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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1971
Page
2
Sacramento dispatch reports Assemblyman Ken Cory proposes selling the California State Fair and Exposition facilities. Proceeds would go to the state general fund. Expo opened four years ago but failed financially and now operates only a few weeks in summer for the State Fair.
The burned wreckage of a single engine Beech Bonanza was found one mile south of Sites after vanishing from radar during an instrument approach to Willows Airport. The victims include student pilot Edward Dominguez 24 his wife Anita 25 son Eddie 6 instructor Gerald Bennett ? and Louis Madrid 10. Sheriff Alvah Leverett suffered a broken leg in a search.
The Supreme Court affirmed a San Diego federal court ruling upholding a California law that pays higher welfare sums for children in foster homes than with natural parents. The decision says foster care must be used for some children to protect welfare, even if it reduces payments to others.
Lt Gov Ed Reinecke was asked by Governor Reagan to head a state government push to create more jobs and boost California’s economy. Reinecke accepted and said unconventional approaches must be explored to assure employment for all. December unemployment stood at 619,000 or 7 percent of the labor force, compared with a national 6 percent.
California state senator H L Richardson reintroduced a bill to make murder of a police officer in the line of duty a mandatory death penalty offense. The measure mirrors a proposal backed by Governor Reagan and follows last year’s defeat of a similar bill.
Berkeley economists report UC salaries lag eight peers including Cornell Harvard Illinois Michigan Stanford and Yale. They estimate UC needs about 13.1 percent this year to restore parity with cost of living hikes elsewhere, or 11.5 percent if peers raise less.
A brief note lists Fremont Newark in California within the larger California and the West section. It notes regional context and local geographic references without detailing specific events or dates. The fragment emphasizes place names and regional grouping rather than a singular news item.
The Public Works Department announced a four year plan to replace white on black speed limit signs with black numbers on white backgrounds to meet national standards. Public Works Director James A Moe says the new signs will be more visible while about 30 000 signs will need replacement. cost cited is 20 per sign versus 35 for current reflective buttons.
Sen. Arlen F. Gregorio introduced three resolutions on Monday asking the federal government to let California enact stricter air pollution controls for aircraft than the 1970 Clean Air Act. He said local districts would police the standards and that all aircraft, not just those within California, would be required to meet the tougher rules.
Assemblywoman March Fong introduced a bill to add a five cent tax on beer or soft drinks sold after April 1 1972 if the container is not biodegradable. Senator John A Nejedly pushed a similar five cent tax on bottles made from biodegradable material. Similar bills were previously defeated in past sessions.
Sacramento reports Senator Howard Way reintroduced legislation to relocate the State College Board of Trustees headquarters from Los Angeles to Sacramento to be near government offices. The bill mirrors a 1969 proposal previously approved by the Senate but blocked by the Assembly.
Craig Brown, 18, Cosumnes River Junior College student, spent a week undercover as a hippie for a psychology class. In clean clothes he was treated politely. as a bearded hippie he faced indifference, lectures on deadbeat laws, and refusals of service at two restaurants.
Salvatore Bill Bonanno, son of reputed mob boss Joseph Bananas Bonanno, begins a four year prison term for mail fraud after a Monday surrender to U S marshals in Los Angeles. Peter Notaro, former Bonanno bodyguard, also surrenders in Tucson to serve a one year term from the same case. Bonanno also faces a $10,000 fine while Notaro pays $1,000 plus the one year sentence.
The Air Pollution Control District issued Los Angeles history’s first carbon monoxide alert lasting 24 minutes from 6:05 p.m. due to automobile emissions. The alert triggers when CO reaches 40 parts per million, down from the prior 100 ppm threshold.
In Los Angeles the downtown area reached a high of 95 degrees on Monday, the warmest January day on record. A strong West high pressure and Santa Ana winds drove the midwinter heat, with cooler relief forecast for Tuesday. The smog pattern reversed inland due to desert winds, while January brought wild temperature swings including a subfreezing cold snap earlier.
A sweep of measures includes Sullivan commending H P Sullivan and Bruce W Sumner. Governors grant living ex governors voting status in the state Senate. Recycling and container fees discussed. Death penalty for officers' murder proposed. Various items move through committees or introduce policy changes on containers, buses, aviation standards, insurance fees, and child welfare tracing.
The Antioch drawbridge reopened to traffic Monday after being closed since September 4 when struck by a freighter and jammed in the up position. State Division of Highways says repairs costing 1 million dollars were completed a month ahead of schedule.
Cesar Chavez spoke to 9,000 Sacramento State College students urging support for unionizing soldiers. He emphasized nonviolence and said he has no desire to run for public office, stating he has nothing against politicians but does not want to be one.
In Oakland a violent escapee, James Reeve known as Alameda County's terror kidnapper and robber, fought eight bailiffs while shackled in court and a psychiatrist will decide if he understands the life sentence. He was sent to Highland Hospital for examination after being subdued by eight bailiffs.
Assemblyman John Burton says the aerospace industry should develop its own peace time conversion plans to curb unemployment. He estimates about 10,000 aerospace workers in California on unemployment or welfare rolls.
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