Niles lake dies as Alameda Creek work halts water flow
Niles residents watch with alarm as Life of Gray Pit drains, dropping lake depth from 10 to 3 feet while Alameda Creek flood control work grinds on through September. Loss of creek runoff and a removed 30 inch water line threaten Fremont Newark and Union City drinking water supplies. Coordination gaps among ACWD Kaiser pit flood control and county districts blamed for the near disaster.
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Fremont
Niles
Niles Community Center
Alameda Creek
Mission Boulevard
Gray Pit
Newark
Union City
ACWD
Matt Whitfield
Corps of Engineers
Nel
Amis
Water District
Kaiser
Alameda County Food Control and Water Conservation District
Whitfield
Paul &. Lanferman
Hts
Tere
Ted Harpainter
Shekeles
Weather Outlook With Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Fair weather continues through tomorrow with slightly warmer conditions. Highs expected in the upper 60s to mid 70s and a low tonight around 50. Low clouds possible late night and early morning. Winds 10 to 25 mph in the afternoons.
Tardito closes career amid show business accolades
Frank Suse sty it is his last performance too, Assemblyman John L. Burton predicts the Reagan administration will destroy its credibility when it unveils Monday the reforms. The piece notes a career that began in the early 1940s with bobbyroxers in New York's Paramount Theater.
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Paramount Theater
Frank Si
Suse
Congress to vote on antiwar amendments this week
Both houses are set to vote on antiwar amendments this week with the likely outcome a defeat of efforts to legislate an end to the Vietnam War by year end. The piece notes related items on FDA labeling rules, environmental controls, and remarks by McNamara and Aiken.
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Congress
Pakistani forces target villages in north to starve rebels
Pakistani federal troops moved through villages in northern East Pakistan and destroyed crops in what sources describe as an effort to deprive secessionist rebels of food and shelter. The report notes large scale disruption and civilian hardship amid the conflict on Page 13.
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Pakistan
Laird Pins Diplomatic Limits on Vietnam Withdrawal Date
Washington says setting a withdrawal deadline would endanger Paris peace talks. Laird insists peace must be negotiated in Paris, not Congress or newspapers. He notes Vietnamization advances, but warns against unilateral action and forecasts.
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UPI
Melvin R. Lain
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Clifford
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Nixon
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Ditford
Pentagon
CBS TV
Face the Nation
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Senate
House
Protestants Clash With Police In Dungiven Parade Ban
About 1,200 Protestant marchers in Dungiven tried to force a banned parade. They were repelled by teargas, rubber bullets, and barbed wire. Eight civilians injured and two troops treated after stones and barbed wire injuries as troops blocked the crowd and the march was canceled.
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Dungiven
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ines
Orangemen
Belfast
Orange Order
Space voters: cosmonauts cast ballots from Salyut
Three Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Salyut orbital laboratory voted from space for Supreme Soviet representatives. They reported mailing their ballots and noted a vegetable patch growing Chinese cabbage in weightless conditions as Tass described ongoing experiments on plant development in orbit.
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Moscow
UPI
Salyut Orbital Laboratory
Georg! Dobrovokhy
Vladis
Tass
Salyut
Eucalyptus Grove Park Reservation System Returns to Commission
MEWARK city officials push to review the reservation system at Eucalyptus Grove Park as the park and recreation commission plans a night meeting to discuss restoration and management of bookings. The review focuses on improving access, efficiency, and user experience for residents and groups.
Parks Open for Reservation Only Near Clare Boulevard
The article discusses proposals affecting Littlest grad and local park access. It notes Nunes and City officials favor keeping Jihaere grove gates closed at Clare Boulevard south of Mowry Avenue. A pilot plan suggests weekday reservations with open park use on weekends to accommodate families and groups.
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Clare Boulevard
Mowry Avenue
Jali
Ase
Trinquil
Ree Melvin Nun
Chang
Lope Iy Ue
UN Commission On
Wpie
Anents
Nunes
Rl i
Ional Park
Sand Valley
Nunessino
Navigational aid restored on Alcatraz Island light tower
The Coast Guard publicly restored operation of the Alcatraz Island lighthouse after the 19 month Indian occupation. The 214 foot tower, critical for San Francisco Bay navigation, was damaged by the occupiers and a fire, with restoration planned over several months for fog horns. armed marshals secured the island as U.S. marshals and Coast Guard vessels maintained a safety perimeter.
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UPI
Coast Guard
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Federal
U.S
Veistaind
Ani Hand
U.S. Marshal's Office
General Se Administration
GSA
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