California transit funding shortfall eyed in two decade study
A seven volume state study warns California faces a 57.6 billion dollar funding gap to meet transportation needs through 1990. The report prioritizes 37.6 billion for streets and highways and calls for urban transit funding. official notes question how bad it must get before wider public willingness to pay changes.
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Sacramento
California
State Business and Transportation Agency
Urhan
Department of ‘Transportation
Charles Zell
Zell
Nude driver killed when car goes out of control
Nude man perished and his partially dressed female companion was injured when their car veered off the road at Livermore. Police described the scene as a fatal crash with nonfatal injuries to the passenger and unclear circumstances surrounding the driver’s state.
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Livermore
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Kenneth D. Batilero
San Francisco
Idoise A. Oerlel
Valley Memorial Hospital
Miss Oerlel
CHP
Coupse
Stockton
Canadians give concert at Kennedy Center ceremony
Canadians bearing gifts attended a ceremony at the Kennedy Center terrace level where the Port Fleur de Lys Guard of Kingston Ontario performed a drum and file. The English Speaking Union presented books to Washington Public Library. Maj. William Kelly pledged at least 100 books for an international collection.
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Washington
John St. Kennedy Center
Port Fleury Guard
Kingston
Ontario
Peter M. Towe
Maj
William Kelly
Potomac River
Boat capsizes near Blakely. three of four drown
A fishing boat with four persons aboard capsized below the dam on the Chattahoochee River over the weekend. Three of the occupants apparently drowned, leaving one survivor and prompting search efforts along the river.
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Blakely
Chattahoochee River
U S rules to end boat sewage dumping assailed by all sides
UPI report describes EPA rules aimed at ending boat sewage discharge within five years with exceptions for existing boats using grind and chlorination devices and holding tanks. Critics warn of loopholes and uneven burden versus municipalities. coverage limited to navigable U.S. waters.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Coast Guard
EPA
Schwartz
Pankowski
Steam Powered Bike Triumphs In Debut At Berkeley
David Sarlin of Berkeley unveiled a steam powered bicycle named Vesuvius. The converted 10 speed reached just under 14 miles per hour as he rode in front of his home while about 30 neighbors watched. A boiler and small steam engine mounted above the front wheel powered the front tire via a small aluminum rotor and clutch.
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Berkeley
UPI
Vesuvius
David Sarlin
Sarlin
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