Youth with Oakland contract dead from heroin overdose
Michael Morrison, 21, once signed by the Oakland Athletics, died of a heroin overdose in November 1971 in Santa Ana. Family recollects a four-year drug descent, with a marijuana arrest derailing college scholarships and multiple later arrests before a tragic end. Kevin Morrison’s letter and family accounts describe a promising star ruined by drugs.
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Newport Bay
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Stanford
Arizona State
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Minnesota Twins
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Jesse Flores
Michele
Virginia
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California tops U.S. in December bombings
California recorded 39 bombings in December, the highest by state, as a national IA CP survey tallied 160 incidents nationwide. New York had 19 indictments. juvenile vandalism was the most common motive, linked to 24 cases.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
International Association of Chiefs of Police
New York
Stanford police remove word police from badges and cars
Stanford University police have dropped the word police from badges shoulder patches and cars after an editorial protest by the Stanford Daily. James Siena says the change aims to avoid misunderstandings or violations of the California Vehicle Code. The Daily notes Santa Clara County sheriff and district attorney objected to police markings.
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Stanford University Police Department
Stanford
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Richard W. Lyman
California
Siena
Santa Cara
Daily
Donald Tamm
APCD to Add Full Time Helicopter Surveillance
The Air Pollution Control District plans a full time helicopter to boost aerial surveillance and enforce open burning prohibitions. Supervisor Warren M. Dorn said current use relied on a part time sheriff's helicopter rented for inspections across large areas. The helicopter, funded by a federal EPA grant, should be in service by May and will cover over 700 square miles.
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Air Pal- Tatton
Warren M. Dorn
APCD
Environmental Protection Agency
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