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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1971
Page
9
Fair conditions continue through tomorrow with little temperature change. Highs today and tomorrow range from the upper 40s to mid 50s, while tonight's lows dip from the mid 20s to mid 30s. Light winds. Details on Page 10.
Louise Thoresen, cleared last November of her husband’s slaying, is granted custody of her 8 year old son Michael by Superior Court Judge Matt Goldstein with a $20,000 bond and a compliance expectation. Wilson C. Riles sworn in as California schools chief pledging effective education. Other items note Nixon era politics and Angela Davis arraignment.
A congressional committee flags more than 700 million dollars in weapons purchases by poor nations via the U.S. Food for Peace program over six years. The FTC tentatively accepts a cease and desist with Bulova Watch Co over price fixing.
The first witness in the Boli vian panter Mendoza case testifies in Manila that he saw Pope Paul VI attacked twice in the chest with a dagger during the November 27 attempt. He reports the Pope was not wounded and recalls his surprise at the outcome.
President Nixon promised a 1972 shift from economic woes to a very good year, announcing no new taxes this year. He outlined an activist approach to curb inflation while growing the economy and reducing unemployment, and said the U.S. is on the way out of the Vietnam war. He warned the Soviets over submarines near Cuba and cited campus violence as a disappointment.
Fremont council meets at 7 30 p m to consider two main actions urged by Councilman Geoffrey Steel. A ballot proposal to acquire 100 plus acres to expand Central Park and an early general plan amendment for the California Nursery project to guide future development. Also on the agenda are horse riding regulations, an exotic animal ordinance with a 25 dollar license, expanded dog control duties for County Field Services, and a library expansion project with a 295 000 contract to Design Facilities Corp for relocatable buildings.
A tractor digging fence posts severed a 12 000 volt underground line at Paseo Padre Parkway and Langhorn Drive, blacking out about 2 000 PG&E customers in Union City and Fremont's Niles District. The unit belonged to Pacific Precast Corp of San Francisco and struck the transmission circuit at 4 2 p.m. as it operated in the area.
A Fremont youth died at Washington Hospital after being found unconscious in a grassy lot behind the Fremont Fire Station. Matthew L. Rugg, 15 or 16, of 4633 Pardee Ave, Fremont, died at 9:35 a.m. an autopsy awaited. Ronald L. Little, 15, of Oakland, survived treatment and was jailed on an escapee charge from a county youth facility.
A Stanford professor observed Bay Area Air Pollution Control District inspectors improvising hydrogen sulfide sensors from beer cans when proper equipment is unavailable. The improvised method involved carrying cans and using their crude readings to identify industrial emissions.
Fremont City Council may appoint a blue ribbon citizens committee to examine police department procedures for public information. City Manager Don Driggs will seek council approval at the 7:30 p.m. meeting, urging an independent review to restore honesty and transparency in city operations and forceful cooperation with the news media.
A gas explosion on Meridian Avenue near Lincoln Road destroyed a block of businesses including Manny’s Restaurant and Circle Blueprint Co. One woman, Anna Kane, 75, was killed. Six injured were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, with four police officers among them. later reports only Kane’s body recovered. Fire and police scoured rubble as earthmovers worked at the scene.
A Newark police dispatcher heard a strange crooning on patrol car radio for two minutes yesterday and initially mistook it for Desi Arnaz. It was later identified as Officer Standing singing into the live mic after a switch stuck on. Police offered no comment on training classes.
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