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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1974
Page
6
A Fremont California story details Trudy Reid and family transforming a house into a detailed miniature replica. Everyday items become scaled features using model railroading parts, beads, buttons, and found objects. The display showcases an elaborate, handcrafted miniature with playful realism.
Bay Area unionists sponsored by United Auto Workers Local 1364 announce a Saturday protest from Fremont Hub to Lake Elizabeth at 11 a.m. They demand shorter hours to spread work and prevent layoffs at the General Motors plant. A UAW spokesman says GM could avoid layoffs, prompting the rally.
Alameds Contra Costa Transit Pistrich finalized the annexation of Fremont and Newark into the district with no protests. The deal ties them to the bus district’s service area and a possible 33 cent tax, effective next July, funding dial-a-ride by 1976 while a temporary fixed route operates. Daily riders total about 2,000 in Fremont and just over 900 in Newark.
Seventeen year old Dick Ostar tinven remains in serious condition at Kaiser Hospital Redwood iy after a high speed Paseo Padre crash that killed his brother Doeko, 15. The 1962 Dodge spun 200 feet struck a center divider curb then wrapped around a pole. Doeko died at the scene. Dick suffered leg injuries plus a head injury. Funeral plans set with Fremont Memorial Chapel as arrangements proceed. The Hyndeick Jansen family from Holland includes another child, Marlyit, 9.
The Fremont Fire Department logged 35 calls by 10 pm as wind gusts around 40 mph knocked out lights in lower Centerville and blew a transformer in Newark on Filbert Street. Arcing wires and downed trees closed roads near the Hub and Fremont Boulevard at Blacow Road and Washington Boulevard. No serious fires or injuries were reported.
Jack Ford and two Secret Service agents helped rescue a Florida woman who became hysterical at a 127 foot high spot on Vail Mountain. President Ford’s son helped restart her heart with closed chest massage after it stopped. The woman, from Stuart, Florida, requested her name be withheld. The rescue occurred Sunday.
Rioters trapped in a cellblock seized a star inmate, as police moved in after two guards were taken and inmates released two guards. Two women a dental technician and a nurse were stabbed and two technicians cut by flying glass when a riot squad smashed a window and retook the hospital from two inmates armed with knives. Superintendent B J Rhay spoke with the men in the wings to surrender keys and return to their cells.
A group of guerrillas from Managua arrived in Havana with 14 released prisoners and four volunteers as hostages replaced. Cuban radio reported the Lanica Nicaraguan airlines jet landed at 2 10 p.m. after leaving Managua, then returned later. Managua officials cited Raul Roa announcing the travel arrangement through Spain's ambassador. Crowds at La Merced airport cheered as the group departed.
Soldiers and relief crews swarm Patan as about 4,700 killed and 2,000 injured in NW Frontier quake. Army says one fourth of villagers are casualties. Survivors amid rubble search for loved ones while night temps drop. Bhutto announces relief fund and aid convoys carry food, tents, and blankets to the Indus Valley.
Anthony Barbaro, 17, star of Olean High rifle team, killed three and wounded 11 during a 9 minute assault from a school room. Police say he used hollow nosed bullets and held multiple rifles, with guards and firemen among those wounded or frightened as officers moved in with tear gas and a shielded armored carrier. Dead include Carmen Wright and two others. several firemen and a 12 year old boy were among the injured.
Abraham Slochter, sole remaining original Ohlone College board member, seeks a fourth term. Hochler, an attorney CPA, emphasizes timely campus completion and his legal accounting background aiding architectural and contractor decisions. He notes Ohlone grew to 7,000 students with weekend and TV classes during prior terms.
Mills confesses he struggled with alcoholism, describing blackouts and a sick pattern tied to drinking. He says he now understands the disease, pledges total abstinence, and explains how hospital insight led to changes while continuing as committee chairman until a successor is chosen.
A roundup of New Year celebrations lists Cloverleaf Bowl offering a free three game bowling tournament with snacks and dancing, Tiffany's and Little Richard's hosting midnight and late buffet parties, Viking Lounge in Fremont presenting two rock bands through 6 a.m., and South 40 Club Fremont with country music and party favors. Other bars promise snacks and live music with varying admission, including Shoestring Club serving a spaghetti feed at 10 p.m. and a Shoestring spokesperson joking that only customers will provide entertainment.
The Alameda personnel commission weighs whether it can hear an appeal linked to an ongoing district attorney probe. Two former district superiors Maloney and Glankler were involved with Alameda during the five year span. A spokesman suggested a later action while Mrs Carr urged transparency on the commission’s legal status and hearing officer option.
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