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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
1
The morning forecast calls for a 60 percent chance of rain tonight with clearing tomorrow and cooler temperatures. Highs will be in the 50s to near 60s, with tonight’s lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s.
In South County elections voters endorsed a broad call for change, delivering overwhelming approval to a slate that pledged to reverse key district policies and ousted three incumbents. The totals appeared on Page 14 with coverage noting the decisive shift.
A three month experiment by two attractive University of California coeds reveals boys show an exaggerated drive to prove masculinity. The item also notes an overpass collapse affecting 12 000 San Francisco peninsula commuters and other varied reports across pages.
NBC will not broadcast Walter J Hickel speech citing controversy and right to reply concerns. Daughters of the American Revolution defend the Bureau against a smear campaign aimed at ousting Director J Edgar Hoover. Supreme Court upholds DC abortion law in a vague suit, first in a series of decisions. Air pollution alarms Birmingham as rain seems to avert a disaster. House tentatively okays a 2 billion public works program while rejecting a Harsha measure to kill the broader plan.
Ceylonese army reports two Soviet cargo planes carrying Russian helicopters are arriving to aid against terrorists on the island nation. U.S. warplanes are claimed to be en route by the army commander. In Rome, Vietnam veteran Rafael Minichiello, known for a record hijacking, has his sentence reduced to six years and then pardoned for two more, leaving him to be released by May 1 after ten days.
Eleven big city mayors toured New York and spoke with drug addicts as they viewed slums described as “the first tangible sign of the collapse of our entire civilization.” Mayor Lindsay led the delegation of U.S. Conference of Mayors officials on a site visit amid urban decay and federally stalled housing plans.
The U S Supreme Court allowed eight members of the Alameda Conservation Association to proceed in a suit against Leslie Salt Co over alleged illegal filling and diking of San Francisco Bay. The ruling leaves intact a Ninth Circuit decision enabling the group to sue.
Higher food prices pushed the cost of living up 0.3 percent in March while the first quarter of 1971 posted the lowest inflation rate in four years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the rise along with February and January gains, yielding a 2.7 percent annual rate for Q1.
Fremont planners hear a late compromise to save the California Nursery from development. Developer Jack Brooks and CAN push a 4 575 unit plan on a 69 acre site off Niles Boulevard, preserving 21 plus acres of the historic heart. The 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall will mark a rare joint push by opposing sides.
South Viet Nam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky told UPI that American troops are expected to take part in two or three more joint ground operations with South Vietnamese forces before the U.S. combat role ends. He said Lam Son 720 may not be the last such operation and noted the major ground phase has yet to begin. Ky spoke at the field headquarters of the ARVN 1st Infantry Division during briefings on the operation.
Fremont approves buying 115 acres east of Central Park for 2.25 million dollars. City officials say the lands would support park expansion, with uses including recreation and conservation. The plan requires assessment district setup and involves Fremont Meadows and Kaiser-linked interests.
Two challengers defeated incumbents in Fremont Unified School District board race, signaling voters want change. John Camara Jr and Glavia Carr win seats for two Centerville posts. incumbents Rodrigues and Glankier lose, board to take positions in July.
Linn L Brown 38 assumes editorship at The Argus succeeding Ralph Pair Child who plans a May opening of a western memorabilia shop near Chunsur elli Square in Say Fran sin. Brown previously associate editor at the Camardy Daily News since 1988 and has edited suburban weekly papers near Kansas City. He holds a University of Wisconsin degree with more than five state and national journalism awards.
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