Fremont man found guilty in fatal fist fight
Gale M. Halbakken, 25, entered a no contest plea and was found guilty of misdemeanor bat ery in the death of Michael W. Tanini, 24, after a May 30 altercation behind a Peralta Boulevard tavern. Tanini died two days later. Halbakken faces sentencing June 14.
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Oakland
Fremont
Peralta Boulevard
Gale M
Skip” Halbakken
Cherry Lane
Superior
John $. Cooper
Halbakken
Michael W. Tanini
Decoto Road
Peraux Blvd
Tonini
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward
Arson Suspected in Castro Valley School Fires
Castro Valley firemen say two recent fires at Canyon High School and Earl Warren Junior High School were set by arsonists. Capt. Emory Mumford notes both fires involved juveniles, likely distinct suspects, with about 300 dollars damage at Canyon from paper stuffed in a wall and ignition and lockers ignited at Earl Warren.
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Castro Valley
Canyon High School
Earl Warren
Emory Munford
Mumford
Woman Hurt in Five Car Crash near Livermore
A Campbell woman remained in serious condition at Valley Memorial Hospital after a two car collision on Interstate 580 yesterday afternoon. Deanne Schlender was hit while making a U turn off Airway Boulevard. Shirley Yee of Livermore, driving east, struck Schlender's vehicle and was treated for facial cuts. Yee’s 10 month old daughter Jennifer suffered minor injuries. No citations issued pending further CHP investigation.
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Livermore
Campbell
Valley Memorial Hospital
Deanne Schlender
Interstate 580
California Highway Patrol
Shirley Yee
Livermoore
Sehlander
Hospital Lab Equipment Stolen in Castro Valley
Laurel Grove Hospital officials reported a 2200 loss of pathology lab equipment to sheriff deputies. No forced entry found. Front door possibly left unlocked due to a room used as a coat room by student nurses. Pry marks seen, deputies deem them old.
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Castro Valley
Laurel Grove Hospital
Caterpillar strike at San Leandro plant in 1950
About 1950 unton employees at the Caterpillar Tractor Co. plant in San Leandro walked off over a tentative contract. Pickets lined the plant after the Warehousemen's Union voted down the deal by one vote. Machinists ratified a contract earlier, while the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers showed solidarity.
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San Leandro
Caterpillar Tractor Co
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Body found in Fremont salt flats
The badly decomposed body of a man was found yesterday morning by a Leslie Salt Co. employee south of the Coyote Hills drainage canal in Fremont. The coroner identified him as Gysbyicht Van Aardeme of Oakland. Hayward police said the man may have been dead more than a month and that high tides had washed the body ashore.
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Fremont
Leslie Salt Co
Roile Squth
Coyote Hills
Salt Flats
Gysbyicht van Aardeme
Oakland
Hayward
Dale Lawson
Don Holmquist
Leslie Satt Co
Planners push antismal zone law in county units
Alameda County Planning Commission backed a zoning change requiring a conditional use permit for new bookstores and adult theaters. The measure aims to regulate pornographic venues, but county counsel doubts it will curb the spread. Applicants must justify public need and fit within district goals while content is not a factor and costs follow. The proposal returns to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
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Alameda County
Commission
Board of Supervisors
Tom Fennone
Fennone
Young suspect drops in on law at San Leandro
A 14 year old Alameda boy was turned over to juvenile authorities early this morning on burglary charges after he dropped from Roberts Motors showroom roof on a rope. He apparently took nothing, ripped a silent alarm, and was seen by officers as he descended from the front of the store.
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San Leandro
Alameda
Roberts Molors
Blast damages PG&E office in Walnut Creek
A 5:10 AM blast shattered the front of a Pacific Gas & Electric Co office at 1535 Bohatza St Walnut Creek. Officials say a pipe type bomb caused the damage. one person injured, no fire. Two windows at a nearby wine shop were blown out and two desks inside the utility building were ruined.
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Walnut Creex
UPI
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Walnut Creek
Bohatza St
Court order asked on war policy
A group of congressmen filed a motion in federal court seeking President Nixon to obtain congressional authorization for Vietnam War actions or cease hostilities in Indochina within six days. The motion, from Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. Harrington, and Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal, opposes the war as unconstitutional and broadens the lawsuit filed in April by three House members.
