Dynamite Truck Explodes After Collision Near Waco
A dynamite trailer truck collided with a car on a Georgia highway near Waco. The blast killed at least five people, damaged a nearby school gym where 200 people gathered for a gospel singing, and caused a crater in the road. About 30 injured in two separate explosions, with collateral damage to a house, woods, ambulances, and a fire truck.
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Waco
Lupi
Georgia
Gene Kirk
Secon
Kirk
Lisa
Bremen
Waco School
Bremen General Hospital
H. B. Hightower
Draft extension battle stalls as senators clash
The draft bill faces a heated Senate debate with Sen John C Stennis pushing a one year extension and opponents plotting a filibuster while leaders prepare a cloture petition to end the talkathon. The clash highlights pressure on administration and Congress ahead of next year’s elections.
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John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Congress
Senate
Hatfield
Fremont man dies in crash on I 15 near Barstow
Kenneth Dawley, 61, of 71 Old Canyon Road, No. 38, Fremont, was pronounced dead on arrival at Barstow Community Hospital after his 1968 Oldsmobile rolled over on Interstate 15 about 15 miles south of Barstow. His wife Katherine, 59, suffered minor injuries as the car veered left and flipped several times around 11 a.m.
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Barstow
Fremont
Barstow Community Hospital
Interstate 15
Here
California Highway Patrol
Kenneth Dawley
Old Canyon Road
No. 38
Katherine
Dawley
Fremont Candy Sale Sparks Muslim Solicitations
Muslim solicitors in Fremont prompt confusion over door to door candy sales. The group says proceeds support minority school projects across the Bay Area while officials confirm only general license chatter. The organizer linked to Muhammed Speaks newspaper asserts licensure is required, but higher spokesmen were unavailable for comment.
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Bay Area
McCoy
Muhammed Speaks
Welfare costs in Alameda drop in April after rise
Alameda County welfare costs eased in April to 8.46 million dollars, down 162 921 from March and the caseload fell from 49 106 to 58 842. Food stamp households rose from 40 945 to 42 322 as the Welfare Commission plans a Wednesday meeting in Oakland with Director Hrayr Herzian to address welfare issues and the Fremont Boys Club candy drive controversy. Local officials discuss charity drive regulation amid reports of spoiled candy and alleged outside group involvement.
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Alameda County
Welfare Commission
Oakland
Hrayr Herzian
Brazilians at Long Beach Begin U S Study Tour
Ninety members of Brazil's War College, led by Gen. Rodrigo Octavia, started a two week United States study tour in Long Beach. They visited the Long Beach Naval Station and the McDonnell Douglas plant as part of evaluating social political and economic systems.
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Long Beach
UPI
Braziilian War College
United States
Rodrigo Octavia
Rio de Janiero
Merchants replace officers in Fremont Hub association
The Fremont Hub Merchants Association named a new president and vice president to replace outgoing leaders. Bob Pfeiffer of King Norman's Toys becomes president, and Bette Jiminez of House of Fabrics becomes vice president. New board members Lois Alvarez and Richard Deering were also appointed, while current officers move to other roles.
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Fremont Hub Merchants Association
Bob Pfeiffer
King Norman's Toys
Association
Bette Jiminez
House of Fabrics
George Noyes
Hillsdale
Harris & Frank
Howard Mangels
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Herb
Fremont Sues Hatsushi Brothers Over Nursery Yard Use
The City of Fremont filed a superior court complaint seeking to stop Kazuo Hatsushi and Taiko Hatsushi from operating a corporation yard at 3473 Deckto Road nursery, in an agricultural flood plain zone where a conditional use permit is required. The suit alleges the yard stores rocks, fertilizer, stepping stones, sawdust, and other outdoor nursery materials and that no use permit has ever been issued.
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Hatsushi Brothers
Kazuo and
Takiko
Corporation
Fremont
Hatsushi
Youth Congress Meets Today In Fremont Civic Center
The Youth Congress on Civic Affairs YCCA convenes at 10 am in the City Government Building 39700 Civic Center Drive. Backed by the city the school district and Ohlone College the group aims to close the generation gap with committees on recreation employment culture the arts racial problems and more.
