08 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1976
Page
1
A witness describes a valley view of a vast radioactive area after a Soviet plutonium mishap. He notes the zone was hot and deadly, with scientists debating whether fish or crabs were safer to eat. He recalls a driver forbidding water, and blames officials for negligence leading to the catastrophe.
Police say a warning was given less than a day before two gasoline bombs were hurled at a Newark duplex, with a San Jose man, Edward Chaney, charged with assault related to a confrontation hours earlier. No injuries were reported. Chaney faces separate San Jose drug charges.
California Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional as it bars consideration of mitigating circumstances. The unanimous ruling voids the statute for now, affecting 85 men and two women slated for execution. Rockwell faces life in prison. Gov Brown and lawmakers react as attorney general signals no immediate appeal.
Union City council approved a first reading of a proposed bingo ordinance after mobile home park residents voiced concerns over language. The measure would allow Union City based non profit groups to sponsor games with permits and inspections, with prizes capped at 250 dollars per game and fines up to 500 dollars.
Mostly fair today with haze and increasing clouds tonight. Tomorrow will be variable and may bring a slight chance of rain. Yesterday in Fremont reached a high of 70 and a low of 46.
In Alameda County court Bill and Emily Harris of the Symbionese Liberation Army are arraigned amid vigorous objections and a tense confrontation with sheriff's deputies. The case centers on the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst.
State Assemblywoman Leona Egeland of San Jose with California Jaycees backs urgency legislation to raise state spending by 500000 dollars for venereal disease control to offset federal cutbacks.
A Wisconsin pig farm hired hand claimed he merely felt sick during an outbreak among the pigs. University of Wisconsin health officials identify a New Jersey swine flu strain involved. Page 4.
Police announce the arrest of fugitive Dutch millionaire art dealer Pieter Menten, accused of responsibility for the death of at least 300 Polish Jews during World War II while he was a Nazi SS officer.
Sen elect 5 1 Hayakawa says he was told by Cranston that Tunney plans to resign to let him take office early and gain seniority. He reported the information during a tour of the Auburn Dam project. Cranston reportedly told Hayakawa Tunney will resign late this month, enabling Gov. Edmund G Brown to appoint him to the Senate.
Veteran coach John F Kennedy High School steps down midseason amid reports he ordered team members to cut their hair. The abrupt move affects Cole VanDeusen and the Kennedy squad as team management reviews the incident and looks for leadership changes.
Union City council ruled Holly Sugar Co may demolish the 200 foot smokestack without an environmental impact report. The decision followed a debate over cultural value as residents urged preservation, while company officials argued the stack has little significance and would clash with industrial development.
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