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Washington
District Court
Nixon
Vietnam
House
Indochina
Parren J. Mitchell
D-Md
Michael Harrington
Benjamin
Rosenthal
Boys State rules spark protest over hair and conduct
Castrol Valley Canyon High will not send a delegate to Boys State amid complaints about length hair restrictions and the program rules. Eden High plans a complaint letter to Gov Reagan, signed by Principal Moffitt and Student Body President Toole, arguing rules are discriminatory and impractical.
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Joe Toole
Army
Navy
Air Force
Toby Spessard
Spessard
Moffitt
San Loreno High
Solon urges FDA DES ban over cancer risk in cattle
Sen. William Proxmire charges FDA with violating the Delaney amendment by allowing DES residues in meat. He urges an immediate ban on the artificial growth hormone cited as carcinogenic in animals and potentially in humans, noting 100,000 to 150,000 cattle slaughtered last year may have contained residues. He sent the case to FDA Commissioner Charles C. Howard.
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Washington
Food and Dig Administration
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Des
Department of Agriculture
Food Anl Drug Administration
Toda
Charles C. Howards
Free movie tickets for blood donors
EW YORK UPI Persons who pledge a pint of blood to the Greater New York Blood Program will get free admission to the American premiere of Daughters of Darkness a new foreign film. Promoters describe the movie which will have its opening performance Thursday at midnight as a stylized vampire film.
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EW York
UPI
Greater
New York
Mountain guide attacked by crows in Italian Alps
Dominich Ranzoni, 58, a mountain guide near Monte Rosa, battled a flock of large crows for 15 minutes to rescue a woodchuck, suffering bites and lacerations before pulling the animal free. The incident occurred on Monday as the birds attacked the woodchuck on the slopes.
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Novara
Italy
UPD
Dominich Ranzoni
Bumsatt. Lacer
Ranzoni
Monte Rosa
Hoover defies critics in rare public speech reveal
In Washington FBI chief J Edgar Hoover, 76, faced reporters at a dinner for Martha Mitchell and insisted criticism of him and the FBI does not bother him. He joked about a Life magazine cover and quipped about diary transfers and late night calls, praising Mitchell as gracious and kind.
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Washington
UPI
FBE
J. Edgar Hoover
FBT
Hoover
FBI
John Dillinger
Life Magazine
Soga
Buile
Mont
Light quake rattles San Diego County area
A light earthquake struck a wide area of San Diego County early today at 3:05 am with no damage reported. Residents in Escondido La Mesa San Diego and nearby areas felt the tremor, while Pasadena based Caltech recorded a preliminary 3.7 on the Richter scale. epicenter not pinpointed.
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San Diego
San Diego County
Escondido
Jasmut
la Mesa
Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Firemen contest hair rules cited by union leader
Tan Jydon, president of Local 1689, says new department hair regulations force firefighters to reveal peers outside work and clash with safety needs. He faults Estudilio for not consulting members, while Jim Vasko notes a $250 hairpiece would be unusable under the rules.
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Estudilio
Lydon
Jim Vasko
Bomb damages Peralta College admin office in Oakland
An early morning pipe bomb exploded in front of the Peralta Junior College District administration building in Oakland causing structural damage. Police spotted a man fleeing the scene carrying what appeared to be pipes. The blast occurred about 1 20 a.m. at 200 Grand Avenue and ten people were injured.
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Oakland
Peralta Junior College
Grand Agenue
Manufacturing shows gain in April in California
California manufacturing registered a slight gain in April as Bank of California data showed a $24.82 billion production figure. The gain was offset by an 8 percent shortfall versus the same period last year, indicating a slower year over year pace.
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San Francisco
UPT
California
Bank of California
California betting measures spark debate on tax revenue
The piece surveys California voters and leaders weighing legalized gambling as a revenue source. It notes parimutuel betting, off track betting, and a proposed state lottery, with Reagan open to proposals in tax reform and concerns about social ills and enforcement costs offsetting potential gains.
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Assembly
Bob Moretti
Senate
California
Flava
Ronald Reagan
Fights at Travis AFB Amid Racial Tension Disaster
Air Police quell clashes at Travis Air Force Base as 6500 personnel are confined to quarters after fistfights erupt in the mess hall and central base areas. Fireman James T. Morsberger of Napa dies fighting a blaze in the officers’ quarters while another firefighter is injured. Civilian police evacuate the base and arrests are expected for assault and riot charges.
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James T. Morsberger
Napa
Calif
Travis Air
Cty
John Blake
Patty
Solano County
James ‘Jt. Morsberger
Blake
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