Con Woman Targets Bay Area Women for Large Fraud
Inspector Michael Dower of the Sandiran police reports a con woman has defrauded about $35,000 from Bay Area women. She poses as an insurance employee and uses victims’ bank deposits and account access to withdraw funds. On June 7 she took $2,900 from Hayward National Bank, with a $13,500 withdrawal from a San Francisco librarian’s account. Police urge tip lines for information.
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Police wives plan protest parade in Beverly Hills
Police officers and their wives announce a Saturday march and family strike in Beverly Hills to press for higher pay. Jim McWaters, president of the Police Officers Association, says the demonstration aims to gain public support amid contract negotiations with City Council. A walkout was reported by officers, threatening a larger action if raises of 14 percent are not granted from the current offer of 4.02 per day, as starting pay for Beverly Hills police remains near 439 per month versus 969 in Los Angeles.
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Vacaville prisoner escapes from minimum security facility
AP reports 49 year old Wheeler, convicted of burglary of two police officers and robbery, escaped from a Vacaville prison minimum security area. Spokesman says he either walked away or was picked up at the gate Thursday. Wheeler’s convictions span San Francisco and Los Angeles counties. Wheeler’s attorney says a hearing Monday will decide if he should be moved to a hospital due to a gastrointestinal ailment. He also has an earlier enlistment escape and parole violation records.
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Charges filed in tram accident at Squaw Valley
Tahoe City AP reports charges of violating state safety regulations were filed against Alex Cushing and Squaw Valley Development Co after an April chairlift accident at the Squaw Valley tramway injured several people. Authorities say Cushing failed to seek division approval before modifying the exhibition chairlift and inspectors found the modifications the day after the incident.
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Squaw Velley
California
Tahoehachell District Court
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Squaw Valley Development Co
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Qlivision
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Industrial Safety
Five nude bathers face charges over Bolinas Beach custody
Five people scheduled to appear in court for nude sunbathing say they were taken into custody on private Bolinas Beach. Kathryn Mitchell notes the county won’t prosecute if the offense occurred on private land. Deputies have arrested 18 nude sunbathers in a week as officials enforce the three year old ordinance.
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San Francisco
Kathryn Mitchell
Mar Rin County
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Beer truck drivers to vote in San Jose contract
UPI reports beer rank drivers will vote on a contract with Santa Clara County distributors this Saturday. The action could set a pattern for a potential Bay Area strike affecting 65 drivers for Ab distributors.
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Draft Environmental Impact Study Progress At Bridge Project
Dumbarton studies requested a draft environmental impact report to review at the next meeting on August 16. The Tall Bridge Administration completed the draft and will forward it to the BCDC for comment, focusing on growth effects in Southern Alameda County and the bridge’s impact on traffic noise and air quality. The commission debated jurisdiction with Alameds County and cities, whether 30 acres of salt ponds offsets 58 acres of bay fill, and alternatives for western approaches, with legal questions about BCDC authority over shoreline works.
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Silent Harvey House Remains A Ghost Of Past Life
Doomed old Harvey house in Union City awaits its fate as vandals damage and time erodes the New England style home once lively with gardens and pets. Residents like Mrs. Stone and Petri fear moving costs and land constraints will doom its future unless a buyer or civic action surfaces soon.
Beef price crisis tightens as Senate nears action
Livestock experts say higher grain costs and withholdings push cattle prices up while slaughter and feeder movement fall. Senate approves an amendment to lift the price freeze allowing retailers to pass increased costs to consumers, but House delays action until after the recess amid partisan wrangling.
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New Kent State probe ordered by Attorney General
Attorney General E. Richardson ordered a new inquiry into the fatal shooting of four Kent State University students during an antiwar protest. He authorized Atty Gen J. Stanley Pollinger to lead the review based on a 30 day report and said the aim is to exhaust all potential federal violations and ensure the department knows as much as possible. Families have urged a federal grand jury investigation.
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Nixon urges halt on savings loan limit economy
President Nixon warns that rigid controls on savings and loan rates hinder the economy. He faults government designed measures from the 1990s for restricting funds flow, raising effective loan costs, and denying fair returns to savers. He calls for removing barriers to housing finance to restore market rates and access to FHA VA loans.
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No-beef cookbook published amid beef shortage
New York reports a paperback titled no beef cookbook claims to offer "maximum nutrition for minimum money" amid the meat crunch. Recipes supposedly use costly ingredients like four pounds bacon and oysters, with prices cited for beef substitutes and seafood.
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UPI
Bomb halt hearing called by Douglas official
In Yakima Washington Douglas Justice to hold hearing at federal courthouse after ACLU lawyers sought a temporary restraining order to halt bombing. President Nixon and Congress discussed stopping air support by August 15 unlessAuthorization continued. Rep Elizabeth Holzman and four Air Force officers questioned the move as the retreat visit unfolded.
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Toilet shortage hits Bay Area contractors and builders
A Bay Area industry scene reports a rising toilet shortage due to restricted natural gas supplies. Large distributors face 3 to 5 month delays, while hospitals and offices sit partly unoccupied as pilots and fixtures remain scarce. Smaller contractors bear the brunt, with many forced to buy unwanted items to secure deliveries.
Marines plan mock desert war in largest training exercise
More than 9,000 Marines including reserves will rehearse a two week mock war in the Mojave Desert named Exercise Ala Canyon. The drills will use nearly every aircraft and vehicle in the Marine Corps inventory with temperatures above 30 degrees. The exercise runs August 1 to 18 and aims to test rapid deployment and integration of reserve units as a key element of the Nixon doctrine.
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