Timber Losses Heavy Fire Rips California Forests
Heavy timber losses as U S forest service crews battle a massive Round fire five miles south of Lake Pillsbury in Lake County. Fifteen thousand acres burned and 30 million board feet of timber worth about 600000 destroyed. Air tankers and a plane equipped with infrared gear map hotspots. Weather runs hot with highs near 100 and humidity 10 to 15 percent. Eighteen bulldozers and ten ground tankers reinforce the 15 mile perimeter. Firefighters from California’s 17 national forests assist. no major injuries reported.
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U.S. Forest Service
Lake Pillsbury
Lake County
Ukiah
Forest Service
Upper Lake
California
National Forests
Division’ of Forestry and Conservation
Covelo
Roy + Anderson
Humboldt County Division of Forestry
Howard Memorial Hospital
Willits
Jericho
Bert Smith 46 Takes Own Life in Ukiah Backyard
Bert Robert Smith, 46, Ukiah, died today from a self-inflicted 30-06 gunshot in his backyard at 662 Hazel Avenue. A longtime mechanic for Daniels Harlowe, he had been ill for months. Survived by widow Edwina Smith. Funeral arrangements pending at Eversole Mortuary.
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Bert Robert Smith
Ukiah
Hazel Avenue
Smith
Daniels Harlowe
Edwina Smith
Eversole Mortuary
Mendocino County Sees 23 Cent General Tax Rate Cut
Mendocino County may lower the general tax rate to 2.92 per 100 of assessed value from 3.15 as auditors prepare a 10.752 million dollar budget. The reduction stems from a 14.5 percent rise in the tax base due to reassessments. Final board approval is pending after two weeks of budget work and upcoming district and local taxes.
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Mendocino
Bob Shore
al Beltrami
Shore
Branscomb Store Burglarized Three Girls Involved
Sheriff's deputies probing a Branscomb burglary tied to seven suspects including three teenage girls. Two men jailed and two girls in juvenile hall with a third released to parents. Arthur Edward Frost, 18, Laytonville, jailed on burglary and assault with a deadly weapon after a rifle incident. Perry Arnold Cannon, 21, Laytonville, also jailed on burglary. Loot valued at about $50 in beer and cigarettes.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Laytonville
Harwood
Branscomb
Stan Wells
Arthur Edward Frost
Perry Arnold Cannon
Lynch Warns Cops To Respect Suspect Rights In Interrogation
Sacramento Atty. Gen. Thomas C. Lynch issued a statewide advisory to law enforcement to follow Supreme Court rules in questioning suspects. He stressed warnings of rights, cessation of questioning when silence is indicated, and legal counsel rights to ensure evidence is admissible and convictions stand. He plans meetings with state investigators and regional officer gatherings next month to enforce procedures.
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Sacramento
UPS
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
U.S. Supreme Court
Whitman Sr Embraces Texas Officer After UT Shooting
Charles A. Whitman Jr., father of the University of Texas student who killed 16, met Ramiro Martinez and other officers in Austin. He tearfully said he holds no animosity and expressed respect for the officers’ actions. The meeting followed Whitman’s wife and mother’s deaths by his son and the 16th victim’s hospitalization.
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Karen Griffith
Austin
Whitman
Justices of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
Frank McBee
George Phifer
University of Texas
Phifer
Martinez
Texas
Hopland Driver Pays $67 Fine for Violations
Thomas John Snoddy, 48, Hopland, was fined 17 dollars for drunkenness and 50 dollars for carrying a loaded rifle in his car in violation of fish and game laws after appearing today in Ukiah Justice Court. Jack Delbert Carner appeared in Justice Court on burglary charges for Quadrip’s in Willits and pleaded guilty, awaiting sentencing Thursday. Daniel Jay Shearer, 21, Fort Bragg, charged with receiving stolen property, pled not guilty and his case was continued to Thursday.
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Thomas John Snoddy
Hopland
Ukiah Justice Court
Jack Delbert Carner
Justice Court
Willits
Daniel Jay Shearer
Fort Bragg
Unemployment Falls Slightly to 3.9 Percent in July
Washington report shows unemployment dipping to 3.9 percent of the labor force and 82,771,000 workers, with a Labor Department spokesman calling the drop not significant and not indicating full employment. The year’s average remains around 4 percent as factory weekly earnings and the workweek declined for the third straight month, with autos affected. airline strike had no noticeable impact.
