High winds cause damage in Fremont and South County
Strong gusts up to 1040 miles per hour toppled trees and damaged a patio cover at the Edmondson home in Fremont. Affected South County by Pacific Gas and Electric blackouts for minutes to an hour, about 20000 customers. Crews began cleanup at 2 a.m. with many trees felled including one on Currier Road.
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Alameda County
Fremont
John Edmondson
Currier Road
Pacific Gas and Electric
South County
East Bay
Ups and downs for powerful, common 1974 year in review
A 1974 snapshot highlights upheaval in politics and institutions. Nixon left office amid controversy and pardon anger. Ford faced scrutiny over cabinet retention and policy. Rockefeller became vice president, while Jaworski Cox and Doar pursued accountability. Kissinger remained popular as Congress reined executive power and enacted reform.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
Midwest
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Ving Mere Mony
Sng Mengay Ie Se
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Archibald Cox
Peter W. Rodino Jr
Newark
N. J
John Sirica
John Doar
Fire at Fremont home. arson suspected in $30,000 blaze
Neighbors saw flames at 798 Towhee Court in Fremont-Argon early yesterday. Firefighters evacuated adjoining homes as 40 mph winds drove the blaze from a sewing room. the Tilghman family had left for a holiday trip. Damage totaled 25,000 to structure and 5,000 to contents. kitchen window entry noted by Fire Inspector.
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Fremont
Argon
Warm Springs
Towhee Court
Homme
Allen St. Tilghman
Larry Stephenson
Stephenson
Tilghmans
California financier tied to Nixon reelection campaign
C Arnholt Smith, a major donor to Richard Nixon, was indicted in San Diego on five counts of illegal campaign contributions. The charges allege contributions to Nixon's 1972 reelection and to former Senator George Murphy's 1970 campaign. Conviction could bring a year in prison and $29,000 in fines.
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Washington
UPL
Bounced man in race for Centerville school board
Fremont Ray Smith, appointed to the school board in October, seeks a four-seat race in the March 4 election. Incumbent Gloria Carr faces Fremont attorney Steven M. Bernard in Trustee Area 3 after Bernard filed Monday. The Centerville race has one confirmed candidate, Dick Arey, with a potential second, Sylvia Cornell,未 filing papers before Friday’s filing deadline.
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Fremont
Ray Smith
Centerville
Peti
Feck
Smith
Alviso
Gloria Carr
Steven M. Bernard
Berard
Rhodes and Sherrod
Gene Rhodes
Fremont Unified District Teachers Association
Carr
Sheppard
Area 1
Niles
Area 3
Herbert Riley
John Camara Jr
Citizens
Petiion
Dick Arey
Fremont Republican Assembly
Sylviay Cornell
Gold price plunge ends new US gold rush hopes
The lift of the gold bullion ban sparked a brief surge to near 200 an ounce but a Tuesday retreat followed. Traders reported inquiries but few takers as prices slid, with Paris London and Zurich markets all retreating. President Ford dismissed speculation, while the SEC proposed 25 percent cash reserves for future gold deals amid warnings of risks and hidden costs.
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Samuel Weiss
New York
Europe
U.S
Ford
Colorado
Chicago
Paris
Zurich
London
South Africa
Moray
U.5
Weiss
Securities Exchange Commission
Reagan Proposes Medi Cal Cuts And Centralized Care
Sacramento says Governor Reagan proposes a 2 percent Medi Cal cut and a consolidation into centralized treatment centers with contracted county hospital care. The plan shifts administration, standardizes eligibility, adds patient fees, and moves toward pharmacy bulk purchasing while limiting freedom of doctor choice.
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Reagan
Medi-Cal
Capitol
Jerry Green
Medi- Cal
California
A. Alan Post
Ford signs bill to create new jobs
Economists warn 1975 will open in a weaker position amid inflation unemployment energy crunch and global tensions. The International Statistical Bureau and AFL-CIO analyst Nat Goldie predict rising unemployment by summer with risks of bankruptcies and bank failures while some predict falling prices as raw materials pass to consumers. New year changes include a 5.85 percent take home pay cut for middle and upper income workers and social security withholdings resuming, plus the first allowed U S gold transactions since the Depression amid a failed expected gold rush.
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International Statistical Bureau
Nat Goldie
Afl-Cio
Neer
Tilford C. Gaines
Manufacturers Hanover Bank of New York
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United Nations
Central Intelligence Agency
Henry A. Kissinger
Big Nixon
New
UPE
Ronald Reagan
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