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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
1
Palo Alto report on Michael Markowitsch, a Yugoslavian immigrant and lunchroom cashier, who tested honesty by giving 55 cents extra to 35 customers. Of 30 men, all returned the surplus. 4 of 6 women did so. He kept $3.12 from his trials and concluded most people are honest.
President Nixon urged Congress to approve emergency legislation creating a three member arbitration board to examine the West Coast dock dispute and issue a binding 38 month settlement within 40 days. He called the strike urgent and said delays endanger the nation, while Pacific Coast shippers favored arbitration but preferred bargaining at the table. The PMA backed legislation, while TLWU urged renewed talks as negotiations stalled.
Washington reports show gross national product up 6.1 percent in Q4 1971 while the cost of living rose 0.4 percent in December. Inflation for all of 1971 hit 4.6 percent by GNP standards, with unemployment around 5.1 percent. Officials project slower growth but moderating inflation in 1972, urging productivity gains and cautious use of wage and price controls.
Charlie Santana and two Hayward companions face a Mexican judge tomorrow on kidnapping charges stemming from detaining Mrs. Amelia Miranda in a Mexico City hotel. They had posted bail for Miranda in California, then she fled to Mexico where their bond status and immigration charges are to be sorted.
A Oakland pharmacist and former San Lorenzo resident pleaded guilty to charges in what prosecutors call the largest single welfare fraud case in state history. Robert Tobenkin faces sentencing February 16, free on $60,000 bail, with counts including grand theft and multiple fraud charges over a long period.
A gloomy day is expected with intermittent drizzle starting tonight and continuing through tomorrow morning. Occasional sunshine is forecast later with mainly cloudy skies and little temperature change. highs in the 40s and overnight low around 40. More weather, page 12.
UPI reports Democrats accuse President Nixon of misrepresenting the Vietnam war and his pledge to put America first in a televised response to his State of the Union address. They argue withdrawal plans stretch over years, risking more American lives, as critics demand policy change.
Hayward bail bondsman Samuel Rubin, with a bruised shin from a parking lot incident, discusses Hayward Councilman Charlie Santana’s arrest in Mexico City. Read of a scuffle at the airport as another bondsman and associates face kidnapping charges. a $12,000 bail was posted for a fugitive in Hayward Court.
AP reports Stanford University has named Jack Christianson 43, former San Francisco 49ers head coach, as the new head football coach. He has coached defensive backs at Stanford since 1968. Mike White, Stanford assistant, declined the post, saying he would pursue a different decision. The school was expected to make an official announcement later in the day.
FBI identifies Richard Charles LaPoint, 23, ex-soldier from New England, as the hijacker who parachuted from a Hughes Airwest jet near Denver after taking a $50,000 ransom. He was captured by PBS agents in Colorado, hospitalized overnight, and charged with air piracy. Aboard the Las Vegas to Reno flight he forced plane to fly toward Denver, exchanged passengers for money and equipment, then bailed out at 12 000 feet.
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