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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1971
Page
6
The Senate approved the military ceiling as the draft law faces a June 30 end unless extended by Congress. A two year extension has stalled amid 100 amendments and potential cloture debates. Senator Gravel urged filibuster tactics, arguing Nixon could be forced to end the war for lack of manpower.
At a Cabrillo School Parent-Teacher Club meeting tonight in Fremont the group will prepare a petition calling for reinstatement of James Sullivan as principal. Club president Joanne Beers says petitions will be given to attendees and the document will be presented to the school board on July 1. Sullivan was demoted for economic reasons, with board claims he lacked committees and innovative programs.
The Supreme Court postponed a decision on wiretaps and will hear oral arguments next fall or winter with a written opinion planned. The court also held juveniles do not have a guaranteed right to jury trials in certain offenses and allowed suits against federal agents for unlawful searches. Chief Justice Burger dissented on several points.
Judge Roy G. Pucci kept bail at 325 000 for James D. Batten 39 as his attorney failed to reduce bond. Batten is accused of organizing a burglary ring spanning the West and faces charges including possession of burglary tools and weapon offenses. He resides at Hygeland Drive Fremont and awaits plea in municipal court.
Newark youth 18 year old George KR Alten of Mathers Street pleaded guilty in municipal court to marijuana possession and was certified to the superior court for sentencing set for June 12. He faced charges including selling dangerous drugs to undercover agents and two counts of selling marijuana. A companion, Nicholas Paniagua Jr., 20, of Oliver Street, Newark, pleaded innocent to selling marijuana and was bound over for trial in superior court on July 12 after a preliminary hearing.
Newark board tonight will consider Cooperative Personnel Service salary and job classification changes for administrators and non teaching employees. The review follows a 1970 survey comparing Newark jobs with other districts. Also on the agenda is a 1971 72 salary request from the California School Employees Association Newark Chapter 6. Meeting starts at 7 PM at district offices Muslek Ave.
The California Senate Transportation Committee defeated amendments to require eliminating lead from gasoline by 1974 or sooner. Senator Alfred E. Alquist argued for board power to act and health danger, while supporters included Phillips, Gulf, Shell and Atlantic Richfield. The panel will revisit the measure next week amid oil industry opposition.
FBI agents identified two Cambridge sites where Times copied secret Pentagon documents. The Times holds one of five working drafts covering about 40 volumes of a government study on Johnson era war policy. Officials expect charges against at least one person soon.
A leading critic of U S policy in Indochina vows to publish papers on Wednesday as a federal judge refuses to block the Post war report. Gesell denied the initial restraining order request after a day of testimony calling the documents of paramount public importance. Meanwhile Moss and Reid announce a FOI suit against Defense Secretary Laird to obtain the 47 volume History of U S Decision Making on Vietnam, arguing Congress must access essential foreign policy judgments.
Antiwar activist Leslie Bacon spent part of her last day in Seattle on the beach in an interview with a Seattle newspaper. Bacon was jailed on a contempt of court citation for refusing to answer federal grand jury questions and was granted permission to visit her parents in Atherton before heading to New York to face conspiracy charges in a bank bombing.
An appeals panel extended an injunction and planned to include more judges to review constitutional questions after the government appealed. Judge Friendly said weekend talks with circuit judges led to broad participation and possible an extra senior judge to form an odd-number panel. Newspapers published excerpts from a study and documents, arguing press free speech protection despite lack of clearance for public release.
Nashville labor leader requests court delay of the convention arguing Hoffa alone has power to call and arrange it. Fitzsimmons named general vice president amid Hoffa resignation, a move seen as prompted by Vestal plans to file suit to keep the convention legal.
City budget discussions focus on a 5 percent boost in total assessed valuation and possible extra state funds. Driggs notes funds for salary increases are included but amount and sufficiency remain unsettled, with a end of month target for resolution. Also, street widening near Fremont Boulevard and Eggera Drive moves forward pending one landowner’s zoning approval, and several bids and park funding actions are on the agenda.
Fremont Unified School District conducts four public seminars on its 24.9 million 1471 72 budget. Associate Supt. Tom Maloney and Finance Director Harold Alameda review proposed expenditures and income sources and answer questions. The session at 7:30 pm in the district offices board meeting room invites board members to attend.
Newark planners will likely postpone action to July 13 on a four acre apartment rezoning behind Purity Plaza Shopping Center and on a permanent Bank of America branch at Thornton Avenue and Newark Boulevard. Neighbors previously opposed the 194 unit proposal citing privacy, property values, and traffic. The temporary branch has operated 1,500 square feet since last year. The planning staff seeks more analysis before Commission review. The 3 p.m. meeting will be in city hall council chambers.
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