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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
1
Commander Industries announced a layoff of about 200 workers at its Red Bluff plants. The reduction follows a payroll of 920 recently, with normal staffing around 820 to 850. The cut includes ending box shock manufacturing, closing the trucking division, and reducing sawmill shifts citing timber shortages and high prices.
R L Polk Co contracted by General Motors to mail recall questionnaires to registered owners of all 1967 Chevrolets under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The card omits model numbers and recall reasons. Polk seeks eight cylinder owner data to target a safety campaign.
Seven CAL FIRE units plus Tehama Rural Fire and Corning Jaycee crews battled a 200 acre Les Suffin property fire southwest of Corning after a harvester sparked flames. A shed on K Mikklesen property burned. cause linked to children playing with matches. A separate seven acre blaze near Black Butte Road is under investigation.
President Nixon ordered new price controls on fresh fruits eggs vegetables and seafood for wholesale and retail sales after the first farmer sale. The measure removes the farm level exemption and targets profit margins across the food supply chain while meat remain under existing limits.
U S helicopters delivered over 1000 South Vietnamese Marines along the coast east of Quang Tri City as 20 000 government troops advance north into Quang Tri Province. Paratroopers meet light resistance on the western flank amid a broader counteroffensive. Casualties listed include 165 North Vietnamese killed and six South Vietnamese killed with 34 wounded. Government forces report 41 North Vietnamese killed near Highway 1 and seizure of heavy weapons with no own casualties.
Two Americans were killed in action in Vietnam last week with 21 missing and 22 wounded, while nonhostile deaths rose sharply. In Simla, Indian and Pakistani officials worked to keep Kashmir talks from collapsing after Gandhi and Bhutto met briefly. California death penalty ballot drive faces doubt after Supreme Court ruling. McGovern's delegate prospects drop as Humphrey leads in California. George Wallace plans to push his platform at the Democratic convention. Tod Hansen, 7, suffered a lip gash from a fall at McGlynn Pool and was treated and released.
The Supreme Court held 5 to 4 that the death penalty as used in the United States violates the Constitution and cannot be imposed. The ruling removes death sentences from about 600 inmates but allows future legislative reinstitution in limited cases. Justices Douglas Brennan Marshall joined the majority with reservations. Burger Blackmun Powell and Rehnquist dissented.
Miners' Inn adjacent to the Comstock Room was entered by prying open the back door sometime before 6 45 a.m. Thieves stole change from the juke box and cigarette machine. The total amount is not yet determined. Corning police report the entry and acts of forced access.
Fair to Friday with continued hot conditions and winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday outlook remains fair with highs near 100 to 110 and lows 65 to 75. Yesterday's high reached 103 with a 70 degree low this morning. River gauges show Bend Bridge 21.8, Lake Red Bluff 15.8, Tehama Bridge 2015, Woodson Bridge 169.2 feet. Last 24 hours activity none. season to date 10.34 versus normal 22.04. Sunset 8:42, sunrise 5:43 PDT.
Tehama County supervisors and grand jury members plan a closed session tonight to discuss Lincoln Street School. William Clabaugh, the county's architect, will present on redesigning the condemned building for county offices and cost estimates for remodeling including electrical, heating, roofing, and lighting upgrades.
Tehama County Farm Bureau enters three candidates Barbara Turek Carmel Growney and Louise McDonald for a Farm Bureau queen title. Candidates will raise memberships through Oct 10 with a county winner advancing to the state pageant in San Francisco in November.
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