Weather fine with mild temps through tomorrow
Fair conditions continue with highs from the 60s to low 70s and tonight’s lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Light winds prevail. Details on Page 14.
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1971
Page
1
Fair conditions continue with highs from the 60s to low 70s and tonight’s lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Light winds prevail. Details on Page 14.
Sixty eight students from the Ohlone College Aviation Studies Department toured United Airlines maintenance facilities at San Francisco International Airport for two hours. They then flew as guests of the airline aboard a DCS jetliner for an hour.
The University of California regents debate how much influence students should have in deciding course offerings and which teachers are hired. The discussion reflects a grave, divisive issue on governance and academic control.
Census figures show households earning under $2,000 yearly pay about half their income in taxes. News notes on tax burden, with related items on Seale trial, Manson case, railroad merger plans, and Penn Central losses.
The Saigon command reports 45 American servicemen killed in action in Indochina last week and 156 wounded. Since start of 1961, casualties reach 4,076 dead and 206,054 wounded, marking an increase from the previous week.
Badly battered South Vietnamese troops were pulled from Laos after brutal North Vietnamese counterattacks. About 4000 were airlifted to Khe Sanh and replaced by elite Rangers and Marines. Saigon said the Laos offensive was firings well despite reports of a rout, while front-line soldiers described six weeks of fighting and a 15 mile front near the border.
The House rejected funds for the Supersonic Transport program, halting additional development money and signaling a major setback. Senate support already wavered, with critics citing environmental and subsidy concerns while backers argued against stopping after substantial investment and near-ready test planes.
Beverly Hills activist Larry Crosby brother of Bing Crosby leads a bid to free U S prisoners of war by promising a postwar North Vietnamese rebuilding fund worth about 1 billion dollars. John Fairfax and Hartel act as liaison and say the effort has no ties to the State Department.
About 30 realtors bankers and developers attended a Fremont chamber of commerce quarterly industrial seminar focusing on breaking barriers between monitors and development plans. Ecologists voiced strong concerns describing environmental pressures as a rising influence on growth and policy, while industry reps urged balanced progress and protective measures.
Bay Conservation and Development Commission may reopen hearings on the Southern Crossing if Governor Reagan vetoes a Legislature approved bill. Mendelsohn, a San Francisco supervisor, says he will seek a rehearing to block the bridge, arguing conditions have changed since the 1969 permit. The measure would delay the bridge until the Legislature decides.
A six officer court martial jury examining Lt William L Calley Jr delayed verdicts to study further testimony and photographs from My Lai villagers killings. The jurors asked for additional exhibits and testimony, with defense objections lingering as they read more witnesses.
Fremont board of trustees approved 11 administrative reassignments last night, returning principals to Malis and Alvis schools and at Horner and Centerville junior highs. President Mary Rodrigues defended the action as not altering the district’s finances, while a large audience cheered the retention of key staff amid protests from parents and teachers.
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