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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1971
Page
1
Cloudy start this morning followed by fair skies tomorrow. Temperatures rise to the 60s with nightly lows in the 40s to near 50. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph accompany afternoon for two days. Details on Page 16.
Gary Smith head of the Ohlone College Music Department will conduct a full year fellowship at Stanford University to study music and social protest. The project combines academic research with artistic inquiry, exploring how melody fosters civic engagement.
Custom agents seize five tons of marijuana worth 1.5 million after a sea chase ten miles off the Golden Gate. It is described as the largest haul in U.S. history, per government disclosure.
A bipartisan group urges the Air Force to scrap the BI strategic bomber and return to the drawing board. Tennessee researchers claim success immunizing hamsters and mice against several cancer forms by regressing tumors to a fetal state. Kent State president White cites four student deaths as senseless, cruel. James Earl Ray loses model prisoner status and faces maximum confinement after a failed escape. BP Alaska estimates nearly 1.3 billion spent with little income from North Slope, calling it a major but unproducing discovery.
An Army spokesman in Saigon says eight U S Army soldiers are charged with murder for shooting at a group of Vietnamese civilians from a helicopter. One civilian was killed and 16 wounded. The report notes other war news and diplomatic talks in the region.
Ronald Reagan disclosed on Tuesday that he paid no state income tax for 1970 due to business reverses. He said he earned $44,100 as governor and faced questions about possible tax due. he could not recall or confirm further details and declined to direct the Franchise Tax Board to release its books.
Bay Area officials warned an eight hundred forty million dollar master plan to clean San Francisco Bay may raise taxes as two simultaneous waste systems would be built. A deep water outfall would carry discharges to the bay’s center while reclamation plants would reuse treated wastewater, with both kept ready as backups for heavy rains.
Alameda County Water District directors will be invited to a joint meeting with Fremont City Councilmen to solve Niles District water issues. The council set a public hearing in 30 days after a Niles water committee report urged action, proposing elevated storage or ACWD acquisition of Citizens Utilities.
Fremont officials clash as a subdivision plan by Gentry Homes is approved over the Planning Commission. Commissioner Walter Davis laments felt defeated as density in a flood plain and a general plan amendment were pushed to increase low city housing despite commission opposition. The dispute centers on future growth and the council’s alignment with development interests.
Abraham Thoms, 44, appointed superintendent of the Newark Calified School District serving 24 towns over 60 square miles with about 10 000 enrollment. Trustees praised his literacy focus and broad experience, noting he won on the first ballot.
In a 41 to 27 roll call the Assembly approved repealing the antibusing statute and sent the measure to the Senate. Supporters hailed the repeal as a step toward equal access while opponents warned of unintended consequences for schools and public safety.
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