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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1972
Page
4
John Lennon and Yoko Ono are staying in the San Francisco Bay Area while awaiting U.S. immigration decisions. They report desire to become American citizens and express admiration for the city’s food and light while avoiding crowds, dining at a Chinese restaurant and visiting theaters and cafes.
John Thomas Draper known as Captain Crunch faces federal charges for “phone phreaking” by using long distance lines without paying. The 28 year old Los Gatos California resident was arrested May 4 and later captured in Jamaica New York on a warrant alleging he left the jurisdiction of U.S. District Judge Robert Peckham. The San Francisco case proceeds as Draper seeks suppression of a warrant to search his home.
Anthony Herrera, a convicted murderer, was working on guard Laurence Duffy’s aura in the San Quentin prison garage when the guard and the prisoner vanished mid-morning. Officials issued an all-points bulletin fearing a kidnapping. Duffy later reported he was unaware of the prison’s events due to moving house. Herrera remains missing.
Berkeley man Benjamin Harold Hurd was killed when the car he rode in overturned on Interstate 80 east of PERNLEY Nevada. Driver Zelda Jon Bronstein 24 also of Berkeley reached for something on the seat and lost control, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
In San Francisco the Sierra Club and Federation of American Scientists urge President Nixon to halt weather as a weapon of war. They call for international agreement banning any environmental modification research or use in conflict, countering reports the US is weather manipulation in Vietnam.
A Marin County Superior Court judge ordered residents of a 14 unit houseboat apartment complex to abandon the decaying barges by next Friday. The judge cites danger to human life and city health and safety concerns amid a dispute over permits and structural safety.
In Concord California AP reports Juan Corona’s attorney Richard Hawk says Corona has a stay on his 48 hour jail sentence from July 24 to July 31 for contempt of court. The stay allows time to prepare an appeal. Trial moved to Solano County Superior Court Fairfield on venue grounds.
Jack Murphy led 40 cyclists to Ecology Night at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium after a five mile ride from the city center. He faced a flat tire before the event but improvised by replacing the tire with a spare and removing a chain from his tuxedo pants to ease the exit.
UPI reports four days of monsoon rain flood Central Luzon with 18.6 inches in Manila. Eight more drowned, toll to 235 in two weeks. Half a million displaced including Manila. US Air Force helicopters rescue 180 people from treetops near Arayat. Navy supports with Tripoli carrier and ships from Okinawa. Weather bureau warns of continued heavy rain and storms for 24 hours.
Los Angeles reports a humorous tax mix up as Charles F Kinney and his wife Anita overpaid with a 34.41 tax bill while the IRS charged an extra penny to process it. A computer expert later estimated processing should cost about 24 cents including handling and receipts. Later in the day Iranian Ambassador A Aslan Afshar canceled part of a scheduled appearance due to student demonstrations against the Shah regime.
The Rolling Stones opened at the Spectrum drawing 17 000 fans as Mick Jagger appeared in a yellow cape. Preceding acts Stevie Wonder Martha and the Vandellas warmed up the crowd in hot 90 degree heat. Police reported no trouble after a bomb threat investigation and arrests for weapons.
Belfast early today saw gunfights across several areas as gunmen killed a news vendor identified as Leslie Laggatty and wounded his wife while she prayed beside his body. A civilian also died, bringing three year toll to 453 in Northern Ireland unrest.
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