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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
6
Ukiah city managers and councilors weigh a proposed 1968-69 net budget of 2,787,038 with a possible $1 general fund levy to fund city services and library sharing. A new fire station at the south end is eyed but may require tax increases due to rising salaries and materials costs.
After two days of talks the county Public Works road division received its budget proposal. The Board of Supervisors trimmed the request from 2,028,185 to 1,945,971 and cut equipment and retirement items. The department plans to fund rights of way and several road projects, with state routing changes already underway and additional miles of road slated for future transfer back to the state.
The Walker Lake Valley project seeks a 6000 acre subdivision 16 miles north of Ukiah with 1000 to 1200 lots from 1 to 40 acres averaging 5 acres. Dredging Walker Lake from 25 to 40 acres will add a boat landing and a north park with facilities. Roads totaling 20 miles and an easement road from Park Compound are planned.
M D Glover Ukiah Daily Journal publisher announces sale of part of Mendocino Publishing Company to Dean DeVries. DeVries named general manager May 7 1968 and elected to board and as vice president. Mendocino Publishing owns Ukiah Daily Journal Willits News and Journal Printing. Glover plans move to Ukiah within two years.
A hit and run report in Ukiah yesterday evening involved Arthur Blass’s son riding a bicycle in the Ukiah Theatre parking lot. Blass said a station wagon loaded with youngsters backed out, cutting the front wheel of the boy’s bike, but no one was hurt and the driver could not be reached.
Mendocino County reels from an outbreak of 82 lightning-induced fires, with 15 active blazes in Mendocino National Forest. Division of Forestry and U S Forest Service mobilize about 300 workers, air support, and parachute fire crews to contain the spread as storms threaten more strikes across Ukiah Valley, Covelo, Willits, and Laytonville. In Lake County no strikes were reported.
Raymond M Laua reports from Miami Beach that Richard M. Nixon announced Gov Spiro T Agnew of Maryland as his vice presidential choice at the Hilton Plaza Hotel. Agnew, 49, said he was stunned by the bolt from the blue as Nixon plans to accept tonight at the convention and outline policies for a White House bid.
Fragmentary OCR shows temperature data with high and low figures and date references. Readable bits mention August 1967 and daily readings, but details are incomplete. No clear location or person names appear.
MIAMI BEACH UPI Nixon tapped Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew as his running mate after Agnew shifted Maryland delegation to Nixon and delivered 18 of 26 votes. The surprise choice boosted Nixon's bid, with observers noting Agnew’s influence and prior backing shift.
Reagan for President in 1972 became visible as signs shifted after the 1968 effort. He avoided early vows, pressed for the nomination, and met with delegates across states including Ohio Florida Georgia Washington Missouri Alaska Louisiana Montana and Iowa. The late night rally and trailer encounters amplified his push amid Nixon’s lead.
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