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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
3
Washington reports the Senate backed a three year, one billion dollar program to diagnose prevent and treat heart and lung diseases. The bill funds 15 chronic lung disease centers and heart disease centers nationwide. Also sent to the House was legislation to create a military medical university in Washington DC.
A federal grand jury charged two anti poverty officials Elvis A. Hodges and Luther Smith Jr. with embezzlement fraud unlawful conversion and misapplication of federal funds alleging they embezzled 4500 and Smith an additional 3000 from 1968 to 1970 via the Federally funded Group to Industrialize the Ghetto. Smith leads West Oakland Health Center and the Oakland Poverty Board while Hodges works for Oakland’s Community Actions Agency and serves on local planning and health boards.
Authorities identified victims as Lewin Friedman and his wife Thelma of Millorae. A gamble trip to Reno ended with a crash involving a bus, auto, track, and two trucks near Auburn. Injured passengers sustained minor cuts and bruises and were released from Placer County Hospital shortly after the accident on Wednesday.
Miss America preliminary contests featured Catherine Lawton of Delaware and Cindy Lee Sikes of Kansas advancing hopes toward the 10 semifinalists. Lawton, performing a banjo medley and noting prayers on stage, spilled an extra banjo string. Sikes won swimsuit honors amid a 7,000 crowd, with a 36 24 36 figure and a purchased suit.
Miss Ohio Maren Sue Sparks, 21, says she will fight stereotypes if she wins the 1973 Miss America pageant and wants people to see her as a person, not a tile. She notes predecessor Laurie Lea Scheffer’s win and mentions Sparks’s judo belt as a unique skill.
In the Strait of Juan de Fuca two freighters were locked together for over seven hours after a collision 30 miles southwest of Victoria on Monday. The Agean Sea, loaded and damaged, was towed to Esquimalt dry dock while the C. F. Dant maneuvered to Ogden Point under its own power. The bow of the C. F. Dant remains embedded in the Agean Sea’s port side. No one was injured.
A sheriff's deputy wounded one of two sniper suspects early after ambushes that pinned down officers responding to a missing juvenile report. Albert Deron, 24, was shot in the mouth and Manuel Martinez, 23, was hit in the stomach and hand, both in hospital. The other suspect, Hecate Fuentes of Los Angeles, was later arrested with a .27 caliber rifle.
Ten would be kidnapers failed in two separate incidents at Los Angeles International Airport. The first target, Panela Grace Akadeus, was approached as she sat in her car near a Western Airlines terminal. A man fired a shot through a partly opened window, injuring her glasses and cheek before the assailants fled. Later, two suspects attempted to force Joan Plummer Jegina Beech to accompany them. she cried for help and struggles caused the attackers to flee in a car.
New York teachers union shows hopeful progress toward a settlement with the Board of Education after a day of emergency talks led by United Federation of Teachers President Albert Shanker. Strikes and threats disrupt schedules from Philadelphia to Rhode Island, with numerous districts delaying openings or closing entirely.
In San Francisco the school board reports higher attendance on opening day with 34,439 students, up from 24,19 last fall, and officials predict 41,200 enrolled by October 1, surpassing last year. Board chair George Chinn credits restored confidence. Superintendent Morena notes smooth operations. Chinatown Freedom Schools once opposed the integration plan, hosting about 1,400 students. About 4,000 students had registered at the district’s record.
San Francisco police report a monthly surge of 10 000 to 15 000 meter jams causing about 20 000 in revenue loss. Patrol lab tampering from cans and slugs is common, with jams cleared quickly or sent for repair at 40 to 76 dollars each. City meters total 14 190 with plans to add 745 more. last year meters yielded 1 497 000. Penalties for meter jamming include up to six months in jail and fines. convictions have paid 33 to 200.
Pah Quesnel of Gavail Washington and Steve Evebank of Alamo California launched from the San Francisco pier in a 72 foot craft heading toward Hawaii. A tug The Bruin waited as the pair waved goodbye under the Golden Gate with Britain’s John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook aboard the Israel Britannia observing. A Cape Cod dory and a wind indicator were noted as safety gear. the voyage faced an early stop after the deck gear was checked. Quesnel said the boat carried a 10 day food supply and 128 days of water.
Washington reports major revision of plans to open skilled construction jobs to minorities. Proposals expand area coverage beyond cities, possibly statewide, building on the Philadelphia Plan which sets training and hiring quotas for minorities as a prerequisite for federal contracts.
California Air National Guard Maj Gen George Edmonds dismissed allegations from former aide Warold Stevens as unfounded. He addressed accusations involving use of government property and personnel for a hunting cabin in Alaska and other alleged favors.
San Francisco millionaire real estate developer Louis K. Lurie died Wednesday night on his 84th birthday after months of illness. A Chicago paper boy turned financier, he built 266 buildings in 50 years including the Mark Hopkins Hotel, amassing a multimillion dollar fortune. His son Robert will carry on the family business.
The Senate delays voting on the U S Soviet nuclear arms pact amid White House indecision. Senator Mansfield faults administration for mixed signals. Jackson amendment seeks equality in any permanent agreement. The five year offensive weapons accord cleared the House. parallel treaty on defense systems moves in Senate.
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