Weather forecast mixed skies with inland fog
Fair through tomorrow with low clouds and fog inland this morning. Little temperature change. High in the 70s, low tonight in the 50s. West to northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Details page 2.
01 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1969
Page
1
Fair through tomorrow with low clouds and fog inland this morning. Little temperature change. High in the 70s, low tonight in the 50s. West to northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Details page 2.
The New Haven Unified School District plans final approval of the 1969 70 budget tonight with a proposed raise for teachers. Fremont Chamber of Commerce publicity committee considers recognizing the city police meeting the new chief and honoring the 100 000th city resident.
Dr Thomas T Noguchi who supervised the Kennedy autopsy is ordered reinstated as Los Angeles County coroner after a five month firing over alleged bizarre behavior. Oakland school district faces $10 million in federal funds issues dims. Assembly approves tear gas use for police after training. Lawmakers also pass bill letting parents veto their child's sex education course.
A brisk second day of active trading saw bargain hunters push stock prices higher. Meanwhile, technicians probe Apollo 11 moon rock for dangerous germs as NASA previews new space photos. The Senate debates antiballistic missile plans while extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge to year end. A Washington auto crash prompts an inquest into Senator Kennedy’s case, and a TWA jet hijacking ends with a flight to Havana.
TMA President Nixon travels to New Delhi declaring his aim to secure a generation of uninterrupted peace for the world. Israel cites an air raid by Syrian jets on the Golan Heights, marking the first attack since 1967. A Japanese man attempts to stab Secretary Rogers at Tokyo airport amid Okinawa nerve gas protests. Pope Paul VI vows bold steps in Africa to settle Nigeria’s civil war. El Salvador begins troop withdrawal from Honduras under OAS observers.
Newark City Council cut the tax rate from 1.66 to 1.64 after repeated debates on reserves and service needs. Kincaid and Balentine warned that an $8,000 fund and the Thalenback plan would erode city services, but six council members approved the new rate amid opposition. The budget includes intact proposals aside from codification, with department heads largely content and a $2,000 reserve question pending.
Reliable sources say three American servicemen held by North Vietnam will be released Friday night at Vien Lane Laos. They will be flown from Hanoi to Laos on an ICC plane with four American pacifists who traveled to North Vietnam to retrieve them. Release hinges on no change in Hanoi’s plans.
Fremont officials and federal regulators voiced concern over beetle infested houses in the Sundale tract. Homeowners led by Mrs William Little and Mrs James Clark in Besco Co area say wood borers damaged floors and linoleum, sued to cover reno costs, Besco appeals set for Aug 14, and a city inspector arrived to check structural damage.
Newark entered its Community Park and center in a California environmental planning awards program. The city submitted a general plan map, park topographical map, master plan, 40 to 50 photos, and a concept explanation in the 20,000 to 50,000 population category. Judges will view photos and description. site visits are not included. The 7 acre park at 36601 Cedar Blvd opened February 1968 and features tennis courts, pools, play areas, picnic zones, and turf space.
William Robbins of Turlock was selected to become the Fremont Chamber of Commerce assistant manager, a $650-a-month post to be filled by Aug. 15 contingent on executive approval. Robbins, 23, currently aids the Turlock chamber and will head press relations, chamber publications, data, and statistics duties in Fremont.
Dist. Atty. Edmund Dinis said he would seek a Dukes County inquest into the death of Mary Jo Kopechne after a car driven by Sen. Edward Kennedy plunged from a bridge into a salt water pond on Chappaquiddick Island. He questioned why no autopsy was performed and released a letter requesting a Superior Court justice appoint an inquest as provided by Massachusetts law.
President Nixon arrived in Lahore carrying a message of peace and friendship to an ally leaning toward Communist China. He was greeted by Gen. Yahya Khan as crowds gathered under tents. Nixon pledged a generation of uninterrupted peace and urged world leaders to adopt a new concept of peace combining continuity and progress.
A 12-year-old Union City boy, Mickey Wayne Dumond, fell from a 264oat embankment into seven feet of Alameda Creek at Perry Road. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Hayward's St. Rose Hospital after neighbors and firemen performed CPR for 20 minutes. His brother Ricky, 12, and other playmates were at the scene. the family had sought a high fence to keep youngsters out of the area.
Fremont Unified School District will apply to the State Allocations Board for 5 million dollars to finance 170000 square feet of Centerville High School at Fremont Boulevard and Alder Avenue. Officials cite priority systems, enrollment figures, and bond market conditions as factors in the bid, with Madruga Elementary lowered in priority. The opening of Centerville High remains slated for the early 1970s due to recent enrollment declines after years of rapid growth.
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