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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
6
A historical note outlines California canning pears and the Can ning Pear Association founded in 1988. It lists the association's primary functions and indicates about 800 member growers and impacts on canning, pricing, and handling costs within the industry.
The Rawles Nelson & Golden firm, attorneys for the estate of Edna Mer Holliday also known as Edna M Holliday, deceased, issue notice in Ukiah California. Creditors must file claims with vouchers within six months of first publication at the Clerk of the above court or at the office in the Ukiah Daily Journal. Publication dates August 16 and September 6.
Soledad State Prison top official Deputy Superintendent Robert H. Donnelly resumed testimony in a federal hearing on strip cells. Convict Robert C. Jorfian Jr. claims his rights were violated in an isolation cell and seeks $100,000 in damages. Witnesses described how inmates passed writing materials through improvised lines and hooks between naked cell occupants.
In San Francisco a woman sheriff's deputy, Frances M. Shaw, 34, resigned after eight years on the force following the theft of her car by a prisoner she was guarding at San Francisco General Hospital. The prisoner, Mary E. Morrow, 35, reportedly removed the keys from Shaw before fleeing. Morrow had been indicted on six forgery counts and three grand theft counts.
Wreckage of an auto with two bodies was found Monday night at the bottom of a 500-foot embankment off Route 6 near Willow Creek California. The men were identified by the California Highway Patrol as Richard D. Marshall 32 and Teofilo Rivera 28 both of Hoopa Calif. Patrolmen said the car likely plunged down the embankment Friday night and the wreckage was spotted Monday by a night plane along the Trinity River.
A fishing trawler carrying women and children sank off Agadir Morocco during a local Catholic feast cruise. Officials fear more than 80 dead as authorities investigate the disaster and rescue efforts continue.
The Redwood Valley County Water District board will not meet tomorrow as scheduled. The meeting is rescheduled for Wednesday September 7 at 8 p m at Redwood Valley school and will continue to meet on the first Wednesday of each month until further notice.
The Air Force disciplined three colonels and a civilian for aiding an unauthorized publicity stunt that led to the deaths of test pilots Joseph A. Walker and Carl S. Cross and the loss of a $500 million XB70 plane. The June 8 formation over Edwards Air Force Base was to benefit General Electric for advertising purposes, with no proper authorization. Walker piloting an F104 collided with the XB70 during the trick, Brown said.
Westminster officials told residents not to avoid tap water despite a strong smell and taste from moss in a local reservoir. The Baker metropolitan water district stated the water is safe to drink even if its odor and flavor are unpleasant.
A quoted automotive note says spark plugs run for 10,000 miles and in that span they fire nearly 4% of a billion times, suggesting a high daily combustion cycle volume and wear implication.
Washington reports a tense Senate inquiry as Secretary Robert Weaver defends HUD amid charges that welfare funds and urban renewal programs may fuel slum lord leverage and racial violence. Senator Ribicoff questions studies and outcomes while noting past failures labeled as Negro removal projects.
Singapore dispatch reports most of the 10 000 British troops are already out of Malaysia as a peace pact begins its effect. Military sources say the withdrawal started after Malaysia signed the accord ending a three year conflict. Minesweepers withdrawn as the confrontation with Indonesia winds down.
In San Jose a 19 year old youth used a .30 caliber rifle to wound his mother and kill the family cat after an outburst. Robert Horne was taken to Agnews State Hospital for observation. The mother Loretta Horne was treated for minor wounds from bullet fragments and splinters. She described the attack and said the rifle was returned to its rack after police arrived.
The federation of former British colonies will be put back into drydock in Singapore, signaling a pause in regional ship maintenance. Officials cited strategic port access and logistical considerations for the plan, with no immediate timetable released.
Five people died in a two car crash near Visalia as a teen aged driver lost control and collided with another vehicle. Janet Washburn 16, and Patsy 41, along with Harold Washburn 42 director of a federal project, Dana Washburn 8, and Pauline Huddleston 39 were among the dead. The Washburn family members were returning from a Vancouver trip when the accident occurred.
The House Spice Committee says scientists waste about 150 million dollars annually in chasing known facts. It sent to the Senate a measure to audit outlays for compiling standard reference data, aimed at making scientific information easily available to government and industry researchers.
A historical note identifies the Quachita region as the oldest rational forest spanning Arkansas and Oklahoma, marking it as a notable ecological landmark in the regional landscape.
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