United Nations Day Parade Planned in Myrtle Point Friday
Myrtle Point marks the United Nations 25th anniversary with a parade starting at 2 p.m. Local American Legion and VFW members plus Gold Star Mothers and naval and air force units from Coos Bay and North Bend will march with U S flags. School children carry flags of member nations and local bands supply tempo.
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Myrtle Point
United Nations
American Legion
Navy
Air Force
Coos Bay
North Bend
United States
Pareade
John Dollarhyde
Myrte Point
Commissioners OK Audit Of Coos County Sheriff Departments
The Coos County Board of Commissioners hired Wray and Scoville to audit the three departments of the sheriff's office. They hope the audit is finished before the new sheriff takes office on January 1.
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Coos County Board of Commissioners
Wray and
Sco=ville
Coos County Sheriff’s Office
Nader to speak at SWOCC Friday evening
Ralph Nader will address consumers at Southwestern Oregon Community College Prosper Hall Friday Oct 23 at 8 p.m. Admission is free but seating is limited. The talk titled Environmental Hazards Man Made and Man Remedied will run about 90 minutes followed by a Q A.
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Neiph Nader
Trnsumers
Sothwestern Oregon Community College
Prosper Hall
Nader
Swocc Arts & Lectures Committee
School census underway in Myrtle Point District 41
Myrtle Point School District 41 is conducting the school census with students delivering notices and forms to families. Girls from the high school will door to door next week to reach families without enrolled students and gather names of five to twenty year olds for funding and planning.
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Myrtle Point
Girls League
UGN Campaign Meeting Set at Myrtle Point Restaurant
A report meeting for UGN campaign workers is scheduled for 7 a.m. Monday at the Myrtle Point Restaurant. Campaign Chairman Bob Hogan announced the local drive was at the 9000 level this week.
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Jimmie King
Myrtle Point
UGN
Bob Hogan
Chamber targets Bear Creek site destruction over Highway 42 plan
Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce at a noon meeting voted to send a letter to the State Highway Division opposing plans that would nearly destroy Bear Creek Recreation Site 26 miles east of Myrtle Point on Highway 42. Richard L. Schaertl of the BLM warned of the loss of a popular area used by about 31,500 visitors in July to September. The chamber urged preservation while continuing the Highway 42 improvements and also tabled ribbon cutting for the North Fork Coquille River bridge project until the Coquille Myrtle Point Highway 4 work is finished.
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Myrtle Point
BLM
Salem
Schaertl
Bear Creek
Highway Division
State Highway Division
Highway 42
Camas Mountain
Hoffman Waysides
Coquille
Myrtle Point council seeks elderly housing grant
The Myrtle Point City Council plans to apply to the federal government for 50 elderly housing units, separate from Coos County Housing Authority’s 200 unit county request. Council also approves Maple Street street light, studies city water and waste water plans, and raises ambulance driver pay to 3 per hour with a 10 per hour hospital waiting-time fee after 15 minutes.
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Myrtle Point
North Bend
Coos County Housing Authority
A. G. Anusich
Coos Housing Authority
Anusich
County Housing Authority
Maple Street
Church of the Nazarine
Ben Nichols
Myrtle Point Proclaims United Nations Day 1970
City proclamation from Myrtle Point designates Saturday October 24, 1970 as United Nations Day marking the UNs 25th anniversary. Mayor urges citizens to participate in programs promoting understanding of the UN and its agencies and to pledge dedication to human values and United Nations goals.
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United Nations
United Sates
Richard M. Nixon
The
Myrtle Point
Proclamation on Working Women Civic Service and Education
Proclaims the role of 26 million working women in national life and calls for business and professional efforts to improve conditions for women through study of social educational economic and political issues to enhance community service and fellowship.
Myrtle Point Proclaims National Business Women’s Week
The mayor proclaims October 16 to 21 as National Business Women's Week, urging citizens, civic groups, educators, and media to join the nationwide observance sponsored by the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs.
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Myrtle Point
Naby
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc
Savings bond sales rise in county nine months
County Savings Bonds Committee chairman L G Cuthp reports Oregon sales for the first three quarters of the year show strong momentum, totaling 24 32971 for nine months, well above 1969. September alone reached 205515, vs 2518059 in September 1969, with a 1/2 percent premium on matured Series B and H bonds starting June 1.
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L. G. CutHp
Oregon
Cuulip
Absentee ballots available for general election
Absentee ballots for the general election on Tuesday November 3 are available at the county clerk’s office in the courthouse. Persons unable to vote in person due to disability or absence from the county are urged to request an absentee ballot by writing to Mrs. Crathree.
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Fay Crathree
Eoawide
Centdree Sultd
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