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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1972
Page
1
The forecast calls for mostly fair conditions through tomorrow with continued cool air. Highs will be in the 60s both days and a low tonight near 40s, with small craft warnings for west to northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Fremont’s previous day high was 72 and the low 50s.
Fremont and Newark saw a sharp rise in voter registrations following the April municipal elections. Local officials cite increased civic engagement and new registration drives as key factors fueling the surge.
TM Lee Gov and Reagan fiscal chief say California should end next year with a 458.7 million surplus, about 303 million more than January estimate. Assembly and Senate leaders push a 303 million property tax relief and school finance bill amid narrowly approved measures. Security, taxes, and local issues feature in page 3 4 coverage.
A $250000 collection of rare wines from mid-1806 classics to recent vintages heads to auction on Tuesday. Other items note a possible U S Russia agreement on Soviet purchases of about $200 million in American feed grains yearly during Nixon's Moscow trip and a major art theft case involving Worcester Art Museum works.
Gunmen opened fire on a group of teenagers in a Protestant neighborhood of Belfast, killing a 11 year old boy and injuring others. Police traced the assailants and launched investigations into the motive amid sectarian unrest.
Newark official Dean Selig resigns as Second Chance program coordinator to take a higher paid job coordinating drug education and youth services in Contra Costa County Richmond Model Cities Program. He will work with schools, county officials and police to implement in service training and drug education activities.
Shirley Chisholm attracted about 300 students at Ohlone College in Fremont urging change and declaring her presidential bid. Her high energy speech challenged political norms and drew heavy Secret Service and Fremont police presence amid a windy, crowded rally.
Communist gunners shelled the besieged An Lac province capital 60 miles north of Saigon while a relief column was disrupted by a U S bomber strike on highway entering An Loc. Viet Cong raided Qui Nhon 120 miles northeast of Saigon, killing three militiamen and wounding 12.
British frogmen searched the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 after extortionists claimed six bombs would explode unless 359000 dollars were paid. No bombs were found in ship or luggage. Cunard officials urged caution but deemed the threat likely a hoax as the voyage continued toward Cherbourg with all passengers unaware.
Wallace, paralyzed in the legs from a gunshot, undergoes physical therapy and hopes for a national television address to resume his presidential bid before the July Democratic convention. Doctors report high but stabilizing vitals after five hours of surgery, with no movement in his legs and a neurosurgeon cautioning about possible wheelchair campaigning within a month.
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