Under the Big Top at Redwood Empire Fair Opens
More than 3,000 fairgoers attended the opening night of the 12th District Fair with Miss Audrey Hollenbeck presiding and State Sen. Frank Petersen present. The Thursday crowd enjoyed booths, Kraft Carnival, Hootennanny shows, and Nascar style races planned for the weekend as the fair enters its full program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Hollenbeck
Frank Petersen
Hollenbeck
Les Heath
Frank Belotti
Eureka
Hootennanny
Bob Neilson
Bill Robinson
Ray Graziano
Darrell Billups
Ned Smiley
Maskey
Potter Valley Farm Center wins senior feature booth at Redwood Empire Fair
The Potter Valley Farm Center booth won top honors in the senior feature booth division at the Redwood Empire Fair which opened last night for a four day run ending Sunday under the Under the Big Top theme. Fort Bragg Grange and Camp the Grange won additional senior class prizes. junior exhibits by Covelo chapter FFA Fort Bragg Eager Beavers 4-H and Lake County clubs also earned top honors in their divisions. cash prizes ranged from 200 to 300 dollars with multiple 1sts and 2nds awarded across square foot classes.
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Potter Valley Farm Center
Redwood Empire Fair
Fort Bragg Grange
Camp the Grange
Covely' Parmer
Fort Bragg
Eager Beaver
Lake County
Big Valley
Redwood Valley Grange
Potter Valley Grange
Ukiah Grange
Comptche Grange
Farmer's Booth
Covelo
FFA
Eager Beavers
Willits
Six Juvenile Inmates Escape Mendocino Hall
An all points bulletin seeks six youths from Mendocino County Juvenile Hall who overpowered a matron, robbed her purse and car keys, locked her in a cell, and stole her Cadillac. Suspects include Rodney A. Wright 18 Ukiah Everett Kep pah 45 Laytonville Russell Sale 16 Fort Bragg William Longcrier 14 Willits Dale Tash 15 Ukiah Mark W Wilburn 14 Willits. The matron Dorothy Spangler was assaulted but not injured as staff pursue leads.
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Mendocino County
Rodney A. Wright
Ukiah
Everett
L. Kep- Pah
Laytonville
Russell Sale
Fort Bragg
William A. Longcrier
Willits
Dorothy Spangler
Grass fire on Zbitnoff property prompts Ukiah fire call
Ukiah firefighters rushed to 720 N State Street at 10 55 a m to quell a grass blaze on the Zbitnoff property. Investigators say children playing with matches started the fire.
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Ukiah
N. State Street
Zbitnoff
Norgard pushes master street plan for Ukiah growth
Ukiah council member Sterling Norgard urged crafting a master street development plan during a council meeting. He criticized overuse of cul de sacs in new subdivisions, favored through streets where appropriate, and noted the city currently follows a flexible guide based on an aging study. The council also accepted the Doolin Acres subdivision map with drainage changes, approved annexation of Waugh Lane, and set a 25 dollar fee for routine vacate easement proceedings while reviewing Walnut Court development near Pomolita school.
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Sterling Norgard
al Kruth
Ralph Buxton
City of
Ukiah
Doolin Acres
Ray Jean
Nokomis School
Helen
Washington Streets
Norgard
Planning Commission
Kruth
Lyell Cash
Waugh Lane
Ukiah Police Officer’s Association
Walnut Court
Pomolita School
August 1964 to August 1965 Temperature Snapshot
Temperature record shows daily high and low values for August 1964 to August 1965 with dates. Data includes August 9 indicating 77 high and 68 low, plus noon today 71, low today 55, rainfall 0.50 inches, last year 0.14 inches.
