Record Fair Attendance Predicted at Redwood Empire Fair
Redwood Empire Fair directors predicted record attendance for the four day event opening with a 6 pm ribbon cutting. Thousands attended the first night as NCAA races topped prior years. Ceremony participants included Fair Board President Roland Hurt and directors Carley Chase Earl Fullerton and John Druecker with Cyril Hill and his son Cris. Listing activities include kiddie contests marimba puppets barbershop performances and a beauty pageant to crown Miss Redwood Empire. Attendance forecasts and pageant details anchor a packed schedule featuring feature booths judging results and multiple 4-H and junior organization winners. The Sun will bring further results as gates open at noon for a full slate of events.
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Redwood Empire
Fair Board
Rolland ‘Hurt
Hurt
Carley Chase
Earl Fullerton
John Druecker
Cyril Hill
Cris
Mildred Cram
Bob Smith
North Coast Region Chamber of Commerce
Jack and
Lorraine Pearson
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Redwood Regionaires
Ukiah
Mens
Ken Mast
Queen of the Redwood
Empire Fair
Genie Dietz
Suzi Crase
Willits
Marvis Ford
Redwood Valley
Linda Anderson
Carol Suepers
Kathy Austin
Friday Entertainment Schedule At Purdy Hall And Theatres
The program lists events for Friday starting 6:15 p.m. with Peggy Hopkins cooking demonstration in Purdy hall followed by Poogie-Poogie at 7 p.m. also in Purdy hall. At 7:30 p.m. the Wheelers Marimbas perform at the Willow Tree Theatre, then 8:30 p.m. features a beauty pageant at Willow Tree Theatre with Haipteisslan Redwood Regionaires and the Ukiah Barbershop Chorus performing.
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Peggy Hopkins
Purdy Hall
Willow Tree Theatre
Haipteisslan
Redwood Regionaires
Ukiah Barbershop Chorus
Community Fair Saturday Schedule of Judging and Shows
Saturday schedule lists 9 am judging events including Senior Hereford Sheep Wool and 4-H Light Horse up to 8:30 pm with many acts at Purdy hall Willow Tree Theatre and Grandstand. Notable entries include FFA Beef judging Sing Out U S A and Diaper Derby with Poogie Poogie performances and multiple horse show eliminations.
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Willow Stage
Grandstand Arena
Willow Tree Theatre
Les Heath
Koo Koo
Purdy Hall
U.S.A
Peggy Hopkins
Grandstand
Sunday Senior Citizens Day Variety Schedule
Gates open at noon for Sunday Senior Citizens Day with events at Purdy hall Willow Tree Theatre and Purdy hall. Koo Koo Show Poogie Poogie and a 4 H demonstration run through the afternoon, topped by an evening Give Away Show and a Sing-out finale.
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UKIAH
Redwood Empire
Willow Tree
Santa Rosa
Nancy Bartolomei
Angela Solomon
Calpella
Kathy Thompin
Redwood Valley
Journal
K. Hunter
Koo Koo
Purdy Hall
Purdy
Les Heath
Poogie-Poogia
Jkigh
Dam Talks Open Trial Of Braun And Maine
Susan Bartolomei of Ukiah may testify as prosecution witness in the murder and abduction case against Thomas E. Braun and Leonard E. Maine, opened in Santa Clara Superior Court. Bartolomei, left paralyzed and voiceless after being shot five times, is in a Ukiah hospital. The trial, moved from Mendocino to Santa Clara due to publicity, includes motions for a separate penalty phase jury and single juror examination.
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San Jose
Susan Bartolsmei
Ukiah
Thomas E. Braun
Leonard E.maine
Santa Clara
Superior Court
Ritzville
Wash
Timothy Luce
Bartolomei
A. B. Broaddus
Miss Bartolomei
UC Hospital
San Francisco
Sonora
Tuolumne
Washington
Oregon
Maine
John Poulos
Braun
Merle Orchard
Poulos
Kelly
Mendocino County
Santa Clara County
State Supreme Court
Round Valley residents challenge Dos Rios dam plan at hearing
Round Valley leaders and Save the Eel Association voiced strong opposition at a joint Senate Assembly water committee hearing on the Dos Rios high level dam and reservoir. Spokesman Richard Wilson argued cost overruns, limited flood control benefit, and a poor benefit to cost ratio, urging a two year review of alternatives and related north coast projects. Cong. Don Clausen and Col. Frank C. Boerger attended as testimony focused on a broader California Water Plan phase 2 analysis.
