McMahon Named Martinez City Manager in Contra Costa
McMahon, 33, named first Martinez city manager. will earn 9600 salary, taking post July 16. Former assistant to Wesley C. McClure and deputy personnel officer in San Leandro, he sat in on the council meeting Wednesday. He and wife Elsie live at 217 Haas Avenue and expect their first child next month. Born in Council Butts, Illinois, he studied at the University of Iowa and Penn for public administration. WWII veteran who served as military governor of Berchestgarden and later as assistant to the city manager in Warwick County, Virginia. He heads the administrative assistants seminar for Northern California in the League of California Cities.
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Gerald FP
Mc‘Mahon
Martinez
Contra Costa
McMehon
Wesley C. McClure
Bnegte
McMahon
Elsie
Haas Avenue
Council Butts
University of Jayoa
University of Pennsylvania
France
Austria
Berchestgarden
Sen Leanaro
Warwick County
California
League of California
Newark Grants Carnival Permit
Newark grants carnival permit for weekend celebration at Newark pavilion to honor St John’s Day and benefit St Edward’s church. City council in special session hears two committee members pledge no gambling at booths run by concessionaire Ross despite concern over his spotty gambling records. contract signed prior to committee approval.
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Newark Pavillion
St. John's
St. Edward’s Church
SES
George Pauline
Maurice Caldeira
Ross
Pauline
Washington Manor forms five committees on status quo and incorporation
Washington Manor Homeowners Association set up five committees to study annexation, incorporation, and status quo. The groups will cover steering, information, finance, community needs, and legal matters as an incorporation campaign proceeds. A board candidacy, board vacancies, and a deadline extension from June 17 to July 5 are noted.
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Washington Manor
E. Stanley
Weissbétion
San Beandro
del Heydenberg
Weissburg
Doug. Fost
Lawrence Whiteside
Bob
Marvin Edwards
Fremont Plan Sketch Distributed for Public Study
Fremont planners issued preliminary master plan sketches to the city for review, showing growth to about 160 000 by 1980 from a present population around 33 000. The draft, prepared by consultants, bypassed existing school and boundary lines while treating the city as a civic and economic center.
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Fremont
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Petition Filed For Tax Review In California Supreme Court
A petition was filed yesterday in the California Supreme Court, San Francisco, seeking a review of the decision upholding Proposition 3. The 1952 referendum grants tax exemptions to private nonprofit colleges. Bank Wheisey, former Oaklandioudilman and special administrator of the estate of the late Alfred Lundberg, filed the petition. Lundberg led the court fight in position. The centraIs business district is proposed between Centerville and Livington, near Highway 17 and Santos Road, for a regional shopping center serving the area. A civic center was mapped for the Stivers lagoon area, now owned by Henry J. Kaiser Company. city hall would sit on a low hill by the lagoon, which would be dredged. Development maps show industrial use below the Eastshore freeway from Newark to near Warmly Springs, with light industry along the railroad in Centerville. Residential development is foreseen, with areas filling between existing communities. agricultural land would surround most residential areas. The map also shows major traffic arteries and expressways, including road extensions. recreation areas center on the Niles area. Gravel pits currently occupy much of the land.
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California, Supreme’ Court
San’ Francisco
Bank Wheisey
Oak-1 Landioudeilman
Alfred Lundberg
Lundberg
Centrals
Centerville
Jalakes
Newark
Warmly Springs
Niles
Castro Valley Forum Debates City Incorporation Plan
Fifteen residents attended an open forum hosted by the Castro Valley Committee Against Incorporation. The discussion covered tax structure under incorporation and without incorporation, according to committee chairman Paul Wirick.
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Castro Valley
Paul Wirick
Bus Crash Near Oakland Leaves Several Injured Workers
A San Francisco resident from Parks Air Force suffered injuries after a bus collided with a car on Foothill Boulevard near Oakland. The crash caused a pole to snap and street flooding. Richard Powers, 25, from Castro Valley, and a 11 year old boy were among those injured. CHP reported the accident occurred around 1:20 am at the Mattox Road intersection. Eraine Arnett, 31, was treated and released from Fairmont hospital into CHP custody after a pickup across Eastshore Washington Avenue.
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Parks Air Force
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Ape Boulevard
Oalkian
Richard Powers
Heyer
Castro Velley
Mmeda County
Highway Patrol
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Cat
Patten
Robb
Way
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Arrow
Foothill Boulevard
Mattox Road
Chip Sa
Donald He Emerson
Linday McDermott
Center Wire
Fairmont Hospital
Eden Hospital
East 14Th Street
766Th Avenue
Eraine ‘Arnett
Hiis Pickin
Washington Avenue
Leandro
Cop Fight Trio In Court June 27 Over Highway 3 Knock-Down
Niles-Centerville District Court set arraignments for Herbert Olgin 22, Goldsmith 18, and Delaine Gill 23 following a Sunday altercation with Highway Patrolman Harry Arnold on Highway 3. Patrolman issued a traffic citation. suspects protested the ticket and will enter pleas June 27 in Hayward. The case unfolds in San Bernardino County, California.
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Hayward
California
District
Niles-Centerville
Herbert” Olgin
Bans Goldsmith
Delaine
X. Gill
Highway 3
Harry Arnold
Arnold
Olgin
Goldsmith
Castro Valley School Board Vacancy Filled by Local Resident
A Castro Valley resident with 18 months in the Valley and active in local clubs seeks a school board seat. The candidate, a Sherwin Williams sales agent and former member of the Castro Valley Women’s Club, positions in California and San Francisco firms, aims to bring administrative experience to the board.
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Sherwin Williams Paint Company
Valley
Chabot
Galate
Pastore
Castro
Valley Women's’ Club
Omen
Perview
Bs Groups
Tates
California
Plant Seeks Site Near 143rd Ave Shel don Glatt
Railroad representative said an industrial plant wants a site along the Western Pacific tracks near 143rd Avenue in Sheldon Glatt. The announcement came in a late night briefing.
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Hison Jousr
Western “Pacific
Avenue
Sheldon
Glatt
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