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75 years ago

Doris Azevedo Sings on Amateur Broadcast (April 15, 1943)

Miss Doris Azevedo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Azevedo and local high school girl, sang over KFRC last Saturday night on the Budda Amateur Hour. She hopes to receive enough votes that will give her a place on the finals program.
She was accompanied to the studio in San Francisco by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Griffith and Mrs. Ola Hettinger.

50 years ago

Johansen, Humbert, Kurtz Council Winners (April 11, 1968)

Incumbent Mayor C. Carsten Johansen and newcomers Warren Humbert and James Kurtz were lected to the Benicia City Council Tuesday during a 66 per cent turnout of voters to the polls. Mrs. Betty M. Pellinen was elected city clerk to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Anna G. Pine two years ago. In an unopposed contest, Mrs. Marie Silva was re-elected city treasurer. The three new councilmen will be sworn in next Tuesday night shortly after 8 p.m. Mrs. Pellinen will be sworn into office before that time by County Clerk Neil Crawford so that she will be empowered to administer the oath to the three men.
Incumbent James Reed, who was appointed to the council last spring to serve the unexpired term of Councilman Enos. P. Nebergall, who resigned, ran fourth in an eight-man field for the three council seats.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Roy J. Charboneau, who was completing three four-year terms, did not seek re-election
Mrs. Jeanne J. Spencer, who has been serving as acting city clerk, was not a candidate.
The two new councilmen both are longtime Benicia residents and both are employed at Mare Island Navy Yard.

25 years ago

Counties get serious on rail project (April 11, 1993)

By David Hagerty

Officials from three counties, including Solano, are aiming to decide by September whether they are ready to commit to a plan that could start up passenger rail service between Benicia and Oakland within a year.
Officials from Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties Thursday signed an agreement to review a proposal by Southern Pacific that would allow the government to start up public train service along tracks owned by the railroad freight company.
“GEBROC is finally legal after much struggling to get everybody’s O.K. on it,” Jerry Hayes, a Benicia city councilman and one of three representatives on the board, said.
GEBROC is short for Greater East Bay Rail Opportunities Coalition, a lengthy title for a group with heavy responsibility.
The coalition will review what many consider the best proposal around for quickly improving public transportation in the Bay Area.

The full articles of these and other stories are available on microfilm at the Benicia Public Library.

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