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Fremont
Youth Congress On Civic Affairs
YCCA
Civic Center Drive
Ohlone College
Lions to Install Officers Tonight in Newark
The 12th annual installation of the Newark Lions Club will take place at 8:30 p.m. in the Villa Del Greco Restaurant in Fremont. Newark attorney Lewis J. Milani will be installed as president by Bill Thomas, past district governor.
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Newark
Newark Lions Club
Villa del Greco Testaurant
Fremont
Lewis J. Milani
Bill Thomas
Cub Scout Pack 447 to Clean Up Central Park
Cub Scout Pack 447 will conduct a clean up in Central Park today as part of Project SOAR. The paper and debris pickup begins at 9 am near the swim lagoon.
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Cub Scout Pack
Premont
Central Park
SOAR
Save Our
Swim
Flood plain housing proposal delayed amid flood risks and open study plan
The commissioners delayed action two months on a flood plain housing plan amid warnings of high groundwater tidal action and earthquakes. Alameda County agencies urged studies with independent experts as eight parcels face density decisions, with sessions planned through August to weigh agriculture viability and open space tradeoffs.
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Alameda County
Bay Area
Ikotech
Envar
Smog Costs LA County Crops 2.4 Million, Says Official
Los Angeles County agricultural commissioner Ralph Lichty reports crop damage from air pollution at about 2.4 million dollars for last year. San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys endure heavy smog impact, with Antelope Valley also showing damage despite its distance from the basin.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles County
Ralph Lichty
Pridoy
Tichty
San Fernando
San Gabriel Valleys
Lichty
Antelope Valley
Los Angeles Basin
Obituary of Cora C Lopez Requiem in Fremont Church
Cora C Lopez 56 died Wednesday in a Palo Alto hospital. Mass at 9 a.m. today at Corpus Christi Church Niles District Fremont. Burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Hayward. Survivors include husband Severo and many Fremont relatives and nine grandchildren.
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Gora C. Lopez
Palo Alto
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Niles
Fremont
Maly Seplechre
Hayward
Chapel of the Roses
Lopez
Mexico
Severo
Mareo Zepeda
Sarah Gongales
Mary Lozano
Evelyn Lopez
Freddie
Rudy
Annie Marin
Virginia Lopez
Salvador Marin
Henry Marin
Eulie Marin
Exmile Marin
Charlie Marin
Louie Marin
Union City
Lupe Marin
State Senate approves vote on south span plan
State Senate endorsed a ballot measure for the Southern Crossing of San Francisco Bay. The bill, already passed by the Assembly, goes to Gov Reagan for signature and will appear on the June 1972 primary ballot in Alameda San Francisco Contra Costa San Mateo Santa Clara and Marin counties.
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San Francisco Bay
State
Senate
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Bay Area
Alameda
San Francisco
Contra Costa
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Marin
Clark Bradley
San Jose
John Nejedly
Walnut Creek
North Bay
Sonoma
Solano
Napa
Robert Crown
Reagan
San Leandro
Eight U.S. helicopter crewmen freed in Vietnam killings
The U.S. Army said eight crewmen charged with murder and attempted murder in the Mekong Delta killings were released for lack of evidence. Four officers and four enlisted men, known as the Delta Eight, had been under loose confinement at Long Binh before Maj. Gen. Gettys ordered dismissal of charges.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Army
Mekong
Long Binh
Charles Gettys
Vietnam
Tehachapi pump to start water delivery October
Water from the State Water Project is expected to be pumped across the Tehachapi Mountains into Southern California in October. William R. Gianelli reported to the California Water Commission that 98 percent of the work for 1913 deliveries is complete or under way. The commission endorsed a $529,000 loan to the Bertsch Ocean View district to address water quality. Ira J. Chrisman of Visalia was unanimously reelected commission chairman for a two-year term.
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Ventura
UPL
Tehachapi Mountains
California
William R. Gianell
Ianelli
California Water Commission
Tehachapis
Gianelli
Bertsch-Ocean View
Crescent City
Golve
Ira J. Chrisman
Visalia
Commission
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Youth Congress
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