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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1975
Page
9
Extensive Alameda related purchases show work split to avoid bidding, with claims of misapplied funds, tire refunds, and inflated pay. Investigators probe tire and mower deals, payroll overpayments, and late board approvals as trustees plan a district audit and review of 1874-75 spending.
Fremont police report says 17 year old Robert Pfeifer alleges Coach James Ingram grabbed his hair and threw him into a mud puddle after a rough house incident on the field. Pfeifer's father says he plans to pursue charges. officer Beltram documented injuries and the coach declined to comment per superiors instructions.
A,BART inquiry heard from a train operator and two maintenance men about a fatal January collision that killed Arthur Briggs. The witnesses described a maintenance truck on the wrong track, the high speed train, and the immediate shock as the vehicles collided, plus damage and safety concerns raised during hearings.
The English department heads face heavy administrative burdens as a November protest prompts a faculty committee to study granting time off from teaching. President Dr. Stephen Epler defends current loads while trustees consider divisions and possible reforms amid ongoing enrollment growth and a looming new president.
City planning records reveal Singer offers five acres in a planned unit development for a park expansion totaling 17.14 gross acres, plus improvements, in exchange for park land and $60,000, prompting questions about potential advocacy by Rusmisel on the Singer proposal. Ted Bressler notes no law was broken. Mayor Dillon weighs motives versus actions as Rusmisel serves on the planning commission.
Discussion centers on a $320,000 mystery in the school budget with $5,156,965 cited as potentially insufficient for teaching salaries. Officials say funds may be moved within the budget this spring and stress there are no missing dollars, though oversight and expediency by Alameda are cited. The school board bears some responsibility for not demanding prior review.
The Public Utilities Commission began a water utility investigation and revived its December ruling upholding a 17 percent rate hike for Citizens Utilities. It also considers a rateable flow through of the job development investment credit, with protests due today and potential refunds if earnings are deemed excessive. Hearings on a proposed 50.6 percent June 1974 rate hike are scheduled for Fremont.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeanie Duran age 30 and her two children Raylane 11 and Jimmy 8 will be held at Our Lady of the Rosary church Union City at 10 this morning. Burial follows at Chapel of the Chimes cemetery Hayward. The trio died from asphyxiation in a early morning fire at 72 Birkdale Drive. Fire Chief Bud Spalding said cause under investigation and rug samples tested for accelerants.
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