Oakland Police withhold ballistics results in Trover case
Oakland Police refuse to release ballistic test details on the bullet that killed helicopter pilot Wendall Trover and observer David Guides. Chief Charles Gain says the double murder theory remains and public interest does not justify sharing further ballistic information while the probe continues.
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Wendall Trover
Charles Gaan
Trover
David Guides
Gain
Troyer
Guider
Stolen School Drums and Castro Valley Equipment Take
Police report missing items include drums and cymbals worth 1230 from San Leandro High School used during the Ack To School Night. In Castro Valley 2000 in equipment was taken from a Singer Housing Corp. yard on Cold Water Drive. Ralph Mollos found generators and hardware missing Tuesday.
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Castro Valley
Doug Freedman
Singer Housing Corp
Sheriff's Deputies
Cold Water Drive
Ralph Mollos
San Jose
Chase ends with a bang in Union City flight
Police chased a 1956 Chevrolet through Union City and Decoto area, reaching speeds up to 80 miles per hour before the driver, 20 year old Tarry Cantu of Eighth Street, leaped from the car and fled. Officer Mike Shelton tackled him after a field pursuit, a collision damaging a police van. Maples Service Station attendant faced reckless driving and resisting arrest charges.
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Union City
Univer City
Mike Shelia Bol
Shelton
Decoto
Mission Boulevard
Appian Way
Sever. Hills
Tarry
Tf Caniil
Eighth St
Cantu
Santa Rita County
Fire injures San Leandro furniture firm
A blaze at Simpdred Furniture Co on Preda Ave in San Leandro caused about 15 dollars in damage. Four firefighters arrived at 1:13 a.m. and put out the fire. The building sustained 1 dollar in damage to sanding tables and assembly equipment with smoke and water damage accounting for the rest to the new furniture.
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San Leandro
la Leandro Furniture Company
Simpbred Furniture Co
Jn Preda Ave
Gites
Rezoning Hearing Continued In San Leandro Area
Planning commission postponed public hearing on rezoning the Alvarado Castry Street and Qrebard Thornton avenues corridor from general commercial and industrial to multiple residential. Growth projects like rapid transfer view, boulevard extension, downtown renewal phase three, and Vel Monte cannery closing drive traffic and land use concerns, highlighting a need for long-range urban plans.
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San Leanpro
Planning Commission
Alvarado
Castry Street
Qrebard
Thy Shall
San Leanaro Boulevard
Vel Monte Corp
San Leandro
Labor dispute idles Sears delivery trucks in California
A labor dispute with truck drivers at the Sears Roebuck distribution center in San Jose idles delivery trucks. Some deliveries continue from stores direct while negotiations proceed. Stores temporarily send trucks to pick merchandise from the center amid efforts for an early settlement.
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Sears Roebuck
San Jean
Tdro
Sears
South County
Trek
Santa
Fire damages area home in Cherryland
A fire broke out in the bedroom of a Cherryland residence at 407 Perkins Drive. Firefighters confined the blaze to the rear bedroom and extinguished it. The cause is under investigation. damage estimated at about $2,000 to the structure and contents.
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Cherryland
Cheroyl
Kismnen
Glates
Perkins Drive
Stanford fundraising drive reaches nearly half of goal
Stanford University reports its five year campaign has reached about 41 percent of a 122 million dollar target. President Richard Wo Tgan announced the drive in April and said roughly 2,900 volunteer alumni were aiding the effort as students prepared for a leadership conference.
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Stanford
UPT
Stanford Wiversity
Richard Wo Tgan
Lame
Wee
Bunyard Trial Ends Third Day Without Verdict
Jurors in the double murder case of Joh Phillip Bunyard retired after three days without reaching a verdict. Bunyard pleads innocent by reason of insanity to charges involving Holin Cramer, 70, and Niamey Chalberg, 55, with authorities tying the spree to last spring’s incidents.
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CAM Atlantice
Touttore
Joh
Phillip Hunyard
Bunyard
Maedering Holin Cramer
Niamey Chalberg
Erin Spree
Rescuers lose hope for seamen off French coast
Rescuers say hope is fading for crew trapped inside a capsized dredger Cap de la Hague off Calais after an air pocket and drilling attempts failed to revive survivors. Helicopters and divers struggled through high seas as two bodies were reported and five others remained missing.
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France
Iit
Cap de la Hague
Calais
Coast Guard
FDA orders more iron in bread despite warning
The FDA on a six month timeline mandates doubling iron in white bread after three years of study amid medical opposition. Officials cite iron deficiency concerns and shifting diets, while critics warn of potential liver and pancreas damage and general safety risks.
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FDA
Washington
UPI
Feed and Drug Administration
William H. Grasby
Scripps Clinic
la Jolla
Calif
Hte
Israeli Advance Deepens Syria Breakthrough Amid Heavy Fighting
Israeli armored formations crossed the former cease fire line into southern Syria racing toward Damascus after dawn with air and artillery strikes. Syrian air defenses faltered as dogfights raged over the front and the Suez Canal. Reports claim naval actions included Israeli ships sinking Syrian missile boats and both sides claiming losses, with Egypt reporting destroyed Israeli missiles and gunboats in the Gulf of Suez.
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UPI
Richard C. Gross
Suez Canal
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Syriin
Tartous
Egypt
Gulff
Suez
Suez City
Kissinger warns Russians over Middle East actions
Secretary of State Kissinger cautioned the Soviet Union against arms and political moves in the Middle East, saying the United States will take a firm stand if Soviet actions reach irresponsibility. He urged moderation while signaling readiness to act if detente is threatened and noted U S arms to Israel would rise only if Moscow backs major Arab arms shipments.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Middle East
Kissinger
Russia
Mey
Egypt
Syria
Wesla Net
Sova
Middle Kash
Israel
Moscow
Byeypt
Presen
Sewage agencies eye funds across four districts
Four South County sewage agencies seek nearly 3 million in federal subsidies after the EPA reversed a stance on reimbursements. Oro Loma, Castro Valley, San Leandro, and Livermore agencies applied for grants tied to past project work, with Oro Loma and Castro Valley seeking about 1.8 million and 449 thousand respectively, while Livermore and San Leandro pursue hundreds of thousands more. California agencies are eligible for about 88 million in reimbursements.
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South County
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
John Tunney
Dcalif
Cro Lama
Cass Villey Sanitary District
San Leandro
Livermore
Sen ‘Unney
Jmili
Silid
Oro Loma
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Hape
San Leandri
California
Strikers Invite Bosses to Poststrike Party in Oakland
In Oakland California a group of striking truckers from nine firms plans a one day party for management and workers involved in the dispute. They organize to collect funds and invite all parties to attend.
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Oakland
Calif
LPL
Carl Machada
Annexation vote looms as San Leandro debates Washington Manor
The San Leandro board faces a complex decision on annexing Washington Manor amid vacant seats and possible conflicts of interest. Officials note tax impacts, school and city boundary changes, and resistance from local chambers and the San Lorenzo district as talks edge toward a potential future merger rather than immediate action.
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la Leandro
San Lorenzo
San Leandro
Ethan Johnson
Washington Mano
Fly
Chamber
Paul Ehrot
Charlence Burrell
San
Sao Lorenzo
Geo
House Okays War Powers Bill In Congress Vote
The House gave final approval to a war powers bill aimed at limiting the president’s authority to commit U.S. forces. Republicans predict President Nixon would veto the measure for constitutional and legal concerns. Supporters argue the bill would curb executive overreach, while opponents warn of dangerous restrictions.
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House
White House
Gerald K. Ford
Nixon
Hill
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