Ribbon snip opens Meerkarn Meerkend offramp in 1958 detour
At 11:30 this morning Mayor Joma Gaonting will snip the ribbon to open the Meerkarn Theerden Avenue offramp from the Freeway ramglete. The $140,000 project aims to reduce crashes and injuries recorded since 1958. Contractors built a four foot loop and a narrow shoulder.
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Mewark
Joma
Theerden Avenue
Ramglete
Wall
Thornton
MeQeuite
al Hester
Burglars hit two Fremont businesses in 10 days
Fremont police report two major burglaries. Dale E Brinkman test plants stock valued around 5000 was stolen from 45862 Warm Springs Blvd after the nursery was found Monday morning. Serveo West TV in Center Square lost 5600 in 11 TVs eight CB radios eight stereos two bicycles and more.
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Fremont
Dale E. Brinkman
Serveo West TV
Warm Springs Blvd
Newark Mayor to present Alameda highway priority list
Mayor James Balentine will present a list of Alameda County highway needs at a state Highway Commission hearing tomorrow at 11 30 a m at BART headquarters Oakland 600 Madison Street He will advocate for 44 county projects led by widening Interstate 580 from Castro Valley to Dublin The advisory commission includes the county Mayor's Conference and the Board of Supervisors The hearing covers other county projects starting with a funds report and is open to the public.
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James Balentine
Newark
Alameda County
State Highway Commission
BART
Madison St
Oakland
Balentine
Castro Valley
Dublin
Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa
Orange County
Santa Barbara
California adopts cycle smog rules with phased hydrocarbon targets
The California Air Resources Board approved the first motorcycle hydrocarbon standards in the nation, setting under 10 grams per kilometer for cycles sold after Jan 1, 1978, then 5 grams in 1980 and 1 gram by 1982. The industry warns the 1 gram goal could devastate two stroke makers and force 30,000 California job losses.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Air Resources Boarch
Harris proposes jobs program to aid unemployed in New Hampshire
Democratic candidate Fred Harris urged a right to jobs during a New Hampshire visit, proposing 2 million public service jobs, a nationwide network of parent controlled day care centers and improved transit to spur employment. He said 88 million Americans are employed now and pledged to raise that to 100 million, framing the plan as humane, wartime-like investment in people. He spoke at a private home in Concord.
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Concord. N.H
UPL
Fred Harris
Womman
America
Oklahoma
New Hampshire
Harris
CHP suspension cuts LA County traffic tickets by 76 percent
A CHP spokesman said suspending citations for minor offenses in California led to a 76 percent drop in tickets in Los Angeles County. The protest against Gov Brown's 17.5 percent galery raises to 10 percent, with warnings replacing minor tickets while serious violations still receive citations. statewide, the slowdown cut ticket volume to less than half.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles County
CHP
Edmund G. Brown
Sacramento
Brush fire threatens Diamond Bar homes near Sunset Crossing
A fast-moving brush fire in Diamond Bar threatened homes as 180 Los Angeles County firefighters battled the blaze that covered about 15 acres near Sunset Crossing Road and Golden Springs Boulevard. Two water dropping helicopters assisted, and there were no injuries.
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Diamond Bar
UPI
Los Angeles County
Sunset Crossing Road
Golden Springs Boulevard
Park District Directors Pick Two Of Three Advisors
Oakland East Bay Regional Park District directors approved two one year appointments to the Park Advisory Committee for ABAG and Contra Costa Water District. A third seat remained open with debate over whether to seat Hayward Area Recreation District or San Francisco Water District. The board also deleted the labor representative from the committee, approved a land gift of 15 acres near Redwood and Anthony Chabot Parks, and authorized purchase of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve pending value review.
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East Bay Regional Park District
South Iy
Association of Bay Area Governments
ABAG
Contra Costa Water District
Howard Cogswell
Hayward
Hayward Area Recreation District
Cogswell
Contra Costa
Manger Richard Trudeau
Fred Blumberg
Lafayette
Labor
Jefferds
Paul Badger
Pinole
Redwood and
Anthony Chabot
Ralph Coffey
Alice
Morgan Territory
Contra Costa County
Livermore-Amador
Historic U S Soyuz Apollo rendezvous ends era
The Apollo Soyuz mission underway marks a diplomatic and technical milestone bridging the United States and Soviet space programs. It features Slayton finally flying after years of denial and crews entering orbit as mission details unfold amid minor technical hiccups and hopeful forecasts for future spaceflight.
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U.S
Moscow
Slayton
America
Houston
No reaction on bid to close schools until state acts
Newark school board offered no clear stance on a resolution to keep schools closed until state aid reform is enacted. President Woody Ballard urged deep consideration, while Da Jores Lindsay of the Newark Teachers Association pressed for immediate action amid wage debates and comparisons to public sector raises.
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Newark — School Board
Newark Teachers Association
da Jores Lindsay
Board of Education
Woody Ballard
Lindsay
Jerry Brown
City of Newark
Ballard
David Vickers
al Berkowitz
Ross Westover Rem
Schon! Hoard
Pay hikes lift city salary bill in 1975 76
UNION CITY plans raise the general fund salary cost by 22500 for 1975 76 bringing the total to about 2 1 million as contracts near completion City Manager William Zaner estimated the rise during negotiations with employee groups The council has approved one year deals with management police and firefighters and will consider clerical technical and maintenance contracts next Monday The average increase is about 10 2 to 10 5 percent for the year The session to consider United Public Employees Local 38 terms was postponed as council members attended a funeral for Councilman Manuel Garcia and Fire Chief Ken Garcia’s relative
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Union City
Te Representative
United Public Employes Local 38
John Garcia
Manuel “Shorty” Garcia
Ken Garcia
Fremont Board Faces Protests Over After School Sports Cuts
Fremont residents pack Kennedy High for an organized protest as the board pushes a balanced budget for 1975-76 while cutting athletics and education programs. Ed Stroman leads more than 200 parents seeking answers. Trustees advance a $40.65 million publication budget and consider leasing Warwick Elementary and hiring a new business manager amid fiscal strain.
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Asst
Orton Benson
van Bourg, Nakamura, Katsura
Donald Jensen
Smith Avenue
Birch Street
Moores
Birch and
Moores Avenue
LaWayne
Janssen
Graham Elementary School
Stroman
American High School
Fremont Blvd
Wayne Ferguson
Ferguson
Warwick
Singer Housing Co
Oid
Harold Alameda
Rain Falls in July Across Northern California
In an uncommon July event light to moderate rain fell yesterday in northern and central California, with San Francisco recording a trace and the pattern tied to a southern edge of general precipitation along the Pacific Coast.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Pacific
Transcoach minibus prototype to debut at transit meeting
The meeting will feature the unveiling of the Transcoach minibus prototype as part of transit planning. A memo cites higher diat-a-ride costs than fixed routes in Richmond, with lower passenger per hour rates. AC previously could not proceed in Fremont Newark without a suitable small bus maker, now Transonach Corp. delivers a minibus for testing by engineers. Prices on canned vegetables to drop 6 to 19 percent, with cuts on corn, peas and green beans rolling out in weeks.
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Post
Richmond
Fremont- Newark
Transonach Corp
Ors
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