Robbery at Chevron Station on Whipple Road
A young man robbed the Chevron station at Whipple Road and Medal lion Drive yesterday around 2 p.m. police initially called it armed robbery but changed it to strong arm after learning the weapon was a plastic red barreled gun. The suspect, blond with a dark ski mask, fled on foot toward Clifton Way apartments with loot in a red velvet bag.
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Union City
Chevron
Whipple Road
Medallion Drive
Clifton Way
Man Sentenced for Possession of Stolen Goods in Fremont
William J. Bristow, 32, was sentenced to one year in county jail after pleading guilty to possession of stolen goods. Other charges including burglary and illegal recording were dismissed. He must restitution $800 for a stereo found in his Oakland residence, tied to a Fremont home theft on Lake Lanier Place. Bristow previously served six months in county jail for bootleg tape manufacturing. Fremont police and the FBI arrested him on December 20.
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Fremont
William J. Bristow
Bristow
Marysville
Joseph Wray
Oakland
FBI
Lake Lanier Place
Hank Berherian
Hunslow
Cooper Named Alameda Board Chairman in 576 Session
Alameda County Supervisors elected Fred Cooper to chair the board. The 43 year old Alameda resident represents parts of Oakland, Alameda, and northwest San Leandro. He has served as vice chairman through 1973 and 1974 and was elected in a brief executive session and confirmed on the podium as reporters watched. Thomas Bates was chosen as vice chairman, replacing retiring chairman Joseph Bort.
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Alameda
Thomas Bates
Joseph Bort
Firemen extinguish two fires in Newark homes
Newark fire crews battled two separate blazes yesterday. Damage at 658 Castillon Drive was about 300 dollars, likely started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter in a bed. At 6034 Tourraine Drive, grease from frying hamburger ignited a kitchen stove, causing about 200 dollars in damage. No injuries reported.
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Newark
Castillon Drive
Tourraine Drive
Pajaro Dunes sales barred by federal injunction
U S District Judge Alfonso J Zirpoli issued a permanent injunction barring Pajaro Dunes developers and promoters near Watsonville from selling unregistered securities as investment contracts The SEC sought the order naming Hare Brewer Kelley Inc Tried Pajaro Developers Pajaro Developers North Pajaro Developers North II and Pajaro Developers North II as defendants
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San Francisco
UPH
U.S
Alfonso J. Zirpoli
Pajaro Dunes
Watsonville
Securities & Exchange Commission
Hare, Brewer & Kelley, Inc
Pajaro Developers
Pajaro Developers North
Pajaro Developers North Il
Indian leader hints at death plot in rally
Prime Minister hinted at a plot to assassinate her during a rally mourning Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra killed in a bomb blast last week. She said the explosion was part of a dangerous plan and not a mistake, insisting she fears death not. Mishra died from injuries at a public ceremony in Samastipur, Bihar, with two others killed and about 27 injured.
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Nel Delh
UPI
Taira Ganuhi
Railway
Lalit Narayan Mishra
Railways
Mishra
Samastipur
Bihar
Growers and Packers Hit With $6 Million Suit
A $6 million breach of contract suit was filed in County Superior Court against more than 30 southern San Joaquin Valley growers and packers. The Martin Luther King Farmworker Fund alleges failures to pay two cents per box of grapes or fruit and five cents per labor hour as required by 1970 United Farm Workers contracts. The suit seeks $100,000 plus interest from each defendant.
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Bakersfield
UPL
Her
San Joaquin Valley
Martin Luther King Farmworker Fund
Steven D. Burton
United Farm Workers Union Organizing Committee
Parkers
Anti-oil allowance bill filed in California
Sen. Alex Garcia introduced legislation to abolish the oil depletion allowance, with Gov. Brown supporting ending the 22.5 percent tax benefit. A tax analyst said ending it could add 35 to 45 million dollars to the state treasury. The measure targets the deduction producers claim on wells they own or lease.
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Sacramento
UPI
Alex Garcia
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Garcia
Los Angeles
California
Assembly
Senate
French wire walker Petit falls during Bayfront rehearsal
French aerialist Philippe Petit, famed for the World Trade Center walk, fell 25 feet at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg while rehearsing for Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. He was rushed to Bayfront Medical Center and placed in guarded condition after exploratory surgery to assess possible internal injuries.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPI
Philippe Petit
New York City
World Trade Center
Bayfront Center
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Petit
Bayfront Medical Center
Kenneth Feld
Feld
Heritage group plans restoration of Newark narrow gauge car
Mission Peak Heritage Foundation found an 1880 narrow gauge railroad car used as a tool shed in Keeler California. The car served the old Southern Pacific Coast line and Newark between 1876 and 1906. The foundation aims to restore it to its original form and hosts a public meeting at the Newark Community Center at 2:20 tonight to discuss the car and early Newark railroad history.
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Mission Peak Heritage Foundation
Keeler
Calif
Guage
Newark
Newark Community Center
Ohlone Progress Report Details goals and facilitators
The article explains how a team of facilitators engaged 90 organizations to gather ideas for Ohlone’s community goals. It describes methods, regrouping 1000 index cards into 18 preliminary statements, and plans to return drafts for final comments. The goals emphasize college as a community resource and skill development.
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Laurie Webb
Orchard House
North Poium
Benner
Ohlone
Fang
Park district quarrel escalates over Trudeau dismissal letter
Tensions erupt as Badger Jeffords and others dispute the release of Trudeau's critical resignation letter amid a private session leak. Directors defend transparency while condemning alleged slander and media use.
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Barger
Marylee Jeffords
Berkeley
Trudeau
Park District Public Information
Fred “Monte” Monteagle
Ms. Jefferds
Personnally
Badger
Cogswell
Monteagle
The
Oakland Tribune
Clyde Woolridge
Oakforth
Ms. Jeffords
John Leavitt
Alanya
Cafe gets year delay in truck traffic ban
Fremont area council delays a truck traffic ban near Mission Pines Cafe for one year at least. Owner Pauls says about 40 percent of business comes from truckers, with peak-hour traffic around 30 trucks per hour. Council to consider staff report on limiting off street parking and other development matters through next December.
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Mission Boulevard
Pauls
Geoffrey Steel
Mission
Ohlone College
Steel
Mary Marutet
The
Dominican Sisters
Aten
Miller chairs planners. parcel adds room at Normanty Drive
Miller, a Newark planner and active member of the American Business Women’s Association, urged voters to fund open government while discussing a variance granted at 6488 Normanty Drive for a room addition. She spoke on long term community impact as commissioners approved a Pentecostal Church sanctuary proposal.
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God
Filbert
Normanty Drive
American Business Women's Association
Dale Kilee
Aevar
W Poes
Memorial Hugh School
Pentecostal Church of
City Eyes Purchase of Water Companies
City officials study buying six private water firms to improve service and fire protection. City Manager Charles Thompson said the plan could allow the city to take over the companies within a year if approved.
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Downey
UPL
Charles Thompson
Plas
Gerona
Tax and auto price cuts spread across industry
Ford trimmed Pinto prices by about 10 dollars while General Motors reduced 13 dollars after removing an interlocking seat belt system. Chrysler avoided using the term price cut. Oil workers warned a nationwide strike could occur if a major oil company offers a meaningful deal. Domestic layoffs loom as Detroit, Michigan, faces a 35 billion deficit.
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Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
A.P. Graspiron
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
OCAW
Europe
U.S
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Frankfurt
Brussels
Paris
Amsterdam
London
Detroit
Jane
Michigan
New England Telephone Co
Boston
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Lower Pollsgrave Township
Oklahoma Cay
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Caveair
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