19 Apr 1976
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1976
Page
1
A Livermore neighborhood reels after Larry Pierce loses wife Joanne and four children in a Thursday crash on Highway 1. Surviving daughters Michelle and Nicole are in hospital, while a fund raised by Tri-Valley Exchange Club supports the grieving Pierce family.
The Daily Review continues The Morning News edition in California dated Monday April 19, 1976. This consolidation preserves the local paper’s reporting and page layout as it merges content streams from the predecessor publication.
In Melody Hall under rainy skies, Lynn Chatterton, 6'6" Miss Tall San Francisco, wins the San Lorenzo derby for the Tall People crown. She touts tall awareness while the audience, many tall, watches with earnest smiles and surprised measures.
FBI sharpshooters killed hijacker Lentz at Stapleton International Airport as he stood in the passenger cabin during a tense standoff. Two hostages, Robert Bish and Harlan Hillers, escaped unharmed after the confrontation. Lentz, 31, commandeered the Convair 30 in Grand Island, Nebraska, and demanded a United Airlines jet while circling the Colorado airport.
Frank J. Ervin 5 of San Leandro former Hayward Chamber of Commerce president and 37 year PG&E veteran died yesterday. He led the Mission district PG&E office in Hayward then managed the automotive department in San Francisco. Survived by wife Lillian and three children. Mass Wednesday at Church of the Assumption. Burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery. Contributions may go to St Ignatius High School or Sacred Heart order.
A government panel proposes overhauling pay, promotion, and retirement rules to save about 3 billion annually. It backs half pay after 20 years for most, with combat unit members eligible at 20 years. The report warns reserves and National Guard remain weak links and urges a standby draft to mobilize within 30 days, ensuring readiness for wartime needs.
The Valley Community Services District plans to award the Athan Downs park project at Tuesday night’s meeting in Dublin. Davey Tree Surgery submitted a base bid of 101,911, about 53,000 below the nearest rival, with alternatives bringing the total to 150,714. All 14 bids fell below engineer estimates, which were 202,184. The 7 pm session will be held in the board conference room on Dublin Boulevard.
A warm trend is forecast for South County with highs in the 70s and milder conditions. The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and light winds as the system moves away, with more detailed weather notes on page 72.
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