Mendocino Students Propose Hovercraft Route For County
Willits High School eleventh graders present a rapid aqua transit plan to the Mendocino County board. The project envisions flume ramps and hovercraft linking Willits Ukiah Fort Bragg and Point Arena with desalinized sea water and elevators to handle elevation gaps. Reader's Digest writer Jennifer Bolch plans an article next spring on teachers who inspire students.
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Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors
Jennifer Bolch
Reader's Digest
Ruth Rockefeller
Willits High School
Bolch
Willits
Rockefeller
Planning Commission
Department of Fish and Game
Washington D.C
North Platte
Neb
MTA
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Point Arena
Westinghouse
Ukiahan recalls that infamous December 7
Pearl Harbor survivor Joe Stroglio recalls the attack from the U S S Solas near Battleship Row. He details explosions planes and a magazine burst on the Arizona and the hospital ship's rescue efforts. The narrative reflects on the shock and chaos of December 7 1941.
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Jim Harris
Pearl Harbor
Joe Stroglio
U.S.S. Solas
Battleship Row
Arizona
Solas
Stroligio
Navy
U.S.S. Lamberton
Lamberton
Pelias
California jobless rate falls to 7.2 percent in November
California’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.6 to 7.2 percent in November as seasonal layoffs were smaller than normal. Unemployed workers rose by 4,700 to 680,000, with 9.4 million employed and a November decline of 72,800 from October. The department cautioned about data comparability for certain statistics.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Brown
FBI papers reveal Hoover feared JFK conspiracy over Cuba links
Declassified FBI memos show J Edgar Hoover on day of Kennedy death called Lee Harvey Oswald "very probably" the assassin while later fearing a possible conspiracy with Cuban ties. He cautioned not to rule out Cuba connected letters and informed the Justice Department for Johnson’s proclamation.
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UPI
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J Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
Hoover
FBI
Justice Departent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Oswald
Cuba
Justice Department
Warren Commission
Rural counties unite to push back on land use planning
Mendocino County planners urged the board to challenge state control over land use as the Office of Planning and Research accelerates a rural development strategy. Gorny outlined funding concerns and the push for local autonomy while noting widespread state influence over land use.
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Mendocino
Phil Gorny
Board of Supervisors
Gorny
State Office of Planning and Research
OPR
UDS
BLM
Sacramento
al Barbero
Madera
Eureka
Ukiah council nomination opens with two seats up
The first day to file nomination papers for two Ukiah city council seats is Thursday, December 8, with incumbents Mary Snyder and Barry Wood in contention. Snyder plans reelection while Wood says he will not seek another term. filings due by noon December 29. If incumbents aren’t filed by noon, nonincumbents may file by January 4, 1978. The election includes a ballot measure on geothermal power plant development in Lake County.
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Mary Snyder
Barry Wood
Wood
Snyder
Lake County
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