Abbett Electric lands Bay Bridge toll plaza project
Abbett Electric Corp of San Francisco wins a 420 759 contract to install a traffic signal system for the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza. The four panel 14 signal setup will manage 9 000 vehicles per hour across five lanes and be mounted 1000 feet west of the toll booths on a suspended 22 foot bridge.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
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Gas tax funds to buy 100 BART cars approved
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved spending 14 million of gas tax money to finance 100 more Bay Area Rapid Transit District cars, aiming to complete the 450 car fleet. Two thirds of the total 42 million cost is covered by the U S Department of Transportation. BART plans to bid rather than buy under an existing contract.
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Bay Area Rapid ‘Transit District
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BART
Hohe Corp
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AC Teans
Cerminal
San Francisco
Transportation
State Division of Bay Tull Crossings
Uhi
Transbay
Chabot College Teacher Found Dead in Home
Alameda County Coroner reports Chabot College staff member Vang died at his Playward home from natural causes. Autopsy scheduled. Vang, a longtime instructor at Chabot, lived with another Chabot teacher on Greenridge Road and was described as a respected educator.
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Zderk Vana
Greenridge Road
Alameda County
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Doucher
Chabot College
Playward
Vann Wis
Chabot
Hayward man dies after motorcycle crash at Willow Avenue
A 20 year old Hayward man died of injuries from a motorcycle crash at the corner of Juritpar Street and Willow Avenue. Police say William Merrill, 747 Paradise Road, Hayward, was riding with a female passenger Lana Whimbley, 20, of 3741 Sand Avenue, San Leandra. Merrill failed to stop at a stop sign, hit the curb, lost control, and fell. He was rushed to Memory Hospital where he died. Whimbley sustained only minor injuries and was arrested then released.
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Juritpar Street
Willow Avene
Palice
Wealay J. Merrill
Paradise Road
San Leanda
Dimiper
Mervill
Ipsk
Tie
Poice
Memoria Hospital
Merrill
Lana Whmibovley
San Leandra
Stark attacks Nixon over fre disaster declaration push
Rep. Stark accuses President Nixon of turning his back on Californians amid threat of a major forest fire. He urges a bill to force a disaster declaration for Oakland Berkeley hillsides to unlock federal aid for removing millions of dead eucalyptus trees. The Cranston bill remains pending as Reagan and California lawmakers seek action.
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Pete” Stark
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D-Galif
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California
Ronald Reagan
Cranston
Stark
Dairyman fights court order over Santa Clara milk sales
Hayward dairy All Jersey Farm fights a court injunction banning milk sales in Santa Clara County. Deputy district attorney Thomas Hanford cites contaminated milk including a slug found in bottles as evidence of substandard product. Dairy manager Charles Marlin attributes issue to a processing error and asserts no health hazard. The firm, a Turlock dairy farmers cooperative, distributes in South County with two drive-ins in Hayward and San Leandro.
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Sant Clara
Turlock
Martin
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San Leandro
Bunford
Sears gas station cut hours due to gasoline shortage
Sears Roebuck gas station at Southland Shopping Center will shorten hours because of a gasoline shortage. A spokesman said deliveries have been curtailed by about 15 percent. The station, usually selling about a million gallons weekly, will be limited to 830000 gallons and will close Sundays, then begin closing earlier on weeknights. Other Sears centers reportedly ration purchases as well.
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Sears Roebuck
Southland Shopping Center
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Millonave
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Hayward
Southland
Vinita
Watergate probes widen as top officials face questions
Richardson vows justice for all while Dean claims threats against him. GIA Director Schlesinger says Ellsberg and Hunt received White House aid and spy gear in 1971. Helms ordered Ellsberg profile. Watergate grand jury hears Colgan testimony. Ehrlichman questioned. Reports say Mitchell and Vesco to be indicted in New York over 200000 Nixon campaign contribution. Mitchell denies wrongdoing and awaits Senate interview.
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Blisberg
Charles Colgan
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New York Times
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Robert Li
Veron
New York
Vesco
Nixon
Castro Valley Youth Killed in I 680 Crash
A pickup overturned at the I 680 BAU interchange near Dublin yesterday afternoon killing 17 year old Canyon High School student Matthew Garvin of Castro Valley and injuring four others. The driver Gregory Lang 18 and four others were in the cab or bed during the crash. Garvin died after being thrown from the bed. Perkins 17 Garfield Hill Court was hospitalized in serious condition. Witnesses said the three boys rode in the pickup bed while the others sat in the cab.
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Gregory Lang
David Perkins
Benoall Hill Court
Leng
Ted Hussey
Trenton Drive
Terry James
Ashfield Ave
Perkins
Eden Hospital
Valley Memorial Hospital
Nixon shuffles cabinet roles amid Watergate fallout
In a bid to steady the nation, President Nixon pledges to resolve the Watergate scandal and prevent government disruption. Connally, a former Democrat who switched to the Republicans, and Schlesinger take new cabinet posts as William Rogers and Henry Kissinger surface as possible changes. Jack Leonard, famed show business master of the one liner, dies at 62 after alphedie complications at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York.
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Pal Dack" Leonard
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Byrd Aims High as Chabot Triple Jumper Breaks Records
Ralph Byrd, a 6 foot junior college track talent at Chabot, discovers athletic scholarships can fund college. He aims for Olympics and world-class marks in the triple jump, eyeing 53 feet, with USC and UCLA among interested programs. His 52 foot leap shows rapid progress from a late start.
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Abner
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Byré
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Az-T
Ubat
Ralph Byrd
Crashes Blamed On Grass Clippings On Tracks
Police blame fawn clip pings on tracks for two chain reaction streetcar crashes in San Francisco on Wednesday. The first involved two streetcars, the second three, with minor injuries to passengers and crew. Grass cuttings spilled from a garden truck caused the obstructions on West Portal Avenue near St Francis.
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Bay Area transportation plan priorities set by commission
A Bay Area regional plan classifies projects into four categories with Category 1 for immediate implementation and Category 4 for dropped items. Key items include Dumbarton Bridge and express bus service Livermore in Category 1, Southern Crossing and Jackson Freeway Tank 018 580 in Category 4, and major South County projects in Category 2. Public hearings begin with a Laney College session May 30 at 7 30 p.m.
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Dwight Slwell
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Oakland
FBI taps on Ellsberg phone revealed in trial flap
UPI reports the FBI placed wiretaps on Daniel Ellsberg’s and Morton Halperin’s phones in 1969 70 and 89. Judge Byrne ordered a rescue of DOJ officials to explain why the evidence was not disclosed during the Pentagon Papers case. The disclosures point to surveillance during the crucial period before Ellsberg turned over the papers to the press.
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District charts four school merger plans for grades K to 12
Principal study outlines four main options including a single high school and configurations for kindergarten through fifth grade, middle school grades, and separate junior and senior high setups. The report notes risks from overcrowding, reduced student-teacher relations, and fewer opportunities in sports and student government, with annexation or district mergers as timing considerations.
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Anne Bandler
San Leandro High School
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Bancroft
Mary Barlogs
Monroe School
Jim Bolar
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Garry Leafller
Roosevelt School
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Jan Garnick
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