Ex-Vice President Gets Suspended Sentence in Embezzlement Case
Robert Lee Walker, 32, former vice president and Hermetic Refrigeration branch manager in San Leandro, received a suspended one year term and a jail sentence after pleading guilty to embezzling 2027 dollars from 1966 to 1972. A later 1970 theft of 7220 was dismissed. Walker diverted government checks, used funds to gamble, bought two pizza parlors, and built a Fremont home. The case spurred civil action seeking 150000 in federal court. He resignations letter admitted to his wife. he and his wife have four children in Eagle, Nebraska, where he had been employed on bail.
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Hermetic Refrigeration Co
Robert Lee Walker
Harold Howe
Alameda County
Walker
U.S. District Court
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Sollo
Army
Navy
Air Force
Fremont
Eagle, Neb
Siliese
Burglary Foiled by Owner at Winton Liquors
At 2 10 am a burglar entered Winton Liquors on Hespe Rim Blvd. Donald Furtado woke and fired two warning shots, scaring the intruder who sped off, hitting a power pole. Police arrested Roucy Vasquez of 78 Memorial Way on suspicion of attempted burglary. a female passenger was injured but not arrested.
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Fremont man dies in Barstow auto crash
A 61 year old Barstow resident Kenneth Dawley died at Barstow Community Hospital after his 1968 Oldsmobile rolled over on Interstate 15 about 15 miles south of Barstow. His wife Katherine Dawley 5 sustained minor injuries as the vehicle swerved unexpectedly with the car ending in the southbound lanes.
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Fremont Ateor
Barstow Community Hospital
Interstate 15
Here
California Highway Patrol
Kenneth Dawley
Old Canyon Road
Katherine
Dawley
Liamy
Major drug bust shocks San Leandro crowd
San Leandro police raided a Preda Street residence on Thursday night netting one of the largest drug hauls in the city. Three people James Eugene Gordon 27 Alice Gordon 24 and Lala Melvin Walker 23 were arrested and charged with possession of dangerous drugs and narcotics. About 100000 illegal pills along with heroin and other tablets were seized plus several thousand dollars in cash. The haul included heroin epipharm and amphetamine tablets with a retail value around 30000 and 3000 in cash recovered. The arrests followed a separate Thursday night case where two San Leandro residents faced similar drug charges.
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James Eugene Gordon
Freda Sr
Alice
Lala Melvin Walker
Oakland
Gordons
Preda Street
Gordon Home
Youth in Sa w Lorenzo faces multi agency charges
A San Lorenzo youth, Maria Mulder, 18, was hunted by two sheriff deputies after a high speed pursuit on Sunset Boulevard. He stopped at Levelling Bogle and Ashland, where Mulder was charged with reckless driving and possession of dangerous drugs after officers found six bags with 1,003 Seconal pills and marijuana. An outstanding $88 traffic warrant and a separate hospital case related to a three car accident at Smalley Avenue and Montgomery Street were noted by police.
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San Lorenzo
Sunset Boulevard
Meekland Avenue
Levelling Boglevard
Ashland Avenue
Maria Mulder
Hesperian Blvd
Italy
Reptitles
Sheriff's Department
Mulder
Hayward
Smalley Avenue
Montgomery Street
Six Vehicle Wreck Ties Up Freeway Traffic
A six vehicle crash occurred in the southbound lanes of the Freeway near Nimits in San Leandro yesterday afternoon caused by a yielding error. There were no serious injuries. Damon Scott McHenry of Castro Valley was cited after his vehicle collided with a car entering from the Washington Avenue on ramp, triggering a broadside skid that involved four other vehicles.
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California Highway Patrol
CHP
Damon Scott McHenry
Mountain Lane
Castro Valley
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Washington Avenue
McHenry
Economy dip predicted as jobless rise and prices climb
Washington reports show unemployment at 6.2 percent in May up from April and wholesale prices edging higher. Herbert Stein warns unemployment could rise slightly before any improvement this year. Laurence O’Brien condemns Nixon, while Nixon vetoes a bill for 150,000 public service jobs amid economic stress.
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White House
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O'Brien
Pauling condemns military complex in UC Berkeley address
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, a Stanford professor, told UC Berkeley graduates that the military industrial complex blocks progress toward a better world. He accused President Nixon of placating anti ballistic missile decisions and stated militarism is a major cause of suffering.
Reading and math test results prompt district objective
Reading and math test results spur district wide objective to raise performance in grades four through seven. Schools devise own approaches while district officials push improvement and track progress by month and year. Citywide measures show first graders at 22 in reading comprehension and two months progress. eighth graders reach 7 and 9 in reading and arithmetic.
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San Leandro
Ariletic Corporation
Man Threatens Self With Rifle On Winton Avenue Lawn
Gary Alp of 939 W Winton Ave knelt in his yard from noon to 2 pm holding a rifle to his throat. Police and bystanders urged him to drop the weapon as he spoke of emotional and mental distress and marital strife. A plan deployed by officers led to Alp succumbing the rifle. he was restrained and taken for psychiatric evaluation at Highland Hospital. Neighbors, family, and several youths observed the tense scene as officers kept bystanders away and ensured the children were safe in a nearby vehicle.
