Oakland shootout suspects arraigned in murder case
Two men, Ronald Dew and John Schreckengost, were arraigned in Oakland Municipal Court on murder assault and robbery charges from a Oct 9 shootout that killed three, including Officer William L. Martin. They face gun possession counts, with pleas set for Oct 20.
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Sacramento
John Henry Schreckengost
San Pablo
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Grimes
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Symphony seeks 25 percent boost to cover deficit
The San Francisco Symphony Association will seek a 25 percent increase in contributions to cover an anticipated $500,000 shortfall for the 1970 71 season. Last year contributions reached $470,000, up from $412,000, with balanced books. Higher musician salaries and the end of a Ford Foundation subsidy after five years drive the need.
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San Francisco mayor defends police on campus violence
Mayor Joseph Alioto says police and city leaders must decide when to deploy officers on troubled campuses. He cites Berkeley riots and San Francisco State protests, praising patrol pay raises and warning about violence replacing dissent.
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Joseph L. Alioio
California
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St Mary's Cathedral Opens With Masses and Grand Design
St Mary's Cathedral on Geary and Gough streets opened today for masses despite ongoing construction. Archbishop McGuireken and Msgr Thomas Bowe led the inaugural service in the five year project, with formal dedication planned next spring. The 2400-seat house uses Italian marble and a design by Pier Nervi and Gaston Delyschi, with every pew within 75 feet of the altar.
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St. Mary’s Cathedral
Geary and Gough Streets
Joseph T. McGueken
Thomas J. Bowe
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Pietro Delyschi
Suspect arraigned in murder at Richmond plant
Willie A. Turner Jr an 18 year old Marine from North Richmond was held without bail after being arraigned on charges of murdering Paul E. Brown 62 a guard at CertainTeed Products Co in Richmond Sept 27 A Contra Costa County grand jury returned an indictment shortly after police arrested Turner following an anonymous tip and the discovery of an automatic rifle that could have been used in the shooting.
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David R Poindester Jr
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San Francisco Crime Drop For First Nine Months 1974
Police chief Alfred Nelder reports a 10 percent decline in major crime in the first nine months of 1974 versus the same period in 1973, with September down 13 percent from 1969. Homicide, robbery, and auto theft all fall, while forcible rape rises 3 percent. Mayor Alioto credits Nelder’s reforms and police morale for the trend.
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UPI
Alfred Nelder
Nelder
Joseph Aliato
Esprit Fe Corps
UC ethnic studies chief named at Berkeley
Carl Mack Jr., 29, chosen as the University of California ethnic studies department’s first chairman at Berkeley. He is pursuing a sociology doctorate and serves as associate coordinator for the university’s black studies program. The department, formed after a 196% strike by minority students, has four divisions: black, Cuban, native American, and Asian.
Keane Eyes Dispute Sparks Public Challenge
Margaret Keane McCabe claims she painted the famous eyes in the Keane paintings and challenges ex husband Walter Keane to a public test in Union Square. She spoke in San Francisco where she is finishing a photograph series and defended her authorship against Life Magazine claims.
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UPI
Margaret Keane McCabe
Keane
Life Magazine
Walter Keane
Himselo Rembrandt
el Green
Michaelangelo
Margaret Keane McGuire
Union Square
Extradition hearing for Angela Davis held without bail
Angela Davis a 26 year old Marxist black militant was held without bail in New York for a November 9 extradition hearing to face state charges of murder and kidnapping in California. An FBI arrest at a Manhattan motel followed a courthouse shootout that left four dead.
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Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
FBE
Manhattan
Reagan says FBI chief called him about Angela Davis arrest
Governor Ronald Reagan said FBI Director J Edgar Hoover telephoned him in San Diego to relay the arrest details of Angela Davis. He said Hoover told him Davis would be returned to California for her day in court and to clarify her possible role in the Marin County courthouse tragedy.
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UPI
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Hoover
San Diego
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Matin County
Judge delays Magee self counsel ruling
A court appointed attorney for Ruchell Magee won a delay in a ruling on allowing Magee to defend himself in murder charges tied to August courthouse shootings in San Rafael. Judge Joseph G Wilson postponed decision until Tuesday citing case complexity. Clinton White urged the judge to appoint a legal adviser instead.
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Ruchell Magee
Magee
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Clinton White
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Himi
Poindexter Linked to Syndicate Ties in Chicago
UPI report says David R. Poindexter Jr. is connected to a crime syndicate through a landfill firm in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune notes officials identified Poindexter as active in the firm though not listed on documents and cites Vito DeStefano as a syndicate member. He has a police record dating to 1956 and met Chicago after Angela Davis was linked to kidnap and murder warrants.
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UPI
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Chicago Tribune
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Poindexter
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Senate
Communist Party
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