BART labor talks stalled as mediators urge productive talks
In Oakland AP reports the Bay Area Rapid Transit dispute pauses with no progress. State mediator Edward Allen says wage dispute is core, unions United Pioneers Union Local 496 and Amalgamated Transit Union Division 1955 remain at impasse. Board president William Chester rejects a special meeting while unions reject BART's last offer of a two year deal with a 24 percent rise. Current wages range from 2.29 to 80 per hour. average raise would lift pay to 7.12 per hour.
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Bay Area Rapids Transit
Edward Allen
RAU
United Pontie Employes Union Local 496
Ayparzamated Transit Union
LWO
Willam Chestler
Bart Board
BART
Itichard C. Clark
Chester
Pair hunted in Fremont blaze
Fremont Fire Department investigators seek two youths suspected of starting a Sunday grass fire that burned about 550 acres at the southern edge of Fremont and parts of Santa Clara County. A witness saw two youths flee the area just before the fire began. Fire officials called it the largest blaze in years as five engine companies and multiple forestry units responded. a 17 year old Milpitas volunteer firefighter suffered a cut foot from an ax, was treated and released after an airlift from the scene.
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Fremont
Sapta Clara County
Larry Stephenson
Dean P. Unugrate
Fremont Fire Department
Sunol Forestry Unit
David Orui
Woodcock St
Milpitas
Kaiser Hospittl
Earthquake Shakes Southwest Near Arizona New Mexico Border
Scientists at Caltech reported a 3.7 magnitude tremor on the Richter scale that hit a sparsely populated area near the Southern Arizona New Mexico border at 1.38 pm. Sheriff offices across New Mexico and southeastern Arizona said they received 210 reports of no one feeling the quake.
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UPT
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Seismology Laboratory
Caltech
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New Mexico
PLP
Southas Farm
Atlantia
Regui
Quake Jolts Ukiah County City No Damage Reported
A small earthquake shook Ukiah in Mendocino County with no damage observed. Seismologists at the California Institute of Technology logged the quake at 6:50 am but offered limited information on the event.
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Ukiah
UPI
Mendorian
California Institute of Technology
Two killed as van hits freight train at Red Bluff crossing
UPI reports two youths killed and three injured when a panel van collided with a freight train at a Red Bluff crossing. Authorities said protective lights were working, but one vehicle may have driven around barriers. Victims identified as Cindy Chestnut, 16, Anderson, and Marco Hernandes, 2, Red Bluff. Injured were Gretchen Horen, 18, Burlington Washington, Welio Stuns, 16, Anderson, and driver Scott Ross, 30, Red Bluff, treated and released.
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UPI
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Cindy Chestnut
Anderson
Marco Hernandes
Red Buns
Gretchen Horen
Burlington
Vish
Welio Stuns
Scott’ Ross
Berserk Navy man surrenders rifle after standoff
In Stockton a Navy serviceman, Edward Knope, went berserk at an apartment building and fired two shots but injured none. Police evacuated residents and a psychiatrist spoke with him by phone before he surrendered his rifle at 1:45 a.m. He was taken for a mental examination.
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Poline
Knope
Poli
At & Am
Three nabbed in extortion plot against Western Airlines
Three men were arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles for attempting to extort 5000 dollars from Western Airlines over information on a planned hijacking. They were nabbed when they tried to retrieve a package they believed held the money from a trash can drop. Suspects were Charles Catson Jr., 21, Gilbert Miller, and Robert Hagen, 37, with one conspirator unknowingly speaking to an FBI agent coordinating the payment rendezvous.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Western Airlines
Ran
Charles Catson Jr
Gilbert Miler
Rooert H. Hagen
FBI
Queen Grants Consent to Princess Aime's Marriage
Queen Elizabeth approved Princess Aime's marriage to Capt. Mark Phillis today under the Royal Marriages Act of 1772. The ceremony is set for November 14 at Westminster Abbey, with the official Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace confirming consent and the royal arrangement.
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UPE
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Elizabeth
Aime
Wemany
Mark Phillis
Westminster Abbey
RVG
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Skylab Gyroscope Reaches Cave Kennedy Update
Skylab 2 astronauts prepare a special Eyascope package for a space station mission. The crew plans to stay in orbit as the Apollo command ship Skylab uses backup systems. The 14 pound package is to be carried. altitude control falters.
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Cave Kennedy
UPI
Apollo Command
Senate probe cites Continental for falsified CHA reports
UPI reports Alex G Caldwell of the Commodity Exchange Authority accused Continental Grain Co of filing false reports to hide the size of its wheat sales to the Soviet Union. The Justice Department declined criminal action, though CHA could suspend Continental after hearings. Caldwell testified during a Senate subcommittee session into the grain deal and trade practices involving Wheat futures.
