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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1971
Page
1
Reports from French and Hong Kong sources fueled speculation about Mao Zedong’s health after a parade cancellation and rumors of a heart attack. American physicians reportedly monitor his condition as travel and flight disruptions affected many observers.
In a one day hearing Judge Robert Beckham said a ruling would come on the Foothill Freeway project through Hayward Union City and Fremont. La Raza Unida and other Chicano groups challenge the plan claiming it displaces hundreds of low income residents and must meet federal environmental safeguards. The suit argues the project should proceed under the Environmental Protection Act of 1969 while the state division of highways contends federal rules do not apply.
The United Nations opens its 26th General Assembly with debate over seating China in the Security Council and Assembly. The body admitted Bhutan Bahrain and Qatar as new members while outgoing President Edvard Hambro warns that unpaid debts from the Soviet Union and France could jeopardize UN operations.
Reports from Saigon indicate a renewed bombing campaign by US forces in North Vietnam. Intelligence notes eight engined Stratogyriresses were used to strike storage areas northwest of Cam Lo, with targets near refugee villages as authorities tighten operations in the eastern sector.
The district reports a glowing preparation for Western Association of Schools and Colleges review as Ohlone College files its second accreditation application. Trustees had accused President Epier of weak leadership two weeks earlier, yet the current draft highlights community needs met and a plan for a five year accreditation. The application will reach WASC on Oct 15 with evaluators visiting Nov 20 to Dec 2 to assess campus performance and issue recommendations.
Protests from leaders and parents marked the aftermath as motions and restatements circulated. Two incumbent board members were defeated, triggering scrutiny of the superintendent and deepening rifts within the school board as officials claimed lessons learned amid turmoil.
Funeral services for Florence Mayhew Shinn matriarch of Fremont's prominent family will be private at Fremont Memorial Chapel. She died Monday in Tiburon at 90. She lived on the Shinn property later made Shinn Historical Park and taught school locally. Survived by three children, Allen M. Shinn, Elizabeth Solinsky, Anna Shiftine.
The forecast calls for fair conditions through tomorrow night and morning with highs around the low 80s. Lows near the mid 50s to 60s. Winds will shift west to northwest at about 20 mph in the afternoons.
Final autopsy states George Jack was shot in the back at San Quentin Prison on August 21, not in the head as previously believed. A Daly City group files a move against the Jefferson-Lary School Board after firing 227 teachers who had struck before the school year began. Governor Reagan weighs a possible special session on reapportionment amid student protests and a 300-person picket outside Daly City education offices demanding busing end and Shaheen ouster.
The nation sees two Democratic candidates press President Nixon to name a woman to replace Justice Hugo Black on the Supreme Court. Attica prison tour notes lingering teargas and a crude “power to the people” slogan. House members seek a constitutional amendment for nondenominational prayer in schools. Navajo leader claims federal bureaucracy sabotages Indian welfare, urging action.
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