Bee bill to elect Bay Area Rapid Transit directors advances
Assemblyman Carlos Bee measure AB 150 cleared its first hurdle in the Assembly local government committee as it would let the theater elect directors of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. If passed by the Assembly it faces the Senate and Governor’s desk before any change to the current appointive system. Alameda County Mayors Conference favors keeping appointive directors. A League of California Cities rep testified against the bill at a committee hearing.
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Sacramento
Carlos Bee
Hayward
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Assembly
Governmor
Hee
Full Assembly
Senate
Ronald Reasgan
SANT
Alameda County
Masonic Home Resident Celebrates 102nd Birthday
Alvin Ridey, resident of the Masonic Home in Union City, turned 102 today. A Sunday party drew 30 to 40 Isis Masonic Lodge relatives and members to help him celebrate. Administrator Hugh Herring says Ridley is doing well though has lived in the nursing section for 13 months. When asked at his 100th birthday how he does it, Ridley replied, Keep telling.
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Union City
Alvin Ridey
Isis Masonic ‘Lodge
Trator Hugh Herring
Yeaude
Ridley
White Ridley
Court date set for heroin suspect Amelia Miranda
Court actions focus on Amelia Miranda held on charges of possession and sale of heroin. Investigation involved nearly 40 officers, narcotics testimony, and radio-linked surveillance after her arrest on November 28 at her Hayward home and a Mission Boulevard market parking area. Miranda remains jailed in Santa Rita awaiting March 29 superior court appearance with bond set at $60,000.
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Hayward
Amelia
Miranda
Antioch
Mission Boulevard Market
Alfeed A. Delucchi
Santa Rita County
Charlie Santana
James Catrina
Mes
Mionda
Two Gunmen Rob Hayward Oaks and Ted's Drugs
In Hayward and San Leandro two early morning robberies unfolded with masked gunmen. A man in a blue ski cap forced a clerk at Hayward Oaks to surrender 120 dollars after threatening with a chrome pistol. At Ted's Drugs another robber in a ski cap and tan coat robbed the store of cash from the register.
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Wayward
Hayward Oaks
Mission Blvd
Barry Hobbs
San Leandro
Hobbs
Ted
W. Jackson
Rosbertes
Man charged with armed robbery in San Leandro incident
A San Leandro man was arrested on armed robbery and auto theft charges after allegedly stealing a company car from John Barton of Texas at Ynile Point and brandishing a knife like instrument. He was later cited for drunken driving after a collision with a guard rail on Interstate 380. No injuries reported.
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San Leandro
San Leandran
Ynile Point
Patrick Henry Dillon
California
Dilton
Barlow
Barton
Dillon
Highway Patrol
William Mkelley
Fremont
Fairmont Drive
Trustees back property tax idea to equalize schools
The California State Board of Education approved a statewide property tax plan to fund poorer districts. Drafted by a citizen committee, the plan will be submitted to the state legislature after a unanimous vote, following a Supreme Court decision that the current school finance system is unconstitutional.
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Los Angeles
State Board of Education
California
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Suffolk man gets electric chair in racially charged case
In Nansemond county Virginia a 28 year old Black man, Cecil Wood, was sentenced to the electric chair after a nonjury trial for raping an elderly white neighbor and assaulting a cousin, robbery, and attempted strangulation. Judge George P. Whitley cited the heinous nature of the crimes and hoped the sentence would deter others.
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Suffolk
UPI
Nansemond County
Cecil Wood
George P. Whitley
Lawyuer
Miiss Annie
Two Truck Collisions On Nimitz Freeway Spill Pears Cans
Morning accidents on the Nimitz Freeway near Mowry Avenue involved five trucks and four cars. Torrance trucker Robert Mad dock, 27, was seriously injured. A first crash at 4 55 a m left Middash with a leg injury as his truck rear ended another. He returned from the hospital at 9 a m to find amber cans blocking the scene as two additional trucks collided with parked cars and a pickup.
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Nimitz
Mowry Avenue
Torrance
Robert Maddock
Lawmakers seek airline extortion crime penalties
Three Republican congressmen introduced a bill to criminalize airlines paying extortionists with up to five years imprisonment for airline officials who comply. Reps Fletcher Thompson Georgia Jerry Petts California and William Springer Illinois touted the measure at a news conference aiming to curb extortion threats and bombings by removing airline concessions as a tactic.
