Secret Police Seize Many as Terror Reign Looms
Soviet secret police and collaborating Czechs plotted mass roundups before dawn amid street battles and political unrest following protests for liberal leaders.
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
1
Building Prospects Brighton Building Prospects Brighton continued
The city evaluates bid costs and possible substitutions to save money on a Brighton project. Low bidder negotiations were settled under the city attorney’s guidance amid rising material and labor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faso
Mayoor Steel
Mayor Steel
Fragmented Local Notice From 1961 California Paper
A damaged OCR fragment from The Daily Review in Alameda County references a June 1961 notice filed in Freemont California. It mentions post office entry, a second class matter, and a government act date. The legibility is poor but indicates a public notice subscription detail and archival markings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcus
The
Daily Review
Teck Moorhead
Bush Rae
Silent U N Security Council Faces Czech Crisis
Soviet U N ambassador refused to disclose the fate of Czech leader Alexander Dubcek as Yugoslavia urged action on the Prague invasion. Czech Foreign Minister Jiri Hajek arrived from Vienna to present Prague's case while a Western envoy proposal to seek safety and release of detainees faced a Soviet veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Lord Caradon
Jacob A. Malik
Alexander Dubcck
Kidney Gift Recipient Returns To Housework After Transplant
Fremont woman 27 receives sister donated kidney a month ago and plans to return to work in San Jose after a swift recovery. Sister Karen Schafer flew from Wisconsin for surgery and reports no rejection or complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Bel
Dloctor
Karen Schafer
Wisconsin
New Legal Assistance Center Official Named
Appointed to replace Thomas Sherrod in Washington Township, Robert DuBard takes over the Legal Assistance Center serving low income families. DuBard, a 1983 USF Law graduate and former Army JAG captain, vows to continue improving access to legal aid with a staff of in-house attorneys.
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Sherrod
Fremont
Campbell
Drollman and Canady
Sherrod L. DuBard
S Center
Maple SL
Governo
Dolard
Susan
Iwo
Menlo
University of San Francisco School of Law
State
DuBard
Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Army Commendation Medal
Fremont Officials Debating Park Police Harassment Claim
Fremont city officials denied police harassment while reconciling views on arrests and patrols around Irvington Park. Commissioners cited varied incidents of youth dispersals, with residents claiming frequent police presence and park enforcement. Two cases of alleged false arrest remain pending.
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Fremont
Cris Wise
Jan Cobble
Irvington Park
Koe Ut
Central Park
New York
Lipsky
Commission
Tractor stolen at gunpoint near Fort Bragg
Three men seized a 50 foot tractor before dawn Friday threatening owner Frank Johnson with a pistol. Sheriff Reno Bartolomic and a deputy tracked the machine, loaded onto logging trucks to Boonville, and arrested M. F. Fulbright on armed robbery charges. two suspects at large. Johnson reported two shots fired during the incident.
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Fort Bragg
UPI
Mendocino County
Reno Bartolomic
Boonville
M. F. Fulbright
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Nevada asks US probe of airline service
Nevada Public Service Commission urges a CAB inquiry into Air West for poor Reno to Las Vegas service. PSC Chair Reese Taylor Jr. warns hearings may be ordered or a formal complaint filed if improvements do not come quickly. Air West emerged from the Bonanza Pacific West Coast merger. Howard Hughes had offered to buy but top officers resisted.
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Carson City
Nev
UPN
Nevadad Public Service Commission
Air West
Reno
Las Vegas
PSC
Reese I. Taylor Jr
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Bonanza
Pacific
West Coast Airlines
Harlier
Howard Hughes
Tremors Hit Manila After Major Quake Aftershocks
Manila buildings shook Friday as weather bureau officials described two minor aftershocks, the fifth and sixth since August 2. The killer quake has a confirmed death toll of 351, with officials tallying all known fatalities.
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Manila
UPI
Weather Bureau
Obituary notices for Joseph P. George and Roy Dunn Jr
Funeral services for Joseph P. George 65 Fremont will be Monday at 9 30 a m at Cedary Lawn Memorial Bark Cemetery Warm Springs. George a California native, member of St Anthonys Oakland St Johns El Cerrito past supreme president of St Marys Magdalena retired International Harvester employee husband of Delores father of Leroy J George Concord June Santos Arino Fremont Earl Santos Fresno brother of Mary Delturca San Francisco Elsie Bettencourt Selma Belle Ambrose San Leandro and grandfather of five. Recitation of the Rosary will be tomorrow at 8 p m at Fremont Memorial Chapel Mortuary 1724 Peralta Blvd. Mor tuary services for Roy Dunn Jr 42 Boulder Creek will be today at 2 p m at Fremont Chapel of the Roses Mortuary 1940 Peralta Blvd Burial in Irvington Memorial Cemetery Fremont Dunn a Oklahoma native World War I veteran Plumbers Local 393 San Jose husband of Dana father of Cherrie Thomas Mark Frank and Bradley all of Boulder Creek son of Hoy Dunn Sr Fremont and brother of Richard Dunn and Peggy Greenland Fremont.
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Joseph P. George
Fremont
Ceday Lawn Memorial Bark Cemetery
Warm Springs
George
California
Anthony's
Oakland
St. John's
el Cerrito
St. Mary's Magdalena
International Harvester
Delares
Leroy J. George
Concord
June Santos Arino
Earl Santos
Fresno
Mary Delturca
San Francisco
Elsie Bettencourt
Selma
Belle Ambrose
San Leandro
Frel
Roy Dunn Jr
Boulders Creek
Fremont Chapel of the Roses
Peralte Blvd
Irvington Memorial
Oklahoma
Plumbers Union
San Jose
Dunn
Dana
Cherrie
Thomas
Mark
Frank
Bradley
Boulder Creek
Hoy Dunn Sr
Richard Dunn
Peggy Greenland
Johnson backs party unity amid convention maneuvers
Texas Governor Connally and allies weigh the impact of Erwin’s declaration that Johnson will not seek another term. A Rules Committee vote recommends against enforcing the unit rule as McCarthy gains potential delegate shifts. UPI tabulates Humphrey leading with 1,121 votes, McCarthy near 487, and McGovern around 481, while many remain uncommitted. Connally, a Johnson ally, says the president’s name was put in nomination in advance to pressure Humphrey and defend Vietnam policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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McCarthy
Ualt
Texas
UPI
Humphrey
McGovern
Suns
Connally
John B. Connally
Johnson
Conrad Tilton
Feerin
White House
Merriman Smith
Stephen A. Mitchell
National Democratic
Humphrey Loyalists Say Debate Was Canceled
A letter from Van Dyk indicates a senior McCarthy aide suggested canceling the debate due to complications. McGovern and Georgia Governor Maddox reportedly sought inclusion, and Humphrey and McCarthy staffs agreed to cancel. Van Dyk rejects a claim that the Vice President unilaterally canceled the event.
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van Dyk
McCarthy
McGovern
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Humphrey
Clark
Tie
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