National panel backs private use of marijuana with limits
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse urged legal private possession and use of cannabis while stressing it is not harmless. It recommended confinement to home and official discouragement, with federal and state restrictions relaxed but controls kept on production and public use. The report, chaired by Raymond Shafer, sought a middle ground between full legalization and strict prohibition.
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Washington
UPI
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse Today
Commis
Sion
Nixon
Congress
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Presklert
San Leandro Hosts 100th Birthday Centennial Gala
San Leandro marked its centennial with Incorporation Day ceremonies at Red Park. City officials including Councilman William Suerstedt and Mayor Jack D. Maller gave remarks as dignitaries and local groups attended. A time capsule was ceremonially buried, to be sealed for December, amid celebrations tying to the old Peralta and Estudillo land grants and the city’s historic founding.
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Westerday
San Jeandro
Red Park
Peralta
Estudillo
Willian Suerstedt
Suerstedt
Inc Corporation
Maltester
Assemblymary
Hubert Crown
D-Alameda
Daley Loses Grip as Muskie Push Disrupts Illinois
In Chicago, Senator Daley faces a shaky showing as Muskie gains with a 60 percent vote edge over McCarthy, and a GOP crossover reshapes the Wisconsin primary. Daley’s chosen slate in Cook County suffers defeats, signaling weakened control over Illinois party machinery and a potential shift in national influence.
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Chicago
UPL
Hayward News Briefs March 22 1972
Brief item from Hayward California dated Wednesday March 22 1972 across ten and a half pages includes local notices, schedule items, and small-town announcements. The readable text emphasizes civic events and community updates from the day.
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Hayward
California
Mayor's 400 Dollar Pay Hike Approved by City Council
A controversial pay raise for Hayward’s mayor and city officials narrowly passed 4-4, with a provision delaying the mayor’s raise until May 1, 1824. The plan would boost the mayor’s monthly pay to 1,000 and higher salaries for other officials, sparked division among council members and drew mixed reactions from the public. Howell supported the measure, while Sadana opposed. no action on a council pay raise.
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Hayward
Exnell
Hiyward
San Leandra’s
Mayr
Milyor
Lew Howell
Win
Intermittent Rain Clears as Skies Break Up Tomorrow
Intermittent blue skies will ease rain as clouds break tonight. Temperatures stay cool, dipping into the 40s tonight and rising into the 50s tomorrow. More weather on page 13.
Mascot Memory Reunites Maui Boy With War Hero
In a 1944 tale of the 442nd Infantry, Maui native Kameshima befriended a French boy Maurice Zeller. Decades later Maurice, now grown, seeks him, aided by a Honolulu Advertiser story and a Gar dena cafe worker who locates the soldier in California.
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442Nd
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Nice
Mascot
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Maurice
Maui
Jeanne Zeller
I Nive
Hawaii
Alice
Kaneshima
Clifford Masukawa
Masukawa
Gardena
Calif
County panel approves beefed up consumer fraud unit
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors backed expanding the consumer fraud program run by Lowell Jensen. The plan adds two attorneys and two investigators, bringing total staff to tackle mortgage schemes and real estate investment fraud. Estimated cost is 59,070 dollars to upgrade operations and pursue more aggressive enforcements.
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Lowell Jensen
Alaveda
Inova
Grand Juty
Three firms to construct Pleasanton shop center
Three developers plan a large regional shopping center at Foothill and Interstate 580 in Pleasanton. Stoneson Development, Bayshore Properties, and Stomart Development Co of Sears Roebuck form a joint venture with Bayshore’s Southland and other projects cited. Opening is projected for 1973, contingent on population growth and the election’s “SAVE” measure.
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Interstate 580
Foothill Road
Hayward
Stonason Development Corp
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Sun Valley
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Stomart Pdevelopent. Co
Sears Roebuck and Co
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Interstate Ant
Stomart
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Hopyard Road
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Stonewing
Eig Council
Nue
Plamning Commission
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Burkhardt
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Revenue sharing advances in House committee vote
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a revenue sharing plan proposing 3.4 billion dollars annually to local governments and 1.8 billion to states. If approved, funds would be retroactive to January 1, 1967, with allocations possibly altered before final passage. Mills proposes a five year 5.0 billion yearly frame plus up to 300 million additional later years.
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House
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Wilkin Mills
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Mills
Talia
Mills Hall
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