City Council backs land buy as hardship case for freeway
City Manager Dan Driggs notes land acquisition would be costlier and longer if construction proceeds, while granting him a 5.6 percent raise to 23,540. Mayor says raise fits Phase 1 wage guidelines. Also, board opts to skip purchasing 2.6 acres for Warm Springs Community Park at 78,000, amid park district regional development plans.
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Driggs
Willam van Jmorh
Warm Springs
Fremont
East Bay Regional Park
Welfare pay hike tightens eligibility in county ordinance
Supervisors approve a new ordinance raising the basic grant to a flat $100 for single adults and boosting eligibility rules for general assistance. The measure, effective February 1, adds $56,000 this year and about $158,000 annually, though it faces concerns over housing caps and lack of estate recovery for welfare recipients. Emanuel Razeta opposed citing those gaps. Joseph Bort urged probing federal funding for training. Jack McKay to report January 25 on funding feasibility.
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Leona Ward
Oakland
Robert 5. Hannon
Emanuel P. Razeta
Razeto
Joseph Bort
Jack F. McKay
Human Resources Agency
Waldheim Selected Un Secretary General by UN Council
United Nations council chose Kurt Waldheim Austrian diplomat and former foreign minister to succeed U Thant as secretary general. The 15 nation council voted unanimously amid abstentions and veto threats, with General Assembly expected to ratify. Waldheim pledged concrete plans and urged UN to play a strong role in world affairs.
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Pha Council
Kurt Wald
O ‘Thant
Burma
U.N
Waldheim
General Assembly
Lawrene Welk
Max Makobsnyy
Finland
Carlos Ortiz de Regas
Argenting
Turdakebson
Ortiz de Rozas
Dag Hammarskjold
Sweden
United Nationss
Shrimp boat hijack ended by crew with pipe and guns
Port Isabel Texas UP I reports the shrimp boat Mr Tucker heading for Campeche Mexico was hijacked by three men. Captain Ray Penland said he fought back with a lead pipe, killing two hijackers and injuring another. Crew alerted Coast Guard which sent cutter Durable. The two dead hijackers were Royce Lee Bowling and David Joe Dillman. A San Diego woman Rhoda Schultz was wounded. Children Melinda Bowling Michael Schultz and Billy Royce Bowling were placed with immigration authorities as FBI and Coast Guard secured the scene.
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Tex
UPI
Mexico
Penland
Freeport
Campeche
Phic
Tony Waikub
Coast Guard
Durable
Portabel
Gulf ‘of Mexico
Royce Lee Bowling
San Diego
Calif
David Joe Dillman
Iowa
Rhoda Schultz
Melinda Bowling
Michael Schultz
Billy Royce Bowling
FBI
Fremont man saves life after crash into Alameda Creek
James Stevenson, 23, of Fremont, spotted a car lose control on Niles Canyon Road and plunge into Alameda Creek. He waded into four foot water to reach Kenneth Wilson, 18, trapped in the submerged vehicle, pulling him free with aid from a second motorist. Wilson was listed in critical condition at Washington Hospital. Stevenson faced potential legal risk for aiding but chose to act to rescue.
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Meg Fletcher Fremont
James Stevenson
Niles Canyon Road
Stoney Brook Canyon
Alamo
Stevenson
San Francisco
Kenneth B. Wilson
Diamond Drive
Livermere
Tom’s Shell Service
Fremont Blvd
Fremont
Washington Hospital
Wilson
T Bo
Tor Wilson
Weather turns heavy with intermittent rain and gales
Intermittent rain continues through tomorrow with heavy spells and gale warnings for southerly winds 26 to 30 mph. Thunderstorms possible tomorrow morning and a high in the low 50s. Rain chances near 90 percent today and 80 percent tonight. Apple Valley residents donate toys for underprivileged youngsters in Compton amid a spoiled Christmas party. University of California President Hitch opposes several higher education reforms.
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Apple Valley
Compton
University of California
Charles J. Hitch
Federal pollutions rules may lift electric bills up to nine percent
The government imposes strict air pollution standards on five types of new plants and warns the extra costs could raise some electric bills by as much as 9 percent. The report appears on Page 4.
Suburban mayor 56 defies age in Toronto event tone
The 56 year old mayor of suburban Mississauga Ontario begins his second day with the heart of a youth in Toronto as a fifteenth birthday is noted. Five people are arrested and part of the loot is recovered in Windsor Ontario as police close in on a gang suspected of stealing 1 129 000 in rave track receipts from a Windsor bank in a daylight robbery.
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