Weekend Rain Pushes Ukiah Total Past Flood Year Level
Intermittent to torrential weekend downpours pushed Ukiah seasonal rainfall to twice the 1955 56 flood year by this date though authorities say no flood threat remains. Unofficial total reached 14.07 inches by noon with 11.48 at 5 pm Friday 0.33 more by 5 pm Saturday and 13.25 by Sunday. Flood stage at Guerneville bridge is 31.3 feet with 29 feet reported early today and minor flooding noted between Guerneville and Jenner. The Hopland river level was 13 feet overnight and falling. Weather Bureau forecasts possible heavy rains tonight into tomorrow while rains are still aiding late seeding and pasture growth in the area. Continued heavy rains may worsen spring washouts though no major flood is expected. Page 5.
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Russian River
Guerneville
Bob Morrison
Sonoma County
Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Bill Brooks
Bruce Bearden
Hawaiian Vacation Proves Expensive
Mrs Dorothy McCorquodale reported a burglary from her deep freeze during her Hawaii vacation. About 226 dollars worth of frozen meat groceries and fruit were taken while she was away, with entry through a backshed and time unknown since November 11. Deputies reported the incident.
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Dorothy McCorquodale
Hawaii
McCorquodale
Lake Mendocino Drive
Recepor
Sheriff's Office
Car Fire and Resuscitation Calls Reported Saturday
Fire and medical calls logged with a resuscitation assist for Leola Wright on Sun Day and a vehicle fire causing minor damage to Earl Myatt's car at 203 Tedford. Military/government entities not involved. Police not noted.
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Leola Wright
Highway 101
Earl Myatt
Tedford
Burglars Take Suits and Coats From King’s Corner Haber Dashery
A Sunday morning burglary at King’s Corner Haber Dashery netted an undetermined number of men’s suits five rain coats and a blazer with losses possibly reaching $10 000. Entry was gained by removing a roof panel and unlocking the door from inside. Officer Frank Seward noted a garment snag in the door leading to the discovery of the stolen items. Suspects fled in a vehicle. no arrests reported.
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King’s Corner Haberdashery
Dirk Wildberger
Frank Seward
Ukiah
N. State
Evans
Coweta
Virginia
Woman Loses Control of Car on Highway 101
Highway Patrol investigators probe a weekend collision just north of Ukiah involving Millie Goodwin 44 Potter Valley who may have suffered serious injuries after losing control of her car in unknown conditions. In a separate 11:30 a.m. crash near Willits, four year old Michael Cenour San Jose sustained minor injuries when Esther Russo 45 Hillsborough lost control on Highway 101 and bounced to the embankment. the child was treated for minor injuries.
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Highway 101
Ukiah
Millie Goodwin
Potter Valley
Michael Cenour
San Jose
Esther Russo
Hillsborough
Willits
Cal UCs fifth day boycott persists despite chancellor appeal
Rain soaked protests mark the fifth day of UC Berkeley student classroom boycott. Chancellor Roger W. Heyns urged focus on studies and announced an improvised peace proposal to be unveiled by the Academic Senate. A small waitresses union supported the strike, with ten of sixteen at the Golden Bear refusing service. Estimates placed strikers as high as one third of students, though no attendance records exist. The drive follows Navy recruiter protests and the two year anniversary of the Free Speech movement, with strikers threatening to intensify actions after Heyns rejected a compromise proposal.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University ‘of California
Roger W. Heyns
Golden Bear
Heyns
Cal
Navy
NLC Chief Cavanagh Slammed War Spending On Poverty
Jerome P. Cavanagh president of the National League of Cities warned the Viet Nam war and other federal outlays threaten the war on poverty. He urged continued funding and warned cutting programs would freeze initiatives and empower state control. He spoke to the 43rd annual NLC Congress in Las Vegas.
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Vegas
Nev
Viet Nam
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NLC
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Cavanagh
Detroit
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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Neeanwhile
Appeal Court Denies Writ in Winslow Ruling
A minute order by Superior Judge Robert Winslow bars disclosure of names of those under 18 involved in crime. The District Court of Appeal denied the writ of prohibition brought by Deputy District Attorney Tom Sawyer. Denial was without prejudice allowing re-application. Winlow expects an opinion in 7 to 10 days.
