Grand Jury Presents 1971 Tehama County Report
The 42 page annual Tehama County Grand Jury report to Judge Curtiss E Wetter approves jail adequacy, opposes a countywide parks board, and praises the planning commission while urging reactivated civil defense and district elections for supervisors. It calls for public cost disclosures on Tehama General Hospital and criticizes the El Camino Irrigation District board.
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Tehama County
Grand Jury
Parks and Recreation Commission
County Planning Commission
Robert McCullough
Tehama
Tehama County Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Tehama General
el Camino
Budget Battle Rages As Reagan Faces Democrats
In Sacramento AP reports Gov. Reagan battles Democrats over a two part budget format before lawmakers. California schools chief Wilson Riles cites NEA findings ranking CA low for per pupil spending, noting Louisiana spends more. North Vietnam offensive yields gains in Laos with Bolovens plateau still under enemy control. California officials warn a proposed Eel River dam could devastate wildlife including a large deer herd.
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Sacramento
Gov
Reagan
Wilson Riles
National Education Association
California
Riles
Louisiana
Deep South
Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
Vientiane
Ban Nhik
Bolovens
California Fish and Game
Eel River
George McCammon
State Department of Fish and Game
Bureau of Reclamation
News Veteran Blanche Moller Retires or Steps Back
News correspondent for 38 years in southern Tehama County Mrs Blanche Moller of Corning known for covering weddings anniversaries obituaries and community events. She began under editor John G Miller and continued through major surgery ensuring no coverage gap. She is active in American Legion Auxiliary Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority and other local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehama County
Kenry C
Blanche) Moller
Moller
West St
Corning
John G. Miller
Corning Area
Corning Considers New Library in Former Furniture Store
Corning eyes former Harmon-Knight Furniture Store on Solano Street for a new 5000 square foot library on a lease plan costing about 130000. The council debates site tax implications and relocatable building options while trustees study a three month review and potential financing.
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Corning
Harmon-Knight Furniture Store
Solano Street
Young Construction Co
Hubert Weeks
Rodney Senter
Corning Union High School
Ray Siler
Harmon-Knight
Council Hearing on Street Abandonment in Red Bluff
Red Bluff's city council holds a 7:45 PM public hearing on abandoning the north south Lay Avenue section during the regular meeting at 7:30 PM in City Hall. The session also honors James E. Cox for airport commission service and considers lease terms for a fixed base operator, plus use permit for a mobile home park, bids for two police cars and city gas supplies.
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Red Bluff
Lay Avenue
James E. Cox
Airport Commission
Montgomery Road
Red Bluff Airport Commission Seeks New Operator
The Red Bluff Airport Commission met to review a draft fixed base operator lease and recommends city concessions to attract a new operator. They propose lowering fuel profit to one cent per gallon, waiving tie down fees, and no rent for one year with $100 then $200 for the next two years. The plan requires restaurant operation, insurance, at least one aircraft for rental and instruction, and ongoing maintenance. A Jan 24 review meeting on operational standards is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Airport Commission
Corning Fire Volunteers Praised For Service 1971
Mayor Joseph Babb commended the Corning Volunteer Fire Dept for outstanding service. Chief Jim Calbreath said the city lost only 30000 to fires in 1971 and noted volunteers attended regular trainings and special schools in his annual report.
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Corning
Joseph Babb
Calbreath
Two Suspended Prison Terms In Tehama Superior Court
In Tehama County Superior Court Judge Curtiss E. Wetter suspended prison terms for two young men from outside the county. Terry Ellefson, 26, of Riverside, was sentenced to county jail until January 24 with restitution and a $100 fine after conviction for four worthless checks. Gary Gauntt, 19, of San Jose, received a suspended five year term with four months in jail and restitution after a forgery charge on a gas credit card.
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Tehama County
Curtiss E. Wetter
Terry Lee Ellefson
Cottonwood
Riverside
Ellefson
Wetter
Gary Eugene Gauntt
San Jose
Gauntt
Olive Plant Balks At Pollution Test Ruling
Corning officials hear a $1,500 estimate for installing state required pollution testing in the olive plant waste line. Eltons DeVelter warns the Maywood Packing Co. may close if plants must cover costs. State EPA rules may require testing of wastes to navigable waters and possible new treatment ponds.
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Corning
Elton DeVelter
DeVelter
Ed Anderson
Walter Grimes Associates
Sacramento
Maywood Packing Co
Anderson
Environmental Protection Agency
District trustees to discuss county service cuts
Los Molinos School District Superintendent Donald Carothers plans to urge trustees to consider cutting county services at the high school meeting. The district faces financial strain and may seek reductions such as audio-visual support to lower costs.
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Los Molinos
Donald Carothers
Los Molinos School Dist
Carothers
Juvenile Escapees Captured After Flight From Hall
A pair of youths who fled from juvenile hall on Walnut street at 3 15 p m were traced by sheriff s deputies to the Flying A trailer court on Highway 99W within an hour. The theft of a television set and other equipment worth 260 dollars from Don Walter s Rancho Tehama lot is reported. A burglary at a California Division of Forestry transfer point at Windy Gap near Oroville is also noted. Chen Yi dead Chinese foreign minister dies of cancer Mao mourners attend funeral services in Tokyo AP reports.
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Walnut Street
Sheriff’s Deputies
Highway
Don Walter
Rancho Tehama
California Division of Forestry
Windy Gap
Oroville
Mars Orbiter Cameras Return Striking Photographs
Haze over Mars clears and Mariner 9 cameras again show striking images of unexplained surfaces. In New Delhi, East Germany recognizes Bangladesh, joining India and Bhutan as early recognizers of the new nation formed from former East Pakistan.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
New Delhi
East Germany
Bangladesh
India
Bhutan
East Pakistan
High School Board To Consider Budget Cutting Plan
Red Bluff High School trustees meet tonight at 8 p.m. in the district office to review a reverse priority list for budget cuts and the annual audit. Budget fate hinges on the override tax vote set for February 29.
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Red Bluff High
Douglass St
Weather Forecast With Fog and Showers Possible
Foggy mornings and nights give way to mostly fair conditions tomorrow. Cloudiness increases with a chance of showers, temperatures steady, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph, highs near 54 and 56, lows around 30, rain chances 10 and 30 percent. River levels listed for Lake Red Bluff Bend Bridge Tehama and Woodson Bridge.
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Lake Red Bluff
Bend Bridge
Tehama
Woodson Bridge
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Andrew Ward
Red Bluff Ambulance
News of World
Blanche Moller
By John Glenn
Bob Jones Insurance
Corning Dist. Chamber of Commerce
Solano St
Vernon Freitas
Corning City
Freitas
Corning Carnegie Library Board
Corning Union Elementary School Dist
C. A. Stromsness
Gary Strack
Montgomery Ward
Riverside Plaza
Wo Fe
LDS Church
Masonic Lodge
Harod
Betty Pascoe
Clarence
Fred’’ Gardner
Cal-Gas Furniture & Appliance
Walnut St
Larry Coleman
Los Molinos-Tehama
Klamath Falls
Ellis Earthmoving
Don Fourier
Fourier
Lillian Hagen
Michael & Co
el Varano Ave
Phoenix Properties
Marguerite Ave
Southern Pacific Railroad
Wes-Martin
Eureka
Chen YI
Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Chen
Don
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