29 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1969
Page
1
Forecast calls for cloudy skies today and tomorrow with a 20 percent chance of rain. Temperatures will run from the upper 20s to 30s at night to the 40s by day, with northwesterly winds of 20 to 35 mph making it feel cooler.
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce projects Fremont becoming one of the largest and most populous areas in the San Francisco Bay Area as regional development accelerates. Local leaders emphasize infrastructure, housing, and business expansion to support the growth.
Sirhan B. Sirhan goes to a Los Angeles court to hear defense arguments to quash the murder indictment for the June killing of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Hollywood funeral plans begin for character actor Charles Winninger, famed for lovable old–codger roles.
President Nixon plans to seek 67 federal judgeships and extra funds to curb rising crime, targeting the District of Columbia. A new federal minimum wage covering 14 million workers begins Saturday, mostly retail service workers. The Senate filibuster faces renewed pressure while inquiries loom into the USS Pueblo seizure. First Lady Pat Nixon attends a Senate Red Cross unit event.
Old veterans of Czechoslovakia stand at the grave of Jan Palach who died two weeks ago for freedom. North Vietnam rejects a South Vietnamese peace talks idea outside Paris talks. Pope Paul VI adviser urges priests to obey celibacy law. U Thant calls four powers to take responsibility for Middle East peace.
An Eastern Air Lines jet from Philadelphia to Miami with 113 aboard diverted to Jose Marti Airport in Havana. Passengers included Luis Valdes, 30, of Los Angeles, who said he left Cuba 12 years ago. The hijacking marked the month’s third double incident and ninth of the year involving U S and foreign carriers. The Cuban-bound aircraft followed a parallel hijacking wave beginning with a National Airlines flight from New Orleans and other separate diversions.
A snowfall scene titled Winter Moods captures a peak snow display photographed by Argus photographer Al Silva with the cloud scene by reporter photographer Jim Wilson, highlighting regional weather photography.
Reports from Baghdad say the Trinh government opened another wave of trials for alleged spies tied to imperialism and the CIA. Brigadier Aly Hadi, president of the Revolutionary Court, said trials started Tuesday amid public outrage over Monday’s hangings of nine Jews and others convicted of spying for Israel before crowds in Baghdad and Basra.
A storm brought lightning and snow to Fremont and Enion City yesterday ending an 11 day rain siege. PG&E reported about 3 000 customers without power in the Decpto District and central Fremont between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. plus 1 500 more in the afternoon. Separate strikes damaged two transformers a power pole and lines. Snow covered Mission Peak as forecasts called for a brief rain lull and 10 to 20 percent chance of rain tonight.
A broad winter system blankets the United States from the Missouri River to the Appalachians with freezing rain, snow, and blizzard conditions. San Francisco reports its first snow in seven years while Southern California braces for renewed slides. Warnings extend from South Carolina to New York and across the inland West as travelers face storms in 48 states.
Five youths aged 12 and 14 were reprimanded and released by Union City police after Barnard Junior High School authorities found them using and selling drugs. Detectives seized two barbiturate pills and learned the group disposed of 11 other pills. the youths had no prior records, so they were not booked.
A heavyset gunman robbed the Kentucky Fried Chicken at 724 Thornton Ave Newark last night. Police described the suspect as about six feet tall, 190 pounds, in his 30s, who entered at 9 10 p.m. and ordered workers to fill a paper sack with cash. He escaped with an estimated 43 dollars.
Oakland area city council settled the dispute over signal locations on Mission Boulevard by choosing Washington Boulevard in front of the Od Mission. The packed audience saw a lengthy debate before the decision, with residents split between Anga Street and Washington Boulevard sites.
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