01 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1969
Page
1
Readable fragment notes RafateD Fair conditions with continued warm afternoons. Highs expected in the mid 70s to low 80s and a tonight low around 45. Light winds and mild temperatures dominate the short summary.
Article notes Assembly Speaker Rupert, T Mona n, urges possible downtown automobile ban. Reagan and GOP leaders launch fall campaign attacking Democrats Unruh and Alioto as the party gathers near Disneyland. Melvin R. Laird foresees a smaller, mainly volunteer, U S armed forces, while Stanford faces a $600,000 shortfall from uncommitted funds and contemplates further draws.
The cabinet level panel told President Nixon the supersonic transport would be a costly noisy danger. A month earlier the go ahead was given for the SST project despite warnings of cost and risk.
Saigon reports 18 Americans killed and 30 wounded as fighting intensifies in the Central Highlands. Warsaw Pact foreign ministers call a Helsinki security conference next year, with possible U.S. and Canada invites. Arab guerrillas seize three northern Lebanon villages after clashes with Lebanese guards as Yasir Arafat agrees to lead a Cairo peace delegation. On National Day Eve, South Vietnam's President Thieu urges sacrifices and vows to step down if policies fail, while promising further American troop withdrawals next year.
Tan church notices list three advertisements or spots and a financial update from MD Finance tied to a television leg. Helen Help Unt and Wont Ade appear as fragmented items in the clippings.
A young man believed to be AWOL Marine Lance Cpl. Raffaele Minichiello hijacked a jetliner over California with a rifle. The plane rerouted to Denver, New York, Bangor, Shannon, and finally Rome, where he fled into woods after meeting a police official in shirtsleeves. Catholic?
Newark city officials and the Newark Police Association clashed over raises as councilmen and City Manager Richard Turnhind held a behind closed doors session. The association seeks higher pay and fringe benefits beyond the 7 percent across the board raise, while plans to tap the city reserve fund were contested due to limited emergency funds.
The U S Post Office Department bought a 2.4 acre site on Trenouth Street for a new Irvington District station to replace the current 19 Rickmart Center building. Officials say construction waits on President Nixon lifting a ban on new construction, with the Edwards office pushing the project onto a priority list. The site was purchased by Branberry and Associates of San Jose and lies west of Trenouth, north of Irvington Avenue.
Nighttime burglaries targeting Fremont medical centers and a district office are linked by similar methods. Police say at least five offices were entered within 20 hours, with locks picked and only office machines taken. A separate portables building at 611 Olive Ave. yielded $4,461 in typewriters and equipment. Officers estimate losses may exceed $4,000 and suspect a truck was used to transport the loot. Det. Sgt. Harry Johnston notes the high-value fencing.
Washington Township Hospital District faces potential civil and criminal action over about 3000 dollars in unapproved travel expenses. Tim Stone, former hospital board member and chairman, traveled for interviews outside California without board approval. Current chairman Eugene Cowell says travel vouchers were irregular and not properly approved during a gap between administrators. District Attorney and civil remedies are under review to recover funds. investigation spans board minutes and finance committee findings. Stone, 36, is an investment counselor with Investors Diversified Services and was elected to the board in 1966.
The proposed expansion of St Edward's Catholic Church on Thornton Avenue remains stalled as planning officials haggle over traffic flow and access. City and church leaders consider temporary Birch Street access and a flood channel crossing, but no agreement is reached to move the facade or enlarge seating from 355 to 859.
Fremont Chamber of Commerce officers were elected for 1970. Leon Mezzetti will be president starting Jan. 1, with Lawrence La Fleur as first vice president and Marvin Haun as second vice president. The body endorsed two federal bills, voting 23 to 7 on both: direct federal elections with a 24 percent plurality and a nationwide runoff, and a federal postal system reform bill removing the postmaster general from cabinet and funding modernization. opposition questioned the chamber’s ability to research and decide.
The Argus seven day home delivered paper raises monthly rate from $2.50 to $3.00 due to inflation and rising costs. Publisher Floyd Sparks cites higher labor production and newsprint prices as drivers. Mail subscriptions stay at $2.25 and newsstand remains 10 cents. carrier collectors will bill the new rate at month end.
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