Redistricting Dilemmas Face California Senate Panel
Sacramento hears debate on where to place Livermore Amador Valley and Castro Valley as the 1970 census reshapes districts. Alameda wants Castro Valley in its two districts while Livermore eyes annexation elsewhere. San Joaquin looms as a potential home for the valley. Newark officials urge north south split as Alameda members differ. Holmdahl favors keeping two districts at large.
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Liverepee
Senate
Livermore-Amador Valley
Castro Valley
Clark Bradley
Santa Clara County
Bradley
Livermore
Alameda
Alameda County
Contra Costa
John. Negedly
Livermore Valley
San Joaquin County
Newark
Robert Plowright
Nicholas Petris
James
Haywardite raid nets obscene film stash in SF operation
San Francisco police arrested Ronald Dalri, 20, of Meredith Court Hayward and Roy Ellison, 83, as part of a raid that seized 600 reels of pornographic movies from Olsen Distributing Co hidden in a San Francisco apartment. Retail value estimated at 25000 dollars. Both charged with misdemeanor sale and distribution of obscene material. Maximum penalty on conviction is six months in jail.
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Hayward
Ronald Dalri
Meredith Court
San Francisco
Gerald Shaughnessy
Delri
Roy B. Ellison
Olsen Distributing Co
Shaughnessy
Hayward Navy photographer killed in Florida crash
A Hayward wife’s husband Lloyd Bossuet a Navy photographer 25 was killed when his car overturned in Florida Sunday pinning him beneath. A passenger had minor injuries. Survived by wife Phyllis at parents in Hayward and two children Aaron Len four and Crystal Suzanne fourteen months. The couple awaited transfer riders from Key West where he was stationed.
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Lloyd
Bossuet
Phyllis
Willis Calvert
Hermes Way
Hayward
Key West
Ildren
Aaron Len
Crystal Suzanne
Young men steal women's suits at Fremont store
Fremont police investigated a theft at Montgomery Ward in Fremont. Two unidentified young men dashed from the store with 25 to 30 women’s suits valued at about 40 dollars. Security officers link them to a prior men’s suit theft at the same store.
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Fremont
Montgomery Ward and Co
Fremont Blvd
Calley loses bid for freedom at Fort Benning
Lt. William L. Calley Jr., sentenced to life for the My Lai killings, failed four efforts to win freedom or confinement to quarters while his conviction is under appeal. Maj. Gen. Orwin C. Talbott rejected the motion. Calley has been confined to quarters under light guard since March after the longest military trial in U.S. history.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
George Latimer
Dom
Orwin C. Talbott
Sadat purges cabinet to consolidate power in Egypt
Observers view the shakeup as a purge by President Anwar Sadat to tighten control. Six ministers including defense chief Gen. Mohamed Fawzi and three Arab Socialist Union leaders resign after Sadat’s September takeover. Army ties and a looming broadcast highlighted a potential coup as Izraeli and Arab reaction noted.
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Anwar Sadat
Mohamed Fawzi
Arab Socialist Union
Egypt
Cairo Radio
Aziz Sidky
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Beirut
Shawari Gumah
Gumah
Mahmoud Salem
Alexandria
Sami Sharaf
Saad Zayd
Helmiel Said
Mohammed Fayek
Lady of the road earns degree with many dignitaries
Emmie Peek of Jamaica New York graduated from the New York Transportation Center with an assist from a host of dignitaries. The ceremony highlighted community leaders and supporters who attended to honor the achievement.
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Emmie Peek
Jamaica, NY
New York Transportation Center
Army Won’t Let Hayward Vietnam Vet Join
The Hayward veteran McReynolds cannot enter the Army despite desire to serve. Recruiters cite barriers after failing the Army Qualification Battery test, while past drafts show different screening rules. Officials note volunteers can re-enter the draft, but admission isn’t guaranteed. Congressman Don Edwards’s office is examining the case.
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Army
McReynolds
Dorothy Thiessen
Selective Service Boards
Stan Hayward
Don Edwards
San Jose
Smith resigns as Castro Valley school head after 15 years
Trustees confirmed discussions of a change, noting Smith faced sustained pressure after 15 years in Castro Valley schools. Teachers and administrators react with surprise and seek a unifying process as the board begins a national search and outlines steps for selecting a new superintendent.
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Smith
Kingman
Castro Valley Schools
Castro Valley
Teacher Association
Gary
Wilson
Teachers Association
Charles Wahn
Staith
Hulen
San Leandro Officials Defend City Amid Racism Claims
City leaders deny racist policies while council members and realtors dispute allegations. Vice Mayor Kant says discrimination is not state policy and cites high property costs for the black minority in San Leandro. Realtors president Straface defends listings sharing with Oakland and notes cost as a barrier, with minority outreach claimed by city officials.
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Southern
Alameda County Board of Realtors
Alvin W. Kant
Kant
Oakland Board of Realtors
San Leandro
FHA
Veterans Administration
Straface
South
County Board
Oakland Board
Oakland
South County
Gal Gustafson
Cleanup drive aims 8,000 volunteers along Little Miami River
Cincinnati organizers of a river cleanup project expect 3,000 volunteers this weekend with 1,000 already signed up and at least 4,000 more anticipated to simply show up. Coordinated by Tom Conlan, volunteers will be organized into groups of 36 to 40 and issued trash bags and assignments on land or by boat or canoe.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Little Miami River
Tom Conlan
Conlan
Bank robbery ends with captives and alarm at dawn
A banker and his wife were held captive during an early morning heist at their apartment. The assailant fled with about $40,000 after forcing a bank employee to help gather cash. Police recovered the couple, and a neighbor noted the banker’s usual motorcycle routine before the break in.
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Mavens S
Havens
Jeff
Fox rejects Zanuck bid to gain control
Twentieth Century Fox refused Richard Zanuck and his mother's voting power for current management, demanding more than 1 million dollars to settle contract claims. Zanuck, Fox president until last December, had offered to support management via the pending shareholders proxy but was called unsatisfactory. Meanwhile California lawmakers approved a bill to add a prison term of 1 to 10 years for poisoning or razor blades in Halloween candy, sent to Governor Reagan.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Richard Zanuck
Zanuck
Fox
Supeport Management
William T. Go
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Nevada Court Upholds Robbery Guilty Verdict
In Carson City Nevada on Thursday the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a Las Vegas robbery conviction. The appeal argued that wearing a stocking mask prevented witness identification but the court rejected that claim and affirmed the guilty verdict.
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Nev.upij
Clayton Craftenreed
Nevada Aneemoe
Aftenreed
Las Vegas
Mayor clash over Harder Road extension with Cal State
The dispute centers on routing Harder Road through the campus area. Mayor Van denburgh, aides and Howell push a plan tied to a broader traffic plan and Hillary Street rerouting, while Cal State officials resist a campus-through path citing density. Howell vows to press the issue, with May Los Angeles talks planned.
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Howell
John Simpson
Vandenburgh
Hillary Street
Highlands
Hillary
Simpson
Harder
McCune
Highland
Sacramento
Los Angeles
State College
Glenn Dumke
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