U.S. poised to block North Vietnamese shipping
The Pentagon announced a blockade outside North Vietnam’s waters as ships and planes of the Seventh Fleet stayed on alert to prevent foreign vessels from entering Haiphong. Officials indicated no immediate major war development but warned of possible strikes on targeted ships and continued efforts to halt supplies to North Vietnam. The White House and Kissinger guided cautious U.S. options amid the five week offensive.
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Newark Teacher Fatally Attacked. Police Call Rape-Psychopath Case
In Newark a fourth grade teacher, Nellie Ann Hicks, 60, was found fatally injured at 364 Reina Placa. Police report a brick wrapped in nylon used in the assault and label the case a sexual psychopath work. No suspects yet. residents heard no disturbance.
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U S jets down ten MIGs in North Vietnam dogfights
UPI reports that U S jets shot down a record ten Soviet built MIG fighters in North Vietnam. Three American aircraft were downed. one Navy jet reportedly downed three MIGs before its crew was shot down. The strikes targeted military sites around Hanoi and Haiphong as Communist forces attacked South Vietnamese bases near Saigon. President Thieu sought emergency powers as An Loc defended against the northern push.
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National Guard Deployed as Protests Rage Nationwide
Minnesota Governor orders 200 National Guard to Minneapolis after riot police tear gas students and arrest 30. Nationwide protests against Nixon orders spark vandalism, with 950 arrests and several injuries. High school students demonstrate at the Capitol steps as galleries close.
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Minneapolis
Wendell Anderson
University of Minnesota
Charles Steain
Plowright elected smog board representative
Newark councilman Robert Plowright was chosen by Alameda County mayors as representative on the Bay Area Pollution Control District, defeating Dan Mills in a 9 to 1 vote at the Silver Fines Country Club Newark. Plowright, 31, a plant engineer for Pacific Telephone, also serves on ABAG coastline planning.
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Pacific ‘Telephone £ ‘Co
Fremont college to seek surplus nonflyable airplane
Fremont- Newark Community College District trustees voted 6 to 0 with one abstention to apply to the State Department of Education for a nonflyable surplus aircraft for Ohlone College aviation students to dismantle as instruction. The board asked staff to assess campus space and warned against creating an artificial aviation shop on campus.
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Fremont
Fremont- Newark Community College District
Ohlone College
Aviation Department
State Department of Faducation
Stephen EB. Epler
Epler
Weather notes show fair Thursday with mild nights
The forecast calls for fair weather through tomorrow with low cloudiness at night. Highs in the seventies, tonight’s low in the upper forties to low fifties, and westerly to northwesterly winds around 10 to 15 mph in the afternoons. Fremont yesterday reported a high of 78 and a low of 33.
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Fremont
Fremont Planning Commission to hear use permit for Holiday Inn complex
Builders of the Mission San Jose Holiday Inn motel restaurant project seek a use permit for a cocktail lounge and exemption from city sign provisions at Fremont Planning Commission tonight. The item appears among ongoing budget discussions and a high profile court case recap.
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Fremont Planning Commission
Reagan Defends Nixon Blockade in Civic Speech
In a speech to a civic group Governor Ronald Reagan defends President Nixon’s North Vietnam blockade while antiwar pickets roar outside. The piece notes campus clashes as three newsmen are beaten or attacked by police during Berkeley protests and McGovern calls for California primary win to secure the Democratic nomination.
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California
Treasury Secretary Connally signals wage price controls may lift
Treasury Secretary John Connally tells Congress wage and price controls could be removed by next spring if inflation goals are met. Senate approval of a 120 percent increase in Social Security benefits grows more certain as over half the Senate backs the plan.
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