American Vietnam death toll passes 40000 in nine years
Saigon AP reports American battlefield deaths in Vietnam exceed 40,000, with a weekly casualty tally showing 86 killed in action last week and a broader toll rising to 40,000 since January 1961. Officials note a recent downtrend in overall casualties but warn against shifts in fighting.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Severtay
Tulnight
U.S. Command
Feki
United States
U.S
Hayward New Year bonfire bust halts big disposal pile
A planned 100 by 100 foot bonfire at Southland to mark a six county open fire ban was stopped by pollution district inspector Robert A. Hoth who ruled the blaze illegal under open burn rules. Firefighters consider disposal methods for Christmas debris as residents expected to burn trash and plastic hoses could not burn.
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Jiayward
Hayward
Southland
Bay Area
Robert A. Hoth
Fremont baby first arrival in new decade
A boy born to Mr and Mrs William Cardwell at 1 am at Fremont s Washington Hospital is named the first baby of the 1970s in South County. He weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces and measured about 191/2 inches long. The Cardwell family resides at 4086 Bay Street Fremont.
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Fremont
Aslork
Lowh County
William Caldwell
Bay St
South County
Hayward
Cardwell
Washington Hospital
C. L. Brugger
Chenea Way
A &Pound
Kaiser Hospital
James A. S
Washington Township
Newark trustees deny ethnic imbalance at two schools
Newark Unified School District trustees vote to write to the State Department of Education asserting there is currently no ethnic imbalance in two schools flagged as imbalanced after a survey conducted last fall.
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Newark Unified School District
State Department of Education
Agnew visits Vietnam troops and touts support
Vice President Agnew spoke to American and Vietnamese forces near Saigon after a New Year’s Day visit to Vietnam. He praised the Vietnamese people’s support as “one hundred per cent” and planned to stay overnight at an undisclosed Saigon location. He followedNguyen Van Thieu at the presidential palace and flew to a base about XM miles northwest of Saigon.
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Saigusn
Viet Tapy
Agnew
Vietnam
Saigon
Nixon
Heth
Siald
Poverty report calls hunger a disgraceful national shame
White House Conference on Hunger and Nutrition tells Nixon hunger and poverty exist disgracefully in the United States. It says with technology it is possible to feed all Americans within three years and urges leadership from Nixon and Congress to close the hunger gap. Conference attendees, described as extremists by Moynihan, push for a hunger emergency declaration and a guaranteed annual income of 4500 dollars.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
United States
Tal
Conferance
Daniel Patrick Moynhihan
Man dies in triple Newark shooting incident
One man, Fred of Sacramento, dies after a triple shooting in Newark. A 1-year-old man suspected in wounding his wife’s former husband and wife before turning the gun on himself. Police identify additional victims and continue investigations at multiple hospitals in Oakland and nearby areas.
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Fred
Oak Kraival Hospital
Oakland
Genna Maw Daesar
Paice
Hume of ‘Thorns Lacon
Windermere Drive
Newark
December marriage boom Confirms Hayward judges handle many rites
Hayward judges T L Foley Robert Fairwell and Robert Byars perform a high December wedding tempo averaging 20 to 30 marriages weekly with one day tally of 11. Couples come from local areas with diverse reasons including plans for a four day weekend trips and tax advantages. Judges receive no extra pay. Byers notes a pleasant feeling from marrying couples.
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Hayward-San Leandro
Winton Avenue
Hayward
Jate
T. L. Foley
Robert Fairwell
Robert Byars
Byers
Walter Leyva
Union
Dudge
Walter
Marie
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