Last Americans Leave Khe Sanh At Dawn
The final convoy with 300 personnel and equipment evacuated Khe Sanh ending the base’s long siege era. Across the border in the central highlands South Vietnamese outposts faced shelling and clashes as North Vietnamese units shifted forces toward Fire Base 6 and nearby positions.
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Michael Putzel
Saigon
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Laos
Quang Tri
Central Highlands
Trung Hien
Tan Canh
66Th Regiment
Cambodia
Vietnam
Car Rams Another. Both Drivers Escape Without Injuries
A 72 year old Seattle woman failed to see a street sweeper and rammed the rear of a Red Bluff man's car on the Toomes Creek Bridge near Los Molinos. Lloyd Cathcart, 37, Red Bluff slowed for the sweeper. Phila Cornell of Seattle caused the collision and faced a citation for driving in excessive speed for conditions.
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Seattle
Red Bluff
California Highway Patrol
Lloyd Cathcart
Toomes Creek
Los Molinos
Phila Cornell
Cathcart
Red Bluff Council To Select Mayor This Evening
City council meets at 7 30 PM to elect a new mayor and mayor pro tempore as part of the annual reorganization. The 1971-72 agenda includes a planning commission appeal on Ortho Vivian’s proposed apartments above Main Street barbershop, curb and gutter project award, auxiliary police on duty resolutions, and a plaque for former planning commissioner Clayton Hill.
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Red Bluff
Catherine Bunting
Ortho Vivian
Vivian
Clayton Hill
Lumbermen defend clearcutting as forest tool
Kenneth P. Davis of American Foresters argued before a Senate subcommittee that clearcutting is ecologically sound and necessary on federal lands. Senator Gale McGee proposed a two year ban for study, warning it is essential for maintaining Douglas fir forests against natural waste.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth P. Davis
New Haven
Conn
The
American Foresters
Interior Public Lands
Society of American Foresters
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Youth Sentenced Today In Escape And Drug Case
Robert Dean Pittman 20 faces sentencing by Judge Richard Abbe in Shasta County on drug charges and alleged escape attempts from the county jail. The case concerns a group arrested on drug violations with Pittman recaptured after a planned escape. Other group members faced probation or separate charges with May 6 trial dates set in related cases.
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Robert Dean Pittman
Richard Abbe
Shasta County
Abbe
Pittman
David G. Kitchen
Louise R. Ware
Harry Glendon
Timothy Owen Hine
Corning Dentistry
Donald Harris
Curtiss E. Wetter
State Department of Corrections
Donald Roy Opheikens
Bruce Jamison
Wetter
Kenneth Wayne Wagoner
Lingenfelter
Tyler Pd
Reeds Creek
Johnson Rd
Red Bluff
Tomas McGlynn
Edward J. Allen
Electrical Fire Destroys Home Near Corning
Fire caused by faulty wiring burned a single story house eight miles northwest of Corning. Damage estimates reached 6000 dollars with 2000 dollars for contents. Tehama County Rural Fire Department fought the blaze with four units aided by the Jaycee tanker from Corning and Richfield volunteers. Owner was Jim Darrow and tenant Glenn Connally.
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Corning
California Division of Forestry
Tehama
One Boy Dead After Humboldt County Lost Boys Find
Two Los Altos brothers lost for more than a day in Humboldt County were found near Chemise Creek. Gerald Diggs, 5, was dead. Gregory Diggs, 6, was hospitalized in critical condition but improving. Sgt. John Fuqua, involved in the search, was kept for observation after a possible heart seizure. The father reached the site after four hours to notify authorities.
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Garberville
Los Altos
Humboldt County
Gerald Diggs
Chemise Creek
Gregory
Southern Humboldt Community Hospital
John Fuqua
Eel River Conservation
Red Bluff Round-Up to Host Amateur Bareback Contest
The Red Bluff Round-Up will feature 22 young cowboys in the Amateur Bareback Riding Contest at Tehama Totem Fairgrounds on April 17 and 18. This year entries are by draw rather than first come, first served, with no rider limit. George Growney Jr. stated the selection method and event details.
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Red Bluff
Tehama Totem Fairgrounds
George Growney Jr
Amateur Rodeo Sign‑Up Opens At 8 A M April 12
An amateur rodeo entry opens at 8 a.m. on April 12 and closes at 6 p.m. Sign up with secretary at 736 Main Street for a $25 fee. 22 names will be drawn from a hat. non drawn entrants get refunds. The 22 fees add to a $300 purse. Under 21 requires a notarized parent release. RCA members are not eligible. Dick Hemsted Rodeo Ranches of Anderson California provides bucking stock.
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Main Street
The
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Dick Hemsted Rodeo Ranches
Anderson
Calif
Railpax chief vows to push rail network changes
In Washington, the leader of Railpax asserts he will proceed with extensive passenger train service changes despite protests from communities cut from the network. Railpax, set to begin May 1, bases plans on ridership, costs, alternative travel, route population, and track and equipment status.
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Washington
Railpax
Kosygin Promises Peace Progress. Calls for Militia Strength
Premier Kosygin outlines an economic plan for peace and progress in the Soviet Union while urging expansion of armed forces to counter American imperialists. He pledges vast spending to improve food and consumer goods but warns tension and the threat of war remain globally. He spoke at the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Communist Party
Refugees Reach Calcutta From Chittagong Port
A British ship bearing 119 refugees from East Pakistan arrived in Calcutta from Chittagong. The group includes 35 Americans, among them a missionary who said the Pakistan army held Chittagong and port facilities remained largely intact. He noted about 15 ships waited offshore to unload.
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New Delhi
East Pakistan
Calcutta
Chittagong
World News In Brief Stravinsky Dead New York
Igor Stravinsky, age 88, died of an apparent heart attack in his Fifth Avenue apartment after a year of illness. The influential composer had sparked controversy and acclaim for six decades. The report notes his central role in 20th century music.
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Stravinsky
New York
Igor Stravinsky
Fifth Avenue
Pit River Indians renew bid to reclaim ancestral lands in Shasta County
Pit River bands file with the Federal Power Commission to block PG&E license renewal for a three-dam project on 3259 acres. They allege river pollution and wildlife loss, seek dam removal, and demand public access and free power for Pit River Indians. A concurrent federal suit over land ownership and prior arrests is referenced.
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Pg&e
Shasta
Mt. Shasta
Mt. Lassen
FPC
Four Firms Finances Ordered Investigated By Aviation Board
Red Bluff Airport Commission narrowed the field to four FBOs seeking a fixed base operator. After reviewing nine applications, Commissioner Jim Croker urged further scrutiny of Santa Rosa Flight Inc, Santa Rosa. Redding Sky Ranch Shasta Aviation Inc, Redding. Aero Custom of Red Bluff. Williams Aviation of Long Beach was added by Chairman Bud Phillips.
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Red Bluff
Bud Phillips
Williams Aviation of
Long Beach
Weather Forecast With Showers Then Fair Skies
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers this afternoon and clearing tonight. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. High 73 today, low 44, high 75 tomorrow. Precipitation 20 percent tonight, 10 percent tomorrow. River levels listed for several sites. sunset tonight 6:38 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow 5:44 a.m. PST.
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Red Bluff
Bend Bridge
Tehama
Woodson Bridge
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