Pleasanton readers volley letters on mustard, science and cars
Ray Orrock recaps letters from Pleasanton readers critiquing a Calaveras road drive. Herb Montez laments mustard weed harming crops and notes airplane spraying at four dollars an acre. Other letters joke about Somaliland sheiks and a sports car airflow diagram.
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Calaveras Road
Pleasanton
Herb Montez
San Leandro
California
Oakland Museum
Ralph Waldo Emerson
John J. Hagerty, Jr
Man builds five foot model Pacific steam locomotive in backyard
Charles Henning, a retired tool maker from San Leandro, spent four years creating a five foot scale 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive. He operates it on live steam at Berkeley’s Tilden Park with the Golden Gate Live Steamers, and plans further builds including a platecar. He remains active as a reserve deputy and enjoys boating and other hobbies.
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Casthy Valley
Charles Henning
Henning
Redwood Road
Grohen Tool and Die
San Leandro
Golder
Gate
Berkeley
Tilden Park
Pacific
San Lorenzo
Livermore
Pleasanton
Hayward
New Haven
Fremont
Newark
Jim Thor
Thor Tool & Die Co
Thor
George Gallup
Howard H
Tim’* Hays Jr
American Society of Newspaper Editors
University of California
England
Shirley
Eleanor
Hawaii
Amtrak
Grads face grim stats on schooling and job market
The article surveys how high school graduates struggle to meet enlistment and job requirements amid high unemployment. It cites recruiters favoring vocational training, math test failures among teens, and ongoing education reforms like the RISE Commission proposals for personalized, competency based credits and extended learning options.
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Hayward
Reading
New Haven
Castro Valley
Livermore
Wayne L. Sorenson
Rise Commission
Riles
Commission
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Ray Orrock
Jabor Rocky
Somaliland
Gloria Edgar
Gloria
Cal Barkaley
John
Albert Einstein
Gustav F. Brockmoller
Einstein
South
Smith
Business Week
Portland
Los Angeles
Pacific Telephone
Pt&t
Muriel Sundell
California Employment Developmen
Haysid. Lati
Monthly Labor Review
U.S. Department of Labor
Torterran
Heyward-Mew
Haven Rop
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