Graham warns Americans on materialism at Oakland crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham declared Americans risk a materialistic society without God during the fourth night of a 10 day Oakland Crusade. He contrasted wealth and pleasure with Solomon’s temple and urged a personal relationship with God. Through four nights the crusade drew 138,100 attendees, including 41,000 on Sunday and 37,500 on Monday.
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Climate shuts San Rafael Military Academy doors
San Rafael Military Academy will close due to insufficient operating funds after 40 years. Headmaster Derrick Whiting said a $1 million shortfall was needed with a fundraising deadline approaching. $21,000 had been raised from a donor campaign to parents and alumni. The site, owned by the San Francisco Episcopal Diocese, will host plans for a coeducational high school next year.
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Return of historic sloop Gjoa debated by San Francisco
The Board of Supervisors will decide if the sloop Gjoa, famed as Amundsen’s Northwest Passage voyage vessel, should be returned to Norway. Mayor Alioto notes a consul general request and suggests swapping for an original Ibsen or Grieg manuscript as allowed by city charter.
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Surplus store sold armed shells in San Francisco
A surplus store reported four shells sold as unarmed actually contained small explosive charges. Leslie Jarvis, the Topeka manager, notified police after a customer warned one shell looked armed. An Army spokesman at the Presidio warned the shells could destroy a building or sever a finger, noting they were spoiling rounds with empty powder chambers but potential to detonate with smoke.
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Universal Life founder libel suit against Life Magazine dismissed
Judge William Sweigert of the United States District Court ruled the Rev. Kir Hensley, founder of the Universal Church, failed to prove Life Magazine printed with reckless disregard. The article titled The Instant Minister Racket drew the minister's objection, though he did not deny the story. Hensley, once based in Modesto and now in Phoenix, says he has ordained 450,000 by mail.
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Free Angela Davis Urges CTU to Seek Bail Release
California Teachers Union calls for Angela Davis bail pending trial. CTU president Raon Teilheri says denial of due process under punitive detention conditions is unjust. Davis, a former UCLA faculty member and CTU member, faces charges tied to a Marin County courtroom shootout that killed four, including a judge. police allege guns were smuggled in.
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Plane crash victim identified near Monterdy mountains
Monterey coast mountains area crash killed a Riverside man, 21 year old Usirom, identified Monday. He was a passenger in a single engine Cessna piloted by Bertil Peterson, also of Riverside, who hiked three miles to a campsite before collapsing. The aircraft, owned by Riverside Air Charter, crashed into a ridge about 40 miles south of Monterey.
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Berkeley Officer Testifies in Gott Drunk Driving Case
Berkeley police officer Henry J. Gott failed two sobriety tests and refused a breathalyzer before his arrest for misdemeanor drunken driving. Officer Robert Sanders testified that Gott was stopped for fast erratic driving and had trouble touching his nose and walking a straight line. The defense argued alcohol was insufficient to intoxicate Gott, and the hospital refusal added privacy concerns.
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