Rowland ordered to cease gravel extraction on Outlet Creek
Mendocino Aggregates co-owner Barney Rowland says the State Lands Division ordered him to stop removing gravel from Outlet Creek where a batch plant sits, calling the Eel River and its tributaries state property. He may seek mineral extraction releases to avoid litigation while a civil suit over zoning and pollution remains unresolved.
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Barney Rowland
Mendocino Aggregates
Laytonville
Outlet Creek
Eel River
Rowland
Journal
State Lands Division
A.D. Willard
A.D. Willard, Senior Mineral Resources Agency
Legal Services
Rock throwing youth jailed after Highway 101 incident
Ukiah man Adrian Mason McWhinney, 18, is in county jail after a rock throwing spree along Highway 101 south of Laytonville. He allegedly pelted three passing cars injuring a Laytonville woman and damaging two vehicles. The suspect hid by the roadside and struck vehicles as they passed. Under California law, throwing objects at vehicles to cause injury is a felony.
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Laytonville
Highway 101
Adrian Mason McWhinney
101 Ranch
Marsha Musgrave
Phillip Durnford
Jimmy Simpson
Simpsons
Durnford
Simpson
Branscomb
Durnfield
Ferndale
California
Murder victim identified at Wethern ranch
The body of Patricia Ann McNight, a 25 year old Texas native, was identified by dental chart study conducted with Oakland police and State DOJ officials. The discovery on October 30 at the Wethern property near Ukiah linked to the Skull Baker MecNight case. other suspects remain sought or charged in related deaths.
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George Wetern
Reno Bartolomie
Patricia Ann McNight
Texas
Bartolomie
Oakland Police Department
State Department of Justice
Ukiah
S. R. Boynton
Miss McNight
Wethern
Thomas Shull
Charles Baker
Hells Angel
William Moran
Contra Costa County
Baker
Richmond Angels
Bay Area
Mendocino County
Burglar receives machete wound at Palace Hotel
Ukiah man 31 is in satisfactory condition after surgery for an eight inch left arm wound from a machete strike by Palace Hotel owner Vince Cisco during a burglary attempt. Ball fled the scene and was later apprehended outside the hotel. a hold is placed for burglary suspicion.
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Ukiah
Hillside Hospital
Palace Hotel
Roland Edmond Ball
Vince Cisco
Cisco
Ball
Four car crash injures two on S State Street
Ukiah officers and a Lucerne couple sustained minor injuries in a four car collision Sunday afternoon on S State Street near Talmage Road. Officer Frank Seward 35 and Marrie Muzio 83 were treated at Hillside hospital and released. The Muzio vehicle driven by Antonio Muzio 84 struck the police car then hit a pickup driven by Arthur Tomlin 19 and a second car driven by Mary Peregrina 37.
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Ukiah
S. State Street
Hillside Hospital
Frank Seward
Marrie Muzio
Lucerne
Seward
S. State
Talmage Road
Antonio Muzio
Muzio
Arthur Gregg Tomlin
Mary Elizabeth Peregrina
Tomlin
Peregrina
Spectacular three car pile up injures seven teens near Ukiah
Seven Ukiah youths were injured in a late Saturday three car collision at Dora Street and Hazel Street as joy riding drivers ran stop signs at high speed. Driver Susan Bykerk 19 is in Hillside Hospital ICU with serious injuries. Harrison 18 and Arias 17 are among passengers treated or held for observation. Police say ten youths involved, none cooperating at first, with investigation ongoing and potential multiple vehicle-code citations expected.
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Ukiah
Ukiahi
Susan Valerie Bykerk
Hillside Hospital
Arnold Martin
Hazel Street
Max Eugene Harrison
Martin
Harrison
Dora Street
Miss Bykerk
Bykerk
Dora
Dennis Marcheschi
Ralph Lucero
Denise Bishop
Carole Jarred
Michael Arias
Jessie Arias
Lucero
Miss Bishop
Miss Jarred
Trudi Bacigalupi
Darlene Isborn
Mississippi Flood Crest Seen By Wednesday Amid Rising River
The Mississippi River climbed to 50.2 feet at Vicksburg and was still rising as floodwaters forced evacuations along low land. Spillways near New Orleans opened to relieve pressure while engineers rushed rock to bolster Bayou Dam and prepared new levee work as damage tally topped 161 million dollars across six states.
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United Press International
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg
Miss
Muddy Bayou
Eagle Lake
Yazoo River
Corps
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Bonnet Carre
Lake Pontchartrain
Greenville
Bayou
John Anderson
Charles C. Noble
Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Noble
Taxable sales rise in Mendocino County in 1972 fourth quarter
Mendocino County taxable sales reached 34.477 million in Q4 1972, a gain over Q3, as California totals climbed to 15.2 billion with a 2.15 billion year over year rise. Gasoline tax added about 40 percent to the quarter’s growth. Ukiah posted 12,052, Willits 3,372, Fort Bragg 4,823,000, Point Arena 254,000. The year ended with 53.7 billion in annual taxable sales, up 14.6 percent from 1971, aided by price increases and gasoline inclusion. Restaurants and nondurables led gains. total business establishments reached 472,457.
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Mendocino County
California
San Joaquin Valley
Central Coast
San Francisco Bay Area
State Board of Equalization
Ukiah
Willits
Fort Bragg
Point Arena
Northwestern California Weather Tonight and Tuesday Forecast
Northwestern California forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with a chance of light showers. Fort Bragg lows around 48°F and highs near 55°F, Ukiah lows around 48°F and highs near 70°F.
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California
Fort Bragg
Weather Data Snapshot for April 1973
Daily temperature highs and lows for April 1973 show an average rainfall of 41.87 inches compared with 22.30 inches last year. Entries include dates and temperature extremes such as 8 Bi 42 and 8 61 37 with readings at noon and today’s low.
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Community College
Barry Keene
Bob Axt
Pete DeVries
Mendocino Community College
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Keene
DeVries
The
Santa Rosa Democrat
Raymond
Bulletin
Nixon
Dominick’s
Chicago
Midwest
Dos Rios
Parnum Paving
Ford Gravel
Mattern and
Hammond
Ken Bain
Fish and Game
Bain
Ella
George) Butler
County Planning Commission
Broiler Steak House
Commission
Augie Avila
Board of Supervisors
Mr. Butler
Taylor York
County Planning Department
Wanda Fender
Margaret Shevick
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