Ukiah Gala Dance Vies With All Night Radio Broadcast
A downtown School Street gala tonight at 8 30 features auctions for gifts and prizes plus a 7 pm to 7 am uninterrupted marathon broadcast on KUKI. Local figures, singers, and musicians perform while Kiwanis dunking stools invite bidders for the grand prizes, including building materials and a $2000 stallion. Tickets at Palace Hotel and Lee Conroy offer ride pickup options.
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Ukiah
KUKI
Ukiah Kiwanis Club
Judy Busch
Connie Cox
Wallie Funkhouser
Darrell Lynch
Lucille Araujo
Shirley Merrit
Willits
Patty Hall
Mickie Ford
Lorna Zbitnoff
Terry Trout
Charley Todd
Helen Harlan
Palace Hotel
Lee Conroy
Homestead 24771
Darice
Fenton’s Fountain
Bill Lewis
Harold LaPorte
State Drive-In
Empire Highway traffic plan amid Humboldt county work
A Redwood Empire Association press release warns of hazardous traffic on U.S. 101 in Humboldt county and notes completion of five turnouts in narrow sections. The report, amid broader political mentions, also references Willits fringe-area expansion, local civic planning, and election reminders with a closing tease for continued coverage.
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Whatsthouse
The
Redwood Empire Association
Empire Sys
Humboldt County
Fire Out of Hand at C Williams Ranch Near Vichy Springs
A controlled burn on the C Williams ranch east of Vichy Springs escaped control, scorching about 120 acres of grass and brush. Forestry officials at Willits reported the fire was brought under control at 2 a.m. after twenty five foresters battled the blaze.
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C. Williams
Vichy Springs
Willits
District Fair Gate Up Over 1953 Figures as Show Finishes Strong
The Eighth Annual 12th District Agricultural Fair closes its fourth day with a record 8851 paid admissions, 381 more than 1953. F.P. Stipp reports higher income due to a single gate system and a $1 main gate charge for inside shows. Premiums totaled $15,606.7 to 705 exhibitors from 3598 entries, up from 1953. An accident injured Neal M. Bowles, and Paul Bunyan with his Kangaroo Kort drew an unexpected crowd.
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F.P. Stipp
Faly Association
Stipp
Neal M. Bowles
North Main Street
Ukiah
Bowles
Paul Bunyan
Barrsters
Hukill to Serve Jail Term For Sheriff Assault
Dink Kenneth, 25, of Fort Bragg, was sentenced to nine months in county jail for assaulting Deputy Sheriff Tolman last May. He jumped bail, was arrested in Modesto, and returned to Ukiah to begin his sentence. Hukill and three Fort Bragg youths were found guilty of beating Tolman and resisting arrest after a riot at the Track Inn, Boonville, May 15.
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Dink Kenneth
Fort Bragg
Tolman
Modesto
Ukiah
Hukill
Track Inn
Boonville
Fire destroys boys camp near Fort Bragg
A fire early Sunday morning at the San Francisco Boys Camp at Marwedel 15 miles east of Fort Bragg destroyed a structure housing lighting generators camp supplies and personal belongings valued at 60000. Camp director Ernest Mayer said a bucket brigade formed by campers battled the blaze while the Willits forestry crew arrived at 650 am and found the fire extinguished. Faulty wiring is listed as the cause per H Thomas dispatcher at Willits station.
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San Francisco
Marwedel
Fort Bragg
Ernest Mayer
Noyo River
Willits Forestry
H. Thomas
Willits
Dutch Airplane Vanishes Over North Sea
A KLM DC6B air liner missing since early morning crash suspected in the North Sea with 23 aboard, including nine to 12 Americans. Dutch navy says hope for survivors is nearly abandoned while British and Dutch search operations end at dusk. collision reports with an unidentified DC3 transport are unconfirmed.
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KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
North Sea
Schiphol
New York
Ijmalden
Netherlands
Shannon
Ireland
France Rejects EDC Also Britain and US Leave Europe
Washington reports a serious situation after the Brussels conference failure on the European Defense Community. The State Department will study the whole picture before comment. Possible paths include granting sovereignty to West Germany or tying Germany to NATO amid French opposition to German buildup.
