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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1972
Page
2
A stressed parent recalls a vacation day filled with chores and chaos as teens and younger siblings unleash messes and mishaps. Phones ring with complaints, doors and windows suffer damage, and the parent endures fear and trembling while juggling duties and discipline.
Fremont residents led by Willam Roberts plan weekend signups at The Hib Shopping Center to pressure Alameda County to investigate BART management and funding. Petition backers claim higher salaries and delays warrant scrutiny, while critics cite tax payments since 1957 and ongoing service delays.
SDS opens a four day national convention against racism at Harvard University with heavy security. Over 300 students registered including 280 from California. Harvard upgrades campus police to 29 officers on duty and locks most exterior doors for the event.
Ed Wells and Bret Lund, aged 13 and 12, seesawed for 88 hours headed toward a 124 hour Guinness record. They started Sunday afternoon and aimed to surpass the record at 7 pm Friday, hoping to continue until 7 pm Saturday as they chase the distance noted in the Guinness Book.
Gabriel Heatter, famed radio commentator who signed off with There’s good news tonight, died of pneumonia at Miami Heart Institute aged 96. Heatter, born 1890 in New York, built a Mutual Broadcasting System news show reaching about 450 stations. Survived by a daughter, two brothers and two sisters. services will be private. Heatter had suffered strokes for years and retired in the 1950s. He reported from Miami Beach in later years and was known for wartime broadcasts during World War II.
Sen John Tunney said he will present new evidence to the Senate Judiciary Committee next week linking Richard Kleindienst to a West Coast scheme to cover up illegal Republican contributions. He aims to keep documents private until the committee reconvenes after recess.
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