Fremont Police chief to promote six officers amid council questions
Police Chief Ken Castle seeks to elevate six officers into long vacant posts as city council delays three additional promotions. The moves, tied to a reorganization last year, would place Roger L. Neuman in a captain role and James J. Noonan in a senior analytical position, though details remain unsettled amid controversy.
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Weather outlook and near term forecast update
Fair through tomorrow with night and morning low cloudiness. Cooler tomorrow with highs in the upper 60s to near 80. Tonight’s low in the 50s. Easterly winds this afternoon 10 to 25 miles per hour.
Alameda County Water District and Probate Court Notices
Tonight at the water district directory meets to discuss steps to place an 8.75 million fluoridation bond on the Nav. Page 2 covers a three way probate quarrel over a near one million estate. Fremont planning commissioners approve Marin Builders revised design for a 156 unit Niles Dia.
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California party welcomes New York mayor amid party shift
A cautious Democratic editor notes California figures welcomed New York Mayor John V. Lindsay into their party while Republicans praise his decision to leave the GOP. Page 3.
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Nixon Warns Officials on Busing Plans Remains Contested
The White House said President Nixon warned federal officials against ordering busing except as a last resort to desegregate schools. Press Secretary Ziegler added that Nixon emphasized writing and verbally that forcing will not be used as the main element in desegregation plans. Meantime a heat wave bakes the Far West as readings top 100s and a 118 in some spots. Red Bluff cools to 106 after a 118 record Tuesday. In Washington, two final forest fires in the Cascade Mountains are contained after burning 300 acres. some areas are closed to logging due to fire danger. In Vietnam, Sgt. Jan M. Sweeney is acquitted of running from the enemy and communicating with the enemy, saying he felt really great after the verdict.
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Soviet Jetliner Crash Kills 97 at Irkutsk Airport
A Soviet airliner exploded on takeoff at Irkutsk in Siberia, killing all 97 aboard. It is the worst Soviet commercial disaster on record. Officials say the exact date is unclear but the crash occurred in recent days and Soviet media rarely report such accidents unless foreigners are aboard.
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Medi-Cal reform bill passes Senate 28 to 11
The California Senate approved a compromise Medi-Cal reform bill on a 28 to 11 vote, with all dissenters from the Democratic side. The measure, backed by Governor Reagan, includes patient cost sharing and limits on doctor visits, and faces concurrence in the Assembly. Critics call it a fiscal move reducing services to the poor.
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Compromise Assembly passes welfare reform in California
After a lengthy debate the Assembly voted 69 to 0 to return the welfare reform bill to the Senate. Sponsor Assemblyman William T. Bagley called it the most comprehensive reform of welfare yet. The measure tightens eligibility, requires work, expands checks for the truly needy, and caps outside income to prevent inflated benefits. Speaker Bob Moretti defended the plan as protecting the poor. The bill aims to save taxpayers about 184 million dollars and is set for Senate concurrence.
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Reds resume raids near DMZ in Vietnam war updates
Communist troops renewed shelling and ground attacks near the DMZ in Vietnam, killing 10 South Vietnamese soldiers at Cam Lo and another 10 in Mekong Delta clashes. A ARVN unit repelled a push near Fire Base Fuller, with six communists killed and no Vietnamese losses. Other skirmishes near Pleiku and Krek left further casualties on both sides.
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Newark council to discuss CDC bylaw change tonight
Newark city council meets at 2 3 pm in city hall to consider a proposed August 9 bylaw change aimed at shifting control of the Newark CDC board. The plan would create a 9 member board with appointments by a municipal judge Newark and adjacent districts and limit active volunteers aligned with rival leader Dean Selig.
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Lindsay defecting to Democrats stirs 1972 presidential hopes
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay announced he is leaving the Republican Party to join the Democrats. He indicated possible 1972 presidential ambitions while maintaining uncertainty about a formal bid. Lindsay cited a chance to help build a new national leadership and coalition, speaking at Gracie Mansion.
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