Gas line break reroutes traffic along I-580 in Livermore
PG&E crews sealed a 16 inch distribution line after earthmoving at a freeway site about 20 feet south of I-580 and west of Collier Canyon Road. A second such incident in eight days prompted a survey of grading work and continued service via alternate lines while work crews restored normal flow and monitored the 24 inch main serving San Ramon Village Pleasanton and Camp Parks.
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Por
Highway 580
Collier Canyon Road
Pleasanton
Santa Rita Hood
Stanley Boulevard
Pg&e
Mternate
San Ramon Village
Camp Parks
Yestersday
Nixon may attend BART opening ceremony hoped
President Richard Nixon may attend the Bay Area Rapid Transit opening through South Alameda Court nest Fall as federal aid for mass transportation advances with a $3 billion bill signed in Washington. BART officials cited plans and bids from Fremont and other communities for ceremony hosting as the South County line nears operation.
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Richard . Kison
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Alamedis Court Nest
Mer. BR. KR. Stakes
Washington, D.C
BART
Stokes
Washington
Nexo
Newark family burned from early morning house fire
A family of four at 3657 Mulberry Street Newark was evacuated after an early blaze costing about 16000 in damage. Chester Rowlett and wife plus their two children were taken to Kaiser Hospital in Hayward. Rowlett suffered burns to hands and face while Mrs. Rowlett cut hands breaking a window to escape. Fire started in a living room couch with heavy smoke seeping through the one story home.
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Mulberry St
Chester Mrowlett
Kaiser Hospital
Hayward
Ment
Rowlett
Homeowners back tax override for South County Junior College
San Leandro residents allied with Affshore Neighbors Inc back Proposition C on the November ballot to raise 20 million dollars for first phase campus development in Liver More and San Leandro Castro Valley. They also reaffirm support for Floresta Gardens residents fighting a rail spur crossing at Alvarado Street near Fremont Avenue, needed to serve a Levitz Furniture development on the old Baymen property at 319 Alvarado.
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Affshore Neighbors Inc
South County
Liver More
San Leandro Castro Valley
Wnither Business
Floresta Gardens
Alvarado Street
Fremont Ave
Levitz Furniture
Baymen
Alvarado
Wallet Leads to Arrest in Grand Auto Robbery
San Lorenzo deputies arrested Ronald Bullock and Gloria Cole of Berkeley after a wallet found at the Grand Auto Supply Store scene linked them to an armed robbery. The incident amount was 1409 dollars and 36 cents.
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San Lorenzo
Red Sheriff's
Ronald Bullock
Gloria Cole
Berkeley
Hesperian Blvd
Gordon Campbell
Grand Auto
Miss Cole
Ronald
Cole
Hayward Man Hurt by Robbers Near Miner Mart
Harold S. Andrews reports three robbers jumped him on an alley near Miner Mart demanding money. He was stabbed in the shoulder with an eight inch hunting knife before the trio fled. he walked home and was treated at Fairmont Hospital and released.
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Hayward
Miner Mart
Harold S. Andrews
Andrews
Fairmont Hospital
Powers cites Cuban and Chinese U2 shootdowns at Denver dinner
Francis Gary Powers told the Denver audience that Cubans had shot down one U2 and Red China four others. He suggested circumstantial evidence linking Lee Harvey Oswald to the Russia incident and recalled carrying a poison tip needle in his suit after a 1960s downing. He did not reveal the fate of the pilots.
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UPI
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
Red China
Powers
American Association of University Women
Rudolph Abel
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Butch the pony chases through an oasis scene
Photographer Donald Dormson of Portland, Maine, mistook a pony for a dog in an oases scene and gave chase before realizing the animal was a small pony named Butch. Raymond Doyle had
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Donald Dormson
Portland
Butch
Raymond Doyle
Kent State inquiry faults university handling of protests
A four week probe by a special grand jury faulted Kent State University for lax administration and permissiveness that allowed student and faculty dissent to escalate into violence. The report calls the student conduct code a total failure and says conditions that led to the May tragedy still exist. It urged a strong stand against radical elements while noting the university can become greater in the future.
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Kent State
Ohia Watual
Kent City
James A. Rhodes
Portage County
Ulmest
National Guard
Canada assigns special powers in crisis after kidnapings
Police seize separatists and Ottawa activates emergency act granting powers to detain and deport. Trudeau signals new regulations to be explained in Commons as police raid a hideout for Laporte kidnapers. Quebec, Saskatchewan leaders request armed help. 1,000 troops arrive in Montreal with others in Quebec City and Ottawa.
