27 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
1
The Tehama County Committee for Economic Development lays out a building program as its main goal to draw industry to Red Bluff and the northern Tehama County region. The annual report presented to the county supervisors outlines the commission's targets.
A Tehama County Development Co. loan is being sought to fund a pilot for Robert Minch's wholesale meat business. The subcommittee has partnered with the processor to diversify ownership and products to reduce market dependency. The aim is depth and solidarity and a California franchise for a real feed brand.
Three astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly II returned from an 11 day lunar mission splashing into the Pacific aboard USS Ticonderoga 175 miles southeast of Christmas Island The crew brought back 245 pounds of rocks and data and survived a 13 minute reentry at over 4000 degrees They were to be airlifted to the carrier for medical checks and two nights of rest before continuing toward Hawaii Duke and Mattingly described features possibly formed by volcanoes during a postflight news conference
Preliminary report shows Round-Up receipts between 45 000 and 46 000 with attendance Friday at Tehama Totem Fair grounds estimated five to six hundred. Directors led by President James N Froome Jr note record gross receipts and expect higher net profit than last year’s 4 988. Previous peak receipts reached 41 200 in 1970 and earlier years show 38 100 in 1961 and 36 800 in 1964. budget was 35 000 plus expenses with profits pending final bills.
Sen Edmund Muskie announced he will stop running for president due to lack of funds but will not withdraw his candidacy. He will stay on ballots in several primaries and may seek a convention compromise if the race deadlocks, while urging supporters not to feel bound in the coming months.
Deputies investigate the theft of a complete garage valued at $1,000 from A. R. Ripham in Red Bluff. Missing items include a sliding glass door, two sliding windows, two interior doors, cedar siding, and wall paneling. Alvin Mulford and three juveniles arrested on marijuana possession charges.
Chancellor Willy Brandt defeated a Christian Democratic motion of no confidence in the Bundestag by two votes short of the 249 needed. The vote totaled 260, with 10 delegates voting against and three abstentions. The result preserves Brandt's coalition and complicates Barzel's bid to replace him. Defense Minister Helmut Schmidt warned that ratification of nonaggression treaties with the Soviet Union and Poland remains difficult.
President Nixon announced plans to withdraw 20000 U S troops from South Vietnam by July 1 while maintaining bombing of North Vietnam until Hanoi halts its invasion. He outlined a two month withdrawal bringing total in country to about 49000 and urged nationwide support for the policy. The president warned opponents that Hanoi seeks victory in Congress and in American public opinion, and praised Saigon forces for progress in bearing the brunt of the war.
Following strong demand from Red Bluff patrons the shop restocks with oak secretaries china cabinets wall phones mirrors and more. Daily hours resume full service as inventory improves.
The trial of San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto on a federal criminal charge will begin May 15 in Tacoma Washington. An aide to U S District Court Judge Ray McNichols announced the date and place setting. The judge was assigned after Washington judges were disqualified.
Tehama County Clerk Floyd Hick reports 13 931 residents registered to vote for the June 6 primary. The count highlights five supervisor districts and the presidential race with California as a key electoral bloc. District five shows 2 567 registered voters with two candidates, Shannon Patterson and Morey Emery.
The United States demanded North Vietnam end its invasion of South Vietnam at the Paris peace talks. North Vietnam called the claim utterly absurd and accused the U.S. of conducting a war of aggression in Vietnam, with delegate Xuan Thuy speaking.
Mrs Weeks expresses gratitude to Povey Chevrolet for thoughtfulness and a gift while she was hospitalized at St Elizabeth Hospital.
A weak Pacific weather front will move in bringing increasing cloudiness to the extreme northern part of the state by tonight. The system is not expected to bring significant precipitation and travel impacts appear limited.
Forecast shows warm conditions today then clearing with partly cloudy skies. A 20 percent precipitation chance. Northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. High 86, low 48 tonight, then 79 Friday. River levels reported at Bend Bridge 20.6, Lake Red Bluff 14.8, Tehama Bridge 202.8, Woodson Bridge 168.2 feet. Last 24 hours precipitation none. season to date 9.18 inches. Sunsets 7 p.m., sunrise 5:20 a.m. PST.
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