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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1974
Page
11
A 7-ll store clerk, Laurence Montagne, 22, was shot twice in the back during a robbery at 1711 159th Ave San Leandro while wrestling with masked bandits who demanded money. The robbers fled. Montagne was hospitalized in critical condition after responders administered aid.
Downed electrical lines sparked a 96,000 fire at Joyce Moore’s home on Buckeye Street Newark. PG&E crew inadvertently knocked lines, 6001 volts surged, igniting insulation near the garage and delaying containment by firemen.
A 47 year old cabinet maker Jack Mitchell was found dead at his home 2226 Meekland Ave with a .22 rifle at his side. Coroner’s office reports death by own action. Mitchell lived alone and was estranged from his wife. Police record notes the time of discovery at 2 30 p m.
Nixon presses a pact to export U S nuclear reactor tech to Egypt, backed by King Faisal’s Saudi talks. Officials frame it as peaceful use with strict safeguards, while Dayan questions the arms potential. Sadat and Nixon praise mutual peace hopes as crowds overwhelm public events.
A long piece describes a Nashville style concert circuit hitting the Rowell ranch near Castro Valley with Tanya Tucker and Johnny Rodriguez among the acts. It notes the ranch's dual use past including horse slaughter, hopes for large crowds and free parking, and profiles promoter Haymond Sweeny and partner Vernon Sweeny of Richmond who run Western News Entertainment Service.
Officials say an outsider criticized the Cann shooting and urged a grand jury investigation into Terrones shooting after a shoplifting incident. The Concerned Citizens of the Decolo Community, including Father George Crespin, condemn violence and oppose violent methods while noting tensions between the Terrones committee and police harassment claims.
In Lake Mary Florida the mayor Margie Hess faces a petition drive led by her husband George Hess to abolish the city charter and halt incorporation moves. The couple split over growth with Hess opposing expansion while the mayor supports orderly growth and a new housing development. The husband hopes to trigger a vote by collecting signatures at 5 percent of the electorate.
Petitioners including Dr. Jack Jackson and architect Richard A. Bohn Jr. support Hayward High Principal Joe Fabel who was demoted to teacher. Parents and students also circulate petitions while board member Joan Hamblin backs Fabel and Don Oakes comments reflect tension ahead of Monday's school board meeting.
Union carpenters plan a 10 a.m. stop work meeting at the Cow Palace in San Francisco Monday, risking a Bay Area construction shut down as contracts for carpenters and other trades expire at midnight. Local unions from San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties join the action.
A man cleaning a garden shed on his inherited property found a cache described as cains in London. He sold the collection to Sotheby's for 63,024 dollars, including a world record price for an Italian silver coin. The finder remained anonymous and Sotheby's declined to identify him.
A sophisticated network of Qrebombs was found in an unopened section of a 192 unit apartment complex near Stanislaus. Twenty two second floor units contained wired bush devices designed to ignite via wall switches. Demolition experts removed the devices after a night of work. Nearly four thousand students in adjacent apartments were evacuated during the search. Police noted prior construction tensions but no serious conflict. It reportedly took arsonists about a week to place the incendiary devices.
Nixon will visit Brussels on June 25 to 26 and address NATO officials, with sources saying an official announcement would come from NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns. The trip follows the anticipated Ottawa signing next week of the alliance’s Declaration of Principles by member nations.
Brezhnev told Soviet citizens that talks with the United States on underground nuclear tests have progressed and that Moscow is prepared to reach a limited agreement now and end tests, while arguing for continued restraint and a broader SALT path. He praised 1972 SALT steps and urged agreement to prevent new strategic weapons. US officials say a new SALT deal during Nixon's Moscow visit is unlikely. Brezhnev stressed optimism for the upcoming summit with Nixon.
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