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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1972
Page
2
The Supreme Court rejected a government bid to push a special session and delayed Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo's trial by at least three months. Justice Douglas halted the start July 23, requiring 40 days for appeal on the wiretap issue.
Six people were stricken with botulism after a fish fry at an Elks Club gathering attended by 400. State Health Department officials analyzed more than 50 foods to determine the contaminated item. Two California women were in critical condition in Sacramento hospitals, three others in fair condition, and one treated at home.
Mayor Joseph Alioio urged immediate talks between both sides in the Retail Clerks strike against Fortum department stores to resume in his office this week. Negotiations stalled after a one hour session on Saturday over union security as stores keep operating. Wages and benefits are disputed, with the union seeking mandatory membership or dues from all employees.
In Alaska 213000 acres of timber burned as 24 of 44 fires are left unchecked. Brook Mountain range fires force 300 firefighters to tackle the largest blaze, which has burned 194 acres near Allakaket after a July lightning strike. A north of Allakaket fire has grown to 20800 acres since July 1 with over 200 workers fighting to contain it.
Lt. Gen. Alexander D. Surles Jr., commander of the Sixth Army at the Presidio in San Francisco, will retire effective October 1. A 1987 West Point graduate and son of a general, he previously served as chief of state at U S European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. He is married with two children.
In Inglewood California police say Lillien Slater 71 told staff at Osage Palms she did not want to live. Her husband Harry 71 shot her in the head with a 13 caliber pistol Sunday then shot himself after returning home. The couple were both 71.
San Francisco dispatch reports 23 birds to be released today from the Bird Rescue Research Center in Berkeley after quarantine since June. Agriculture officials ordered 100 other birds killed to halt duck virus spread. California Fish and Game found the center ducks are not carriers. The center formed after the January 1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill from tanker collision.
Robert Nygard, 16, of Marysville, who is blind in one eye, was found in good condition after spending Saturday night lost in the Red foothills of Colusa County. He said he slept over and began returning Sunday as Forest Service rangers, deputies, and volunteers joined hunters from Stonyford in the Mendocino National Forest area.
Spassky won the opening game in Reykjavik overrunning Fischer in a tense Sicilian clash. The Russian champion, playing white, capitalized on a poisoned pawn tactic and a late knight retreat to seize the lead, while Fischer appeared tense yet resilient before resigning after 31 moves.
A stalled freight train was rammed by a passenger train outside Karachi. Pakistan Radio reported 61 dead and 83 injured as the crash occurred at Liagatpur between Rawalpindi and Karachi. Weather hindered rescue and transport efforts.
New York UPI reports Life magazine survey of 41,000 readers finds more than 90 percent favor the right to die with dignity for terminally ill patients. About 51 percent support refusing treatment that would legally prolong life.
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