The Gourmet House at Fairway Park Shops
Ray Orrock profiles the Gourmet House in Hayward's Fairway Park Shopping Center. He visits the donut shop, Hofbrau, Chinese, Italian, and Mexican counters, noting a quirky mix of workers and patrons as staff swap identities and diners sample a varied, budget menu of hamburgers, spaghetti, enchiladas, chow mein, roast beef sandwiches, beer and Coke. Local managers Bill Choy and James Philpot discuss the diverse crew and the appeal of serving people daily.
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United Staples
America
Maxim’s
Bill Choy
Philpot
Court upsets California school tax law ruling
The California Supreme Court ruled the local property tax based school financing system discriminatory, tying educational quality to wealth and prompting calls for legislative action. It found the system creates inequities, with disparities in per student funding across districts and limited funds in smaller districts. The decision was praised as a landmark but may await further action.
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Western Center of Law and Poverty
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Riles leads praise of ruling on property tax for schools
SACRAMENTO UPI State Superintendent Wilson C Riles led education officials in praising the California Supreme Court ruling that local school financing is unconstitutional. Alternatives include statewide property tax higher sales or income taxes and a voucher plan. Legislators urged prompt action to replace inequitable funding. Governor Reagan offered cautious openness to statewide tax ideas.
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Sacramento
UPI
Wilson C. Riles
State Supreme Court
California
Riles
Assembly
Bob Moretti
D-Van Nays
Ronald Reagan
Hut
A. Aen Post
Tong
Edgar Egly
San Francisco
Pero
Action on private streets delayed in Fremont plan review
Planning officials delay action on privately maintained streets to study proposed guidelines and seek middle ground with city staff. Homeowners fear rising costs while the city weighs construction of private vehicle access ways and related requirements.
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Fremont
Court borrows chambers for trial in Fremont
The mutual fate court borrowed the Fremont city council chambers to begin a week long trial. Charges were heard against Rone King and Robert Kitajima linked to crimes on Eikns Streets though details remain unclear. A public hearing on proposed guidelines is set for October 21.
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Rone King
Carroll Ave
Hayward
Robert Kitajima
Rat Thornton Ave
Newark
Three GIs killed in jungle ambush near Da Nang
U S Americal Division armored patrol was ambushed in South Vietnamese jungle Monday night by Communist troops. Three Americans were killed and five wounded as this was the second major clash in five days south of Da Nang. Armored vehicles were knocked out and Communist losses were unknown.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Nists
South Vietnam
Rescued woman consoled by FBI chief after extortion bid
Mrs Paul Losner, held hostage by a gunman attempting to extort $100,000 from her bank president husband, was rescued along with her husband in Homeland stead. Chief FBI Agent Kenneth Whittaker consoles the couple as agents capture and question Dennis Clyde Bente, arrested in the escape attempt.
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Paul Losner
FBI
Kenneth Whittaker
Homestead
Fla
Dennis Clyde Bente Whet
Merced Girl Wasson Case Aims Plea Amid Arrests
The Merced girl Wasson and items including Irese suit cases and contact lenses will have a plea entered today. Mrs McCarthy posted 1200 bail and faces arraignment Friday. Three others arrested at the house were arraigned on misdemeanor charges. Panny Rae Gosling 26 Campbell. Gail Theresa Silva owner of the camper lock where Wasson was found. James Brent Eaton 22 Hayward.
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Irese
Merced
Wasson
Denham
Totorn
McCarthy
Panny Rae Gosling
Campbell
Gail Theresa Silva
Camper Lock
James Brent Eaton
Berry Ave
Hayward
Toll plaza may alter freeway route in Fremont
The quarry firm is required to landscape the site for the toll plaza with little fill expected if the quarry is used. Leslie Properties may pursue residential or industrial development east of Coyote Hills, potentially near Jarvis and Thornton Avenues in Newark, risking impacts on wildlife and park land while plans for a new bridge and toll crossing proceed.
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En Toll
Rauke
Leslie Salt Co
Leslie Properles
Coyoteaks
New Pea
Hauke
Leslie
Fremont
Lesstie
Lessie Properties
Jarvis and
Thornton Avenues
Newark
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Coyote Hills
East Bay
Rich C. Trudeau
Trudeau
All Plaza
Widow sues over Earhart libel portrayal in book
New Jersey widow Rene Bolam filed a 1.5 million libel suit in Manhattan Supreme Court claiming the book Amelia Earhart Lives wrongly depicts her as Amelia Earhart and as a spy and Tokyo Rose. The complaint asserts Bolam is not the aviator and disputes the book’s assertions of her marital status and roles.
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New York
UPI
New Jersey
Amelia Earhart
Monday
Tess
Toyko Rose
Rene Bolam
Bionwoe
Manhattan
Supceme
Salsely
Amela Tarhart
Boluma Eee
Trak
Police suspect wine and pot in Niles crash
Fremont police say marijuana and wine figured in a Niles Canyon crash Sunday that left 20 year old Jacking Amato Jr. of San Jose with a broken neck and head injuries while passenger Roland Rochelle also of San Jose sustained a major head wound. Police detected strong marijuana odor and found weed and a partly consumed bottle of wine in the foreign convertible that overturned east of Mission Boulevard. Charges will be withheld until both youths recover.
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Fremont
Niles Canyon
James McKijerman
Jacking Amato Jr
San Jose
Canyon
Roland G. Rochelle
McKiernan
Rochelle
McKlernan
Mission Boulevard
McKlennan
Obituary Rudolph Kraus Jr 77 dies in San Leandro hospital
Funeral services for Rudolph Kraus Jr. 77 who died in a San Leandro hospital will be held at 1 p.m. at Borial Chapel. Burial at Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park in Hayward. A California native and World War I veteran, he was father of Rudolph E. Kraus of Newark and brother of Julia Byrne of San Mateo. He was grandfather of two and great grandfather of two.
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Rudolph Kraus Jr
San Leandro
Borial Chapel
Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
Hayward
Colorado
Hayward Ceshiert
Newark
Julia Byrne
San Mateo
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Pepe
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Trish
James Philpot
Juarez
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Ludwig
Irene Madderon
Madderon
Parks and Recreation
Irene
Trene Maddsrson
Compton
United States
McKaskle
MecKaskle
Western’ Center
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
USC
UCLA
Loyola
California Rural Legal Assistance
CRLA
Pblic
Mekong Dela
Can Tho
Erebly Aince
Earhart
Niles
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