Oroville courtroom shooting shocks town and court
Prominent Oroville attorney Perry Farmer, 46, was shot dead in a civil case in Butte County Superior Court. Judge Jean Morony was wounded, plaintiff Karolyn Garrick injured, and suspect Mingward Owen Rutherford arrested. The incident marked the second fatal courthouse shooting in California in two years and occurred amid a long running family feud.
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Oroville
UPI
Perry Farmer
Farmer
Butte County
Kenneth Leach
Mingward Owen Rutherford
Jawsuis
Superior Court
Jean Morony
Rutherford
Pointblank
Morony
Karolyn Garrick
Ernest Reynolds
Reynalds
Lik Cian Vandegrift
Gartick and Rutherford
Marony
Garrick
Robert
Garricks
California
Marin County Superior Court
Harold J. Haley
San Hafael
Angela Davis
Black Panther
Hoey P. Newton
Wiretap may foil Panther case in San Francisco
US District Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli heard defense motions seeking disclosure of electronic surveillance evidence against Black Panther Chief of Staff David Hilliard. The government declined to produce the material, signaling a possible dismissal of the case if the evidence is not turned over. Hilliard, serving for assault on a police officer, was previously indicted in 1972 for false declaration of poverty.
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UPT
Black Panther
David Hilliard
Alfonso J. Zirpoli
Charles Garry
Allan Brotsky
Hilliard
Se Care
Browning
Ment
Federal Grand Jury
Hilard
U.S
Samuel Conti
Hillard
Nixon
Golden Gate Park
William P. Gray
Los
Regional Agency Proposed For California Problems
A UC Institute of Governmental Studies report calls for an umbrella regional agency to coordinate transportation waste water and open space programs. The study notes fragmented efforts and recommends central power to appoint directors and review agency plans to improve regional control.
Murders linked to Oakland slaying
Homicide investigators report no suspects or definite motive in Sundays triple slaying yet link the killings to a fourth body found in Oakland. Ballistics tie the same handgun to the San Leandro victims Severo Agero Kelly Smith Willard Thomas and Gary Kemp, all shot or killed as investigators pursue leads and motives.
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San Leandro
Oakland
James Simonson
Severo Winston Agero
Mountain Blvd
Agero
Kelly P. Smith
Willard C. Thomas
Gary G. Kemp
Bevilacqua holdings back in receivership order
Alameda County Superior Court ordered a partial receivership of the Bevilacqua properties again as the Great Western Savings loan default situation lingered. Judge Avakian reappointed land expert Paul Andrew to seize and oversee the Lida Faire shopping center and Newark Union City subdivisions, while the Bevilacquas reduced debt by about 26 percent during the moratorium.
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Alameda County Superior Court
Bevilacqua
Great Wester Savings and Loan Association
Mudge ‘Spurgeon
Avaklan
Newark
Union City
Bevilacquas
Hevilacquas Development Corp
San Leandro
Paul B. Andrew
San Francisco
Andrews
Great Western Savings & Loan Association
Superior
Avakian
Hts
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