Detroit Man Holds Family As Hostages
A Detroit man held his family as hostages during a tense barricade on the West Side following racial violence. Neighbors and police described a standoff on a freezing night with gunfire and a barricaded street as officers in bulletproof gear patrolled the area. The incident occurred a day after Herman Beiar, 30, a Vietnam veteran, was killed in the unrest.
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William Watson
Eeter
Watson
Heuse
Herman Beiar
West Side
Negra
Ector
Vietnam War Turning Point Possible Says U S Officials
U S officials say a peace breakthrough in Vietnam could hinge on diplomatic moves led by Britain and the Soviet Union. They note that Wilson's visit to Johnson and UN probes may influence events before a potential peace deal.
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North Vietnam
Wilson
Johnson
North
South Vietnam
Three Die in Grinding Valley Crash Near Visalia
In a three vehicle crash four miles west of Visalia, three people died. Thelma Lorraine Clark 56 and Harry Abaza of Reedley perished in a head on collision with a tractor trailer truck whose driver said he swerved to avoid five cars running a stop sign. Carmen Aniga of Fresno was a passenger in one car. The truck driver was uninjured though his vehicle was badly damaged.
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UPI
Here
Thelma I
Orraine Clark
Harry Abaza
Reedley
Carmen Aniga
Fresno
Highway Patrol
Clark
Abaza
Thele
Aniga
Crosby PEA Lunch Plans With Gift Drive
Crosby PEA Council of PTA will hold its annual Christmas lunch at noon tomorrow at the Darle Motel in Hayward. Attendees are asked to bring a gift for a boy or girl patient at Sonoma State Hospital.
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Castro Valley
Barbara Crosby
Lucky's Walkout May Spread Over Subcontracting Issues
Rank and file union members push for substantial wage and benefit gains, full health and welfare coverage, and a 30 percent boost to pension funding. They demand a no subcontracting clause, a 40 hour work week reduced to 37.5, and stronger seniority and scheduling protections amid ongoing contract talks after the November expiration.
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Lucky
3 000 Planes War Victims Highlight U S Losses
The article notes the United States loses 2.18 planes per thousand sorties in Korea era comparisons, far below 3.5 and well under World War II rates. It cites 2 U S planes downed since last August amid intensified Hanoi Haiphong missions, 2 000 SAMs fired in response, 66 U S fighter bombers downed since August, MiGs claiming nine air to air, and 223 antiaircraft positions in the Hanoi area.
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Korea
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Hanoi-Haiphong
Hanoi
U.S. Enters San Leandro Strike Talks
Federal mediators enter dispute at Kaiser Aero in San Leandro as United Auto Workers Local 76 members refuse to ratify an agreement. Local 76 covers about 320 of 450 plant workers. Company and union reps meet mediators on Thursday.
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San Leandro
Kaiser Aero
United Auto Workers Local 76
Armco Steel Announces Steel Price Increases
Armco Steel Corp, a fourth ranking producer, raises prices on cold and hot rolled steel and galvanized sheets and strip. The hikes match earlier $5 per ton rises by U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel, with galvanized sheet up $5 and hot rolled sheet and strip up $4 per ton.
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Pittsburgh
API
Armco Steel Corp
US. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Kaiser Announces First Permanent Plant at Pleasanton
Kaiser announces a new ten million dollar push button sand and gravel facility to replace the current operation at Raduag near Pleasanton. Construction to start early next year, with preliminary engineering finished and Kaiser engineers handling design and build. Completion aimed for early 1969.
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Kaiser Sand & Gravel
Kaiser Industries Corporation
Kaiser Engineers
Unruh Says Reagan Administration Unsympathetic to Medi Cal Plan
Unruh accuses the Reagan administration of being unsympathetic toward California’s Medi Cal program. He calls for an independent audit of the plan’s finances while noting the governor’s resistance. Reagan defends the program’s need for flexible, efficient management amid Democratic opposition to full Medi Cal benefits.
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Reagan
California
Ipoor
Castro Valley 4-H Holds Christmas Party For Hospital Patients
The Castro Valley Valiants 4-H Club plans a Christmas party at Chabot Convalescent Hospital tonight at 7 p.m. Club reporter Deborah Alaux notes members will entertain patients and distribute pills.
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Castro Valley
School Tax Increase Urged Rather Than Program Cuts
The board discussed budgeting priorities as Thompson noted prior year priority lists and a Citizens Advisory Committee submission. Neal Nichols of the teachers association said unions will study programs and finances, with recommendations due in late January or February. Henry Clarke of Public Employees Union questioned tax levels relative to other districts, while Hansen suggested deciding on an increase by mid February to affect the 1968 69 budget.
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Yourd
Thompson
Citizens Advisory Committee
The
Teachers Association
Henry Clarke
Lavallas
Public Employees Union
Hansen
UC Unit Spurs Funds Refusal
BERKELEY AP The Academic Senate rejected a resolution urging UC to refuse federally supported research in military weapon development. The Academic Freedom Committee said academic freedom protects scholarly work from moral or political tests. They argued research merits cannot be pre judged by presumed political or moral expectations.
Swiss Royalty Ties Linked Through Old Graffenvied Line
AP reports tracing Abraham von Graffenvied’s descendant to a Swiss Bern family line and a marriage into English nobility. The study links a 17th century ancestor to a current union with the President’s daughter, highlighting transnational aristocratic connections.
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ETN
Switzerland
Warriedt
Ursula Vor
Studl
Diesbach-Wrott
Abraham
Aton
Johnsen
Dvon Graffenvied
Charles Spittal Robb
English Academy of Sci
Lynta
Old Bern
Yon Graffenvied
Cicely de Graffenvied
Abraham von Graffenvied
Boris
Reds Visit: France Port Welcomes Chinese Freighter
In Le Havre France a Chinese freighter arrived today marking the first ship of its kind since the Cultural Revolution began in 1964 in Red China. The visit highlights strains and exchanges between France and China amid evolving diplomatic ties.
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LE Havre
France
UPT
Red China
Storm Impacts Bay Area and Sierra Nevada Travel
Weather bulletin notes a storm causing a blackout and forecasted fair skies with cooler temperatures for the Bay Area. In the north, travelers faced warnings as snow pushed into the Cascades of Oregon and Washington, with gale warnings along the northern coast.
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Sierra Nevada
Cascades
Oregon
Washington
Agreement Near on GM Pact Says UAW and Demoty Corp
DEMOTY UPT General dolors Corp and the United Auto Workers announced apparent agreement on money matters and imposed a news blackout on contract negotiations. They plan to focus on non economic issues through December 14 with a wage agreement already in place and a goal to settle non economic differences by the deadline.
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