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Robert Winslow
District Court of Appeal
Tom Sawyer
SCA
Winslow
Tom Cleland
Reno Bartolomie
Sawyer
Riots Break Out In Nablus Amid Jordan Tensions
In Nablus, Jordan's third largest city, rioting erupts with a policeman reported killed and several wounded amid anti government demonstrations. Protests follow Israeli air strikes and a ban on a Jerusalem meeting of Jordanian Palestine leaders. Jordan to attend a joint Arab defense council in Cairo, dominated by Syria and Egypt.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
UPI
Hussein
Nablus
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
War of Liberation
Arab Unified Command
Joint Defense Council
Cairo
U.A.R
Amman
Tunisia
Hakim Aly Amer
United Arab Command
Free Ice Show Tickets for Readers Today
Sharp eyed readers are invited to scan the classified page of the Journal for four names awarded two free tickets each to the Holiday on Ice show at the Oakland Coliseum. Tickets valid for the 8 p m performance this Thursday. Call the Daily Journal office to claim if named.
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Oakland Coliseum
The
Daily Journal
Supreme Court to rule on Proposition 14 housing issue
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a dispute over California Proposition 14. The measure, voter approved, nullified parts of the Unruh Civil Rights Act and Rumford Fair Housing Act, allowing property owners to refuse rentals or sales by race. The case centers on state responsibility for landlords' actions and the 14th Amendment Equal Protection.
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UPI
Supreme Court
California
California Supreme Court
Rumford
State Fair Employment Practice Commission
U.S
Georgia Election Tangle
The UPI report notes the Georgia gubernatorial fight reaches the Supreme Court with a push to appoint Lt. Gov elect George T. Smith as governor. The case centers on no candidate winning a majority due to write in Ellis Arnall's votes and the oath questions facing legislators. The decision could affect Georgia and possibly Vermont and Mississippi.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Georgia
George_T. Smith
Atlanta
Reuben A. Garland
Howard
Callaway
Lester Maddox
Ellis Arnall
Maddox
General Assembly
Vermont
Mississippi
Supreme Court to rule on one man one vote at local level
The court accepted cases from New York Michigan and Alabama on whether the one man one vote standard applies to city and county bodies beyond state legislatures. The decision could affect school boards and county commissions nationwide.
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UPI
Supreme Court
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Durham
N.C
New York
Ralph Berger
Chicago
New Hampshire
Maryland Court of Appeals
Gall Bladder Operation For Eisenhower Planned
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 76, will enter Walter Reed Army Hospital this Thursday for gall bladder removal. The operation, his first in 10 years, is to be followed by a 10 day to two week stay before heading to Palm Desert for winter vacation.
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UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Robert L. Schulz
Schulz
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Calif
Walter Reed Hospital
Weather Ahead for Northwestern California Winds and Snow
Northwestern California faces local showers and thunderstorms with snow above 2000 to 4000 feet in extreme north through Tuesday. Rain elsewhere today increasing tonight and by Tuesday afternoon. Colder in the north. Ukiah highs 55 to 50. Small craft warnings on the coast for southwest winds 15 to 30 knots.
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California
Local Weather Overview December 1966 Report
Readable fragment notes December 1966 temperatures with daily highs and lows. Includes reference to rainfall amount 13.25 inches and a courtesy line from the Ukiah Fire Department Weather Seer.
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Ukiah Fire Department
Rhodesia Rejects Britain's Terms On Independence Crisis
Rhodesia rejected the final British terms for independence, risking United Nations sanctions. The weekend talks between Prime Minister Wilson and Rhodesian Premier Smith failed to yield acceptance, prompting Britain to consider mandatory sanctions and possible economic strain with South Africa.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
United Nations
Harold Wilson
Ton” Smith
Mediterranean
Wilson
Smith
U.N
Britain
South” Africa
Cheg
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