Kidnapping of Burlingame Businessman's Son Shocks Community
Nels Lagallet, 11, son of San Francisco tanning and wool firm president Jok Lagallet, was abducted on a school route in Burlingame. Two masked men forced him into a white rented van then abandoned a yellow vehicle nearby. A friend narrowly escaped. authorities questioned classmates at the victim’s home and searched nearby Hillsborough areas for clues.
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San Francisco Peninsula
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Hillsborough
Bing Crosby
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2Gallet Wool Co., Inc
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Herbert Hoover School
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Dens
Hoover
Pauline Dorsett
Burned boy improves as fund drive begun
Union City report says Shannon Brundidge, a boy severely burned at home, is doing well at Shriners Hospital in Galveston. A kickoff rally in the city council chambers aims to raise funds for the Brundidge family. Mrs. Brundidge flew to Texas. a local child is being treated for burns and the boy has received many get well cards.
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Shriners Hospital
Galveston
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Shriners
Woman Found Dead Draped Over Bathtub In Fremont
Fremont police investigate the death of Janice Mitchell a 2 year old mother found yesterday afternoon with her head inside a bathtub and her body outside. Neighbors reported the scene at trailer home 178 Coleridge Green around 3:20 pm. The eldest child a 10 year old girl provided details that water was being drawn for a bath. An autopsy was planned for today.
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Janice Mitchell
Fine Department
Coleridge Green
Stabbing Suspect Arraigned in Union City
Edward Lalo Alvarez, 36, a San Jose State University social worker, was arraigned in municipal court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing Robert Bautista, 25, on Eleventh Street around 6 p.m. November 4 after a fight that began earlier at Tony's Pool Hall.
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Edward “Lalo” Alvarez
San Jose State University
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Robert Bautista
Eleventh Street
Tony
United strikes averted as flight attendants strike deal
United Air Lines reached a new contract with its flight attendants just before midnight Friday avoiding a strike that would have halted Thanksgiving travel. AFA spokesman Ken Crowley confirmed no strike and said ratification by attendants is required, with Patricia Robertson noting major points agreed. A walkout would have shut down service, grounding 365 planes and idling about 50,000 employees, affecting 44,000 Thanksgiving travelers with reserved seats.
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Hollywood group backs sin tax and district plan
The Revitalize Hollywood Advisory Committee urged Los Angeles officials to levy a sin tax on adults only businesses to curb sexually oriented venues. It also calls for more uniformed police on the streets, a Hollywood Historic District, a movie industry museum, improved bus service, off street parking and better licensing procedures.
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Test score gaps show complex factors in district rankings
The article compares state percentile gaps between Fremont and Newark third graders and others, noting small percentage changes can yield large rank differences. It discusses background factors, minority and bilingual student rates, and suggests population makeup influences district performance more than programs.
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Kipp
Newark
BART to Fill Gap in Case of Strike
Wesley said the union and officials pursued settlement paths with AC Transit including notices to businesses and commuters, offers to arbitrate, and mediation efforts by Mayor Lionel Wilson, all rejected by the district, prompting the union to consider Lake Loomomic action against AC Transit.
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Oakland
Lionel Wilson
Wesley
Lake
Strike looms as Greyhound workers vote on offer
Union officials counted ballots from about 19,000 Greyhound drivers and mechanics on a three year contract offer that could trigger a nationwide strike before Thanksgiving if rejected. The offer totals 9 million with a 500 dollar quick payout and a profit sharing plan.
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Greyhound Lines Inc
Techanics
Ton Rhodes
Arulpatister Transit Union
Greyhound Council
Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Salt Lake City
Charleston
W. Va
Harry Leake
Lasko
Man ordered to shorten back yard fence to six feet
In Newark, Hubert Miller faces a 4 to 1 vote to reduce a tall fence by 10 inches to meet a six foot limit. Neighbors complained about a green fiberglass cap atop the wooden fence while Miller argued the town allows taller fences.
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Hubert Miller
Windermere Drive
Miller
City Planning Commission
Kaiser Foundation
Orozco
Marilyn Miller
Ruling upholds against two area landowners
An appeals court upheld a 1974 summary judgment against Ernest and Charlotte Brown over an inverse condemnation claim tied to a 1985 northern plain development moratorium. The Browns argued the city’s plan deprived their ranch of value, but the court found no actionable taking and allowed appeals, noting prior similar rulings.
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Keith Jones
Fremont
Ernest
Charlotte Brown
Northern Plain
Brown
Citation Homes
Tony Azevedo
Larry Milnes
Citation
State Supreme Court
Paul Lampehere
Violence mars eve of Sadat mission to Israel in Beirut
A powerful blast hit the Egyptian embassy in Beirut near a Palestinian camp, killing one diplomat and wounding at least four soldiers, amid conflicting reports of a bomb or mortar. Arab students clashed with police and were driven off as part of protests surrounding Sadat’s trip.
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Egypt
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