Citizens Utilities Critic Levels New Blast At Firm
Al Redd, longtime critic of Citizens Utilities, charges the water firm with false claims and attempts to evade a PUC order. He cites low water pressure, outdated equipment, and ongoing service failures in Niles Fremont and Union City Decoto as justification for consumer actions and calls for improved oversight and possible PUC action.
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Niles- Union City
Citizens Utilities Co
al Redd
Redd
Consumer Fight For Better Water Service
Water Company
Public Utilities Commission
Citizens Utilities
PUC
Niles
Fremont
Decoto
Union City
Commission
FUC
T. LJ. Chenault
Jers
Thomas
Will Thomas
Off
Citiplan
Zeas Utilities
Mission Senior Becomes Citys Second Merit Finalist
Fremont news notes 17 year old Bruce Whittington of Mission San Jose High School named the second Na vina Merit Scholar finalist. The piece covers Whittington, his family, and roles on local boards as he aims for UC Santa Cruz after graduation. It also touches on a related Citizens Utilities water rate correction and local housing development discussions.
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Mission San Jose High School
Bruce Whittington
J In Fremont
Obituaries from Fremont area honor several community figures
Obituaries note a landscape contractor and a Fremont BPOE Lodge 2121 member with services at Fremont Memorial Chapel and burial at Irvington Memorial Cemetery. Other notices include a Davis Masonry Lodge member, a Requiem Mass for Louis Silva Jr. at Castro Valley church, and tributes to Billy Bromley a Hayward high school graduate and 4H leader in Newark. Burials listed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Hayward and Irvington Memorial Cemetery Fremont.
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Fremont
Karl Olson
B.P.O.E
Peralta Blvd
Irvington Memorial Cemetery
Minnesota
Southern Pacific Railroad
Athens Masoniic
Davis
Andrew Rehner
Assembly of God Church
Fremont Memorial Chapel
Louis
Silva Jr
St. Rose Hospital
Kcastiguratin
Castro
Valley
Delores Silva
Mowry ‘Choo! Head
Newark
Michael
Gary
Cheryl Dee Silva
Evelyn Silva
Hayward
Maryann Willis
Paul Silva
Harriett
Mark S.E
Bromley
Mrs
California Farm Bureau
Sharon Kreutzen
San Frans
California Horsemen’s Cisto
wolAssociation
Alameda County
Holypulchre Cemetery
Highway Plan Approved for Thornton Avenue Widening
California State Highway Commission approves expansion of the joint city state project to widen Thornton Avenue Newark. The plan includes a north side from Nimitz Freeway to Olive Street and a south side from Thorntons yard Dairy Avenue with funding nearing 125000 city share and 48000 state aid. Potential completion targeted for the coming summer with traffic lights at key intersections and Newark Boulevard widened to fit the new 104 feet.
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California State Highway Commission
Thornton Avene
Newark
George Kincaid
Thornton
Olive Street
Newark Boulevard
Arden Street
Nimitz Freeway
Olive
Baine Avenue
Jar Ivis
Hiuraay
Elly
Thorn l
Tan
Arden
Thornton Leet
Cherry Street
Publication Notice of Alameda Audit Bureau Circulation
A garbled OCR item lists the Audit Bureau and circulation figures for a daily paper in Alameda with notes about weekly publication and a reference to a superior court and officials. The readable fragments mention Seoul, daily issue, and Sundays.
Wildcat strike shuts East Bay glass factories
In Oakland the Glass Bottle Blowers Association members walk out at 12:01 a.m. halting operations at East Bay plants. Union leader Crandall calls the action illegal. talks fail to avert the stoppage as workers picket and management weighs next steps.
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Oakland
UPI
East Bay
Union
Sakesmen
James L. Crandall
San Raquel
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
Afl-Cio
Postal Checking System Hit In Theft's Wake
Postal officials faced criticism for lax mail checks after a major robbery. Oakland and Richmond based workers recovered mail from a garage and a slough, with three Richmond men charged in a scheme involving about 20000 pieces. Federal indictments loom as investigations continue.
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Richmond
Oakland
Federal
San Francisco
Fremont Park Bond Backed by GOP Group
The TriCity Chapter of the California Republican League unanimously endorses the Fremont Park bond issue after a general meeting led by publicity director Len Haris and a presentation by Fremont Mayor Geoffrey Steel. The group calls the bond realistic and economically sound while addressing local mail theft concerns and postal service efficiency issues.
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Fremont Park
GOP Group
TriCity
California Republican League
Len Haris
CRI
Fremont
Geoffrey Steel
Park Purchase For Mowry West Nears Completion
Newark negotiates two thirds of the Mowry West park land with 4.2 acres bought from Wil- Meanwhile, the remaining land is under talks. Fremont post officials report high call volume as residents check on mail. The total city park area now stands at about 12 acres, with the deal at appraised price and Fries protesting his land value.
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Mowry West
Newark
Wil
South County
Post
Prag
Loos Fremont
Fries
Suspect Wisuri Remanded After Explosives Plea
William G. Wisuri 53 of Newark pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor possession of explosives charge and was remanded to custody by Municipal Court Judge Roy Pucci. A psychiatric report was read and a bench warrant issued while Wisuri promised surrender at Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center. An Army demolition team defused a home explosive prompting evacuations of nearly 35 families. sentencing set for March 13.
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Fremont - Newark-Union City
Roy Pucci
William G. Wisuri
Wisuri
Colbert St
Newark
Pucci
Wiesuri
Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center
Fremont GI Earns Medal For Bravery
Pfc. Nicholson, a Hayward native and Tennyson High School graduate, earned a Medal for bravery in Vietnam after facing explosive projectiles and charges while protecting his unit. His mother Ruth Williams expressed pride and concern for his safe return, noting his artistic talents and wartime experiences.
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Ruth
Argus
Pfc
Nicholson
Tennyson High School
Hayward
Chabin Junior College
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Gene King
Mission
Whittington
John A. Whittington
Kensington
Caravana Mexicana Board of
Fremont Unified School District
University of California At
Rancho Arroy
Seven Hills
Herbert W. Naas
Rancho Arroyo
Herbert ¥. Naas
Ife
Violet Naas
Glenmoor Dr
Wesley A. Naas
Escondido
David Naas
Celia Birdsall
Nevada
Julius Naas
Lindis
Louis E. Silva Jr
Billy M. Bromley
Cross
Highway Commission
Thornton Avenue
Thornton Yard Dairy Avenue
Arcus
Yee Daly Review
Jack Moorhead
Wornia
Aed
Alameda
Audit Bureau
Circulation
Seoul
Niles Rotary Club
Don Emerson
Jim Rost
International Kitchen
Emerson
Rotary
Mary
Kirsten Johnson
Glass
International Vic
Xavier
Collec
Ting
Billy Wise
Osgood Road
Fremontiesse
Wise
Xaviers
Manunoon
Local 2
Crandall
Owens-Illinois Co
Tracy
Brockway Glass Co
Anchor Hocking Glass Corp
San Leandro
Geatsmarsom
J. A. Kongle
Betty Williams
Smith
Jedge Ave
Krongle
CRL Press
Williams
Dean Campbell
Post Office
Suv
Vietnam
Bors
iJar Silualian
WEW
Sparkle Clean
Man Purity Plaza
Newark Blvd
Shulman
Santa Clara Call
McCarty
New
Fremont Plaza Center
Mowry Ave
Fremont Blvd
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