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From "Bort, Joseph P. Former Ala.Co.Supervisor, Metro Trans.Comm." folder. From caption on back of photograph: "New Supervisor - Joesph P. Bort (right), former Berkeley councilman, took oath of office yesterday as a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Superior Court Jugde Redmond C. Staats, whose father represented the same district on the board, conducted the ceremony. Bort was appointed by Gov. Ronald Reagan to succeed the late Kent D. Pursel." Photograph of Joseph Bort and Redmond C. Staats, standing. Bort wears a jacket and tie while Staats wears judicial robes and reads from a piece of paper. Both men have their hands raised in the air and are standing in front of an American flag.

Used: Oakland Tribune