Editorial Unification Push for California Schools
The California State Board of Education faces a key decision on unifying Washington Township public schools. Washington Township officials urge expansion of the agenda to include three proposals for Fremont Newark and Decoto Alvarado, arguing growth and enrollment trends in Southern Alameda County justify unified districts.
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Injured Calf Prompts Flood of Folk Remedies and Opinions
A reader recounts tripping on a tennis court and pulling a calf muscle. He notes a torrent of unsolicited home remedy advice from many people, including doctors, chiropractors, masseurs, and even a faith healer, while contrasting with the simple guidance of rest and proper care. The piece mocks the overconfident spread of self styled cures and the odd reliance on hot and cold packs.
Biographies of John F Kennedy draw mixed political fire
Washington column reviews two Kennedy biographies by Hugh Sidey and Victor Lasky. Sidey offers a cautious Inside Story with selective praise and critique of Kennedy's economics and Bay of Pigs handling. Lasky’s The Man and the Myth harshly debunks Kennedy, portraying him as a feckless imposter amid a wave of controversy.
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Scenery or Signery A critique of highway billboards
The piece reviews Charles Breed’s essay on outdoor ads from Voices magazine condemning highway billboards as disfiguring the landscape. It cites studies linking billboards to higher accident rates, mocks lavish signage near Flint, and notes authors praising reduced exposure, while invoking opinions from Nash and Mussolini on advertising.
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Barry Goldwater Defense Argument Challenged by Campbell Study
A study by Dr. W Glenn Campbell of Stanford's Hoover Institution argues defense spending rose six percent in the last decade while civilian benefits tripled. Sponsored by Georgetown's Center for Strategic Studies, the book urges focusing on leadership time and deliberation rather than expanding arms spending. Campbell also contends private affluence has not starved public services. How do you stand, sir?
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Readers oppose dangerous highways and demand safer streets
Letter discusses California traffic fatalities and unsafe highway design. Readers call for safer exits merges and multilanes planning, criticize Nimitz Oakland and proposed Fast-West Freeway. They urge higher safety standards, critique high speed limits, and warn against new hazards for elderly and children without safer entrances and exits.
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Improving English and Public Safety Highway Plea
This reader offers guidance on grammar and pronunciation, questions a word misuse, and defines discommode as to inconvenience. The letter argues for safer highways with a strong civic appeal and notes letters should include sender details but may be edited.
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Rumford Fair Housing Act urged for full publication
Fremont urges The Daily Review to publish the Rumford Fair Housing Act in full. He argues the measure targets profit makers and excludes religious groups, asking why all accommodations aren’t covered and noting religious bodies remain quiet on discrimination claims. He warns the act is dangerous and sinister.
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