Regional Parks and BART seek federal aid in Bay Area plan
The East Bay Regional Park District seeks 2.3 million in Interior Department funds to buy land for Point Pinole Shoreline Regional Park, matched by the district. ABAG revises its plan to dedicate the area to open spaces, shifting from partial industrial use. A second item requests 2 million for BART to protect the trans bay tube, including dredging and slab coverings. ABAG also seeks 38,009 for flood prevention and 28,308 for probation volunteers, plus 16,000 for a criminal court coordinator salary.
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Burglary Reported In Hayward Home
Hayward sheriff deputies report a residential burglary with 1700 dollars missing. James Lloyd Ventura, 33, of Hayward was house sitting for his father John Haitald Ventura and discovered two color televisions were taken.
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Essai
Johat Haitald Ventura
Aso
Hativard
Denied Estuary Parking Lot Bid By Navajo Freight Lines
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission rejected Navajo Freight Lines proposal for a paved truck parking area at the Oakland side of San Leandro Bay. The decision cited the applicant’s refusal to provide public access. The vote was 12 to 4. Executive Director Joseph Hodovitey noted the denial.
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Nixon supporters seek North Vietnam visit to inspect war damage
Representatives Minshall and Sikes plan to visit North Vietnam to assess damage from alleged U S bombing of dikes and civilian areas. They say the trip has approval via telegrams and follow former attorney general Ramney Clark’s suggestion to see conditions firsthand.
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Vietnam
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Nevada wedding and divorce boom in first half of 1972
Nevada reports a surge in marriages and divorces in early 1972. Vital statistics chief John Sullivan notes the spike contrasts with national trends. Through June, marriages reached 63,085, up 14.4 percent from the prior year, while divorces totaled 5,624, reflecting a substantial rise in a sparsely populated state.
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Corn Patch Proposal Moves Through Mission Strip Debate
In Eau Claire Wisconsin two teen girls played a table tennis marathon for 22 hours, while local officials consider a corn patch idea by Owen to absorb herbicides. He proposes a $375 per acre plan using a special corn that could thrive where grass fails, potentially transforming the patch into a social and cultural focal point with harvest rituals and Halloween touches.
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Welfare hike signed and vetoes hit higher ed bills
Governor signs welfare hikes while vetoing university and state college pay raises. The action precedes a Republican National Convention trip to Miami Beach. Bills signed include a $7 million anti smog measure and an income exclusion for elderly and disabled recipients.
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Delegates Named For Eighth California Republican Meet
The article lists several delegates and contenders for the California Republican convention including Miss Weakley Laura Witt Hugh Koford and Kathryn Cran. It notes Weakley’s nomination interview and discusses party openness to diverse groups and future representation considerations at the convention in Dallas.
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Divorce kits spark legal trouble in Detroit report
UPI reports Detroit figures say $75 divorce kits trigger action as lawyers denounce nonlawyer prep. Gordon Bays faces court by Judge William F. Peer next Wednesday for alleged illegal practice of law after Sybil Bales filed divorce papers she bought from Gordon's firm. Beers warns that non lawyers drafting papers is illegal.
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European plan eyed for Middle East peace drive
Diplomatic sources report a European Community led initiative to urge Middle East peace, aligned with the U N General Assembly opening. Egypt backs a wider European effort joining EC members and Britain, with Ten plus Britain and Ireland set to meet next month to develop proposals amid hopeful Anglo Egyptian ties.
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Cairo
Children at Angel Island Endlessly Lost in Quiet Explorations
A reflective return to a field trip at Angel Island brims with small discoveries. The narrator and students drift through fog bound trails spotting beetles lizards and a fragile old schoolhouse as memories of absence and echoes flicker amid the bay's distant view. A boy named Richard dreams of rejoining class while others push deeper into the once busy grounds.
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Donal
Wills
Mt. Everest
Nixon peace plan backed by platform
MIAMI BEACH UP I The Republican Platter Cams mittee voted to support President Nixon's plan to withdraw all American troops from Indochina four months after release of all U S prisoners and an immediate cease fire across the region. Amendments to the Vietnam plank were minor while other sections such as Middle East policy faced few changes. The White House approved the Vietnam plans and speculation grows that omission could affect policy.
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Senate approves metric system conversion bill
The Senate passed legislation to convert federal measurements to the metric system over ten years. The bill, by voice vote without opposition, creates a board to encourage voluntary industry conversion with no compulsion and follows a 1971 study urging Metric America.
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Induste
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America
Public relations chief named for Oakland diocese
In San Leandro the Oakland diocese announced the creation of a public relations office and the appointment of William J Bettencourt of San Leandro as director. Bettencourt, coming from St Joseph's Hospital San Francisco, will start Oct 1 in the Oakland Chancery.
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