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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1972
Page
1
Report notes an unmanned aircraft possibly an Aerobee being shot down Saturday afternoon amid long standing Vietnam ceasefire tensions. The reference ties to Buddha's birthday celebrations last May and mentions fragile truce periods since 1966 with scant concrete details.
In 1972 political year talk centers on tax and ecology debates with campaign contests likely. Fremont faces council size and electoral structure changes while three councilmen seek re election and Maltester expects the year to upset the status quo. Union City also plans city council elections.
Pleasanton and Livermore residents will register and vote in local elections amid debates over growth versus land preservation. SAVE plans an April referendum to halt new housing until sewage and water problems are resolved, as Dublin and Pleasanton contend with sewage delays. Environmental concerns rise ahead of June supervisorial races, with observers noting a potential turnout influence from youth voters.
Reports say clashes erupt on Trish streets as police use rubber bullets to control protests in Coalisland near Belfast. No casualties reported. A Civil Rights Association spokesman says the march is a protest against internment without trial, while Loyalists urge Westminster to ban the protests.
S ide Liberals failed to agree on key economic policy should he be forced to submit his resignation in October, highlighting internal divisions amid political pressure.
Police said old driver at high speed collided at an intersection with another car. Eddie D. Maes a high school student and Joe Corona a passenger died. Samuel Scales 28 was critically injured. three of Scales passengers Lindsay Ann Overacker Linda Charlene Scales and Rebecca Lynn Smith also died.
UPI reports Maurice Chevalier, famed for his straw hat and charm, died in a Paris hospital after a heart attack. He had faced kidney issues and multiple treatments on a life supported by an artificial kidney machine. Friends and colleagues mourned a career spanning over five decades across film, stage, radio, and music.
President Nixon and Pat Nixon prepared for an eight day goodwill tour beginning in Monrovia Liberia with a Decisive delegation led by Billy Graham. The First Lady will attend the inauguration of Tolbert and then visit Ghana and the Ivory Coast as the Nixon entourage meets Liberian and other West African officials.
An underground cable failure at 12th and Ho streets Union City cut power Saturday for 1 hour 24 minutes affecting about 1,256 PG&E customers in Union City and Fremont. PG&E spokesman said cause not yet determined.
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