U S rushes ships and planes to Vietnam amid Hanoi push
The Defense Department rushes ships and air units to Southeast Asia to support Gen Abrams and aid South Vietnam as Hanoi threatens Hue. DoD notes Haiphong cargo activity. Laird and officials assess Paris talks as stalled with empty bargaining.
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Weather, wage dispute, and local notices from Fremont and Newark
Weather forecast shows low cloudiness with highs in the 40s to 50s and westerly winds. Water rationing risk looms in Alameda County if State Water Project workers halt operations over wage demands. Bank of America to finish a new Newark bank building per planning commission wishes amid architect objections. Angela Davis identified by three witnesses at a service station near Marin County courthouse days after a fatal gunbattle on August 7, 1970. Fremont officials join residents predicting property tax as city income base.
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Transit funds race for Bay Area bridges and mass transit
In Sacramento a 25 2 vote backed authorizing Dumbarton and Hayward to be built with tolls. A 11 1 vote approved Leo McCarthy's bill to divert about 20 million from San Francisco area tolls to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for public transit, arguing to curb highway bias and fund mass transit projects including BART.
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Fremont air war on coots bombs in bad burlesque
In Central Park a staged hawk attack aimed at disturbing coots failed to deter the birds. Morticia the Harris hawk and companions Casper and Ladybug performed under trainer Rex Reynolds, but after a dramatic pass the coots returned to grazing as officials assess next steps.
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Bond election challenged by Fremont group in ACWD vote
A Fremont group calling itself the Taxpayers Sensible Environment Committee filed a formal ballot argument opposing Alameda County Water District s 7.9 million bond election set for June 27. The filing with the Alameda County Clerk urges voters to protest high election expense and protect their pocketbooks. District officials call the argument misleading and plan a rebuttal by May 1. The debate centers on growth versus needed water production and distribution facilities to maintain standards and fire rates.
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Addicts ward plan under fire at Parkmont hospital
Fremont residents oppose a detoxification ward for narcotics addicts at Parkmont Convalescent Hospital. The Parkmont Homeowners' Association, in a letter to over 200 homes, called the unit a serious threat to local families and said it would form a petition of opposition to the hospital operators.
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Kissinger scolds Brezhnev over Vietnam aid signals
Washington reports Brezhnev used blunt language to press Kissinger in Moscow about continued Soviet support for North Vietnam. Four days of talks touched on arms shipments and a possible settlement, with both leaders urging detente despite the war and denying any rollback of aid. Nixon privately warned great powers cannot ignore arms use by those they arm.
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Bay Area district votes to oppose Prop 9 on ballot
The Bay Area Pollution Control District unanimously opposes Prop 9 in the June 6 primary election. Page 3 reports.
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Hoover Praised as A Peace Officer Without Peer
A memorial tribute to J Edgar Hoover honors his near half century leadership of the FBI. President Nixon eulogizes Hoover as a dedicated public servant and statesman who upheld law and order.
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