Thursday. July 1. 1976
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T ri-M e t (ares have been increased to
forty cents as of Thursday. July 1st.
Students can continue to use thier stu
dent I.D . cards, but their (ares will be
th irty cents for high school and twenty
cents for grade school pupils.
Fares for the elderly and handicapped
who ride during off-peak hours will not
change. Holders of T ri-M e t Honored Citi
zen cards, issued to persons who are over
88 or certified as disabled, will continue
to ride for ten cents from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. and free in the evening, on week
ends and holidays. In peak hours they pay
the full adult fare, now forty cents.
T ri-M e t notes that current timetables
which went into effect in mid-June, prior
to the fare increase, still show the fare as
thirty-five cents. T hat information will be
updatd when new schedules are issued in
the fall.
M onthly passes cost $14 (or unlimited
rides during a calendar month. Daily
use for commuting to and from work
offers a saving of $2.80 for July's twenty-
one working days. Savings may be great
er still if the pass is used either by the
purchaser or other family members for
evening or weekend bus travel.
which Caseon
M rs. Cassa, with tia ra ra s r Bah Btrsub
joined the « reo s State Board oi Education
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I ’ve probably spent more time in Blomon's than in any other
place while living in the bay area. I t is situated on the Berkeley Marina. It's intimate,
the food is vry good and you have a panoramic view of San Francisco and the Golden
Allen Jones
Gate Bridge.
CALIFORNIA TRIPPIN
LOS ANGELES - CITY OF THE ANGELS
thre was no city in the U .S th a t could really compare *o the
amour sparkle and sophistication of San Francisco, with the possible exceptions of
ew York and Boston. San Francisco had more snobs in Nob HiU than anywhere else
: TcouTdI t h ! i oTFisherm an's W arf. C hin. Town, the fancy hotels « d t h e a t e r . ^ .
Manv people have asked me. “W here are you from. Oakland or Los A n g e le .r
H ived in both Los Angeles and Oakland. I waa raised in Los Angeles and I
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« d ü i e atmosphere isn't the best. But if you lived in Angel Tow nas
ndoubtedly^be "yes'. If you were to ask. "W here would rather live than SF T . you
long as I did and had never been there, you're obviously from somewhere ebe. Lorez
rould probably receive a severe tongue lashing. O r in other words - no way,, Baby-
ou're part of the thousands of Oregonians going south for the summer, the
re «Tfew of the place, you might w ant to check out - if you haven t already.
Alexander was there and she waa G R E A T !
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D i« » 9000 The very ultimate in Disco. There is no place like it. This is the place
. v ^ X d T h a . h . ^ of from New Y o rk to Portland. I f . plush the women are
A N F R A N C IS C O - O A K L A N D • B E R K E L E Y
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____ Rsetsursot features the very best in Afro-Am erican cousine.
fry tu riw y d ru m stick, and corn bread dressing w ith giblet sauce, fresh string beans
M r. Woodi y
rro w ds are half young, half older, half Disco and half jazzy. No
question a^>out the Black ownership though. M r. Woodley is highly' respected among
?he busine» communities of Los Angeles. The food is exceUent. the atmosphere »
diversified and the music is alive at cocktail hour. How about that?
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b- (J,, Sea - Hermosa Beach M y uncle Freddy turned me on to this very
hip spot on the beach. “Gerald Wilson" was there the night we
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w ho'sU 'ere and coming. W illie Bobo through July 4. Ysef Latecf July 8th through
,nd potaloe salad. The home made rolls and fresh salad are dyn-o-mite. They offer
o ckU iU . The atmosphere is classy, the decor is colorful and intimate. The^service is
ixcellent and don't be supriaed if you see more w h ite , than Blacks there.
Ivan r--*-— *- H you're into atmosphere and good drink, check out Ivan Jackso
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beautdul/the men are handsome and the penthouse view is breath taking. You 11 have
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^ ï t o t Î t neighborhood establishment that you just keep coming back
and **om Julv 20th through 25th, Carmen McRae.
The
Lady Situated in the Baldwin H ib section of Loa Angeles, it s cool. I t s a
r e Ï . Î Z M o tf you * m t to dance a U»le or do a little girl watching. The popular
recording group^Smoked Sugar” b there. They w ere telling me they may be coming
th ia wav soon. T il let you know. They've got it together.
M ad e Mountain T h b b one not only for the kids, but for “big people too. i t s as
y° D a i ^ Y eJr A m O tt Y e .
that's the name of the club. If you're into the disco thing,
p o p u b r as D b ney Land and jsut aa accomodating. Its amusements are more u tune
with 1984 The “Suprem e." were there in the evening. “T he Miracles were at Disney
then here's where it is at.
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EesUbhshmeliitAb ^ t n e d by M arv Upshaw. Kansas City Chi*Js2 °? t ^ li
player The last tim e I was down, the place was empty. This time, it was hard to find a
w s t It's the only Black owned business in “Jack London Square in downtown
Oakland. Oppie's offer good food, drink and plenty of Disco dancing - W e had a Ball!!!!
Trlppin
CHECK IT OUT
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T h b weeks column goes out to some of the many, many people who made my visit
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Jazz and Disco, “Pleasure" and “Piece of
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Buffet dining on
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Fairview Terrace
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Post time 7 30 p m
Monday thru Saturday
For information
and reservations
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Sorry, no Sunday racing
and no children _
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NE 223rd and Halsey St
east out Freeway Banfield
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