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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1972
Page
1
UPI reports B52 heavy bombers struck North Vietnamese troop concentrations near the DMZ as Communist forces pressed toward Quang Tri City and Hue defenses. US jets and Cobra gunships supported relief columns amid a five day offensive, with casualties cited for both sides and missing American air crew members.
Rain likely through today with heavy showers at times. Tonight showers then fair tomorrow. Cooler conditions with highs in the low 60s and lows in the 50s. Yesterday Fremont reached 74 degrees with a low of 57.
Washington reports indicate a squadron of B52 bombers from the United States has been sent to Southeast Asia to bolster countermeasures against North Vietnamese forces near the demilitarized zone. Official confirmation is withheld.
Carl Strandberg, a Fremont pollution detective and Alameda County Water District director, pilots a light plane over waterways from the Potomac to San Francisco Bay recording outfalls with cameras. His aerial surveillance has exposed contamination, drawing national recognition and congressional testimony.
Hundreds brave steady rain in New York to pay final respects to former Brooklyn Dodger star and Mets figure Gil Hodges. Report notes Hodges died after Sunday and mentions ongoing baseball pension negotiations and owner calls to end the players walkout.
In area A 19 the Chamber of Commerce considers a proposal to members for 1972 73. Page 32 indicates Blein Davis may present his account of the 1970 Matin County Courthouse shooting today.
The Ways and Means Committee approved a fatter $7.9 billion state budget plan under Gov Ronald Reagan, adding $100 million for local schools and $10 million for a bold new control experiment. Also notes Pacific Telephone gets a $70 million annual rate increase from the California Public Utilities Commission to offset wages.
A national commission calls for new tools to fight syphilis and gonorrhea and recommends co educational courses on venereal disease in all schools starting in seventh grade. Navy Secretary Chafee, Rhode Island governor and popular figure, is seen as a likely Republican senator, while Commerce Secretary Richardson notes energy needs as a root societal problem demanding a major federal study.
In Milwaukee Wisconsin Senator George S McGovern led the Democratic presidential field with about 30 percent as Hubert H Humphrey and George C Wallace both near 21 percent leaving John V Lindsay in a weak sixth. Lindsay quit the race after the results prompting McGovern to claim a smashing victory and predict broader support. Muskie Jackson and others trailed with low percentages.
Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York withdrew from the Democratic presidential race after finishing sixth in the Wisconsin primary. He told supporters he would continue the fight but not as a presidential candidate and planned to play a role at the Democratic National Convention. He praised the campaign as honest and not pulling punches.
Proponents of Proposition B on the April ballot push a regional bus system to aid the young, the elderly, and lower income families in Framont Newark and Union City. They say the plan offers an attractive alternative to cars and links with BART to ease parking and reduce commute travel.
Fremont councilmen Don Ballon Gene Rhodes and Geoffrey Steel reject K D Leavitt's 47 unit security type apartment project on 5 acres near Fremont Boulevard and Walnut Avenue. They return the plan to planning commission citing design flaws inadequate open space and lack of diversity. Cunningham blamed staff for delays and vague requirements ahead of rezoning from agricultural to HX.
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