Robbery near Federal Building spotlights guard presence
A concession stand operator in the Minneapolis Federal Building was robbed as a security guard and an FBI agent stood just feet away. Irene Lawrence, nearly blind, described the thief in a wide brim hat who seized candy from the counter and fled, with bystanders shouting. A chases ensued but the man escaped while law enforcement pursued. In Fremont, Alameda County coroner identified John Richard Liden, 32, of San Jose, as the victim of a Nimitz Freeway crash that left him burned. Police said his car wove before crashing into the center divider and bursting into flames. toxicology tests will probe alcohol influence.
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Minneapolis
Federal Building
FBI
Martens Lawrence
Lawrence
Irene
Jin
Liden
Suspect charged in robbery at Trantphoto Studios
Robert Maldonado age 19 of 41279 Malcolmson appears charged in an August 20 robbery at Trantphoto Studios where the owner was tied with wire and $8 taken from the register. Police tied to the crime by fingerprints. Maldonado joins co defendants Robert K. Purdy age 18 and Alan Ching age 19 on assault and robbery charges.
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Remont
Kentucky
Robert Maldonado
Malcolmson
Bicycle theft suspect held after failed sale attempt
Fremont police arrested a man for trying to sell a stolen $170 Peugeot 10 speed bike after two men took it from a van. An accomplice is being sought as the driver fled with the bicycle. seized items include bolt cutters and a wire cutter. Suspect, Michael J. Young of Hayward, was taken into custody.
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Fremont
Comfort Zone
Michael J. Young
Revere Ave
Hayward
John Wayne Leaves Hospital After Staph Treatment
John Wayne was discharged from Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach California after a weeklong stay for tests and treatment of a staph infection His son Michael said Wayne is feeling great and has lost about 15 pounds He will resume work on The Shootist and doctors note the infection is unrelated to his 1964 lung surgery or prior health issues
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Newport Beach
Calif
Ohn
Wayne
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Michael
Hoag Mallerial
Jazz trumpeter Al Hirt remarries in New Orleans
Jazz trumpeter Al Hirt, father of eight, wed his business manager Lydia Lucas in New Orleans. Hirt, 62, divorced from first wife Mary Patureau Hirt in April. Lucas, a Montreal native, previously married, met Hirt in 1968 during a New Orleans visit. She became manager in 1969 for Al Hirt Enterprises overseeing tours and recordings. No honeymoon taken.
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New Orleans
Iuph
al Hirt
Lydia Lucas
Hirt
Mary Patureau Hirt
Apri
Official loses license urvana transport minister fined
Transport Minister Jean Marchann s pleads guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and receives a $200 fine with a one year license suspension after an icy March 2 incident near Ottawa airport. Miz Justice Hutton offered a jail option or a $20 fine. Marchand chose the fine and paid it, stating icy conditions prompted his exit from the road and his return home after awaiting witnesses. The other car sustained about 1,580 in damage. no injuries reported.
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Urvana
UPI
Jean Marchanns
Miz
Robert Hutton
Marchand
Ottawa
New schools chief wins cautious praise from principals
A new district leader aims to restore public confidence by empowering principals and inviting open input. Administrators describe Ferguson as sincere and open minded, willing to make tough decisions, with a multi year plan to address widespread district problems.
Tips to Foil Burglars and Stay Safe at Home
Hayward Police Chief Ron McCurdy offers home security guidance urging strong locks on gates and doors, closed garages, a viewer at the entrance, tested alarm systems with 24 hour service, and thorough inventories of valuables. He warns against keeping guns for protection and stresses becoming a vigilant neighbor, reporting suspicious activity promptly to police.
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Ron McCurdy
Hayward
Ant
McCurdy
Judge raises Citizens buyout price in condemnation ruling
Alameda County Water District faces a higher buyout at 5.04 million as Superior Court Judge John Sparrow overturns a 3.941 million jury verdict in the Citizens Utilities Co. condemnation case. Only one expert witness supported the higher appraisal, while the district’s appeal proceeds.
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Garland — Superior Court
John P Sparrow
Citizens: Utilities Co
Sparrow
Citizens Utilities
Niles-Decola Water Company
Gene Rhodes
Alameda County Water District
Superior Court
Charles’ W. Keller
Byitizens Utilities Co
Citizers, UtRities Co
Alameda County Wateristrict
ACWD
Aid to needy will rise nine dollars a month
Sacramento reports a $9 monthly increase for aged, blind, and disabled recipients as part of a $65 million cost of living bump. The Department of Benefit Payments said the raises, approved in July, apply to those 65 plus with no outside income and blind people without income, with separate July-August checks for recipients on the rolls since July 1.
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Sacramento
UPL
Agea, Mind and
Department of Benefit Payments
Four vie for two water board seats in ACWD race
Four candidates seek two Alameda County Water District seats in the November election. Incumbents Frank Borghi Jr. and John Gores compete with Lincoln Wolfe, Kenneth M. Jackson Jr., and Gomes for board leadership. Wolfe, 43, Hayward firefighter, has lived in Newark 19 years. Jackson, 22, political science student at Chabot College, resides Union City. Gomes, 66, ACWD board member for nine years, highlights cost savings and new facilities. Borghi, 51, seeking a fourth term, aims to preserve the basin, condemn Citizens Utilities Co., and curb sewage in Alameda Creek.
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Fremont
Alameda County
Wolfe
Newark
Honeysuckle Drive
Jackson
Chabot Community College
Baylor St
Union City
Citizens Utilities Co
Gomes
ACW
Mission Sandose
Hunt‘Wesson Foods
Hayward
Irvington
Bank of America Advisory Board
Durilla Drive
Borghi
ACWD
Alameda Creek
Tri-Bailey
Move may eclipse airport proposal
Fremont planners consider altering the general plan to reclassify 340 of 650 acres between the Fremont Drag Strip and the Southern Pacific as industrial land instead of an airport. The environmental impact report supports industrial use for tax, job growth, and reduced wildlife impact, while opponents warn of increased traffic and energy costs and potential loss of open space.
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Fremont
Brae Dotson
Andar
Marjorie W. Melnerney
One Market Street Properties, Inc
Southern Pacific Railroads
Melnerney
One Market Street
Fremont Drag Strip
Southern Pacific
Dotson
The
Argus
San Francisco
Sedway Cooke
National Wildlife Refuge
San Jose Municipal Airport
Fremont Santa Clara County
Hospital oddities and a rabies risk in a canine scene
In a hospital waiting room Zack notes a chaotic tableau with a cowering spaniel, a cross-eyed Himalayan cat with a broken leg, and a large Malamute named Crusher. The chiropractor fears rabies from the biting dog as the scene unfolds with humor and tension.
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Zack
Crusher
Inmate melee injures four as fight disrupts north block
Four inmates were involved in a Friday incident that disrupted the north cellblock. Officers reported two inmates suffered minor injuries while two improvised weapons were recovered, one thrown from an upper tier.
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Minickly Upa
Special summer bus service ends in Union City
Union City ends the two month summer bus service that extended hours for youth to attend afternoon and evening recreation. Regular morning hours resume Monday with Casa Verde and Alvarado routes returning to pre summer schedules. Flea Service operator Jim Patterson notes the Decoto route will gain more service to Seven Hills, while his interim contract ends October 12 with Bay Area Transportation Co. taking over a three year contract.
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Casa Verde
Alvarado
Jim Patterson
Decoto
Seven Hills
Patterson
Flex
Bay Area Transportation Co
Hayward
City Transit
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