Santa Rita officer cleared of misconduct faces transfer
Sheriff Frank Madigan announces transfers after last weekend’s clearance of Santa Rita executive officer Howard Davis amid misconduct charges over prison farm booking of suspects on May 22. Davis, 46, will move to Eden Township substation and be replaced by Lt. John Seiferth, 49.
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John Seiferth
Pleasanton
Frank Madigan
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Civil Service Board
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Joseph Sheehan
San Leandro
McMillen
Oakland
Jack York
Castro Valley
den Township
Oakland Marshall
Meanest Thief Robs Poor Box at St Leander’s Church
San Leandro police investigate a theft at St. Leander's Church 550 W Estudillo Ave. A wall-encased poor box was picked between 6 30 a m and 1 00 p m Monday using votive candles from the altar to illuminate the break in. About 8 dollars stolen.
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St. Leander's Church
W. Estudillo Ave
Two Hayward youths injured in Sunol motorbike crash
Sunol incident injured two youths when their motorbike skidded along Calaveras Road after a tire blew. William Earl Kile, 25, and David Lee Williams, 22, were taken to Valley Memorial Hospital with scalp lacerations and multiple injuries. Williams released after treatment. A Fremont youth, Gary Talovic, 17, lost fingertips when a car hit gravel and overturned at Sunol Valley Golf Course. driver Frank Lombarda, 18, uninjured.
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Calaveras Road
Sunol
Wiliam Earl Kile
Sleepy Hollow Ave
David Lee Williams
Miami Ave
Valley Memorial Hospital
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Williams
California
Fremont
Gary Talovic
Theta SE
Sunol Valley Golf Course
Talovic
Frank ‘Lombarda
Ridpath SL
Newark Crash Hero Recovers From Truck Rescue
A 17 year old Newark youth, Dennis Brummett, is recovering from burns after he rescued his uncle and aunt from a pickup crash near Albuquerque, New Mexico last Wednesday. The uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Marvin Tomes, remain hospitalized with severe burns while Mrs Tomes is in intensive care. The crash was caused by a tire blowout that sent the truck veering off the road and bursting into flames. Brummett, a Newark High School student, was flown home to Newark arriving about 11 pm last night. The youth assisted his relatives to escape and helped free Mrs Tomes from the wreckage before the fire intensified.
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Tourraine Drive
Newark High School
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Haygard
Hilasi
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Tomes
St. Joseph’s Hospital
William Reynolds
Reynolds
Tames
Man Charged In Pornography Case
A Hayward man, Jimmy Alvin McClanahan, 36, was arrested for exhibiting a pornographic film in a motel room in San Leandro. He told plainclothes officers he had 10 obscene films and charged $75 per showing at parties. He is scheduled for municipal court arraignment on misdemeanor charges. bail set at $500.
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Hayward
Jimmy Alvin McClanahan
Gary Williams
Robert de Maria
McClanahan
Mc Clanahan
Dearborn St
Amateur electrician’s hot wire job ends in freeway chase
David Gregory Madrid Jr of Oakland was arrested on reckless driving and car theft charges after a hot wire attempt stalled a car on the Nimitz Freeway. Deputies tailed the fleeing vehicle at 110 mph from a San Lorenzo ramp to Winton and Jackson streets before the engine died when the wire came off.
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San Leandro
Nimitz
David Gregory Madrid, Jr
Oakland
San Lorenzo
Winton Avenue
Jackson Street
Train Blockage Sparks Probe in Union City
Police investigate potential citation after a Southern Pacific train blocked three intersections for 20 minutes yesterday morning. The Union City ordinance bans blocking crossings beyond six minutes at Whipple Road H Street and Necata Road. Train moved at 6 49 a.m. signals indicated by railroad traffic controllers to stop.
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Union City
Southern Pacific
Whipple Road
H Street
Necata Road
South County Crime Rate Up More Than U S Rise
A 1968 crime report shows San Leandro and Liver more higher increases across robberies burglaries and auto thefts. Robberies doubled to six and homicides rose to four, with burglaries up 32.8 percent and petty thefts over 50 dollars up 54 percent. Auto thefts climbed 13 percent from 40 to 64.
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South County
U.S
Leandro
San Leandro
Livermore
Antipoverty Board Faces Tense Disputes and Threats
A South County anti poverty center advisory board with members from Hayward Union City and surrounding areas faced threats and accusations at recent meetings. Spiller resigned citing fear while Brown Beret leader Manuel Rodriguez was accused of threatening him. Other members endorsed the board's recommendations amid safety concerns and disputes over perceived militant activity. crime trends and police staffing data followed, detailing increases in forcible rapes aggravated assaults and other offenses across four cities in 1968 with Hayward showing a minor police decrease.
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Community Services Organization
Hayward
Alex Bava
Mexican-American Political Association
MAPA
Union City
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Hasward Community Organization Advisory Board
Nancy Maya
Spiller
Brown Beret
Manuel Rodriguez
Alti-Poviety Board
Presen
Rodriguez
Hector Reyna
Daniel Hernandez
Ralph Pacheca
Brown Berets
Joe Sandoval
Hayward GI Foum
Sandoval
Nixon Plan Envisions Men Who Will Work
Washington UPI report outlines Nixon administration welfare plan aiming to replace aid to mothers and children with a family assist program. It sets income floors and work requirements, with $65 monthly for adults who are aged, blind or disabled, and targets work or training. Congress faces a detailed debate and potential overhaul.
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M. Finch
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Finch
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Leonil
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House
Ways and Means Committee
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D-Ark
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
GOP
Narcotics investigated in Tate murder case in Los Angeles
Detectives probe narcotics angles in the Sharon Tate stabbing and the deaths of five people at her Benedict Canyon estate. Jay Sebring’s 1966 black Porsche reportedly contained drugs, while police would not confirm. Coroner Noguchi spokesman said toxicology tests underway with results days away.
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APL
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Jay Sebring
Los Angeles Times
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Miss Tate
Roman Polanski
Wold Say
Thomas T. Noguchi
Fate
Sebring
Abigail Folger
Woilyck Frokowsky
Steven Parent
Lennon Sisters Dad Murdered in Venice Shooting
Sam Lennon, 53, father of the Lennon Sisters, was fatally shot in a Marina Del Rey parking lot alley near Venice. Police described the gunman as a mentally unstable man about 20, sloppily dressed, who fled after opening fire with a 30-06 rifle. A witness said the suspect waited behind a car and fled across the street after the killing.
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Sam Lennon
Lennon
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Jimmy
T Dlovision
Offleera
Colorado
We Secret Service
Lyndon B. Johnson
Watson Counsil
UPL
Bill
Counsil
New Vineyard Plan Aimed At High Quality Grapes
Almaden plans a 7,590 acre project in California to establish a vineyard with cabernet Sauvignon gamay beaujolais pinot noir and sauvignon blanc. The operation costs are projected at 750000 to start and 300000 annually after year one. Brucalo denies earlier camping plans and pesticide use and notes the site will remain grazing land per a water department study.
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Winch
Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihian
Pressree
Finch
Nixon
California
Brucalp
Brucato
Almaden
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of California
Brucalo
PUC
Youthful Gunman Robs Plaza Grocery in San Leandro
A teen robber entered Plaza Grocery at 1600 Plaza Drive and, after a female customer arrived, demanded cash. He placed bread and milk on the counter, produced a pistol believed to be a toy, and took about 70 dollars before fleeing in a street car. Clerk John Mousessian chased him briefly.
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Plaza
Plaza Drive
John Mousessian
Sheriff's Deputies
Jeff
Mousessian
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