Abortion rates rise sharply in tri city area
Editor notes rapid increase in legal abortions across the tri city area. Washington Hospital recorded sevenfold more therapeutic abortions in 1970 than in 1969, with statewide growth projected at 44 times. Doctors seek explanations linking proximity to liberal universities and recent Senate Bill 462 liberalizing abortion access.
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Washington Hospital
Stanford University
Medical Center
Palo Alto
University of California Medical Center
San Francisco
Weather outlook Mostly fair through Tuesday
Mostly fair through Tuesday with a few partially cloudy periods on Monday. Today will be slightly warmer with a predicted high of 70 and low of 36 as Northwest winds stay at 10 to 20 mph. Sunday’s high reached 66 and the low was 36.
Morrison Homes plan wins approval for 94 acre site
Heritage Valley proposal by Morrison Homes on Santa Rita Road gains planning department approval in Pleasanton. Planning Commissioners are set to act on the application Tuesday night.
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Heritage Valley
Morrison Homes
Santa Rita Road
Pleasanton
Ejection Capsule Examined After Barstow F111 Crash
Air Force aeronautic experts examine the recovery of an ejection capsule from an F111 fighter bomber near Barstow. The investigation seeks to determine why two crewmen were killed when the desert crash occurred late Friday.
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Air Force Aeronautic
Barstow
Desert
MALATE Regulations near completion on cents off promos
Four people are arrested in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and about $10,000 worth of marijuana hashish and mescaline is seized in a home raid. Handicapped Scott Trees of Fort Lauderdale withdraws from Boys State amid apparent Legion program tensions. Earth Week 1971 features speeches and cleanup actions with subdued public outcry. Steelworkers begin bargaining with two aluminum giants under Nixon inflation alert plan. Ramsey Clark authorized FBI investigations possibly targeting black militants and political dissidents. Hoffa to appear before federal grand jury in New York over Teamsters pension funds. Heavy clouds gather over drought-stricken South Florida as scientists attempt cloud seeding. A special grand jury in Chicago considers indicting Cook County State's Attorney Hanrahan for obstructing justice.
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Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Black Panther Party
Schedwes
Cook County
Edward Hanrahan
Beached bodies spark mystery on former friendly shores
A terse World News blurb notes bodies of men youths and girls washing up on beaches once called friendly. The report hints at troubled times and shifting borders affecting coastal communities. The piece references page 3 for more on this disturbing scene.
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Ceyton
Gas tanker overturns on Nimitz Freeway blocks traffic
The Nimitz Freeway near Monty Avenue was closed for over six hours after a Pow erine Oil tanker overturned while northbound in the right lane. The 9,000 gallon load was emptied, a battery short nearly caused ignition, and six Fremont fire units plus two Newark units prevented explosion. Evacuations occurred on Granville Drive area and PG&E shut gas to homes. traffic diverted via Mowry and Thornton exits. Driver Gary P. Orr, 27, Fairfax, said the other car’s hood flew open, the left lane blocked, collision ensued, and the truck and trailer rolled over. Northbound lanes reopened around 10 p.m.. a 12 year old passenger had minor injuries, others unhurt.
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Fremont
Nimitz
Monty Avenue
Powerine Oil Co
Granville Drive
Pacific Gas and Electric
Mowry
Thornton Avenue
Newark
Gary P. Orr
Fairfax
California Highway Patrol
Frank Sposeto
Leonard Ave
San Leandro
CHP
Protesters block New Jersey Turnpike in sitdown action
About 1,000 antiwar demonstrators halted traffic in both directions on the New Jersey Turnpike for five hours and forced police to shepherd participants off the highway. The protest began in the early evening and continued into the night, leaving miles of congestion and a bonfire between the lanes.
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New Jersey Turnpike
Swedesboho
N. J
UPI
Turnpike
Philadelphia
Washington
D. C
David Stauffer
Woodbury Times
New Jersey
Gary Rinker
Two copters down as Saigon battles flare across six bases
In northern and eastern South Vietnam, Communist rocket and mortar salvos struck six American bases Sunday night and Monday morning. The U.S. Command reported 30 wounded, two Army Huey helicopters shot down, and heavy fighting near Saigon with six Americans killed and 17 wounded in two clashes along Highway 1 near Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
APS
South Vietnam
bin Dinh
U.S
Qu Nhon
Guardili Brigade
Quang Nam
Cam Ranh
Khanh Hoa
1St Aviation Brigade
Cant Ranh
Quang Tri
Seattle Apartment Blaze Kills 12 Elderly Residents
A Seattle Seventh Avenue Apartments fire killed 12 occupants and injured 10, many elderly, with some leaping from windows while residents and rescuers worked to save others. Fire officials traced the blaze to the second floor as crowds watched and neighbors aided victims.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
King County Medical Examiners Office
Anderson
Lawrence Montgomery
Russell Jacobsen
Seventh Avenue Apartments
Fred A. Rodgers
Pakistan reports wiping out Indians in border clash
Radio Pakistan said troops trapped and wiped out a band of Indian infiltrators and East Pakistani rebels near the Jessore border area while India protested border violations. New Delhi summoned Pakistan’s high commissioner after delivering a strong note promising compensation for damages in three incidents.
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New Delhi
UPT
Pakistan
India
Jessore
West Bengal
Pakisan Radio
East Pakistan
Radio Pakistan
Sajjad Hyder
Border Security Fooce
BSF
Scouts Lost On Hike Are Rescued In California Park
Fifteen Boy Scouts from Troop 276 were lost for about seven hours in Redwood Regional Park Oakland when a police helicopter spotted them using floodlights. Two boys aged 11 and 14 were found unharmed after a four wheel drive team reached the area and resupplied the group.
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Oakland
UPI
Boy Scouts
Redwood Regional Park
Wendell Troyer
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