San Diego Fights Back Border Crime Task Force Formed
San Diego police create a 10 member border task force to curb rising crime in the San Ysidro area. Chief Bill Kolender says daily victims are illegal aliens and cites 124 robberies four rapes three murders this year. The unit will use surveillance with four wheel drive vehicles and night vision to deter crimes as they occur.
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San Diego
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Bill Kolender
Kolender
San Ysidro
Disability Claims Fight Over Double Payment Suit Filed
Travelers Insurance Company sues Carl Simmons a former air traffic controller claiming he seeks duplicate disability payments after a lump sum settlement. Simmons says he remained disabled and later filed anew for a different position, while the insurer asserts no further payment is due.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Carl Simmons
Simmons
Insurance Company
Lawyer Hopper gets five years for jail escape plot
Frederick Hopper a Santa Ana lawyer and ex police chief was sentenced to five years in prison on four counts for plotting the Washoe County Jail escape of Floyd Forsberg and for possessing part of the million dollar loot. He must forfeit 75000 of his 250000 bail and will undergo a 90 day psychiatric evaluation at McNeil Island Penitentiary. Lawrence Graham of Romoland was also found guilty of the plot.
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Hopper
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Lawrence Graham
Romoland
Calif
Washoe County
Floyd Forsberg
Voter Registration Totals for Elko County Nevada
Elko County Clerk Robert Kane reported 6 807 registered voters for the general election with a 3 to 2 Democratic lead. Democrats 3 551 Republicans 2 396 Independent American 27 and nonpartisan 833 registered.
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Elko, Nev
UPI
Elko County
Robert Kane
Kane
Independent American Party
Drinking Ritual Testimony Given
Gary Faulstich testified Friday he felt he would have nearly died from alcohol poisoning during a 1975 Sundowner initiation, describing the life threatening drinking ritual and his subsequent recovery and reflections.
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RENO
UPI
Gary Faulstich
John Davies Faulstich
Davies
Faulstich
Sundowners
Publisher Summoned To Court In Nevada Campaign Case
Elko publisher Mel Steninger is summoned to appear in Justice Court October 19 on a misdemeanor charge for failing to file campaign spending by candidates in the Nevada Legislature. He argues the law violates press and speech rights and could trigger a six month jail term and a $500 fine.
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ELKO
UPI
Mel Steninger
Justice Court
Nevada
Steninger
Elko Daily Free Press
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