Silliphant killer faces 2nd trial in Bay Area
In Oakland, 22 year old Chester A. Johnson and 1 year old Terry Jean Phelps are charged with the February murder of Dr. Glen Olsen, a dentist, after forcing him to drive to the Oakland hills. Johnson's LA case for Loren Silliphant’s slaying seeks a new trial on January 7, with potential sentencing if denied.
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Stanford coed attacked near campus entrance
A 21 year old Stanford coed student in language studies was assaulted while bicycling from Palo Alto to Stanford. A man in his thirties dragged her into bushes, injuring her with facial fractures and a punctured ear drum. She was taken to Stanford Medical Center after treatment at Palo Alto police station.
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Panther Chief Hilliard seeks postponement plea
Black Panther Chief of Staff David Hilliard was granted a postponement of his plea on charges of threatening to kill President Nixon. A federal grand jury indicted him on December 3 for statements at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park rally on November 15. His bond remains set at $30,000 with travel restrictions, and the new plea date is January 7.
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Noxious odors to be studied in city sweep
San Francisco health officials will study persistent foul odors plaguing parts of the city. Sanitarian inspectors, led by Dr. Ellis Sox, may investigate slaughter houses and tendering plants in Butchertown, with natural mud flats, exhaust, and dumps cited as possible contributors.
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Presbyterians condemn California creation story in schools
About 200 delegates from the Presbytery of San Francisco oppose the California Board of Education ruling to teach Genesis as an alternative to Darwin. They condemn injecting religion into public education while urging Bible be taught as literature.
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Alioto Denies Mafia Ties In Look Magazine Suit
State crime bureau files show no link between Mayor Alioto and the Mafia beyond allegations in Look Magazine. The Look report claimed loans tied to mob figure Fratianni while Alioto chaired a San Francisco bank, which he denies influencing. Trial set to begin April 11.
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Pollution may alter earth through ocean warming say scientists
SAN FRANCISCO scientists warn pollution could change ocean temperatures and Earth's climate. E D Goldberg of Scripps urges monitoring programs for lead mercury pesticides and petroleum while Rand Corp expert J Q Fletcher says humanity has decades to curb warming though carbon dioxide effects may grow in importance.
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Walnut Creek teen Elaine Davis missing in Santa Cruz search
Police, aided by sheriff deputies 60 miles south, seek 17 year old Elaine Davis, a Pleasant Hill High School student, after a coal found in the Santa Cruz hills is tentatively identified as hers. A blue coat found along California 17 six miles south of Walnut Creek is linked to the case.
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Jailed psychiatrist faces show cause hearing
The State Supreme Court ordered San Mateo County to show cause by January 9 why Dr. Joseph Lifschulz an Orinda psychiatrist should not be held in contempt for refusing to testify about a client. Lifschulz 45 was jailed December 6 in Redwood City by Judge James O Keefe and released three days later pending the Supreme Court order. The prosecution must show why he should be held in contempt while Lifschulz cites professional duty and patient confidentiality.
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Cuban Yule for 4 Bay Area residents in Cuba program
A para Castro group says at least 43 Bay Area residents will spend Christmas in Cuba as part of a two month work study with the Vince remos Brigade. Nancy Stein of UC Berkeley notes about 390 more Americans will go in January to aid sugar harvest and material support for the Cuban revolution.
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