Auto theft spree linked to street discovery in Hayward
Two men were arrested after a street stolen vehicle slip led to six stolen cars in Hayward and Oakland. A Volkswagen stolen in Oakland was found on Lucien Way with five more cars, parts, and salvage operations tied to a Volkswagen salvage ring. Christopher Goulardt, 2, of 25008 Way, faced all auto theft charges. Benjamin Shhreckengost, 20, of 428 Dawnen Place, was charged with auto theft and hashish possession.
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Hayward
Oakland
Lucien Way
Lucien
Power outage hits Pleasanton housing subdivision
More than 1000 homes lost power when a 12,000 volt underground cable fault cut electricity to Pleasanton Meadows around 5:30 p.m. Pacific Gas and Electric crews traced the fault on Gulf Stream Street. By 5:58 p.m. 60 percent were restored and all power returned by 8:27 p.m. Santa Rita County Jail briefly lost power as well.
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Pleasanton
Pleasanton Meadows
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Pg&e
Gulf Stream Street
Santa Futa County
Panther sighting reported in Niles Canyon near Fremont
Fremont police logged a panther sighting at 6 19 p m reported by Larry Rephahn 40 Harris Place as the animal crossed the road near Juyland Park and disappeared into the hills State Fish and Game officials say a wild panther may be in the area Warden Dennis Rankin advised leaving the cat alone describing it as 3 to 4 feet long and about 24 pounds The sighting may be connected to a recent panther report near San Jose noted by a retired Navy commander
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Fremont
Niles Canyon
Larry Rephahn
Harris Place
Rephahn
Juyland Park
Rephabn
San Jose
Navy
Cal
BART pulls two trains after brake issue at MacArthur station
A brake problem forced the Bay Area Rapid Transit District to pull two southbound trains from service at 7 a.m. at MacArthur station in Oakland. A replacement train serving Contra Costa County commuters operated until full service resumed by 6 a.m. The disruption created a 21 minute interval between trains.
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Bay Area
Man charged with tree theft in San Leandro
A 30-year-old Hayward man, James Oliver LaMarre, was cited for petty theft after allegedly stealing a 4-foot Christmas tree from the GEMCO parking lot at 15535 Hesparian Blvd. He tried to replace it, claiming not to be an employee. Police stopped him as he drove away with the tree’s needles matching those in his car.
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San Leandro
Hayward
GEMCO
Hesperian Blvd
James Oliver LaMarre
Boyer Sheet Metal and Heating Co
LaMarre
Hesperian
Regunst
Bystanders Close in on Fremont purse snatcher at mall
FREMON six citizens including a 13 year old girl pursued and caught a suspected purse snatcher at the Fremont Slub shopping center. The posse held the suspect near the Maple Calender restaurant as she arrived with the victim Mrs Barbara Moskal 35 of Newark after a purse was snatched. Mrs Moskal suffered an injured finger while trying to hold on to her purse.
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Fremon
Fremont Slub
Mavle Callender Restaurabs
John Marshall King
Rea Landing Road
Newark
Barbara Moskal
Colbert Place
Cop resigns in San Francisco after off-duty shooting charges dropped
Officer Raymond J. Lewis quit on Wednesday as departmental charges stemming from the off-duty shooting of 20-year-old Clovis Forrester were dropped. Forrester suffered a broken jaw and paralysis in his left leg and arm after a curbside dispute in which Lewis claimed the gun fired as Forrester approached. No other charges remain.
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San Francisco
UPL
Raymond J. Lewis
Clovis Forrester
Lewis
Porrestier
Carpenters Cited for Contempt in San Francisco Picketing
In San Francisco, carpenters who protested a government pay cut were cited for contempt after a federal court injunction against a wildcat strike. Judge Lloyd Burke ordered the citations as marshal actions began to serve the contempt orders following the Cost of Living Council's rejection of a 63 cent hourly raise, allowing only 15 cent boosts in 48 Northern California counties.
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San Francisco
UPI
Lloyd Burke
District Court
San Francisco Bay Area
Cost of Living Council
Carpenters Union
California
Typhoid outbreak traced to church supper in Burlington County
Burlington County health officials confirmed six typhoid cases linked to a November church supper at St. Marys Street Methodist Church in Burlington City. Victims range across the county with three hospitalized at Rancocas, Burlington County Memorial, and Zurbargg Hospitals. remaining patients treated by private doctors. first case reported Dec 10.
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Mount Holly
UPI
Burlington County
County Health Department
Burlington City
Rancocas Hospital
Willingboro
Burlington County Memorial Hospital
Zurbargg Hospital
Riverside
Court reverses ruling in hippo cage mishap suit
Iowa Supreme Court orders new trial for animal trainer Scott Larkin who sued two men over a 1500 pound cage that crushed his foot while loading from a junkyard. The court held sufficient evidence for damages and fault in the loading operation, restoring his claim.
