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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1971
Page
1
A helicopter delivered Santa Claus to Maloney Elementary in Fremont as hundreds of students gathered on the playground. Judith Curley and her husband Hugh rented the craft to prove Santa’s realness, giving out candy canes and posing for photos before the visit moved to multiple rooms.
Fair through today with increasing cloudiness tonight and tomorrow. Brightly warmer today with a high in the low to mid 50s and a low tonight around 40s. Light winds. High yesterday reached 64 and the low was 42.
Trustees voiced doubt about the superintendent’s advisory panel formed Wednesday night to discuss the Cesar Chavez Junior High School controversy. The dispute centers on the committee’s legitimacy and the guidance it offers to resolve the issue.
Amat RL Msgr Clyde Tillman 60 was knifed by a woman who said she felt harassed by the Roman Catholic Church and is listed in fair condition at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Assembly Republicans block redistricting bills, GOP maneuvering stalls floor action as Democrats stay prepared to meet through the weekend.
A strong surge of arctic air drives temperatures below freezing from the Midwest and Central Plains to the Great Lakes and Northern New England. The season’s first genuine chill spreads across the region as cold air settles in from the arctic front.
East and West German officials who spent over a year negotiating traffic access to Berlin sign the settlement in a seven minute ceremony under television floodlights. The agreement aims to improve relations between the two German states and bring into force the Four Power Berlin accord signed September 3.
Governor Reagan asks Nixon to authorize a sweeping job corps plan in California to place able bodied AFDC recipients in work tied to relief. The scheme would require at least 17 year olds and mothers without suitable child care to work while not paying wages, drawing court challenges from opponents.
Al Redd of the Niles Water Committee filed an appeal against a 3 percent rate increase granted by the State Public Utilities Commission. The appeal seeks reconsideration of past 78 percent combined rate hikes and argues accelerated depreciation rules affect water costs. It cites pump taxes, water losses, and an Alameda County Water District refund dispute as factors behind higher rates.
About 450 food baskets and 1500 toys are to be distributed next week in Fremont Newark and Union City by volunteers and aid groups led by Washington Township Volunteer Bureau Salvation Army and Brown Berets. Donations of turkeys hams nonperishable items and unwrapped toys are urged for delivery to families and children in need.
A five year old named Daryll Woods smiles faintly as he meets Santa Claus on a downtown Omaha street. Santa is reflected in the sunglasses Daryl wears.
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