Diabetic man dies in prison. coroner finds artery hardening factor
Bay Area brief reports coroner Henry W. Turkel says George White 30 died from severe arterial hardening and not lack of insulin. A narcotic was found in his system and puncture marks on his arms. wife Virginia White accuses prison officials of murder after insulin shots allegedly withheld for days. White had a prior petty theft arrest and marijuana conviction.
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San Francisco
UPU
Virginia White
George White
Henry W. Turkel
Sulin
White
San Rafael man missing in Steamboat Springs flight
San Rafael building contractor Douglas A. Fox, 34, took off alone from San Rafael in a red white and blue Bonanza at 1 p.m. Tuesday with enough fuel to reach Salt Lake City. Bad weather halted an Air-Sea Rescue search at Hamilton Air Force Base. Civil Air Patrol said crews would retrace likely routes Fox might have taken. he filed no flight plan.
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Hamilton Air Forge
Calif
San Rafael
Steamboat Springs
Cola
Douglas A. Fox
San Itafael
Salt Lake City
Yamillan Air Force Base
Civil Air Patrol
Fox
Mills College workers union drive gains student support
More than 100 of Mills College's 750 elect signed cards supporting striking campus culinary workers. The rally led by Asian Alliance students reinforced a labor dispute after negotiations on a representation election broke down. About 20 workers remain on campus feeding students, 24 unionized maintenance workers refused to cross picket lines, and a second election date was rejected by President Wert due to alleged union hostility.
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Oakland
Mills College
Robert J. Wert
Asian Alliance
Det
Dr. Wert
Cu Tinary Workers Alliance Local 3
Cooks Union Local 228
Bakers Union Local II
Wert
Health cost study under review by Sacramento committee
A legislative committee in Sacramento opened a hearing on health insurance costs and coverage. Senate chair Alfred Long criticized policies for not covering actual medical costs and noted hospital room rates and access disparities in the Los Angeles area. He argued patients alone cannot curb rising costs and highlighted physician influence on hospital choice.
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Sacramento
Alfred Long
Monterey Park
Senate Business and Professions Committee
Los Angeles
Long
Song
Ami
Sirhan threatens life over isolation at San Quentin
Sirhan B. Sirhan, condemned Kennedy slayer, warned San Quentin officials he might take his own life unless isolation restrictions are eased. He ended a hunger strike after a tearful reunion with his mother, promising to eat. officials fear threats and note he remains on Death Row with severe contact limits and security barriers.
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San Quentin
Calif
Gpt
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Luke McKissack
Sirhahn
Sirhan
Kennedy
Los Angeles
James Park
McKissack
Ealing
Louis Nelson
Hitler
Mayor acquitted in VC flag incident in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz mayor Richard Werner, a veteran of two world wars, was acquitted of malicious mischief for tearing down a Viet Cong flag at a private residence on Veterans Day. The 7a-year-old official told supporters he would do it again, while noting no law prohibited the flag. A brief courthouse scuffle occurred as press and onlookers photographed the encounter.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
UPI
Richard Werner
Werner
Wernar
Thodore Chowanec
Larry Bell
Bell
U S officials meet Alcatraz Indians to discuss rights
Federal officials held a two hour meeting with about three dozen Indian occupiers of Alcatraz in the prison auditorium. The talks focused on issues other than removal while Indians pressed their claim to the island under an 1863 treaty.
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U.S
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
GSA
Thomas Hannon
Stella Leach
Colville
Oakland
Bay Area
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Charles Lavender
Humboldt County
Dhak
Lavender
Federal Regional Council
Carlin
Nev
Supreme Court to rule on two-thirds local bonds rule
California Supreme Court agreed to decide if the two-thirds local bond threshold violates equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. The cases include a Sutter County matter and two from San Francisco, with hearings set for December 17.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
High Court
Sutter County
California
U.S
Supreme Court
Stephens Adams
Salter County
John G. Hanuck
Yuba Lity
Third District Court of Appeals
Sacramento
Roger Trainer
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Fremont
San Leanero
East 14Th Street
Hayward
Foothill Blvd
UPH
Island
State Supreme Court
Hayward Southland
Oxford
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