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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
1
Red Bluff High School trustees meet at 8 p.m. to review the preliminary budget for 1972 73. The district office at 1525 Douglass Street hosts the session with items on superintendent job description scholarships teacher contracts driver training calendar personnel attendance reports and a personal injury claim.
A grass fire at the Ishi Archery Range between Monroe Street and North Main burned an estimated five acres and was brought under control by seven Red Bluff Fire Department units with Tehama County Rural Fire Department assisting with two engines and a bulldozer. Cause under investigation. Earlier a false alarm at Jackson Heights School led to two juvenile suspects being taken into custody.
Red Bluff police investigate a carnival dart game scam near Antelope Boulevard and Bonanza Way. Alvin Boone Los Molinos lost 330 dollars and Andy Vititoe Red Bluff about 70 dollars after being told a balloon pop earned points for prizes. Police recovered 150 dollars for Boone and similar restitution for Vititoe as they pursue the operator’s actions.
Red Bluff police and California Highway Patrol officers reported injury causing accidents over the weekend. A Red Bluff youth was hospitalized Friday after a collision at Main and Sycamore Streets involving a car driven by Selma Lisa Overman and another driven by Janet Eileen Martin, which then struck a parked vehicle. The impact caused head cuts to Shawn Jimmie Martin.
The nation’s worst flood in 44 years has killed 208 with about 500 missing and 3,000 homeless in Rapid City South Dakota. National Guardsmen and volunteers worked through the night to search debris after the Canyon Lake dam burst. Major relief agencies deployed to assist as water and gas services remained disrupted.
Saigon reports U S jets attacked a northeast North Vietnam rail line near the Chinese border lighting the sky with orange fireballs. About 60 freight cars were left burning as two MIGs were shot down by Navy Phantoms near Hanoi. China warned the strikes threaten regional security and condemned the actions.
Robert and Winifred Ward sue Hartung's Pastry Shop in Tehama County Superior Court claiming their family suffered illness after buying maple bars around June 12 1971. They seek general damages over 1000 dollars plus lost wages medical payments court costs and other damages according to proof.
Funeral services are set today at the Church of the Flowers Forest Lawn Glendale for Evelyn A McClelland one of the Duncan Sisters singing trio Rosetta and Vivian survived. She died Thursday at Bellflower hospital after a long illness aged 79. The trio toured the western states during and after World War I.
The Senate opens debate on a 1.7 billion foreign military aid bill cutting off funds for U S troops in Vietnam after August 31. Prolonged deliberation is anticipated as a similar end the war issue delayed the State Department authorization earlier.
The Supreme Court upheld private clubs right to exclude Negroes as guests in a 6 to 3 decision by Justice Rehnquist. The ruling followed a Harrisburg Moose Lodge guest controversy and contrasted with another 7 to 2 ruling ensuring counsel for poor defendants. The decision impacts trial practices and mirrors broader Sixth Amendment debates.
Senate Finance Committee plans to decide how to raise funds for Social Security increases affecting 27 million people. Chairman Russell B. Long notes drafting will take about two weeks before floor debate. The panel previously backed a 10 percent hike, with 20 percent backed by 64 senators and likely to be included in the final bill sent to President Nixon.
A daytime Senior Center opens tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Red Bluff for local seniors with drop in hours 10 to 4, Monday through Friday. The Lincoln Street building will offer companionship, games, reading, snacks, and planned activities supervised by Boone Robinson and staff including Mrs. Jessie McKelvie and Mrs. Adell Dutton.
Miami researchers attach a portable electric shock device to forks to train overweight women to slow their eating. The program aims to reduce calorie intake by conditioning patients to avoid rapid bites.
Fair through tomorrow with a warmer trend. Northerly winds 10 to 25 mph. Wednesday outlook is fair with no precipitation. Highs near 94 today, 98 tomorrow, lows 57 and 64. River levels recorded at Bend Bridge 20.9, Lake Red Bluff 14.8, Tehama Bridge 203.0, Woodson Bridge 168.4 feet. Precipitation last 24 hours none. season to date 10.34 inches, year to date 22.78, normal 21.84. Sunset 8:39, sunrise 5:39 PDT.
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