Weather outlook with mild temps and NW winds
Skies stay mostly clear through tomorrow with highs in the 60s and a low tonight in the mid 40s to low 50s. West to northwest winds at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. Details on page 14.
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1971
Page
1
Skies stay mostly clear through tomorrow with highs in the 60s and a low tonight in the mid 40s to low 50s. West to northwest winds at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. Details on page 14.
A plan aimed at helping disadvantaged individuals entering municipal court before conviction is to begin in Southern Alameda County in mid May. An April 26 appearance by consumer advocate Ralph Nader at California State College Hayward has been moved to Walnut Creek high school.
Gov. Ronald Reagan dismisses claims of political pressure as he denies a veto of the Southern Crossing bill. A rural substation outage darkens the California Capitol for about ten minutes. The Assembly passes a controversial welfare bill, sending it to the Senate. UC president Hitch requests a 13 percent pay rise for faculty. Berkeley radical candidates win council seats amid a court challenge. Reagan warns the Berkeley victory should spur local election engagement.
Administration warns steel workers to avoid pressing for large wage gains as talks start this summer. Turnover at New York Stock Exchange climbs to the third heaviest on record but ends nearly unchanged after a morning surge. Profit taking drives the late drop amid unsettled investor mood. Senator Gravel opposes ABM test at Amchitka in light of reports of a massive underground blast.
In Belfast during Easter weekend protests violence erupted as a Protestant youth parade passed a mixed Catholic district. A 12-year-old boy was shot in the calf and several others injured before police and medics took them to hospitals.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced at a Pentagon briefing that the United States will end its combat role in Vietnam by the summer while maintaining naval and air forces in Southeast Asia indefinitely. He said military assistance will continue after South Vietnam takes over the core defense, with no further massive manpower commitments.
U S Secretary of State William P Rogers and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Jose Maria Ponce Yepes suggested they may privately discuss the tuna war during a 10 day OAS gathering in San Jose Costa Rica. Ecuador has seized U S tuna boats within 200 miles while the U S recognizes a 2 mile limit and has cut off military aid.
In Peking the Chinese table tennis team defeated the visiting United States squad 7 to 1 in the first sports event involving Americans in the People's Republic of China. Two warmup matches were played but not counted in the official score.
FBI plans to shut a number of its 500 resident offices due to security flaws after the March theft of more than 1,000 internal documents from a Media Pennsylvania two man office. No arrests yet. The Citizens Committee to Investigate the FBI claimed credit. J Edgar Hoover will decide which offices to close as Congress grills the agency.
The Fremont city council heard a six point program to improve police press relations after six weeks of hearings. Tom Harris outlined findings from the Police Information Committee and council directed City Manager Don Driggs to report back in three weeks. Mayor Gene Rhodes urged not to disband until final action is taken.
The Office of Economic Opportunity has cut off 1.6 million for Oakland's poverty program. Betts said Frank Carlucci would notify Oakland by April 30 of the grant’s end. The cut stems from city officials' opposition to the agency's activities and a veto by Governor Reagan in February.
Newark planners unanimously approve a $5 million 212-unit townhouse development on the east side of Newark Boulevard between Jarvis and Cedar. The plan includes over one acre of landscaped open space and private streets maintained by a homeowners association. Neighbors object to a six-foot vinyl chain-link fence. some request an eight-foot masonry option, but commissioners defend the vinyl fence noting shrubs will largely obscure it within three years. The council must give final approval at its May meeting. A church use permit for a larger church on Thornton Avenue was also under consideration.
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