Museum founder Herb Pruett to leave after 52 years
Herb Pruett director of Mendocino County Museum since 1972 announces departure after building the institution from a bare building to a local cultural hub. He plans to pursue music composition writing and a Bay Area construction project while aiding the new director in a smooth transition.
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Herb Pruett
County Museum
Willits
Pruett
Mendocino County
California Academy of Arts and Sciences
Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Sandia Corp
California School of Arts and Crafts
Oakland
California Academy of Sciences
Smithsonian
Washington D.C
Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Natural History
New York
Mendocino County Museum
Mendocino County Historical Society
E. Commercial
J.C. Penny
National Geographic
England
Bay Area
CIA purge targets station chiefs in eight capitals
Up to 1,000 CIA clandestine service staff may be removed by next year as Carter era director Stansfield Turner pushes an efficiency drive. Eight station chiefs in West Germany Spain Austria Sweden Norway Canada Japan and Australia reportedly face early retirement or dismissal. The plan aims to cut 20 to 25 percent of the Operations Directorate with 210 already notified last month and 500 to 800 more to follow.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
Vna
Admi Stansfield Turner
Carter
West Germany
Spain
Austria
Sweden
Norway
Canada
Japan
Australia
Langley
East
Directorate of Operations
Mudslide Toll Rises in Pacific Northwest Floods
Four dead and one missing as heavy rains trigger floods across Washington state. Ebey Island dikes fail flooding residents. Emerson Comstock vanishes while aiding Greenwater residents. Michael McKinney recounts being swept from a highway into a racing river after a wall of water and debris engulfed his truck.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Emerson Comstock
Greenwater
Ft Lewis
Heliicopters
Michael McKinney
Santa Rosa Man Killed in Highway 101 Crash
A Santa Rosa man William Eugene Gruver aged 20 died in a crash on Highway 101 near Squaw Hock after he spied flashing tow truck lights and wreckage from an earlier accident. His passenger was injured in the skidding collision into the Russian River. The CHP report cites panic and a 150 foot skid.
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Squaw Hock
Highway 101
Russian River
William Eugene Gruver
Santa Rosa
California Highway Patrol
Gruver
Janee
Zimmerman Mortuary
Mary Galeazzi
Modesto
Squaw Rock
Lam
Cindy Nelson
Ukiah General Hospital
Tax initiative could halve property taxes on ballot
Supporters report 1,068 Mendocino County signatures turned in by John Paulsen as part of a statewide drive to qualify a constitutional amendment limiting property tax to one percent of fair market value. The measure would need two thirds legislative approval and a two thirds vote of the people for new or increased taxes.
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John Paulsen
Ukiah
California
Mendocino County
Paulsen
Martha Anderson
Christmas Toy Drive Seeks Help for Ukiah Families
The 1977 Community Christmas Effort runs with toys top of needs. Toy chairman Helen McClellan and committee members seek new or nearly new toys for 196 families served last year. Volunteers gather and sort materials December 16 to 18 at Ukiah Pomolita junior high cafeteria with delivery set for December 24.
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CCE
Ukiah Valley
Helen McClellan
Tina Wagner
Delois Higinbotham
Erwin Martin
Court Street
Ukiah
Pomolita) Junior High
Sunday 22 Pages Includes Comics and Living Tab
The paper notes a Sunday edition with 22 pages featuring comics and a Living tab. Readers are guided to enjoy a mix of humor strips and lifestyle features alongside regular news.
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By Jim Harris
Board of Supervisors
Sandra Metzler-Smith
Turner
Ebey Island
Everett
Flat Island
Fort Bragg
IBM
Anderson
Erwin
Vivian Martin
Ann Landers
Sports TV
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