Eight named in Vietnam service club fraud case
A 37 page indictment charged Sgt Major William C Wooldridge and seven others with conspiring to defraud U S enlisted men clubs in Vietnam and elsewhere by bribery and kickbacks. It alleges inflated sales from Marmed Inc created in Fullerton California and Hong Kong and that Wooldridge received about 23000 dollars in kickbacks. The case ties to Senate investigations and to alleged rackets dating to the 1960s in West Germany and the United States.
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Vietnam Service Club
Washington
Los Angeles
Wooldridge
Senate
Germany
United States
South Vietnam
Army
Justice Department
White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico
William H. Higdon
Redstone Arsenal
Ala
William
Narvaez Hatcher
1.C. Seymour Lazar
Theodore “Sam” Bass
Charles and
Irene Terhune
Hong Kong
Middlesex
England
Vietnam
Matedem, Ltd
Marmed Inc
Fullerton
Cali
Senate Preparedness
Higdon
Lazar
Saigon
Abraham Ribicoff
Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Marmed
24Th
West Germany
Fremont trustee Abe Hochler seeks reelection to college board
Fremont California Abe Hochler incumbent board president of the Fremont Newark Community College District filed for reelection. He is 52 an attorney and CPA and serves as a tax instructor at UC extension. Hochler notes his role in forming a Bay Area junior colleges trustees group and aims to complete Ohlone College campus.
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Fremont
Abraham
Abe” Hochler
Fremont-Newark Community College
Hochler
U.S. Supreme Court
University of California Extension Division
Hannah
Oh- Jone
Trustees of
The
Ning Bay Area Junior Colleges
Buildin Ohlone College
City Council Clashes Over Development and Sign Variance
Airport manager warns of a $2 million lawsuit as tensions rise after a council meeting. The council granted the Gentry Development Co. an appeal to remove sidewalks in Park Fremont and add landscaping. Art Bridges won approval to retail a large sign at King Arthur Toyota amid a denied variance. City finances show a favorable midyear position but belt tightening ahead. A $4,000 bike and hiking trails appropriation was approved despite a mayoral and staff caution.
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Gentry Development Co
Park
Fremont
Planning Commission
Art Bridges
King Arthur Toyota
Fremont Boulevard
Don Driggs
Driggs
Rhodes Algo
Geoffrey Steel
Don Dillon
Matzos Mail Campaign Aims at Soviet Embassy
A Southern Alameda County group led by Dr Michael Schafir of Fremont campaigns to mail unleavened matzos to the Soviet embassy in Washington D C. Donors of 1 to 1.50 aid purchase and mailing of one pound boxes with the message Cease oppression of Soviet Jewry.
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Fremont
Alameda County
Washington, D.C
Soviet Union
Fremont Pediatrician
Michael Sehafir
Mowry Ave
Schafir
Matzos
Dr. Schalir
Jewelry store robbed at Cabrillo Center in broad daylight
Chivers, owner of a Cabrillo Center jewelry shop, recounts a holdup by a gunman who took about nine sets of rings before fleeing. He fired two shots at the robber as he escaped with a shotgun. Attendants at a nearbyShell station reported the suspect and police described the car involved.
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Chivers
Shell
Cabrillo Drive
Cabrillo Center
Cheese firms warned for mixing dehydrated cheese into processed cheese
The department warned cheese processors that adding dehydrated cheese to pasteurized processed cheese food violates federal law and could bring severe penalties.
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Washington
UPI
Apricultue Department
Reinforcements rush to U S base amid Laos drive
UPI reports fresh American troops, including 1600 Thai volunteers, airlifted to Long Cheng to reinforce Fire Support Base Scotch near the Laotian border. US forces press in the central highlands as Communist forces attack from multiple sides.
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Saigon
UPI
Laos
Thailand
U.S
Scotch
Khe Sanh
Long Cheng
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
CFA
Vientiane
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Youth Injured in Fremont Motorbike Mishap
An 11 year old boy, Wyatt J. Tatcher of Fremont, was hospitalized after the wheel of a motorbike he rode in a vacant lot came off, flinging him into a barbed wire fence. He suffered facial chest and stomach injuries and was treated at Kaiser Hospital after initial care at Washington Hospital. Police reported the incident occurred on Grimmer Boulevard near Davis Street in the late afternoon.
