Fremont lost teens rescued by helicopter after long trek
Forest ranger Warne Bradley described how he and pilot Harry Rogers tracked five youths from the air for an hour and a half, located them in a brush clearing, and aided their return. Harsh snow, fog, and a frozen helicopter battery delayed the rescue until a second craft retrieved the group at dawn.
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Warne Bradley
Harry Rogers
Bradley
Brad
Ley
Boulder Creek
Pam
Fremont
UC Santa Cruz administration building burns in blaze
A fire leveled the administration building at UC Santa Cruz, causing up to 800000 dollars in damage. Police suspect arson as irreplaceable student records were destroyed though a computer copy of admissions data survived on tape. Firefighters had the blaze under control after two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Calif
UPI
University of California
Experimental
Redwood
Pacific Ocean
Dean McHenry
Harlier
Aston Santa Cruz
Ted McEwen
Chamber officials form study on East Bay Disposal terms
Fremont Newark and Union City chambers vote to create an ad hoc panel from two reps per city to review East Bay Disposal's proposed two year garbage franchise. The group aims to survey other cities for rates, complete the study before April 3, and allow East Bay Disposal a reasonable profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont - Chamber of Commerce
Fremont
Newark
Union City
East Bay
Triity
Tri-City
Fremont Chamber
Seph Masola Jr
East Bay Disposal
Stan Laycock
Phil Pridham
Newark to raise city retirement contributions
Newark will increase city retirement contributions by 23 000 next year from 98 000 to 115 000. Public safety employees will pay 12 percent of salaries up from 6.6 percent while all other staff rise from 5.5 to 7.3 percent. The rise follows a four year PERS reevaluation citing disability retirements and job hazards. Police and fire require 30 years service at 9 to retire with half pay. other staff retire after 30 years at 60 with half pay.
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Newark
Thomas T. Smith
PERS
Smith
Richard A. Meyer
Meyer
Drug unit puts off fund bid
Newark area drug council CDC directors decided to delay seeking renewed Fremont City Council funding until after naming a project director. They want a clearly qualified staff to reassure councilmen and may request more funds later. The board plans to hire a project director plus two crisis center coordinators and a combined secretary education program coordinator, with selection set for April 22.
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Newark — Community Drug Council
CDC
Fremont
HDC
Maselli
Newark
Union City
Newark Mayor Contemplates Reelection and Finance Challenges
Newark mayor and council discuss political futures and city finances after a conference. Lewis touted progress in commercial and industrial development and signaled willingness to continue. Baker named mayor pro tempore amid dissent. Plowright shifted seats. Council asked to bid $289,000 for Birch Grove Park grading and Cedar Boulevard street work. They opposed SB 489 limiting developer land dedication for street improvements.
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Phaught
Lewis
Baker
Kincaid
Plowright
Birch Grove
Cedar Boulevard
Central
Robertson Avenue
Federation weighs pros and cons of Central Park land purchase
The Federation of Fremont Residents debated an April 2 ballot measure to use an assessment district to buy 115 acres east of Central Park, covering costs of about 2.25 million. Pro and con arguments noted park demand, city growth, potential housing losses, tax implications, and Route 238 effects on accessibility. Federation leaders emphasized many groups lack sufficient information to take a position.
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Tremont
Central Park
Federation of
Fremont
Joe Spotts
Foothill
Gas station rezoning rejected despite eloquent appeal
Fremont Hayward planning commission rejected John Pestuna's request to rezine a corner lot for a gas station citing a city rule of two acres and a market analysis. Attorney Daniel Cooper argued ignorance of the rules and sought a refund of the $100 filing fee, but staff and commission held no authority to refund. Local officials noted advisory duties before applications but the request could not proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Hayward
Planning Commission
Commission
Walter Davis
Daniel Cooper
Cooper
John Pestuna
Grimmer and
Carey Royster
Jim Peterson
Davis
Common Sense Company
Communs
ACWD quarry testimony signals landmark groundwater ruling
ACWD directors hear that liability extent remains to be determined and a damages claim may arise. They note another active suit but award Fremont Pipe Line Construction Co. the 87,748 contract for a 16 inch main on Alveredo Boulevard as lowest bid among 12. Economy Garden Supply, Inc. lands the 8,563 landscaping contract for the Decota reservoir with irrigation work by ACWD staff, bringing total to 12,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Pipe Line Construction Co
Alveredo Busevard
Economy Garden Supply, Inc
Decota
ACWD
Protesters mobilize for pollution rally in Los Angeles
Eight demonstrators, one policeman, and 15 newsmen attended a pollution rally in Los Angeles. Michael Clemence, 20, a Los Angeles City College student, led the event and vowed further demonstrations despite a lack of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Michael Clemence
Los Angeles City College
Nixon peace date disputed by leaders and marches planned
Scott asserts Nixon set a peace date while critics call the claim a sham. Jerry Gordon of National Peace Action Coalition denounces the address as cynical doubletalk. Antiwar marches remain scheduled for April 24 in Wesibion and San Francisco. Senator Vance Hartke, after Paris talks, says negotiators admitted a ceasefire could come within days and POWs could be released by Christmas once withdrawal deadlines are set.
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Action
Jerry Gordon
National Peace Action Coalition
Wesibion
San Francisco
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Paris
U.S
Youths From Hayward Charged With Marijuana Possession
Four Hayward youths were charged after Wednesday at Joyland Park when police found 12 marijuana cigarettes and related paraphernalia in a car. In a separate incident Barbara Gleason, 16, Fremont, was arrested on Morrison Canyon Road with two bags of suspected marijuana.
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Fremont
Hayward
Fremont Pir
Joyland Park
Niles Canyon Road
Jefferey Lee Brissey
Spur Drive
Dennis James Paul
East Ave
Brian James McCale
Hackmore Drive
Morgan Russell Tate
Maud Ave
Barbara J. Gleason
Hughes Place
Morrison Canyon Road
Miss Gleason
BART awards Fremont Union City parking lot paving contract
Bay Area Rapid Transit District directors awarded a 510,324 paving contract to Bahr and Ledo yen, Inc. for Fremont and Union City Station lots. Each site will initially provide parking for 850 cars, with 16 and 67 spaces respectively planned later, while the board opposed extending the half cent sales tax beyond the 1974 date and backed bills reallocating gasoline tax revenue to highways.
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San Francisco
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Fremont
Union City
Bahr and Ledoyen, Inc
Ue Bart Line
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Clovis
UC Santa Cruz
Chamber
East Bay Disposal Co
Shelley Bisio
King's Western Wear
Robbie Bracken
Jack TaLanne
Fremont Fashion Center
Federation
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David Baker
Carolyn Tissel
Dick Vollbrecht
Acwd Board of Direc
Tors
Itudent
Clemence
Fusture
Scott
Nixon
Bart Parking Lot
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