Hancock Returns to San Francisco Bay After Seven Month Vietnam Cruise
The USS Hancock, the Navy’s oldest active attack carrier, arrived in San Francisco Bay on Wednesday ending a seven month voyage off Vietnam. Commanded by Capt. Theodore L. Johnson, the ship completed its sixth Tonkin Gulf deployment and visited ports in Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia and Hawaii with thousands of well wishers greeting the crew.
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Hancock
San Francisco Bay
Vietnam
Theodore L. Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
Wall
Japan
Philippines
Hong Kong
Australia
Hawaii
Parents sue for elected San Francisco school board
Three parents file a federal suit to replace the appointed Board of Education with an elected body. Attorney Quentin L. Kopp says a hearing is sought for July 8 in U.S. District Court. Plaintiffs push for a November election and argue the current board violates the one person one vote principle. Named plaintiffs include Robert Nelson, president of the Concerned Parents Association, with CPA members G. J Fehrhaver and Marcel G. Ross.
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Board of Education
Quentin L. Kopp
U.S. District Court
Robert Nelson
The
Concerned Parents Association
G. J Fehrhaver
Marcel G. Ross
CPA
Bay Area carbon control clash over county exclusions
The Bay Area Air Pollution Control District says the California Air Resources Board erred by excluding Solano Sonoma and Napa counties from its reach. In a Wednesday letter chairman Victor Calvo urged ARB to reconsider noting the move may hinder meeting state and federal air quality standards. The exclusion follows a 1970 law shift requiring counties to join the Bay Area district, reducing voluntary membership to six of nine counties.
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Bay Area Antismog Agency
California Air Resources Board
Solana
Sonoma
Bay Area Air Pollution Control District Board
North Bay
ARB
Solatio
Northern Territory
Bay
AJ. Haa
Gen Smith
Bay Area
Victor Calvo
ANB
State Board
Solano
Napa
Five youths plead innocent in drug case at San Francisco concert
Five defendants, three of them teenagers, told Municipal Judge James Welch they were unjustly charged for being under the influence after allegedly drinking a Kool Aid punch laced with a mind altering agent at a Winterland rock show last Saturday. They said the incident left them briefly incapacitated and expect to pursue a jury trial.
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San Francisco
UPI
Themeenagers
James Welch
Comedian Joe E Lewis In Diabetic Coma At Roosevelt
Comedian Joe E Lewis was reported in poor condition at Roosevelt Hospital New York City yesterday in a diabetic coma. The 1968 file photo shows the entertainer whose racy jokes centered on his favorite topic booze and his condition was updated by hospital officials.
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Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
Cemetery Workers Union to Strike 10 Peninsula Cemeteries
The Cemetery Workers Union plans a strike at ten Peninsula cemeteries over pay. A two hour mediation with Colma Palo Alto cemetery spokesmen followed a Wednesday meeting at Mayor Alicto’s request. Workers currently earn 34.20 a day and rejected a 6.20 raise over three years, with overtime pay still disputed.
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Peninsula
Colma
Palo Alto
Joseph Alicto
Hewitt Sworn In as Northern District Public Defender
James F. Hewitt was sworn in as public defender for the Northern District of California by Chief U.S. Judge Oliver J. Carter. The oath was administered on Wednesday.
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San Francisco
James F. Hewitt
Oliver J. Carter
Public Defender
Northern District of
California
Chinatown Parents Rally Against School Bus Desegregation Plan
About 400 concerned parents gathered at Stockton Elementary to denounce San Francisco's desegregation plan. Harold Fong of the Chinese-American Citizens Alliance and Ralph Lee of the Concerned Chinese Parents Organization condemned the board, warning that up to 2,700 children could be bused, disrupting community life and causing emotional trauma.
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Trate
Chinatown
Commotore
Stockton
Board of Education
Harold Fong
Citigens Alliance
Ralph Lee
Concerned Chinese Parents Organization
Plas
UC protesters drown out rally on Berkeley campus
About 250 people gathered for a rally by American Youth for a Just Peace to criticize North Vietnamese imperialism. Police arrested Herbert B. Cleveland, 38, a Free Speech Movement veteran, for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest after he refused to leave to allow speakers to proceed. Student Jeffery Kimura, 19, was later arrested on assaulting a policeman during Cleveland’s arrest.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University of California
Herbert B. Cleveland
Jeffery
Kimura
Cleveland
Youth For A Just Peace
All-White Jury Set for Hilliard Case
An Oakland jury of seven men and five women was seated to hear the case of David Hilliard, 28, charged with attempted murder and assault from a 1958 shootout with police. The panel lacks Black representation, noted by defense counsel Vincent Hallinan, as several Black jurors were excused by Assistant District Attorney Frank Vakota.
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Oakland
UPR
David Hilliard
Vincent Hallinan
Alameda County
Frank Vakota
Garbage strike averted by a three year pact
Vallejo Fairfield and Napa crews resumed collection after Teamster workers approved a new three year contract hours pay hike of 149 dollars per hour and higher employer pension contributions. The old pact expired Monday and a midnight strike was threatened.
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UPL
Fairfield
Napa
Local 4
Diner sued for bomb blast in Emeryville
A 100000 damage suit was filed against the Doggie Diner chain by Worlanda Dern of San Francisco. The complaint also names John Dees as a perpetrator for the June 17, 1970 bombing at the Emeryville restaurant frequented by off duty policemen. Police threats against officers had been linked to the incident at a city council meeting the night before.
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UPI
Emeryville
Worlanda Dern
John Dees
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