Hutton Lewis acquitted in Laytonville murder case
In Superior Court Judge Timothy O Brien's chambers two Laytonville residents Frank William Hutton and Tanya Marie Lewis were found not guilty of murder in the March fatal shooting of Clyde Edward Newby 4. The trial spanned a week of jury selection and proceedings with defense stressing self defense amid prejudicial remarks about Huttons character by a juror.
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Superior Court
Laytonville
Frank William Hutton
Tanya Marie Lewis
Clyde Edward Newby
Hutton
Timothy O’brien
Ukiah Unified budget hearing set for 7 30 p m
Ukiah Unified district will hold a public hearing on the 1976 77 operating budget at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the district office. Supt Murphy and bookkeeper Nichols say the draft budget will be augmented by a fourth draft Tuesday night and may show higher income and expenses.
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Ukiah Unified
W.O. Murphy
Norm Nichols
Ukiah Unified District
Murphy
ADA
Nichols and
Lake County Wins Suit Over Budget and Payroll Rules
Lake County Employers Association defeats county in superior court with six of ten points upheld. Judge John Shea orders Brown Act compliance, salary surveys, and parity alignment, plus a mediator in wage talks. Damages of 250000 denied. holiday status dispute dropped.
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Linda Hedstrom
Lake County
Employes Association
John Shéa
California
Lakeport
LCEA
Pano Stephens
Shea
Lake County Board of Supervisors
Sinc
Carrier Collects in Ukiah Daily Journal Notice
The daily carrier requests timely payments for collected copies. The note asks readers to help by making payments when the carrier first calls.
Ross Duke Jr. Killed in Covelo Logging Mishap
Funeral services for Ross E. Duke Jr. 44, killed Saturday in a Glenn County logging accident near Covelo will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Covelo, with burial at Plain Grove. Duke, a Covelo resident for 12 years and former Mendocino deputy, was a woods worker and community leader. He is survived by his wife Linda, sons Lindon and Evan, daughters Kathy Seymour and Sharon and Renee Duke, his father Ross E. Duke Sr., brother William Duke, three sisters Lois Lee, Connie Nash, and Carol Fullerton, and a host of relatives. Memorials may go to Crippled Children’s Service, Mendocino County Courthouse, Ukiah.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
Covelo
Ross E. Duke Jr
Glenn County
Bob Cherry
Mendocino
Round Valley Lions Club
Linda
Lindon
Evan
Kathy Seymour
Sharon
Renee Duke
Ross E. Duke Sr
William Duke
Lakeview
Ore
Lois Lee
Medford
Connie Nash
Hines
Carol Fullerton
Casper
Wyo
Crippled Children's Service
Mendocino County
Ukiah
Drowning of 6 Year Old at Lake Mendocino
A six year old Redwood Valley boy, Teddy Mitchel Primrose, drowned Sunday at Lake Mendocino. He was found floating about 3 feet from shore by Marvin Massey of Rohnert Park, near the south boat ramp, and pronounced dead at Hillside Hospital after rescue attempts. Ukiah fire department and the ambulance aided before his death at 5:12 p.m. Eversole Mortuary handles arrangements.
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Redwood Valley
Lake Mendocino
Teddy Mitchel Primrose
Hillside Hospital
Sheriff’s
Sheriff's Office
Marvin Massey
Rohnert Park
Ukiah
Weather in Northwestern California Turns Cloudy Through Tuesday
Variable cloudiness blankets Northwestern California with isolated showers or thundershowers possible in the northern mountains this afternoon and evening. The pattern continues into Tuesday, with rain chances highest in elevated areas and lighter odds elsewhere.
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California
Colorado flash flood claims hundreds of campers
In Loveland Colorado a flash flood along the Big Thompson River swept through a canyon southeast of Rocky Mountain National Park. Rescue teams recovered 56 bodies with 200 to 300 more believed stranded as officials warned the death toll could rise.
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Loveland
Colo
UPI
Colorado Rockies
Big Thompson River
Larimer County
Bob Watson
Watson
Denver
Aftershocks threaten Peking as rescue workers killed
More than a hundred strong aftershocks hit near Peking driving evacuations of hundreds of diplomatic dependents. Foreigners leaving Beijing total 256, with many transferring to flights to the United States. Tangshan quake area remains epicenter as tremors continue.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
U.S
Tokyo
United States
Priscilla Ballou
Washington, D.C
Cannery Strike Ends as Workers Win Wage Pact
San Francisco union workers ratified a three year contract giving a $1.60 hourly raise. The 11 day strike halted the season causing apricot crops to rot in the field. The settlement will raise packing costs by two to three cents per fruit in the autumn market.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Teamsters Union
Louisiana-Pacific to reopen Ukiah particleboard plant on lease
Louisiana-Pacific announced a lease with option to purchase the G P particleboard plant in Ukiah after Georgia Pacific closed it on June 25 citing poor market conditions. The lease covers only the particleboard facility, not the resin plant, with reopening possible as early as early September on a limited basis. Applications for employment will be accepted Aug 9 at LP’s Ukiah office. LP emphasizes equal opportunity employment and aims to strengthen its particleboard and hardboard production network across several states.
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Louisiana-Pacific
L-P
G-P
Ukiah
Georgia- Pacific
Lowell Ambrosini
Boise Cascade
Ambrosini
Lousiana-Pacific
N. State Street
Alabama
Louisiana
Montana
Texas
California
United States
Masonite workers reject settlement by two votes
Masonite Western Lumber Division Calpella workers voted down a three year contract offer by a two vote margin in a secret ballot, keeping the two month strike alive. Union officials and company negotiators failed to agree on a mutually acceptable counterproposal as talks under a federal mediator continued. Some workers expressed willingness to return under a signed contract while others remained steadfast on the picket line.
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Masonite Western Lumber Division
Calpella
Masonite Western Lumber
Masonite
Gates
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Laurie
Vander
Mey
Susie Parker
Diane Martin
Oregon
Washington
Margaret Bushby
Journal
Erickson
Georgia-Pacific
Italy
Novaro
Ross Duke Jr
Colorado
Pat Allen
McKee Medical Center
Tangshan
David Dean
Alaska
Chinese Communist Party
People’ S Daily
Ofg
New China News Agency
Bulletin
Trukadero
Lovers Lane
Joseph Canzoneri
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