Hayward brush fire flames stretch toward Fremont Center
A brush fire visible to Centerville in Fremont burned more than a half mile between BART and Southern Pacific tracks yesterday afternoon. It started near Carroll Avenue around 3:20 PM. One engine arrived, then two more joined, fighting flames up to two feet high as the blaze forced a BART train to stop and halted a line of locomotives until containment.
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Centerville
Fremont
BART
Southern Pacific
Carroll Avenue
Union City
Senate Finance Committee backs direct BART election bill
The Senate Finance Committee endorsed a bill requiring direct election of the BART board from nine districts. If approved and Gov Reagan signs, the measure would put the question to voters in November 1974 unless local supervisors delay with conflicting resolutions by June 31. If delays fail, the June primary would decide the issue.
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Senate Finance Committee
Carlos Roe
Hayward
Bee
Senate
Ronald Reagan
Bart Board
Union official in court on forgery charges
A suspended Amalgamated Transit Union official from AC Transit, Michael Chuba, 44, of Concord, faces forgery and grand larceny counts in Oakland Piedmont Municipal Court. Chuba, former financial secretary of ATU Division 192, is accused of endorsing checks for non sick members. Union president Edward Cordeiro, Union City, is charged but denies involvement. Chuba surrendered to Oakland police and will appear tomorrow before Judge Stafford P. Buckley at Scullany.
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Oakland Piedmont
Michael Chuba
Concord
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Edward Cordeira
Union City
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Cordeiro
Milkee
Oakland
Scullany
Stafford P. Buckley
Equipment blamed for Mission Housevand crash in Hayward
Investigators determined last Thursday's chain collision involving five cars on Mission Housevand was caused by improperly installed hand controls in the car of paraplegic driver Mrs Laura May Nicholson of 1240 Austin Blvd The controls failed seconds before impact causing the rear end collision police said Mrs Nicholson was cited for improper hand controls No injuries were reported in the series of crashes
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Hayward
Lvc
Mission Housevand
Laura May Nicholson
Robbery at Manor Shopping Center in Alameda County
Deputies report two white men in their early 20s robbed a 50 year old Hayward man at gunpoint behind Manor Shopping Center in San Lorenzo. They seized $147 cash and the victim’s wallet and change, then fled on foot toward Hesperian Boulevard around 11:15 a.m.
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Wen
Hayward
Manor
Alameda County
Shariff's Deputies
Frank J. Tabeka
Handy
Tim Robbers
Mange Hardquore Stora
Hesperian Blvd
Tabaka
Tublars
Hasperian Boule
Fire damages Hayward home in early morning blaze
Fire at 276 Gatling Road damaged a single story three bedroom house belonging to Mrs. Trish Panos. Estimated structural damage reached 15000 with about 5000 in contents lost. Mrs Panos awoke around 2 am to smoke and flames, escaping with her one year old son Kevin and a visitor via a bathroom window.
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Hayward
Trish Panos
Gatling Road
Ponce
Fremen
Kevin
Reher
Maloney
TV ad booklets stolen from Hayward dock
Unidentified thieves stole advertising booklets valued at about $11,570 from Yellow Freight Systems at 289 Clearwater Rd. Nearly 100 cases of Sony Takes and televisions booklets disappeared since June 1. Police would not specify potential criminal use and noted the loss at the trucking firm dock.
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Hayward
Parsons
Aayward
Sony
Clearwater Rd
Paling
Bay Walkway Plan Promises City Seaside Necklace
San Francisco officials reveal a proposal for a Golden Gate Promenade extending from the Golden Gate Bridge toward Fisherman's Wharf and downtown, aiming to open the shoreline with trees shrubbery and scenic paths. Mayor Joseph Abinto touts a 2 5 mile route expanded to Peery Building, calling for a wild city center setting.
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SIPE
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
Fisherman's Waorl
Joseph Abinto
Golden Gate
Peery
Aliale
Lytha
Disqualified Derby Winner Shocks Akron Race
James H. Cromen t of Boulder Colorado becomes first winner to be disqualified after officials discover an electro magnetic device in his green racer. Eureka second placer Breland Yarborough of Elk Grove California is awarded the $7 300 scholarship. Officials say the device would pull the car from the starting plate by electromagnetic force rather than gravity, violating Derby rules.
