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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1968
Page
1
Ruth St. Denis Dies at 88 Foreshadowed Modern Dance
Ruth St. Denis, pioneer of Oriental style undulations who helped foreshadow modern dance, dies at 88. Separately, Assembly Republican leader Robert T. Monigan accuses Assembly Speaker Jease M. Unruh of pressuring Democrats to back a stringent Eur control bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneers of the
Ruth St. Denis
Assembly
Robert T. Monigan
Jease M. Unruh
Orbit at Coney Island stalls causing two-car plunge
A ride at Coney Island's Astro Park halted with a thud as two cars dropped to the pavement injuring riders. The incident followed a night of entertainment and raised safety questions about amusement rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
Astro Park
Bombing near Saigon theater shocks city
A blast outside a downtown Saigon theater killed at least five South Vietnamese and wounded 55, marking the worst terror attack in a month. The Soviet press warned of American made arms caches and alleged imperialist plots in Czechoslovakia as Prague's liberal regime faced pressure. President Marcos urged a peaceful Sabah Malaysia settlement but hinted fighting remains possible. Czech and Nigerian officials discussed relief amid civil war, with Svoboda urging Moscow to respect each nation's road to socialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Sabah
Malaysia
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Bombings Hit Saigon Theaters In Attack On Anniversary
Viet Cong bombs struck three South Vietnamese theaters killing at least eight and injuring more than 70. The Saigon blast near the presidential palace shattered a restaurant and theater, killing five and wounding 55, with another theater blast killing three and injuring 11. An American serviceman was among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
VPI
South Vietnam
Indochina
Truc Giang
Llows
Loa Hag
UPI
Nat Gibson
Fremont Fireman Spotlights Grass Fire Rescue
Charles Gray, a Fremont firefighter resting in Washington Township Hospital with a back injury, spotted a grass fire from his third floor room. He phoned nearby crews and eight firefighters from two stations contained the blaze, easing his concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Charles Gray
Washington Township
Gray
Fremont Youths Win Prizes at Bay Area Soap Box Derby
Three Fremont youths figured among top awards at the Third Annual Bay Area Soap Box Derby held in Dublin. Jess Souza, 12, placed seventh while 1-year-old Brad Crowe earned eighth. Steve Grasskamp earned most creative engineer. Ron Albers of Carmichael won first, with trophy, $500 savings bond and trip to Akron to compete in All American Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Fremont
Jess Souza
Brad Crowe
Steve Grasskamp
Ron Albers
Carmichael
Akron
Ohio
Newark mother wins 1968 Lucky License grand prize
A Newark mother of three, unemployed, Mrs. Alice J. Flores, won The Argus Lucky License grand prize a 1968 car valued at 2700 dollars. Her name came from 500 daily winners in a drawing at Payless Drug Store in Freespake Central Business District. She plans a sporty model and will use the prize to secure transportation for work and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Argus
Alice J. Flores
Ruschin
Payless Drug
Frespake Central Business District
Oakland
Amy
The
Central Chevrolet
DiGuilio
Pontiac
Turner Ford
Edgren
Fremont Mercury
King Arthur
Toyota Motors
Pierotti
Plea to blunt invasion of Czechs gains echoes
Czech President Ludvik Svoboda urged Moscow to respect each nation’s path to socialism and said differences must be clarified by talks. The appeal came as Soviet troops withdraw from Czechoslovakia after Warsaw Pact maneuvers, amid a propaganda clash and reports of weapon caches in the west. Svoboda defended Czechoslovakia’s right to its own form of communism in a Javorina rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
UPI
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Svoboda
Soviet Union
Pijuni
Moascow
Alexander Dubcek
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny
Javorina
Color TV and stereo win for Fremont housewife
Mrs. R. Roscoe of 4419 Amador Road Fremont won a GE color TV and stereo in The Argus Lucky License Contest final drawing. She was one of two grand prize winners chosen from 300 daily entrants. the $1,200 home entertainment set will replace the family’s portable black and white TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
R. 5
Roscoe
Amador Road
Alx
General Electric
Argus
Fremont Boy Drowns at Folsom Lake During Outing
A Fremont 1 year old boy, David J. Maloof Jr., drowned during a weekend outing from the Fred Finch Youth Center near Beal's Point. He and Bill Greer 13 of Oakland were swimming about 100 yards from shore when Maloof attempted to reach a island and disappeared. Jim Stevens of Rancho Cordova pulled the body from 10 foot water. he was pronounced dead at Roseville Hospital. Survived by parents and a brother Michael. Funeral services set in Fremont with a Rosary and Requiem Mass planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Folsom Lake
Sacramento
David J. Maloof, Jr
David J. Maloof Sr
Stevenson Blvd
Placer County
Eric Engellenner
Maloof
Bill Greer
Oakland
Fred Finch
Greer
Beal's Point
Jim Stevens
Rancho Cordova
Stevens
Roseville Hospital
Maju
Tilt Prade
Horner Junior High School
Michael Matoof
Isabelle Santos
San Leandro
Fremont Chapel of the Roses
Rockefeller outlines four point plan for new cities
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller proposes a four point program to aid private developers in building new cities with federal and state support. The plan includes financial and technical aid, federal loan guarantees for long term financing, and state use of eminent domain to secure land for new towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Cincinnati
Four GOP governors stay neutral to keep presidential race open
At the National Governors Conference in Cincinnati four Republican leaders including Ronald Reagan, George Romney, James Rhodes and Spiro Agnew chose to remain uncommitted. The group aimed to preserve an open field for the GOP nomination as the Miami Beach convention nears. Rhodes refused Ohio’s unified course and pledged uncommitted status until August. Reagan urged voters to keep an open mind and evaluate all factors before convention delegates decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
George Romney
Michigan
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Rhodes
Agnew
Romney
Miami Beach
Reds Claim U S Role In Prague Crisis
Moscow reports warn of American made arms caches and anti liberal moves in Czechoslovakia while both sides seek time. Pravda denies an ultimatum and says Western propaganda distorts Soviet aims as Warsaw Pact allies press Prague for reform. The letter from Soviet Union Poland East Germany Bulgaria and Hungary insists Dubcek’s liberal measures are unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Hut
East
Europe
Pravda
Telter
Czech Central Committee
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Warsaw
Alexander Dubcek
Arca Crash Kills Driver Gottlieb Schiel Jr of Mariposa
Gottlieb Schiel Jr 35 of Mariposa was killed when his car veered from the northbound Nimitz Freeway and crashed into a cement abutment near the Central Boulevard overcrossing in Fremont. CHP said he was the sole occupant and died at the scene with no cause linked to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Schiel, Jr
Mariposa
Nimitz
Central Boulevard
Fremont
California Highway Patrol
Gotlieb
CHP
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House
Nelson’ Rockefeller
Eugene . J. McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gallup
Chicago
Loop
Eugene J. McCarthy
National Democratic
John Bailey
George Wallace
Wallace
House of Representatives
Nigeria
Biafra
Mc Cea
Dr. Steincrohe
Vietnam
Derby
Mrs. Flores
Jack Muorhead
Ark and
the Argus
Jack Moorhead
Alice Flores
Ansy
Theresa
John
Folsom
Alta Blvd
St. Leonard's Catholic Church
St. Leonard's Way
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Hayward
David Maloof
GOP
Reds
U.S
Arca
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