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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
1
A wall of water from a burst pond dam in Lee Massachusetts killed Edward Gage 50 and left one woman Olive Courtinier missing. The flood damaged the Clark Aiken paper mill and blocked Route 20 as debris swept along Route 7.
A series of false bomb threats disrupted the San Francisco Bay Area starting with the Caldecott Tunnel and extending to the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge shut for 10 minutes as officers searched after an anonymous warning of a planted bomb. FBI and county deputies investigated near San Francisco International Airport and other sites, while authorities dismissed the existence of any explosive devices.
Washington UPI reports a broad drive by veterans and lawmakers to open new national burial grounds or expand existing plots in 18 states including Arizona Oregon Maine and Ohio. The push follows opposition to extending first breaks in the cemetery system and centers on giving every veteran the right to a national cemetery near his home. Johnson backs a national cemetery option amid testimony and hearings by the Veterans Affairs Committee with several sponsors pressing for immediate action.
Pope Paul VI offered his traditional blessing at Vatican City and prayed that disabled workers may resume some form of activity allowing them to regain a place in society with dignity, underscoring the church’s support.
A damaged OCR fragment references The Daily Revi ne published in Fre mont California. It notes Jack Moorhead as business manager and mentions superior court orders and post office processing as second class matter. The legible portions suggest a periodical with a Saturday or Sunday publication and contact details.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Berge Pappas Mortuary located at 40842 Fremont Boulevard. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.
A novel burner preheats scrap metal in basic oxygen furnaces at a Chicago steel mill, heating up to 1,200 degrees and delivering up to 250 million BTUs per hour. The feature notes the burner’s high heat output and relates obituaries for Emma DeMotte and John Slocum, detailing survivors and service arrangements.
United Press International reports editorials nationwide praised General William Westmoreland for his Vietnam command, while many blamed Washington for reverses. Some papers called his transfer ill timed, but several saw it as a Washington shift. Editorials from Chicago to New York lauded his leadership and integrity despite the war’s grim course.
Eugene T Hubbard has been named manager of manufacturing for General Electric's Irradiation Processing Operation at Vallecitos Nuclear Center near Pleasanton. He heads the new Manufacturing Section overseeing production of IPO products and services, bringing decades of reactor irradiation and test reactor experience from Hanford and GE facilities.
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