California bus lines ride high on cheaper fares
Californians shift from cars to buses amid high gas prices and traffic jams. RTD in Los Angeles reports daily riders up 100,000 recently, bus lanes speed commutes, fares drop to ten cents transfers, and a statewide plan to expand bus and car pool lanes by 1978. San Diego Transit and AC Transit note strong gains, with BART and Sacramento also showing higher patronage as districts add trains and services.
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Sacramento
Bay Bridge
San Bernardino
Southern California
Pat Barty
Southern California Rapid Transit District
RTD
Los Angeles
Barry
el Monte
State Department of Transportion
California
AC Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BART
Sacramento Regional Transit District
Charles Thomas
Michael M. Curry
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Curry
Women pass tough CHP tests to join California patrol
One hundred seventy six women took demanding physical tests at the CHP Academy as part of a two year effort to determine if women can handle highway patrol work. While 29 failed and some withdrew, many passed the half mile run 23 sit ups a zigzag carry and a strength test. 40 will start 16 weeks of Army like training in October after further interviews and investigations.
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Sacramento
UPI
California Highway Patrol Academy
University of California
Karen Greentie
Dying star FG Sagittae watched by Lick astronomers
At about 8,000 light years away in Sagittarius, FG Sagittae is cooling rapidly as it shifts from middle age to old age. Observers using Lick Observatory’s 120 inch telescope note the star expanding and brightening while its surface cools from 30,000 to 5,000 degrees, an event scientists compare to the sun’s future evolution.
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San Jose
Lick Observatory
Constellation of
Sagittarius
Robert P. Krall
University of California At Santa Cruz
Kraft
BART aims to double riders after transbay tube opens
In September 1972 BART carried 70,000 daily riders and plans to double that once the transbay tube to San Francisco opens, possibly this fall. Spokesman Michael Healy says ridership will grow as more people switch from cars to rapid transit in the coming years.
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San Francisco
Mich
Ael Healy
BART
Engine fire forces emergency landing at Los Angeles airport
A World Airways 747 on a Boston bound flight diverted after an engine fire. 168 passengers on board suffered minor friction burns during evacuation via canvas chutes. Ground crews extinguished the fire and officials said damage was minor. Two Lidl jets also made emergency landings for mechanical warnings but were cleared to fly again.
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Lidl
Los Angeles International Airport
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Steve Lawrence
San Diego
San Diego Transit Corp
Warren Moores
Thomas
L. A
TWA
Los Angeles City
Robert
A. Bowers
Fourth St
Long Beach
James N.burtons
Daviess County
Daviess County Nets
Ig Eeaent
Asae
Long Beach Public Transportation CO
Gardenia Avenue
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