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Boulder
Colo
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Livick
Brel A. Yarboroough
Elk Grove
Calif
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Gronen
Dery
Bay cleanup at risk as growth accelerates pollution
A Bay Area study warns growth heightens wastewater challenges and stresses the need for careful land use planning. It cites 96,000 small boats 800 fishing vessels and 4 000 commerce ships dumping an estimated 250 million gallons of sewage into the bay annually while storm runoff pesticides nutrients and oil worsen coastal pollution. It urges sanitary districts to avoid spreading solid waste on fill sites and to explore alternative disposal methods.
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South Bay
Mercia Shige
Bay Annally
Open space on shoreline urged for Hayward coast
Hayward advisory committee urged permanent open space along the shoreline from north to south between the industrial belt and properties slated for acquisition. The group recommended a pattern for acquisition by the East Bay Regional Park District and a follow up report outlining preservation without purchase.
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Citizens Advisors Committee
Hayward Area
East Bay
Siult
Bockman Chane
Fluor Corn
Oakland
Oliver-Leslie
Oakland Scavenger
Jackson Street
Alameda Creek
Leslie
Nevada governor pursues film work in walk on role
Nevada Governor Mike OCallaghan says he has caught the movie bug and made his film debut in a Monday walk on part. He joked about not threatening the stature of John Wayne as he acts alongside a troupe of children in a light film project.
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Nev
Mike O'Callaghan
Joh Wayne
Reinecke urges blue ribbon panel on shortages
SACRAMENTO (UPI) Ed Reinecke urged a blue ribbon committee of food industry leaders to propose solutions to product shortages and related problems. He said the panel should hold hearings over three months, seek innovative ideas, and protect the consumer's right to affordable, quality products while keeping independent farmers and businesses free from undue government regulation and corporate capture.
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UPI
Tt Cu
Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Minis Stule
Hughes funds cited in 1960 political donations
Court documents reveal Howard Hughes donated 389000 to political candidates in 1960. Nevada Lt. Gov. Harry Reid and state Sen. Chick Hecht were among recipients. $440000 withdrawn from Hughes account as per deposed notes. Bell says former Gov. Laxalt urged political support through Hughes organization.
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Hughes
Attornay
Thomas G. Bell
Nevada
Paul Laxalt
Hughes Organization
Police discount plot to murder Nixon
Reported plot against President Nixon involved suspect Gaudet and possible links to a broader conspiracy as Secret Service and New Orleans police tightened vigilance. Investigations focused on threats in bars and a stolen police uniform sequence, while Nixon faced the matter during a New Orleans trip. Local officers noted prior incidents and Gaudet’s history with the force.
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Wasington
Het
New Mexico
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Nixon
New Orleans
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Lee Harvey Onwald
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Gaudet
Iward Gaudet
VFW
Reneald Ziegler
Ziegler
Stormy hearing blocks ex-con halfway house in Hayward
A heated public meeting halted plans for a Seventh Step halfway house in Hayward as residents protested nightly parties and alleged unlawful firearm use. Former officials cited threats and police delays, while supporters warned against increased crime and urged adherence to grant requirements.
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Hayward
Daniel Cooper
Conger
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Data bank ethics panel weighs expanded oversight
County supervisors consider a CORPUS ethics code for Criminal Oriented Records Production Unified System. A UC expert urged adding citizen and civil liberties representation into a data bank oversight panel. Debate centered on record retention, disciplinary powers, and preventing misuse as a Kansas City case was cited.
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Hoffman
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Alain
Fremont
Waller Ay+werd
Alameda County Bar Association
Kansas City
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Aylward
King Gustaf VI Adolf Undergoes Major Stomach Operation
In Stockholm early today King Gustaf VI Adolf underwent a major stomach operation. He is in serious condition, on a respirator in Helsingborg hospital’s intensive care unit. Surgeons say the next ten hours are critically important for the aging monarch.
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Gustaf VI Adolf
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Prine
Carl Guntal
Hertside
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