Pleasanton Boy Killed in Camper Pickup Crash
In Pleasanton a camper pickup overturned on US 98 near Kina Nev killing Robert A. Smith, 7, and injuring five family members. Driver Mary C. Smith, 37, was dazed and escaped with minor injuries. Hayward girl Jeana Robinson, 17, is in fair condition after an afternoon crash on Salus ay.
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Pleasanton
Hayward
Robert A. Smith
Mark Smith
Cabernet Court
Kina Nev
Salusay
Nevada
Fastral
Mary C. Smith
Hare
Winterweva
Mark Sits
Felethy Caralyn
Karna
Purington
Owen Hiserole
Land Ave
Hospital
Burglary targets six Castro Valley mobile homes yard
Castro Valley deputies reported six mobile homes and a storage yard entry at 1400 Laer Rat Jerome 7 Josephs owner of the yard said the theft occurred between 7 p.m. Saturday and Ham yesterday. Items stolen included sleeping bags fishing gear binoculars flashlights radios and speakers worth about 930 dollars. Owners include Harold Breslin Astin Roberts Vernon Howant Richand Hill and Walter Trefsgar and Tats Cristiansen.
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Castro Valley
Harold Breslin
Astin Roberts
Vernon Howant
Richand
Bus boys robbed after work at Ban chere's Restaurant
Three bus boys were robbed in the restaurant lot after shift at Ban chere's in Hayward. Deputy reports three young assailants approached, one with a bowie knife and another with a revolver, demanding wallets, change and car keys, then fled with the loot.
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Aayward
Banchere
Shuciff
David Joel Nyberg
Ayward
Paul Fransi Bailey
Hayward
Stephen Michael Boga
Freant
Bailey
Tiree
Rbbers
Fis
Anu
Mbbers
Transient Burned to Death in Downtown Hotel Fire
Parkland reports a transient man identified as C. J. Mixon was found dead in a room of the San Fable Hotel after a box alarm at about 6 a.m. Fire officials said the hotel suffered damage and investigators study the blaze cause. Chief C. W. Ross noted the body was recovered and the victim perished from the flames.
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Parkland
UPI
Oakland
Gatation
C.W. Ross
C. J. Mixon
San Fable
Ross
Tholes
Elaine Edwards Sworn In as 10th Woman Senator from Louisiana
Elaine Edwards becomes the 10th woman and second Louisiana senator, sworn in by James Eastland to fill the late Altea J. Elleider's term. Appointed by husband Gov Edmin Edwards, she assumes office after meeting with President and Mrs Nixon.
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Washington
Elaine Edwards
Wth
Senate
Louisiana
James Eastland
Mississippi
Edmin Fawards
Sec
Altea J. Elleider
Edwards
Nixon
Architects deny airport blame in San Francisco delays
San Francisco reports architects denied responsibility for major delays at the new passenger rotunda terminal at San Francisco International Airport. The Airport Commission approved 412047 in penalties to a contractor after 400 days of delays. A spokesman for John Carl Warnecke and Associates said no architectural work caused the extended delays. Director James K. Carr attributed delays to changing airline requirements and suggested separate architects might have improved notice to city engineers.
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San Francisco
APT
San Francisco International Airport
Airport Commission
John Carl Warnecke and Associates
Pssenger
James K. Carr
Carr
Beauty queens depart on 21 day US Southeast Asia tour
Miss America 1972 Laurie Lea Schaefer leads seven beauty queens on a 21 day entertainment tour of the United States and Southeast Asia to support President Nixon's Vietnam policy after a rains conference. Miss Utah Janis Gentry and others express commitment while Presidio escorts guide the San Francisco departure.
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San Francisco
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Vietnam
Laurie Lea Schaefer
News Men
United States
Michele Cornall
Newico
Tye
Janis Gentry
Utah
Ayn Warner
Presidio
Pfc
Keith E. Brock
Collective group to lead China after Mao death
The text reports a collective directorate led by Premier Chou En Lai headed to take over China after Mao Zedong's death. Western dispatches cite no single successor designated, noting Defense Minister Wai Ta Bin died in a plane crash after an abortive attempt to seize power.
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London
UPA
Chou Hwai
China
Mao Tswlung
Mao
Wai Ta Biny
Sexe
Synanon wedding on a Shetland pony site at Marin County farm
A mass Synanon ceremony at a communal Marin County farm featured Rev. Carson Jade Harvey riding in on a Shetland pony to marry 50 plus couples in a three-circle, 25-pair layout. Couples wore period dresses, danced, and pledged in a symbolic rite amid ringed arena, music, and a large meat feast for guests.
