Bill would end ballot confusion over 1975 school elections
Sen. Craig Biddle R Riverside introduced Senate Bill 1474 to fix an inadvertent wording error that misled counties about holding school board elections in March 1975. The correction aims to allow non charter districts to conduct elections as planned while governors and lawmakers approve the measure. Counties vary in interpretation with Alameda Santa Clara and others watching for legal clarification and officials awaiting guidance.
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Craig Biddle
Riverside
Biddle
Senate
South County
Riddle
Fiddle
Santa Clara
Alameda
Contra Costa
Los Angeles
San Diego
Alameda County
Explosion hits BART Oakland hills substation
An early morning explosion at a Bay Area Rapid Transit substation in Oakland caused 250 to 300.11 dollars in damage and disrupted service between Concord and Oakland. Officials reported the fire destroyed the substation and caused high voltage losses, with restoration expected but full rebuild not for six months.
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Oakland
Bay Area Rapid ‘Transit District
Oakland Hills
BART
Concord
ART
Orinda
Walnut Creek
Bart MacArthur
Student leapt from CSU Hayward library roof
A 19 year old California State University Hayward student John K Holm of 27559 Drexel Way reportedly jumped 40 feet from the library roof terrace and landed in dirt. He was taken to St Rose Hospital for surgery on serious facial cuts and fractures. The terrace is surrounded by a ten foot railing witnesses say Holm was alone on the terrace before the incident occurred shortly before 1 PM. He lives with his parents Wayy Li and Mrs John A Holm.
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Hayward
California State University
University Library
John K.holm
Drexel Way
Holm
St. Rose Hospital
Murder probe continues in Livermore slayings
Alameda County sheriff's deputies pursue two female victims found murdered near Fallon Road on Interstate 50 after hitchhiking from San Francisco toward Southern California. Michael Shane, 30, a San Francisco transient, and an unidentified companion were killed. investigators believe both were shot, with Shane killed first and the other woman shot as she fled. Time of death placed around dawn Monday.
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Livermore
Alameda County
Sheriff's Deputies
Interstate 50
Michael Shane
Oak Street
San Francisco
Fallon Road
Interstate Ad
Tit
Ray Sousa
Sheriff's Department
California
Sousa
Shane
Pleasanton youth missing after bridge collapse in river
Divers search the frozen Missouri River near Williston North Carolina for Pleasanton youth Craig Schellman 29 missing since Monday when a section of the Lewis and Clark ridge collapsed during demolition. Deputies say another man on the structure was injured and taken to a local hospital. Schellman is the son of Ormand Schellman president of X-Demex Inc the company demolishing the bridge.
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Pleasanton
Missouri
Williston
N.C
Craig Schellman
Williams County
Schellman
Ormand Schellman
X-Demex, Inc
Store Clerk Beaten and Robbed at Hayward 7 11
Hayward police report a gunman clubbed and robbed clerk Michael Wight at the 7 11 on Aldengate Way last night. The assailant forced Wright into a restroom and fled with about $100 after a 20 minute wait while customers were served.
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Hayward
Michael Wight
Aldengate Way
Wright
Woods testimony on Watergate tapes shocks courtroom
Rose Mary Woods testified she accidentally erased four to five minutes of a June 20 1972 Nixon Haldeman tape. The hearing revealed a missing eight minute gap and raised questions about possible tampering and accountability in the Watergate affair.
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Washington Sea
Nixon
Special Watergate
Jill Wolner
Rose Mary Woods
Miss Woods
U.S
John J. Sires
MGM
Presiden
H.R. Haldeman
White House
Jenahe
Sirica
Janet Alde
HR. Haldeman
Miss. Woods
Birnes
Powers
Powens
Welfare boost passes hurdle in California Assembly
The California Assembly approved a 122 million increase in welfare grants for 500000 aged blind and disabled residents amid warnings of higher costs if action stalled. The bill moves toward Gov Reagan with GOP opposition expected to waver.
