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A-14 Saturday, May 18, 1996 Sentinel Obituaries Search under Kaczynski's cabin finds scrap metal, pipe, tools Leo H. Baldwin Family services are today for Leo H. Baldwin, who died Wednesday at Dominican Hospital. He was 82. A longtime resident of Santa Cruz, he was known to the community for many years as the "Poet of the Parking lot.

He was I i ground tunnel system near Kaczynski's shack two days after he was arrested April 3. The initial search of the cabin lasted 12 days. Kaczynski, charged with possessing bomb-making components, has been in jail at Helena without bond since his arrest. He has yet to be indicted and has not been charged with any of the Unabom-ber bombings. On April 19, U.S.

District Judge Charles Lovell rejected Kaczynski's request to be released because of what his attorney contends was a pattern of leaks about the case by anonymous government sources. That ruling has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. search was issued May 9, the same day the plywood cabin had been removed from Kaczynski's property near Lincoln. The building was carried by truck to Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls before dawn Wednesday.

The new search warrant indicated that FBI agents might use electronic detection and digging equipment to search underground. The search produced a large piece of lead wrapped in plastic bags, 14 pieces of scrap metal, six hacksaw blades, a wooden mallet, a metal bar, pipe, pick shovel, and metal file. Earlier news reports said that FBI agents had searched an under known for passing out free hugs and words of encouragement to many who entered the County Bank Trust in Santa Cruz, where he worked as a parking lot attendant. The son of an Oklahoma sharecropper, he served as a missionary in Hawaii before moving to Arizona, where he ran a mortgage brokerage business. He also worked in public relations in Long Beach before moving to the Santa Cruz He is survived by his Baldwin wife, Bernice Baldwin of Santa Cruz; a daughter, Jan-Ice Hudson of Santa Cruz; two sons, Tim Baldwin and Larry Baldwin, both of Santa Cruz; eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

A celebration of his life is to be held May 26 in Edmond, Okla. Nadino Page Marti no Services will be Monday for Nadine Page Martino, a Watsonville resident for 30 years who died Wednesday after a short illness. She was 50. Martino, who graduated from Santa Cruz High, was a daycare provider for 17 years. She loved music and dance.

She enjoyed working in her yard. But most of all, she enjoyed her children at play. She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Jennings of Watsonville; her brother and sister in-law, Daniel and Marcy Page of Santa Cruz; a sister, Pansy Arlt of Livermore; 1 her mother, Ann Page of Santa Cruz. Senior Citizens' Legal Services. Larry Dean Brown Services were Friday, May 10, for Larry Dean Brown, who died in Bremerton, Wash, on May 5 of cancer.

He was 54. A native of Santa Cruz, he attended local schools and after graduation spent nine years in the U.S. Navy. He spent several years on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Coral Sea.

He later drove an ambulance for a Santa Cruz company before joining the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Department, where he worked for 10 years. He moved to Washington state in 1982. Duo to ill health, he retired in 1994 from the Bremerton Naval Shipyard, where he was chief of naval security investigations. Mr. Brown fished avidly in lakes and rivers in Washington state and spent many hours camping with his wife, Ann.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Brown of Bremerton; three children, Steven Brown of Hollister, Tammy Brown of Humboldt and Donna Brown of Fresno; three step-children, Daniel Flannery, Robert Flannery and Julie Lowe, all of Washington. Other survivors include three brothers, his twin, Barry Brown of Port Orchard, Milton Brown of Lebanon, Mo. and Richard Brown of Gibbstown, N.J.; three sisters, Peggy Edsall of Watsonville. Dorothy Rohrbough of Scotts Valley, Delores Meek of Soquel; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. He was buried in the Willamette National Cemetery, in Portland, Ore.

John S. Picaso Services will be Monday for John S. Picaso, a longtime Watsonville resident who died Thursday at Watsonville Community Hospital. He was 96. A native of Pescadero.

Mr. Picaso moved to Watsonville with his family as a small child. He attended local schools. He worked for more than 40 years as supervisor for Watsonville Laundry. Following his retirement, he worked as a handyman for many years.

He was a member of the Madonna Grange. He is survived by his wife, Daisy Picaso of Watsonville; a son, Richard Halward of Watsonville; a daughter, Jeanette Halward of Watsonville; sisters Marie Meyer and Veronica Cole, both of Santa Cruz; and six grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Davis Memorial Chapel in Watsonville. Burial will follow in the Pioneer Watsonville Cemetery.

Friends may visit the Davis Chapel from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and from 8 a.m.

to 11 a.m. Monday. The family prefers contributions to Prime Health, Watsonville Community Hospital, 298 Green Valley Watsonville, 95076. Eva P. Adams No services are planned for Eva P.

Adams, a Watsonville resident who died Friday at Watsonville Community Hospital. A native of Oakland, Adams lived there until 1984 when she moved to Watsonville. She was a home-maker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Adams, who died in 1984. She is survived by a son, Stephen Adams of Modesto; a daughter, Nancy Vallerga of Hollister; and one grandchild.

At her request, there will be no services. Cremation is being arranged by Mehl's Colonial Chapel. Magnolia Thunderpussy Castro Services are pending for Magnolia Thunderpussy Castro of Ben Lomond, whose namesake restaurant, earned her fame. She died of heart failure Wednesday at Dominican Hospital. She was 56.

A native of San Francisco, she became a restaurateur there in the 1960s, gaining notoriety for her eroti-cally titled desserts. With her friend. Rose "Roxy" Lerner Holly and Roxy's husband Tim Holly, they were caterers to the stars. "She was an environmental princess. She always left things better than she found them," said Rose Holly.

