for Criminals
The piece argues Supreme Court rulings empower criminals while calling it a dead end. It notes the government raising U S savings bond rates as a stimulus tool and questions Latin America aid promises made in August 1964. It cites Rep Otto Passman estimating foreign aid diverges from official figures, suggesting hidden costs in multiple appropriations.
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Nizon
Supreme Court
Alliance For Progress
Johinson
Latin America
Otto Passman
Castro Benefits From U S Subsistence Payments
U S officials disclosed that 282 American nationals in Cuba receive $40 monthly to a yearly total of $169210. Payments pass via the Swiss embassy in Havana to buy pesos, aiding Castro’s regime. Most refugees left Cuba commercial flights. costs of resettlement and note collection were debated. Corexit detergent claims to reduce oil spill damage while aiding cleanup.
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Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Havana
Meyer
Cuba
Bow
Editorial Report Behind De Gaulle's Shaken Power
A French political portrait shows De Gaulle urging rallying around the president as strikes and protests threaten stability. The piece notes government retreats, wage promises, and potential Gaullist-Communist polarization amid National Assembly elections and broader capitalist tension.
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Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Observer of London
France
This Day In Review Highlights Historic Milestones
In 1775 British troops assaulted Bunker Hill near Boston facing 1000 American patriots with heavy casualties for the invaders. In 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The plane was piloted by Wilbur Stuitz. In 1967 Red China announced it had detonated a hydrogen bomb. A reflective thought from Sir John Suckling notes women as burdens yet essential companions.
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Amelia Earhart
Atlantic Ocean
Wilber Stuitz
Sir John Suckling
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