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Fremont
Kaiser Hospital
Hayward
Wyatt J. Tatcher
Valley Park Court
Washington Hospital
Kaiser
Tatcher
Grimmer Boulevard
Davis Street
Water District Board to Hold Special Meeting Tonight
Alameda County Water District directors convene at 7 30 p m in district offices 38050 Fremont Blvd to brief the public on current and future water resources.
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Fremont
Alameda County Water District Board of Directors
Fremont Blvd
Missing British Rock Group Member Jeremy Spencer
Police list Jeremy Spencer 22 a member of the British rock group Fleetwood Mac as missing Wednesday. He was last seen in Hollywood according to UPI reports.
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Missing
Hollywood
UPI
Jeremy Spencer
Featwood Mac
Police
Committee Splits on Backing for Fremont Tax Election
Fremont citizens advisory committee on school finance fails to reach unanimous support for a tax vote. In a 7-3 ruling, the panel said a board majority would back a tax election only after board study of recommended areas. The panel also split 5-5 on desirability of a tax increase election.
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Fremont
Citizens’ Advisory Committee On
Hugh Block
Missile explosion at Vandenberg after Thor Agena launch
A Thor Agena booster combination exploded shortly after liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The missile carried a classified payload and burst into flame about 40 seconds after launch. No injuries occurred as debris landed about a quarter mile from the site and an Air Force inquiry into the malfunction is ongoing.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
UPI
Air Force
Fremont Commission Sets Priorities for 1971 72 Budget
Fremont recreation commission last night set five top priorities totaling 35000 for the 1971 72 budget. Key items include 7150 for more boats and dock space at Central Park and 21000 for the Fremont Sports Federation. A horse arena request was not acted on but staff were urged to pursue cost covering programs.
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Fremont
City Recreation Commission
Orie Wise
Lst
Central Park
Fremont Sports Federation
Fremont Philharmonic Society
Fremont Photographic Society
Bonnie Davis
Morrison seeks more cars to curb Newark crime
Morrison proposes adding police vehicles and reserves from 26 to 40 to fight burglaries and juvenile narcotics violations in Newark. The plan would expand community outreach, boost tri city cooperation with Fremont and Union City, and target block grant funds via the California Council on Criminal Justice. Council members would review the proposal if OCCJ approves and funds may arrive by June.
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Fremont
Union City
Tri- City
Morrison
California Council On Criminal Justice
CCCI
California
Soviet Submarine Spotted Near Cuba and Cruiser Offshore
The Pentagon reported a nuclear powered Soviet submarine seen on the surface in Cuban waters and a guided missile light cruiser near the Gulf of Mexico. The cruiser was about 40 miles northwest of Havana and roughly 200 miles south of Mobile and west of St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Jerry W. Friedheim
Cuban
Friedheim
Havana
Mobile
Ala
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fremont Council to Play Bunny Benefit Tilt
Fremont officials convene Tuesday to shape up for a charity basketball game on March 11 promoted by the Fremont Jaycees. Len Harris jokes about bunnies from San Francisco and a free workout offer from Jack LaLanne Health Spa while Mayor Rhodes weighs participation as council members prepare for quarters by Jaycees and local coaches.
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Fremont
Len Harris
Playboy Club
Bunnies
San Francisco
Kennedy Fligh School
Jack LaLanne
Harris
Geoffrey Steel
Fremont Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Council
Ohlone College Seeks Uniforms for Bedtime Story Play
Ohlone College drama department seeks to borrow rent or buy an Irish strait jacket Irish police uniform and a British firefighter uniform for a March opening production Bedtime Story. Director Craig Jackson asks interested donors or lenders to call 657 2100 extension 68.
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Fremont
Ohlone College
Craig Jackson
College Drama Department
Contra Costa backs South Span plan despite debate
Contra Costa County supervisors reaffirmed support for the Southern Crossing, tabling the issue after long arguments. The 432 million span between Southern Alameda County and San Francisco was kept alive, with E R Foley stating the bridge is needed for Bay Area transportation for 20 to 30 years.
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Alameda County
San Francisco
E. R. Foley
Bay Area
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Robert Loibl
North Hollywood
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Jack Pimentel
William van Doorn
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Gene Rhodes
Robert Nelson
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