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Washington
UPI
Fletcher Thompson
Georgia
Jerry L. Petts
California
Illinois
William L. Springer
Bilt
Tom Maloney to retire after 42 years in education
Tom Maloney, 63, announced his retirement as a Southern Alameda County educator after 42 years with Fremont Unified. He contracted pneumonia returning from the South Pacific but has fully recovered and plans more travel while remaining open to service in education or local groups.
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Fremont
Tom Maloney
Alameda County
Maloney
South Pacific
Ware
FCC OKs Sale of Five TV Stations to McGraw-Hill
The FCC approved by a 4-2 vote the sale of five TV stations from Time-Life to McGraw-Hill for 59.3 million dollars. Opposed by various minority groups, the decision was provisional pending an eventual FCC ruling on stock ownership limits in broadcast licenses. Stations include WFBMTV Indianapolis WOOD-TV Grand Rapids KTV Denver KOCO-TV San Diego and KERO-TV Bakersfield.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Compapivations Commission
FCC
Tiwe-Life
McGraw-Hill
Wfbmtv
Indianapolis, Inc
Wood-Tv
Grand Rapids
Mich
K%tv
Denver
Koco-Tv
San Diego
Kero-Tv
Takersfield
Calif
Bomb threat slows U S air traffic across major carriers
Worldwide panic prompts thorough inspections of passengers luggage and cargo as dozens of threats prompt airline suspensions and diversions. TWA and Northwest report delayed flights while Delta and National face searches after alarming calls. No bombs found, but security increases.
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Goul Bele
MWA
TWA
PBS Washington
Northwest Airlines
Newark
Minneapolis
Detroit
Delty Airlines
Dallas
San Francisco
Colorado
Miami
National Airlines
Welfare agency faces stringent funding conditions
The agency must elect low income members to its board and consolidate Hayward and Fremont offices at one location. A management firm is to be hired to fix organizational problems, including weak personnel files and poor records. State investigators fault political activity by staff, raise questions about policy violations, and urge thorough local review. The grant proposal awaits California Governor Reagan’s decision within 30 days.
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Hayward
Fremont
San Francisco
Sacramento
O&o
Baceoa
Lagan High School
Dee
We 4
Amien Ci
Chabot College
Regan Fations
California
Tonald Reagan
State Ofo
Robert LB
Henkhis
OFO
Antibusing factions press House action on measure
Antibusing forces claim near victory in the House fight as they back a measure authored by Rep Norman F Saint. A petition to move the measure from the Judiciary Committee to the House floor has at least 146 of the necessary 28 members supporting it. Republican Gerald R Ford of Michigan said three of 21 conferees backed the amendments and that a 19 vote is needed to instruct conferees to stand by House amendments.
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Norman F. Saint
Judiciary Committee
House
Sary
Grand juries cite Irvings in book fraud case
Federal indictments accuse Mrs Irving and her husband of book fraud tied to McGraw-Hill life magazine payments. Swiss authorities charged her with perjury forgery and larceny seeking extradition as grand juries probe the autobiography origin. The case centers on Hughes payments and Swiss bank deposits with ongoing hearings imminent.
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Hughes
Los Angeles
McGraw-Hill
Sve Cannnot
Federal
Irving
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Lim
Amas
H.R. Hughes
Grand Wey
Columnist calls Meindienst unfit lobbyist in Washington
The column cites Mrs Beard as a powerful Washington lobbyist linked to a $1 billion ITT settlement and notes she faced scrutiny from Senate committees. Anderson recalls Beards clashes with Mitchell at a Derby party and alleges Beard collapsed from a heart condition or drink. Griswold defends the ITT Hartford merger settlement as favorable, forcing divestitures and setting a deterrent precedent.
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Ew. Gervily
ITT
Washington
Wahburst
Anderson
Beard
Sashington
Chase
James Kentucky
Lovie B. Nui
Nun
Mitchell
Nunn
Noon
Edgel Gillenwaters
California
Ed Reisecke
Erwin Grinwolt
Supreme Court
Griswold
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Hartford Life
Massage parlors in Hayward face scrutiny and complaints
Hayward police face complaints from local business people over massage parlors amid rising activity at night. Three arrests in 1981 linked to solicitation and parlor staff point to complaint driven investigations, while officials note discounts for city workers are not bribes and fear of legality fuels concerns. Mayor council member Oakes demands action as Chief Marchand orders a probe into parlor activity.
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Hayward
Claude Marchand
Maryward
Marchand
Ray Ster- Nnakl
Oakes
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