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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
2
Prime Minister Edward Heath dismissed a press report of planned British nuclear tests as lacking truth and said there are no immediate plans for testing warheads. Labor MPs pressed Heath as he defended the government in a row over weapon testing.
Four suspects sought after a farm family of six were shot execution style near Donalsonville Georgia. Ned Alday and family members were found dead with multiple head wounds and a woman, Mary Alday, also killed. Authorities later linked a missing Pennsylvania license plate to suspects from a Maryland work camp, described as armed and dangerous.
Las Vegas hotels court big spenders with free trips and all inclusive junkets. Casinos require $600 to $1,000 action per gambler to break even, with some trips needing $2,500 in play. Junket networks employ dozens of representatives to recruit players and judge wagering quality.
Philadelphia Girl Scouts approve a badge titled To Be A Woman to visit an abortion clinic as part of sex education for about 200 members. Catholic critics say the badge assumes promiscuity and undermines vows to be clean in thought, word, and deed. supporters argue it teaches awareness of sexual development and related issues.
The three year old iceless rink opens to the public in Manteca after demonstrations. Bill Niswonger of Manteca and Frank Niswonger of Redding promote Suntec synthetic ice from a resin base sprayed on the floor with daily coatings. They claim it slides with less friction and could revolutionize skating worldwide.
Ranchhouse 14 miles from the blast area expects three detonations Thursday as part of Project Rio Blanco. Residents Tolngon and Johnson anticipate safety measures while officials confirm test systems are ready and no delays are expected. Evacuations for seven households are planned.
A 25 year old woman in Sanford Florida leaped aboard an unmanned 28 car Seaboard Coastline freight train and drove it 80 miles north before diverting onto a spur at Pierson where it derailed. Deputies arrested Mary Lane Pitkin of Sanford nearby as the train collided with a parked freight car. Authorities say the suspect may have had an accomplice and charge of grand larceny is expected. An earlier Seoul report noted a bus crash near Seongil injuring 62 and killing 23 students amid fog and commuter-train collision fears.
Honduran sailors aboard an Ampelama owned tanker rebelled against Greek officers and will be paid off and flown home. The ship owner’s representative said the issue stemmed from unsafe working conditions and a desire to return home. A captain described the incident in a radio report to the U S Coast Guard. One sailor was wounded in the leg as a Coast Guard escort with 15 armed deputies moved to the ship. Charles Miller of Karavias USA Inc referenced the strike as the primary cause of the trouble.
A fragment notes that two unnamed boys from Alabama are pursued by women across social classes. The text lacks clear dates, organizations, or identifiable individuals to establish a full news item.
A Bank of America employee, Russell Baker, 62, was riding the City Hall elevator when it dropped four stories after a collision with a balloon, then rebounded to the first car. Baker, the sole passenger, walked away without apparent injury.
Two members of the Limember American expedition, Louis Reichardt of Palo Alto and John Roskelley of Spokane, with a Sherpa guide, reached Dhaulagiri 26 795 feet on May 12 PDT. Expedition led by James D Morrissey, a Stockton cardiac surgeon. The climb avenges the 1969 disaster that killed five Americans and three Sherpas.
Sil Hayakawa, CSU San Francisco president, says he will remain indefinitely if trustees do not choose a successor. He told the Faculty Senate that the trustees are struggling to agree on a new president and he would stay until a successor is named, with a potential leave date in question.
Woodland Schools superintendent David Reeves, 40, quits his 28 500 salary post on June 30 after morals accusations from a 20 year old man. He says he was harassed by false accusations and reached a 341 500 settlement with the school board after 15 months of a four year contract. Trial is set for June in Santa Clara County. Reeves was arrested February 6 in Palo Alto.
State Health Director Dr. J. N. Stubblebine urged 50 California physicians and radiological technologists to stop using a radioactive diagnostic drug after an Atomic Energy Commission ban. Three Georgetown University Hospital patients died soon after injection, linked to Technetium-99m with Ferrous hydroxide used in gamma ray lung scans.
Police hunted a suspect wielding a very long knife after a double stabbing on a San Francisco Tenderloin street left Charles D. Reed, 27, dead and Lloyd L. Davis seriously wounded. Inspector Gus Goreria commented on the knife’s great length.
Postal workers suspend all communications with France amid protests over Paris plans for nuclear tests in the Pacific near Tahiti. Separately UTA cancels all flights to Australia in response to a French boycott of French businesses. France insists it will proceed with the tests despite legal action at the Hague.
In Las Vegas Amarillo Slim starts his bid to defend the world poker championship title amid a field of six finalists from Texas and elsewhere. The event at Horseshoe Las Vegas promises a minimum $70,000 prize to the winner as combined contests yield large winnings earlier in the week.
Convict Ruchell Magee’s kidnap murder trial moved to Santa Clara County. Judge John A. Ertola set the trial date for Magee’s second trial from a list of feasible locations provided by the State Judicial Council. The 1970 Marin County courthouse shootout left four men dead, including a judge, with Angela Davis previously acquitted.
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