09 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1976
Page
1
A ground squirrel keeps solitary vigil atop a railroad track in Niles Canyon. From this high perch it surveys the line for movement or a passing train while the narrator reflects on sensory details and the small, perfect seed that might finish a meal.
Friday weather forecast segment notes a slight warming with lows in the 60s and highs mid to low 80s. A Fremont high of 88 and a low are mentioned alongside an unrelated cosmic remark. The fragment ends with a page citation.
Daniel Adornetto, 29, among six detained in the Emiliano Zapata terrorist unit, is given a maximum 10 year prison term for possessing four bombs. Page 7. A jury of seven women and five men is chosen to try William and Emily Harris of the Symbionese Army for kidnap, assault, and robbery. Page 4. President Ford and Queen Elizabeth II attend Washington Cathedral dedication for Sir Winston Churchill memory, Page 4. A Quaker group says the capital's criminal justice system often fails to dispense simple justice. Page 4.
County Service Employees International Union sent a telegram to supervisors and county administrator Loren Enoch offering a 6 percent pay hike to end the 34 day strike. The union demanded immediate talks and indicated a return for negotiations this week while county leaders considered the lack of a formal written offer previously received.
Patricia Nixon, wife of former president Richard Nixon, was hospitalized in serious condition in Long Beach after a stroke that left her left side moderately to severely paralyzed. Doctors fear possible deterioration and aim to determine the cause, with Ronald Reagan expressing sympathy.
Keith Jones reports on a Fremont One Ghtone College incident where a student council president a cafeteria manager and a security aide searched campus offices for missing dishes. Dean William Blum apologizes and takes responsibility after $1,000 in losses and $8 to $100 recovered, with faculty protesting missed consultations and custodial involvement.
In Granada Little League final at Max Baer Park, 7-pound year-old Brent Faulkner was struck by a fastball while bunting. Five front teeth were knocked out but a community effort from 20 spectators, the Livermore Fire Department, and a quick dental graft restored them within hours.
Watergate figure Frank Sturgis said Jack Ruby met Fidel Castro in Havana about ten weeks before Kennedy's death and discussed removing the president. He claimed arms deals for Cuba and smuggling operatives, adding he relayed the information to agencies early in 1964. He did not confirm it reached the Warren Commission.
In Newark, the Fletcher family of five faced a PG&E cutback when bills remained unpaid for weeks. A kitchen lantern fueled by Coleman fuel exploded after a spill, igniting the room and injuring Melvin Fletcher. The fire began as the family watched, leaving them in peril and seeking aid.
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