Interview Access at Santa Rita Prisons Challenged
Alameda County Sheriff Frank Madigan faces a complaint from ACLU attorney Paul Halyo Tik on behalf of Bruce Henderson a Livermore Independent reporter. Henderson was jailed for trespassing during a april interview with an inmate at Santa Rita Prison Farm. The suit seeks a court injunction to allow reporters access similar to other prisons. Trial for Henderson is set for October.
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Slashing Linked to Police Case in San Anselmo
San Anselmo police officer Robert Del Santo faced possible links between an attack on his wife Sharon Del Santo and an ongoing investigation in which he is involved. Mrs Del Santo, 23, said two youths attacked her at home with a pocketknife, threatening that she and her husband would face consequences.
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Judge to rule on Soledad trial qualification
A Santa Clara County judge was named to rule on the qualifications of the jurist assigned to try three Soledad Brothers charged with killing a White guard at Soledad State prison. Judge Stanley R. Yvans will decide if Superior Court Judge Frank W. Shaw is biased due to prior district attorney ties. Shaw refused disqualification, noting 18 years in the DA's office and prior prosecutions, including a policeman's murder case.
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Coast Guard urged power to set ship routes after bay spill
National Transportation Safety Board chair Jom Reed and state Sen. Peter Buht urged Congress to pass a Ports and Waterways Safety Act giving the Coast Guard authority to set routes and speed limits for ships in bad weather. They argued stricter regulation could have prevented the January 8 collision under the Golden Gate Bridge that caused a large oil spill. Behr warned Congress of potential gross negligence if the bill fails.
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AFT rally presses Angela Davis at county center
About 450 members of the American Federation of Teachers peacefully demonstrated inside the Mann County Civic Center demanding Angela Davis's freedom. The protest followed the AI's national convention in San Francisco as a Davis statement read to the marchers linked Nixon's union-busting to her firing, while she awaits trial in county jail for an Aug. 7, 107 shootout that left four dead.
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Roof strikers return to work in Northern California
About 800 striking roofers in Northern California agreed to resume work in line with President Nixon’s wage freeze. The walkout began August 2 after stalled contract talks. The old contract was extended for the freeze. locals in Alameda Contra Costa San Francisco San Mateo Marin Sonoma Lake Mendocino counties planned to return, with some already back.
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Striking printers on picket at San Rafael paper
About 40 members of several unions, on strike since January 1970, confronted the San Rafael Independent Journal management Thursday after being rebuffed in their request to be rehired under President Nixon's back-to-work order. An executive said they were permanently replaced and urged filing applications for future vacancies. The protesters carried signs charging government meddling and the paper with lockout.
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Pan Am 747 crew testify on runway length error
In Millbrae a Pan Am 747 crew testified about mistaken runway length before a July takeoff from San Francisco. They believed 9,500 feet existed, but only 8,500 feet were available after control tower confusion and a unavailable first 1,000 feet.
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San Mateo Shoreline Park Plan Gets Public Hearing
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission held a Thursday hearing on San Mateo's proposed 1272 acre Shoreline Park. The plan would create a bayfront recreational area between Coyote Point and the municipal borders, with part on the current city dump. Proponents urged designation as a special area plan due to 52 acres of bay to be filled. No action was taken by the commission.
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Oakland approves funds for impoverished schools
Oakland City Council allocated at least 1 million in federal money to aid the city’s schools after rejecting a tax increase request from the schools superintendent. The funds are part of a federal jobs program that could bring Oakland between 1.8 and 2 million, with half the amount guiding jobs in schools per the mayor’s plan and federal approval.
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