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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
7
A reflective monologue frames a man’s self doubt about baldness and masculinity while a Newark Market tale recalls a boy named John who returns a found bill. The piece blends personal introspection with a small town anecdote of honesty rewarded at the candy counter.
Trustees meeting on tonight at Manuel White School delays as only three portables ready and most classrooms not prepared. Supt. Bay notes existence of contingency plans including double sessions and possible relocation of junior high students to elementary spaces while negotiations with California School Boards Association address need-and-confer procedures.
San Francisco integrated 41,000 elementary students on opening day using a court ordered plan to bus 6,000 children, the largest city action of its kind. About 41 percent were absent, with officials calling the rollout a success despite protests and boycotts led by WALK.
Fremont council previews a relaxed but controlled ordinance on camper and boat parking in driveways with new limits for older homes and those buying vehicles after May 18 1971. Final action delayed to Oct 12 1971 as council weighs garage parking rules and exemptions plus animal control and police staffing plans.
Eye witnesses recount a tense night as police moved on foot through a crowd, prompting clashes and rock and bottle throwing. Mayor Franco arrived to urge dispersal in Spanish, while others blamed police action for escalating tempers. Temperatures topped 89 in downtown San Francisco as violence followed a confrontation near 7th and F Streets.
In the wake of a disturbance police and fire crews faced attacks on F Street and nearby shops. Bottles and rocks shattered windows as youths targeted the area, with a barber shop storage behind a four foot fence cited as a source for thrown missiles. A fire started inside the Economy Market on 6th Street and burned briefly before firemen were protected. The store owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fong sustained about 17000 in damage. Other affected businesses included a record shop, television store, laundromat, liquor store, and barbershop.
Nora S. Taylor age 4 died Saturday at a Fremont convalescent hospital. Services were at First United Methodist Church of Fremont with burial at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. She was mother to Nore ma Compton and Oren Taylor of Fremont, grandmother to four, great-grandmother to four, and a Washington Township resident for 22 years.
Funeral services for Dorothy J. Robbins, 51, who died Saturday in Fremont, were held at 11 a.m. today at the Fremont Memorial Chapel on Peralta Boulevard. The Rev. John A. Luther of the Episcopal Church of St. Anne's officiated. She was the wife of Thomas Robbins of Fremont and sister of Vickie Gregory of Vermont and Tatlock of Monen.
Alameda County Water District ACWD directors assure bond issue 7.96 million will be repaid from water revenues not taxes. Public hearing set for November 2 ballot. Whitfield says water sales fund the bond with no rate hike planned this year amid growth projections and planned facilities.
A vehicle left Morrison Canyon Road, rolled over and ignited a blaze consuming grass and brush across 5 to 90 acres. Nine firefighters tackled the flames as three forestry units and six Fremont Fire Department crews assisted, with no injuries reported. Police could not identify the driver.
Fremont police with state, Hayward and Union City officers raided a residence at 4268 Baine Ave. on Sept 4 in early hours, locating a game of Ple Kew with dice dominoes and about $40 in change, plus two cash boxes and over $1,800. Five or nine people were detained and booked. one houseman and two bankers identified.
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