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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1968
Page
1
Alameda County Fair opens with 17 591 attendees braving heat as Granada High School displays and awards are announced. Tomorrow San Leandro Day features a 1 30 p.m. 70 minute variety show and 2 30 p.m. community hour with performances downtown.
AP reports U.S. B52 bombers struck North Vietnam for the first time in about two months, dropping thousands of tons of bombs on Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bases near Saigon and along the coast. The raid aimed to thwart a feared major attack on the capital as enemy regroupments were spotted in Tay Ninh and other areas.
President Johnson announced that the United States and the Soviet Union will begin talks soon to limit offensive and defensive nuclear missiles. Premier Khrushchev criticized U.S. actions, while British Prime Minister Wilson endorsed the treaty as a major arms control milestone.
A Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 carrying 214 aboard from McChord to Vietnam was forced to land on Ikarup Island in the Kuril chain by MIG fighters. The State Department sought immediate release as Soviet authorities investigated. no injuries were reported.
A six hour battle ends with a grass fire south of California State College at Hayward burning about 150 acres. Ten units from Hayward Fairview and Cherryland, six divisions of the California Forestry Service, and three Alamorta County Civil Defense units fought the blaze. The fire started behind Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Forty beehives owned by John Baker were destroyed. Total loss undetermined. Fire Chief Matthewdimner praised mutual aid and urged grassland fire breaks and disking. Cause under investigation.
A single engine Bonanza crashed at Mettler Station near Bakersfield killing three men, including George Peppler head of purchasing at Leslie Newark and Joseph Triana regional sales manager for Leslie Mantle. The third victim was Robert Miedrich Jr. of Burlingame. Triano, the pilot, was also deceased. Gregory Triano survived with injuries.
In San Francisco attorney George Davis says a Southern California minister fears for his life over a tale involving Sirhan Sirhan and a Kennedy slaying. The minister, who buys and sells horses, alleges an underworld plan and says he was asked to sell a story for 300. Davis noted the minister has been threatened twice and may seek 24 hour police protection.
Paris reports a sweeping French parliamentary victory for Charles de Gaulle and his allies the Gaullists. The two stage election yielded a majority of over 200 seats in the 487 seat National Assembly, a landslide unseen since 1910. Communists and other opposition suffered a crushing setback as the country seeks economic recovery after weeks of labor strife.
Mayor Jack Smith pledged that Hayward will not support a tax increase for 1988 89 to fund an expanded retirement benefit for police and fire personnel. The proposal would add a "half continuance" survivor benefit, costing about 3 cents on the present 1.58 tax rate. City officials caution the plan would raise taxes and burden homeowners, with debate centered on public safety personnel and the city budget.
A city wide curfew starts tonight at nine PM and runs until six AM to curb violence at the university area. Police used tear gas and batons as crowd confrontations grew, with about 100 arrests reported and demonstrators clashing near Civic Center and city hall. Mayor Wallace Johns was roughed by protesters as tensions rose during a 500 strong crowd debates on tactics.
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