A frequent visitor to the San Lorenzo Valley, she become a full-time resident of Ben Lomond four years ago. She was a crochet artist and made beautiful silk paintings. She also was a voracious reader. After a stroke two years ago, she underwent therapy at the Cabrillo College Stroke Center and had been scheduled to graduate next week. Her husband and companion of 12 years, Alex A.

Castro, was at her side when she died. Contributions are preferred to the Cabrillo College Stroke Center Student Council. Villi! i inn in'i The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. The FBI found a collection of scrap metal, pipe and tools underneath Theodore Kaczynski's mountain cabin, according to 'court documents released Friday. The search, conducted last Saturday, turned up 26 items.

Earlier searches of Kaczynski's 10-by-12 foot shack turned up bombs, triggering devices and detonators. Justice Department sources have said the evidence linked Kaczynski to the series of Unabom-ber bombings that killed three people and injured 23 over the past 18 years. A court order for the latest musician Johnny 'Guitar' dies in Japan The Associated Press TOKYO Johnny "Guitar" Watson, one of rhythm and blues' most influential musicians, suffered a fatal heart attack Friday night while performing in a Japanese blues club, police said. He was 61. Watson was in Yokohama, 18 miles south of Tokyo, when he collapsed during a performance, said Junichi Sawaya of the Yokohama police.

Sawaya said Watson was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead of a heart attack. Some of popular music's most famous guitarists including Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton said they were influenced by Watson's playing. Deceased rock musician Frank Zappa said hearing Watson's 1957 recording "Three Hours Past Midnight" launched his interest in playing guitar. Watson's guitar riffs have been used in songs by rap musicians Snoop Doggy Dogg and Ice Cube. Watson's often sexually oriented recordings included "The Gangster of Love." which became his nickname; "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights;" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." The guitarist's comeback album "Bow Wow" in 1993, his first album in 13 years, earned a Grammy nomination for contemporary blues album.

Near the end of his career, he toured with the O'Jays. "He had his unique style," said Al Bell, president of Bellmark Records in Los Angeles. "He didn't over play. But what he played was great. He knew simplicity had power." The Texas-born Watson said he was influenced by "T-Bone" Walker and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.

He moved to Los Angeles as a teen ager and began his musical career in small jazz and blues clubs. Survivors include his mother, Wilma, his wife, Susan, and son DeJohn and daughter Virginia. Baby died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sentinel staff report SANTA CRUZ An 8-month-old baby who was found dead at 158 Blaine St. died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, coroner's deputies said Friday. Police officers and firefighters discovered the child, identified as Brandy Elizabeth Arnold-Castillo, after they received a call of an "unresponsive infant" at about 2 p.m.

Wednesday. The subsequent investigation and autopsy revealed no foul play, said sheriffs Sgt. Robert Tanner. Martino The Associated Press Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, shown in this undated file photo, died in Japan Friday. FUNERALS OAKWOOD MEMORIAL CHAPEL She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Page of Santa Cruz.

Services are Monday at Santa Cruz Memorial Park and Funeral Home. Marieta Pecchenino Services were private for Marieta "Rita" Pecchenino, a longtime Pajaro Valley resident who died Thursday at Watsonville Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was 76. A native of Texas, Mrs. Pecchenino, along with her husband, operated Freedom's first full-service grocery store.

Mrs. Pecchenino moved to the Pajaro Valley in 1936, and graduated two years later from Watsonville High. During those years, she lived with her grandmother. Cathren Crowl, manager of Justin Apparel on Main Street. Mrs.

Pecchenino attended business college in Colorado Springs, Colo. After college she returned to Watsonville to become a secretary for a law firm. She met her husband, Charles, working at Peck's Country Store in the late 1940s. Mr. Pecchenino and his wife operated the business at Buena Vista Drive and Freedom Boulevard until 1965.

They sold the business and opened a smaller grocery and liquor store next door, now named Dale's Liquors and Grocery. Mrs. Pecchenino returned to college in the 1970s and earned a certificate in medical terminology from Cabrillo. She went on to work as a bookkeeper at Watsonville Senior Center. She and her husband were active in Freedom On Guard, a community group that successfully fought Watsonville's proposed annexation of a large portion of Freedom in the late 1970s.

She retired from the senior center in 1988 and moved with her husband to Scotts Valley. Charles Pecchenino died last June. She is survived by her daughter, Nicki Pecchenino of Scotts Valley; a son, George Lyman of Rio Linda; two sisters, Mary Zimmerman of Auburn and Carol Wallace of Boise, Idaho; a brother, Stanley "Bud" McGregor of North Carolina; one grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. Private cremation was handled by Santa Cruz Cremation Service. The family prefers donations to the Visiting Nurse Association of Santa Cruz County or Funeral Home Cemetery You take care of your lami-ly's needs including giving them a home where they can feel safe.

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Native of Seattle, WA, she was 85. Thelma was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A Santa Cruz resident for 50 years. She loved music, ice skating and she en-ioved camping. Graveside services will be conducted at Oakwood Memorial Park, 3301 Paul Sweet Rd.

on Saturday, May 18, 1996 at 10:00 A.M. Oakwood Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements, Douglas Marline, Service Director. Interment in Oakwood Memorial Park. Contributions preferred to The Jade Street Community Center for Senior Services, Jade Street, Capitola, CA 95010. 3301 Paul Sweet Road Santa.

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6. Attorneys are to ap pear in court Aug. 29 to discuss whether they are ready for the trial. Edwards' mother, Cora Lindsay, earlier testified that Edwards told her on March 2 that she threw Love into the water. Crying, Lindsay told the court that, upon hearing the news, she went out of the house screaming.

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