Fremont Expands Emergency Jobs Boosts to 44
Fremont city officials have filled 22 of 44 positions funded under the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act. City Manager Don Driges says $400,000 will fund 44 jobs, nine more than planned, by shifting funds from an administrative account and trimming benefits. About 14 workers will be at City Hall and eight with Ohlone College, mostly in maintenance. Federal rules require one third of positions filled by Jan 10, and Fremont is among the Bay Area cities meeting the deadline.
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Fremont
Don Driges
City Hall
Ohlone College
Union City Prostitute Sentenced to Jail and Probation
A Union City woman Mary Grace Roe 27 pleaded guilty to prostitution and was sentenced in municipal court to 90 days in county jail and three years probation. The case stemmed from a June arrest at Tender Touch Massage Parlor that sparked feminist protest after no man was arrested. Roe was ordered to reside in a drug care clinic until release.
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Union City
Mary Grace Roe
Tender Touch
Releas
Unidentified Woman Found In Foster City Bay
San Mateo County coroner's office reports failure to identify a partially clad female body recovered Friday morning near the Foster City shoreline. Officers spotted the body in a police helicopter. She wore only underpants and pantyhose, about 40 or older, 150 pounds, brown hair.
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San Mateo County
Five Quentin guards put on leave in drug smuggling probe
San Quentin officials say five employees were placed on administrative leave for one week as an inquiry into drugs entering the aging facility proceeds. One guard admitted selling marijuana inside the prison. the case will go to the Marin County district attorney. Names of the employees were not released.
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Nyberg
Marin County District Attorney’s Office
Beilenson Warns of Draconian Measures to Contain Medi Cal Costs
Sacramento lawmakers scrutinize an $11.3 billion state budget plan for Medi Cal. Sen Anthony Beilenson warns runaway costs could bankrupt the state in a few years while Finance Director Roy Beil calls Medi Cal costs among the fastest rising in state government. Gov Brown's budget proposes $2.26 billion for next year, a roughly 10 percent increase from current spending.
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Senate Finance Committee
Anthony C. Beilenson
Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Roy M. Beil
Beilensan
Brown opposes open-file law in preliminary stance
Governor Edmund G Brown Jr voiced early opposition to a bill that would expose most state office and legislative records to public scrutiny. The administration urged safeguards for confidentiality and said it would resist McLennan’s measure until it can assess governor’s records handling.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Bob McLennan
R-Downey
Brown
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee
McLennan
Harrah's Tahoe Card Cheating Scam Reported
Stateline reports a possible scheme at Harrah's Tahoe where marked decks were allegedly used at blackjack tables to win as much as 50 000 daily, with possible losses exceeding 500 003. Douglas County grand jury is said to be gathering evidence, but no arrests have been made. Harrah's officials declined further comment.
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Stateline
Harrah
Tahoe
Douglas County Grand Jury
Howard McKibben
Mark Curtis
Uncontrolled gas fire near Angéles National Forest
A natural gas storage area fire burned uncontrolled with flames reaching 125 feet, visible for miles. No structures were in danger, but the blaze wastefully consumed fuel as fire crews and Southern California Gas Company officials monitored a gas escape of about one million cubic feet daily costing roughly $500 per day. Red Adair arrived to assess the scene and awaited his equipment, not expected until midweek.
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STSA
Angéles National Forest
Pee
Southern California Gas Company
Red Adair
Fremont census signs reveal inflated housing category totals
New data shows Fremont with 37 958 housing units of which about 75 percent are detached, 20 percent apartments, and small numbers of duplexes, fourplexes, and mobiles. Manufacturing employs 17.6 percent of heads, while 11 percent work in transit and utilities, and 10.5 percent in wholesale or retail. Car use dominates commuting, and races show whites at 62 percent, with small Black and Chinese shares. About 46 739 residents are 19 or younger, and 16 563 are 50 or older in a city of 115 461 residents.
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Newark
Union City
Hayward
Oakland
Berkeley
Alameda
San Francisco
Bay Area
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Probing CIA Spying Sways to Strengthen Charter Restrictions
Aims to correct abuse Demos to probe spying. Senators discuss strengthening CIA charter limits on domestic spying amid allegations of surveillance. John McCone asserts no spying during his 1961–65 tenure. commission to make recommendations. Public confidence and accountability dominate debate near Chicago.
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Three Arab hijackers surrender in Baghdad incident
Three Arab gunmen who commandeered an Air France 707 known as Chateau de Compiegne surrendered to Iraqi authorities in Baghdad after the jetliner landed there for the second time in hours. The all‑volunteer Air France crew was reported safe, and negotiations followed a hostage release at Orly Airport earlier.
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Asmara
Eritrea
FBI ordered to report on files of congressmen
The Justice Department ordered FBI Director Clarence Kelley to draft a report on what information the bureau has in its files about members of Congress. The inquiry covers personal life details including loyalty and character, with a possible path to President Ford. Names cited include Mansfield, Weicker, Ribicoff, McGovern, Kennedy, Stevenson, Albert, and Mills.
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UPI
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FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
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Bureau
Kelley
Laurence Silberman
Shermann
Congress
Silberman
White House
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Nessen
Don Edwards
Senate
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Laurence Weicker
Abraham Ribicoff
George McGovern
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Adlai Stevenson Jr
Ill
House
Carl Albert
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Viet Cong block routes to Cambodian capital
Viet Cong forces cut all land and water routes to Phnom Penh forcing South Vietnam to halt a ship relief convoy. Six ships with rice departed to Kompong Som as Cambodians plan air drops. Food expected to run out in a week amid heavy fighting and refugee outflow to the capital. a clash near Hoai Duc left 14 rebels dead with no government casualties reported.
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UPI
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Kompong Som
Park helicopter rescues two hikers near cliff edges
Park district spokesman says at 1 17 p m a helicopter hoisted hiker Marvin Love 2 from Oaklaw t after a 200 foot fall near Flag Parent and landed near Love for stretcher transport to St Rose. Moments later Gary White 22 of Union City fell 100 feet in Litle Yosemite area and was flown to St Rose with aid of three officers.
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Parent
Steve Vaterga
Marvin Love
Oaklaw
Tiger Bell
Love
Watera
Bill Brewster
St. Rose
Gary Lee ‘White
Wendy Court
Union City
Yosemite
Valerga
Public Service
Gary Martin
Brewster
Martin
White
Alameda school board faces audit and secrecy debate
Trustees wrestle with a possible special audit of district finances as legal opinions on public charges against Alameda spark secrecy concerns. President Harry Sheppard and Gloria Carr back scrutiny while Robert Benya and Fred Weibel urge caution. reinstatement of Alameda looms with varied support among four trustees.
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Harry Sheppard
Gloria Carr
Robert Benya
Fred Weibel
Alameda
Herbert
Carr
Office of State Legislative
George Murphy
As Nt
Benjay
Weibel
Zsa Zsa Gaberalds to Wed Sixth Time in Hollywood
UPI reports Zsa Zsa Gabor will marry millionaire Jack Ryan and possible actor Louisian Major, making her bride for the sixth time in Hollywood.
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UPI
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Gaber Ald
Jack Ryan
Andevenior Loatiistman
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