Wallace Wade

Wallace Wade, the former Duke and Alabama football coach who brought the 1942 Rose Bowl to Durham from Pasadena, Calif., after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died this morning after a brief illness. He was 94. Wade coached in five Rose Bowls and played in one as a member of the Brown University team that lost to Washington in 1916. He coached eight years at Alabama, where he won 61 games, lost 13 and tied 3 before going to Duke. Wade said the Jan.

In his 23 years as an Orange County prosecutor, Bill Feccia has seen elections come and go, along with the ever-changing tides of office politics. But this year's campaign for district attorney is different. This time, things are getting personal. Veteran prosecutor Wallace Wade is challenging his boss, Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas, in a campaign that's led to shouting matches at union meetings, a lawsuit and accusations of computer eavesdropping and stolen garbage.

The name Wallace Wade is unfamiliar to the 40-and-under crowd because it has been 36 years since the "Iron Duke" retired from coaching. But those who followed college football before there was a televised game of the week remember Wade, who died this week at age 94, as one of the game's most dominant coaches.

Spurred by what he calls a "crisis of integrity" in his office, a veteran Orange County prosecutor has taken the first step to challenge Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas in the March election. Wallace Wade, a prosecutor for more than two decades and a failed candidate for district attorney in 1998, filed papers in July disclosing his intention to oppose his boss.

After three weeks of speculation, the Orange County district attorney's office said Friday that two former top deputies who were placed on administrative leave Jan. 5 will return to work Monday. Wallace Wade and Brent Romney, assistant district attorneys under former Dist. Atty. Mike Capizzi, will return to work as deputy district attorneys and will have no supervisorial responsibilities.

Spurred by what he calls a "crisis of integrity" in his office, a veteran Orange County prosecutor has taken the first step to challenge Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas in the March election. Wallace Wade, a prosecutor for more than two decades and a failed candidate for district attorney in 1998, filed papers in July disclosing his intention to oppose his boss.

In his 23 years as an Orange County prosecutor, Bill Feccia has seen elections come and go, along with the ever-changing tides of office politics. But this year's campaign for district attorney is different. This time, things are getting personal. Veteran prosecutor Wallace Wade is challenging his boss, Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas, in a campaign that's led to shouting matches at union meetings, a lawsuit and accusations of computer eavesdropping and stolen garbage.

Two days after taking office, Dist. Atty. Anthony J. Rackauckas said Wednesday that he has placed his election opponent and two other former top managers on paid administrative leave. "I did this so I can look at their situations and see what should be done," Rackauckas said. "I am assessing the needs of the office and how we might be able to use their services." Brent F. Romney and Wallace J. Wade--two top assistants to former Dist. Atty.

A candidate for the district attorney's office petitioned the court Tuesday to require his opponent, Wallace Wade, to delete statements from his sample ballot statement that allegedly are false or misleading. Judge Anthony Rackauckas Jr. asked Orange County Superior Court to order Wade to delete statements indicating that Wade is the only candidate with "management experience" and that he was "the" assistant district attorney.

After three weeks of speculation, the Orange County district attorney's office said Friday that two former top deputies who were placed on administrative leave Jan. 5 will return to work Monday. Wallace Wade and Brent Romney, assistant district attorneys under former Dist. Atty. Mike Capizzi, will return to work as deputy district attorneys and will have no supervisorial responsibilities.

Two days after taking office, Dist. Atty. Anthony J. Rackauckas said Wednesday that he has placed his election opponent and two other former top managers on paid administrative leave. "I did this so I can look at their situations and see what should be done," Rackauckas said. "I am assessing the needs of the office and how we might be able to use their services." Brent F. Romney and Wallace J. Wade--two top assistants to former Dist. Atty.

The name Wallace Wade is unfamiliar to the 40-and-under crowd because it has been 36 years since the "Iron Duke" retired from coaching. But those who followed college football before there was a televised game of the week remember Wade, who died this week at age 94, as one of the game's most dominant coaches.

Wallace Wade, the former Duke and Alabama football coach who brought the 1942 Rose Bowl to Durham from Pasadena, Calif., after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died this morning after a brief illness. He was 94. Wade coached in five Rose Bowls and played in one as a member of the Brown University team that lost to Washington in 1916. He coached eight years at Alabama, where he won 61 games, lost 13 and tied 3 before going to Duke. Wade said the Jan.

Three men have been charged with running a bookmaking operation out of a Tustin bar, Deputy Dist. Atty. Wallace Wade said Friday. Jerome H. Rich, 47, an employee of the Barn Restaurant & Bar; and Fred H. Brome and Layton R. Bennett are charged with one count each of bookmaking and one count of making and accepting bets, he said. Rich was released on his own recognizance by Central Orange County Municipal Judge James Gray. The other two men were released after posting $25,000 bail each.