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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1968
Page
1
Ukiah police officials expressed bitter disappointment after the City Council rejected a 15 percent pay increase over last year. The flat denial sparked discontent among officers and raised questions about compensation policy and morale.
The Ukiah City Council rejected the police pay raise and cut the 7.5 percent average city-wide pay increase. Most employees receive about 5 percent, with bottom and top rung workers at 2.5 percent. The council also trimmed Public Works plans, delaying or deleting streets and bridges, reducing nearly 70,000 from the preliminary budget of 2,787,038. Officials warn further tax and rate changes may be pursued to cover costs.
Walter John Reheuser of 36 Talmage Road was arrested after police received reports of him flashing a .22 caliber automatic pistol. He was cited for carrying a concealed weapon and having a loaded gun in his car, then jailed awaiting custody.
Lagos officials said three Red Cross workers were deported by the Nigerian government on Tuesday for unspecified offences, according to government spokesmen.
County supervisors approve a flat 75 dollar monthly overtime fee for Dave Long, county sanitarian, to cover recreation and Lake Mendocino duties while revising overtime policy to favor compensating time off or pay for extra hours. A Juvenile Hall project update notes nine architects showing interest. interviews to begin after September vacation, with three finalists to be chosen.
Dean Allen Moorehouse, 48, of Redwood Valley, was temporarily free after a trial for selling LSD ended in a hung jury in Superior Court. He was arrested in May after allegedly selling $50 worth of LSD to Roger Tholen, 37, of Ukiah. A new trial was set.
The third day of jury selection proceeds in a Washington tied murder and kidnapping case involving 19 year olds Thomas E Braun of Odessa and Leonard E Maine of Ritzville. They stand accused of killing a Ukiah boy and attempting to kill his girlfriend with a gun.
After a year in hospital Susan Bartolo Mel 18 recuperates at home for a day with her family. The Sonora shooting on Aug 21 1967 left her wounded five times and she enjoys time with her pets Spook the rabbit and Siam the cat before returning to County Hospital.
Timothy Leslie Luce, 17, son of Lake County DA Dave Luce, faces charges tied to crimes against Susan Bartolomei, 18, of Ukiah. Superior Judge Joseph P. Kelly presides as the trial, moved from Mendocino County on a Supreme Court venue ruling amid community mood. Peremptory challenges show five by prosecution and four by defense, with three used yesterday. Attorneys John Poulos and Merle Orchard, Ukiah, represent the defense.
In Montemesola Italy Giuseppe Carlucci claimed the ears to ear Handlebar title while the town's moustache contest awarded a gold medal. The event featured quotes about cheek coverage and facial hair, though details were partially obscured in the report.
Czechoslovaks press leaders to reveal the price of keeping Dubcek’s regime in power as Soviet forces remain in Prague. Censorship looms for press and media, foreign correspondents face travel bans, and student protests continue in Wenceslas Square amid tanks and armored vehicles.
Gov Ronald Reagan announced this afternoon that Charles Barra of Redwood Valley a grape grower, was chosen to replace John Mayfield who resigned as the representative of the First District on the board of supervisors.
President Johnson used his sixtieth birthday interview in Austin to suggest Democrats should nominate a candidate whose Vietnam stance aligns with Nixon. He implied that concordant views by both major parties could avert prolonged Paris talks and warned against divergent positions delaying a peace outlook before the November election. Johnson cited party processes and said he had no direct contact with the Democratic convention.
Hubert Humphrey moved toward a first ballot Democratic nomination as party divisions surfaced in a bitter debate over Vietnam policy. Kennedy disavowed a draft move, enabling Humphrey to gain bloc endorsements from Illinois and other states. McCarthy faded, McGovern pressed for repudiation, and big crowds faced antiwar protests as delegates gathered for crucial votes.
World briefs indicate President Johnson may travel to Moscow to open talks on cutting missile arsenals, despite the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Western diplomats report the move as a potential step toward easing tensions amid regional upheaval.
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