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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
2
A Central New Mexico blaze burned about 4 acres and approached 60 summer cabins as it spread through Santa Fe National Forest. Officials traced the fire to a young person seen leaving a small red foreign car shortly before it started, blaming a human cause for the weekend ignition.
In Carson City Nevada voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment lowering the state voting age from 21 to 18. The tally was 35 516 to 22 651 with results nearly complete. Governor Mike O Callaghan emphasized the campaign across the state. The measure follows federal suffrage efforts that could override state law if ratified. Nevada legislators had declined to act and instead held the special election.
In Toledo four victims were found in a duplex ragged and bound with towels and blindfolded. Police call the killings professional and possibly tied to similar Detroit slayings, with narcotics movement noted at the scene. The victims include James L. Stills 27 Earl Jones 3 Judith Mae Fielitza 30 and Regina Tal Sian Cargile 22.
Six hours of seeded clouds over West Texas produced heavy rain Tuesday. Water filled small creeks and reached homes washing cars from roads. Police reported residents evacuated west of Winters for hours. Official rainfall at nearby sites ranged around 4 inches with higher local readings. The project Teardrop cloud seeding operation is government sponsored at Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio.
Dr Benjamin Spock arrives in Sydney for a three week lecture tour speaking against the Vietnam war. He will address public meetings in all state capitals with major antiwar rallies planned for Sydney on June 20 and Melbourne on June 21.
Calcutta reports a flood of vaccines arriving by air to fight a raging cholera outbreak. Hundreds of thousands of doses from Australia and West Germany, plus typhoid and typhus vaccines, arrive with airjet needles for mass immunizations as refugees from East Pakistan strain health services. An RAF contingent and a Canadian transfer are expected, with German shipments and support gear from the week’s deliveries arriving as well.
Japanese Foreign Minister Aichy and US Secretary Hogers wrap talks in Paris on Okinawa turnover. They set June 17 for signing the formal treaty in Washington and Tokyo. McCloskey says substance of the agreement is concluded and further UN Chinese representation issues will be discussed.
The Saturday Evening Post returns to newsstands in major cities this week after a two year halt, with 620000 copies for issue one. Publisher Servass says the magazine will entertain and inform, featuring Norman Rockwell cover art and articles by Nelson Rockefeller, Hayakawa, and Bob Hope. The Past, a quarterly, was suspended due to dwindling circulation and management problems, last printed in 1754 to protest the Stamp Act.
Washington senior official details Agriculture Department shift after White House pressure. The administration abandons a proposal to bar interstate farm truck driving for drivers aged 18 to 21, arguing a 20 year minimum has little bearing on farm safety while promising focus on safety programs.
The Senate passed a 2.7 billion military pay raise by 52 to 77, adding 1.7 billion to Nixon’s request. Recruits would get 301.0 monthly pay, while officers rise from 40.60 to 612.00. The Gates Commission scales under Allott funds the pay hike. The chamber also moved toward draft reform and voter registration changes.
The Senate approved a 5.5 billion public works bill that could be vetoed. The measure, sent to the House 45-33, clashes with Nixon's revenue sharing plan and includes 2 billion for jobs in hard hit areas and 15 billion for Appalachian development. It also allocates 1.95 billion for local government loans and construction aid.
Puyallup Washington driver Nick Shans sustained minor injuries and caused about 2000 dollars in damage when a dropped cigarette while reaching for it pressed the accelerator to the floor. The car jumped a curb and slammed into a house.
Senate Democrats union by agreeing to back a five cent per voter ceiling on television and radio spending for 1972 congressional and White House campaigns. The pact aims to curb anticipated Republican fundraising advantage while Pastore distances himself from political aims, noting the limit may change after 1972.
The Atomic Energy Commission deemed the hot rock geothermal concept feasible though not yet proven cost effective. A feasibility study by ARC and external experts describes using nuclear blasts to heat rock, produce steam, and run a turbine generator at an above ground plant. Several variants promise large capacity, including mobile, relocated plants and pre blasted sites, with no clear economic edge yet.
Adviser to the President criticizes media for overemphasizing untamed potential candidates years before the election. He warns coverage fuels false momentum and poll chatter, calling for restraint as 1968 or 1972 expectations loom amid party dynamics.
In Pomona a firm was fined $7,000 after spilling about 780 gallons of sai zure into a creek. The incident polluted state waters. General Dynamics Sax pleaded no contest to charges by the California Fish and Game Department. Judge Jones Pratt suspended an additional one year probation. The company plans to install a concrete drainage ditch and an underground sump tank to prevent future pollution.
A second itinerant farm worker, Juan Cervantes Mosqueta, was jailed in Yuba City as a potential witness in the Corona mass slayings case. Sheriff Whiteaker reported aerophotographs of the Feather River burial site showing negative results for new graves and noted an itinerant victim named John Jackson identified from a ledger.
Washington lawmakers weigh a federal guarantee to cover potential losses for banks that would invest an additional 290 million in Lockheed’s Tristar jet. Senator Packwood voices a “queasy feeling” about the lender group led by Bank of America and Chase Manhattan, warning government aid could avert bankruptcy yet invite political pressure and costly contracts.
Rep William M McCulloch, Republican ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, announces he will not seek reelection after 11 terms citing sickness and fatigue. A deeply conservative figure, he helped bed the party in tough policy battles and faced pressure from aging peers when deciding to step down.
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