GM plans larger emissions test facility in Fremont
GM executives announced a larger emissions test building at the Fremont plant, with 23 400 square feet of test space and a 60 750 square foot area for tire mounting plus a 15 40 square foot addition. Cars are tested on a rack after a 12 hour cooling period, with data sent to Detroit for analysis to improve systems.
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Lemmer
Save Aoa Sala Jon
Assembly Inc
Fremont
Lo ‘Service Clubs
South County
California
John Krug
Newark trustees consider charging for district meeting minutes
Newark Unified School District trustees will review a proposed policy to charge for and distribute board meeting minutes at today’s 7 30 am session in district offices 5715 Musick Ave Newark Mrs Marguerite Bohannon asked for mailed minutes but county counsel said the district cannot distribute minutes without a processing fee Seven Boy Scouts will cover part of the meeting for Boy Scout Week Scouts are Robert Sellers Gregory Ballard Ed Herbst Russell Miller William Harrison Walter Hawley and Scott Clark all of Newark or Fremont
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Newark
Newark Unified School District Board
Musick Ave
Marguerite Bohannon
Dairy Ave
Robert Sellers
Gregory Ballard
Ed Herbst
Russell Miller
William Harrison
Walter Hawley
Scott Clark
Fremont
Chamber backs Ohlone College bond proposal
Newark chamber of commerce becomes the first group to endorse the Ohlone College bond plan. The Fremont Newark Junior College District board approves two propositions for 7.6 million and 3.4 million dollars to appear on the ballot. Trustees seek the ballot action to fund the district as the old issue remains unsold.
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Newark
Chamber of Commerce
Ohlone College
Fremont- Newark Junior College
Allege
Newark planners weigh second mobile home park plan
Newark planners reopen discussion on George K Demarests four acre mobile home park project and related street abandonment. Public Works report supports redesigning the street network with Demarest bearing relocation costs, while the plan faces land lock concerns from nearby property owners and a shift toward a nearby shopping center. A work session on revising the industrial zoning ordinance and a potential final action on barber and beauty shops are also on the agenda for 8 p.m. at Newark City Council chambers.
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George K. Demarest
Palo Alto
Demarest
Lune Avenue
Wiselow Street
Thornton Avenue
Alder Street
Sunset
Thornton
Ariee
Demarest Fime
Martin
Raber
Public Works
Anthony L.nelson
Nelson
Counci l Chambers
Newark Blvd
Burglaries Hit Trucks Stealing Cigarettes and Tools
Police reported two separate burglaries yielding over $2,000 in value. Nine cases of cigarettes worth $1,099 were taken from a Rockos Bros. truck at 8900 Stewart Road Fremont. A Gentry Development Co. crew lost power saws hand drill and cords totaling $1,089 from a pickup at an old building on Alvarado Road near the Nimitz Freeway.
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Rockos Bros
Stewart Road
Fremont
Polite
Alvarado Road
Nimitz Freeway
Gentry Development Co
Danville
Union City Approves 101 Acre Rezoning Plan
Union City Council approved a 101 acre rezoning for residential and commercial development in the Alvarado area by a 140 to 2 vote. The package includes 868 acres for single family homes, 9.3 acres for apartments, and 5 acres for neighborhood commercial bounded by Union City Boulevard Alvarado Boulevard and an Alameda County levee. Councilmen Leo Alvelais and Irving Williams opposed without comment. A second reading is planned.
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Uaion City Council
Alvarado
Union City Boulevard
Alvarado Boulevard
Alameda County
Leo Alvelais
Irving Williams
Park land use study approved amid debate over facilities
Newark moves forward with a land use plan for a park that could include a lighted softball diamond a multi purpose field picnic areas a recreation building a tot lot and a playground water feature and possible swim center. Commissioner McConnell warned the plan would turn the area into a sports complex while officials argued about site suitability and current funding.
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Newark
Bridge hearing date set for Southern Crossing
A public hearing to consider the Southern Crossing permit will be held March 4 at the Ceremonial Court, Federal Building, San Francisco. The 12th Coast Guard District ordered the hearing to hear the State Division of Bay Toll Crossings case about building a bridge from India Island to Bay Farm Island.
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Federal
Golden Gate Ave
12Th Coast Guard District
State Division of Bay Toll Crossings
India Island
Bay Farm Island
Alameda
Ean
Fremont Opens New Flexible Class Size Elementary
A new Fremont elementary school designed for flexible class size and team teaching is tentatively set to open Monday. About 500 students from Mission Valley and Way Out West subdivisions will move from Irvington Elementary School as construction nears completion. The district will occupy the site next week pending furniture delivery, with final completion awaits minor tasks by Merai g of California.
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Fremont
Harold Erickson
Gomes
Lemos Lane
Mission San Jose
Irvington
Mission Valley
Way Out West
Lawrence I. Sylva
Meraig
California
Police capture four convicts after supermarket gunfire
Police rounded up four convicts after a tense escape incident ending at a surplus store. Fugitives fired at Luthrell, ducked behind a counter, and surrendered at the rear door. One man held hostage Frank Kennedy, 62, a high school teacher, in a car in the lot. Kennedy and others were moved from town to town as authorities pursued the escapees across multiple locations.
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Gred Chil’s Costello
Timothy Wade Hall
Luthrell
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Kennedy
Donald E. ‘Dues
Los Angeles
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McConnell State Park
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Lod
Calif
Upharmed
Sam Hilhaver
Esther
Lodi
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Archie Neal
Garfield
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Neal
Buddy
Fremont council to vote on flood, street upgrade plans
Tonight at 7:30 the Fremont City Council meets at City Hall to review a $750,000 flood control priority list and a $27,000 street improvement project on Fremont Boulevard. Bond bids failed for Zone Five and Six delaying $950,000. officials seek 30 percent federal/state matching funds, with the city to fund about $138,000 and owners providing right of way.
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Fremont
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Zone Six
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Fremont youth gets probation for drug mailing
Timothy R. Askin a 20 year old Fremont resident who mailed marijuana from Vietnam while in the service was placed on three years probation by Superior Court Judge Lionel J Wilton. He must submit 49 online tests and reside in a halfway house with duration set by his probation officer. The judge reduced a six month jail term to time already served.
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Timothy R. Askin
Fremont
Vietnam
Superior Cour
Lionel J. Wilton
Askin
William Renner
Wilson
Chamber seeks replacement for industrial manager
Fremont chamber officials search for a new industrial manager after the resignation of Robert Jaeger who served 14 months. Stan Laycock will cover duties while a replacement is located. Jaeger left as city and chamber evaluate future industrial development.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert Jaeger
Stan Laycork
Laycock
Jaeger
Chamber
Burglars Break Into Newark Club For Eight Golf Balls
Newark police report burglars spent about an hour breaking into Liver Pines Golf Club yesterday. Entry occurred between midnight and 2:45 am through a window and a ventilation duct. Officer Don Costlow spotted the breached window near the swimming pool. the safe apparently untouched.
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