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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1972
Page
1
Snow blankets Fremont back yards and Mission Peak area as residents report wintry conditions. A chartered plane linked to Jim Chapman was noted, with witnesses describing the mow-covered hills and fresh snowfall.
Newark will launch its own animal control program on July 1 with a budget of 26171 next year, compared to the county plan costing 25437. Councilman James Bellentine argues it will improve service and allow faster response, despite the higher cost and potential reliance on the county if Union City remains with the current arrangement.
Van Doorn regretfully announces his withdrawal from the council race effective May 29. He cites time spent on plant matters and devotion to his other duties leaving little time for campaign efforts. He names Steel and Dave Friend, a recreation commissioner, as candidates he supports.
Fragmentary notice suggests a proposal involving a moat to preserve Coyote Park and create a lagoon or lake on the east side. Names appear garbled but reference a poet and local officials discussing feasibility and protection of the park’s future.
In Newark a cold morning and windy site welcomed officials for the groundbreaking of a 2 acre K Mart Shopping Center off Thornton Avenue just west of the Nimitz Freeway. The first phase includes a fuel station bank family restaurant and a 19400 square foot grocery market with expected 40 jobs and substantial sales tax revenue. A later 18 acre expansion will add 7 townhouses. City and chamber leaders praised the project as a major economic boon and a long awaited replacement for an eyesore on the city’s main doorway.
UPI reports the United States and South Vietnam pressed a new peace proposal on Communist negotiators in Paris. Porter said Hanoi and the Viet Cong showed interest in Nixon peace terms amid questions about U.S. troop withdrawal and the Saigon government. Tuy responded that the Communists will study the plan and seek a settlement along their terms.
Weather forecast indicates a warm start today with highs in the 50s and a cool tonight in the 30s to 40s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph increasing today with a 70 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 55 with a low of 40.
Three Republican legislators begin an initiative campaign to repeal a state law they say will mandate mass living forced busing of schoolchildren. Other items note an attempted air piracy case in Berkeley and the State Little Hoover Commission examining highways land policies.
US President Nixon is expected to depart February 16 for a trip to Mainland China. He will spend two days in Hawaii and one day in Guam en route. Attorney General Mitchell dismisses as pure speculation reports he would remove J Edgar Hoover as FBI director after the election.
A Swedish member of Parliament states that two imprisoned antiwar priests have been nominated for the 1972 Nobel Peace Prize. The brief report notes the unusual candidacy and the international attention it drew.
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