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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1971
Page
6
A proposed alarm clock merges a tape recorder with gentle wake language to start the day. The device would use personalized tapes with positive messages and subtle encouragements to help users wake up energized. Readers imagine custom tapes for various motives and attitudes.
Newark resident Trarold Phillips 43 lost a $100 cash offering to the United Penecostal Church when a bubble gum toy envelope stuck inside his daughter's letters was mistakenly deposited at a drive up post box. After three post office visits and police contact, postal workers retrieved the envelope and the money was returned.
Approximately 3400 dollars of electric band and sound system gear were taken from a Fremont residence late Friday or early Saturday. Police said an electric organ two speakers two amplifiers and a mini bike were stolen from the garage after the door was sprung. Other items in the garage were not touched according to Mrs Gynilda A Williams.
In Houston, Pennsylvania, James E. Whitlick, 49, shot and killed his wife Patricia Whitfield near the American Legion hall after a disturbance in a pickup truck. He then shot himself twice in the lower abdomen and remained alive in critical condition at Washington County Hospital. Police charged him with murder.
In Manila and across the archipelago, voters faced eight senate seats and thousands of provincial posts as violence rose, bringing the death toll to nearly 200. Police report 1 killed and 197 wounded as forces deploy 56,000 service members and ROTC cadets to hot spots. Marcos accuses NPA of campaigning for the Liberal party, while COMELEC tightens control to curb tampering.
Protesting officer Herbert, stationed at Fort McPherson Georgia, announced his retirement after accusing two senior officers of ignoring war crimes in Vietnam. The move follows Nixon’s approval of his promotion to major, which would have delayed retirement. Herbert had filed charges against Maj. Gen. Barnes and Col. Franklin for war crimes and said he witnessed torture and mass killings, though the Army dropped the charges against Franklin and Bates.
Senator Edward Muskie faced egg throwing from about 50 demonstrators outside a California restaurant after a reception honoring him and assembly candidate Richard Alatorre. Police arrested one demonstrator for disturbing the peace as Muskie’s party, including Alatorre, continued on with campaign appearances.
Eric Calderone 13 rode to Kennedy Airport with his father Angelo and siblings Eleanor 37 and Carl 14 seeking a warm climate for asthma. A crash killed the parents and brother at the scene. Eric, the only survivor, was transported for treatment.
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto is expected to testify Monday in a fee splitting case involving former Washington Attorney General John O'Connell and aide George Faler. Alioto arrived in Portland and refused to discuss the case, noting he would speak only in court under oath. He had been hired in the 1960s to represent utilities and Washington in antitrust matters, earning settlements of 16 million and fees of 2.3 million, sharing 800,000 with Faler and O'Connell who lifted a 1 million cap.
In a Cherry Creek Acres home along State Highway 4 near Grass Valley a mother and her four children were found slain. Authorities say Mrs Vichi, visiting for the weekend, and her ex husband were involved in the fracas. Mr and Mrs Faylor were critically wounded and hospitalized in Grass Valley.
London firemen evacuated 60 expectant mothers and new mothers when a blaze broke out on the ground floor of Queen Charlotte's maternity hospital. The fire was brought under control in 25 minutes with no injuries reported, a fire department spokesman said.
The blast reached seismic readings of 7.4 on the Richter scale, recorded globally and described as the largest earth tremor produced by humans. AEC officials praised safe conduct, while protesters and Supreme Court critics argued the test was ill advised and dangerous.
Rep Wilbur Mills told ABC that the pay board must allow all negotiated increases prior to the wage freeze. He warned that failure to do so could lead labor to court or strike to obtain them. Mills chairs the House Ways and Means Committee and spoke on television.
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