Kidnap Suspect Surrenders in Chowchilla Case
Richard Schoenfeld, one of three men sought in the Chowchilla school bus kidnaping, turned himself in as bail was set at 1 million dollars after authorities filed 27 counts of kidnap and 36 counts of robbery. His brothers James and Fred Woods remained at large. Police issued a nationwide bulletin describing the trio as armed and dangerous.
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Oakland
Richard Schoenfeld
F Day
Chowchilla
Howard C. Green
Schoenfeld
James
Fred Woods
Alameda County
D. Lowell
Frank Ray
Livermoro
Schoerfelds
Atherton
San Mateo County
San Francisco Bay
Woods
Portola Valley
Tom Houchke
Madera County
Houchins
Vansum
Weather and legal notes from a Saturday edition
Fair through tomorrow with warm temperatures in the 70s to 90s and overnight lows in the 60s. Fremont recorded a high of 77 and a low of 62. Attorney General Eyelle J Younger requests the state Court of Appeal halt the scheduled prison release of William A Fain, 30, sentenced for murder and rape. An eight year old, Jennifer Brown, offers theory on last week’s Chowchilla kidnapping. A San Francisco accounting firm will audit the corporate books of Dallas computer magnate H Ross Perot, 19.
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Fremont
Eyelle J. Younger
State Court of Appeal
William A. Fain
Jennifer Brown
Chowchilla
California Auditor General
Dallas
H. Ross Perot
AT&T official cites uncleared staff handling wiretap records
An AT T executive says employees without security clearance handled government wiretap records. President Ford refuses to brief Congress on the matter. Rosalie Lehmann weeps about an imminent reunion with a granddaughter she last saw as a baby. Olympic swimmer Kornelia Ender is noted. Illinois police issue a three state bulletin after a Jacksonville salesman reports suspects matching the California children’s bus kidnapping description.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ford
Congress
Rosalie Lehmann
Kornelia Ender
Ilinois
Jacksonville
California
Soviet paper bias claims three Americans jailed for heroin
A Soviet newspaper reports that three young Americans were arrested last month with 71 pounds of heroin in false bottom suitcases. It accuses China of being the world’s major drug pusher and positions the case as evidence in a broader anti Western narrative.
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China
Ford claims Republican nomination with 1,135 delegates
Ford campaign asserts 1,135 delegates, surpassing the 1,127 required for the GOP nomination at Kansas City, with Jim Baker announcing 15 previously uncommitted delegates from Hawaii and one from New York, while Reagan supporters cite 1,140 delegates. The UPT tally still shows Ford nine votes short of 1,190.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
President
Ford Committee
Jim Baker
Kansas City
Baker
UPT
Reagan
PPC
Hawaii
Adelle Haines
New York
Brooklyn
Reagatt
Water linkup delays Fremont district connection to Acwd
Fremont faces delays as Alameda County Water District backtracks on linking Citizens Utilities to the district water system. Though the buyout was approved six weeks ago, full integration likely won’t occur until early September at the earliest. District officials had hoped to begin taps by August 10, but Citizens now demands detailed written information before granting early permission.
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Fremont
Citizens Utilities Co
Alameda County Water District
Niles
Decoto
Matt Whitfield
Citizens
Fremont approves skating rink permit with conditions
Fremont planning commission grants the permit for a Courtyard Mall project by Northwest Equitable Corp despite objections about noise traffic and crowds. The plan reuses a 99,580 square foot shopping center for four shops a family gaming room a teller rink and other outlets with noise limits and closures required before occupancy. Initial remodeling is set to begin within 30 days with aim to operate soon.
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Allan R Mason
Northwest Equitable
Ea Ete Pk
Propia
Planning Commission
Northwest Equitable Corp
Irvington Ave
Courtyard Mall
Mason
Track guard in slaying freed
A track guard, 29 year old Carl N. Riccell, was released after 13 hours of detention following a Thursday night shooting in Fremont. Police say the death of a family member stemmed from a brief verbal altercation and an ongoing district attorney investigation continues.
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Chery
Gual
Carl N. Riccell
Nice
Con
Costa
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