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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1972
Page
1
United Press International reports the Pay Board ruled retroactive raises due during the August 15 to November 13 wage-price freeze may be paid if they do not exceed 7 percent, with some cases possible above that limit. The ruling also trims aerospace contracts, reducing first year pay increases from 12.2 percent to 3 percent, affecting about 10,000 workers.
President Nixon signaled further Viet Nam troop withdrawals, with 70,000 to be removed by May 1 and a remaining residual force of 25,000 to 38,000 men foreseen. The plan envisions a shift to advisory duties as MACV downgraded and Gen Abrams possibly moved to a senior post.
Fremont Newark Community College District may seek a June vote on a tax raise of up to 40 cents per unit to cover a projected 1 million shortage in Phase 1 of the Mission Boulevard campus. President Stephen E. Epler says 25 to 50 cents may be needed. state funding and local share concerns loom.
The Livermore Fire Department keeps a bulb said to date from 1802, donated by the Livermore Power and Water Co. Local lore credits the bulb with a long, soft pink glow over station equipment for nearly 75 years, while Guinness figures and other sources dispute the exact origin.
Continued fair weather is forecast with little temperature change. The afternoon high will range around 55 degrees, and tonight’s low about 35 to 45 degrees. More weather details on page n.
A bizarre operation placed officers Gregory Prost and two colleagues in disguises as women to lure a rapist who had assaulted or targeted at least 10 women over six months. The suspect, 22 year old Johnnie Tatasian from Northridge, was captured after a ski cap disguise and confronted by patrols. victims ranged from 16 to 43, including a Christmas Eve assault on Manuela Acuna.
Sacramento A. Ala Post, known for advising on budgets, proposes a do it yourself plan to cut auto emissions in the Los Angeles air basin by 3 percent. The plan would disconnect the vacuum advance on used cars at little cost and add mandatory vehicle inspections. Post outlined a $21 million program to sharply reduce pollutants from auto exhaust and noted federal rules will soon require inspections in California.
Frederik IX of Denmark dies at 72, ending a reign beloved by maritime circles. His daughter Princess Margrethe, 31, ascends as sovereign, only the second queen in a millennium of Danish monarchy dating back to the Vikings. The king suffered a heart attack after catching influenza on New Year’s Eve, marking a sea loving era’s end.
City Manager Wesley Mevjore proposes exempting families with gross income under 3600 from San Bandro’s five percent utility users tax. Plan discussed at Monday’s city council work session after legal status clarified. Exemption limited to residential users with income cap to be reviewed as census data arrive.
Los Angeles reported study by Verushalmy of the University of California suggests smoking may not impair fetal development. An NIH-supported analysis of 8,071 births contrasts earlier findings that linked smoking to lower birthweight, noting the need for cautious interpretation and further research.
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