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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1968
Page
1
A light, unsettled forecast shows fair conditions through Wednesday with low overcast near the ocean. Temperatures reach 65 to 75 during the day and dip to 45 to 50 at night, with slightly cooler ocean winds and westerlies at 10 to 20 mph.
Fremont city council convenes to discuss a heavy agenda including several appeals and tentative approval of the recreation element in the general plan. Page 2.
A court decision striking down welfare residency rules could add another 24 million dollars to California welfare costs next year, according to Health and Welfare Administrator Spencer Williams. Telephone cables were cut twice in Berkeley, disrupting service to over 1,000 homes. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense petitions federal court to halt police harassment and delay the trial of leader Huey Newton.
Pa LC Traders faced economic worry as prices fell for a second straight session yet most declines were reversed into gains by session end. The page notes ongoing market volatility and investor uncertainty amid broader economic concerns.
Diplomatic sources report Czechoslovakia’s new Communist head asks the Soviet Union to discontinue ties with deposed Antonin Novotny. In Vietnam, Hanoi readies a major assault as talks loom while North Vietnam pursues its own initiative largely ignoring Beijing advice. Over 1,000 National Police deploy on emergency alert in Saigon’s troubled district to hunt Viet Cong infiltrators and weapons.
More than 1,000 National Police backed by South Vietnamese troops conducted a major search in Phu Lam district Saigon amid fears of a second Viet Cong invasion after Tet. Police and army units cordoned about 2,000 homes, seized Viet Cong weapons, and found contraband aboard a bus.
A man and woman were killed in a collision between their car and a double trailer sand and gravel truck at Warm Springs and Mission Boulevard in Fremont. Amelia V. Silva and Richard R. Silva, 75, of Castro Valley, were pronounced dead at Washington Hospital after their auto was dragged over 350 feet. The truck driver, Benjamin Franco of Castro and Sons, San Jose, was not injured, and police continue their investigation.
Darrell Hayes, six, of Newark, was struck by a truck while crossing Smith Avenue last night and sustained critical injuries. He underwent surgery at Region Hospital for head injuries as investigators review the incident.
Washington Pentagon testimony released shows draft calls may rise to about 340000 in the next fiscal year if the war persists, with 345000 total drafted for the current year. Hershey cited higher than budgeted draw and noted rejection rates for physical unfitness remain around 16 out of 100. He described protesters shifting to isolated violence and emphasized worst case planning.
North Vietnam on Lenin's birth anniversary declared itself independent in solving all problems of the Vietnam revolution amid Soviet China pressure. Nhan Dan urged each Communist party to preserve independence while respecting others, recalling a North Korean similar pledge.
Union City council approved 82 acres switching from agricultural to single family use. A 29 acre parcel owned by Jesse Perry along Perry Road will yield 4,000 square foot lots, while 53 acres near Alameda Creek Channel will have 6,000 square foot lots and a tentative map for 112 lots was approved. Perry argued for fair treatment amid a neighboring 33 acre rezoning with 3,000 square foot lots.
Fremont Planning Commission paused approval of Bay crossing power lines after opposition from agencies. East Bay Regional Park District urged more study on environmental impacts while Pacific Gas and Electric seeks renewal of a permit for 200 foot towers. In other business, the commission backed revisions to the city sign ordinance to ease development disputes. A June 24 hearing on the sign revisions was set, and commissioners approved a Walnut Avenue alignment from Tule Ponds to Mission Boulevard amid landowner protests.
A San Francisco grand jury charged former ABAG aide Thomas N. Truax with seven counts of interstate transportation of stolen securities totaling 203 500. He was arrested in West Palm Beach and will appear in Florida for a hearing on his return to San Francisco.
A petition signed by 22 Fremont residents urges higher pay for city council members. The drive, started at the Fremont Community Center on 420 Paseo Padre Parkway, seeks to present the appeal to councilmen at 7 30 p.m. tonight.
Dispute grows as Newark officials debate funding and approval of a delegation to Washington to influence Congress on area flood control hearings. Mayor Lewis supports sending a council member and staffer with $800 budgeted, while a vote on the plan remains contested at a Thursday council session.
A two year old Newark girl named Tammie Lee Seefloth crawled away from adults playing ping pong and fell into a backyard pool. She was found in the yard at 6792 Martell Place and pronounced dead at Wash. The accident occurred in Newark as relatives and aunts cared for her.
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