Gerber 13th Annual Barbecue Draws Big Crowd Despite Heat
Large turnout noted at Gerber's 13th Annual Barbecue with close to last year's 3,000 figure as Emmett Nickles reported. Committee chairmen managed booths from fish pond to cake wheel while exhibits featured Oroville Tractor Co. and Norberg's Motor Center. Tony Laurence cooked the famed beef and Royce Hatfield and the Drifters provided the evening dance music.
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Browning
Harry Dudley
Jack Faniani
Frank Mullins
Bruce Johnson
Tony Laurence
Fish Pond
Johnny Ross
Evenson and Younger
Oroville Tractor Co
Hawkins Motors
Red Bluff
Norberg’s Motor Center
Redding
Oak Mont Mobile Home Center
Chico
Norman Platner
Gerber
Bicycle theft plague hits California in scope and complexity
California sees a surge in bicycle theft with a new mix of motives and buyers. An estimated 400 000 to 500 000 bikes valued at up to 30 million were stolen by 1971 and regional increases reach 300 percent since 1969.
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Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
Red Bluff Taxable Sales Rise in First Quarter 1972
State Department of Finance reports Red Bluff taxable sales for January to March 1972 climbed to 6,604,000 from 5,660,000 the year before. City Manager Herbert E. Nelson notes one percent of sales tax stays in city and one percent of the city share is given to the county, with county residents shopping in Red Bluff.
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Red Bluff
State Department of Finance
Herbert E. Nelson
Red Bluff Firemen Extinguish Small Auto Blaze
Red Bluff Fire Department responded to a car fire at the City Marina. Firemen used dry chemicals to put out a small blaze in a 1970 Dodge owned by Chuck Kelso of Tehama. Two units reported to the scene at 9 32 a.m.
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Red Bluff
Chuck Kelso
Tehama
One-Car Crash Damages Hedge and Garage Near Sherman Avenue
A 1963 pickup driven by Gerald Theodore Erb of Red Bluff ran off a curve on Sherman Avenue off Guernsey Avenue last night at 11. The car struck a hedge and a garage, causing moderate damage with no injuries reported.
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Sherman Ave
Guernsey Ave
Gerald Theodore Erb
Red Bluff
Heavy Bombardments Pummel North Vietnam Near DMZ
Nearly 100 U S B52 bombers and a 13-ship naval task force struck across both sides of the DMZ in support of a South Vietnamese counteroffensive. U S and South Vietnamese forces reported advances near Quang Tri as bombardments targets included Dong Hoi and storage areas above the DMZ.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri
Dong Hoi
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Quang Tri City
Shelton
Oklahoma City
7Th Fleet
Hepburn
Robison
Hammer
Warrington
Hull
Dmz
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Guam
Thailand
Supervisors Hold Public Hearing On Industrial Park
Tehama County Board of Supervisors holds a 10 a.m. public hearing on the Lake California Industrial Park rezoning from A-1 to commercial and light industrial on 370 acres north of Snively and Hooker Creek roads. Melvin Lane objects, asking proof of county demand.
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Lake California
Tehama County Board of Supervisors
Envirotec General Corp
Snively
Hooker Creek
Melvin Lane
Lane
Sunset Magazine
Envirotec
Henry J
N. Merle Goff
Robert Stenberg
J. I. McClintock
Fred Greene
Harwood Products
Forest Service Land and Timber Exchange
Lyle A. Williams
Jim Clark
The
Economic Development Administration
Lincoln Street
World News In Brief Wide-ranging AP dispatch
Troop reductions in Vietnam cut 300 last week leaving 47,200 in country as the target to 39,000 by Sept 1. Belfast refugees protest army occupation with 4 000 Catholic women and children in Lenadoon. Tokyo floods and landslides kill 370 with 67 missing and $472 million in damage. Pioneer 10 enters the asteroid belt en route to Jupiter. Kozo Okamoto convicted in Lod airport massacre and sentenced to life. Fischer-Spassky playoff advances in Iceland. A man drowns saving his son in Kern River. Two Dutch ministers resign plunging coalition into crisis.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Belfast
Tokyo
National Police Agency
Construction Ministry
Japan
Lod
Israel
Kozo Okamoto
Okamoto
Red Bluff Plans discussion on Acwron Drive renaming
Red Bluff Planning Commission will meet in city hall to discuss renaming Acwron Drive. Agenda includes parking code updates, a 12 unit apartment project by Multiple Enterprises, and county use permits for a Highway 99W sign and two mobile homes on White and Walnut Streets. Meeting begins 1 15 p m.
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Red Bluff
Junior Livestock Sale At Tehama County Fair
Around 200 4-H and FFA members will sell livestock at Tehama County Fair on Saturday morning. About half fat lambs, a quarter market steers, and a quarter market hogs. The sale in the Bull Sale Pavilion marks a year of 4-H and FFA projects with judging and grading. Proceeds support the youth programs.
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Farmers of America
Tehama County
FFA
Tehama County Fair
Future Farmers of America
Ron Selby
Red Bluff
Jack Alford
William Barton
Dale Carpenter
Glen Deitz
al Escue
Dan Desmond
Ken Ellis
Randy Frink
Jim Froome
Andy Giambroni
George Growney
Jim Hemsted
Bob Kersteins
Robert Krahenbuhl
Ed Lasley
Dick Maguire
Ralph Murchison
Pat Noble
Asaph Owens
Leroy Reddy
Bard Saunders
Way Cleared For Water Line To Commander Plant
City Manager Herbert E. Nelson announced that an easement from Southern Pacific Railroad clears the way to extend the Reed Avenue water line to Commander Industries expanded facilities. Commander had offered to pay its share. the project enables improved fire protection for the warehouse complex.
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Reeds Avenue
Commander Industries
Herbert E. Nelson
Southern Pacific Railroad
Reed Avenue
Nelson
Southern Pacific
Railroad
Local Blood Bank Seeks Nurses and Donations
Clara Parker, blood bank chairwoman, appealed for volunteer registered nurses to help at the Blood Bank. Richard Jansen required 28 pints after open heart surgery at UC Medical Center in San Francisco. The Blood Bank at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital will operate 2 to 6 p.m. with donors urged to give in his name.
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Red Bluff
Clara Parker
Blood Bank
Richard Jansen
UC Medical Center
San Francisco
Jack Wood
Mrs. Parker
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Ahead
Fair weather continues through Tuesday with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday looks fair with highs around 95 to 105 and lows near 68. Yesterday’s high reached 100 with a 68 degree low this morning. River levels list Bend Bridge 21.2 Lake Red Bluff 15.8 Tehama Bridge 2013 Woodson Bridge 168.5 feet. Precipitation data shows last 24 hours and season totals with sunrise and sunset times.
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Bend Bridge
Lake Red Bluff
Tehama Bridge
Woodson Bridge
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Crowns Saving
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