Bereaved mother and sons witness fatal apartment fire
In Berkeley Beatrice Johnson and her son Terry, 24, returned from Lee Woods funeral to find her husband, 69, dead in a flaming apartment. Fire officials say a lighted cigarette caused the blaze after the man supposedly dozed off on the sofa.
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UPI
Beatrice Johnson
Terry
San Francisco Bay
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Lee Woods
Lee
J Johnson
Judge rules for Look writers in San Francisco case
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that two Look Magazine writers need not reveal informants in an article about Mafia links involving Minks Mayor Joseph Alioto. Alioto sues Look for 12.5 million, with trial set for April 13. The judge said sources can be found without forcing disclosure to avoid contempt. Carlson and Brisson argued informants fear for their lives.
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San Francisco
Look Magazine
Minks
Joseph Alioto
the Mafia
Alioto
Lance Brisson
Richard Carlson
U.S. District Court
Bruce Thompson
Teno
Carlson
Brisson
Youth sets self ablaze in San Francisco park
In Buena Vista Park, firefighters found a charred male body after responding to a small grass fire. Authorities say the unidentified youth, wearing hippie attire including a striped shirt and fringed leather jacket, likely died by self immolation after buying a gasoline can at a nearby service station.
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San Francisco
UPI
Buena Vista Park
Three priests among demonstrators at San Jose theater site
In San Jose a two day protest at the downtown community theater site led to sixteen arrests, including three Roman Catholic priests and a construction superintendent. Fifteen arrests were for disturbing the peace by blocking driveways and hindering construction vehicles. the protest, led by La Raza, complained of minority hiring. Ten were arrested Wednesday and six Thursday.
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la Raza
Panther lawyer accuses Alioto in Hilliard case
San Francisco Panther chief of staff David Hilliard, 27, is indicted on a federal charge of threatening the life of President Nixon during a November 15 antiwar rally in Golden Gate Park, where police say 85 000 attended. Hilliard was arrested by Secret Service agents on the indictment stating he referred to Nixon as responsible for attacks on the Black Panther party and said we will kill Richard Nixon.
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Slack Panther
Chais Garry Hag
Joseph L. Alioto
David Hilliard
Nixon
Hilliard
Panther
Nix
Golden Gate Park
Secret Service
Black Panther Party
Richard Nixon
Skeleton of Wwii bomber found in Indonesia identified
A World War I bomber skeleton discovered on Celebes peak 12,000 feet high north of Jakarta was identified by the VA as Army Air Corps Sergeant Frank Beanland of South Gate California who was listed missing in action in 1945. Identification came from a dogtag found with the remains.
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San Francisco
Indonesia
Veterans Administration
Army Air Corps
Prank. Beanland
Hacket Beanland
South Gate
Calif
Celebes
Jakarta
New chemical helps addicts kick the habit
San Francisco researchers report methadone maintenance eases heroin use among 20 men in a six month pilot. Direct city savings reach $200,000 with ongoing $8,000 weekly, while addicts secure jobs, education, debts, and family relations. Judges at a national conference discuss broader treatment and legislative changes.
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Barry Ramer
San Francisco
Ramer
Suit seeks release of Winnie Ruth Judd from Arizona prison
A Superior Court suit filed in Phoenix requests the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend Winnie Ruth Judd’s release. Attorneys Larry Debus and Melvin Belli say the board acted arbitrarily in denying clemency after her 1930s trunk murder case. They argue she served excessive time and deserve parole consideration.
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UPI
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Winnie Ruth Judd
Larry Debus
San Francis
Melvin Belli
T4rs
Judd
Paroles Board
Jack Williams
Swit
Man Dies After Jump From Burning Hotel Fire
A four alarm blaze at the Clark Hotel on 254 San Pablo Avenue sent El Richardson, 46, to his death after leaping from a third floor window. Four other residents were injured among 29 occupants. Fire officials estimate $75,000 damage. fire's cause undetermined with Mildre noted as starting in a rear room.
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Oakland
Toott
San Pablo Avenue
el Richardson
Clark Hotel
San Pablo
Robert Costa
Army hunts nine escapees from Ft Ord stockade break
Army units searched today for nine of ten prisoners who escaped a Ft Ord minimum custody stockade after breaking a window and cutting a chain link fence Wednesday night. Pvt. Robert Tickett surrendered soon after. Names of the remaining fugitives include Leo Power Jr Kenneth Long Ronnie Collins Steven Proctor Richard Fabianz Steven Nadriaga Gary Pierce Leroy Powers Harvey Olsen and others.
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Ft. Ord
Ft. Ord Stockade
Robert Tickett
Leo Power Jr
Kenneth DB. Long
Ronnie G. Collins
Steven, F. Proctor
Richard Fabianz
Steven Nadriaga
Gary Pierce
Leroy L. Powers
Harvey Olsen
Scuffling Breaks Out At Stanford And San Jose State
Campus police report minor scuffling during student picketing of industrial recruiters at Stanford and San Jose State College. About 80 SDS members and supporters at Stanford clashed with Free Campus Movement members. no arrests. At San Jose State, a dozen demonstrators disrupted officers who closed a building as protesters marched to the Student Union.
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Stanford University
San Jose State College
Tom Bell
General Electric Co
Free Campus Movement
SDS
San Jose
General Electric
General Dynamics
Lockheed Missiles and Space Division
Student Radical Action Movement
Student Union
Nan
Ferry service expands to Tiburon and San Francisco Saturdays
San Francisco AP reports the Golden Gate Bridge District will run a mid day ferry between Tiburon and San Francisco for three Saturdays. The move tests demand while a $55 000 study by Philip F Spaulding Associates seeks full scale Marin County ferry needs. Kaiser Engineers of Oakland may draft a rapid transit plan for Marin County. No contracts or funds were specified.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Tiburon
Dale W. Luehring
Salso
Philip F. Spaulding
Dental surgeon from Ann Arbor wins Army Civilian Service Medal
Dr. James R. Hayward of Ann Arbor Michigan received the Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal at the first annual meeting of the American Society of Oral Surgeons. Maj Gen Hubert B. Shira presented the award and praised Hayward for his years with Army dental education programs at Walter Reed Army Hospital.
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UPT
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Mich
Army
James R. Hayward
Ist
American Society of Oral Surgeons
Hubert B. Shira
U.S. Army Dental Corps
Hayward
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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