Hearst deemed mentally competent for trial
UPI report says federal judge Oliver J. Carter ruled Patricia Hearst is competent to assist in her defense and stand trial on armed bank robbery charges. He ordered a trial date set, with defense considering an appeal. Hearst has been held in San Mateo County Jail since Sept 18 while psychiatrists evaluated her mental state.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Albert Johnson
U.S
Oliver J. Carter
Dod ER. McDonald
Miss Hearst
Carter
Johnson
James Browning
Whelmin Bank
Hearst
Marked hike in cancer deaths told
Washington report on cancer death rates shows a 5.2 percent rise in January to July this year versus 1974. Rep. Fountain calls the increase startling and asks the National Cancer Institute for an explanation. Officials cite sample fluctuations and pending final data as possible causes.
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Washington
UPD
L. I. Fountain
D-N.c
House
National Cancer Institute
NCI
National Center For Health Statistics
Robert Armstrong
Armstrong
Robert W. Miller
The
Cancer Institute
Fountain
Frank Rauscher
Petitions Could Force Union City Card Palace Vote
Union City businessman Thomas Ferrara delivered 1 230 signatures to the city clerk seeking a city council decision on his 2 million poker casino project or a special election. If verified, the petitions exceed 15 percent of voters and could override the gaming prohibition. Authenticated within 30 days, the council would decide, with potential sites in Alvarado or Decoto. Ferrara promises to fund a 300000 recreation facility and expects 200 new jobs.
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Union City
Poker Palace
Thomas Ferrara
Ferrara
Terry Helanger
Belanger
Council For Action
John Trump
Alvarado
Oher
Decoto
City sues Faithway Baptist over unsafe barn church home
Ten year dispute between City and Faithway Baptist Church over a converted barn at 4216 Dyer St in Union City escalates as Anthony J. Garcia files a superior court suit to oust the church for unsafe wiring inadequate exits lack of fire resistant exterior and unpermitted improvements. Church attorney Howard Henson says demolition would devastate finances and plans for a larger future complex.
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Faithway Baptist Church
Harry el Jegood
Alvarado
Dyer St
Howard Henson
Oakland
Faithway
Benson
Ellegood
More seeking jobs boosts unemployment rate in October
Washington reports the Labor Department says thousands more jobseekers entered the labor market, pushing the national unemployment rate to 8.6 percent in October and reversing a four month decline. The October rise was about 6.4 percent higher than September.
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Washington
Labor Department
Tax revision bill approved by Ways and Means panel
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 674 page tax revision bill by a 21 to 16 vote. The measure includes continuation of recession fighting tax cuts into next year and would likely survive even if other parts of the hill are killed. The package aims to extend relief for individuals and businesses amid economic concerns.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
New York Bid For Federal Credit Guarantees Stirs Debate
On a national tour Governor Hugh Carey argues New York City bankruptcy would ripple through the economy, potentially costing about 14 billion dollars in business. Weather outlook shows variable clouds today, fair tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures and lows in the 40s. Highs in the 60s.
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New York
Hugh Carey
New York City
Pink ladies run Cherry Budget Shop despite poor site
The 19 year old Cheery not Cherry Budget Shop at Washington Hospital, once listed incorrectly as the Cherry Budget Shop, thrives behind the hospital. Led by the Pink Ladies, they have raised over 250000 for the hospital while enduring a tough location and a history dating back to the railroad tracks in Fremont.
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Fremont
Washington Hospital
Pink Ladies of Washington Hospital
Federal agents bust Los Angeles Connection heroin ring
Federal agents report breaking the Los Angeles Connection in a major heroin flow from Mexico to New York. Four pounds seized with a street value of 24 million dollars, six men arrested, and 371000 dollars in cash seized. California unemployment falls three tenths of a percent last month. Page 3 notes Steven Soliah seeks two publicly funded attorneys to defend federal bank robbery and murder charges. A federal judge ejects Lynette Fromme from court after she demands a new trial for Charles Manson. Page 13.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
New York
Steven Soliah
Patricia Hearst
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Miami shooting spree shocks Little Havana area
A high school dropout described as acting crazy opened fire in Miami's Little Havana, killing one person and injuring three others before surrendering to police as ammunition ran out. Separately, Alan Greenspan, chairing Ford's CEA, said the nation could weather a NYC default if businessmen and bankers do not act irrationally.
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Miami
Little Havana
Alan Greenspan
Ford
Council of Economic Advisers
New York City
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