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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1968
Page
1
In Mannington West Virginia a coal mine explosion and fire trapped 78 miners for nearly two days. Officials reported a new disturbance at the blast site and began drilling two 800 foot shafts to contact the men. Rescue efforts were uncertain but officials and families were urged to hold hope.
Stanford University Medical Center led by Dr. Norman Shumway performed a second heart transplant on Darrell Kammakey, while Dr. Denton Cooley at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston replaced another patient’s heart for Everett Thomas. Both operations marked milestone progress in transplant history with rapid recovery signs and patients reported in satisfactory condition. Thomas had previously survived longer than any other U S recipient.
The piece reports on opinions about heart transplant science and its political implications. It cites Stanford and Louis Harris discussing public reaction, Nixon era politics, and national unity amid class and racial gaps. Harris warns unity talk is failing and suggests deeper societal divisions.
Analyst Harris says Nixon faces a gamble by courting New England and industrial North while balancing Southern electoral votes. He notes urban shifts and rising Negro revolution fears as the GOP builds a coalition to win the presidency.
SAN FRANCISCO police clashed with militants as hundreds of students tried to shut down San Francisco State College for the second time this month. A campus guard was injured and handcuffs lost amid the fourth student police clash this fall. The campus reopened under guard after a noon rally drew about 1,500 of 14,000 students, then protesters returned to disrupt classes an hour later.
Publication note from The Deily Review lists Teck Machead and Business Mer with a garbled Alameda locale. Mentions subscription pricing of 46 cents per copy and 31.0 per Toonth with illegible postal or contact cues.
Fremont Municipal Court Judge M O Sabraw ruled Southern Pacific liable for blocking Nursery Avenue for 42 minutes with a 67 car freight train after the engineer Edward V Johnese was cleared of charges. City charges stem from July 20 incident and truck detours downtown.
City planners reject a total billboard ban and favor strong controls on placement and signage. Commissioner Joe Rondeau notes public sentiment favors limits, while industry advocate Schiller offers to work with staff on a ordinance. He cites regional cases and reserves possible fights at council or court levels.
Newark police seek a .2 German Shepherd dog that bit a nine year old Saturday at Milani Playground. Two teenage girls pulled the dog off the boy after it bit him at the playground as tests may be done to avoid unnecessary anti rabies treatment.
City officials announce a move to a new city hall with a week of open houses and public tours. Youth groups will participate and a memorial plaque dedicated to armed forces veterans will be installed in the new building.
Trapped workers endure a perilous ordeal after a blast and ensuing fire seal a shaft at Consol No 9 near Farmington West Virginia. Rescue teams battle heat and smoke as efforts continue to reach the victims.
Oakland report states Henry J. Super wire editor for Alameda County papers died from ulcer operation complications at 56. He had led the Alameda Times Star San Leandro Morning News and Fremont Register, part of the joint operation, for two years.
Alfred V Marujo Jr died Wednesday in Washington Hospital. A Requiem Mass will be offered at St Leonard's Church Fremont after an 8:30 a.m. departure from Fremont Chapel of the Roses. He was a native of Oakland and survived by his parents four siblings and grandparents with services and burial planned in Hayward California.
In lunch talks, officials signaled a new alliance to stabilise the franc. West Germany pledged to use marks in the aid package while imposing a four per cent export tax and tighter currency controls. Officials described a European plan to ease France’s balance of payments with medium term credits and targeted relief.
A Fremont home was broken into on a Wednesday night. The burglar smashed a window and stole a cuckoo clock containing one pink cuckoo, ignoring money and appliances. The perpetrators are described by Norcan and Gendron of San Juan Avenue.
San Francisco Assemblyman John L. Burton says he will oppose the proposed tax increase backing by Governor Reagan to fund BART. He favors higher Bay Bridge tolls but sees tax hikes as a palatable alternative given Reagan’s stance.
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