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West Winton Avenue
Gary Alp
W. Winton Ave
Highland Hospital
Brenda
Brian
Btt
Dave Pilkington
Anim
Miranda
Ken Scott
John DeNu
Alisl
DeNu
Earl Bassard
Ase
Pakington
Dena
Amm
Milf
al Dunn Mai
Wright Drive
Varn Lippakl
Aliff
Iris Bat
Linn
New heroin addiction cure eyed by researchers
AP reports researchers told a congressional panel that a new drug family called antagonists may end heroin addiction rather than substitute one dependency for another. About 400 addicts have tried them. Cyclazocine is highlighted, with Dr. Richard B. Tesnick urging rapid use in Vietnam if $3 million is appropriated.
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Hays
Richard B. Tesnick
New York Medical College
Vietnam
Congress
Finch Would Help Weinberger Run For Mayor
Presidential adviser Robert Finch urged Casper Weinberger to challenge San Francisco Mayor Joseph Minto and said Nixon should be asked to press him. Weinberger declined to run in the November election despite prodding from friends. Finch vowed to keep pushing and mentioned health as the top domestic issue for 1972. The report also covers haloxone approval for heroin overdose emergencies and quotes Dr. Albert Kurland on naloxone and methadone treatment debates with addiction experts voicing concerns about long term solutions.
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San Francisco
Robert Finch
Casper W. Weinberger
Nixon
Weinberger
Joseph L. Minto
Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
Soviets to get moon rocks from US samples
Three American scientists plan to deliver lunar rock samples to Soviet counterparts as part of a Moon rock exchange agreed during January talks. The trio includes Lao R. Scherer, director of lunar exploration. Paul W. Gast, Luna soil and Earth science lab head. and Lawrence Haskin of the University of Wisconsin, NASA lunar sample analyst.
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UPI
Palath
Mrobussy
Lao R. Scherer
Apollo Lunar Exploration Office
Paul W. Gast
Lunar Ail Earth Science Laboratory
NASA
Manned Spaceflight Center
Lawrence Haskin
University of Wisconsin
Can
United States
Soviet Union
Cranston urges disability law to cover Vietnam drug addiction
Sen Alan Cranston proposes legislation declaring drug addiction a service connected disability for Vietnam era veterans. He argues addicts who became heroin dependents in Vietnam are dying here due to lack of Veterans Administration care, and would widen benefits under VA programs.
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Modesto
Calif
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Vietnam
Veterans Administration
Cranston
Preiday
Nixon dedicates waterway in bipartisan Tulsa ceremony
President Nixon dedicates a half billion dollar 440 mile federal waterway near Tulsa with Democratic and Republican officials present. Named for late Senator Robert Kerr and Senator John McClellan, the Arkansas and Oklahoma corridor runs from the Mississippi toward Tulsa as Nixon urges balanced national development to keep rural areas competitive against cities.
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John McClellan
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Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Weather Summary From Uoiled Press Across California Regions
A garbled forecast reports trends for California coastal and inland areas. Details mention cloudy to fair conditions, warmer days, light winds, and varying highs around the mid or upper 40s to mid 70s across regions such as the Bay Area, Sacramento Valley, Sierra Nevada, and Monterey County with intermittent coastal fog and partly cloudy intervals.
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Iriand
Ocaley Wight and
Manning
Amd
New ‘Coight
Fire department log shows multiple alarms citywide
A 24 hour period ending early today logged numerous fire and rescue calls across Hayward San Leandro Fremont Newark and surrounding areas. Calls included false alarms at schools, street addresses and apartment complexes, with units dispatched to residences on Vinaloa Boulevard Redwood Street and Belived streets among others. No injuries reported in the scattered late night to early morning incidents.
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Obituary notices from South County region
Multiple memorial notices for Orr Arnold Sr. and Melvin By treter and Joseph We, all residents of Fremont and Union City, with dates in June and 1971. Services listed at Prall-Fried Mortuary Hayward, Fremont Chapel of Roses Mortuary, and Chapel of the Chine Hayward. Names include Charlie Hammone, Carel Lys, Richard Manaven, Adora Hardeshet, Ward family members, and many local survivors. Interment planned at Chapel Hayward with contributions to Alameds County Heer Fund.
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Treter
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Heralta Blvd
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Josep We
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Carel Lys
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Missouriz
Frieng Ace
Schengen Bros
Alameds County Heer Fund
Chapel of the Chine
Timothy Leary Reported Kidnapped in Europe
A friend claims Timothy Leary, the exiled American LSD proponent, was kidnapped after arriving in Zurich on May 4 with his wife Rosemary. Danish police noted his luggage reached Copenhagen on May 5, and Algerian officials denied knowledge as diplomatic ties with the United States were severed.
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Algeria
Timothy Leary
Denmark
Leary
Zurich
Rosemary
United States
California
Senate inches toward two year extension of military draft
Washington AP reports Senate votes tighten path to a two year extension of the draft with final action possibly pushed past June 30. Amendments remain and timing on funding cuts for U.S. operations in Vietnam is uncertain as leaders warn of a national calamity if delay continues. House already voted to extend the draft for two years.
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