Weekend Forecast With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Fair to Sunday with high cloudiness today and little temperature change. Highs in the 80s, lows tonight 25 to 45. Details on Page 2.
04 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1969
Page
1
Fair to Sunday with high cloudiness today and little temperature change. Highs in the 80s, lows tonight 25 to 45. Details on Page 2.
In the Vermont Newark Union City area churches announce varied activities and worship services for the weekend. The plan includes event schedules across multiple churches and faith groups, aiming to attract families and community members to services and activities.
In California the 81 surviving Pueblo crewmen will be allowed to keep the clothes issued by their North Korean captors as souvenirs of the ordeal, the Navy says in San Diego. Page Spokesmen for San Francisco State College teachers union say the board has refused to negotiate and a strike for Monday morning is highly likely. President-elect Richard Nixon flies outward from Los Angeles after a 12 day sojourn in Florida and California. Page
A Senate tax writer predicts President-elect Nixon will send Congress a major tax reform bill soon after inauguration but notes it will affect the average American only if paired with substantial government spending cuts. The report cites Page 9.
Pay on North Vietnam and the Viet Cong announce in Paris they will drop all procedural issues blocking the opening of a broadened Vietnam conference if Washington and Saigon agree to meet with them at a single round table The Soviet Union accuses the U S 6th Fleet of inspiring Israeli aggressions and says Soviet naval forces are in the Mediterranean to guard Arab interests Western diplomats in London question the Soviet idea of a Big Four peace guarantee as too risky Israel says it will reject any peace settlement imposed from outside.
Fremont city staff say moving the proposed Dumbarton interchange from Fremont Boulevard to Paseo Padre Parkway is not feasible. Residents of Cabrillo Park oppose closing Cabrillo Drive and Decoto Road and fear increased traffic on Fremont Boulevard. engineers cite contract terms and travel access issues, noting the Paseo Padre option would still strain nearby interchanges and Creek channel constraints.
United States urges restraint in the Middle East and warns of catastrophe if nations fail to restrain actions. Russia backs Arab forces while Britain sells missiles to Jordan. Rusk states Big Four can help peace but places burden on sides to avoid breakdown.
UPI reports a chaotic sequence of streetcar wrecks in San Francisco involving three streetcars a truck and two autos. A streetcar from the Twin Peaks Tunnel emerged on Castro Street left the tracks and rammed a truck then skidded 225 feet along Market Street until stopping after hitting two parked cars. Ambulances arrived as a second streetcar halted at the lamel entrance and its passengers alighted a third soon struck the second. Maney Moriarty a visitor from Long Beach blamed the driver for speeding.
Denver based Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union leaders called for a 9000 strong walkout after failed last minute talks. The nationwide strike began after negotiations broke down, shutting down many refineries and related plants nationwide.
Washington report details Adan Clayton Powell regaining his House seat after a bitter five hour showdown over terms. Powell accepted the seat with a $230, monthly instalment lifeline linked to seniority and possible legal challenge, and promised to consult with party leaders before naming staff.
American infantrymen driving to disrupt Communist plans near Saigon reported heavy clashes with Viet Cong forces. U S. forces, supported by B 52 bombers, struck across the Mekong Delta and Saigon basin, seizing ammo caches and scoring enemy kills while sustaining light casualties. A Viet Cong prisoner guided American operations as ground and air units pressed actions 60 miles west and 77 miles northeast of Saigon with additional engagements 18 miles northwest.
Richard W. Turnlund, 35, moved his family to Newark and said he is eager to start as city manager Monday. He outlined plans to study day to day operations, referenced Newark’s growth potential with the Dunbarton Freeway and Pombarton Bridge project, and compared Newark to Roseville as a suburb with industrial growth and new transportation facilities.
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