First Vietnam draft lottery kicks off in D C tonight
At 8 p m EST in Washington the selective service will stage the nations first draft lottery since World War II. A new jar will hold 366 capsules with birth dates including Feb 29. Fifty six youth reps draw until all capsules are opened and birth dates are placed in order to determine who will be called for induction in 1970 and beyond.
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Washington
UPID
Selective Service
Henry L. Stimson
Newton D. Baker
Nixon
Four adults held after Ukiah six miles south donnybrook
Four adults were released on bail and a 16 year old girl was held in juvenile hall after a Saturday morning disturbance at a home six miles south of Ukiah off Highway 101. Vanderpool, Bonita Vanderpool, Powell, and Graziano faced multiple charges including assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and marijuana related counts.
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Donnybrook
Ukiah
Highway 101
Jesse Vanderpool
Bonita
Bobby Helen Powell
Raymond Graziano
Vanderpool
Penny Dupont
Willits
Harold Crice
William Doidge
Graziano
Powell
Northwestern California Weather Forecast
Fair through Tuesday with morning valley fog patches. Ukiah reports highs around 67 and lows near 30. Temperature change minimal across the region.
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California
Ukiah
U S holiday highway toll tops 696 deaths
UPI reports 696 deaths on the nation’s highways during the 102 hour Thanksgiving period, far below last year’s toll of 764 and below council estimates. California led states with 78 traffic fatalities. Texas 39. Georgia 38. New York 36. Illinois 30. Major crashes included a multi-vehicle pileup south of Seattle in dense fog and icy roads, a six-killed tanker crash near Havre De Grace Maryland, and a six- fatal wreck on the New Jersey Turnpike near Woodbury with 19 injured.
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United Press International
Natural Safety Council
Upbil
California
Texas
Georgia
New York
Illinois
Corpus Christi
Tex
Seattle
Wash
Havre de Grace
Susequehannah River
Woodbury
N.J
New Jersey Turnpike
Drugs Awareness and Action tonight at Ukiah High
A nine session lecture discussion series on drugs opens tonight at 7 30 in the Ukiah high school cafeteria. Sponsored by Ukiah Adult School the event is open to students parents and adults with sessions featuring students parents doctors lawyers probation officers and Judge A B Broaddus. Don Dittus will moderate with Marge Boynton speaking on origin and local statistics as part of the program defining the problem and planning community action.
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Ukiah High School
Ukiah Adult School
A. B. Broaddus
Don Dittus
Ukiah Junior High
Marge Boynton
California
Ukiah
Youth gravely ill after drug use in Ukiah canyon
A 17-year-old Ukiah boy is in serious condition at Mendocino State Hospital after an apparent barbiturate overdose. On Friday afternoon Billy Van Cleave 19 and Russell Claar 27 observed a man running toward them shouting that someone farther up was having a fit. They found Roger Johnson 17 of Ukiah in distress along Fish Hatchery Canyon trail and notified the sheriff's office. Deputy Jerry Pasco reached the scene after walking three miles to reach the victim who was treated at County Hospital and later moved to Mendocino State Hospital.
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Mendocino State Hospital
Sheriff's Department
Billy van Cleave
Russell Claar
Standley Street
Fish Hatchery Canyon
van ‘Cleave
Claar
van Cleave
Roger Johnson
Ukiah
Jerry Pasco
World reacts to Song My massacre photos
United Press reports mass photographs of the Song My killings shock readers worldwide. Reactions range from outrage over civilian slayings to defense of US troops, with Thieu and Ky differing on March 16 events. Legal and military figures discuss investigations as Bailey takes Medina defense.
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United Press
Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Army
Pt Benning
William L. Calley Jr
Song My
Life Magazines
Ron Haeberle
New Softwood Lumber Standards Outlined by Commerce
The Commerce Department announced new measures to standardize softwood lumber to protect consumers from losses due to shrinking wood. Secretary Stans emphasized tightened controls and clearer guidelines for moisture content and labeling.
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Washington
UPD
Commerce Department
Nctc Secary
Stans
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