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Des Moines
Scott Larkin
Davenport
Midwest
Kiddle
High Court
Muscatine County
Larkin
Robert Hutch Bierman Jr
Charles Towne
Lookout
Hippo
Kansas City
Towne
Muscatine Zoo
Bierman
Radioactive cobalt spill closes I 80 near Stroudsburg
A trailer carrying radioactive cobalt tipped over on Interstate 80 ten miles west of Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Police sealed the area as a precaution while investigators assess whether lead casings were breached. No injuries reported, weather was freezing rain and wet road conditions. Officials from Atomic Energy Commission and Pennsylvania Department of Health were notified. The truck operator is Cooper-Jarret Inc of Philadelphia.
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Stroudsburg
Interstate 80
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Cooper-Jarret Inc
Philadelphia
Yrlive
Fremont election papers filed slow in hub area
Hub chief and three others turned in nomination papers for Fremont City Council yesterday. Happerty, 45, along with Risinger, Eppler, and Carlson, are named among those who picked up papers. only John Walasek filed. Filing deadline is next Thursday at noon.
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Frank J. Happerty
Hub
Fremont
Haggerty
Duval Court
Kenneth Risinger
Gelund Drive
Herman Eppler
Calida Place
Paul d. Carlson
Lippert
South County
Newark
Union City
Livermore
Pleasanton
Murray School District Board of Trustees
Robert W. Foster
Foster
Sequoia Court
Ron Aguirre
Superintendent of Schools
W. Winton Ave
Hayward
Oakland
Explosion kills Franco top aide amid premiership shakeup
A blast outside Carrera Blanco's apartment killed premier Carrero Miranda as police probe the cause. A gas odor was reported while engineers search rubble. a high police source suggested the blast may have been planted in Carrero's car. Carrero, long close to Franco, had just been named premier last June and pushed conservative reforms.
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Torcuato Fernandes Miranda
Franco
Carrera Blanco
Barnsly
Carters Blanco
Carrera
Spain
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Carrero
Poll shows most cut energy use in Gallup poll
The Gallup survey of 1550 Americans finds broad compliance with energy-saving requests. 40 percent favor stricter controls, 60 percent reduced electricity use, and 75 percent lowered home temperatures. Support for daytime year-round saving and speed limits 50 mph is strong among respondents.
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Princeton
UPI
Gallup
Sats
Fi Rade
Wrust
Gallup Org
EL F.m
California to receive 34.8 billion in federal funds for schools
California awaits details on a 34.8 billion federal education fund package released by President Nixon. State officials expect allocations for compensatory and vocational education plus Title programs. No Public Law 247 funds are included, despite district hopes, as prior years benefited Alameda County. Ted Crosby, 74, Bing Crosby’s brother, dies in Spokane.
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Sacramento
State Department of Education
California
Nixon
Scheel
Wilson C. Riles
McKinley
Alameda County
Family receives broad community aid after emergency
Fremont Fire Fighters Association delivered two cases of oranges and two of apples plus 150 dollars to the family. Al Bernard and McDonald’s supplied 30 gift cards. Mario Perez 16 led Troop to collect feed and items. Donations sought at 16L 1 St Fremont and Grove Way Hayward. Washington Township Volunteer Buren donations go to Lucille Goni 412 Stanley Ave Fremont.
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Fremont Fire Fighters Association
al Bernard
McDonald's
San Lorenzo
Mario Perez
Tri-City
Fremont
Grove Way
Hayward
Washington Township
Birren
Lucille Goni
Stanley Ave
Walters Junior High School
Logan Drive
Indians sue after deer seized in California case
The Indians file a district court suit seeking 100 for a deer confiscated by a game warden. The claim says the deer was killed on a reservation and seized illegally by the California Fish and Game Department. Plaintiffs Joseph A. Russ and James Whipple, ages 40 and 20, reside in Lieie 0.8. The incident occurred on the Hound Valley Endian Preservation in Mendocino County.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Fish and Game Department
Joseph A. Russ
James Whipple
Mendocino County
Hung jury in cancer drug case in Berkeley
The three week trial of Dr John S Richardson ended with a hung jury after five men and seven women failed to reach a verdict. Municipal Judge James R Holmstrom called a mistrial and set January 21 for a new trial. Richardson and two nurses faced eight counts from earlier charges in June 1972 for false claims about Laetrile.
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Carpenters
Jersey
Hinds Eye
Nampa
Idaho
al Allison
Darwin Rich
Detroit
David Guard
Fern Ridge
Stroudshire
Monroe County
Pocono Mountain
New York City
Risinger
Hallmark Realty
Eppler
Pell
Scchool
Don McKinley
Washita
Kinley
Crosby
Spokane
Wash
Ted Crosby
Bing Crosby
Lenny Padilla
Yule
Phil Soria
Alexandra
Alameda Superior Court
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