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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1974
Page
10
Negotiations continued today to avert a strike by 1275 AC Transit drivers as wages take center stage. A spokesman for ATU Local 82 said talks would run through midnight Sunday when the contract expires. Drivers now earn 1.62 per hour and seek 7.05 per hour.
In a municipal court parking lot dispute over a space yesterday, 18 year old Steve David Montero of San Leandro allegedly confronted Will Bankins and Gary Don Alexander of Hayward. Montero allegedly sped his engine as Hawkins moved aside, striking Alexander who was hurled onto Montero’s car. Alexander sustained minor leg injuries. Montero was arrested on two assault counts.
Two South County men Donald J. Atkins and Michael Luna were arraigned in Oakland Piedmont Municipal Court on conspiracy to defraud charges. Police say they advertised in Bay Area papers for World Baseball League reps offering non existent minor league jobs with 80 weekly salaries. Tenacious travel and magazine subscription fees were charged. three fees recovered. They were released on recognizance. Preliminary hearing set for July.
Ruth Ann Lopes 28 of Newark was critically injured when her pickup veered off Niles Canyon Road near Palomaros Road, struck a tree and rolled. Her two passengers Frank Correa and Max Nevarez suffered minor burns. all were treated at Washington Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
A two year old boy named Tot got his legs caught in a skimmer at an apartment pool in Hayward. Firefighters freed him after nearly an hour using sledge hammers and crow bars. He was uninjured but frightened. Gary Breshears of 29596 Dison St Apt 59 is named in the report.
A federal judge refused to retract his characterization of Robert Maheu to the jury amid Maheu’s $17.5 million libel suit against Howard Hughes. The trial entered its third day of deliberations in Los Angeles.
Two youths playing with fireworks started a grass fire behind Woly Sepulchre Cemetery and near California State University in Hayward. Firemen answered with five units and 11 men, extinguishing the 25 acre blaze in about 12 hours. No malicious intent found. the boys, identified as Wand and 11, received fire prevention lectures. Property owner includes Cal State East Bay Park District Garin Park and private citizens.
Lafayette Louisiana water officials tracked TV viewing by drops in water pressure during halftime and commercials. The method noted pressure dips at 8:31 during Airport and earlier shows, with larger drops during Patton and The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Officials cite color TV and popular programs as factors in water usage spikes.
The case center on a Latina widow and the Angelo murder, while a committee led by Chester Cordova criticizes police handling and purported bias toward the Chicano community. Terrones, shot by Officer John Miner, was later cleared as a suspect in Angely’s murder, with investigators noting inconsistencies between the flyer description and Terrones’s appearance. The inquiry examined how the Angelo home area was questioned and whether Mrs. Angelo was treated as a suspect.
Nixon and Soviet leaders convened in Moscow for a high level summit amid security as thousands of police and troops cordoned routes to the Kremlin. Soviet delegates signaled hopes for a turn toward lasting peace while Jewish dissidents faced harassment. Talks aimed at trade, emigration, and arms control, with officials cautioning that MIRV limits may stall progress and a broader detente could hinge on Brezhnev’s prestige.
A House investigation report cites lack of cooperation by Mills and Humphrey. Mills delayed meetings via lawyer and Humphrey failed to disclose all documents. The two volume report notes Chestnut’s role in paying $197 to a Minneapolis computer firm for Democratic lists used in 1971.
LIVERMORE Deputies report heavy weight boxing champion George Foreman was accused by his girlfriend Famela Clay 19 of beating her after a minor Mines Road car collision. Clay five months pregnant described being beaten choked and kicked at Foreman’s home. she was treated and released at Valley Memorial Hospital. Foreman declined to comment and no charges were filed.
Bank of America announced BankAmericard will be accepted in the Soviet Union after an agreement with Intourist. The card will be usable in Moscow, Leningrad, and 31 other cities, marking a historic rollout in the USSR.
Bank of America in San Francisco announces an immediate hike in its prime lending rate from 1. to 411 percent, signaling tighter credit conditions amid evolving market pressures.
San Leandro police continued probing the brutal murders of Edwin F. Blasier and family members, with four bodies recovered and the coroner reporting multiple gunshot wounds. No forced entry and no burglary found, while most valuables remained untouched. one son Kenneth is away at work as investigators interview neighbors and relatives.
The Hadcarriers Construction and General Laborers Union called a strike across Alameda and 45 other counties after talks with the Associated General Contractors failed. In Alameda 2360 laborers join carpenters on sites like Fremont General Motors, Eden Hospital, Hayward police building, and Ohlone College. A union spokesman cited 65 disputed issues including a salary package but refused to reveal the requested raise. Southern California carpenters in Los Angeles Santa Barbara and San Diego vote to strike over wages seeking $1.25 more per hour to reach $8.60.
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