Hayward push to route transit line through city faces delays
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say they study engineering and legal questions raised by Hayward requests to re route the line through Hayward. Mayor Oakes and City Manager Doran pressed for stations near the Hayward Strip and near the state college. Transit officials gave lip service, but Hayward is urged to press its proposal to secure a future serving the city.
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Bay Area
George Oakes
Ray Doran
Oakes
California State College
Dale Wren
Castro Valley
U.S. 50
Asquire Road
Hayward
Hayward Strip
State College
Nixon Buildup Ahead of 1964 Republican Showdown
The piece argues Nixon’s appearance as a nominee is being engineered by pundits and Administration foes while Nixon denies candidacy. It notes Miller’s claim of no GOP movement for Nixon and suggests Rockefeller backing could signal real contention. Concludes 1964 may become a decisive show-down year.
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William E. Miller
National
GOP
Miller
Dick Nixon
Nixon
Gay
Rockefeller
New York
New Yorker
Kennedy
Lobbyists And The Legislature In Sacramento Debate
The piece contrasts Governor Brown and Attorney General Mosk on lobbyist spending and ethics. It notes $3 million spent in 1961 and $1.35 million in 1963, with salaries and fees often unitemized. It defends lobbying as petitioning and argues many lobbyists perform a needed service while cautioning against overstatement and misuse to taint the legislature.
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Weingand
Santa Barbara
Senate Committee On Legislative Representation
Sydney Harris on Modern Spy Novels Lacking Realism
The critic laments scarcity of good new mystery novels with genuine realism. He argues modern spy fiction overglamorizes or underdelivers, noting that real spies blend into ordinary life through cover, profession, and routine. He recalls earlier dramatic eras but suggests true espionage is unglamorous and often overlooked.
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Foreign Service
Tarnished image critique of Kennedy era foes of national prestige
Barry Gale examines how campaigns in 1960 portrayed the U S image as degraded under Republican leadership. The piece cites Kennedy and allies like Fulbright Johnson Gruening Church Gore and Stevenson to argue the prestige charge was hyperbolic and harmful, urging a reconstruction of national image.
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John F. Kennedy
Eizenhower
Mr. Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Frank Church
Idaho
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Democratic Advisory Council
Adlai Stevenson
Harry Truman
Reverence for 1776 Heroes Turns to TV Grievance
A columnist laments how the New Frontier era figures compare with Revolutionary icons and gripes about modern television. He cites Minow as a symbol, mocks 4 CBS World Series coverage for mangled English, and warns of TV’s decline after his departure.
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Soapy Williams
Adlai Stevenson
Schlesinger, Jr
Ave Harriman
Teddy Kennedy
Three Watts
Rostow
Heller
Reuther
Orville Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
Newton N. Minow
CBS
Casey Stengel
Dizzy Dean
Letter Box Opinions on Freedom and Political Deception
A reader argues that enslaved millions need freedom over talks of accommodation and coexistence. They accuse liberals of socialism and communism via democracy, cite opposition to the Test Ban Treaty, criticize tax spending, praise free enterprise, and urge unity among grass roots to expose liberals and restore moral leadership while supporting oppressed peoples.
Liberal Propaganda Aims to Lose South Vietnam to Communists
A letter asserts the JFK administration uses liberal propaganda to justify a slow U S troop withdrawal from South Vietnam. It accuses past administrations of aiding Communists in China and Cuba, and predicts arms cuts or pressure on Diem to force a Communist dominated coalition government, risking a Communist victory in South Vietnam.
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Taylor
Nga Dinh Diem
The
Propaganda Inc
JFK
White House
Pres
South
Viet Nam
China
Chiang
Mao Tse ‘Tung
Roosevelt - Truman
Eisenhower
Hey
Cuba
Laos
South Viet Nam
Diem
South Viek Nam
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