Newsboy Lifesaving Efforts End in Tragic Death Near Kelseyville
A 14 year old Lakeport newsboy, George Metteer, tried to save Clyde Stevenson after discovering him injured in a trailer near Kelseyville. Despite summoning help and performing artificial respiration, Stevenson died before rescue crews arrived. Also reported is the death of Gayland Ott, 48, of Lakeport, from a heart attack after a boating accident on Clear Lake off Willow Point.
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Kelseyville
Lake County
Lakeport
George Metteer
Clyde Stevenson
Hummel
Randy Cleaners
Maria
Clear Lake
Stevenson
Fire Department
Sonoma Mountain Cemetery
Sonoma
Mr. Ott
Willow Point
Food prices seen rising slowly for 1975 outlook
Washington notes indicate the Agriculture Department foresees weak food price gains through 1974 and into early 1975 while President Ford concentrates on economic woes. Earl L. Butz said he hopes price increases in 1975 will not match the 15 percent rise forecast for this year.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Paul Bunyan Fest to Head Fort Bragg Holiday Weekend
Legendary woodsman Paul Bunyan will rule the Hometown Days in Fort Bragg August 30 31 September 1 2 with four days of lumberjack events square dancing parades and a gaslit gaieties show. The logging show charges 2 adults 1 25 kids final parade features Bunyan and 6 6 logger Norman Shandel. attractions include Skunk train beaches Mendocino drives and an architectural array while a postcard ad offers 25 cent postage to receive details.
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Fort Bragg
Paul Bunyan
Green Memorial Field
Norman Shandel
Mendocino
Redwood Valleys
Redwood Empire Assn
Post St
San Francisco
Net tightens on killers in Stephenville raid
Lawmen reported a burglary clue show up in a farmhouse northwest of Stephenville as three violent escaped convicts, blamed for two murders and multiple rapes, remained at large. A sighting 10 miles north sparked renewed roadblocks while officers intensified a statewide pursuit across Texas and New Mexico.
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Stephenville, Tex
UPI
Stephenville
Colorado State Penitentiary
New Mexico
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Nelson Higginbotham
Rotan
Colorado
Erath County
Chamber luncheon honors new owners in Ukiah area
A Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Manor Inn welcomed Max and Joan Schlienger of San Rafael as the newest Ukiah community members. Al Thrasher announced the sale of Al Thrasher Corporation assets south of Ukiah to the Schliengers for an undisclosed amount. The new firm, Retech Inc., will research and manufacture machinery. Schlienger, founder of Schlienger Inc., is a noted high temperature furnace inventor with European installations. Thrasher’s career included Arcata lumber ventures and 13 patents boosting recovery by about 30 percent, plus licensing and a book on timber waste reduction. (Cont'd on Page 2)
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Greater
Ukiah
Thrashers Corporation
Schlienger
Schlienger, Inc
Thrasher
California
Oregon
Arcata
Cannonball Lumber Co
al Thrasher Lumber ‘Co., Inc
Arc
Calpella
Mendocino County
Fatal crash kills Fortuna father and infant daughter
A four mile north of Willits crash on US 101 fatally injured Humboldt County father Paul Regis Burton, 24, and his three month old daughter Sara Burton, after a small foreign car struck a gravel truck slowed on the highway. Amy Burton and Susan Burton were rushed to Howard Memorial Hospital along with other involved parties. The CHP forwarded the case to District Attorney Duncan James for review for possible charges.
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Bad Pass
Willits
Fortuna
Humboldt County
California Highway Patrol
Duncan James
Sara Burton
Howard Memorial Hospital
Paul Regis Burton
Amy Burton
Susan Burton
Ralph Clemons
Kathleen Clemons
Charles
CHP
Calvert
Clemons
San Francisco man dies in Lake County crash
Jean Nicca, 63, of San Francisco, was killed Friday afternoon when his car with unsafe tires ran off the road near Coyote Hill between Lower Lake and Middletown and collided with an empty tanker truck. The crash also involved multiple other vehicles, injuries, and a fatality for a passenger, with responders and mortuary arrangements noted.
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Jean .Nicca
San Francisco
Coyote Hill
Lower Lake
Middletown
Highway Patrol
Fred W. Wright
Martinez
Acme Transportation
San Pablo
Nicca
Lake County
Jones and Lewis Mortuary
County Supervisors to Hear Formaldehyde Rules and Budget
County board meets tomorrow at the courthouse to adopt formaldehyde emission standards, discuss the budget and tax rate, and accept public input. A 3 p.m. hearing will formalize rules prompted by Georgia Pacific's plant project north of Ukiah.
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Georgia Pacific
Mendocino Lake and state property values exceed 1 billion
State Board of Equalization reports total locally assessable property in Mendocino County at 1 058 285 000 and Lake County at 527 023 000. Statewide full values exceed 295.2 billion with assessed values over 71.4 billion. Final ratios show a 24.2 percent weighted average, guiding intergovernmental payments and school aid.
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Mendocino County
Lake County
State Board of Equalization
William M. Bennett
Sacramento
Alameda
Calavaras
del Norte
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Placer
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Shasta
Sonoma
Sutter
Trinity
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
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Redwood Valley
Robert
SEARS
Schoo
Bulletin
Jcpenney
Chamber
Thrasher Corporation
Retech
Lake Co
Redway
Thomas and
Katherine Abel
Garberville
Gary Mohler
Everett Peterson
Willits Fire Department
Burton
Howard Hospital
Santa Rosa
Tim Steen
State Department of Transportation
Point Arena
Foote’sporting Goods
Deer Rifles
FOOTE
Winchester
Frontier
Sporting Gool
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