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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1976
Page
2
A Fremont fire destroyed a 40 by 60 foot fruit packing shed at 1490 Peralta Blvd early Sunday. Damage totaled about $11,000 with $10,000 to the shed and $1,000 to contents. Firemen arrived around 2:30 a.m. to flames. Cause under investigation. no injuries reported.
President Ford and Mrs. Ford will bring their four children to the Republican National Convention in Kansas City Missouri over the next few days. Jack Ford 24 will fly in Friday night and take part in youth rallies. Susan 19 flies to Chicago then Topeka before Kansas City on Sunday. Steve 20 will fly in from California. Michael 26 and his wife Gayle arrive Tuesday from Massachusetts to join the family box for nominations Wednesday night.
Hazel Carrick Poisal dies August 7 1976 age 77. Former Hayward resident and Polsals Bird Farm owner. Beloved mother Doris Kier Grenice Disher grandmother Kenneth Kier Greg Gary Disher Cheryl Pringle great grandchildren Kevin Kirsten Karyn Kier Stephen Disher Toad Pringle. Funeral from Charles P Bannon mortuary 600.
A year after visiting Stratton to discuss ministry a church bus driven by Thomas Nerren struck a 67 car freight train at a crossing. Nerren his wife Shirene 31 and son Thornes 8 died along with five others in a nine fatality crash that left the 480 member town stunned. Stephen Steven 3 survived and was hospitalized in Denver. Funeral services were set for local relatives with families involved mourning multiple losses.
Unions secured a 14 percent salary rise for county service workers this year and a 6 percent increase next year, but membership dropped by just over 20 percent during the strike. Some 867 workers asked to halt dues deductions before the agreement, while others remained tied to their unions under the contract terms.
Radnor Pa UP I report says the Soviet Union asked CBS TV for 210 million dollars for the inheritance rights to the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics. Columnist Frank Swertsow notes the Russians want broadcasts to include portraits of Russian athletes at home and filmed pieces on Russian culture.
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