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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1971
Page
11
RTT weather forecast shows fair conditions continuing through tomorrow except for night and morning low cloudiness or fog. Daytime highs will run from the low 50s to the low 60s with light winds and tonight's lows in the 40s. Details page 10.
A Manson Family member suggests a key witness urged killings to deflect blame. A San Francisco man is sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay 230 for firing at the San Rafael Independent Journal building. Reagan shakes up the state Board of Education with Newton Steward. Lyman denounces antiwar demonstrations. Coast Guard admiral urges safer harbor legislation in San Francisco.
An 18 year old college freshman accuses five senators of betraying the Constitution and inciting hatred of youth by forcing them into Vietnam as Sen Strom Thurmond and others walk out of the hearing. The day also reports a bullish stock session on the NYSE, a Sunday blackout affecting 600000 in Manhattan and parts of four states, Connally’s quick Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary, and a National Guardsman raid on a Willington church yielding a sniper’s nest.
A government minister told Parliament it would not be in Britain’s best interest to continue development of the RB211 jet engine with America’s Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Premier Golda Meir plans to reject Egypt’s demand for a troop pullback but will renew a offer to reopen the Suez Canal if Israeli shipping is allowed. In Belfast a British army scout car ran over and killed a 5-year-old girl near a Catholic area, with four other youths wounded in Catholic-Protestant crossfire.
Fremont Fire Chief Thomas Estudillo with 35 years in service has resigned from his $15,860 annual post and requested a lower ranked position within the department after internal clashes with the Fremont Fire Union and city leadership. He served 11 years as chief and helped grow a department once around 20 men into a larger force.
Fremont city council meets at 7 30 pm in City Hall to decide if Besco Co must dedicate nearly three acres for a public park off Thornton Avenue between Cabrillo Shopping Center and Thornton Junior High. They review 43 new cars and trucks bids worth 133000 and hear a report from Councilman Jack Pimentel on six months of Community Drug Council work.
Alameda County Water District directors will meet tomorrow at 5 p.m. in district offices at 38050 Fremont Blvd to review relative costs of construction and operation of the Mission San Jose water treatment plant off Vargas Road. Alternate use of imported Hetch Hetchy water or local ground water was to be considered.
Fremont police questioned a 4 year old son after a San Jose highway patrolman, 41 year old Jack T. Oliver, was found slain at his Fremont residence. The weapon was a small caliber 410 shotgun. Neighbors described the officer as a good family man.
Apollo 14 astronauts Commander Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell declared the mission a smashing success as their craft splashed down 900 miles south of Pago Pago in the South Pacific. They reported a 33-1/2 hour stay on the lunar surface near Fra Mauro, two spacewalks, and 96 pounds of rocks collected, with no major equipment trouble and a cautious but confident return.
In Laos and Vietnam the invasion began January 2 with U S pilots facing weather and ground fire. At least 10 Americans killed and 38 wounded in initial hours as helicopters were grounded by fog and enemy fire near Khe Sanh and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Ground convoys halted. six helicopters downed. Saigon confirms one U S helicopter loss and four crew deaths. six Vietnamese soldiers aboard perished. Prince Souvanna Phouma protests and calls for immediate withdrawal of foreign troops.
Ronnie Mosser a 21 year old with reading and speaking difficulties formed a bond with California Highway Patrol officers after a campus style visit to their inspection facility. Capt Bradshaw invited him to tour the station and officers donated patches for Ronnie. The CHP staff welcomed him with a tour and photo gift, and his father Lefty, a former pro ballplayer, said the office staff have taken a special interest.
Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Carlos Bee of Hayward, 53, was hospitalized briefly in Sacramento with a respiratory disorder after reporting breathing difficulties in his Capitol Office. He was taken by ambulance and released within hours. Friends said the ailment had occurred previously but was not considered serious.
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