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European Defense Community
Europe
U.S
Brussels
State Department
Henry Suydam
Department of State
John Foster Dulles
United States
Britain
West Ger
Germany
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Firemen Answer 3 Saturday Alarms
Ukiah fire chief Al Bechtel said three grass and brush fires were answered Saturday. Calls came at 11:25 a.m. near the airport south end, 2:22 p.m. at Bogner ranch north of town, and 4:36 p.m. on Highway 20 where nearly 300 acres burned. No damage was reported in any of the blazes.
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Ukiah
al Bechtel
Bogner Ranch
Highway 20
Board Adopts County Budget of 9 Million Plus Tax Rise
The Board of Supervisors on Friday formally adopted the 1954-55 county budget of 9,532,067.83 dollars with a 3.18 mill tax rate for the current year. The final budget, approved after a public hearing, reflects a 538,018.37 dollar spending increase and a 36 cent tax rate rise from 2.82. Projected funds include 6,019,978.39 non levy, 3,019,978.39 from taxes, 36,420.64 unsecured, and 2,993,557.75 secured rolls, driven by higher road and welfare costs.
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Board of Supervisors
Train Wreck in Illinois Kills 4, Injures 53
The Santa Fe Chief steamed from Chicago to Los Angeles derailed east of Lomax Illinois after a broken truck mechanism. Thirteen cars left the tracks and a locomotive and mail car remained on the rails. Rescue teams used torches to free victims while officials reported one of the 37 injured in serious condition and many treated and released.
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LOMAX
Santa Fe
Chicago
Los Angeles
Mississippi River
Desel
Airliner Crashes in Iowa Killing Eleven and Wounding Eight
A Braniff DC8 crashed during a landing attempt near Mason City Iowa after hail and a severe storm. Eleven people died and eight were injured as the wreckage spread across two blocks. The stewardess survived, while two women wandered from the scene. Authorities set a temporary morgue in a nearby school gym.
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Oaffield
Mason City
Braniff Airways
Memphis
Tenn
Minneapolis
Minn
Iowa City
William Pickering
Braniff
Oklahoma
City
Okla
Pickering
Parkville
W. B. ‘Wilde
Excelsior
Bettle Ann Truly
Shreveport
Mampton Hospital
Crfish
Ukiah Salute To Feature Local Talent
The city of Ukiah will be featured on KCBS tomorrow at 3 15 p m in a Bill Weaver program saluting Ukiah. Chief of Police George Smith will represent the city with documentary info from Paul Sutterley for the Ukiah chamber of Commerce. Highlight is two songs by Judy Busch with full orchestra.
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Ukiah
KCBS
Bill Weaver
George Smith
Paul Sutterley
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Judy Busch
Child Made to Walk Drowns in Canal
In Visalia California a three year old girl Linda Lou Evans drowned in a canal after being ordered to walk from the family car for alleged naughtiness. The mother Mrs William Evans said the child misbehaved all day and was made to walk the remaining distance home.
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Visalia
Calif
Linda Lou Evans
Here
William Evans
Linda Lou
Weather forecast for Northwestern California and Fort Bragg
Northwestern California expects fair conditions today tonight and Tuesday with coastal fog and drizzle. Highs around 88 at Uliah and 80 at Santa Rosa, cooler afternoons, humidity rise and variable coastal winds 8-18 mph. Fort Bragg area sees fog drizzle today and tonight with brief clearing in the afternoon and cooler temperatures with winds 8-18 mph near the coast.
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California
Uliah
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
Eisenhower vetoes federal pay raise bill in memo
A lengthy memo at the summer White House declares the five percent federal civilian pay raise for about 1,750,000 workers unwise. Officials report a union walkout affecting Anaconda Copper Mining Co. plants in multiple states. Mundt notes Republicans reach a majority report on Army McCarthy hearings. Mendes France visits Churchill in England to salvage Europe army plan. A flash flood blocks a main cross country highway near El Paso stranding several vehicles.
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Denver
Eisenhower
White House
Independent International Union of Mine, MI and Smelter Workers
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Montana
Arizona
Idaho
New York
Connecticut
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Greater Willits
California League For Political Action
Goodwin Knight
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Alameda County
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Shirley Mudd
Orland
Glenn County
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H. M. Ivey
Journal
Jay Smith
Betty Kiefer
Illinois
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Leo Jones
Jim Atkinson
Sheffield
Harold Marquardt
Carl E. Mundt
Westerham
England
Pierre Mendes- France
Winston Churchill
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