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Round Valley
Save the Eel Association
Senate Assembly Water Committee
Dos Ring
Richard Wilson
Carley Porter
Eel River Association
Clausen
Wilson
Senate and
Assembly
Dos Rios
Fire Calls Reported At Local Addresses
Fire logs show Thursday at 12 56 p m wiring fire in Earl Bates car at 240 N School Street with no damage. Friday at 9 29 a m sawdust fire at Old Crowfoot mill Lake Mendocino Drive with no damage. 10 27 a m rescue car removed from clothes dryer at Elwood Adams home 100 Thompson Avenue.
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Earl Bates
N. School Street
Crowfoot Mill
Lake Mendocino Drive
Elwood Adams
Thompson Avenue
Poseidon and Minuteman Tests Mark Nuclear Era Launch Day
AL ROSSITER JR. reports from CAPE KENNEDY on a double test day as the Navy launches Poseidon from a land pad and the Air Force readies a Minuteman 3 ICBM. Both missiles carry multi warhead payloads, signaling a major leap in U S deterrence and next decade development.
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AL Rossiter JR
Cape Kennedy
UPS
Navy
Air Force Navy
Air Force
Minuteman
Atlantic
David Jones
Eastern
United States
Excessive Speed Blamed For Two Injury Accidents
Highway Patrol reports two injury crashes blamed on excessive speed within 48 hours. Dante Monighetti and his wife were seriously hurt on Highway 101 north of Pieta Creek after braking for slow traffic. Earlier, an Aug 14 crash on Highway 28 near Boonville left a driver and passenger seriously injured after skidding, going airborne, and hitting an embankment and tree. Sammy Brashears avoided injury while Ronnie Wallace was hospitalized for injuries from a Highway 1987 incident after losing control at excess speed.
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Highway 101
Pieta Creek
Boonville
Yon Teg
Dantenighetti
Mt. View
Sammy Brashears
Philo
Ronnie Joe Wallace
Hillside Community Hospital
Weather Brief for Western California Coast and Inland
Forecast for western California calls for fair Saturday with clouds over the coast and slightly warmer inland. Tonight lows near 78 in Ukiah with calm winds and clear to partly cloudy skies.
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California
Coveloan Fined 150 for Resisting Arrest
Superior Judge Wayne Burke sentenced Leonard Whipple of Covelo to two years probation and a 150 dollar fine after a Jan 24 arrest for drunkenness and resisting arrest of Sheriff’s deputy Ross Duke. Larry Legget shared the arrest and battery charges. Eugene Valley Grey of Boonville received two years probation and a 250 dollar fine for drunk driving after a April 29 red light collision.
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Wayne Burke
Leonard Whipple
Covelo
Whipple
Larry Legget
Ross Duke
Sheriff's Department
Eugene Valley Grey
Boonville
Grey
State
Gobbi
Burke
Greyj
Qwas
Richard ‘Peterson
Task Force Report on Smoking Accuses Industry Campaigns
The Surgeon General's Task Force for Smoking and Health says the tobacco industry funds an expensive public relations effort to deny smoking harms. The 10 member group urges steps to boost quitting and discourage youth uptake, noting antismoking campaigns are taking effect with about one million quitters annually.
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Mike Feinsilber Washington
UPI
Surgeon General
Tobacco
Tobacco Institute
Ray seeks dismissal as publicity robs fair trial
James Earl Ray lawyers ask dismissal of murder charges claiming pervasive publicity has ruined chances for a fair trial in the United States. In other items, Washington reports the Army will close 23 Nike-Hercules sites as an economy measure, with several headquarters and firing sites reduced or closed, and President Johnson’s physician says current X-rays show no significant change in the President’s condition since 1966.
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James Ray
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
United States
Washington
Army
Johnson
George Barkley
France starts countdown for first hydrogen bomb test
PAPEETE Tahiti reports that France began a countdown for its first hydrogen bomb explosion. Informed sources say the test is planned near Fangatauta toll with potential blast impacts and security measures under review.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Opi
France
Fangatauta
Temperature Tale From a TV Act
A clipped report notes a TV act featuring repeated phrases about temperature. The readable portions highlight a performance moment and stage wording. No clear events or names emerge beyond the implied broadcast context.
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Scotts Valley
Fort Bragg
Vivan Johnson
Cindy Jeffers
Lakeport
Shaw
Veterans Memorial
Don Claussen
Boards of Supervisors
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Covelo Group
Poseidon
Coveloan
NIKE
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