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Today in History for 12th April 2013

April 12, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Historical Events

1858 – 1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit)
1917 – Domenico Scarlatti and Jeab Cocteaus ballet premieres in Rome
1917 – Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St NYC (Demolished 1982)
1962 – San Mateo County withdraws from BART district (SF Bay area)
1966 – Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2
1992 – “Streetcar Named Desire” opens at Ethel Barrymore NYC for 137 perfs

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Famous Birthdays

1838 – John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician
1914 – Armen Alchian, American economist
1920 – Robert Fizdale, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Misia)
1930 – Manuel Neri, American artist
1937 – Igor Petrovich Volk, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-12)
1966 – Lorenzo White, NFL running back (Cleveland Browns)

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Famous Deaths

1550 – Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53
1912 – Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90
1962 – Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
1966 – Sumokil, president of Republic South Moluccas, executed
1987 – Mike Von Erich, American wrestler
2006 – Puggy Pearson, American poker player (b. 1929)

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From: http://www.historyorb.com/day/april/12

News, Politics, Government

Calif. woman convicted in boiling water attack

April 3, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

A Northern California woman is facing 16 years to life behind bars after being convicted of killing her ex-husband by dousing him with scalding water.

San Mateo County prosecutors say 41-year-old Jesusa Ursonal Tatad pleaded no contest to second-degree murder on Wednesday. She is scheduled to be sentenced May 17.

Tatad and her ex-husband, 36-year-old Ronnie Tatad, shared a Daly City apartment. Prosecutors say she pulled back the blankets while he slept on Nov. 26, 2011, and threw a pot of boiling water on him.

They say she was upset because she believed he was seeing another woman.

The San Mateo County Times reports (http://bit.ly/ZAlm2T ) that Ronnie Tatad died about two weeks later of a blood infection connected to his burns.

News, Politics, Government

Calif. man sentenced in baptism party brawl

March 12, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

A California man was sentenced to nearly a year in jail for stabbing a partygoer who tried to dance with his wife at a baptism celebration.

Yasmani Ramirez, 28, of Redwood City pleaded no contest and was ordered to pay about $1,000 in restitution, the San Francisco Chronicle reported (http://bit.ly/X2GM9l ) Tuesday.

Ramirez was at a baptism party in November when another man touched Ramirez’s wife on her back and asked her to dance. Ramirez argued with the man and several others, which escalated into a fight.

Ramirez pulled out a knife and stabbed the man once in the stomach and cut him several times on his arms when the victim tried to shield his face, authorities said.

“These are relatively young people — testosterone is still running rampant in them,” said San Mateo County prosecutor Steve Wagstaffe. “It turned into a couple of wild male elk in mating season locking horns — except for one party, the horns were a knife.”

Authorities have placed a hold on Ramirez, an illegal immigrant, and they could start deportation proceedings when he is released.

Articles of Interest

Ruben Barrales Hired By Republican Pac, GROW Elect, In Effort To Elect More Latinos

February 22, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By The Huffington Post News Editors

A political action committee formed to help elect Latino Republicans to office in California has hired Ruben Barrales, a former White House aide and San Mateo County supervisor, to be its president and chief executive officer.

The group, GROW Elect, said in a prepared statement that Barrales’ appointment “is part of an aggressive expansion” of its effort to elect Latino Republicans to local, state and federal offices.

The group last year involved itself mostly in local races and was a relatively small operation, spending less than $150,000. It was funded largely by Charles Munger Jr., a wealthy Republican activist.

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