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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1970
Page
5
Fremont city planning commissioners debated a broader role in curbing pollution as a regional issue. Walter Davis urged city staff leadership while Joseph Rondeau warned that industry will pollute unless the city acts. Several members pressed for regional solutions and broader involvement.
City staff will report to the planning commission that Bellini failed to submit a required soils report by the extended deadline and the use permit was violated. The commission has already indicated stricter enforcement and the Jan. 22 continuance option has closed. The 23 acre Bellini extension sits beside Silva Brothers’ neighboring quarry amid hillside opposition.
Victor A. Routh, 20, of San Pablo, was sentenced to the California Youth Authority for stabbing 17 year old Mark A. Garcis during a gang fight at Glenmoor Garden Shopping Center in Fremont on November 12. Routh had pleaded guilty and is a Vietnam veteran and former Fremont resident.
Funeral services are set for January 22 for Rev John A Leal 87 longtime pastor of Mission San Jose who retired in 1984 Born in Maalena Pica Azores he served 36 years in San Jose He is uncle to numerous relatives in San Jose Tracy Hayward Campbell Redwood City and other areas Friends may visit at Mission Chapel of Rancedore and Alameda San Jose until January 21 at 2 pm Rosary at St Joseph's Mission San Jose at 8 pm Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery after concelebrated mass at St Joseph's on January 22.
Fremont police recommended installing a burglar alarm at the center adjoining Central Park on Paseo Padre Parkway after a burglary. Officer Robert J. Ahrenkiel found a $500 electric typewriter missing. clerk Indy A. Tomich, 33, said it had been used last Friday and that the building hosted a rummage sale Saturday.
Union City officials approved a revised Decoto park master plan. Architect Alan Ribera will work with Andrew Anderson to finalize the plan with construction aimed for late spring. The plan includes a community center at the southwest corner of the 1 acre site on Decota Road and revised drainage removing two creeks. Williams objected to land grading for low mounds citing surveillance concerns and a proposed road to Logan High School was rejected as bad planning.
Three loud explosions echoed over Marin as the Army destroyed old munitions near Fort Cronkite on Monday. Startled residents of Mill Valley and the Tiburon Peninsula flooded police switchboards with calls seeking information.
Forecasts for the San Francisco Bay Area indicate occasional rain through Wednesday with continued mild temperatures. Lows in the 50s, highs in the 60s, and a 70 percent rain chance on Tuesday and Tuesday night. Small craft warnings for southerly winds 16 to 35 mph. Intermittent rain from Monterey and Stockton northward with mainly cloudy skies to the south through Wednesday and mountain snow levels around 7000 to 9000 feet in the Sierra Nevada.
Fremont residents and businesses received thirty thousand shopper guides over the weekend. The guides, featuring a Lake Elizabeth boating scene, were produced with Len Harris Associates and list all local businesses and governmental offices in alphabetical order.
Oakland. Charles J. Castro, 28, of Union City, pleaded guilty in superior court to possession of heroin. Police seized an estimated $9,000 worth of the drug from his home on Sept. 15 along with firearms. Judge Lionel J. Wilson set Feb. 11 for sentencing.
The council discussed outside bids to add a third floor to the city building and debated alternatives for garbage disposal funding including a municipally owned system versus contract renegotiation. It considered trails funds, sidewalk extensions, and landscaping bids for Fremont Central Park with a $116,781 low bid and a projected $188,933 project total.
Newark police investigate a four vehicle crash near the Red Barn restaurant on Newark Boulevard. Four cars were involved when a Marshall driven car struck Sears then rammed a 10 foot barrier and hit a telephone booth at a service station. No injuries reported.
The nomination faced summer scrutiny from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights which charged a strong bias against Negroes in civil rights matters. Some senators opposed Haynesworth over stock holdings, but Carnwell reportedly owns no stocks or major investments and relies on federal judge salary.
Georgia born Carswell, a federal judge on the bench and Texas timberland and fruit packing holdings owner, threads a decorous court with a private fortune inferred from a wife’s fruit firm shares and 1300 acres of timberland. He met with Mitchell and White House aides before returning to Tallahassee.
Fargher, a 37 year old systems engineer and former Air Force navigator, announces plans to form a campaign committee as he seeks a congressional seat. A University of Omaha graduate with MBAs from Santa Clara and U of Santa Clara, he has served eight years on the Santa Clara City Council and held multiple Republican party roles. He resides at 1765 Shamrock Ave in Santa Clara and aims to launch his campaign within two weeks.
Blue Cross/65, the companion to Medicare, now offers significantly increased benefits to cover higher deductibles and amounts not paid by Medicare as of January 1, 1970. It still costs $4 per month, payable quarterly, and includes hospital care outside the United States. Complete and mail the coupon before the closing date.
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