GM Strikes Force 20 Plants Out
General Motors closed 20 plants nationwide as wildcat strikes disrupted parts supply and forced production halts. Despite most strikes ending, temporary shortages kept plants offline. CIO leaders warned of extended talks as union seeks wage protections, citing Ford precedent. Three East Oakland plants were spared.Chevrolet and Fisher Body facilities in Oakland not affected immediately. A GM spokesman said essential parts could avert further stoppages if shipped promptly.
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Baywood Out In New Castro Valley Boundary Filing
Baywood remains outside the proposed Castro Valley incorporation under revised maps filed today. The plan excludes Brey wood near Hayward annexation, and areas west of Crest Avenue in Fairmont Terrace seeking San Leandro annexation. District Court rulings and council talks shape timing and borders, with could delay incorporation by six months or more.
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Revised S L Boundary OK'd By Commission
Oakland revised boundaries for a proposed City of San Lorenzo were approved by the County Boundaries commission. The plan centers on San Lorenzo Village Old San Lorenzo and Lorenzo Manor with overlaps near Hayward areas Goode and Hathaway while keeping key overlaps with Bay City and Metropolitan Bay City. The commission also approved Hayward Rousseau Annex No 7 and urged annexation east of Rousseau No 7 to Western Road between Tennyson and Harder roads to remove unincorporated corridors.
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Bill for Reservoir Permit Before Knight
Controversial assembly bill to permit fishing and recreation in reservoirs nears Governor Knight's signature. Proponents cite health feasibility and local support while opponents warn polluted water and contamination risks, noting approval by East Bay officials and several state bodies.
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East Bay
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Department of Health
East Bay Man Jailed in Reno Gun Slaying
Berkeley man held as a suspect in the killing of Reno soda fountain operator Lee Madsen 65. Madsen was shot on the Donner Summit route after declining a hitchhiker. He drove to Verdi Nevada before dying from a stomach wound. Willie Wheat 61 of Berkeley linked as the victim in the case.
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Olson sued for contract dispute in San Francisco
Midweight boxing champion Carl Olson and his manager Sid Flaherty faced a $500000 lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco filed by Herbert Campos who claims an exclusive management contract. Campos seeks $250000 from Olson and $250000 from Flaherty.
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Bebo) Olson
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Forecast for 1999 women stay shapely indefinitely
An Arkansas physician predicted at the AMA convention in Atlantic City that by 1999 men will reach lifespans of 150 years and women will remain young and shapely. He outlined further cures and vaccines eradicating infectious diseases and cancer, with mental illness highlighted as a major future challenge.
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Freeway Crash Injures One In San Leandro
A San Leandro man, Richard J. Schacht, 36, was seriously injured when his sedan rear ended a southbound semi on the Eastshore Freeway near the First Avenue overpass. He sustained multiple rib fractures and other injuries and was treated at Fairmont then transferred to Eden Hospital. The truck driver, Dana Gene Ail, 30, of Bay Ward, was uninjured.
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Stockton Man, 31, Killed in Car Train Crash
Victim identified as Elmer T. Cuthbertson of Stockton, a 31-year-old salesman, who died early yesterday when his car collided with a moving Western Pacific train.
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Budget cuts in California flood control and river projects
Washington report notes House Appropriations Committee trimmed California flood control, reclamation, and navigation budgets by 3.2 million while funding four new unbudgeted starts. Total for the fiscal year rises to 49.198 million against 52.398 million asked by the President, with specific starts on Trinity River and Sacramento deep water channel among items.
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Weather: cool and overcast with no sun forecast
The weatherman expects continued cool and overcast skies for tomorrow. He advises packing sweaters and jackets for the picnic and notes he will stay indoors with coffee and reading material.
Failure to Pass Water Measures Blames Split
SACRAMENTO reports say the 1953 legislature failed to pass any major water bill due to deep political and economic conflicts. Lawmakers cite Republican Democrat fights, disputes over federal versus state control of projects, and regional water scarcity versus abundance as key causes of the stalemate.
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Vandalism Reported at First Assembly of God Church
SAN LEANDRO police investigated vandalism at the First Assembly of God church located at 244 East 14th Street. The building had been closed for two days when officers found shellac, insect spray, burned ink blotters, and chairs strewn about. A central rug had an ink blotter fire, shellac spilled on the floor and chair, and a chair set near a fire. A coffee maker was filled with insect spray while candles were placed on blotter piles in most rooms.
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First Assembly of God
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Key System Employees Vote Today on Strike Grant
In Oakland an AFL Carmen's Union Local 182 leader Vern Stambaugh says Key System Transit workers vote today to authorize their negotiating committees to call a strike if wage and hours talks fail. He adds negotiations will continue regardless and no immediate work stoppage is expected.
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Key System Transit Company
Vern Stambaugh
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Carmen
Incorporation Bid for Dairyland in Orange County
In Anaheim California petitions to form the city of Dairyland with 259 residents and 10,000 cows were found legally sufficient. An election to decide the incorporation will be held soon. Wealthy dairy farmers backed the plan to shield land from subdivision development.
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