Fire disrupts Bay Area rail lines near Union City Hayward
A brush fire in the Curpall Avenue area at 4:20 p.m. involved one fire engine and two more, spreading about one-half mile north of the Union City Hayward boundary. It charred a 400-foot strip between the tracks while BART trains stalled and SP locomotives halted. Firefighters deployed planes and rappellers to battle the flames with rapid response from multiple agencies.
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Hayward
Nes Alrag
Fremont Man Hurt As Plane Crashes In Saugus Yard
A Fremont man and three others were injured when a wrecked plane carrying four people crashed into a junk yard in Saugus during an attempted emergency landing. Owner Frances Tracy, 64, suffered major injuries including broken legs as debris struck an office building where she sat. Pilot Thussald A. Craig, 40, of Long Beach, steered toward a dry riverbed but the craft failed to reach safety.
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Jurens
Wn CIA
Saugus
Dennis Churchill
Dailin Commun
Seeiay
Zacharie Ko‘halis
Presno
Frances Tracy
West End
Arto Wrecking
Cosma Cardinal
Long Beach
California
Lake Talme
A. Graig
Graig
Rly
Cimtral
Direct election plan gains Senate committee endorsement for BART directors
The Senate Wichice Committee endorsed unanimously a bill requiring direct election of all nine BART directors from district lines. Assemblyman Carlos Bee’s measure, previously killed, now heads to the full Senate for a vote. If approved by both chambers and the governor, the district would vote in November or, failing a county board decision by Jan 31, the June primary would decide the question.
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Hayward
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Tull Senate
Rauilil Kengari
Bart Thon
Boards of Supervisors
Unree County
Hull
Newark Woman arraigned in fatal shooting case
Newark woman Yvonne Walton was arraigned in municipal court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a man, Oliver Ray Boone, was shot in the abdomen at a Bay Street home. Walton waived a plea and bail was set at 38000. Boone remained in fair condition at Washington Hospital.
Union official to face court on forgery charges in Oakland
A suspended Amalgamated Transit Union official from Division 92 faces Oak land Piedmont Municipal Court tomorrow on six forgery counts and two grand larceny charges. The official, Wiehaal Chobe, 44, of Concord, led the union's financial affairs and was suspended amid an internal probe into alleged mishandling of funds. Union City president Edward Cordiera and others are named in the investigation. Cordiera denies wrongdoing. Chobe surrendered to Oakland Police Friday and was released on his own recognizance. he will appear before Judge Stratford Buckley.
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Edward Cordeira
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Chatha
Oakland Police Riday Ark
Ulam
Statford
Buckley
Equipment blamed for accident on Mission Boulevard
Investigators blame near failures in hand controls installed in the car of paraplegic driver Mrs Laura May Wicholson of 1249 Austin Blvd for last Thursday's chain reaction on Mission Boulevard that damaged five cars. Police say the hand levers were not welded securely causing loss of steering moments before the crash. Earlier police suspected a solage but there is no evidence of that now. No injuries were reported.
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Mission Boulevart
Jine Neaerly
Laura May Wicholson
Austin BL
Daring pot smuggling attempt foiled at border
UPI reports three men from Tijuana were arrested after driving three cars carrying more than a ton of marijuana through a gap in a border fence near Ysidro. Authorities said the seized marijuana was worth 403 220 dollars. Names cited were Erceste Ayala Cruz Salvador Delgado Panto and Ramirez Lopez Petes.
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Salvador Delgado Panto
Ramirez Lopez Petes
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U.s.mexico
Border Patrol Roundup Nets 72 Mexican Aliens in Oceanside
Border patrol raided a house in Oceanside and rounded up 72 Mexican aliens. Officials could not locate smugglers who allegedly brought them into the country. Affected aliens awaited transport to processing centers.
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LUPI
Murday
Mexico
Disqualified soap box racer shocks All American Derby
James Grones of Boulder Colorado becomes the first winner to be disqualified in the All American Soap Box Derby after officials discover an electromagnet device in his homebuilt racer. Bret Yarborough of Red Grove California is declared the winner and awarded the $7,500 scholarship. The device would have pulled the car from the starting plate by magnetic force rather than gravity.
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Max Derby
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Bret A Yarborough
Re Grove
Calif
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Livick
Growth endangers bay cleanup
A Bay Area pollution study warns population growth will worsen wastewater problems and water quality. It cites 6,000 small pleasure craft, 00 Hsk ing vessels, and 5,00 commercial ships dumping an estimated 250 million gallons of sewage into the bay. It urges sanitary districts to avoid quake risks and to seek alternatives to dumping solid wastes.
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Thousands on strike in Chile amid escalating unrest
In Santiago and across Chile tens of thousands joined a 27 day walkout against President Allende's government. 45 000 truck drivers cripple transport as shops shut for 48 hours by orders of a 70 000 member businessmen group. The Medical College joined with about 7 000 doctors striking for two days, offering only emergency services.
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Dey
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Salvador al- Tende Phe
Smail Businessman’s Association
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Chilean Metical College
Reinecke urges panel on shortages and price fixes
Governor Fa Reinecke urged a blue ribbon committee to study and fix shortages in key goods and rising prices in the food industry. He named a diverse panel including farmers and business leaders to hold meetings soon to map solutions balancing consumer access with fair industry practices.
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Reinmeke
Trands
Christensen
Shuld
King Gustaf VI Adolf Undergoes Major Emergency Surgery
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, 90, underwent a three hour emergency stomach operation at Helsingborg hospital after a hemorrhage. He remains in serious condition on a respirator as Prince Carl Gustaf and other royals travel to his bedside.
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UPI
Guntaf VI Adolf
Sweden
Helsingborg
Carl Gustig
Guggar Riverek
Police foil plot to kill Nixon amid New Orleans scare
Police expanded searches for Gaudet and linked threats to President Nixon during a New Orleans visit. Secret Service and New Orleans police debated overreaction while Gaudet, living in a commune, had a prior history with threats and gun incidents. The broader plot remained unproven as officials pursued leads and tightened security.
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Frank Hayward
Polina Department
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Jack Warner
Sectet Service
Washington
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New Mexico
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Rome police hold U S newsman over suspected kidnap claim
American TV journalist Jack Regan, missing for weeks, returned to Rome with his wife after being found in hospital. Police questioned him for hours on a false kidnapping claim tied to a Mafia story and a reported theft from ABC. No charges filed yet. ABC confirms $5,000 missing from its New York office.
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American Broadcasting
Regina Cveli
Salvator Mundi International
ABC
Willam Sheehan
New York
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Tata
Meh Be
Sheela
Regon
Roan
Ragon
Ilal
Data Bank Timbers Plan Expanded Supervisory Committee
State and federal data banks approved IDs and social security cards appear in a shifting system. Jensen supports broadening county police data bank oversight to include citizens and civil liberties observers, with Hoffmann urging a computer expert on board. The CORPUS project seeks a code of ethics and rules on data release and disciplinary powers, amid concerns over misuse and retention terms.
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Lance Hoffmaan
University of California
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Pervision
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Walter Aylward
Aylward
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