Sun Devils land Ukiah players McDonald and Cook
Co-Captains Brad McDonald and Leo Cook, top NBL and Redwood Empire stars from Ukiah Wildcats, signed with Arizona State University for the 1973 football season. Each quarterback and linebacker could earn four-year renewable scholarships worth about 16 to 20 thousand dollars if standards are met. Stegemann Motors’ Paul Fitch and Tim Hogan aided the signings, with Ukiah recreation director Dave Strong contributing as well.
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SUN Devils
Ukiahi
Arizona State
Tempe
Leo Cook
Brad McDonald
Paul Fitch
Ukiah
Stegemann Motors
Dave Strong
Strong
Fitch
Journal
Raymond
Ukiahi Wildcats
Wildcats
Arizona State University
Ariz
McDonald
Cook
Devils
Ann McDonald
Freitas Ave
Dana McDonald Sr
Santa Rosa
Hogan
Sun Devil
Ukiah Recreation and Parks
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Jimmy
Mendocino Community College sets fall 1973 start dates
Trustees approve the first full academic year schedule for Mendocino Community College district with registration September 5-7 and classes starting September 11 1973. The plan includes fall and spring semesters totaling 180 instructional days, summer sessions July 2 to August 10, and multiple in-service days and counseling offerings across campuses and satellites.
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New Mendocino Community College
New Community College
New College
Paul Alcantra
Community College
Festival Rodeo Queen Contest Open To Young Women
Entries are now being accepted from young women ages 16 21 for the 1973 Festival Rodeo Queen title on June 1 Applications may be picked up at the Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce office or the Tack Room by May 1 Contestants will be judged in the horse show arena at the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds June 1 and ride in the Festival parade on June 2 Judging weights are 60 percent ticket sales 20 percent horsemanship and 20 percent appearance and personality
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Greater Ukiah
Northwestern California Weather Tonight Fort Bragg Ukiah
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the north tonight then clearing Friday. Fort Bragg lows 48 highs 56 Ukiah lows 45 highs 70.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Temperature report for April 1973 and 1972
The record lists daily highs and lows for April across two years with dates 11 and noon readings. It notes rainfall of 41.87 inches for the current period versus 24.38 inches last year, reflecting notable weather differences between April 1973 and April 1972.
Red attack on capital foreseen in South Vietnam
Fierce fighting rages across South Vietnam as cease fire nears week 11. Talks of Saigon troops aiding Cambodia surface while Haig warns Lon Nol and Vietnam's Phnom Penh faces looming assault. ICCS pilots warned after a helicopter downing that killed nine. Evacuations of diplomats and dependents from Phnom Penh continue amid fuel, power, and water shortages.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Radio
Hanoi
Paris
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Washington
Lon Nol
U.S
Haig
International Commission For Control and Supervision
ICCS
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
United States
Philippines
Bangkok
Court halts Nixon OEO dismantling ruling agency must stay
A UPI report says a U.S. District Court ordered the Nixon administration to stop dismantling the Office of Economic Opportunity. Judge William B. Jones ruled that only Congress can abolish OEO, and that the president’s actions were unauthorized, illegal and beyond his authority. The ruling affects Community Action programs and related antipoverty efforts, with further appeals possible.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Thomas Mou Pere
North Coast Opportunities
NCO
GEO
U.S. District Court
William B. Jones
Congress
Howard J. Phillips
Nixon
Phillips
Jones
Chicago
Federal District Court
James B. Parsons
Howard Himmelman
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
Lawyers Committee
National Council of Oeo
Missouri
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Ukiah Officer Moses Honored for Saving Accident Victim
Ukiah California Highway Patrol Officer Terry Moses received a certificate of commendation for saving Sandra Wessling and freeing three year old Eric Walker after a November 12 crash. Moses broke the rear window, relayed the child to a bystander, and helped reposition the woman to aid breathing before ambulance arrival.
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Ukiah
Terry Moses
California Highway Patrol
Ukiah Chp
C. J. McAllister
Redding
Hays Hickey
Moses
Hopland
Sandra Wessling
Hillside Hospital
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Ukiah Patrol
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