19 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1972
Page
1
The Senate committee adopts a strong position on a proposed bill related to killing of police officers, signaling broad legislative support for tougher penalties pending further action by Governor Roneld.
Mayor-elect Ralph Buxton and the new Ukiah council meet at 8 p.m. with Gary Weinkauf taking a seat alongside incumbents Simpson and Norgard. City Manager Lyell Cash will update on the dump fire, a PG&E outage, and proposed parking rules as Ordinance 622 is introduced.
Jim Hall of the Human Relations Agency told Supervisor Al Barbero in Sacramento that the Reagan administration would definitely support AB 1611 even as Mendocino County pursued a lawsuit. The bill would let the county buy or lease Mendocino State Hospital and use an $80,000 state grant to expand Community Hospital’s east wing for mentally disturbed in-patients, with funds available until June 30 and possibly extended to August. Barbero pressed for guarantees that county patients could stay at MSH until its facility is ready and that no equipment would be diverted. Hall agreed to such assurances and a written commitment by April 28. The Community Hospital wing conversion to 18 inpatient beds is due to finish in June.
Northwestern California forecast calls for fair conditions through Thursday with warmer days and frost at night. In Ukiah today the high is 68 and the low tonight 33.
The snippet lists daily high and low temperatures for April 18 in two years, 1971 and 1972, with a rainfall total of 24.38 inches noted as this year and 37.82 inches for last year. No additional context or locations are provided.
North Vietnamese MIG fighters and high speed surface craft attacked U S 7th Fleet ships in the Gulf of Tonkin as bombardments continued near the DMZ. Preliminary reports said one MIG destroyed and two surface craft sunk, with four U S sailors wounded. The Sterett launched fire, and the Sterett itself was not struck. The incident recalls the 1964 Tonkin event amid wider North Vietnam operations and renewed air and naval activity in the region.
Sheriff Reno Bartolomie presented an anticipated expense for 1972 73 to purchase saddle house and care a horse to serve legal papers while deputies face impassable roads. Aboard the board approved a motion by Harvey Sawyers 3 2 amid surprise. The package totals 10075 with 5000 for a quarter horse prompting a quip about a talking horse.
A section of State Street starts a long overdue face lift tomorrow at 6 a.m. contractor Sam Parnum says paving will begin in front of the Palace Hotel if temperatures rise. Traffic will run on single lanes with left turns limited. the project spans almost two weeks and adds seven traffic signals, drainage upgrades, and new asphalt with markers.
In Clear Lake Clear Lake Highlands, 20 year old Michael A Zemansky drowned after being ejected from a speeding 15 foot outboard boat off Redbud Park. His cousin Walter M Rudometkin 30 of San Francisco survived. Divers and Lakeshore fire department searched 20 feet of water despite high winds and rough water.
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