Boy Held Hostage In Market Holdup
A market holdup ended with a 1 year old boy Edward DeYoung held by a gunman. The clerk Higino Silva and a coworker aided by feeding three cash bags to the robber as he demanded money. The youths escaped with a friend’s help while two armed men fled, possibly by car or boat. Police describe two dark clothed men, one with a husky build and Southern accent.
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DeYoung
Higino
Silva
Edward
Foat
Supervisors Deadlock Over 18-Cent Tax Hike Amid Budget Battle
County supervisors clash over an 18 cent tax increase to fund a $152.95 million budget. Proposals for across the board cuts collide with state mandated costs as vacancy on the board limits action. Welfare programs consume about 53.6 percent of expenditures totaling $81.93 million, with welfare and related services driving most of the rise in the year’s budget.
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Hannon
Razeto
Raveto
Richard Moore
Razelo
Kent Fursel
UAW Faces Rejection Prospects Over 'Good' Offer
UAW leaders indicate likely rejection of a proposed wage package tied to a cost-of-living escalator. The deal would grant raises near 2.8 percent yearly for two years, plus a 2–3 percent increase in supplemental unemployment benefits. Walter P. Reuther warned tampering with the escalator could trigger a strike. GM and Ford executives hailed their offers as responsive and responsible.
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Louis G. Staton
General Motors
Malcolm Denise
Ford
Plane disaster kills two at Bakersfield airfield
SHAFTER UPI The former manager of Bakersfield Air Park and his teenage stepson were killed late Monday when their wooden World War II era trainer disintegrated in the air. Identified as James Williams, 47, and Donald Beebe, 17, the men were about 2,000 feet above a field when the plane broke apart and fell.
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Shafter
UPI
Bakersfield Air Park
Vritimg
James “Williams
Donald Beebe
Resignation Sparks Talk Amid Reagan Aide Shuffle
Ballaglia was among the top Reagan aides to resign since the January start of the administration. Thomas I. Reedy, once the governor’s Northern California campaign manager and briefly the secretary to the administration, now coordinates with the Republican State Central Committee and similar groups in other states. Dirk Eldredge, another former campaign aide, left as assistant cabinet secretary to head the Friends of Ronald Reagan, a lingering fundraising group from 1986. William Clark Jr., 35, the cabinet secretary, was named as Batlaptia’s replacement.
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Reagan
Thomas I. Reedy
Northern
California
Republican State Central Committee
Reedy
Dirk Eldredge
Friends of
Ronald Reagan
William Clark Jr
Batlaptia
Nimitz Protection Debate Prompts Fire Safety Proposals
City and county officials discuss improving emergency readiness after a near disaster. Pomares urges protective devices and countywide emergency equipment pooling with oil companies aiding in fire-fighting. He notes delay in access to National Guard gear, commends San Leandro fire response, and calls for public acknowledgment of regional mutual aid.
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Pomares
Ieilliais
Martinez
National Guard
San Leandro
Robert Taylor
William Suerstedt
Suerstedt
State Highway Patrol
Stormtroopers Turned Back By US Military Police
An incident at a cemetery halted a Nazi procession when US military police blocked entry after orders from the Pentagon. One arrested stormtrooper, Pfc. James C. DeWitt of Michigan, said he had served with Hockwell before enlisting. The Army provost marshal general Turner demanded removal of insignia or arrest.
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Jet Hint
Turner
Army
Niles
Ptc
James C. DeWitt
Michigan
Hockwell
Tthe
Ft. Gordon
Maxwell
Pentagon
Crash Victim Still Serious In Burned Tanker Crash
Donald J. Ellis 38 remains in poor condition but alert after a Nimitz Freeway crash that killed Kenneth R. Bowser 33. A tanker struck a parked lumber truck igniting a large fire and drew attention to protests and memorials. The incident occurred near Marina Boulevard and involved the transport of fuel. Authorities investigated the blaze and treated Ellis at Memorial Hospital before transfer to Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto.
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Admineas Eoa
San Leandho
Ellis
Nimitz Freeway
Marina Boulevard
Kennneth R. Bowser
Petaluma
Black Power Disciple Freed In Tennessee Sedition Case
George Washington Ware a 27 year old Black Power disciple and field worker for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was released a week after his arrest on a state sedition charge. The Davidson County Grand Jury declined to indict him.
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Nashvile
Tenn
Black Power
George Washington Ware
Davidson County
Ware
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
BART Director Resigns From Board in Alameda County
Sherwood Swan of Oakland resigns from the BART board, criticizing the Legislature for funds. His term as an appointee of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors ends November 13. A closed personnel session is set for September 5 at 8:30 a.m. to select a successor.
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Alameda County
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Sherwood Swan
Oakland
Swan
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
BART
Board of
Kindergarten Bill Discussed In Trustees Closed Session
Hayward Unified School District trustees met in a brief closed session to discuss AB 272 and new state kindergarten requirements. The bill raises kindergarten sessions to 180 minutes and mandates full pay for teachers who teach that length, affecting 13 teachers in Baynard Unified. Districts may claim 1% ADA per child attending 81 minutes. the financial impact and staffing challenges remain under review.
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Hayward Unified School Dist
Hayward
C Baynard Unified School District
Ralph Brown
Shirley Black Seeks Congress Seat in California
Shirley Black, Hollywood star and wife of electronics executive Charles Black, announces a late entry into California’s race for Congress. She blasts figures like Roy A. Great Society and Harry Truman, notes the 1938 film career with George Murphy, and describes plans for a formal primary with a runoff likely in December. The Black family, varsity in San Mateo, includes a son and daughter as she campaigns.
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Earl B. Whit
Johnson
Roy A. Great Society
Archibald
San Mateo
Novie
Edward M. Keating
Reat
Ramparts Maga
Bryant McDonald
Black
Charles A. Black
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Reagan
Satfred
GOP Raps Radicals In Crime War Debate
Senate leaders pounce as Dirksen and Ford defend law order amid riots linked to Brown case. Ford blasts the Great Society while warning the crime war is being lost. Carmichael has spent time abroad in Havana with Castro officials as the political clash narrows to safety concerns and public trust.
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Dirksen
Ford
Brown
Cambridge
Md_ Carmichael
Havana
Fidel “Castro
America
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