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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
1
Lawmakers discuss shifting toward a value added tax to fund schools and curb inflation. The debate touches on federal and local government relations, potential impacts on trade, and the overall political climate as campaigns loom.
A light, variable wind weather outlook shows a chance of drizzle through tomorrow. Temperature details indicate highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the 40s to 50s with little overall change. Yesterday Fremont posted a high of 68 and a low of 51.
John R. Camara Jr a longtime Fremont School district trustee dies amid a dispute over district finances. The halted claim centers on alleged owed money from the district as investigations unfold.
Otis Smith faces a Nevada County Superior Court case over a campground murders in the Sierra foothills last summer. The district attorney shows photos of two dead victims as Beith Beith is asked if he caused the killings. Smith replies quietly, No.
Interior Secretary Rogers C. Mor ton cancels the offshore oil and gas lease sale covering 380000 acres off southeast Louisiana after strong environmental opposition. Two Coast Guard cutters escorting Soviet fishing vessels seized in American waters confront tense moments on the frozen Bering Sea. The stock market slips late after a morning rise, with the Dow Jones industrial average ending down 4.66 at 810.30 and NYSE common shares down two cents.
Viet Cong delegate says the U.S. delegation aims to prevent serious negotiations by raising the prisoner of war issue at the third anniversary of the Paria peace talks. The United States appeals to Communist negotiators for information on 14 Americans listed as lost and known to be in North Vietnam.
Hewark High School students stage a fundraiser to buy an $000 resuscitator for the tuberculous association loan back. Donations total $38 by Wednesday and run through Friday with a school split event. Mrs Lorna Metler of 21611 Davis St Fremont chairs the drive and notes the aim to curb smoking dangers.
Foundation seen as boon to Fremont finances could unlock city grant money. The park project in Central Park East was financed by a $2,250,000 bond measure approved by voters last April. The foundation, established by five directors, aims to take title and repay bonds, sharing directors with a related nonprofit.
A federal judge ruled that sewage discharges into non navigable waterways are illegal without an environmental impact report, prompting an indefinite moratorium on 219 Bay Area waste discharge permit applications. Local firms FMC Corp Merton Salt Kaiser Aluminum Peterbilt and Cerro Copper face permit limbo as EPA and federal appeals loom.
Oakes service station bid failed to win support for a new townhouses project in the city. Commissioners debated land acquisition and a community facility, with concerns about apartment saturation and zoning. John Herrera opposed more apartments, calling the design ugly, while Oakes praised a Concord station as a model. The board asked a city study on donating public land for a facility. Chairman Dix Jey Frost abstained from voting.
FBI says hijacker alias Don Shane used Las Vegas Reno flight with 67 passengers freed after ransom paid in small bills. He parachuted into Colorado wheat fields and sprained an ankle. captured by state patrol near Akron after landing 21 miles northeast of town. No weapons found. $50,000 ransom recovered.
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