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A forecast shows mainly mid 40s with a 60 percent chance of rain today and 40 percent tonight.
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1971
Page
1
A forecast shows mainly mid 40s with a 60 percent chance of rain today and 40 percent tonight.
Four of six local men are highlighted in the 1971 Gutstanding Young Men list. Fremont Jaycees member Faggmeiner is noted among the honorees.
A 95-year-old dean at Folsom Prison, described as crusty, has spent decades behind bars for two murders. He complains about the process, vows to return to normal life, and remarks on hearing about a surgeon’s visit.
The Senate approves a compromise aimed at mobilizing the nation's top scientists in a bid for a cancer breakthrough that claims about 306 American lives yearly. Also noted is a violent incident near Altoona Pa as police pursue suspects and a civil rights inquiry into black and Chicano schools in Berkeley. A federal draft estimate projects over one in forty college entrants will be drafted in 1972 under new deferment rules.
Western allies announce readiness to begin East West talks on European security once the Soviet Ridge Big Four Berlin agreement is revealed. Police disclose abduction of a millionare West German chain store owner twelve days ago in Queen. Germany. Kidnappers demanded 2.1 million for his release.
Chesapeake officials announce $25 million redevelopment in Fremont's core, with Town Fair shopping and office center projects and Gaslight Square plans. After settlements with Isola Corp. and private creditors, city liens are cleared and financing secured, enabling multi‑phase construction to restart within weeks.
An opinion by Associate Justice Marshall F. To Bay in Marin, San Francisco, notes a ruling on tidal and retreating ecologic and esthetic use rights. Attorney R Frederick Fighér, for National Sierra, highlights implications for Leslie Salt Co lands and the Bay Area waterfront codes creating a port for public navigation. The text discusses public claims suspended for sidelands development and historical context for titles to wetland areas.
Newark appoints Pasadena firefighter Frizehugh Preston Spalding Jr. to be chief on Jan. 2, replacing Dean Holzgrafe who moves to Fremont. Spalding, 34, rose from firefighter to battalion chief in Pasadena since 1964, holds a USC public administration degree, and was chosen for experience and training. Battalion Chief Nelon Tardy remains acting chief until Spalding assumes command.
A Seattle neighborhood crow has shifted from pecking doors to stealing mail. Unable to reach contents, he raises mailbox flags to prompt mailmen to stop and potentially open the box, continuing a spree of mischief in the area.
A Fremont survey of six stores notes toys banned by the Food and Drug Administration under the 1970 Toy Safety Act. The FDA banned about 40 toys and ordered 60 redesigned for safety, with concerns over surveillance and rising toy market risks estimated at billions annually.
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