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Washington
UPS
Labor Department
Srike
Judge Rules For State On 64 Flood
Superior Judge Bertram D. Jones ruled the Kla math River bridge work did not cause property damage in the December 1964 flood. The decision exonerates the Department of Public Works from a $1 million suit by Lawrence Crivelli and others, overturning an advisory jury ruling. District Engineer Sam Helwer hailed the ruling as heartening amid flood damage lawsuits.
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Crescent
City
UPI
Klamath River
Bertram D. Jones
Plumas County
Department of Public Works
Blac
Lawrence Crivelli
Klamath
Sam Helwer
Division of Highways
California
Jones
del Norte County
Grass and trash fires report on Calpella and Orr streets
Fire calls documented Monday at 3 33 am and 5 18 am report grass fires on Old Calpella Road near Bill Hamilton property with no damage and a debris burn on Orr Street. A resuscitation ambulance transport to Ukiah General at 0 43 indicates a medical call related to the incidents.
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Calpella Road
Bill Hamilton
Asne Alfred Lippi
Ukiah Gen Hospital
Ford and Railroad
Highland Avenue
Orr Street
Temperatures August 1965 Highs and Lows Reported
Readable fragments show daily temperature notes for August 1965 with highs and lows. Includes two cities with listed maximums and minimums and sparse month context. Data appears incomplete but indicates higher daytime heat and cooler nights typical of late summer.
Wage-Price Guidelines Reviewed by Johnson Aides
President Johnson said he would keep the 3.2 percent wage-price guidelines with flexibility while seeking a better system. He warned labor and management to restrain, noting possible use of other measures if restraint fails. Commerce Secretary Connor and Treasury Secretary Fowler signaled a review but stressed the guidelines’ value in keeping inflation down.
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Alvin ‘Spivak Washington
UPI
Johnson
Commerce
John T. Connor
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Prsident
Connor
Fowler
Cape Kennedy Bulletin Delays Moon Orbit Attempt
UPI reports NASA halted an Atlas booster launch due to a possible problem and an approaching thunderstorm. A new attempt to launch the photo satellite lab is slated for 3 11 p.m. EDT Wednesday with weather considerations noted.
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Cape Kennedy
UPID
U.S. Space Agency
Flying Photographic Laboratory
Dampening Report Reds Have One Man in 30
In Saigon sources say Communist manpower in South Vietnam is growing faster than U.S. and allied forces can kill or capture, signaling a widening manpower gap. The report notes the challenge of suppressing Vietcong and North Vietnamese units amid ongoing combat operations.
Johnson Says No Worsening Vietnam Position Overall
President Johnson said there is no change for the worse in U.S. military posture in Vietnam despite high Communist strength. Sources claim North Vietnamese forces are rising, Viet Cong drafts are effective, and Saigon faces continued pressure while U.S. aircraft and helicopter losses remain below prior estimates. He offered willingness to meet anywhere to seek a settlement and denied a published eight-year war timeline.
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U.S
Viet Nam
South
Saigon
Hanoi
Hamoi
Soures
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Defense Department
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Black Hole Hearings Open By Thackrey In San Diego
In a two day session Judge George B Harris hears complaints from inmates about solitary confinement in a 69 foot concrete cell block without light heat or ventilation At the opening witness Alfonso Esparza 24 describes being sprayed with tear gas while in isolation and refusing orders to remove his coveralls and mattress The hearings also cover reports of filthy cells naked confinement and alleged mistreatment by prison staff authorities say improvements such as wash basins water and clothing have been added since March 15 Continue on Page 8
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Donald B. Thackrey
Soledad
UPI
Alfonso H. Esparza
U. S
George B. Harris
Esparza
Harris
San Francisco
Robert Charles Jordan
Los Angeles
Jordan
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Bert Smith
Agaat Society
Tammy Sturges
Brenda Burn Hon
Heidi Pinkerton
Sniper
Ukiah Fire Department
Bulletin
LBJ
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