BART Board Clash Over Manager Power Intensifies
Bay Area Rapid Transit directors held a special session amid a strike dispute over the scope of General Manager Stokes authority. A dissident faction proposed a five man external panel to run the system while others favored restoring a Sept 23 target for service to San Francisco and a modified wage proposal after a one day labor pause.
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Insanity plea in under trial Fremont murder case
Alexander 40 pleaded insanity to charges of assault with intent to murder George Jones after a June street confrontation on Pazen Padre Parkway. Both men are grandfathers of a one year old boy at stake in a custody dispute. Judge McGuiness scheduled a July sanity hearing and named two psychiatrists. A $1,000 reward was offered for information on the boy’s return.
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Alexander
Weecaley
William d. McGuiness
George Jones
Pazen Padre Parkway
Jones
Vivian
Nitty
Livermore
Pale
Alexanders
McGuiness
Robber hits Dublin store on Amador Valley Blvd
Hetty Waugh manager of Mildred's Fashions at 7441 Amador Valley Blvd says a young man armed with a revolver and chemical Mace robbed the shop yesterday, escaping in a white two door 4964 Ford coupe after spraying her with Mace. About $30 cash taken. Deputies treated Waugh at the scene. The robber, described as polite, fled after the attack.
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Dublin
Mildred
Hetty Waugh
Amador Val-ley Blvd
Stokes pleads innocent in drunken driving case
WALNUT CREEK AP The Bay Area Transit District general manager R Stokes 49 of Orinda pleaded innocent to a drunken driving charge. His attorney Alson Kempt Jr offered pleas Wednesday. A pretrial conference is set for September by Municipal Court Judge Richard P Calhoun. Stokes was arrested by California Highway Patrol at 2 am June 23 and held in county jail until he posted release on own recognizance.
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Walnut Creek
R. Stokes
Bay Area
Stokes
Alson Kempt Jr
California Highway Patrol
Orinda
Wan
Martinee
Batil
Alt
Ington Bureau
Mitchell
UPI Yen
Nila
Tye
Freed convict found guilty of first degree murder in Oakland
Supreme Court jurors convict Frank Nubin, 48, of murder for killing his former common law wife Bernice Welch during a 1963 argument in California. He had been released from San Quentin 10 months early due to a clerical error, paroled hours after release.
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UPI
Superior Court
Privsn
Prank Nubin
Bernice Welch
California Adult Authority
San
Weller
Alito Objects to Bay Area Smog Fight Plan
Bay Area figures clash with federal smog proposals to sharply curb auto use in San Francisco Bay. Mayor Alioto questions federal authority while Bay Area Air Pollution Control District member Alcots warns of economic harm and asks the board to review federal power over private vehicles.
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Joseph L. Alioto
San Francisco Bay Area
Alcots
Bay Area
Caitrol District
Smog Board
Machines Hold Clues In Fatal Cleburne Explosions
Federal investigators from six agencies search for blast causes at a munitions plant after an explosion killed four women and injured three. Some workers point to a crimping machine while others report a flash from a final inspection machine. The blasts caused $75,000 in damage and shattered windows a mile away. one victim died on arrival at Johnson County Memorial Hospital.
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Martin
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Gearhart
Gerhart-Owen Industries
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Hle
Viellins
Johnson County Memorial
Fire Roars Through Paris Galeries Barbes Store
A major blaze swept the Galeries Barbes in Paris on Wednesday night, scorching five stories and forcing hundreds of shoppers into the streets. Firefighters battled flames through the top three floors with at least three injured and reports of casualties among shoppers as the dramatic fire raged.
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Gilauches
Galeries Barbes
Amit
Stare
Martha Mitchell backs claim Nixon knew Watergate scope
Martha Mitchell reiterated that if John Mitchell knew about Watergate then Richard Nixon knew, speaking by phone as her husband testified before the Senate committee. She refused to reveal her location, saying she was in the Central Time Zone, and avoided attending hearings citing security concerns.
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Othar
Iowa
Senate
Are. Mitchell
Washington
D'S. Mitchell
Piedmont
John
Nixon
Nixon aide faces tough questions on White House horrors
Mitchell defended secrecy over alleged White House horrors and denied detailed knowledge of Haldeman and Ehrlichman actions. He said he learned more from Senate testimony than before, while conceding possible legal duty lapses in the coverup. The panel debated subpoenas, with support uncertain, as Cox sought 2.8 million dollars for continued probes.
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Whity House
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Haldeman
Ehutehman
Senate Committee
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Roemer McPhee
Washington
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Michell
McPhee
Mitchell Thragh
House
Richard A. Moore
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Archibald Cox
Senate Appropriations
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Ameriis Ataineér
Inouye
Congresshat
Sam Jr. Grvin Jr
D-N.c
Associated Press
Senate Watergate
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Senate
New York
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Mayors Push Region Government in State Legislature
City and county leaders urge direct election of regional bodies as bills advance in the State Legislature. Maltuster cites BASSA’s history and power, warning cities of costly mandates while officials from Fremont, Newark, and Hayward express mixed support and concern over federal and state oversight. Knox’s measure moves from committee toward a vote in the Assembly, with Senate action anticipated next year.
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Castrol Distel
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Air Board
Knox
Assembly
End of the World Scenarios From a Fragmented Dispatch
A garbled page fragment sketches multiple doomsday ideas including comet collisions, a swallowing black hole, a cosmic collapse, volcanic eruptions, and nuclear war. It quotes a reporter and hints at astronomical and existential threats but offers no clear conclusions or dates.
Pair face pot import counts
Hayward two men were arrested in Mi brae on charges of smuggling 2 ton of marijuana from Mexico into the United States via Arizona. Victor Sharp and Minard L. Willnies, both of the Sehiator Road, charged with conspiracy. arraigned in San Francisco with $15,000 bail each. Investigators from Hayward PD and multiple agencies said the case began a month ago after Sharp sold 14 pounds to an undercover agent.
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U.S
San Franciisco
Jevimeski
Sharp
Sehafor Road
Hayward
Byaneski
Fremont trustees consider center for student child care program
Fremont trustees envision a learning lab quasied for pregnant junior program students. The center would serve newborn children of district minors with RO P students assisting in care. Linola Vista Elementary may host the program with a $4,000 building and maintenance budget.
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Ross
Hall
American High School
Oistick
Carr
Sheppard
Justees
John Camara
Andrews
Charlootte Lowrey
Fremont, Unified District Teachers Association
California Teach= Association
John Muir
CUA
Muir
Art Krannawilier
Harold Alameda
Gas purchases eased as pipeline bill progresses
The article notes the Senate delaying action while amendments are added to a bill to clear the way for the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Sen Mike Gravel argues routing through Canada delays US delivery past 1984, while a Trans-Alaska route could start in 1977. In San Francisco, two pay station chains refund customers who paid too much, as of Wednesday.
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Tovels
Transilaska
Mike Gravel
Oalaska
San Francisco
Grandmother Kills Mountain Lion After Baby Motion
An elderly woman recounts confronting a mountain lion that advanced toward her infant grandchild. She warns others about the predator and criticizes park management for not enforcing safety measures.
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