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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1972
Page
1
Alameda County election officials explained canvassing cannot occur until after the election. The school bond measure of 3.5 million and a 5.5 million state loan were rejected by voters for the second time in five months, with the recount to be considered by the school board amid tight margins and potential court orders.
A suit filed in San Francisco by the Sierra Club and Save the Bay Association seeks public ownership of Balir Island tidelands formerly diked for salt ponds. The complaint alleges violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act and California laws and asks the court to halt subdivision and restore the island to the bay, potentially impacting Leslie Salt Co. operations across the South Bay.
A grocery industry spokesman following a two hour session with Treasury Secretary Connally predicted meat prices would fall in coming weeks. Mitchell of Safeway said wholesale beef and pork prices were already easing and that retail prices should ease to last summer levels. The group urged price data sharing to enable weekly government reports on food prices.
Regional Airport Systems Study Committee, part of the Association of Bay Area Governments, dropped Site FE for a San Jose super airport in Alviso and endorsed lower, more realistic 1985 passenger forecasts of about 72 million. Fremont Newark and Milpitas fears cited. site E not to be reconsidered unless essential.
A $80,000 check linked to an $2.5 million suit against Fremont Bank is alleged to have been written by ex Bank President Fred W. G. Mommer. The claim arises from negotiations in Fremont business circles before his abrupt resignation and the International Funding suit.
In Fremont's Old Canyon Road area, Army Corps bulldozers cleared trees along Alameda Creek for a flood control channel. Residents say the stream was altered and a nearby hotel district changed, though trees remain in a future Alameda Creek trail staging area. Long-time neighbor Al Redd voices renewed concerns.
Patchy low clouds linger tonight and tomorrow with Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs near 60 degrees, tonight's low around 40. Fremont reported a high of 54 and a low of 50 the previous day.
Three residents with aged parents urge the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to recognize a monthly payment of 15 dollars as necessary. The request comes amid debates over familial responsibility and public funding.
In a state statement Robert H. Finch, a Presidential Counselor and potential U.S. Senate candidate, urges keeping the death penalty for slayers of prison guards and criminals who kill during felonies, highlighting a tougher stance on violent crime.
Utah State University researchers note contemplation peak between noon and midnight on Monday under clear skies. Veterinary study links social stress to higher virus-induced cancer in chickens. DOJ indicts 50 in housing mortgage fraud including Dun and Bradstreet officials and FHA firms. Nixon urges critical federal reforms and FDA proposes nutrient labeling on foods.
The master general audience at the Vatican gathers more than 8,000 pilgrims and tourists as Pope Paul VI presides. The report notes the event on page 21 and highlights the pope’s reach across faithful to the day.
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