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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1975
Page
2
Alameds County will receive funds from the federal program totaling 1380.37 to support summer jobs for youths ages 21 and under. The statewide appropriation for California amounts to 544375.44, funding participants and wage levels to aid urban families during the season.
The California Toll Bridge Authority funds $15 million for quake restraints on the Hayward San Mateo and Oakland San Francisco Bay bridges. The Hayward San Mateo will add tower and deck protections, warning and crash cushions. Dumbarton replacement will get interim safety steps, while the Oakland San Francisco Bay Bridge coats its upper deck with skid resistant asphalt costing $3.3 million from toll revenues. Work on South County bridges is set to start next year per Caltrans.
A 19 year old Fremont youth, James B Welcome, died Wednesday in Yosemite National Park while climbing Penny Nickel Arete Gulley with John A Trevino. Welcome, a Mission San Jose High School graduate and UC Berkeley freshman, lived at 454 La Jolla Court with parents Agnes and Paul, sister Janet, and brother Richard. Park rangers said this marks the third consecutive climbing death in the area. the body was recovered by nightfall and private services were planned in Fremont.
In Oakland the 13 protesters, including Richard Groulx and Art Carter of the Central Labor Council, were released on their own recognizance after charges of inciting a riot trespassing and unlawful entry were dropped for lack of evidence. The two-month strike ended June 2. In Albany, a Superior Court suit was planned to force BART to install noise barriers on elevated tracks amid 86 decibel noise readings near the city.
Fragmented report lists numerous locations including Newark Fremont and Tri City. The entry notes a false alarm and referenced times, addresses, and several names in a chaotic dispatch-like log.
East Bay Regional Park District moves toward a small interpretive center at Coyote Hills offering exhibits on Indian life and marsh areas. The plan mirrors other district sites and supports anticipated population growth in the Pittsburg Antioch area.
James Gregorio Fragus of Newark died aged unknown, will be honored at a Newark Catholic service. He lived 28 years in Alameda County, survived by wife Barbara and children Carol A Halley Hayward Elaine Clara Emily, with two brothers and two grandchildren. Burial at Holy id Cemetery in Tay. Separately, Mary A Martin of Fremont died in Fremont after nine years there, survived by Frank, Charles, Joyce, Marilyn, Sheila and siblings, burial at Santa Cara Catholic Cemetery.
Milnes says concrete offers a longer lasting, maintenance free option with a washed surface and minimal tree root disruption, comparing it to the Stevenson Boulevard to city hall walkway. He notes it may age to a softer look but prefers variety and keeps asphalt for areas with irrigation concerns.
Fremont and Newark listings show a Friday program at Main Library with Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Ghosts, plus a daytime session on Sleepy Hollow screenings at 2 p.m. A drop in center hosts a Daybreak session and a Beliefs and Disbeliefs debate at 3187 Wala Ave. Contact numbers include 792-7000 for crisis help and 66-3006 for Grimmer School classes.
Forty host families are needed to house visiting Spanish students from July 16. The group, sponsored by the Foreign Study League, includes 18 year olds who speak English and will attend daytime classes. Interested families should contact Lion G. Romero.
James Gregorio Fragus of Newark died June 19 1975 aged unknown. Beloved husband father and uncle listed among many relatives in California and Connecticut. Services set for Monday June 21 at Newark Memorial Chapel Mortuary with a Mass at St Edward's Church. Interment at Hal Space Cemetery Hayward. Hartford area and Fremont connections noted. Public viewing and Rosary scheduled Friday June 20. Private interment to follow.
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