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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1971
Page
1
The UC area may see showers through today with clearing tomorrow. Cooler conditions persist with highs in the 50s and a low tonight in the 40s. A 20 percent chance of rain remains tonight as conditions gradually improve.
Juan Marichal dominates Cubs through eight innings before two ninth inning singles end his no hit bid. Giants win 9-0 at Candlestick as Chicago falls. Reggie Jackson hits 10th inning homer to lift Oakland past the White Sox 5-4 in Chicago.
Dr Albert H Bowker 51 a former Stanford University dean is named chancellor of the Berkeley campus of the University of California The Board of Regents approves his selection in executive session and board chairman William Smith announces it Students urge the State Board of Education to back a state lottery to fund schools and demand student input in teaching hires The California Association of Student Councils submits nine recommendations including reduced class time for seniors and credit free courses The board takes the recommendations under advisement Sen Alfred E Alquist proposes legislation to cap campaign expenditures and require full disclosure of political contributions criticizing current spending as a danger of a government controlled by the rich or corrupt if not curbed
Vice President Agnew cannot locate Speaker Carl Albert for a Capitol rally briefing on antiwar demonstrators access next week. An Albert spokesman cites the speaker's vacationing abroad and says staff cannot confirm his whereabouts for over a week. Commerce Secretary Stans urges early Alaska Oil Pipeline construction for energy security and to cut imports. He argues benefits outweigh environmental risks in a letter to Interior Secretary Morton. Henry Bagley, 74, becomes father of triplets in East St. Louis, with wife Luella aged 41. hospital confirms birth of two boys and a girl.
Tri Cania Os Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako pay homage to the 75 000 killed in the Aug 6 1945 atomic bombing. They pause before the monument, offer a one minute silent prayer during their first Hiroshima visit in 20 years.
Fremont voters head to the polls to decide if the city should use an assessment district to fund a second phase of Central Park expansion adding lid acres for 2.25 million dollars. The measure also affects Paseo Padre Parkway and Stevenson extensions with tax implications and possible federal matching funds.
Nixon said the United States will keep air and ground forces in Southeast Asia until South Vietnam can prevent a Communist takeover and until all American prisoners are released. He denied a 1972 deadline, promised further troop withdrawals this fall, defended Hoover, and urged cautious diplomacy with China while signaling continued U.S. pressure on Hanoi.
The HEW warned it would cut 708 million in federal welfare funds to California on June 30 if monthly AFDC payments are not increased. A federal judge ordered a 214 percent rise, potentially adding about 100 million yearly to welfare checks. The current maximum for a four member family could rise from 221 to 265 dollars.
Fremont candidate John RK. Camara Jr. charged that the district uses a parental occupation survey to worsen conditions in disadvantaged elementary schools. Superintendent William J. Bultforce denied the claim at a morning press conference with candidate Gloria Carr.
Fremont council veteran William van Doorn is expected to be named mayor when the council reorganizes Tuesday night. The 48-year-old Amerian Forest Products executive would succeed Mayor Gene Rhodes, who favors rotation and would remain in the council.
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