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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1972
Page
1
Mostly cloudy through tomorrow with occasional sprinkles. Highs in the low 60s both days, and a tonight low from the mid 40s to low 60s. Light winds. Fremont yesterday reached 69 with a low around 50.
A proposal to reorganize the animal control contract under the county’s jurisdiction will be presented next week to the Alameda County Animal Control advisory committee. The State Office of Economic Opportunity pushes further changes in the Southern Alameda County Economic Opportunity Agency programs in a related district update.
A University of California scientist warns that up to 90 percent of U S archaeological resources in the United States have been destroyed and researchers may have at most 20 years left to study those remaining. The remark appears on Page 18. California Attorney General Evelle J Younger seeks Supreme Court review of a California Supreme Court ruling that invalidated capital punishment calling the February 18 decision an unseemly rush to punish. Page 4.
Summary of items including Harris pressing Justice Dept inquiry into ITT Tel Chile activity, Nixon dining in Peking while UN envoy eats varied breakfast foods, Lefkowitz injunction against Civil Service strike, Kauffman funeral at Gettysburg, SDS convention plotting anti racism strategy, Boyle convicted over UMW funds, and a stormy Easter weekend with severe weather threats.
Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman warns he will resign unless Bangladeshis follow his guidance and work for the nation's reconstruction, ordering police to shoot down trouble makers. The report notes allied military setbacks in Laos and Vietnamization pressures, plus severe weather off Japan and a high-profile Buenos Aires kidnapping case ongoing despite holidays.
Former ITT secretary Susan Lichtman testified she typed a memorandum suggesting White House and Justice knew of ITT funding for the GOP National Convention before the antitrust settlement. She said her copy did not prove ITT pledged $400,000. she noted frequent favors to Congress during her ITT tenure May 24 to July 14, 196? and recalled a Hartke jet plane request.
Dallas report says the first MLB Players Association strike in history could halt the opening of the 1972 master league season. Players voted unanimously to strike effective with today’s games unless owners grant pension benefit demands or agree to binding arbitration.
Six hundred British soldiers arrive in Belfast by air and sea to reinforce a 14,500 man garrison as Easter weekend riots loom. Gunfire and bombings erupt across Ulster, with 300 deaths since August 1969, while Williams Whitelaw begins Ulster duties and churches urge peace after Britain's direct rule takeover.
FBI figures released Thursday indicate Tri City crime trends differ from national patterns. In the Fremont Newark Union City area crime rose 11 percent versus 6 percent nationwide, with declines in Newark and Union City for larceny over $50. Fremont saw gains in burglaries. Chief Joby Fabbri previews an in-depth burglary study and Operation I.D. rollout.
Acosta pleads not guilty to two charges of agency funds in federal court. He is accused of taking a total of 41,227 dollars and remains free on bond as a tentative trial date of June 12 is set in Union City.
North Vietnamese gunners pounded South Vietnam’s northern defense line for a second night, driving government troops from Ar tillery Base Sarge near the DMZ. Marines staged an orderly retreat as Dong Ha and Quang Tri cities faced heavy shelling and mass evacuations. Evacuations spread as plans moved to pull back seventh base Pedro.
Retail chains from Food Fair to Grand Union and Winn Dixie announce 30 day or regional price freezes on meat as wholesale costs wobble. Others, including Acme and Safeway divisions, weigh adjustments while executives anticipate overall drops driven by market forces rather than freezes.
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