Accident Affects Angeles Fire Units Race to Contain Blaze
Four helicopters aided Los Angeles fire units as they took nearly an hour to contain a blaze that blackened 20 acres. The accident claimed one death and left two injured.
19 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
1
Four helicopters aided Los Angeles fire units as they took nearly an hour to contain a blaze that blackened 20 acres. The accident claimed one death and left two injured.
Israelis intensify air strikes on border areas as Moshe Kol warns tourists to avoid ceasefire zones while others say borders should not be fully off limits. In Damascus Egyptian leaders meet Syrian President Noureddin Al Aiassi to bolster the eastern front against Israel amid new Mideast strategy discussions. A Sudanese delegation arrives in Cairo as Cairo resumes high level talks after the Sudan coup.
The council considers retroactive quarry report dates to July 1 due to pending salary negotiations before budget adoption. It awarded a $40,066 slurry seal contract to Bay Slurry Seal Co. as the lowest bidder and authorized Kinney Griffin to draft plans for a third floor shell on the police building estimated at $80,000. It also approved bidding for $34,000 landscaping of the Fremont Boulevard median divider from Clough Avenue to Walnut Avenue.
Publication notice issued by Ad Delly Review in the California Superior Court case No 314054. Entries show mailing address at 122 Cantar Square Fremont California 94536 and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. The notice appears under a second class matter designation with a history trace to March 3 1897.
A 17 year old youth listed in fair condition at Washington Hospital after a motorcycle collided with a car backing from a driveway on Butano Park Drive Fremont. Rider Ronald W. McConnell 42635 Fontainbleau Ave Fremont treated. passenger Dennis de la Torre 16 suffered minor injuries. Police say the cycle was thrown 36 feet. car driver Virgie Lee Baker 5429 Butano Park Drive. Two Mission Boulevard crash victims from Tuesday released. John L. Arington 60 Greenwood Street Fremont and Jose Luz Bustamente 46 Hawkins Street Fremont were in a pickup hit by Tracy Anne Villar 18 Sunnyvale.
In Sacramento the Assembly passed a sweeping divorce reform bill by a wide margin, replacing the word divorce with dissolution and removing fault as a grounds basis. The measure limits grounds to incurable insanity or irreconcilable differences, requires substantially equal property division, and weighs a wife's ability to work in alimony decisions, with Gov Reagan expected to sign and the bill to take effect January 1.
Police arrested Ernesto E. Garcia after a multi-vehicle collision on the Nimitz Freeway north of Jarvis Avenue. A motorcyclist and a passenger were thrown from the bike, treated at Kaiser Hospital in Hayward, and released. Garcia, years old, was held at Newark police station and booked at Santa Rita Prison Farm.
A UPI report notes a federal grand jury probe into Black Panther activities was slowed by a faulty immunity signature. Attorney General Mitchell must grant immunity, per judge Oliver Carter, after Will Wilson signed letters. Cecil Poole later said Mitchell would send the proper documents, allowing the hearing to continue.
Fremont Unified School District officials announced parent driven changes to the spring sex education unit for fifth and sixth graders. Letters will be required for participation, teachers must attend a training session, and Fremont Adult School plans a four two hour class course on human reproduction and student communication. Parent previews of the film Human Growth will occur at each school with a new film chosen for sixth graders.
In Palmdale California a car driven by Hubert Humphrey crashed into a motorcycle rider named Fink then struck a parked car in Saigon. Police confiscated the weekly magazine Tinh Hoa citing content deemed detrimental to public order and government reforms. Authorities say all three men involved are residents of the area.
Speakers urged active student citizen participation at Ohlone College citing the need for vibrant crowds on campus. Hostetler and Dr Edmison promoted broad course offerings and youth education while criticizing war and calling for reforms in black studies and marijuana laws.
A plan outlines safeguarding Niles Canyon funds and conducting a general survey of participating parties. The proposal envisions linking Coyote Hills Regional Park to Alameda Creek through the quarry area with a trail system extending to Sunol Regional Park.
Fremont directors of the Alameda County Water District plan a 4 30 p m Friday review of finances at 38050 Fremont Blvd with the proposed 3 090 651 budget largely unchanged. District manager Matt Whitfield notes 76 045 additional revenue from a 19 6 percent assessment drop is absorbed. Final approval may wait until the June 26 board meeting.
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