Gemini 5 Set for Saturday Launch at Cape Kennedy
UPI reports engineers cleared problems from a recent delay and prepared for Gemini 5 liftoff at 10 a.m. EDT. Weather looked very good as Cooper and Conrad ran final checks after fixes to a fire damaged cable, radio bugs, and a power surge in the capsule instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Kennedy
UPI
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Cape Kennedy
Jack King
Voice of
Gemini Control
Air Force
Cooper
Conrad
Cape
Thieves Break Into Schuler's Surplus Sales
Burglars used a rock to break a window at Schuler's Surplus Sales and stole about 735 dollars in rifles pistols revolvers telescopes watch bands rings and coats. A Greyhound employee saw the broken window and alerted police who investigate.
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Schuler
Rare 1892 Great Register found in Lake County remodeling
A remodeled Le Trianon spa reveals a Mendocino County Great Register from 1892. The tattered book lists individuals with ages, heights, complexions, hair and eye color, occupations, birthplaces, naturalization dates, and registration dates. Notable entries include Daniel Matthew Gibson, Mendocino County treasurer, age 38, Ukiah precinct, with extra details on appearance and a disabled left arm. Continued on page 8.
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Walter Sandelin
Palace Hotel
Ray Hoffman Sr
le Trianon
Lake County
Mendocino County
Hoffman
Ukiah Daily
Journal
Cober
Gayt
Neep
Blue Lake
Ukiah
Daniel Matthew Gibson
Gibson
Wilburn Gibson
Elk
Matthew Beauregard Gibson
Johnson Denounces Rioting During Civil Rights Drive
President Johnson condemned the Los Angeles violence amid the White House conference on equal employment opportunity. He compared rioters to Klansmen, urged exposure and action, and labeled lawbreaking as a threat to constitutional rights and liberty. He praised the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a key to hope for Americans.
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Johnson
White House
South
Los Angeles
America
Marines Drive Viet Cong From Stronghold Near Da Nang
A Marine regiment about 5,000 men launched a three day operation on the 72 mile south of Da Nang base, killing 563 Viet Cong, wounding about 1,000 and taking 116 captives. Casualties were described as the heaviest of the war with 75 percent of Marine deaths in back shots. Nearby developments included U S Ambassador Lodge returning after a year away and Premier Ky skipping a trip to Thailand. Navy planes conducted a token raid over North Viet Nam and March 115 miles north, while U S carrier planes hit Thanh Hoa bridge 80 miles south.
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Sayers Balung Weasel
Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thailand
North
U.S.S. Oriskany
Thanh Hoa
House Okehs Omnibus Farm Bill Passes in House
The four billion nine year omnibus farm bill cleared the House 221 to 172 after three days of debate. Aimed at urban and rural interests, it moved to the Senate for study and possible hearings next week. A contested provision raising bread prices by one or two cents was dropped amid criticism.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Senate Agriculture
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Bombing raids hit Haiphong targets in heavy strikes
In Hanoi region raids damaged a heavily bombed structure while missions struck bridges and highways. A flight of five Navy planes bombed the Haiphon army barracks, part of ongoing military operations.
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Hanoi
Ha Thon
Ex CIA Chief Tackles Riot Cause in Watts Inquiry
John A. McCone, former CIA chief, heads an eight member commission to investigate the Watts riots and underlying unrest. Gov. Edmund G Brown faces King Yorty tensions over police policy and possible Chief Parker removal as National Guard and police guard the Watts area after last week’s violence. Death toll stands at 35 with 895 injuries and property damage projected above 175 million. Brown visits Watts finds mixed receptions and discusses the commission with McCone en route to Sacramento.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Edmund G. Brown
Martin Luther King
Samuel. Yorty
Watts
Detroit
Mich
Madden
Gov. Brown
McCane
Sagraemento
Brown
Washington
International
McCah
King
William
Yorty
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Redwood Empire Fair Board. of
Dan Cubberley
Kuki
Let Heath
Jaycees
Brian Bennett
Dick Giovannetti
Ukiah Fire Department
Gemini 5
Alvin B. ‘Webb Jr
Great Register of County
Saigon
U Upi
Tuong Peninsula
Teathamasba
Okehs
CIA
National Guard
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