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Highs in the mild to upper 50s with northwest winds 12 to 25 mph. Rain chance around 10 percent today with a low near zero tonight. Details on page 2.
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1970
Page
1
Highs in the mild to upper 50s with northwest winds 12 to 25 mph. Rain chance around 10 percent today with a low near zero tonight. Details on page 2.
The USS Midway returns to the fleet with a 15 gun salute in San Francisco as Southern Pacific says trains run normally under a federal court order. Senator George Murphy releases a Scripps Clinic report declaring his throat cancer cured and his condition excellent. At UC Santa Barbara calm returns after two days of student protests over the dismissal of anthropology assistant professor Dr William Allen.
National Airlines cancels 450 flights affecting 43 cities as more than 3,500 Airline Employes Association members strike. Nixon signals desire for lower interest rates while Burns takes the oath as Federal Reserve Board chair. GE says many workers can return after a new contract but full production may take two weeks. Justice Clark cites reduced federal case backlog in major districts. FBI probes Yablonski murders and the Chicago Seven defense concludes.
President Ferdinand E Marcos accuses Maoist revolutionaries of planning to topple the Manila government after riots that left five dead and over 150 injured, prompting orders for regular army troops to secure the capital.
Court blocked a mass rail strike hours before a management deadline, avoiding a nationwide disruption. Judge Siries set Feb 10 for a hearing on restraining actions against unions, while carriers pledged to maintain service. Union leaders warned of possible wage and benefit disputes as talks continued.
President Nixon voiced a hope for lower interest rates and more money as Arthur Burns took the oath as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Burns succeeds William McChesney Martin amid a tight money policy aimed at curbing inflation, with inflation projections and GNP price figures cited by officials.
In Sandersville Georgia about 300 Black residents marched peacefully to protest the arrest of nearly 400 demonstrators a day earlier. Civil rights leaders warned Washington County residents to change or face ongoing unrest while a trooper force looked on.
Detroit UP I report says 99 year old Donald Kaminski, who had a heart transplant 13 months earlier, had his 1964 red Corvair stolen with two medicine bottles, his poodle Nikki, clothing, game and venison. Police had no sign of the car or the dog by late Saturday. Kaminski, from Alpena, had become Michigan’s second heart transplant recipient in December 1968.
A bomb from a passing car shattered a barracks house in Belfast wounding a guard. The former police station houses about 100 men in the Protestant Shankill area near Unity Flats. Commanders ordered full alert with roadblocks and searches in both districts.
In Fremont the eight burglars fled in two cars about 5 35 am from Ray's Men's Clothes at 4673 Thornton Ave Cabrillo Shopping Center after smashing a window. Eyewitness Vernon A Ross said the crew carried 30 to 35 suits 100 to 125 pairs of slacks and six to eight sport coats valued at many thousands. Police noted the burglars also damaged the store alarm as they fled. A separate break in at the Cal is na Stee Automobile Association office on Williams Street involved an unsuccessful safe drill with two broken drill bits.
Washington officials warn tens of thousands of students may be unable to return to college next month as colleges overcommitted to direct loan programs. Congress had authorized funds but a veto kept the money from flowing, leaving universities short as the new semester begins.
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