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Sacramento
Assembly
John Burton
San Francisco
Senate
Rega
Australia
Indonesia
Singapore
Federal
Social Security Administration
California
Willian Bagley
FS Rafael
Court orders halt to beer driver pickets
A federal court in San Francisco barred mass picketing by striking beer truck drivers in the East Bay for 45 days. Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoll cited illegal acts intertwined with legal picketing and set limits on picketing at retail entrances after earlier injunctions against Coors Beer strike activities.
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San Francisco
East Bay
Alfonso J. Zirpoll
Coors Beer
National Labor Relations Board
Beer Drivers Local 868
Alameda Central Labor Council
Teamsters, Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Joint Board
NLHEB
Truckers Eye Two Week Strike Over Fuel and Speed Limits
Independent drivers discuss a potential long stoppage to protest fuel shortages and government fuel allocation. Leaders warn a Bakersfield area action could halt Los Angeles traffic, while industry spokesmen urge restraint and favor nationwide speed limit stability to protect shipments and jobs.
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Swafford
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Yang Fowland
Carrio Trucking
Hayward
Boyd
California
Bopd
Oyd
Detroit Officer Farewell Marks End of 14 Years on Horseback
Mounted policeman John Christopher endures emotion as he rests on his horse’s saddle. Detroit beat member Charlie hosts a surprise farewell party yesterday for Christopher, who retires after 14 years on the force.
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John Christopher
Charlie
Detroit
Farwell
Christopher
Force
Stores reopen as strike widens across Northern California
Several chains including Ralphs Big G Cala Brent weed Po& W Food Pair Shopwell A B and United report stores open while Fry s stores unclear. Russell s Markets Milpitas signs tentative deal while Livermore and Pleasanton stores unaffected due to Stockton contracts. Local wage talks run through Jan 13 with threats over picket lines and job security.
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Page T Ralphs
Big G
Cala
Brentweed
Po& W
Food Pair
Shopwell
A& B
United
Fry's
Louis
Emby
Russell's Markets
Milpitas
Russell's
Livermore
Pleasanton
Stockton
Eriod
John Racoin
Food Employers Council
Walnut Creek
California
Sneals
Butchers Union
Paidelines
Cost of Living Council
Allen Cog
Butcher and Meatcutters Union
APL Cio
Oakland
Coe
Racan
California Adopts $2 Hourly Minimum Wage for Most Workers
California’s Industrial Welfare Commission sets a $2 per hour minimum for most workers effective March 4 1974 raising from $1.65. Apprentices learners and minors get $1.79. domestic workers and men covered for the first time. Exemptions include government employees students nurses outside salespersons babysitters actors and certain farm laborers.
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San Francisco
California
Séréd
Alaska
Theodore Todd
U.S. Department of Labor
Fairview firemen clash over tape case and policy
Fire department volunteers and officials dispute a tape recording issue after calls from a woman apparently were not heard. Capt Downing and Chief Ortiz faced questions over response times and disciplinary actions while another volunteer, Bockman, criticized a policy restricting speaking at board meetings. Quakers urge impeachment in New York as Nixon’s affiliation noted.
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Volunter
Snipes
Bockman
Capt
Downing
Ortiz
Rockman
Ing
Fire Board
Hockman Sai
Schmitz
New York
Nixon
PG&E rate hike approved by California utility board
The California Public Utilities Commission approved a 30 cent per month rate increase for Pacific Gas. The move finalizes a proceeding that began in February to offset higher prices for Canadian and Eastern reducers. An interim $18 million increase was authorized on July 10 to offset part of the price rise.
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Francisco
UPI
California Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Gas & Sucree
Sal Tureday
Reepany
PUC
Letter bomb warning sent to government and oil facilities
UPI reports state offices and major oil facilities were alerted to possible letter bombs mailed from Canada. USPS inspectors warned the mail may have originated in Toronto or Montreal. Envelopes were white with pink backs and over an inch thick, carrying varying return names with Swiss addresses.
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UPI
Canada
U. S. Postal Service
Toronto
Montreal
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