Two Chowchilla kidnap suspects show fear and defiance in letters
Court documents reveal James and Frederick Schoenfeld expressed fear of punishment and vows to resist capture while hiding in Canada, as Richard Schoenfeld surrendered after two weeks on the run following the 1978 Chowchilla bus kidnapping. Evidence includes notes to self and letters to parents, with plans and pleas for leniency and punishment.
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Oakland
Chowchilla
Wxs
Jaid
James Schoenfeld
Jira
Val
Frederick N. Woods
Richard Schoenfeld
Luke
Woods
Schoenfeld
Chowehilla
Madera
Edward Merrill
Lan
Thad
U.S. seeks funds to buy Tahoe casino sites for land plan
California and Nevada lawmakers agreed to seek federal funds and an appraisal to acquire two Lake Tahoe sites. They propose burying the parcels under Forest Service management to ease planning conflicts. Nevada leaders oppose greater federal intervention and urge local cooperation to limit Tahoe Basin construction.
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Washington
APL
California
Nevada
Ulers
Lake Tahoe Basin
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
U.S. Forest Service
QNE
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tabor
Howard Cannon
Paul Laxalt
Jim Santini
Tahoe Basin
Oliver Kahle
Ted Jennings
Strikes Hit South San Francisco and Peninsula Hotels
Strikes continued to plague South San Francisco and nine Peninsula hotels on Wednesday with hundreds of workers staying at their posts. About 10 municipal workers in South San Francisco walked off Tuesday over a new contract, entering a second day, while 100 hotel workers entered a second week of walkouts over wages.
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South San Francisco
Peninsula
Wo Municipal
Drake plate forgery debunked by science and scholars
Two studies from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Oxford University Research Lab declare the so called landing plate of Drake a forged artifact. Metallo content and zinc copper ratios mark it as modern, while UC historians suggest student prank influence and a reluctance to admit deception.
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Francis Drake
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Oxford Chiversity Research Laboratory
Drake
Cyril Smith
James Hart
Bancroft Library
Herbert Bolton
Captured aliens say they bribed Tijuana police
Three Mexican men detained near the border claimed to have paid Tijuana officers to cross. One, Manuel Lopez Perez, said he and five others were stopped by a green and white patrol car and released after offering money. The group was turned over to U.S. Border Patrol and then sent back to Mexico.
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San Diego
Robinson
Lopez Peres
Tijuana
Colonia Libertad
Tjuana
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Marin County
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Kent
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Menthol
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