Ukiah Daily Journal (Newspaper) - November 16, 1981, Ukiah, California November 16, 1981 121st Year No. 182 468-0123 Journal Mendocino California Weather By United Press International Northwestern heavy at Showers and a chance of thundershowers tonight and Southerly winds increasing to storm force today decreasing late Local flooding of low lying coastal areas likely this 1 Section 25 Cents Hinckley in second suicide try WASHINGTON - Accused presidential assailant John W. Hinckley Jr. apparently used a piece of cardboard from a box of crackers to jam the lock of his jail cell before trying to hang himself law enforcement sources said Sources said Hinckley probably jammed the lock on the door in brief moments that U.S. marshals who keep a 24-hour watch over him were changing shifts at the Army base at Fort Md. 26, was listed In stable condition at the base hospital today following the attempt - for the second time - to take his Law enforcement sources said U.S. watching Hinckley from outside his cell and also on a closed circuit television saw him attempt to tie a cotton jacket around the window bars for an apparent When they Inserted the key in the lock of his it simply shoved the cardboard further into the One of the U.S. marshals at the cell ran outside to the window where Hinckley had tied his jacket and cut him according to The sources said the keyhole apparently was jammed from the outside with a piece of cardboard from a box of crackers Hinckley had kept in his was breathing as far as we can tell marshals reached sources never stopped He did resist to some extent when we got in The sources said Hinckley probably was hanging by his jacket around his neck for three to five minutes before U.S. marshals cut him The sources said Hinckley was aware he was being watched constantly by Sources said U.S. marshals will restrict further what material Hinckley has access to in the wake of his second suicide attempt since being arrested for trying to kill the president last In Hinckley took an overdose of an aspirin in an apparent attempt to harm doesn't have access to very but it will be even more restrictive since this is his second the sources Hinckley's Vincent declined to comment on his client when reached by United Press He also refused to respond when asked if Hinckley had been sources close to the case is always He's a walking depression At least 15 die in weekend storm sweeping the Pacific Northwest Photo by Brian Kornegay Workers at the Lake Mendocino Marina attempt to remove some of the debris from Sunday's High winds from the current series of storms tore limbs from trees and flung them into the Russian The current emptied the debris into the where it collected around the For blackouts and minor flooding By CHARLES RAPPLEYE Journal Staff Writer High winds and a steady downpour buffeted the Redwood Empire this knocking out power to thousands of county And the National Weather Service is predicting more of the same for this evening and Winds of over 100 mph were recorded during the weekend which forced road closings due to felled redwoods between Eureka and Crescent City to the and closed the Rafael bridge to the Mendocino County avoided such spectacular but gale force winds and lightning knocked out power for nearly all coast residents for at least parts of day according to PG&E spokesman Skip tempest should be a bit the Weather Service The present weather lull should end toward late when winds and rain are expected to Storm conditions should ease again by tomorrow The brief respite should be just enough for crews to recover from Friday's Kirchner were pretty hard-hit in Point in Fort and in he He said damage crews are still at work restoring service to parts of Fort Most of the damage resulted from trees and limbs blown through power Lightning also proved troublesome on the where at least a dozen were knocked Dos Rios and parts of Hopland also lost power Friday but service was restored by Kirchner said extra crews were brought in from as far away as San Francisco and Antioch to repair Mendocino County He said there was no dollar estimate to the damage as but called the storm bracing for the one coming in he Little other storm damage was reported by this The county department of public works said there were minor flooding but said the weekend showers were never heavy enough to cause severe One traffic accident was attributed to the The California Highway Patrol reported today that Driver Christopher 21, and passenger Terri 18, both of suffered moderate injuries yesterday when their car skidded off the wet pavement and over the bank of Highway 101 near Station Both were taken to Healdsburg The storms have dumped a total of 4.47 inches of rain on Ukiah since including 1.36 inches since midnight bringing the year's total rainfall to 12.24 By MICHAEL HUDSON SAN FRANCISCO - A weekend Pacific storm delivered a one-two punch to the Pacific taking at least 15. knocking down trees and leaving hundreds of thousands without power in Northern Oregon and The first and stiff est buffeted by winds of up to 100 arrived Friday After a welcome and unexpected the second half of the storm hit Sunday and is expected to last through Six persons were confirmed dead In Oregon and three others were Four Californians were killed and two hunters were missing and five Washingtonians also Most of the deaths came from boating Howard 54, died of massive head injuries Sunday when a large tree crashed through the roof of his been hearing trees falling all but we didn't know it was on the said Leah a neighbor and sister-in-law of the Northern California crab fishermen reported the loss of thousands of dollars of pots in the storm-tossed while flooding was reported at and along the Washington the break between the storms apparently so far prevented a major flood The National Service said that the first storm was the worst to hit the Northwest in 19 The Tillamook Bay Coast Guard station reported gusts topping 100 mph as the latest storm passed around noon Sunday - much higher than National Weather Service forecasts and the 60 mph gusts recorded at the Garibaldi station early was pretty said Petty Officer Shawn U.S. Highway 101 was closed in several Oregon locations due to fallen trees and slides for the second time in three on Page 2) Temperatures Nov 15 1981 Date Hi Lo 15 63 51 11 a.m. Today 60 1980 Date HI Lo 68 31 Low Today 56 24-hour Rainfall 1.71 Rainfall 10.88 Last Year 1.90 Gourmet eating in the woods Photo by Tony Hue gel A bite of slippery slug is braved by Warden class being taught at Redwood Valley Middle as part of her final exams in a Wilderness Survival See Pages 6 and 7 for story and Shakes and no rolls in White House inner circle By HELEN THOMAS UPI White House Reporter WASHINGTON - President Reagan says he plans no changes in his shaken inner but is anxiously awaiting a Justice Department review of his latest embattled aide - national security adviser Richard The disclosed Friday in the wake of the controversy over budget director David focuses on a payment Allen received last winter from a Japanese magazine that interviewed Nancy The Justice Department is attempting to determine if the made as a thank you payment by the constituted a It is a custom in Japan to pay an honorarium to important people for an Allen said he had intended to turn the money over to the Treasury but instead placed it in the safe of his old office and forgot about it. It was found by the new government tenant in Allen denies any wrongdoing and calls the incident a asked by reporters Sunday if he planned any personnel changes in his inner replied is no said deputy press secretary Larry who has said the White House would have no further comment on the Allen matter while it is under Justice Department The Washington Post quoted congressional sources as saying the focus of last week's in-house administration was being lifted as the administration's chief Capitol Hill budget Sources were quoted by the paper as saying credibility had been damaged by his published comments expressing doubts about Reaganomics and was being replaced as Capitol Hill point man by Treasury Secretary Donald Last because of his comments in The Atlantic offered his Reagan refused to the White House because the president saw Stockman as a vital member of his many on Capitol Hill believe credibility has been irreparably damaged and that he will eventually have to With the Allen and Stockman matters on his Reagan spent the weekend turkey hunting on the 500-acre ranch of his chief of James Reagan returned home late Sunday on the government's 747 jumbo jet that will serve as a command post in case of a nuclear attack on the United Speakes said Reagan refrained from shooting when the turkey he spotted was surrounded by But his companions dropped three The Doomsday plane landed at Andrews Air Force Base after a three-hour flight from Kelly Air Force Base near San In brief comments to Reagan described his return flight as very i
