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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1965
Page
7
A reflective piece citing John Donne and Christian precepts to condemn racial riots in Los Angeles. It argues that all men are equal and urges readers to confront embedded racism. The essay warns against blaming victims and calls for unity beyond color or creed. It ends with a Ben Ben tolling bell meditation.
Rep George P Miller chairs hearings calling for a National Bureau of Standards study on converting to metric units. Britain’s gradual switch this decade sharpens US pressure, with six NASA centers already metric, pharma embracing it, and costs estimated in the hundreds of millions to billions depending on pace.
Loyd Enterprise of Oildale presents a tropical fish display featuring man eating piranha electric eel and aro vana descendants of a prehistoric species. The school of piranha is the largest individually owned school in the country.
Guests at the Norman Kruke home include Ray Wilson of San Jose and sisters Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Kruke with Wilson’s daughter Mrs. Donald Cooper of Palo Alto visiting. Superior Court assignments noted for Hale McCowen in Los Angeles September. Eleanor Boger attends Welcome Wagon reception in San Francisco. Mrs. Briggs and colleagues resume post office service duties. Mrs. Spencer returns from Idaho with her two children. Morgan Ruddick arrives home after a year in armed services. Coast Guard family visits. Blue Lakes weekend stay. Lake County fish salvage project ends. over 300000 pounds of carp and other fish processed, some used by farmers and Indians. Ben Scott named principal in Tulare schools.
James Holland a Ukiah mail carrier serving three years has been honorably discharged and has returned to Ukiah, ending his wartime service. The article notes his status as a veteran and his homecoming.
Mr and Mrs E Nelson operate a Jewett coach purchased in WiHits last week and plan fishing operations on Clear Lake that have been carried out recently.
The Assembly Rules Committee adopted a new procedure to reduce 1700 interim measures to 129 broad topics. The plan assigns issues rather than bills to omnibus committee bills, aiming to draft full solutions and cut the number of bills while preserving member rights. Major committees receive focused topics in agriculture crime education finance and insurance among others.
Judge and Mrs Elmer Busch returned from a Eureka camping trip their first in years. Their two sons Burt and Jim plan to attend Stanford University next month. Lillian Gish in The White Sister opens at State Theater Thursday, praised as a beautiful Italy produced film. County highway liquor searches anger residents, harming travel and business.
Fifty years ago Elmer Albertson representing G A Proctor of Santa Rosa contracted with Clarence Cox for 30 000 pounds of this year's hop crop at 12 cents. Recent deals include E H and H B Smith for their entire crop and the Finnish Colony for 20 000 pounds. F C Van Nader's hop house hosts the season's dance next Saturday. Supplies head to the north county for a state highway nine miles, convict labor to be used for the first time. twenty five convicts start on a ten mile stretch near Rattlesnake Creek.
Gov Grant Sawyer of Nevada planted a Douglas fir behind the Capitol as part of a national beautification effort. A note on the story mentions a preferred pinion pine for Nevada and references forestry division guidance. The text also oddly includes a travel promo for the Ukiah Journal Holiday trip with dates and contact details.
Sacramento reports on a tentative mid October special session for the California legislature with Burns and Unruh weighing necessity. Court reapportionment rulings and tax reform timing influence the call. Knox probes assessor scandals. a Teapot Dome reference signals gravity. Assembly eyes computer systems to aid info and trend analysis for state governance.
The Senate faces a climax on the omnibus farm bill amid a bread price dispute with bakeries led by lobbyist Maurice Rosenblatt. Agriculture secretary Orville Freeman cites a 0.7 cent bread rise and flat farmer wheat prices over 15 years. Assemblyman Robert Crown unveils streamlined welfare oversight. Paul Ward probes federal takeover of welfare costs and local budget impacts.
The state water rights board granted permits for the Richvale project on the Middle Fork of the Feather River, triggering alarm among salmon and steelhead fishermen who fear dam blocks. Experts note hydro power rivals and potential regional water exports, plus desalting advances that could alter future projects. Meanwhile, bread firm investigations and farm bill debates stir Washington lobbying, with Eastland and cotton interests shaping Senate talks.
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