Bay Area protesters rally against police vice squads
In San Francisco five homosexual demonstrators gathered outside the federal building. They carried cardboard crosses claiming three victims killed by vice officers in Los Angeles and Berkeley due to their sexuality. Reverend Raymond Brashers, head of the Gay Activities Alliance, said the group would consider court action to challenge laws against consensual sex acts.
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Injured girl rescued from cliff near Te
Laura Jane Seragalis a 17 year old from Los Gatos remained unconscious with a fractured spine and skull after a 900 foot cliff fall during a cave exploration with Kent Rosen 15 of Saratoga. Sheriff deputies and eight inmate volunteers aided the three hour rescue to a Coast Guard helicopter for transport to Stanford University Hospital where she was listed in critical condition.
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Stanford chief rejects recruit ban on campus
Stanford University president Rich ard W. Lyman rejected an advisory faculty student committee’s call to ban military recruiting at placement centers, warning an adopted proposal could cost NASA and Defense Department research funds totaling about 18 million dollars and affect 1,000 personnel. He declined a student faculty vote on firms with military contracts interviewing on campus, while endorsing more information for students. Demonstrations against recruiting were reported.
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Fourth time not the charm in bank robber spree
FBI reports Sammie Smith a 24 year old musician from New York attempted three Bank of America robberies in quick succession. He succeeded only once stealing money before a failed second try and a subsequent robbery of $400 from Redwood Bank in San Rafael. His car crash in San Francisco led to his capture.
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Police Officers Protest Police Chief Pig Reference
Palo Alto patrolmen sue over a leaflet by Chief James Archer calling himself Super Pig and mocking officers. President Frank Acosta says the pig image lacks levity and condemns the insult while Capt. Gary Tatum defends the messaging as not upsetting everyone.
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Soledad defense to rest case in murder trial
The defense in the Soledad Brothers murder trial plans to rest its case when sessions resume Friday. Judge S Lee Vayuris held chambers with both sides and delayed resumption to resolve matters. Defense lawyer Floyd Sil siman said no further witnesses will be called. Convicts Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutchette face charges for killing guard John Mills in January 1970, who was beaten and thrown from a third tier railing. the defendants deny participation.
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St Marys Chicanos accuse St Marys College of racism
MECHA students at St Marys College Moraga charge the administration with overt institutional racism and policies aimed at the systematic elimination of chicana students and faculty. Oscar Perez reports a 60 percent drop in freshman chicano enrollment and two of four chicano faculty members have been fired since last year.
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Pesticide research bill eyed by California agency
An AP report notes a Sacramento proposal asking a state agency that uses poison to control predators to allocate ten percent of its funds to researching eight alternative methods under a bill by Assemblyman John Dunlap.
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Stanford University workers vote for union representation
Unionization votes by Stanford University police and fire crews show a majority in favor of union representation. Of 1,408 ballots cast, No Union led with 483, Teamsters 354, United Stanford Employees 268, and Workers Action Caucus 1. After 180 challenged ballots are resolved, a runoff will pick the preferred union, per NLRB spokesman Alan Berkowitz.
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Ten jurors seated in Angela Davis trial in San Jose
Ten jurors were seated with questioning continuing as of Wednesday in the Angela Davis trial in San Jose. Among those seated was Janis Hemphill, a mixed background housewife, who said she would be a fair person despite questions about a nightclub license case involving her husband.
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Camel injures 1 year old girl at San Francisco zoo
A double hump camel grabbed a screaming infant girl in the zoo hall and dragged her over a 6 foot fence into its pen before trampling her. A family friend scaled the fence and rescued the child. She was hospitalized with severe facial cuts and bruises and may need plastic surgery. The mother described the camel biting her face and pulling her by the hair.
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Teacher to get hearing on dismissal in California
A Los Angeles Junior College English teacher Deena Metzger was fired for reading a poem and showing nude photos to provoke discussion on censorship and art. The California State Supreme Court agreed to hear the case after lower courts upheld dismissal for immoral conduct amid prior appeals. A date for the hearing will be announced later.
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