Local pair strike big in horse sale at San Leandro
Lou Mereta and Bob Farris bought six year old Pelegrin Sands by phone six months ago. The horse has earned $41,000 to date, a price that surprised them as they paid and 000 for the animal. They met at the track and share a lifelong interest in racing built during years of watching and owning small stakes horses.
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New Heart Hole Sealed Without Open Surgery
Doctors at Ochsner Foundation Hospital report a historic first patch of a hole in a 17 year old girl’s heart without general anesthesia or open surgery. Suzette Creppel underwent an 80 minute catheter procedure on April 6 using a steel and dacron umbrella device to seal the defect. The team of Dr. Terry King and Dr. Noel Mills say the method could replace some open heart repairs for certain defects.
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Rebels capture Phnom Penh and pledge neutrality
Khmer Rouge insurgents seized Phnom Penh ending years of war in Cambodia. They established a Revolutionary Liberation Committee and asserted neutrality and nonalignment, with Sihanouk saying he would be head of state while Khieu Samphan wields direct power. Cambodia would not host foreign bases or become a satellite of neighbors.
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Vietnamese Foreign Minister Open to Conditional Talks
South Vietnam's foreign minister Vuong Van Bac and ambassador Tran Kim Phuong expressed willingness to negotiate a settlement with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese without preconditions, according to Sen. John Sparkman of Odla. Sparkman, speaking to the Overseas Writers Club, said the officials are open to a military and political settlement in Paris.
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Fremont School Superintendency Candidate Impresses Crowd
Emery school district superintendent David Baker wooed voters at a Fremont forum. He answered rapid fire questions with facts and even spoke fluent Spanish about bilingual education. Baker noted his Danish roots and described the speaking child’s school journey as part of his remarks.
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Apparent murder suicide shocks Hayward neighborhood
In Hayward a husband Manuel Gonzales 50 shot his wife Rosemarie 43 then killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. Their daughter Margie 12 found the bodies at 6 15 pm in the bedroom. Neighbors and coworkers from Hunt Wesson express disbelief at the tragedy and note the couple had recently traveled and planned more trips.
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Emmy nominations dominated by MASH and QB VII
The 27th annual Emmy nods crown MASH and QB VII with 11 and 13 nominations respectively. The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Queen of the Stardust Ballroom also score highly, CBS leads networks with 87 nominations, and winners are to be chosen by blue ribbon panels ahead of the May 13 CBS telecast.
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