The Albatross Returns On A Seafaring Misadventure
Ray Orrock recounts a voyage from Richmond Marina to Bethel Island in a small houseboat with his son Chris and the Incomparable Dee James. After a motor failure in Carquinez Straits the crew faced drifting hazards, a mysterious anchor snag, and a crowd of Crockett onlookers before rescue by a power boat.
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Chris
Dee James
Richmond Marina
Bethel Island
Crockett
Chrie
Coast Guard
Harold Hill
Bethenaland
Newark Eyes 5 Percent Budget Rise for 1971 72
Newark plans a 5 percent rise in the 1971-72 city budget to about 3.5 million. City Manager Richard Turnlund says revenue growth will be limited and proposes cautious spending. Operational funds, largely for salaries, will drive most costs as salary increases add about 695000 to the total.
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Newark
Abbsigh
Richard Tumlund
Turnlund
Opera
Oliver Spe
Iiner Park
Samuary
Hoover Dies Ends FBI Director Era
Edgar Hoover long headed the FBI, a figure of fearlessness and controversy since the 1930s. His death shattered a careers and left questions about the agency’s future. His body was found beside his bed in Washington by maid Annie Fields after a late night. Clyde Token, lifelong friend, was among those informed.
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Washington
UPI
Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
North Ornest
Annie Fields
Clyde Token
Hoover
FBI
Hose
Robert V. Choisset
Valley district halts regional sewage plan with capacity boost vote
Dublin based Valley Community Services District directors voted last night to cease seeking a regional wastewater solution and withdraw from Valley planning. They approved increasing plant capacity to over 4 million gallons per day and unanimously warned potential land buyers of large pending damage claims.
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Dublin
Valley Community Services District Board of
VCSD
Manley, Direcstt Byrn Alben Vebd
Arnl‘ Sme
Two boys nabbed in Niles blasts
Police arrested two boys aged 14 and 15 suspected of setting off loud gas balloon explosions in Niles Crest over two weeks. The pair used large plastic bags filled with explosive gas and lit a newspaper before fleeing. They were cited for disturbing the peace and possession of a firebomb and released to guardians with a juvenile court summons.
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Fremont
Niles Crest
Victor Karalek
Hatch
Ohlone paper cites marijuana gardening topic and college funding
A Sacramento UPI report notes a student body funding measure moving from 90 to 300 dollars per year in state colleges. The Monitor editor, Terrence Jacobson, recalls the controversial marijuana article and how terms were avoided, framing it as timely satire amid California initiative discourse.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ken Meddy
Education
Florence Reynolds
Flesuras
Terrence Jacobson
The
the Monitor
California
Walter Thompson
Richard Seeba
District master plan costs weighed amid union contract dispute
Coyote Hills leaders weigh master plan costs against regional priorities as a district debates imp asse t union deal. Director Harberts denounces the memorandum of understanding citing delays and taxpayer impact while Meany Bridges praised by others as the board approves the 5 to 1 settlement with one member absent.
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Page
Paul E. Harberts
American Federation of State
Harberts
Yesteriay
West Time
Regul
Gary D
Harber
Ued
Meady
Bridges
Georgese Meany
Afl-Cio
Harry Bridges
ILWY
Paul J. Badge T
Marlin Whaley
Testimony Heard In Chair Toss Case At New Haven Board
The second day of a municipal court trial heard Chabela Gomez John Philp Para and Richard Gonzalez charged with disrupting the New Haven school board meeting on December 4. Officers Brady described being struck by chairs as trustees voted to delay bids for a junior high school.
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Fremont
Chabela Gomez
John Philp Para
Richard C. Gonzalez
New Haven
Gomez
Horner St
Union City
Para
Miramonte Ave
San Leandro
Gonzalez
SA Vallejo
Brady
Lester Clark
Stan Richards
James Kane
Superiat Court
Plan amendment denied by Fremont council
Fremont city council upheld a planning commission decision denying a general plan amendment for about 1.5 acres on Driscoll Road and Mission Boulevard from single family to commercial use. Investors under Keyes Brown Mieisz and West proposed a service station and mini shopping center. Residents opposed, citing enough service stations and risk of Mission Boulevard becoming a commercial strip.
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Fremont
Planning Commission
Driscoll Road
Mission Boulevard
Keyes, Brown, Mieisz and
West
Mission Boulevard Fom
Historical Architectural Review Board
Mission Pass Road
Interstate 680
Leslie Bacon Trial Adjourned To June Date
New York UPI reports Leslie Bacon, a year-old California woman, charged with conspiring to bomb a Manhattan bank, has had her trial postponed from May 15 to June 12 as a crowded calendar delays proceedings. The case stems from alleged bombing runs on October 31 and November 2 of last year.
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New York
UPI
Leslie Bacon
Manhattan
Sylvestee J Ryan
Miss Bacon
Atherton Calif
Lee
Copia A Wandingtn
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Sacramento Delta
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San Pablo Bay
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Coast
City of Crockett
River City
Turnland
Kontum City
Niles Blasts
Ohlone
Coyote Hills
Municipal
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John Brady
London
UPL
Princess Co
Kent
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