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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1971
Page
1
Tri City officials warn of rising drunken driving on freeways as officers report 2832 arrests in Alameda County in ten months. Police say sobriety tests lead to blood breath or urine checks with penalties for drivers at or above one tenth of one percent alcohol.
A rough weather day Tuesday with continued cool temperatures. Highs reach the upper 50s and around 60 degrees. Lows range from the mid 40s to the mid 30s. Northwest winds blow 10 to 20 mph.
United Professors of California and the California State Employees Association condemn Governor Reagan for vetoing a 7.5 percent raise for State College and University of California faculty. A Stanford panel may delay firing Maoist professor H. Bruce Franklin by a month or more with likely non unanimity. Lay teachers at several Roman Catholic high schools in the San Francisco Archdiocese strike for higher salaries.
Secretary Rogers says Soviet shipments to Egypt in the last four or five months have been very moderate and the Middle East military balance has not shifted. Defense Secretary Laine pledges action to protect U.S. forces in Vietnam if needed, while trusting South Vietnam to withstand an attack. Mayor Alioto to resume testimony in Vancouver civil suit. Kent State grand jury report to be burned in Ravenna, Ohio.
A world report notes Germany may elect a new Parliament that could remove Walter Ulbricht as chief of state. The piece on page 18 mentions the political shift and potential leadership change.
Washington Township Hospital Authority members inspect a 900 kilowatt diesel generator during a tour of a $37.9 million expansion project. The unit will supply about seven times the power of the current system as the project nears 28 percent completion to add 400 beds by January 1974.
Citizens Against Dividing Fremont held a rally and wine tasting at Tate Hardware to oppose a council reorganization proposal. Speakers criticized the plan to create six districts with resident-only candidates and added a seventh council seat, saying it shifts focus from Fremont to district power and could empower builders and local interests. Committee members seek funds to defeat the proposal, while opponents question timing and impacts on city governance.
Two suspects were arrested Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder in unrelated incidents in the Trinity area. Samuel Halinoff, 4, of 9867 Brandywine St Newark, was booked on attempted murder possession of a loaded weapon and brandishing charges. Espinosa, shot in the back, is in fair condition. Bail set at 21008. Daughter of Rallins mentioned in police report.
Charles Platt tried to battle the flames with a garden rose but was locked out as the house burned. Firefighters arrived to find the home engulfed. one child, Joseph, was taken for emergency hospital care with burns, while another suffered severe injuries.
In Pasadena UP1 reports Mariner 9 sent its initial close up views of Mars from orbit showing a wide dust cloud obscuring the planet. Faint surface hints appeared through the haze including polar region white splotches and possible dry ice, with scientists hopeful the atmosphere will clear for detailed crater photographs.
Pay Board Chairman George H Boldt said the panel would study issues tied to retroactive pay raises next week including back pay for the nations 22 million teachers. He noted a split among the boards 10 public and business members on key votes signaling a possible fracture in the 10 to 5 bloc that blocked wage recovery during the Slay freeze. Jackson Grayson head of the Price Commission said competition should help keep prices down after the freeze as Phase 1 began on a Sunday. Defense Secretary Melvin L. Baird announced a 2.4 billion pay rise for armed forces with increases up to 15 percent to attract careers. the Cost of Living Council exempted federal employees from the 5.5 percent general wage cap. Bokits denial of reconsidering the basic policy was followed by plans to address retroactive wage increases on Tuesday.
Fremont police investigate the accidental shooting death of 27 year old Steven F. Gee at 12 40 a m. Gee was shot in the head by a .22 caliber revolver while camping with five other youths inside an old water tower near Pickering Avenue and Canyon Heights Drive. The gun was discharged during target practice with a gun borrowed by a guest staying with the Gee family.
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