Potter Valley Unified District plan advances in Mendocino
Mendocino County board of education approved a recommendation to dissolve the Ukiah Unified school district and create two unified districts Potter Valley and Ukiah. The measure, backed by five members, requires state board approval and would affect bonds loans taxes and high school construction timelines with July 1977 as implementation target.
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Mendocino County
California State Board of Education
Louis Delsol
Dessol
Ukiah
Potter Valley
Kissinger Defends Africa Tour Amid Reagan Criticism
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger denounced Ronald Reagan's criticism of his Africa tour as totally irresponsible. He cited dangers of outside intervention and urged negotiation with a timetable to avoid a massacre. In Monrovia he reaffirmed U S policy to isolate Rhodesia and push for black majority rule while discussing arms with Mobutu Sese Seko in Kinshasa.
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Monrovia
Liberia
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Georgia
Kissinger
Rhodesia
Lusaka
United States
Central
Africa
Cecil Dennis Jr
Zambia
William Tolbert Jr
Kinshasa
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
U.S
Angola
Mobutu
Congo
Keene to Attend Mendocino Art and Wine Show
Barry Keene will attend the fifth annual Wine Tasting and Art Show, a Mendocino County Art Association fundraiser for Easter seals. The Sunday event, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Mendocino Lake Clubhouse, features 100-plus artworks, four wineries Cresta Blanca Fetzer Parducci and Weibel's, 21 local artist demonstrations, live music by Dolores Carrick and Duane Thompson, and a watercolor prize by Francine Bearden. Proceeds from tickets and a portion of art sales benefit Easter seals.
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Barry Keene
Mendocino
Francine Bearden
Deli
Arrogoni
Santa Rosa
Dolores Carrick
Duane Thompson
Art Association
Elsie Allen
Mollie Jackson
Suzi
Imperial Savings to Open Ukiah Office in Orchard Plaza
Imperial Savings and Loan Association, with assets over $2 billion, gains state approval to establish an Ukiah office at Orchard Plaza Shopping Center. Roderick R. Bryan, president, says the 8th office links Fortuna and Eureka with Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sebastopol, and Napa. Open date set for October 1.
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Imperial Savings , and Loan Association
California Savings and Loan Commissioner
Ukiah
Roderick R. Bryan
Imperial Savings
New Orchard Plaza
Orchard Avenue
U.S. Highway 101
Perkins Street
Santa Rosa
Codding Construction Co
Mendocino County
Bryan
Association
Imperial
Fortuna
Eureka
Petaluma
Sebastopol
Napa
Imperial Savings and Loan Association
Imperial Corporation of America
Hughes Will Authentic or Fake Sparks Estate Debate
In Las Vegas experts split on a handwritten document claimed as Howard Hughes will and blueprint for his $2 billion estate. Noah Dietrich vouched for Hughes handwriting while Summa Corp called it a hoax due to spelling errors. The 267 word draft disperses assets to Hughes Medical Institute, wives, universities, church, Boy Scouts, and others, risking further estate litigation.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Howard Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Hughes
Summa Corp
J. Paul Getty
Hughes Medical Research Institute of
Miami
Mormon Church
Boy Scouts
Houston
Peking embassy blast blamed on counter revolutionary group
The Chinese Foreign Ministry called the Peking embassy explosion an act of sabotage by dissidents and said two guards were killed. Tass reported the blast occurred at the embassy entrance with damage to buildings and no embassy staff casualties. Initial speculation centered on an accidental hand grenade, but officials indicate a group may be involved. The incident followed Hua Kuo-feng’s criticism of the Soviet Union at a banquet in Beijing. The Soviets previously signaled willingness to resume talks on border disputes.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
Tass
Moscow
China
Hua Kuo-feng
Soviet Union
Great Hall of the People
Hua
United States
Frontier Days Sweetheart Search Opens in Willits
Mendocino County girls age 16 before July 1 1976 may enter the Frontier Days Sweetheart contest in Willits sponsored by Soroptimist International. The pageant runs May 1 to a June dinner naming the Sweetheart who will reign over 10 days of festivities through the Fourth of July. Entries available from Mrs Porro at Willits Cleaners. contestants must sell Frontier Days tickets.
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Willits
Mendocino County
Willits’ Frontier Days
The
Soroptimist International of
Colleen Smith
Ernestine Porro
Porro
Willits Cleaners
Main Street
Discovery violation grips Eureka buffalo trial as testimony struck
Judge Tim O'Brien rules discovery breach by District Attorney Duncan James not deliberate but noted negligence. Larry Andrews's testimony is stricken. jury warned not to rely on conflicted statements. Defendants Thompson Arnot and Roe face charges for unlawful killing and butchering two buffalo cows and a heifer on Bell Springs Ranch in fall 1974. public defender Joe Allen and counsel Petersen Cook push for dismissal. trial resumes Monday at 9:30 a.m.
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New Heights
Duncan James
Tim O’brien
Buffalo
Larry “Duke” Andrews
Joe Allen
James
Barron Hankes
Mendocino County
O’brien
Bell Springs
Red” Thompson
James Arnot
Eugene Roe
Eureka
Thompson
Arnot
Richard Petersen
Roe
Leo Cook
Hawkes
Andrews
Allen
Petersen
Duke
Cook
Northwestern California Weather Outlook
Mostly fair conditions in the south tonight with partly cloudy skies in the north and across the entire area on Saturday. A chance of a few showers north of Point Arena and Ukiah late tonight into Saturday. Cooler Saturday. Fort Bragg 47 57, Ukiah 46 76.
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California
Point Arena
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
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Dick Finch
Bob Vecker
St. Mary’s School
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Keene
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