Fire ignites near Carrol Avenue causing BART delays
A bush fire broke out near Carrol Avenue around 3 20 p.m. yesterday, drawing one engine that was joined by several more by 4 p.m. The blaze spread along a 30 year wide strip between railroad tracks just north of the Union City Hayward line, threatening a line of locomotives on the Southern Pacific. BART service slowed as flames rose about 20 feet and firefighters battled the blaze.
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Peeliie Railroad
Carrol Avenue
Thay Wilt
Union City
Hayward
Coati
Elected BART board endorsed by committee
A bill mandating direct election of the BART board from nine districts was endorsed by the Sensic once Committee and sent to the full Senate. Assemblyman Carlos Bee backed a similar measure killed by committee. if approved, elections could occur November 1974 unless two county board resolutions pass declaring continued appointment.
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Yester
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Bee
Tull Senate
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Union official to face forgery charges in Oakland court
Michael Chuba, 41, of Concord, a former financial secretary of Amalgamated Transit Union Division 192 representing AC Transit, is charged with 16 counts of forgery and one count of grand larceny. Co-defendant Edward Cordelia of Union City, union president, is not charged. Chuba surrendered to Oakland police and was released on recognizance. He is due in Oakland Municipal Court tomorrow at 1:30 a.m. before Judge Stratford Buckley.
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Oakland-Pisdmont
Michael Chuba
Concord
Amalgamated Transit Union Division
AC Transit
Chusa
Redward Cordeire
Union City
Chuba
Oakland
Statford P. Buckiey
Equipment blamed for Hayward crash on Mission Boulevard
Investigators determined last Thursday’s chain reaction crash on Mission Boulevard was caused by improperly installed hand controls in the car of paraplegic driver Mrs. Laura May Nicholson of 1248 Austin Street. Her vehicle swerved and could not brake due to controls folded onto the dashboard. no injuries were reported. Mrs Nicholson was cited for the faulty installation.
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Hayward
Mission Boulevard
Laura May Nicholson
Austin St
Pollee
Nicholson
Burglars Target Meat Supply In San Leandro
San Leandro police report thieves sought meat during a weekend robbery at Sizaler Family Steak Huge on Washington Avenue. About $3,193 in steaks ham burgers and wine vanished. a separate theft of 47 tires valued at $1,278 occurred at Valla Tire Co on Bh Street. An overhead door was pried open in the tire shop break in.
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Pallce
Sizaler Family
Washington Ave
Finch
Anther San Leandro Bredkie Police Naid
Valla Tire
Robbery at Manor Shopping Center in San Lorenzo
A 6 year old Hayward man was robbed of 241 dollars at gunpoint yesterday morning behind the Manor Shopping Center. Alameda County sheriff deputies report two white males in their early 20s fled on foot toward Hesparan Buule yard after demanding the wallet. The incident occurred near the Manor Hardware Store on Hesperian Boulevard.
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Hayward
Manor
Alameda County
Sher J's
Frank J. Tabaka
Manor Hardware Store
Hesperian Blvd
Tahaka
Hesparan Buule
Mother Arrests Her Son In Drug Paraphernalia Case
In San Leandro a 2 year old boy was arrested by his mother, Violet Puckett, 62, on possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say a syringe and pink balloon with a disposable needle were found. Puckett was booked for possession and suspected intoxication. She stated her son appeared intoxicated around 4 am and assisted him to bed. She later returned a rented car and discarded evidence from the trunk.
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Sunday
Violet Puelett
Gy West Avenue
Fergut
Ciien
Puckett
Mra. Puckett
King Gustaf VI Adolf Undergoes Emergency Operation
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden underwent a three hour emergency stomach operation and remains on a respirator in the Helsingborg hospital intensive ward. Doctors warned the next hours would be critical as the 87 year old king fights for his life. Crown Prince Gustaf, 27, sped from Stockholm to his bedside, while Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Prince Bertil were expected to join Helsingborg officials.
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Stuckholm
Ingrid
Denmark
Beriil
Disqualified Derby Winner Prompts Rules Change in Akron
Officials of the All-American Soap Box Derby disqualified James H. Gronen of Boulder Colorado for using an electroa nagnelic device in his car during the race. Bret A Yarharaugt of Elk Grove Calif was declared winner and awarded the 7500 scholarship while Gronen’s disqualification spurred Derby officials to explain the device would be detected and the car not lifted by gravity.
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Livick
Bret A. Yarharaugt
Elk Grove
Calif
Gronen
Youll
Darby
Data bank moves prompt ethics and oversight debate
Alameda County supervisors and experts debated expanding the county data bank committee to include citizen and minority representatives and a non county compiler. They considered a code of ethics for CORPUS the Criminal Oriented Records Production Unified System and contemplated retention limits and an oversight subcommittee. Aylward cited a Kansas City incident where a department allegedly sold information to private investigators prompting concerns over misuse and discipline powers.
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Jensen
Hebee County
Lance Hollman
University of California
Hoffman
Tis
Fremont
Weller Aylward
Alameda County Bar
Kansas City
Aylward
Ayhward
Thousands on strike sweep Chile in protests against Allende
Tens of thousands of Chileans walked out nationwide as 45 000 truckers crippled transport in a 27 day strike. Shops closed under orders from the 70 000 member Chilean Businessman's Association while the medical college extended a doctors walkout to include 7 00 physicians.
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Chile
UPT
Aurrest
Salvador al- Tendi
Strali Businessman's Association
Allende
Chilean Medical College
Plysmins
Police plot to murder Nixon origins traced in New Orleans
Secret Service linked a suspected plot to kill President Nixon to Gaudet, who had prior animosity toward the president and was briefly pursued on a nationwide warrant. New Orleans police and federal agents heightened precaution after a series of incidents including a stolen police badge and a damaged patrol car, while Nixon faced a tense trip to the city.
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Secret Service
Washington
Gaudet
New Meston
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Nixon
New Orleans
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Sgt. Heyward
Gaudel
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Nnrsing
Heyward
VPW
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Megally
Ne Svt
Orleans
Preach
Stormy hearing sinks halfway house plan in Hayward
In Hayward a five hour public hearing before the board of adjustments led the Seventh Step foundation to withdraw its use permit for a halfway house for as many as 15 ex-convicts on Central Boulevard. Neighbors argued the project would worsen crime and disrupt the area already strained by state housing purchases. Project director Dave Eden and supporters cited benefits of discipline and community programs, but opposition prevailed and the proposal was scrapped.
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Hayward Hills
Farber
Central Boulevard
Heourd
Dela California
Stile University
Manshill
Bob Hogers
Project Direct
Foundation
Rogers
Leonard Seeley
Daniel Cooper
Cooper
Fayward
Howe
Thomas Bissell
Tie
Esi
AO Nares
Bissell
Cotsnel
Roger
Bay pollution rises with growth threatens cleanup efforts
A new US Geological Survey study warns that population growth is boosting sewage discharges into San Francisco Bay, now over 18.5 million gallons per day, degrading oxygen levels and increasing bacteria. It notes only 45 percent of 70 municipalities treat to the first stage, with industrial discharges worsening the problem and calls for better waste management and planning.
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San Francisco Bay
Geological Survey
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Newark
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Soul County
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Hines
Ulse Largestrom
Llis
Andy Spiker
Toon
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