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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1971
Page
6
State lawmakers resume session after a week off to tackle tax reform welfare school finance the 18 year old vote and reapportionment. Agreement with the Reagan administration over nursing home reimbursements shapes the Medi Cal bill while veto overrides and lead legislation await action.
Two unions voted Sunday to accept a settlement ending a 19 day teachers strike that nearly shut down San Francisco public schools The agreement includes a five percent pay raise reduced class sizes expanded teacher preparation periods binding arbitration and amnesty for those who supported the strike Mayor Alioto helped broker the deal and a routine school board ratification was anticipated
Teamster leader James Hoffa, furloughed from a federal prison, spent Easter Sunday with his ailing wife Josephine Hoffa, who doctors say is improving after a heart ailment. Hoffa plans to return Monday to Lewisburg Penitentiary for a one year jury tampering sentence, with attorney Morris Shenker noting the rising visit count signals progress.
The forecast calls for fair conditions in the Bay Area through Tuesday with slightly warmer temperatures on Monday. Low Monday night in the 40s and highs Monday and Tuesday in the 60s to low 70s, with westerly winds around 10 to 20 mph in the afternoons. Northern and Central California remain fair through Tuesday except for northwest cloudiness Monday. rain is likely from Point Arena to Ukiah northward at times Monday night and Tuesday. Warmth increases across most areas Monday, then cooler by Tuesday, with Mount Shasta and the Siskiyou area fair Monday and becoming cloudy Monday night with a chance of showers Tuesday.
Former congresswoman Catherine May Bedell, a Railpax board member, said the new rail passenger system begins May 1 with top equipment and aims to offer high quality service. She envisions motion pictures, stewardesses, music, entertainment, and possibly a cabaret car for dancing and socializing.
Hollywood star Raquel Welch would not confirm or deny divorce rumors with manager husband Patrick Curtis. A London report claimed they separated as Curtis allegedly moved out of their Beverly Hills home. Welch, previously married, has two children from her first marriage.
Police report a Fremont Boulevard service station robbed Saturday night or Sunday morning. More than $2,000 in tools auto tune-up gear and car parts were taken including a four speed transmission a differential and a distributor from a car parked inside the station.
City staff seeks commission and council approval in principle for the plan tonight while awaiting a State traffic study due in about a year. The proposal would cap residential density in central Irvington at the first density tier and halt expansion of retail commercial zoning until traffic data are available. Cunningham argues for final adoption and immediate traffic projections by staff, opposing new limits.
Fighting erupts across East Pakistan amid a crackdown by West Pakistan rulers demanding autonomy. China accuses India of seeking international intervention while Delhi warns of clashes along the border. Pakistani artillery bombs Dinajpur and Rajshahi as forces regroup and rebels defend key towns.
The Oakland Symphony Orchestra presents a youth concert at Chabot College Community Auditorium Hayward at 1 30 pm Saturday conducted by Robert Hughes assistant conductor Performances open with Rossini Overture to Semiramide and close with Prokofieffs Symphony No 5 fourth movement The program includes a new work for orchestra and narrator The Fables of Aesop by Jerome Neff narrated by Milton Williams The piece reimagines The Hare and the Tortoise Putting the Bell on the Cat and The Boy Who Cried Wolf with specific instrument emphasis Harp and percussion accompany each part Jerome Neff is an associate professor at California State College Hayward and has worked on NBC TV specials and with the Xoregos Ballet Company
The Fremont Federation of Teachers reports 271 of about 1,200 teachers lack confidence in the school board and superintendent. A 27 of 299 returns indicate some confidence. President Patricia Crawford cites reassignment actions, cost of living adjustments, budget cuts, workload, and staffing changes as core issues fueling dissatisfaction.
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said in a ABC interview that if American POWs are released a full withdrawal of U S forces from Southeast Asia could occur by year end 1972. He added that without a prisoner exchange the Indochina war would not dominate the next campaign and only a token force would remain in South Vietnam as a bargaining tool. Scott noted Nixon’s insistence on total withdrawal and tied the timeline to POW negotiations while also addressing FBI wiretap questions and defending Hoover against McCarthy era criticisms.
In Colombo a government curfew with shoot on sight enforcement was imposed to curb rebel violence. Rebels attacked Katunayake airport and a Panagede army brigade headquarters, but were driven off. Curfew coverage varies by area, with a 24 hour period in some zones. The state assumed food distribution and threatened death for black marketeers.
An intensive search failed to locate Patrick Potter, 22, of Fresno, who vanished while scuba diving in the Pacific near Davenport, nine miles north of Santa Cruz. A Coast Guard cutter, aircraft, and helicopters conducted searches Friday and Saturday.
In Washington a Senate dispute over logging in national forests widens with Sen. Gale McGee seeking a year moratorium on clear cutting. He is joined by Sens. Muskie and Javits to push legislation and an independent study of Forest Service policy amid protests from conservationists and timber interests.
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