County to ban billboards in unincorporated downtowns
Alameda County Planning Commission heard a proposal to remove billboards from unincorporated downtowns with a public hearing set for June 2. If approved, owners would have five years to remove signs, affecting retail and general commercial zones rather than cities.
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Mameda County Planning Commissio
Richard Flynn
Will
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Flynn
Castro Valley
San Lorenzo
Hayward
Sam Leandro
Fremont
Newark
Livermore Man Robbed at Parking Lot in Livermore
Thomas Y. Bailey of Livermore reported being robbed at 1 15 am in a restaurant parking lot on MacArthur Boulevard. A nervous man with a blue steel pistol demanded his wallet and cash, taking about 5 dollars and a gold diamond ring while seizing his checkbook and dropping it.
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San Leandio
Thomas Y. Bailey
Livermore
Bailey
Vohker
Bee Opposes Bridge Bill in Opposition to AB 2120
Assemblyman Carlos Bes of Hayward vows to defeat AB 2120 introduced by Hayden of Sure ngvale. The bill would let the Metropolitan Transportation Commission decide the Dumbarton Bridge project, a move Bes argues places tolls and accountability beyond voters’ reach and could sideline elected officials from needed replacements.
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Carlos Bes
Hayward
Hayden
Surengvale
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Dumbarton Bridge
MTC
Beo
Three suits filed against BART in Alameda County
Three damage suits totaling 1.3 million dollars were filed in Alameda County Superior Court against the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Plaintiffs Robert Bruder and Walter Morris Vang and Mas Blankenzee allege breach of contract and suppression of free speech after their 1973 firings over concerns about the train control system. Blankenzee also says he was blackballed from other jobs. Damages sought are 15,000. 720,000. and 240,000 respectively.
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Bay Area Rapid ‘Raneil District
Alameda County
Robert Bruder
Am. Electrical and Électronica
Plaagent Hill
Wolger Mjoris~ Vang
Wall Creek
BART
Mas Blankengee
Mile Pills
BAI
BAR
Blankenzee
Brigher
Uorlsgang
Fire Damages San Leandro Home About $1500
A 1 a living room chair blaze in a single story home at 108 Ponting St San Leandro caused about 1500 damage. Leon Ken mink was awakened at about 12 45 am by the fire and Oakland firefighters responded extinguishing the blaze. The smoke and fire swept through the residence and caused extensive damage to rooms and fixtures.
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San Leandro
Oakland
Ani
Tranie Siiers
Leandran charged in drug sale in San Leandro
In San Leandro, Leandran Manat Maja, 28, of 1807 North Biya, was charged with possession of barbiturates for sale and possession of marijuana. Officers said a traffic stop revealed a baggie of marijuana and 16 barbiturate canes, leading to the arrest and charging.
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Leandran
San Liandro
Patrol car targeted in gunfire near Mr Rone
A California Highway Patrol officer reported his patrol car was the target of gunfire in one vicinity near Mr Rone. Investigators found about 0 apparent gunshots but located no suspects as a search continued in the area.
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Tayward
California
Rone
Drug predictors for teens claimed 81 percent accuracy front page item
Front page report cites a study claiming 81 percent accuracy in predicting teen drug use from nonmedical indicators. Researchers including Gene M. Smith and Charles P. Fogg suggest rebellion, cigarette smoking, grades, and attitudes toward smoking track with drug involvement, with nonusers lowest risk. The study was presented at a national conference at the University of North Carolina.
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Gene M. Smith
Massachusetts General
Ad Iternei
National Reseavelh Council
National Academy of Serances
Uniersity
Noth Carolin
Chapel Hill
Yes, Smith
Charles P. Fogg
Roshi University
Greenwild
Bridgewater
Stile Gallege
Richard LaBrie
Jnaris
Watergate CIA blame plot revealed in McCord testimony
Former CIA agent McCord testified that White House allies pressed him to join a plan to blame Watergate on the CIA. He described meetings in December and letters urging guilty pleas with clemency, while detailing threats to GOP offices and officials. McCord said he refused, viewing it as a political manipulation to control CIA assessments.
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CIA
McGord
McCord
John J. Caulfield
Jack
Caulfield
MecCurd
Senate
Gerald Aleh
Robert Mardian
Justice Department
Internal Security Division
GOP
John N. Mitchell
Martha
Capitol
Sen
John Tower
R-Tex
eHorts
Stuart Symington
Dmy
Vernon Walters
ILR
Haldeman
PBS
Symington
Walters
Wet Walters Center
L. Patrick Gray
FBT
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms Way
Itlig
Helms
Iran
Howard Bunt dii
CLA
Huet
Hospital expansion faces local debate and funding concerns
Physicians support Memorial Hospital's plan to add emergency and outpatient facilities to reduce patient costs and hospital crowding. Opponents cite taxpayer funding, traffic impact, and local service gaps. Board members and business groups weigh in as attorneys present contrasting views on the need and location.
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Bly Memorial Hospital
Ely
Joel Bromley
Vin Hillegingly
Bromley
Residents gasp at assessment hike on homes
Residents voice shock over steep property value increases in the county. LaVake and others report home appraisals rising sharply from last year, with one example jumping from 20 700 to 25 000. Chestur Martin of the appraisal service cites a mix of factors driving Mullard residential values upward.
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Ts Vake
LaVake
Chestur’ Martin
Arta
Albers
Marina Court
Burglary spree hits four firms in Mulford district
A weekend burglary wave hit four Mulford area businesses in San Leandro including Bris Cross Lumber Co and Service Body and Equipment. Losses totaled about 1,873 with tires and tools valued at 1,375 and 498 for other items. Entry attempts at Compass Bar failed. Police note proximity to Marion Street and a hot real estate market as context for the rise in property values and crimes.
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San Leandig
Burrows
Man who eyed trip charged with murder
Hayward police arrested Howard Manning 23 in Oakland on murder and three counts of felony child beating charges tied to the Jan 9 death of his 32 year old son Charles Manning who died at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital from internal infections and injuries. Gail Manning 25 was jailed on three counts of observing and permitting child beating. The family of five lived at 26600 Gatling Road. The coroner cited an internal injury from a ruptured colon and healed leg fractures. The elder Manning had previously talked of sailing to a South Pacific island with his family.
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Hayward
Howard Manning
Oakland
Liis
Gail
Charles Manning
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oak Knoll
Manning
The
Daily Review
South Pacific
Henderson
Buiza- Petts Isla
Mannning
Lasony
Andre
Lemone
United Presbyterian Church Studies Union With Eight Denominations
The United Presbyterian Churchs 185th general assembly in Omaha proceeds Monday night to renew talks with eight Protestant churches toward eventual union. Rev Paul A Crow Jr general secretary of church union cites a decisive vote signaling vitality for the consultation among United Methodist Episcopal United Church of Christ and other denominations.
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Neb
UPI
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Paul A. Crow Jr
Princeton
Church Union
United Methodist Church
the Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Christian Methodist Episcopal
African Methodist Episcopal
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Christian Church Disciples of Christ
Presbyterian Church In
Bob Crown remembered by friends and co workers
Friends and coworkers recall Bob Crown a longtime California legislator who led the Ways and Means Committee before moving to the Criminal Justice Committee. He backed GOP campaigns, opposed the Southern Crossing, and supported civil liberties while weighing the death penalty bill despite personal opposition.
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Sacramnemo
Ways End ‘Means
Crew
Rais
Crown
Ile
San Leandro
Carceral
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