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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1971
Page
6
A traveler critiques do it yourself French phonograph records for lacking practical social phrases. He jokes the lessons cover wine orders but miss bathroom cues and leaving hosts, fearing awkward conversations and a potential drunken stereotype. He postpones his France trip awaiting better material.
West Coast longshore strike facing 15,000 ILWU members nears a settlement after President Nixon urged talks with Harry Bridges and Ed Flynn. Negotiators in Portland expressed distance on key issues but aimed to settle by week’s end. Gov McCall’s cooling-off proposal rejected for now.
Police responded to a 4 am burglary at Decots Pharmacy 36 E St Union City. Investigators said the thieves pried a plywood covered plate glass window near the corner entrance and stole an unspecified number of jersey sweaters and shirts from the store owned by George G C Salmon, 4198 Brophy Drive Fremont.
Washington leaders of the National League of Families of Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia urge the United States to make the release of American POWs the sole remaining aim. Board chair Carole North and national coordinator Joan Vinson push for a deadline to withdraw all U.S. forces from South Vietnam, diverging from the administration. They contend the U.S. has fulfilled its duty to South Vietnam and question Saigon's ability to defend itself without U.S. troops. Vinson laments the administration’s response to peace proposals and notes a lost opportunity to secure freedom for POWs.
Israel’s cabinet unanimously defied the United Nations Security Council urging a status review of Jerusalem. It affirmed that policy on Jerusalem will remain unchanged, pledging development while safeguarding holy sites and access for all faiths. Britain pressed for interim settlement talks in Cairo as U S and regional actors move to shift the crisis toward a resumption of talks.
Northern Ireland minister resigns hours before talks in London and Belfast aimed at averting civil war while violence erupts in Londonderry and Belfast. The move comes as Heath and Lynch prepare for a three-way session with Faulkner and Beckley to discuss security and internment policies amid sectarian clashes and gunfire.
The FBI denied entering Senator Mike Gravel’s Anchorage office to obtain papers. An aide said the FBI planned to remove papers for protest and present the matter to the Senate. Gravel reported staffers saw agents or a superintendent near his office during the event.
UPI reports the 17th annual San Quentin Art Show drew about 400 buyers over the weekend. Inmates from the prison arts and crafts program produced roughly 90 works, with some held over from prior shows. Prices were set with artist input, and proceeds favored the artists 75 percent while 25 percent went to the inmate welfare fund supporting movies and sports.
Crowds filed past the closed casket in a Washington funeral home as mourners paid respects to 85 year old Justice Black. The 34 year Supreme Court veteran had resigned eight days before his death from a pancreatic ailment. Funeral rites are planned for Tuesday at 2 PM EDT at Washington National Cathedral with Duncan Howlett officiating, burial in Arlington at 2 PM with simple honors.
Rep Shirley Chisholm said she will enter the California Wisconsin North Carolina and Florida primaries as the Democratic primary field shifts amid a social transformation. She denied plans for a third party but did not oppose such a move and backed several potential Democratic contenders.
Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana accused President Nixon of lying about the Vietnam War while addressing 40 California Democratic State Central Committee members. He pressed for an all out effort to defeat Nixon, saying politicians overpromise and never has a U.S. president lied so long about the war. He added that 5,195,000 able bodied workers in America cannot find jobs.
The California Teachers Association asked its 100000 members to donate a day's pay to support the 227 Daly City teachers fired by the Jefferson Elementary School District during their strike. The State Council of Education called the dismissals vindictive reprisal and authorized CTA staff to aid in collection. Delegates traveled from across the county to a rally in Daly City supporting the strikers.
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