Editorial on rezoning and open government in Fremont
An editorial argues that suspending established rezoning procedures to attract industry undermines representative government. Citizens deserve advance notice and the chance to speak at public meetings. secrecy erodes legitimacy and invites councils to bend rules at will.
Traffic Safety Progress in Livermore Area
City county and state officials press for a near-term solution to a traffic hazard on U S 50 after five fatalities draw attention. The Alameda County Highway Advisory Committee had long urged a priority interchange at Livermore, earning praise for actions now underway.
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U. S. 50
Springtown
Alameda
Keep Them Happy What’s the Answer to This One
Parents visiting a school during back to school night asked why eighth graders aren’t assigned homework. The teacher said he doesn’t believe in homework, aims to keep students happy and good citizens. Parents left feeling their child will be among the happiest citizens.
Look and Learn quiz on ologies and sports terms
Answers state ornithology is science of birds, petralogy unclear, entomology is science of insects, ichthyology is science of fishes. Pennsylvania accounts for about 26 percent of U.S. steel. The highest artificial ski jump is on Iron Mountain in Michigan. In canoeing the recovery after a stroke is feathering. The sport meaning gentle art is jujitsu. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by Edward Gibbon.
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Iron Mountain
Michigan
Caspar Weinberger Wilderness Bill Struggles for Passage
The Wilderness Bill faces long odds in Congress as Senate approval contrasts with House Interior Committee inaction. It would set aside large federally owned lands as wilderness, prohibiting mining grazing and road building and transferring control to the Interior Department, drawing opposition from cattle, mining, timber groups, and critics wary of reduced congressional power.
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California
Senate
Weinberger
House Interior Committee
House of Representatives
National Park
Congress
Department of the Interior
Department
Aspinall
Interior Department
Wilderness bill faces pressure after presidential tour
The article notes heightened pressure on House Interior Committee to report favorably on the wilderness bill. It cites Aspenall’s study plan to delay enactment, fears of a delay by a large study, and possible presidential influence after tours of federal lands. Key figures include Wayne Aspinall, Thomas Kuchel, Clair Engle, George Miller, and W. Dorian Edwards.
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House
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House Interior Committee
Wayne Aspinall
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National Park
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Political mail and secret documents in 1964 era
A reader notes 1964 will be busy for the postal system with 34 senators and 435 representatives mailing free political pieces to constituents, costing about 1.5 million dollars to taxpayers. The piece also cites General Services Administration data claiming the US owns about 3 billion secret documents costing 12 million to replace cabinets. Senator Byrd illustrates secrecy by recounting Navy private shipyard cost analyses, noting a Baltimore paper leaked a costly survey.
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Cominy
Washington Post Office
General Service Administration
United States
The Need for Roots and the Case for Continuity
An essay discusses roots and stability amid modern restlessness. It cites Simone Weil and T S Eliot while contrasting nomadic and settled lives. The tale of an elderly island resident and a Kilconquhar native illustrates contentment with place.
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Eliot
Simone Weil
Fairness Doctrine Seen as Tool in 1964 Elections
Washington DC The FCC moves toward the 1964 presidential race focusing on news coordination and control of TV and radio broadcasts. The Fairness Doctrine is framed to manage controversial programs and counter anti administration voices with responses. The memo by Walter Reuther targets anti communism and political opponents as dangerous radicals.
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Walter Reuther
Reuther
Afl-Cio
Robert Kennedy
Victor
America
Red
Moscow
United States
Letter Box Opinions From Readers
Readers criticize Communist efforts to destroy patriotism in youth and promote United Nations propaganda. The writer links UNESCO influence and U.N. funding to global governance, urging local parents to protest and question school alignment with U.N. Day and Constitution Week.
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U.N
U.n.-O
Hayward Unified
Four Children Sheltered by Palo Alto Families Questioned
In a Sept article the paper discusses white Palo Alto families taking four Negro children into their homes. If for love and a home the act is commendable. if the children were separated from their natural families for a social experiment, the move is cruel and amoral.
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Palo Alto
Jove
Correcting a sentence and spelling questions
A set of English usage questions asks about spelling pronunciation and word choice. It includes noting a misspelled form irrasc ble and a misused phrase ap e probation while suggesting to use CHOICES and addressing incorrect accents and wording.
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