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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
2
Scott Newhall former editor of the San Francisco Chronicle announces a campaign for mayor of San Francisco with an estimated cost of at least 20000 dollars. He shoots down promises of huge property tax cuts and vows to address city tensions between ethnic groups and generations.
A truck collision and overheated engines on a hot Wednesday afternoon caused a mammoth traffic jam on the eastbound lower deck of the Bay Bridge. Commuter cars backed up along the Embarcadero freeway and toward Army Street on the James Lick freeway as the California Highway Patrol logged the congestion.
Sylvania Inc of Mountain View unveiled an electronic map for Oakland police cars that transmits location and status by touching a map device. Oakland pays 240000 for the system while San Francisco plans a 450000 contract. The device includes a typewriter like input and a video screen for messages. A single button can show officers out of service and another can display if a car is hot. The U S government funds both Oakland and San Francisco installations under the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
A hurricane fringe named Briget battered Acapulco Mexico injuring at least five people and destroying homes. The storm uprooted trees roofs and left much of the city without power while water flooded streets and beaches. Briget formed off Tapachula and charged up the Pacific coast at speeds around 12 to 14 miles per hour.
Vatican City issued The General Catechetical Instruction outlining guidelines for teaching Catholic faith to all ages. Cardinal John J. Wright announced the document, produced at the request of the Vatican ecumenical council with bishops worldwide and theologians.
American pianist George Copeland, a leading interpreter of Debussy, dies at Princeton Hospital after a long career spanning six decades. He debuted in Boston in 1905 and once lived with Debussy for several months in 1911 before moving to a New York residence and later a local nursing home.
A Marine Phantom collided with an Air West DC9 near Duarte California killing 50 people. NTSB chief George R. Baker said a slight bank could have prevented the disaster as the fighter’s vertical stabilizer cut into the cockpit. A lawsuit seeking 1 million dollars was filed for James R. Reeves’ family against Air West and others.
A federal judge ruled the Democratic Party's proposed formula for apportioning state delegates to the 1972 national convention discriminatory in some states. The plan splits delegates between electoral strength and Democratic voting in the previous presidential election, prompting appeals from the DNC and supporting parties.
Lightning struck the rocket umbilical tower delaying a set of crucial flight readiness tests for the Apollo JK mission. EU space agency officials said the postponement should not affect the planned moon launch date of July 3.
President Nixon asked Congress for 153 million dollars to launch a broad global war on narcotics. He outlined a three year office for Drug Abuse Prevention and urged international cooperation, testing of servicemen, rehabilitation funding, and expanded enforcement.
Robert F. Cudak a federal inmate testified before the Senate investigations subcommittee about his role in a theft ring that seized securities and valuables from 17 airports between 1960 and last year He said secret papers including a top secret missile plan and FBI material were read during the raids and could have been sold to agents or newspapers Cudak left the papers fearing discovery.
Cudak describes lax security at airports and says stolen stock certificates were kept in a trunk and in mall bags among valuables. He implicates twenty crime figures in New York area syndicates who converted the bonds to cash, earning about $1 million over four years and leaving him penniless after gambling losses.
Sacramento AP reports two bills to ban phosphates in California detergents stalled after Senate hearing. Interim study bills proposed by Sen. Joby Nejedly and Assemblyman Ernest LaCoste are heard while a Fong resolution on phased limits awaits. UC Davis researcher Dr. Charles R. Goldman warns algae blooms threaten lakes from phosphates. industry reps say no eutrophication problem exists.
Government reports corn blight has been detected in 124 counties across 18 states. Officials say overall corn crops are generally in good condition. Most cases stem from volunteer seedlings that grew from blight infested seed dropped last year.
A garbled notice from The Daily Review outlines publishing and circulation details, addresses at Winton Avenue Hayward California and Oakland area offices, listing contact numbers and rate references. The text references staff names and offices in a fragmented way with multiple typographical errors.
Mrs. Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell, criticizes President Nixon Vice President Spiro Agnew and New York Mayor John Lindsay in Ladies Home Journal. She argues for a return to liberal education over specialization and mocks Agnew’s long words while urging Lindsay to decide his party and clean up New York. She also suggests Julia Child try southern cooking.
The Federal Trade Commission provisionally accepted a consent order with Swift and Co. after a complaint alleged false claims about nutrition germ protection and sleep benefits of Swift's baby foods. The agreement bars further misleading advertising and settles the case.
Los Angeles AP report notes Vice President Agnew dismisses chance of federal welfare data takeover and urges 650 state and local officials to back the Nixon revenue sharing plan. He says it would deliver up to 10 million to states by 1980 and boost California with over 590 million in year one. He cites a balance shift from local taxes to federal funds and notes federal welfare funds mainly go to three cities. New York UPI item follows: Peter Denisher, 39, of Bayonne, NJ, wins $100,000 New York State May lottery. he is an IRS employee.
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