Three Suspects Sought In Bus Kidnap Investigation
The Waota and Newhall families tied to a San Francisco business empire are linked to a complex kidnapping probe. Sheriff Bates reported the Woods estate near Saugus is being combed by 30 plus deputies after finding vehicles and a buried Allied moving van used to confine the abducted children. Separately, deputies searched mining claims near Downieville for three young men previously jailed for auto tampering and now under renewed area suspicion.
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Waota
Newhall
Henry Mayo Newhall
Saugus. Mass
San Francisco
California
Madera County
Chowettilla
Madera
Ed Bates
Woods
Here
McDonald Sid Young Woods
North Fork
Yuba River
Downieville
Sierra Nevada
Police chief job debate and Hill reprimand discussed
The City Council weighs whether Hill should apply for assistant or chief after a single disciplinary action in two decades. Hill was reprimanded for alleged mishandling of two boys aged 1 and 12. one mother claimed her medicated son was not fed. Other probes include illegal taping of officers and thefts by city employees at the Omar Hubbard Building.
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Hill
Calkins
Police Department
Ralph Kortz
Kortz
Robert Creighton
Robert Parkin
Abraham
POA
Omar Hubbard
Creighton
Richard Wolfe
Hubbard
City hydrants failed fire in Newburg home blaze
Newburg New York City officials faced scrutiny after a house burned heavily when five hydrants on Henry Street produced little water. The mayor admitted the water valve had never been turned on after new mains were installed. Hydrants were tested later and the incident prompted calls for system checks.
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Newburgil N.Y
Tolice
Henry Street
George Shaw
Janes Brown
Water Department
Youth gets five to life in store holdup
Kenneth Lewis Jackson an 18 year old Los Angeles youth was given a five years to life state prison term by Torrance Superior Court Judge Bernard Lawler after pleading guilty to first degree robbery in a May fair Market holdup at 220 East Grant Avenue El Segundo. Police pursuit ended with a crash and Hunter free 21 of Los Angeles shot and killed by officers who fired as he allegedly pointed a gun during the incident.
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Los Angeles
Torrance Superior Court
Bernard Lawler
Kenneth Lewis Jackson
Mayfair Market
E. Grant Ave
el Segundo
Hunter
Camper Blast Kills 15 Year Old British Girl in California
Orange County coroner deputies report a camper blast in Santa Ana Heights killed Joyce Owen 15 and injured her daughter Jeanne Owen 17. Joyce died at UC Irvine Medical Center at 8 35 p m while Jeanne remains in fair condition.
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Santa Ana Heights
Orange County
Joyce Owen
Birch St
University of California, Irvine
Jeanne Owen
Court upholds death penalty standards in three states
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that Texas Florida and Georgia schemes granting juries and judges guidelines on mitigating and aggravating factors do not violate the Constitution. Powell joined the majority, while cases include Pro fit Lane Jurek and Gregg, with death sentences for lethal crimes. The decision cites Texas Florida Georgia statutes as allowing manslaughter criteria and death eligibility. No executions had occurred since 1967.
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Texas
Florida
Georgia
U.S
Luis Monge
Colorado
Winner of women's tennis tourney denies she's man
SAN DIEGO AP The winner of the women's open singles in the La Jolla Tennis Tournament says she is a woman. Dr Renee Richards who uses her married name Renee Clark Richards has a Newport Beach practice and a gynecologist claim. Reports circulated she was the same as New York ophthalmologist Richard Raskind a former junior standout. University of Rochester Medical School officials said Ras kind graduated in 1959. Richards says there has been a legal name change and Richards and Raskind are one and the same. Richards defeated Hobin Harris 6 1 6 1 in the finals. Harris said rumors at the match upset her. Tournament director Bob Perry says they will seek a USLTA ruling on eligibility and rifle implications.
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San Diego
la Jolla
Renee Clark Richards
Newport Beach
Dr. Richards
Renee Clark
Richard Raskind
New York City
University of Rochester Medical School
Ras
Kind
Richards
University of Rochester
Renee Richards
Raskind
Hobin Harris
Miss Harris
USLTA
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Bob Perry
Ford ties Roosevelt for veto overrides in history
President Ford moves into a three way tie with Franklin D. Roosevelt for third place in presidential veto overrides with nine acts approved. Lawmakers claim the overrides bring immediate relief to central cities, create jobs, and reduce unemployment while AFL-CIO leaders hail the impact on the construction sector and broader economic revival.
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Washlington
Ford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Andrew Johnson
Gibson
Rogert Georgine
Afl-Ciq Building and Construction Trades Department
Albert Shanker
American Federation of ‘Teachers
Afl-Cio
Ford urges action on 74 bills to speed agenda
President Ford, announcing a special message from the Oval Office, pressed Congress to act quickly on 74 bills he proposed. He called tax cuts, spending restraint, health care protections, vaccine indemnity, school busing limits, crime and drug control, Social Security integrity, energy, and regulatory reform priorities. He warned the rest of 1976 faces a slow congressional action outlook.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Capitol Hill
Oval Office
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Viking 1
Jander
AP Wren
Powell
Charles William’ Profit
Tampa
Fla
Jerry Lane Jurek
Cuero
Tex
Troy Leon Gregg
Rhodes
House
Jim Wright
William H. Harsha
Ohio
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
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U.S. Conference of Mayors
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Carl's
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Pacific Coast Highway
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