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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1972
Page
1
Weather outlook shows continued warmth with highs in the mid 80s and a tonight low from the upper 400s to mid 500s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph in the afternoons. Yesterday Fremont reported a high of 85 and a low of 64.
Alameda and Fremont area items report tense tone as Citizens Utilities faces a prehearing on a 42 percent water rate hike. Fremont trustees approve federal funds for adult education. Mayors back Dumarton Bridge renewal. Newark schools target tax rise to cover a 300 deficit.
Four pharmacists accuse the Reagan administration of political manipulation of welfare prescription drug access under Medi Cal. The report also notes comments by state education officials on improving scholastic achievement and Sierra Club opposition to Interior Secretary Morton's Alaska pipeline permit. Federal agents arrest a suspect in a $2 million extortion plot tied to Las Vegas casino hotels. A BART fare free study is proposed by Assemblyman Knox as Reagan denounces antiwar demonstrators.
Ford Motor Co chairman Henry Ford II warns that automotive assembly could halt in 1975 if federal emission standards for 1975 models are not suspended. Also notes Nixon meets Soviet negotiator and Moscow talks remain on. Contempt convictions in Chicago Seven case overturned. Interior chief Morton grants Alaska pipeline right of way amid environmental opposition.
Tim Sullivan an 18 year old Kennedy High School star athlete is hospitalized at Washington Hospital in Fremont in serious condition with a broken neck and paralysis after slipping during friend ly horseplay while a PE class was on the sidelines. He is in traction awaiting possible surgery for a ruptured disc and is described as in good spirits despite pain.
The Soviet Union urged the United States to stop blockading North Vietnam but did not threaten retaliation. Nixon met with two top Soviet officials in Washington as plans for a Moscow summit proceed. The seven port blockade entered its second day without incident while An Loc faced heavy combat and a 37th day siege with large US airstrikes and North Vietnamese shelling.
Newark divided city council rejected a proposal to borrow 70000 for undergrounding utilities from tax funds, oppose by property owners who feared added burdens. Mayor Balentine and Councilman Lewis pressed for funding from the Thornton Avenue Assessment District, while Plowright Sisk argued for funding when available and clear communication to owners. The dispute centered on whether to remove the cost from the district or proceed with the assessment.
Rescue workers located 40 bodies at depths of 4,200 to 5,200 feet in the Sunshine Silver Mine, raising the death toll to 91 after a deadly May 2 fire. Earlier in the day 14 bodies were found, as grief swept relatives outside the mine yard.
Alameda County Water District Director Harry D Brumbaugh told board members that a $7.9 million bond could fail on June 27, prompting city governments to share the burden. He criticized local planning bodies for fueling a “stop growth” movement amid a Taxpayers Sensible Environment Committee campaign.
Fremont planning panel paused two housing projects in the northern plain to allow Fremont Unified School District trustees and city council members to meet about the district s claimed inability to provide schools there The delay affects Prestley Development Company 19 2 acres between Rowe and Surrey Places for seven homes and Singer Housing Company sixth segment tract map for 169 homes The vote follows district concerns over overcrowded schools and busing impacts with strong input from Father John Morgan and Alviso Elementary Principal William Wright The plan now rests until a council trustee meeting occurs or within 45 days if no meeting is scheduled
The National Transportation Safety Board estimates 55,000 auto crash deaths in 1971, with a rise in total transportation fatalities to 59,215 in 1975. Auto accidents accounted for about half the year’s increase, while airline and general aviation deaths rose and road fatalities fell from 746 in 1978 to 607 in 1971.
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