Second Mistake Bombing Second Mistake Bombing Air Strike Back to Congress
The House Commerce Committee tentatively approved a back-to-work bill aimed at ending a 235 day IAM strike against five airlines. The measure would force IAM members to return for 30 days with a possible extension up to 150 days, while wage-settlement retroactivity was debated.
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Washington
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Johnson
Congress
P. I. (Roy) Siemiller
Senate
Pillsbury Fire Near Control
More than 2,000 weary fire fighters contained the Round fire five miles south of Lake Pillsbury in Mendocino National Forest. Containment expected by tonight with control by tomorrow as 19,500 acres burned and 27 miles of perimeter. Timber damage estimated at $600,000. Air and infrared ground support aided crews. seeding planned after ashes cool. No serious injuries reported.
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Lake Pillsbury
Mendocino “National _ Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Ukiah
Missoula
Mont
Forest Service
San Francisco
UPI
Alaska
California
Oregon
Idaho
Fairbanks
Senate Civil Rights Debate Set For Sept Six
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield announced the Senate will start debate on the House passed civil rights bill September 6. He said breaking a southern filibuster requires Republican Leader Everett Dirksen, who opposes the open housing section.
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Steven Gerstel Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Mansfield
House
Judiciary
Jack
Four County Economic Development in Hopper City Council Meeting
City councilmen heard a Lake County board proposal to form a four county Economic Development District spanning Humboldt Lake Mendocino Sonoma to secure federal and state aid for regional water and development projects. They may include future city projects if regional funding becomes available. Meeting also reviewed annual budgets and a power purchase extension while Ukiah supports PG E gas line rate hearing and concerns over potential increases after the gas plant sale.
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Lake County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Humboldt - Lake - Mendocino - Sonoma
Lyell Cash
Jack Hamson
Hal Irish
Ukiah
Pg&e
Ukiah Area
Find Your Name Ice Follies Contest Ends Aug 18
The Daily Journal invites readers to check the Want Ad page daily for a chance to win two free tickets to the Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies at San Francisco Winterland. Winners include Mrs Norman Thurston, W L Harpe, Mrs George F E Austin, Kent Ames, and Mrs Fay Dyer.
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Daily Journal
Shipstads and Johnson
W. L. Harpe
River Road
George FE. Austin
N. Pine
Kent Ames
Betty Street
Fay Dyer
Lockwood Drive
Laytonville Man Arrested For Car Theft
Bobby Ward, 25, with a Laytonville address, was held at gunpoint by John Riggs until Deputies Hanks and High arrived to arrest him on an interstate car theft charge sought by the FBI. Ward allegedly stole a car in Illinois and drove it to California, and faces related burglaries in Branscomb and Laytonville.
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Bobby Ward
Laytonville
John Riggs
E. B. Hanks
George High
Sheriffs Office
FBI
Ilinois
California
Ward
Branscomb
Riggs
Walso
Police pursue Harrison over stolen tow truck
In Opa-locka Florida police radio logs Harrison 52 admitted stealing a tow truck parked near the police station. He later agreed to return it while officers tracked his whereabouts. He faced jail time on auto theft careless driving leaving the scene drunk driving and license charges.
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Opa-Locka
Fla
UPI
Harrison
George Harrison
Orbiter Headed For Moon
Scientists and computers monitor telemetry from America's lunar orbiter as it speeds toward the Moon on a 90 hour journey. The unmanned 850 pound craft launched from Cape Kennedy to capture 352 closeup photos and assess safe landing sites for astronauts.
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Joseph A. ST. Amant
Pasadena
Calif
UPL
America
Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Madrid
JPL
Robert H. Gray
Goldstone
California
Mojave Desert
Not Guilty Pleas Entered by Laytonville Trio
Laytonville residents Robert J. Ward 22 Arthur Frost 18 and Perry Cannon 21 pled not guilty to burglary charges in Ukiah Justice Court for the Harwood s Branscomb Store break in Judge Hale McCowen Jr set August 15 as the preliminary hearing date Frost who pointed a gun at deputy Hanks was released on his own recognizance Ward s car was reported stolen and the U S marshal at Sacramento has a hold on him John H Shields 22 Fortuna pled guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor second charge of statutory rape dismissed certifying to Superior Court to appear August 18 Leroy Martin Katie Martin and Linda Penney were held to answer on conspiracy and issuing bad checks A fourth defendant Richard Dale Spradley had a single conspiracy charge dismissed and was released
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Robert J. Ward
Arthur Frost
Perry Cannon
Laytonville
Harwood
Branscomb
Ukiah Justice Court
Hale McCowen Jr
Frost
Hanks
Ward
U.S
Sacramento
John H. Shields
Fortuna
Leroy
Martin
Katie Martin
Linda Penney
Richard Dale Spradley
Grass fire at Ukiah area prompts brief response
At 5 28 p m a grass fire was reported near So Highway 101 and Whitmore Lane with no damage. A 5 05 p m standby at Ukiah Airport noted no fire.
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Ukiah
Highway 101
Whitmore Lane
Bridge collapse in Ottawa leaves eight dead
Ottawa reports eight dead and 57 injured as a bridge under construction collapsed over the Rideau River. Hundreds of searchers, including servicemen, comb debris while officials race to account for all workers on the $2.5 million site amid heavy rains and crowding at Civic Hospital.
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James Cosgrove
Ottawa
UPI
Rideau River
Polic
Csorecly
Civic Hospital
Reagan May Skip Debate With Brown In California
Reagan told reporters in San Diego that he might not debate Governor Edmund G. Brown over campaign technique. He urged a face to face exchange like 1964 rivals used, while Brown favors newsman moderated questions. Reagan objects to newsmen selecting questions, citing issues like extremism in the Birch Society, high taxes and crime as legitimate campaign topics. Negotiations for the debate are in limbo.
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San Diego
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Edmund G. Brown
Reagan
George Murphy
Pierre Salinger
Brown
John Birch Society
Ukiah Weather Summary August 1966 Readout
Temperatures for August 1966 show a high of 85 degrees and a low of 57 with midday reading at 79. Rainfall recorded at 6.00 inches, courtesy Ukiah Weather.
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Ukiah Weather
Cost of Feeding U.S. Family Up 5 Per Cent
Federal farm officials told House investigators that the cost of feeding the American family rose 5 percent from a year earlier. For the three months ended June households spent about 1095 a year on food, up from 1088, with increases in bread milk meat and other staples. Rep. Graham Purcell urged paying for bread costs and called for education to help the public grasp higher food prices. Bread prices have risen nearly 100 percent since 1947 49 base, while overall food prices rose about 35 percent.
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Washington
UPD
Federal
Housewa
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
Purcell
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Point Welcome
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Can Tho
Can Thai
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Pillsbury
Fred Nettles
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Four County Economic Development
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