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Newspaper
Modesto Bee
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1966
Page
1
Stockton officials authorize a 7500 study into runway deterioration at Stockton Metropolitan Airport. Civil engineer Bernard Brandley warns of asphalt layers separating over a 24 inch base, urging removal and replacement of subgrade soil to qualify for federal funds and prevent unsafe conditions.
Seven girls enter the Miss Riverbank contest to be held during the August 14 Community Picnic. Candidates are Ursula Frobose, Lynda Kline, Pam Thorington, Diane Stewart, Yvonne Stewart, Linda Handy, and Donna Mail. Deadline to sell tickets is July 14. entry requires single status, ages 16 to 21, and residency within four miles of Riverbank.
James E. Longe of Stockton, 52, named San Joaquin County Director of Aviation, replacing ill health resigning Dean Breshears, 42. Longe, previously director of public relations, will earn 883 dollars monthly and leaves that post. Breshears had been aviation chief since last August after succeeding Clarence Shy. the board reactivated the assistant director post.
MERCED after months of investigation police entered the home of Julian Spade Armas 25 with a search warrant and arrested him on charges of marijuana possession. In Armas house at 234 E 13th Street Stockton local residents involved in the war on poverty will have a chance this week to attend a school designed to help them. Confiscated were several ounces of marijuana valued at 3200 two pistols ID watches and a leadh they are about the sub vine and nacViace iect amg ares
A fire on Kiln Road in Sonora burned 10 acres of grass and brush and damaged a Twain Harte State Division of Forestry truck. Forestr y crews from six units fought the blaze, with additional personnel from the Sierra Conservation Center and Calaveras County standby crews. The truck was out of commission for some time. The article also notes a personnel change at Tracy Defense Depot, naming a new post engineer and detailing duties under Defense, Supply Agency oversight beginning July 1.
Local program details describe 1941 start of swim lessons in Hilmar with adult and beginner classes. It notes wartime service and community training efforts, including instructors Kathy Swanson and Henla Wright, and mentions marijuana discovery during a police search at Humphreys College.
Merced County assessment rolls for 1995 show taxable values rising across cities and utilities. Assessor David R. Hudgins notes increases from 1985 levels, with Merced at 32.3 million and totals by city including Los Banos Atwater Gustine Dos Palos and others, exemptions totaling over 9 million, and filings due with the Board of Supervisors by July 12.
City planning commission votes 4 to 2 to back an ordinance setting 10 to 11 foot sidewalks on both sides of a one block segment of Yosemite Avenue between Sherman and Lincoln. Opponents cite impact on state highway status and beautification plan. Previous 15 to 2 vote reversed to require majority. Also sets July 19 hearing on Wilbur Grant zoning for a Northgate shopping center. Other actions include home business permits for tansy sales and gardening service, sign permit for Lotus Garden, and easement abandonment for Yosemite Village. Denied John Olmo Jr. lumber sales yard on Union Road after neighbor objections amid planned subdivisions.
Merced planners move to tighten land use in an agricultural zone and require use permits before farm center development. A rezoning request for 8 acres faced postponement as the council sought Planning Commission input. A second hearing followed new information on proposed restrictions affecting wrecking yards and dumps. Also, Escalon and Manteca area notices note honors and training of local graduates and airmen.
San Joaquin County officials study future needs and probe the possible acquisition of part of West End Urban Renewal land in downtown Stockton for a new county office building. The Board of Supervisors authorized the building committee to explore options as a future office space shortage is anticipated. A previous plan to buy a downtown building for 200000 dollars may be sidestepped in favor of ground up construction.
San Joaquin County Advisory Water Commission approves total 257 258 budget with 111 929 admin and 145 222 operations for a 500 square mile flood control zone. Budget raises taxes by 3 or 4 mills depending on assessed valuation. public hearing set for July 13 at Lathrop Community Hall to address deteriorating water supply and area growth.
Obituaries list several local deaths with services in Sonora Merced and Atwater area churches. Grietje Van Der Laan 82, of Modesto, died after a long illness. Maria Librado Puente 74, died in an Atwater rest home. Clarisse Richmond 47 of Mo, dies in unspecified location. Talbert Wilson 67 of Escalon, funeral at Deegan Chapel. Arc Slira Shamane Cary dies in Merced hospital. John F. Mooney 60, Merced area resident, services in Sonora. Madeline Wright 81 of Crawford Lane Merced, services in Winton Church of God in Christ. Mathilda Dirks 82, of Crawford Lane, funeral held in Merced area. Burial and cemetery details noted for each. Numerous relatives listed across Modesto, Ripon, Artesia, Beach, and surrounding towns.
Riverbank City Council starts review of a preliminary $308,698 budget up $71,000 from last year, driven by capital improvements. Estimated income of $248,000 includes about $31,000 from gasoline tax. extra funds come from reserves. Property values rise slightly. housing project income ends with land sale offsetting losses.
Weekend accidents near Twain Harte and Woods Creek Road left two motorists and a cyclist injured. William Earl Henderson, 3, suffered a collarbone fracture and neck injury when his bicycle veered into a ditch on Middle Camp Road. Robert Davis Griffith, 1 five, of Sono ra sustained abrasions and knee injuries when his car overturned on Highway 49 near Woods Creek Road.
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