Teachers Deny Strike Set for Opening Day
Mendoceta California Teachers Association chapter officials deny plans for a strike on opening day September 3. Spokesmen note rumors of a parental boycott and urge constructive community support as a long term CTA study of the district proceeds, to avoid disruption and potential statewide sanctions.
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Ukiah
Ukiah Rainfall Pushes Record Total Higher
Ukiah received 0.08 inches of rain last night and early today, pushing the record rainfall total to date higher, according to the Ukiah Fire Department weather bureau report.
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Ukiah
Driver Flips Auto and Keeps Going
Ukiah driver George McCoy, 30, escaped injury when his car rolled over after a high speed turn from Mendocino Drive onto McPeak. He continued to 216 Mendocino Drive before police cited him for driving at an unsafe speed after a sobriety test by Officer Mike Noyes.
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George McCoy
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Mike Noyes
Ukiah
Police Department
Train Car Collision At Talmage Road Crossing
A Ukiah pickup driver David Hathaway 22 failed to negotiate a curve and plunged Ridge Road into a gulley after a collision with a Northcoast Western Pacific train near Talmage Road. Authorities estimate moderate injuries for four people.
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David Hathaway
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Hathaway
Ukiah Hunter Stops Charging Bear With Rifle Shot
Bob Carley of 678 A N State Street Ukiah and his son Rick with two friends hunted on Preston Hunting Club land when a black bear charged. Carley fired at 100 yards to deter it, then at 30 feet neck shot felled the bear eight feet tall. He skinned the animal at the scene.
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Ukiah
Journal
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Alex Pacini
Steve Lighter
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Eel River
Lucarellia Takés' Own Life Shotgun Suicide
Funeral services pending for Lucarellia Takés 65 of Philo who died by self inflicted gunshot wound Saturday morning. Sheriff received notice from tenant Simon Ashik who reported the death and said Takés was in the house shared with his brother Joe when he allegedly told him to step outside briefly before the fatal shot.
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Czechs Strike Again as Prague Faces Soviet Pressure
Prague reports a 15 minute general strike by Czechs to protest the week long occupation by Soviet forces. In Wenceslas Square crowds jeered Russian commands, and Soviet tank fire echoed from overhead. A girl was shot near Rublo building, while troops occupied the State Bank after officials refused ruble exchange. Ambassad or Beame called Soviet reactions haphazard as leaders awaited Svoboda and Dubcek from Moscow talks.
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Alexander’ Dubcek
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Soviet Czechoslovak accord on troop withdrawal reported
Henry Shar reports that Moscow agreed to recognize the me of Czechoslovak leaders and begin gradual troop withdraws from Czech soil after crisis talks with President Svoboda and top Czech officials. Warsaw Pact observers may stay at border to ensure terms.
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Murder Trial Opens Second Week in Santa Clara
In Santa Clara County Superior Court the murder trial of Leonard E. Maine and Thomas E. Braun entered its second week. The defendants from Washington face charges for the murder of Timothy Luce and the abduction and attempted murder of Susan Bartolomei. 12 jurors are seated under a single juror system with 30 peremptory challenges for the prosecution and 25 for the defense combined. Broaddus excused three jurors, noting jury selection could finish by Thursday, while daily transcript costs push total trial expenses beyond $50,000. Venue shifted to Santa Clara County.
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John Poulos
Merle Orchard
Leonard E. Maine
Thomas E. Braun
Maine
Ritzville
Wash
Braun
Odessa
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Timothy Luce
Ukiah
Susan Bartolomei
Broaddus
Anne Lisick
Stanley Jones
Los Gatos
Elizabeth Vyse
Palo Alto
Mendocino
Santa Clara County
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Two Boys Cause Skunk Train Derailment Near Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg youths aged 10 and 12 face serious charges after allegedly breaking a padlock and throwing a switch, sending the eastbound Skunk tourist train onto a spur and into Pudding Creek. Motorman Walter Lawrence and Conductor John Roach kept 59 passengers safe as rescuers evacuated casualties and salvage operations continued. sheriff’s investigators later detained the boys.
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Pudding Creek
Willits
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John Roach
Redwood Coast Hospital
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Sheriff's Department
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Zeek Principal Seriously Ill
Vivian Fowler principal at Frank Zeek school was rushed to Ukiah General Hospital by ambulance on Friday and may be hospitalized for several weeks. A hospital spokesman said she will be unable to see visitors during her illness.
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Frank Zeek
Ukiah
General Hospital
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Draft Kennedy Move Opens At 1968 Democratic Convention
A Draft Kennedy for President office opened in Chicago as the 1968 Democratic National Convention began. Illinois and California supporters touted broad delegate backing, while governors including George McGovern and Harold Hughes indicated their leaders favored McGovern or remained cautious about Kennedy. Humphrey remained the likely first-ballot favorite as convention manager John Bailey adjusted the schedule amid the party’s tense nomination dynamics.
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California
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
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John M. Bailey
Betty Winslow
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Delegations deny Kennedy draft move in early hours
Mayors and party leaders including Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and California’s Jesse Unruh deny backing a move to draft Senator Edward Kennedy for the presidential nomination. The unauthorised effort gained momentum in the early hours, amid endorsements reportedly from a party chairman.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Jesse Unruh
California
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Woman Rescued After Car Wreck Near Blue Lakes Lodge
Fire units from Ukiah Lakeport and Upper Lake rescue crews freed Carole Johansen 26 Lakeport from a wrecked car after it plunged off a narrow road at Blue Lakes Lodge. She was pinned for hours, then rushed to Lake Side Community Hospital in fat condition with possible knee fracture and other injuries.
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Upper Lakefire
Blue Lakes Lodge
Carole Johansen
Lakeport
Lakeside Community Hospital
Ukiah
Upper Lake
Eisenhower suffers increased heart irritability report
World Happenings item notes former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is reported to be suffering increased heart irritability and other irregularities occurring with mounting frequency. In Houston, five year old Maria Giannaris, the world’s youngest heart transplant recipient, died suddenly at 11:40 p.m. Sunday night, a week after her surgery at St Luke’s Hospital. A U S special forces camp siege near Khe Sanh ends as the besieging forces are overrun, according to military sources.
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UPI
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Giannaris
St. Luke's Hospital
Nick Giannaris
Haggerstown
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