Bomb found near Oakland school before explosion
Police said a bomb was found between two classroom buildings at Montera Junior High School about 15 minutes before it could explode. Three slicks of dynamite were discovered in a paper bag. About 50 students were in the two portable classrooms as investigators defused the device. The blast would have endangered students and others. the school’s final day for 1,174 students proceeded after the incident.
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Alioto Rejects Plan to Disband Tac Squad
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto rejected a Crime Committee proposal to dismantle the police tactical squad. The panel urged decentralizing the traffic bureau and assigning detectives to night shifts, arguing the Tac Squad creates hostility among minorities. The mayor defended the 28 member unit as disciplined and the best in the country for handling demonstrations.
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Drunken driving ruling reversed in Marin County
State official William M. Bennett was found guilty of drunken driving in Sausalito but the verdict was reversed by Municipal Court Judge Robert A. Smallman. Smallman said there was reasonable doubt and criticized the first verdict as political despite Bennett’s party affiliation. The four day trial had seen police testimony and witnesses disagree on his sobriety.
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Indians vow land fight after Nike base eviction
In Richmond California UPI report says Native Americans vow to press land claim after government eviction of the abandoned Nike missile base near San Francisco Bay. About 300 police and soldiers cleared the site at dawn as residents who inhabited homes there were rounded up.
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Angela hearings resume in national kidnap case in San Francisco
Federal judge cleared the way to resume pretrial proceedings in the Angela Davis and Ruchell Magee kidnapping case. Superior Court in San Francisco will continue after Magee’s numerous federal petitions were considered. Davis, 27, and Magee, 32, face charges of multihanded kidnapping and conspiracy in the August 7 shootout at Mario Canty courthouse that killed Toormen. Bail for Davis was denied despite a probation department recommendation for $100,000 bond.
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Berkeley seeks counter budget cutting police force sharply
Berkeley councilmen propose a counter budget to slice the police department from 4.2 million to 3.5 million, eliminating the reserve and various units. They would cut 22 officers from a 206-member force and shift jail supervision to an independent agency, funding child care, drug treatment, and a citizens’ center instead.
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Nixon May Be Dropped From Suit in San Francisco
A memo filed in federal court argues President Nixon should be dropped as a defendant in a civil suit seeking $85 million in an urban renewal case. Assistant US Attorney Bela Venton contends that judicial intervention would overly constrain presidential powers and is improper under the Constitution.
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Bomb damages La Opinion front offices in LA
AP reports a high explosive device destroyed the front door and shattered windows at Lit Opinion, a Spanish language daily in Los Angeles. Six Spanish language papers were bombed in a week, with no injuries to 16 editorial staff. Police say it is part of a campaign targeting Spanish language establishments.
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Experts praise methadone to cut crime in San Francisco
AP reports drug experts cited methadone as reducing heroin use and crime. Dr Barry Ramer of the San Francisco Center for Special Problems said about 400 people have stopped using heroin, lowering daily felonies. He estimated 6,000 addicts nationwide, including younger and middle class students. Other experts noted heroin among Vietnam veterans rising, rejecting compulsory detention as a cure.
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Cuba Forms Free Angela Davis Committee
A Cuban group calling itself the free Angela Davis committee pledged support for the black activist charged with murder, kidnapping and conspiracy. Radio Havana monitored in Miami reported a message from Ms Davis in San Rafael Jail thanking supporters and saying the fight against her trial shows the spirit of solidarity. Bail for Davis was denied as pretrial proceedings unfold in the Aug. 7 courthouse shootout case touching four judges and a gun-smuggling suspect.
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Epilepsy victim wins Medi Cal aid dispute hearing
John Herbert Roberts, a 43 year old with a rare epilepsy, will gain a state Supreme Court hearing on entitlement to Medi Cal benefits for special attendant care. The high court reversed a Court of Appeal ruling, sending the case back to determine equal protection grounds. Roberts's attorney argues he needs 24 hour care, paid by his family who cannot provide it, while the department says care will be provided during the legal process. The court is expected to hear the case before September.
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Defective jet radar revealed in fatal collision
Nationwide NTSB chief investigator George St. Baker said a Marine F4 Phantom involved in the Air West crash had a defective radar transponder. The inoperable device compromised air controller radar detection and contributed to 6 killed and 50 missing or unaccounted. Sole survivor Christopher Belnoss aboard the aircraft provided the radar report.
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Regents unit rejects People’s Park bid in Berkeley
Los Angeles AP UC Regents committee rejects Berkeley City Council bid to discuss the future of People’s Park. Council urged negotiations to remove the fence and convert the site near the campus into an avital park. Regent Dean Watkins says the council lacks authority for such actions. Also on day one, finance committee deadlocked 4-4 on faculty club dues checkoff from pay, and another committee rejected student influence in academic department decisions. UC President Hitch urged seeking student curriculum input but opposed student voting on hiring and promotions.
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Editors Cleared Over People's Park Editorial At Berkeley
Three staff members of the University of California Berkeley Daily Californian were cleared by campus and civil authorities after an May 1 People’s Park editorial dispute. A student-faculty committee chose no discipline for Fran Hawthorne Kim Blodgett and Dave Dozier amid an ethics debate. Alameda County DA Lowell Jensen noted the piece may have been irresponsible yet not warranting further action. A rally marking the second anniversary of the People’s Park riot turned violent the following weekend, with forty-one arrests and eight injuries reported.
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Time bomb found before graduation at Pasadena high
A one pound black powder explosive with a clock detonator was found on the roof of the South Pasadena High School gymnasium before graduation. Detonation was timed for five o clock at the football field adjacent to the gym. Police traced no suspects as the device was dismantled by the bomb squad after being found by a student.
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