Hearing Set March 6 On Woodland Property
City planning panel moves to rezone Lovell Court area for heavy commercial and manufacturing use. Public hearings slated March 6 and March 33 after planning commission action and council review. San Rafael bonds negotiating purchase at 35 cents per square foot, offer expiring March 23.
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Belvedere toll tale echoes through Marin district chatter
In a rambling coastal note, residents recount a Belvedere toll dispute and a traveler’s tale of a five dollar refund. The piece mentions Chester Colman and a bridge district employee, with locals noting payoffs and a wary patrolman who questioned the toll collection.
Car Misses Turn Injuries After Creek Plunge
A car missed a sharp turn on Supeallee highway near Tamalpais valley and plunged 20 feet into a creek. Four youths escaped with minor injuries while others sustained minor cuts. County Welfare Director Betty Biister witnessed the crash. deputy and highway patrol assisted.
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Jost Véter
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Frank Otulst
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Jiay Schmitt
Tha Gay
John
Jordan
Highway
Weather Brief Sees Showers in Northern California
A forecast indicates light showers up to four miles per hour in northwest and northern California today. Skies are partly cloudy with rain likely tonight and into Sunday, with showers possible by Sunday night.
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San Prangcisco
California
Develo
Twin Cities School Tax Wins 4-1
A large turnout backed a 41 cent tax increase for Larkspur Corte Madera schools. Voters approved 551 to 164 allowing the levy to rise from 9 to 2.35 per $100 assessed value, funding next year’s budget and new facilities.
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Special Tam Meeting Sets Focus on Tam High Future
Special Tamalpais Union High trustees meet Thursday in Mill Valley to discuss Tam High’s future. President Edmund J. Thomas says the issue won’t be on the regular meeting agenda at Drake High. Trustees consider abandoning the current Tam High buildings for a new school site and evaluate elevations, soil borings, and underground conditions with engineers and the architect.
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Mul Valley
Tamalpais High School
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Drake High School
Beng Dalled
Mill Valley
Tam High
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Commuters Map Transportation Program As Bus Strike Looms
Woman smelled smoke as a blaze gut a Forest Knolls house forcing a family of five from their home. Fire officials say five residents were away when the alarm came in around 12:20 PM and the fire caused about 6 000 in structure damage plus 1 000 in furniture. Fire crews remained on standby for further flare ups.
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Compromise Sought In Ith Hour Confab
Eleventh hour talks sought to avert a Pacific Greyhound drivers strike that could disrupt Marin to San Francisco commutes and stretch across seven western states. Federal conciliator Omar Hoskins reported some progress as officials planned emergency transportation and a five day forty hour week compromise.
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Ousted S.F. Attorney Leipsic Dies After Firing
Sylvain D. Leipsic, the ousted San Francisco deputy city attorney, died at Mt. Zion Hospital after attempting suicide days after learning of his dismissal. He was found unconscious February 15 beneath his father in law’s San Rafael home and died the next day. The coroner planned an autopsy. Holm announced Leipsic’s dismissal days earlier, ending 28 years of service. Leipsic’s earlier connection to Alfred Crews, charged with bribery, triggered investigations and suspicions among his family and colleagues. He is survived by his widow Sylvia and two children, Carol and John.
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Dave
Tim
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San Francisco
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Ishtes
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San Rafael
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City Atty
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Lelpsto
Murdels
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Carol
Novato
John
Sausalito Lateral Board Seeks Joint Action on Slide
Sausalito Lateral District and the city consider joint action on the continuing slide near the Sausalito area. Directors authorized ongoing emergency work and spending for engineering and surveys as the district and city discuss shared investigation costs.
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Gausslito
Sausalito
James Rickets
City of
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Rickins
Port Beck
Lmits
Warden Denies Charges He Ignored Medical Report
Ban Quenth. Warder H O Teets denies ignoring medical reports on condemned William Coefield 24 sentenced to die in the gas chamber A writ of mandamus seeks a sanity inquiry in San Quentin Matin Superior Court report by Dr M Willcutts and two psychiatrists found Coefield sane to be presented at a March 12 hearing before Judge Thomas Keating
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Mimmal William Coefield
Matin Superior Court
Teets
M. ©. Willcutts
San Quentin
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Thomas Keating
McCarthy Calls for Probe Into School Construction Funds
State Senator Jack McCarthy urged a full investigation into state school construction expenditures. He will review costs with Senator Nelson Ditsworth as legislature Reed Sacramento nears, and backs prioritizing funds for essential classrooms to prevent a repeat of past bond issue misallocation.
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Sacramento
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Burglary Report At Lagunitas Home In Marin County
Edward Bushie of a San Anselmo real estate firm told Marin County sheriff deputies that a Lagunitys residence owned by Leslie A. Powell was entered yesterday. Fire irons bedspreads and sheets were reported missing while doors and windows remained secured upon deputy checks.
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Quentin Benefit Tonight in San Rafael
A lively seven piece orchestra will play at eight o clock tonight at the American Legion hall San Rafael California for the Charles Wigot Vera Machin benefit fund at St Rom. The dance supports two San Quentin correctional officers who were injured by inmates by January.
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St Rom
San Quentin
Novato Recreation Unit Nears Formation This Summer
Karl Farris, chairman of the Novato Community Inc recreation committee, announced plans for forming a recreation district in Novato early this summer if planning stays on track. NCI members from various local organizations met at the Novato Community House to discuss needs and decided to ask the state Department of Recreation to assign a consultant. Attendees included NOE President John M. Bagshaw, William J. Smith, Novato Schools superintendent, Mrs. James Taylor, Novato PTA president, John La Torres, deputy constable and crossing guard, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Palmer, and Leo Mindlme.
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Leo Mind
Dimes Dance Draws 240 Plus To Tiburon Club
A crowd estimated above 240 filled the Corinthian club tonight for a March of Dimes dance and show. Organiser Mrs. Emily Hopper reported that proceeds for the Infantile Paralysis fund drive were not yet tallied, but the committee was pleased with public response.
Churches Against UMT Rally Led by Rev Peet
Rev Edward J Heeb of Mill Valley Methodist led a gathering at 18 Laverne Ave Mill Valley urging churches to unite against universal military training. He cited objections from Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant leaders and warned UMT would burden the nation with costs and threaten liberty, resisting disarmament and world peace in favor of alliance with historic aggressors.
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Marly Court
Robert L. Royston
Laverne Avenue
Min Valley
Donald H. Tippett
San Francisco
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Hitler
America
Downtown Mull Valley to Discuss Local Business Association
Downtown Mull Valley businessmen plan a special meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in City Hall to discuss forming an association akin to Locustares. J Weil, a liquor state operator and leader in the proposal, says downtown Mill Valley would be a ghost town without banks nearby. The meeting agenda includes parking concerns as HeWie mailed a Mill Valley chamber of commerce letter seeking to use the municipal parking area. He argues that downtown needs proper parking control rather than meters being installed in the Loouié area.
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Mill Valley
Miller
Mull Valley
J. Weil
Hquor
Mil Valley
Weillas
Selling Your Home Now Tax Laws Favor Reinvested Gains
The Independent Journal advertises Marin Realtors listings in tonight's want ads. It notes new tax laws allowing families selling a home to reinvest profits in another home within a set period, seeking buyers and agents for local real estate deals.
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