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Calif
Marin County
San Francisco
Syianon Foundation
California
Synanon
Phodunter Group
Carson Jade Harvey
Symon
Sana Monica
Baker
Ulun Cassidy
Ube
Art Cook
Sun Beitnell Ant
Knapp Commission Finds Widespread NYPD Corruption
The Knapp Commission reports widespread corruption in the New York City police department and calls for a special deputy state attorney general to root out crime involving police, prosecutors, and judges. It urges a fully independent watchdog agency and an anticorruption unit within the police, plus civil service reforms to discipline senior officers.
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New York
Special Commission
New York City
Knapp Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Horest
Debate on handguns to begin in Senate
Washington AP reports the Senate opens debate on a bill to stop sales of small concealable handguns known as Saturday night specials. Senator Birch Bayh leads the measure, while Senator Hart proposes a total handgun ban in private ownership and government buyout of about 23 million firearms. Senator Kennedy seeks registration and owner licensing, but neither amendment seems likely to pass.
Designer dies in Homerale plane crash investigation continues
Officials said Reeser, employed by Varian of Palo Alto, arrived in Tracy to fly for the past three months. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Funeral arrangements are pending with Berge-Pappas Mortuary in Fremont.
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Reeser
Cen
Tracy
Varian
Palo Alto
Willow Conapa
Millbrook Terrace
Fremont
Avith Berge-Pappas Mortuary
Thieu Fires Defense Minister Over Theft Suspect
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu dismissed Defense Minister Meuyen Van Vg on suspicion of embezzling funds from a South Vietnam soldiers savings fund. Investigators said portions financed investments in a bus line, shipping line, and food and paper industries. Vy and other high ranking officials were placed under house arrest last month.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Meuyen van Vg
Last Monith
U S Forces Support South Vietnamese Push in Cam Ranh Action
U S planes and tanks hit Communist positions around Saigon as observers noted heavy use of armor. Reports credit Dragonflies and Skyhawks with destroying tanks and supply lines while Marine jets supported operations in the Plain of Reeds. Communist casualties reported as 28 killed and 25 wounded in areas near Trang Ha and Duong Mou Dung.
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UPS
Ala Tawson
Hue
Laos
Trang Ha
Duong Mou Dung
U.S
Hauied
Saigon
Roeds
Air Force
Air pollution improves while water pollution worsens
Washington reports air quality improved nationwide between 1963 and 1970 with emissions lower for carbon monoxide and particulates in 1970. Water pollution shows a mixed trend across river basins, with rising phosphates and nitrogen compounds and greater oxygen-demanding wastes linked to farm and urban runoff. The administration warns of eroding national parks and rising cleanup costs, while Nixon pushes for environmental laws.
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Washington
Uta
Council of Environmental Quality
Aral
Congress
Nixon
Council Studi
Council
White House
Alameda Supervisors Eye Pay Raise Amid Low County Wages
Alameda County supervisors push for a raise as salaries lag behind state peers with Los Angeles at 25 080 a year and San Francisco near 0 600, while county workers see payroll gains and stalled board pay since 1987. Refers to Prop 12 and local petitions, amid talk of a possible $430 yearly increase to 17 000, and a warding off of a referendum by John J Trujilla.
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Alameda County
Enoch
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Alameda Hard
Lvbig
Livo
John J. Trujilla
Costes Valley
Dying Boy Denied Plane Seat Sparks Airline Appeal
An attempt to fly dying boy Danny Snyder from Billings to Lovell was blocked by a full flight. Family says efforts by Dick Snyder and nurse Marie met resistance while supporters urged airlines to accommodate him. Danny, diagnosed terminal after brain surgeries, was welcomed home by grandparents and family awaiting his passing.
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Blackburn
Snyder
Myrontier Airlines
Danny
Billings
Moat
Lo Lovell
Tn Billirats
Astamarie
Billboard Sweetheart Mystery on California Coast Ride
Dave Schwartz fell for an Albuquerque girl during a coast ride. He bought billboard ads on rear city buses to find her after they met in Santa Monica. He does not know her name or current location, awaiting word from the newspaper and time.
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Los Angeles
Dave Schwartz
Albuquerque
California
Selvarle
Reity
Burses Suhwartz
Schnwartz
Aluquerque
Santa Monica
Pacific Coast
Anly
N.M
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Ndlig
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Marth Vietrave Cao Nog
Toass Bridge
Hurlani
Mth
Mong Duong Highway
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Jarry L. Terrell
Shygy
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