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Washington
UPI
Alex G. Caldwell
Commodity Exchange Authority
CHA
Continental Grain Co
Byviet Union
Caldwell
Senate
Sail Continental
Continental
Cellwell
DEA
Justice Department
Credit pinch forecast deepens as rates rise
Brimmer predicts ongoing higher interest rates with banks borrowing from the Fed at 7 percent and loan demand remaining strong. Consumers face higher rates on mortgages and credit, while grocery prices rise as Phase 4 allows cost shifts. Vegetables may be pricier this summer though supplies grow, and clothing price controls see an exemption to ease market disruption.
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Federal Reserve
Brimmer
Brimmereld
Associated Press
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Agriculture Department
Cash of Living Council
Frumy Honors and Hostage Incident Reported
An unclear fragment describes Frumy and hostages in a corridor as law enforcement responders arrive. The text mentions a fall and wild shooting with a Detroit Now account, but details are fragmentary and names are uncertain.
Pet Funeral Boom Turns Pets Into Memorials
McClure runs a pet funeral service with caskets satin interiors and oak exteriors. He recalls a German shepherd casket costing about 600 dollars and a guinea pig burial at 173.87. He notes rising costs, pre-need plans, and even pet life and health insurance efforts. He says elderly owners are the primary clients, though Fremont shows younger demand.
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McClure
Borgeous
McGhire
Bowser
Nixon aides describe White House view of disclosures and Dean
Ehrlichman said the White House operated on the assumption that Dean provided complete information while Nixon faced many urgent issues from tax reform to welfare and water pollution. He framed Dean as the witness close to Haklemar during the five days of testimony and denied Nixon’s paranoia about demonstrators.
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Dean
Turrend Forest
Ehrlichman
White House
Watergate
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Doth Nen
Schoal
Nixon
Soeviet Union
Post Office
Haklemar
Deaf youth’s confinement questioned by Detroit judge
Judge Joseph J. Pernick uncovers a miscarriage of justice in the Benson case. Benson, age 22, from Detroit, was committed to a state hospital for mental incompetency after misjudged hearing loss. Experts find he is deaf and had no interpreter at arraignment.
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UPI
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Tenia State Hospital
Benson
Benton
Wayne County
Bryson
Joseph J. Pernick
Pernick
Whisked Away in Car Near Erry Building Incident
A woman exited a red car and spoke with a man. Everyone left Avalza's pickup and fled in the red car. About an hour later Avalza was ordered out south of the Southern Pacific station and fled on foot. San Francisco police recovered him, checked a phone booth for fingerprints, and returned him to Berkeley to report to deputies in San Seangko after 6 p.m. He missed his shift at General Majors.
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Erry Building
Avalza
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Berkeley
Sheriff's Deputies
San Seangko
General Majors
72 year old woman guilty of extortion in North Hollywood
Woman 72, Susan Reid, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and three years probation after pleading guilty to attempting to extort money from a North Hollywood grocery store. She entered the store demanding cash claiming it would free her grandchildren held hostage in a motel and was arrested after returning for the money. Reid is on probation for a prior offense in Newstand.
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van Nuys
Calif
Susan Reid
Ays
North Hollywood
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Ms. Reid
Newsta
Tapes may decide case in Watergate hearings
Courts may rule on tape issues as subpoenas target Nixon aides. Senate committee, led by Ervin, advances demands for eight tape sections. Nixon says tapes are unedited and reflect the truth while his aides discuss the case amid hospital release and political pressure.
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Gerald J. Warren
Nixon
Deel
Robert É. Dale
R-Kan
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Washington
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White House
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Senate
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Leonard Garment
Cox
FAA
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Ex-area man eyes treasure from Andrea Doria dive
Christopher De Lucchi and Donald Rodecker plan a deep dive to the sunken Andrea Doria off Nantucket, targeting some 4 million in cash and jewelry reportedly aboard. They will live in a 12 foot habitat tethered to the wreck, supported by a crew, with weather reported favorable for the expedition.
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Fatrhaven
Mass
Andrea Doria
Nantucket Island
Christopher de Lucchi
Raywara
Hamon de Tacchi
Riviera Drive
Fremont
Chiris
de Laleehi
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Tennyson High School
Hayward
Monlay
Andrea Dorka
Zeas
Rudecker
Naodocker
Rodocker
GI spies in Laos amid Vietnam War disclosures
The Pentagon reveals 81 U.S. service members died in Laos and Cambodia on intelligence missions since 1965. Spokesman Jerry Friedhelm says their deaths were falsely reported as having occurred in South Vietnam to families and Congress. The errors surfaced in a review of Vietnam war statistics after last week’s Senate bombing campaign revelation.
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UPI
Pentagon
U.S
Lens
Canbedra
Congress
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedhelm
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