Hayward Invention Builds Heavy-Duty Electric Wheelchair
Hayward designers Tom Skaggs and John Abbott built a metal and wire wheelchair with Goldberg style inspiration for Dr. Dennis Fisher, a 430 pound patient. The unit costs about 15 dollars for the electric wheelchair and van, features a single lever control, a raising seat from 13 to 30 inches, and a thumb switch for speed, claimed to outperform commercial models and handle extreme weight.
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Rube Galdberg
Tom Skaggs
John Abbott
Hayward
Fisher
Skaggs
Skupes
Berkeley
oWe
Restaurateur named in bid to overturn Spruance ruling
San Leandro businessman linked to Blue Dolphin restaurant faces appeal over William Spruance rulings. District attorney seeks reversal of Peluso drunken driving case after alleged concealment of a dismissal and a promised reduction in charges. The appeal targets three Decembers and a June trial, arguing the final judgment was cloaked and timing forfeited.
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San Leandro
William LD. Spruance
Appellate Division of Superior Court
Wiliam Pelusa Dr
Oakland
1600
Mission Blvd
Sundl
Peluso
R. Bill Peluss
Blue Dolphin Restaurant
Spruance
Senen
Gakhand
Preluso
Julio Juarez
California
Melville Behrend
Behrendt
Pelusy
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Golf clubhouse robbery leaves multiple dead in U S Virgin Islands
Four to five gunmen in green fatigues opened fire at Fountain Valley Golf Club on St Croix, killing seven at the scene and another later in hospital. Victims include a golf shop worker, a groundskeeper, and two electricians. The attackers looted cash before fleeing into nearby brush. Officials confirmed the assault occurred Wednesday afternoon with no immediate arrests.
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Refelier
New Yor
Jat ‘Tarbert
Dein Univer
Fountain Valley Golf Club
St. Croix
St. Thomas
Maas
Ronald Tonkin
Carrie
Melvin H. Fvans
Israeli raid in Lebanon prompts border incursion
Israeli troops entered southern Lebanon pursuing Arab guerrillas after a clash left one Israeli soldier and one guerrilla dead. The operation aimed to track another group member to Yarum near the border as the force combed the area. In Munich threats forced heavy guard on East German Olympic teams amid warnings from Palestinian groups.
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TRL Aviv
UPE
Lebanon
Yarum
Munich
East Germany
West Germany
Cairo
Badio
Guerrila
German officials defend actions in Olympic hostage crisis
German Interior Minister Hans Dietrich Denscher Bavarian Interior Minister Dr Bruno Merk and Munich police chief presented a joint briefing defending the failure to save nine Israeli team members killed by Arab gunmen. They blamed Israel for refusing concessions and cited four factors the authorities weighed including the guerrillas setting a deadline and risk to a German airline crew. Continued on back page.
Newark Catfish Bites Back at Lake
Cedric Davis of Los Angeles hooked a catfish at Newark's lake around 11 30 pm and the fish allegedly struck back with a head bite injuring his head. Fire crews aided and Davis was taken to Washington Hospital for cleansing. no stitches were needed and he was reported in better spirits afterward.
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Newark
Cedric Davis
Los Angeles
Davis
Willie Carney
Farnham Drive
Washington Hospital
Carney
Drug center loses zone permit fight in San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo Alameda County Zoning Administrator Richard Flynn denied Project Eden two conditions for a permit to operate a therapeutic community at 357 Peach Drive. Neighbors opposed the plan with 335 signatures, while project leaders say the facility would aid treatment and rehabilitation for 14 residents. The executive committee meets tonight to decide next steps as officials weigh neighborhood health and safety concerns.
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San Lorenzo
Alameda County
Richard Flynn
Project Eden
Flynn
Peach Drive
Dalin Kolecki
Growth issue hit at mayors confab
At the Alameda County Mayors Conference the draft ABAG paper on Bay Area growth drew criticism on economic and religious grounds. It warns of housing targets to curb population rising from 4 million to 6 to 9 million by 2000, suggests incentives for small families, while environmentalists challenge federal and state fixes favoring larger families.
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Bay Area
Alameda County
Association of Bay Area
Ihe Flegal
Abag
Piedmont
Flegal
Weather forecast repeats with mild temperatures and clouds
The forecast says similar conditions with some clouds and safe conditions through tomorrow. Highs near 75 degrees and lows around the lower teens in tents.
Woman on dialysis gives birth to premature girl in San Francisco
A 25 year old woman undergoing chronic dialysis for kidney failure delivered a premature baby girl weighing 3 pounds 6 ounces at Letterman Hospital. The child is thriving at home after a six week preemie start, while the mother remains on dialysis and awaits a kidney transplant. The case is cited as possibly the first successful birth to a dialysis patient at conception.
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Sax Francisco
Sul
Letterman Amy Hospital
Fied
Pagile
Anzelman
Unzelman
University of California Medical Center
San Francisco
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Grove Way
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Hayward Botany Grounds
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Ann Landers
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