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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
10
Readers submit opinions on capital punishment and taxes, urging reform and civic action. Editorial notes discuss the Argus Tapes operations and caution about editorial boundaries, while letters critique school funding, traffic planning, city governance, and local politicians.
The article follows Mrs. Asvill and her husband revealing a worm farming life on the eastern border of Hsywa. They describe long Sundays 8 am to 4 90 pm, the heavy labor, worms for organic fertilizer, and feeding with horse manure coffee grounds and walnut shells. They note few harvests yet insist the business is viable for some.
Spain reports high turnout with about 80 percent of 23,932,148 eligible voters voting despite bomb explosions in 10 cities. Interior Minister Rodolfo Martin Wilks calls the mood calm and confident as citizens line up to elect a new government. Protests in Barcelona lure 2,000 demonstrators. two Catholic nuns detained for distributing Communist election leaflets.
The House approved a measure denying VA benefits to Vietnam combat veterans and barred funds from backing Carter era pardons for desertions and evaders. A debate over disability benefits and housing aid for homosexuals highlighted partisan tensions as lawmakers criticized and defended the President’s forgiveness plan.
Teely and Means Committee advances Assembly Bill 1107 to extend the half cent sales tax for Bay Area mass transit. The measure would allocate 70 percent to BART and 30 percent to regional agencies, while easing the West Coast toll bridge loan and expanding MTC oversight with annual audits and performance monitoring. Assemblyman Floyd Mori supported the plan amid regional concerns about balanced budgets and farebox requirements.
Bay Area district directors vote to extend a pollution permit system to all factories in nine counties, setting a $140 per source emission fee. The motion aims to cover industries lacking current permits while addressing concerns about intrusion into private enterprise and protecting trade secrets. Directors debated the extension, approval requiring advisory council input and potential industry appeals.
In Sacramento the Brown administration seeks to authorize state officials to use the Carmichael mansion for state related activities such as sessions and conferences. Assemblyman Frank Vespa, a sponsor of AB1685, says the administration supports the measure while leaving a future option open to sell the property. The bill moves toward a floor vote with limited opposition.
Public invited at Fremont tub shopping center for a three day wood art glue in running today through Sunday. Families and children welcome to glue pieces together to form artistic works. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Glue in runs daily from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Four finalists in the 1977 Mills United States pageant were announced at Sveraloo Airport Tote on Sep. Taura Lee Lowden Roane Mens Chapital Au dei Gaiz andaig McKinney are named finalists. The statewide winner earns an all expenses trip to Washington D C to compete nationally. Finalists are chosen on scholastic civic achievement beauty poise and personality. They will compose and recite an original essay on their country. Canyon trail ride scheduled for Sunday by the Tri City Riders begins at 10 a.m. at the mouth of Niles Congo Creek.
New Haven school board approved multiple bids for district projects including landscaping, turf lawns instead of seeding, and system work at the James Loge site and stadium area. Bid totals and possible future enhancements, such as a snack bar, were discussed as costs could rise beyond initial estimates.
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