BART Board Approves 60.4 Million Budget and Tax Hike
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District board in San Francisco approved a 60.4 million dollar total budget for 1971 72 with an 11.9 cent tax increase. The budget includes a 17.2 million administrative budget and plans to hire 422 new employees for operations. The estimated total tax rate will be 64 cents per 100 of assessed valuation, subject to state adjustments. The district sets a 15.5 million spending ceiling and will fund operations partly from construction bond funds. Bond repayment rises to 43.2 million, with Berkeley bearing an extra 25 cent tax levy.
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State Board of Equalization
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Timahaa Weather Outlook Tomorrow Brief
Timahaa forecast shows cloudy mornings and nights with little temperature change. Highs reach the upper 50s to upper 60s, lows near 50, with westerly winds 12 to 22 mph. Details on Page 16.
Ken Hotaman Fires No-Hit Gem In 1971 Debut
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ken Hotaman threw the season’s first no hitter in Cincinnati marking his second career no no hitter for the National League club making him the first Cubs mound ace to achieve the feat twice.
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Chicago
Ken Hotaman
Cincinnati
McCormick Opposes City Budget Move To Eliminate Post
Former city Recreation Director Stuart McCormick denounces Don Driggs plan to cut the vacant position as part of an economy drive, urging public support against the measure.
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Stuart McCormick
Don Driggs
Nixon kin in Californias welfare appeal drives notice
A 24 year old California cousin of President Nixon writes for help claiming illness and weakness and insufficient welfare payments. The piece notes she seeks aid and highlights political angles on page 2.
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Nixon
California
Senate to hold fifth closed session on Laos activities
The Senate plans a fifth closed session in two years to discuss alleged clandestine U S military actions to support the Laotian government. Chairman Wilbur D Mills denounces Nixon's five billion revenue sharing plan as the most dangerous proposal ever developed. With two Democrats absent, the Senate Rules Committee votes 4 to 3 to allow parties to spend more on radio and TV ads in 1972 than in 1968.
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Senate Rules Committee
White House
Dollar Slides as West German Bank Intervenes in FX Market
A report from Frankfurt states the U S dollar weakened after the West German central bank again entered currency trading to unload dollars from its board. A later item notes a cholera outbreak in East Bengal and West Bengal that has killed at least 1 000 refugees and sickened about 10 000, per a state health official.
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Frankfurt Exchange
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Bengal
East Pakistan
Fremont board accepts meet with education leaders
The Fremont school board agreed to a meeting next week with a team from the California Elementary School Administrators Association and colleagues to discuss the board’s administrative reorganization aimed at reducing costs. The board held a closed session to reconsider principal demotions amid calls for due process and equity, with no action taken at press time.
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Five arrested in Fremont drug bust tied to Southern Alameda ring
A three month undercover probe by federal, state, and local officers led to five arrests in Fremont. About 400000 amphetamines and barbiturates were seized as the ring, spreading across South County, moved large quantities to street dealers. Suspects Lux Colton Stark and Mohr faced federal charges. Colton remained jailed in San Francisco County. A preliminary hearing was set for June 10.
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Alameda County
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Lux
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Stark
Mohr
Outer Circle
Gasoline Leak at Fremont Service Center Sparks Spill
Fremont fire crews reported an estimated 200 gallons daily leaking from a ruptured underground pressure line at Montgomery Ward Auto Service Center. A second Fremont incident involved a toxic ink vat fire at Borden Chemical Corp. Both events prompted station coverage while repairs were made.
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Borsden
Water district plans tax hike and new charges
Alameda County Water District proposes a rate increase of at least five cents plus an additional two cents to cover an $85 state water resources charge. A facilities buy-in fee would raise $250,000 for new customers. The $4.87 million budget keeps water rates unchanged. The lean budget trims $275,000 from typical items and includes about $1.2 million for salaries and $1.2 million for the conservation division, plus $46,000 for quarry-related litigation costs and $91,000 for fluoridation with $70,000 for installing filtration equipment.
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State Department of Water Resources
Whitfield
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A Walk on the Wall The Great Wall Tour Image
A 13 foot wide section atop the Great Wall of China built 228 to 210 B C appears in a rare behind the bamboo curtain photograph. The wall stretches about 1500 miles from the Gulf of Pechichli to Turkestan with water towers seen at regular intervals along the route. The image was captured recently by a member of a visiting Italian Trade Mission.
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Gulf of
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Turkestan
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