Hospital management contract renewed in Mendocino
County supervisors renewed National Medical Enterprises management of Mendocino Community Hospital after a report showing a balanced past year budget. NME recovery of 170000 from federal claims and 24200 from mental health funds boosted finances. salaries cut by attrition and service unchanged. The contract extension lasts one year with monthly reports to the board.
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National Medical Enterprises
Mendocino Community Hospital
NME
Ron Trace
Short-Doyle Mental Health
Trace
Hillside
Ukiah General
Ukiah
Hillside Hospital
Augie Avila
Community Hospital
Burgess Williams
Ernie Banker
Banker
Airlift Shift From Philippines to Guam Amid Refugee Influx
UPI reports the U S moved evacuees from Saigon to Guam to ease overcrowding at Clark AFB. 219 refugees arrived at Andersen AFB Guam aboard a DC8 from Saigon. Officials warn up to 131,000 refugees may pass through Guam, with 60,000 expected in 10 days.
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Andersen Afb
Guam
Saigon
Ricardo J. Bordallo
Pacific
South Vietnam
Ford
Clark Afb
Philippines
Clark
Britain orders ambassador to Singapore as Red threat grows
Britain closes its Saigon embassy and orders Ambassador John Bushell and staff to Singapore amid rising Communist pressure in Saigon. US, Australian, Canadian and other embassies retreat. market bombing kills at least two. North Vietnamese advance alarms Biên Hòa and Saigon vicinity as Tan Son Nhut prepares for possible airlift evacuations.
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Britain
Singapore
Saigon
UPI
John Bushell
U.S
Malaysia
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
South Vietnam
da Nang
Bien Hoa
Ham Nghi
Tu Do Street
Tu Do
Leon Daniel
Tran van Huong
Philippines
Guam
Tan Son Nhut
Social services deficit cut by over half
Social Services Director Dennis Denny told supervisors that the county aid budget deficit this year has been reduced by more than 50 percent thanks to federal job programs. He said the January projected deficit of 730000, with 137000 to come from county funds, has shrunk to 323500, with the county share about 59239.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Denny
Denny
Social Services
AFDC
Social Service Office
Local Realtors Back Blood Donor Drive In Ukiah
Linton Norman a Ukiah Realtor coordinates a blood donation drive inviting Ukiah residents and fellow Realtors to give blood at Ukiah General Hospital from 2 to 6 pm. The effort is part of Realtor Week with aims to balance blood supply and demand.
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Linton Norman
Ukiah
Ukiah General Hospital
Linton
Mendocino
Ukiah General
Ford says defense cuts threaten national security at Navy League
President Ford warns in New Orleans that further defense budget reductions endanger U S security. He cites Soviet naval expansion circling Hawaii and operating in the Gulf of Mexico and stresses a strong Navy is essential to keep sea lanes open and deter aggression. His remarks tie detente to military balance amid calls to shift spending. Hebert library groundbreaking marks first New Orleans appearance.
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New Orleans
UPI
Ford
America
U.S. Navy
Hawaii
Pacific
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Coast land funds urged for private property acquisition
County supervisors urged the state to create a 500 million dollar trust fund to acquire private coastal land designated as desirable for public use. The board passed a unanimous resolution calling for in lieu funds to replace taxes lost when property is bought and for state action to support districts. Copies go to the governor and state representatives.
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The
Coastal Commission
Ted Galletti
Elk
North Coast Regional Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
Ernie Banker
Banker
Zodiac killer tied to Sonoma murders and witchcraft
Sheriff Don Striepke and Detective Erwin Carlstedt connect six Sonoma County deaths and seven Washington cases to a Zodiac killer obsessed with witchcraft. They note a Z shaped trail from San Francisco to Seattle and possibly to Salt Lake City and Vail, with 28 similar Northern California cases. Seattle police see no direct link.
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Santa Rosa
UPI
Don Striepke
San Francisco Bay Area
Striepke
Erwin Carlstedt
Seattle
Carstedt
Washington State
Striepeke
England
Carlsted
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Vail
Colo
Sonoma County
Oversize Box Car Triggers Tunnel Collapse Near Fort Bragg
An oversized box car in a California Western Railway freight train bound from Willits to Fort Bragg clipped shoring timbers, collapsing a tunnel three miles east of Fort Bragg. No injuries were reported as crew exited safely. line expected to be closed about two weeks. The line serves the Skunk Train tourist line in the Norwood Empire region.
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FT. Bragg
California-Western Railway
Willits
Fort Bragg
Georgia-Pacific
Fort Bragg-Willits
Norwood Empire Region
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Punta Gorda
Humboldt County
King Range Beach
BLM
Waldorf-Astoria
United Press International
United States
Travis Afb
Calif
Californian
State Department
Robert Anderson
Washington
Ford Administration
Anderson
Los Angeles
James Hayes
California
Assur
North Vietnam
Manila
Evening Express
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Navy
Army
Air Force
Congress
Indochina
Atlantic
Norwegian Sea
British Isles
Soviet Union
Gerald R. Ford
Coast Land Acquisition Funds
Zodiac
Sonoma
Carlstedt
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