City votes to end city ambulance service
The Hayward city council voted 4 to 3 to disband the police operated ambulance service, moving it to private contractors under Alameda County. Proponents argued fire department based care is faster and cheaper, while opponents warned of cost, staffing and private sector impact.
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Alameda Cauinty
William C. Hanley
Matt Jimenez
Hanley and Jimenez
Hantey
Ley
Hanley
Ine
Alameda County
Hayward
Kenneth Birchfield
Julio Bras
Georgehikes
Nick Randall
Birchfield
San Quentin escape attempt ends as trio surrenders
Three inmates Norman Incas Lawrence Sal feels and Richard Lee, working in a tunnel under North block, surrendered after guards discovered a 10 foot by 24 inch escape shaft. They had dug toward the bay shore, 55 feet from escape, using shovels and lock picking gear. A prior inmate Lucas warned authorities of the planned mass breakout.
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Jerry Capus
Dan
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Norman Incas
Lawrence Salfeels
Richard Lee
Alameda County
San Francisco
Mal of Justice
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San Francisco Bay
Copus
Speculation on Viking Mars findings sparks life theories
Scientists at a news briefing weighed speculative life scenarios for Mars. Harold Klein said the Viking data neither proves nor disproves life on Mars. Carl Sagan outlined three hypothetical explanations, including oasis, cannibalistic microbes, and hard shelled organisms surviving Viking tests.
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Mars
America
Harold Klein
Viking
Carl Sagan
Corel University
Oasis
Veterans Day Parade Set for Hayward Tomorrow
The Alameda County Veterans Day parade will take place in Hayward starting 10:30 a.m. at Mission and Sunset, proceeding through several streets and drawing more than 100 entries. Event honors the American Revolution and Hayward’s 100th birthday with guests including AMVETS national commander Thomas McDonough and California veterans leaders.
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Alameda County
County Veterans Day Commission
California
Congress
Mission
Sunset
Thomas McDonough
Amvets
Korea
Vietnam
Halph Hall
Veterans Affairs
U.S
Willie Ellison
California Department of Veterans. Affairs
Castro Valley district survey calls for core skills graduation rule
A district needs assessment from over 200 participants shows readers writer and computation ability as graduation prerequisites. The survey, tied to the RISE plan, was presented to the school board with concerns from the Castro Valley High Parents Club about an upcoming alternative school.
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Castro Valley
Canyon High
Ann Urushima
RISE
Rise Commission
Castro Valley High
Urushima
Hearst Transferred to San Diego Prison for Security
Patricia Hearst, 22, was moved from Pleasanton New City youth center to the San Diego Correctional Center by U S marshals for security reasons amid fears of life threats. The transfer follows her Sept remand to serve a seven year term for the 1974 Hibernia Bank robbery with SLA members.
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Pleasanton
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
San Diego
United States
James Meko
al Johnson
Meko
Johnson
Secur
Ity
Hibernia Bank
San Francisco
Symbionese Liberation Army
Five Schools to Close as San Lorenzo Plans District Downsizing
San Lorenzo district plans a five year reduction in schools from 24 to 9 elementary schools and 2 high schools by 1981 82, citing enrollment decline from 17767 in 1964 to 10243 last September and a projected 7000 for 1981 82. The plan titled Planning for the Educational Future was prepared by a district task force and advisory committee and is awaiting trustees review.
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San Lorenzo
Neighborhood chats prep for Hayward school closings
Hayward school superintendent Allan Bushnell begins a round of parent conversations as preparations for upcoming school closings unfold on Page 13. The town weighs impacts while Sabine Quebec of Union City pursues show business potential as noted on Page 13.
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Allan Bushnell
Sabine Quebec
Union City
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