Calaveras Jumping Frog Jubilee Sees Long Leaps and Records
In Angels Camp California a frog named E Davey Croakett owned by Denny Matasci of Mountain View jumped 20 feet 3 inches to set a new record at Calaveras County Jumping Frog Jubilee. More than 80 finalists featured multiple long leaps, with several frogs surpassing the old 19 feet 3% inch mark. The event honors Mark Twain and drew entrants from across California and states with governors entering jumps.
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Denny Matasci
Mountain View
E. Davey Croakett
Angels Camp
Dinilal Calaveras County
Denny Matasei
Bill Proctor
Leonard Hall
Lafayette
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Matasci
San Joaquin Valley
San Jose Area
Treetop
Frank Borrelli
Gustine
Barbara Dewhey
Moraga
Bay View Federal bows to NWLF threats after bombing
In Larkspur California Bay View Federal Savings executive says the bank will repair rental properties after a bombing attributed to the New World Liberation Front. The blast damaged the Marin County branch with about 20000 dollars in losses as a caller claimed NWLF responsibility and vowed further action unless code repairs were made.
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Larkspur
Bay View Federal Savings
New World Liberation Front
Bay View
Marin County
NWLF
Prison contracts for murder at bargain prices
Washington Supreme Court Justice Robert Brachtenbach said contracts to kill inside the Washington State Penitentiary could run from 100 to 200 dollars, while associate superintendent James Harvey claimed debts have been repaid with contract killings for 10 to 15 dollars. He noted five murders in two years and that 80 percent of inmates in protective custody face threats or contracts.
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Seattle
Washington State Penitentiary
Washington Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Robert Brachtenbach
Walla Walla
James Harvey
Harvey
L14
Murphy
Robert Palmer
Warvey
Henry Jamerson
Cleaver says U.S. ahead in race relations, Africa contrasts
Eldridge Cleaver told The Sacramento Union that Americans are generations ahead in race relations. He noted blacks in white-ruled South Africa and Rhodesia have more freedom than in Uganda, and he warned against viewing Africa through a skin color lens. Cleaver, former Black Panther, returned to the U.S. after a globe trek and parole context. He urged Black Americans to pursue democracy and full citizenship rights here.
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Eldridge Cleaver
Cleaver
Sacramento Union
South Africa
Rhodesia
Uganda
Union
Black Panther
Alameda County
Oakland
United States
Africa
Cuba
Communist Party
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Ty Algerie
Algeria
Mauritania
Tunisia
Morocco
Libya
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Angola
Mozambique
South
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Chuck Christianson
Nevada
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