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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
2
A militarybase raid near Saigon left U S troops facing heavy damage. Col William Doyle and several soldiers were killed or wounded as attackers breached the perimeter. Survivors report holes in defenses and sappers using TNT amid barbed wire.
A convoy of about 140 dump trucks protested the new Teamsters union contract with the Associated General Contractors, part of a two day shutdown by independent truck operators. McDaniel said the plan aims to halt profits, keep independents out of union wages, and force work under union rules, with demonstrations across Northern California.
Dr Dan Tan a Vietnamese doctor who defected in 1989 warned that North Vietnam will not release all American and French prisoners of war. He cited ongoing secrecy and internal rivalry within the defense ministries, claiming hundreds of French POWs remained captive and that some died under interrogation. He noted 368 American names released by Hanoi and said many POWs would be freed only gradually.
Work started on a 55 story Los Angeles building named for a new Bankiy HiT skyscraper. On completion in 1973 it will house about eight hundred thousand workers and rise as the city’s largest project to date. The Security Pacific National Bank renewal plan anchors the effort.
McKern Construction and Bayview Development face planning hurdles as council weighs high density plans for a four acre site. Residents and activists urge lower multi family density amid concerns about growth, schools, and neighborhood character. Council split, back to planning commission for further review.
Sacramento UPI Aides say Gov Ronald Reagan has received several hundred letters and telegrams mostly adverse to his tax exempt status. Reagan claims the mail volume is significant but off limits to reporters.
Apollo 15 was moved to its launch pad at Cape Kennedy as NASA kept plans for a July 26 moonflight on track. The unmanned Mariner Mars mission was delayed at least two days due to a debugging probe into a prior failure, with new planning dates set around May 20 and a June 16 deadline for Mars orbit. Astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin observed the rollout and rehearsed a dress moonwalk, while unveiling the mission emblem.
A Fremont bookstore operator Paul Chapman 35 faces an appeal before a three judge panel in the first Appellate District California Court of Appeals. The case targets a 1964 Readmore Bookstore seizure and questions on admissibility of obscene material and constitutional rights. The panel includes Justice Daniel Shoemaker, Wakefield Taylor, and Robert Kane with a decision possible within 90 days.
Jean Carscadden was named to the Alla veiganoy planning unit on the Mes council, becoming the first woman on the all male planning body. Her selection followed a deadlock between Oliver and Norvel Alexander and drew mixed reactions from officials and citizens.
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