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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1970
Page
7
Fremont council narrowly approves a five year use permit for a police pistol range atop a hill near a major regional park. Opponents warn of noise and ecological impact while supporters cite site safety and cost considerations amid talks of alternate locations and buffers.
In Oakland and Orinda California a sliding hillside has damaged ten or more homes and threatens twenty more as heavy rains continue. Five homes in Orinda are reported damaged with one five year old house held up by jacks. Utility crews rerouted water lines and emergency crews blocked streets while residents evacuate hillside neighborhoods near Wilshire Heights and the Mormon Temple. A separate report from Rockville Maryland notes a 7.4 quake in the Kermadec Islands with potential damage to island communities.
Bill Newton and Arnold Hernandez arrange ticket distribution for a January 27 testimonial dinner and send off for City Manager John Geoghegan who is leaving to take a state post. Tickets at the Holiday Bowl Hayward are seven dollars including dinner tax tip and a gift fund contribution. Reservations due Friday with checks payable to the John K Geoghegan Gift Fund and mailed to Union City Hall 1154 Whipple Road Union City 84587.
Testimony at the court martial for Lt. William Calley alleges high level pressure to prosecute for murder. Latimer claims an officer said the President supported the case and that orders came down from the top. The hearing shows claims that Calley was targeted to satisfy political aims.
16 year old Thomas J. Marshall of Fremont was cited to appear in juvenile court on a drunk driving charge after a Newark Boulevard crash near the Red Barn. Police say Marshall admitted ingesting several Seconal pills before the collision that damaged three cars and a telephone booth.
Three men from Hayward were found not guilty in municipal court on charges of carrying firearms in Coyote Hills Regional Park. Antonio Troncao 64 Joaquin Vicente 74 and Manuel Vicente 34 claimed they were unaware the area was a park and not posted and used an interpreter or attorney. The officer returned seven pheasants and one rabbit seized during arrest. the game remains in a parks department freezer.
Forecasts indicate rain in the San Francisco Bay Area on and off from Wednesday into Thursday with continued mild temperatures. Lows in the mid range, Wednesday high near 60, rain chances 70 percent Wednesday and 60 percent Wednesday night. Northern and Central California expect heavy mountain rain, rain along the Monterey Stockton Yose mite corridor northward through Thursday, with snow levels 6,000 to 9,000 feet and gale warnings coastward from Point Arena northward.
Governor Reagan shows little worry about a looming deficit as state spending climbs about three times faster than revenue. He cites need for statutory leeway and possible budget changes to curb the gap. Budgets, bonds, and a Nixon appraisal feature in the report alongside a recreation concession contract review.
Washington UPI reports the Federal Reserve Board boosted savings deposit ceilings lifting the passbook rate to 4.5 percent and the $100,000 level to 7.5 percent. The actions, aimed at aligning with other securities, also raise longer term certificates while preserving the 5 percent ceiling for withdrawal-limited accounts. The move signals a policy stance not implying easing amid inflation fears.
Manila reports that a 2000-man Philippine noncombat force withdrawn from South Vietnam has moved into central Luzon on a road-building assignment. The region has faced frequent communist terror attacks, prompting the redeployment to upgrade infrastructure and security.
The Senate passed the health and education funding measure 261 to 110, boosting school aid from 22 million to 606 million with a two thirds override potential. Nixon criticized the plan as inflationary while senators defended it as vital for local districts facing federal influx. Nelson objected to a lump sum for the Office of Economic Opportunity and proposed restoring spending restrictions.
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