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Trudeau
House of Commons
Quebec
Flo
Cross
Laporte
Lemieux
Ross Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Robert Bourassa
Montreal
City
Tri City bus plan eyed with cost sharing doubts
Three area cities study a shared bus system linked to BART and school districts. Officials weigh who pays and how to coordinate with current school transportation as talks continue on financing and possible consolidation.
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Skddy
Lawrence Drahms
Bart
Tri-City
Newark
Harry S. Lewis
Schmidt
Fremont
New Haven Unified
Two Soviet Ships Return to Cuba Near Havana
Two Soviet vessels, a submarine tender and salvage tug, have returned to Mariel harbor near Havana, raising Pentagon concerns they may support a Cuban base. Pentagon spokesman Daniel Henkin confirmed the Thursday arrival after initial reports they left the island.
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Pentagon
Cuba
Defense Aepartment
Mariel
Havana
Daniel Henkin
Robbery linked at two San Leandro gas stations
San Leandro police and sheriff deputies linked an armed robbery at Dixon Shell Station on 10th Avenue near the MacArthur Freeway at 3 am with an attempted armed robbery 20 minutes later at Limas Bros. Station on 188 B E 14th Street. The robber demanded money, did not display a gun, and fled with cash after a pursuit began.
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Dixon Shell Station
10Th Avenue
MacArthur Freeway
Bumpoint
Esid
Limas Bros
BE. 14Th St
Trial location switched for Betty Fouquet case
Betty Lansdown Fouquet's trial, charged with leaving her child near a freeway, will move to Santa Clara County. The State Supreme Court denied a prosecution appeal on the venue change. A tentative trial date is set for December 7 in San Jose.
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San Francisco
UPT
Betty Lansdown Fouquet
Bakersfield
Santa Clara County
State Supreme Court
San Dase
Justice unit says death penalty is in hands of jury
The Nixon administration urged the Supreme Court to leave juries broad discretion in capital cases. A 125 page Justice Department brief argues against standard sentencing guidelines or separate guilt and punishment trials. The brief notes no need for uniform sentencing patterns and cites McGallin and Chase cases as examples under review.
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Washington
WPI
Nixon
Supreme Court
Justice Department
High Court
Irwin N. Griswold
Dennis C. McGauldn
Los Angeles
James = B. Chace
Wilma Jean
Federal building bag inspections expanded nationwide
The Nixon era GSA ordered 24 hour security and broad bag inspections in federal buildings after a spate of bombings. About 3,500 guards nationwide with 1,800 in Washington will request openings of bags and cases, though the White House and Capitol are exempt. No dangerous items found yet, a GSA spokesman said it aims to deter threats.
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Nixon Administration
Lecoy
General Services Administration
GSA
CSA
Washington
White House
Capitol
Local Bar Endorses Judge in San Leandro Hayward Race
Raymond J. Marsh of the Southern Alameda County Bar Association announced that on November 3 voters in San Leandro Hayward Castro Valley and San Lorenzo will elect a municipal court judge to fill a vacancy. The association voted to endorse William Hannon with a 25 percent threshold for endorsement and clarified that no incumbent seeks re election.
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Board of Governors
Southern Alameda County Bar Association
San Leandro
Hayward
Castro Valley
San Lorenzo
San Leandro-Hayward
TL. Juley
Alameda County
Ation
South County
William Hannon
Alameda County Bar Assecation
Alameda County War Association
Southern
Alameda County Bar Association
Pan thers linked to riot plans and indictments alleged
Madigan claimed the Panthers plotted to riot on Mie streets and that he ordered riot guns, arguing the group started at a Berkeley SDS rally in October. He labeled the Panthers disciplined and violent, while Watson warned militant actions nationwide hint at a legally actionable conspiracy.
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Madigan
The
Panthers
Berkeley
Students For
Democratic Society
Watson
Panther
Murphy Tunney in Close Polls Indicate Tight Race
In a tight contest, Murphy and Tunney show no clear leader as polls vary by two or three percentage points due to sampling variability. Each fresh cross section may tilt results, with outcomes likely to hinge on events in the next three weeks. Pageed tabulated results.
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