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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
1
Mrs. Selma M. Platter reports intruders smashed a glass door with a barbell weight and ransacked her Fremont residence at 4655 Hampshire Way. They smeared white paint, stole 720 dollars in cash and furnishings, a portable color television, and a camera while she was away for about an hour.
Memorial services for two Fremont men missing and presumed drowned after inner tubes overturned in the Tuolumne River will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Niles Congregational Church. Tuolumne County sheriff's deputies continued the search for Robert Edward Campbell and Harold Wilbert Olson, with both men last seen telling their sons to swim for shore as the current grew swift.
About 10 youths ages 4 to 16 sparked a clash at Chabot Ranch juvenile facility in San Leandro. Five windows broken and a soft drink macing supply damaged before eight sheriff's deputies arrived around 11 0 point. Most of the 77 boys were not involved. one youth was pricked by a skunk and an alleged ringleader was moved to juvenile hall as investigators probe the argument’s cause.
Services were held today for 3-year-old Leon R. Linschoten of Hayward who drowned Friday night after falling from a pier at Clear Lake. He is survived by his mother Jacqueline Linschoten, a sister Deborah, brothers Thamag and Jeffery, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sean Smith of Alameda. Funeral at Hayward Mortuary on Mission Boulevard.
Onstad's Smorgasbord at 1812 Washington Ave in San Leandro closes after 23 years. Merrill Onstad planned to turn the property over to his six children with plans under discussion, potentially building an apartment on the site. Son Hubert Onstad had managed the restaurant and suffered a heart attack, leading to curtailed operations and eventual closure as Merrill shifts to retirement work in insurance and real estate.
A 14 year-old boy was arrested after a street confrontation in Fremont. He allegedly brandished a high powered rifle at Darryl J. Ball's home, fired into the air, then during a scuffle the rifle fired again. Ball, his brother Vernon and their father Dale were present. no injuries were reported. The youth was detained at Juvenile Hall as police intervened.
Three Walt discusses coalition government with Nixon in a page 1b review, outlining power balance and policy implications. Pompidou cuts big beast, major space shot planned, and a misread road murder report appear on various pages.
President urges restraint while supporting orderly change. He cautions against violence and defends freedoms that safeguard public will, civil decency, and rights of all, addressing students, faculty, and protesters amid campus debate.
Sunol deputies in plain clothes disrupted a marijuana grow of four plots on a hillside above Kilbride Road three miles north of Sunol. Two men watering plants fled. one was captured after a door was kicked in. Plants stood about two feet, would reach five feet. Authorities seek remaining suspects.
National Guard commander Maj. Gen. Glenn C. Ames said the pullout cost an estimated 715000 dollars and did not cover property damage business losses insurance increases or police overtime. Mayor Wallace Johnson supported the decision and officials discussed leasing the land for a park while a private corporation pursued a similar plan. The chancellor indicated a final plan was near and the fence status depended on use and responsibility. The university plans western development while the eastern plot becomes a park. Ames cited May 16 law enforcement breakdown in Berkeley with 62 officers injured as context for the guard’s presence and questioned security without the guard depending on militants actions.
Chabot College grapples with rapid enrollment growth at Has perian Boulevard campus. From 4,000 full time students in 1963 to an expected 4,850 in 1970 and 5,230 by 1971, officials discuss extending evening classes, leasing portable classrooms, and the need for two new campuses. A bond measure may be required, with a cautious push for a late 1960s or early 1970 bond election.
A deadly Kansas apartment blaze killed twelve people as occupants fled, a draft sweeping through opened doors. Victims include Rex Johnson and Tina Johnson and their children, plus Joyce Franks Edmund Godden Jr. Scarlet Godden and Barbara Smith. Police identify most remains as they assess the scene in the building owned by Mary Cohen.
At 4:15 a.m. the 701-foot Melbourne plowed into the smaller Evans, slicing it in two. The destroyer’s bow sank within minutes while the aft section was towed, survivors were rescued, and the hull was lashed to the U S destroyer Larson. The Melbourne sustained a four foot wide, twelve foot high hole and damage to the forecastle and flight deck.
Fremont officers, led by Capt. Harry Heyen, unearthed 300 sticks of dynamite and blasting caps near a Western Pacific railroad trestle by Alameda Creek after a tip and a man’s map. The cache, reportedly stolen from Sonora, was found buried under four feet of dirt. an expert from a Navy demolition squad warned such buried loads are appearing in the Bay Area.
President Nixon heads west to outline core principles for homefront issues before a crucial Midway Island summit. After two days at San Clemente, he will cross the Pacific for a Sunday meeting with South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu, joined by Henry Cabot Lodge and Secretary of State William P. Rogers.
Hayward trustees clash over Fairview K-4 versus boundary changes to move 109 students to Daywood. Arveson proposes delaying decision to study Kimball results, while some push for action to reduce black enrollment at Fairview from 46 to about 40 percent. Community members urge timely guidance as discussions continue and options include possible Kimball shutdown and hill-area educational plaza study.
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