Oakland school chief Marcus Foster slain in ambush
Marcus A. Foster, 50, Oakland Negro schools superintendent, was killed in a parking lot ambush by three young men armed with a shotgun and pistol. Associate Superintendent Robert Blackburn was wounded. both were hospitalized. City schools closed for mourning as investigators search for suspects.
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Philadelphia
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Water firm purchase approved in Niles and Dearto
Voters in five precincts served by Citizens Utilities Co. approved a 2.85 million bond measure by 1 544 to 307 to buy out the company and fund improvements. The Alameda County Water District would take over Citizens under condemnation, ending years of water quality problems.
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Newart
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Flight narrowly escapes disaster over New Mexico
Walter Aylward, an Ohlone College trustee, and his wife Barbara survived a terrifying National Airlines DC-10 flight from New Orleans when one engine failed and the plane plunged into an acrid smoke filled descent. The couple, traveling with their four children, recounted the near miss after the incident near New Mexico.
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Walter Aylward
Ohlone College
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New Orleans
National Airlines
New Mexico
South County vote results and local tax measures
Unofficial results from yesterday's Southern Alameda County ballots include Proposition 1 countywide yes with two thirds needed. Local measures show Citizens Utilities acquisition approved, Tennyson Fire District tax rate approved, and list multiple candidate names with vote tallies such as 1010 for D. Ronald Hyde and 736 for Anne V Birchard.
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Coppa Seeks Re election to San Leandro Council
San Leandro City Councilman Joseph Coppa announced his bid for re election to district 3 for a second four year term. A postal service supervisor with 20 years in San Leandro he lists deep community ties and a family with three children. The election calendar centers on April 9 with nomination papers due January 10 and other council and school posts also up for grabs.
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al Nahm
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Henry Bruno
Eugene Molle
Fle
Noon Dan
Californians Reject Reagan Tax Ceiling Plan At Polls
Californians rejected Gov. Ronald Reagan s tax ceiling plan by 64.01 to 43.99 percent in a statewide vote. The measure would cap state taxes at a declining share of personal income, cutting the income tax 7.2 percent immediately. Reagan hinted at national adoption while opponents warned of reduced services and higher local taxes. Final county results show narrow support only in Orange and San Diego with rural counties leaning against.
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Mass execution killings at Lodi farm shock town
Nine people were found shot to death in a rural Lodi home connected to a burglary at the United Market. Victims included four members of the storekeeper family, Debbie Earl and her family, and Walter Parkin and relatives. The crime scene involved bound and gagged bodies in closets and a bed. Authorities tied the killings to a market burglary in Victor, about 70 miles northeast of San Francisco.
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Calif
San Joaquin County
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United Market
Victor
Parkin
San Francisco
Joanne
Lisa Parkin
Robert
Rain expected to continue in South County
Rain is forecast to persist in South County through tomorrow with temperatures largely steady. Tonight’s rain chance is 60 percent, dropping to 40 percent tomorrow as highs reach the 40s and overnight lows stay in the 50s.
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South County
Tomorow
City workers approve 2 year pact with COLA clause
United Public Employees Union members in Hayward vote 89 to 2 to accept a two year contract with the city featuring the first cost of living adjustment in a labor deal. The package includes a $65 monthly across the board raise and COLA tied increases, plus full medical coverage up to 80 dollars per month per family, starting July 1. The union fell short of a 37.5 hour workweek and estimates year one costs around 96 thousand dollars.
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