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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon signaled a follow up to the wage price freeze with an economic stabilization program targeting major industries and enforcing wage and price controls. He emphasized continued government action to restrain costs despite labor calls for voluntary limits, and noted a 10 percent import surcharge as part of the policy.
The forecast calls for fair conditions with night and morning low clouds becoming patchy tonight. Highs today near 80s, tomorrow reaching the 80s with low to mid 60s overnight. West to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoons.
President Hitch asks 1.2 billion for state funds surpassing Gov. Reem by 60.3 million as Nixon mediates a dockworkers stalemate. Brown warns prosecutions for 134 ex-candidates over campaign filings. A Folsom Prison staff supervisor is stabbed prompting lockup orders.
The president warns that not extending the draft would be one of the most irresponsible acts by the Senate while promising a larger pay raise for the military. Page 4. Page 3 reports a banker family hostage incident in Arkansas with a suspect shot by the FBI in Georgia. A Guardsman testifies at a court hearing about prisoners beaten during the Attica siege. Page 5.
A Soviet built airliner from the Hungarian state airline Maley crashes in the Soviet Union, killing all 49 aboard including a Haverford Pennsylvania couple. Army road-building crew of 150 is rocked by drug raid findings, with almost one third charged. Military spokesmen report.
Hurricane Edith slammed into Louisiana with high winds and torrential rain, triggering tornadoes and flooding threats as far east as Pennsylvania. Baton Rouge suffered major property damage from several tornadoes, while Abbeville and Cameron reported destruction. crews evacuated centers and farms suffered crop losses estimated in the millions. The storm weakened to a tropical storm by Mississippi, posing risks to the Appalachians, and prompted widespread precautions along the Gulf Coast.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller claimed nine hostages and a prison employee died in crossfire as authorities moved in during the Attica uprising. He described the deaths as Justifiable homicide while defense officials noted the death toll changes and procedural concerns.
President Nixon argued that democratic governance in Saigon may not be achieved for generations yet opposed cutting off aid. He noted many aid-receiving nations lack freely elected leaders and warned against using leverage to topple Thieu, recalling the Diem era.
Newark city council last night leased the crisis center to an anti-drug group formed after the prior council action that ousted the Community Brug. Former center coordinator Dean Selig agreed to serve as coordinator without pay for the first month. Councilman George Kincaid opposed covering utility and phone costs, saying community groups seeking city funds have been burned.
Fremont resident Gus Giles, 62, calls himself the mean old SOB and guards the Washington College of Science and Industry ruins since World War II. He plans to stay as the property is eyed for development into town houses, hoping the core remains as a historical park.
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