Mental test ordered for hijack suspect in Bay Area
Patrick Henry McAlroy 27 was ordered a mental examination after police said he attempted the first reported hijacking of two helicopters to reach Cuba. Bail set at $100,000 with a preliminary hearing scheduled for February. He claimed no job and about $15, was jailed after threatening a Berkeley Bay Port officer with a revolver and demanding a helicopter to SFO and a jet to Cuba before surrendering.
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San Francisco
Patrick Henry McAlroy
Cuba
McAlroy
U.S
Owen Woolruff
Holsing
Berkeley
Bayside
San Francisco International
Insurance payout awarded in San Jose slaying case
In San Jose the jury awarded 104000 from a life policy to Warnick widow of David Hil, rejecting the Hill parents claim that she plotted the murder. They found no criminal charges against her, noting the slaying remains unsolved.
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San Jose
Daly Hill Warnick
Santa Clara
David Hil
Arthur Hill
Los Altos
Defense of ex policeman opens in San Jose trial
In a manslaughter case, defense for ex police officer begins as prosecutors rest after the shooting of Hakn H. Smith, 37, by Rocklin Wooley, 27, who allegedly fired at six feet following a UWaffic ticket. Judge Onginotti denied a directed verdict and a reduction to involuntary manslaughter. The jury panel will hear Friday's defense case.
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Santa Clara County
John E. Longinotti
Onginotti
Lawsuit challenges nine county Bay Area Pollution district
A consumer coalition filed a federal suit in San Jose alleging the Bay Area Pollution Control District violates the 14th Amendment by unequal representation. It targets two director seats from Napa and two from Santa Clara, claiming the plan breaches one person one vote and overweights Napa while Santa Clara taxpayers contribute about 24.5 percent of the district budget.
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San Jose
UPT
Bay Area
Santa Clara
Napa County
Oakland executive seeks paternity and visitation rights
Sylvester D. Brooks 23 of Oakland filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court Thursday to be declared father of a child born out of wedlock. He lists himself as an Oakland government agency executive and seeks visitation rights for son Anthony T. Gray, born January 6 1971, with Brenda TeVon Gray of San Francisco who later married after the birth.
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San Francisco
UPI
Sylvester D. Brooks
Oakland
Superior Court
Brooks
Agen
Anthony T. Gray
Brenda TeVon Gray
Francisco
Firth
Stanford President Calls Firing Report a Saber Document
Stanford president Richard W. Lyman told 240 alumni the faculty advisory report recommending the dismissal of Maoist English professor J. Bruce Franklin will endure as a saber document illustrating faculty responsibility and the balance between individual rights and institutional authority. He emphasized the case highlighted how Stanford valued diverse political views as an asset, and noted the report reflects careful standards in judging similar cases.
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Sacramento
UPL
Stanford
J. Bruce Franklin
Franklin
University
Richard W. Lyman
Lyman
Davis court space constraints spark protest over access
Sheriff James Geary defended security measures for Angela Davis under court order and said they ensure a fair trial. Supporters criticized the 59 seat courtroom as insufficient for public access while media and family members were given limited seating. The sheriff warned of possible escape attempts and stressed safety and well being.
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San Jose
Sala Clara County
Angela Davis
James Geary
UCLA
Coast Guard Officer's Ashes Scattered by Plane Protest
A civil suit filed in Superior Court challenges the scattering of Edwin H. Baird’s ashes by an airplane rather than a Coast Guard cutter. The complaint says the act was careless, negligent, wanton and outrageous, seeking damages from Estrellita Mortuary and others.
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San Francisco
UPS
Coast Guard
Ta Estrellita Mortuary
Edwin H. Baird
Hnat
Price board chief checks on costs in market sleuthing
Price Commission Chairman C. Jackson Grayson says he personally shopped in Washington area stores to gauge typical consumer experiences. He found, in public remarks to the Consumer Federation of America, that stores largely complied with Price Commission regulations, though the exercise aimed to reveal market issues and deter unfair practices.
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Price Board
Washington
TAP — Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Grayson Sait
Washington Area
Price Commission
Grayson
Consumer Fedération of America
U S jets strike radar site in North Vietnam amid push in highlands
U S Air Force F105 jets attacked a North Vietnamese missile radar site near Bay Raving Pass about 20 miles north of the DMZ while backing bombers on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Allied officers report massing Viet Cong forces in the central highlands ahead of a predicted offensive before President Nixon's China visit.
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Uph
U.S
North Vietnam
Allied Fair Power
Central Highlands
UPI
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U.S. Boys
Bor
Highlands
Kellerman
Presi
Dent Nixon
Peking
ITI Corps
South Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Viet
Taton
Gia Nai
Ben Cat
Katine
Nin
Nixon
China
POW mother in Cambodia hunts for missing son
Mrs. Phyllis Allard of Chicago arrived in Phnom Penh to search for her son, Richard M. Allard, a missing in action helicopter crewman shot down over South Vietnam. She believes he is a prisoner of war and has pursued leads from CBS footage and a mysterious call. Her trip faces skepticism from officials, who discouraged the search but did not deter her plan to extend inquiries toward North Vietnam and Laos.
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Phnom Penh
CBS Television
South
Vietnam
Richard
Post Office probes Hughes dispute in libel case
UPI reports the U S Postal Service is probing the Howard Hughes autobiography affair to see if the mails were used to send 850000 in checks to Switzerland. Zurich police asked the FBI to inquire, while Irving and Hughes associates deny any money changing hands or meetings.
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UPI
U.S. Postal Service
Howard Hughes
Zurich
Switzerland
FBI
Clifford Having
Raith
Hughes
Tarpey
Postal Service
McGraw-Hill
Swiss Credit Bank
Helga Re Hughes
Irving
Helga Hughes
Mrs. Irving
Irvings
Thiza
Jessport
Emmeymalt
Edith Irving
Duerrenrath
Mré_ Irving
Palive
Death of Mahalia Jackson mourned by great and small
Chicago and beyond mourn gospel icon Mahalia Jackson whose life spanned poverty in New Orleans to global fame. Known for a resonant voice and faith aligned with social justice, she performed before presidents, royalty, and international leaders. Heart failure listed as cause. funeral plans and survivors noted as tributes pour in.
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Mahalia Jackson
Chicago
UPI
Mafala Jackson
Planetation
New Orleans
Mississippi
Miss Jackson
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Queen Elizabeth
England
Europe
Bryperoe Hirohito
Japan
Nixon
United States
Chica
Richard J. Daley
Amelia
Marliq Luther King Jr
Servnnl
Mahalia
Beauty Salog
Greater Salem
Ustachi Linked to Yugoslav Airline Crashes
Belgrade officials suspect the Ustachi exile group carried out two attacks on Yugoslav airliners. A Yugoslav Airlines jet from Stockholm to Belgrade exploded in Mecheslovakia, killing 27. A second bomb aboard a Vienna bound plane wounded six. Hostess Vesna Vulovic, 22, survived in critical condition. Police await her statement to explain the events.
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UPR
Ustachi
GATDC
Mecheslovakia
Stockholm
Us Niehi
Vienna
Copenhagen
Vesna Vulovic
Hce
Lalfie Ustachi
Yoypashaw
Republic of Croatia
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