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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
1
Two city factions clash over the scope of a quarry study as council and staff debate boundaries and future oversight. Legal counsels may attend, and a member suggests gathering ideas from all members, while quarry representatives urge staff to lead.
Passengers were held about two days as Cuban officials arrested the pilot Capt. Jorge Antonio Prelleza for desertion. Prelleza, who defected from Cuba in 1960, faced a planned trial. An alternate pilot was flown to Havana and returned the airliner with 14 passengers and two crew members, leaving behind Prelleza now a naturalized American citizen and the hijacker identified as E. H. Carter, a Black man.
Newark police seek candy snatchers who stole 150 dollars in candy sound equipment and an electronics box from the Centerville National Little League Snack Bar at Swiss Park. Mrs. Joanne Cambra, snack bar chair, said stock was fresh Friday and burglars struck Saturday night or Sunday morning. Police found fingerprints as evidence. Cambra urged tips to recover the public address system and gear.
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved a 450 million program to improve schooling for students from poverty neighborhoods. Assemblyman Le Roy F. Greene faced Reagan administration opposition, arguing the plan was too expensive. Funds would target districts with more than 24 percent disadvantaged students.
U S Marines backed by jets killed 157 Viet Cong in a fierce battle near Khe Sanh as B 52s bombed targets in North Vietnam. The clash, the first major action near Khe Sanh since a partial withdrawal, followed heavy air strikes and paratroopers earning medals for valor amid intense house to house fighting.
Fremont council warned of a $500000 recreation and youth program appeal aimed at funding a Niles Park development and a children fishing facility for the coming year. City Manager proposed higher taxes about six cents, while councilmen debate budget hearings and quarry study implications.
Eight architects remain under review for Obione College permanent campus master plan after Skidmore, Owings and Merrill withdrew. Firms include Neptune and Thomas Pasadena Ernest J. P. Kump Palo Alto Graveside services set for Doloris A. Monroe of Newark with funeral at Pacific Crest Cemetery Redondo Beach. Manuel Santos 83 Union City dies in Fremont hospital funeral at Our Lady of the Rosary Union City.
Mrs Mary Fria of Hayward died recently. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at Chapel of the Palms Mortuary Fremont. Burial will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward.
Funeral services for Francis L Frank Gillespie 1 of Fremont pending at Fremont Memorial Chapel Mortuary with Rev J Theodore Alam officiating He was a Massachusetts native charter member of Fremont P O L Lodge 2121 former Amherst College and West Point athletic professor former Bottle Shop owner and Lions Club member Burial set for Reedley. he is survived by daughter and other relatives in Massachusetts.
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Stevens leaves his Fremont post after a varied career spanning immigration in 1951, six years at Foremost Dairies, five years at a San Jose supply firm, and three years as a San Jose auditor before moving to Santa Clara County general services in 1966. He is married with three children.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Tokyo at 7 49 p m the worst in 12 years causing one death from heart attack and injuries to five. Buildings swayed trains halted and 700000 passengers faced delays as 133 trains were cancelled and 321 delayed. Guards at the Kasumigaseki Building prevented a disaster by restraining crowds on the 34story tower.
The Newark budget session opens at 7 30 p m in city hall council chambers 37101 Newark Blvd Newark to discuss a tentative 1 6 million dollar budget up 14 percent from last year and review city revenues while maintaining the 1 71 tax rate per 100 assessed value.
A citizens committee led by Mrs. Virginia Ball forms to press for higher police salaries and better working conditions in Fremont. The group plans to collect pledges and present them to the city council on July 18, targeting a police force of 141 by addressing long overtime hours, low pay, and staffing shortages.
Land appraisals for the Ohlone College permanent campus in the Mission San Jose District are due by early August. The main holdings include Huddleson Ranch at 487 acres, Linda Vista Park at 15 acres owned by Kit Catlin, and a 12-acre parcel owned by John D. Amaral, plus six to seven smaller parcels. Huddleson has offered his tract at 4 000 per acre, but total costs to complete the campus could rise.
SACRAMENTO SAPS Legislation approved by the Senate would establish an experimental school system to test which education programs work best. Senator George Miller Jr. of Martinez sponsors the bill to use federal education funds to support a state educational research commission. The commission would create and run the experimental schools.
Newark Unified School District trustees postponed a budget workshop after Alameda County Assessor Don Hutchinson missed yesterday's deadline for the local assessment roll. Hutchinson asked for more time and said figures should be ready by Friday. The district contingency budget remains at 5.78 million with a 200 thousand cut to instructional programs, as officials await state and federal funding details.
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