Liston House in Union City Faces Wrecking Ball Threat
San Francisco dispatch reports Union City officials deem the Liston House unfit for habitation, with ongoing vandalism and decay. Built by William Morse Liston, the two room structure has historical ties to early local commerce and the Hudson Bay era, though it is now a fragile frame cottage with missing walls and broken glass. David Benthem of the Mission Peak Foundation tours the site as preservation concerns grow amid plans to demolish the old mansion.
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Liston House
Liston
Fisher
Cardles
David Benthem
Mission
Limon
Smith
Smith Street
San Francisco
Ann
Brooklyn House
Revision on BART expense accounts seen
Board members and staff questioned the BART expense accounts, noting 15,098 dollars as justified and a policy looseness. Gark approved about 19,000 dollars for the first tenth of the year, with Witings around 8.60 dollars. Attorney James Hill aligned with Gark. A director asked for full board review before approval.
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Tee Bart
Sme Bart
Gark
Gaark
BART
Witings
Atorney James Hill
Walnut Cresk
Trial records reveal landmark tree theft case
The court convicting Ham of stealing trees last December was described by the judge as a serious offense. Vernon Glock, Richard Igeir, and Gary Puffer stood by as witnesses while the jury delivered a ten year prison sentence and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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Wittle
Ree Mes
Groterdey
Manten
Pric
Sock
Quomus
Vernon Glock
Richard Igeir
Gary Puffer
Simae Jones
Palmistry ban debated by Newark city council
Gary Nyman reports Newark officials weigh banning palmistry within city limits. Commissioners split as two oppose palm readers while most decline to act, citing lack of enforceable rules. Palmists face possible permits though prior felon records and legal limits raise questions.
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Newark
Tony DiAngelo
Jim Gordon
Palmastry
Helrord
Grimmer
Bach
FBI clears SLA guns in Cann assassination probe
The FBI reports that weapons recovered from Syrbiotner Liberation Army apartments in San Francisco were not used in the June 1974 killing of Union City Police Chief William Cann. Cann died August 2, 1974 after being shot during a community meeting. the investigation continues.
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Union City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cate
Syrbiotner Liberation Army
San Francisco
William Cann
FBI
William Kirkpatrick
Cann
Kirkpatrick
Willison
Emily Harris
Patrick Hearst
FTL
Union City Police
Panel funds after-school sports for rest of year
The board of education authorized almost 998 080 to fully fund after school sports for the remainder of the school year. Funding covers basketball soccer wrestling swimming tennis Taekwondo and more, with a full junior high boys and girls program. The vote 5 to 1 with Gloria Carr dissenting.
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Sigmak Raed
Board of Education
Wayne Ferguson
Gloria Carr
Nez Ross
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