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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1974
Page
2
A reader laments the overlong shelf of Christmas greetings and donor letters. Personal stories spill across cards revealing health issues finances and family pressures. The writer suggests delaying annual messages until the new year to avoid souring holiday spirits.
An attempted hijack of a delivery truck in Los Angeles was foiled Tuesday when the engine balked. Police reported four men approached the driver and dragged him toward a car, but the plan failed when the truck could not be started. The vehicle carried cigars, candy, and liquor valued at $20,000, and a manager alerted authorities.
Government auditors say refineries charged 143.5 million in overprices with about 39 million disallowed as costs. Exxon's 5.4 million rollback and SOHIO 7 or 9 million linked to Puerto Rico. Auditors note most overcharges arose from accounting errors and double dip rules, with 42 firms agreeing to voluntary price adjustments.
In Los Angeles two 21 year old men Timothy Shell and Jamar Lane were arraigned on charges they raped an 11 year old girl and then ran over her with a tire. They were held in bail of 520,000 and must return to court for a preliminary hearing. The victim was in the intensive care unit in California Hospital after surgery.
A group named the Committee for Quality Education aims to recruit two to three candidates to challenge the three incumbents Margaret Stone Harold Strickland and Les Clark in the March 4 New Haven board race. Norma Hastings is endorsed as a candidate, and other named members include Union City Councilman Dick Oliver Gail Pagan and Clarence Gilmore.
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