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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
1
The column surveys juvenile unrest sparked by peer pressure and a rash attack on a church youth group, notes the challenge of coexisting with extremist ideologies, and recalls California traffic fatalities stressing a cautious holiday period. It cites 351 deaths in December as context for public safety.
The Fort Bragg boards sold 163000 in bonds for the high and elementary districts to Bank of America, the only bid. Bonds mature 1959 to 1972 with varied values and rates, following reassessment orders. No construction start date set yet.
A tentative survey of Highway 20 between Willits and Fort Bragg will be conducted today by B D Van Zandt Eureka assistant district road engineer Walter Severance road commissioner and Kemp Richardson county surveyor to identify deficiencies and guide corrections to meet secondary road standards. Until conclusions are reached no state funds can be allocated. The board will reconvene Monday.
Ukiah merchants prepare for a record Christmas Week with a wide selection of merchandise at reasonable prices. Shoppers are urged to browse locally to support the growing community and save money from home.
Sen. Estes Kefauver announced his candidacy for the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination. He vows a vigorous campaign, will contest multiple primaries including California on June 5 and New Hampshire, and aims to unify the party while promoting progressive reforms. He is joined by Adlai Stevenson and Gov. Frank DeLauche as formal entrants, with Averell Harriman seeking nomination without active candidacy.
Oakland jury heard Burton Abbott deny and hedge on college status and Army records as prosecutor pressed discrepancies in his account of the Stephanie Bryan kidnapping and murder. Abbott admitted one Army record entry was false but said he did not make it.
A Ukiah Farm Center meeting shares William Longhurst's deer study findings from Round valley. The study, urged by valley sportsmen and ranchers, explored feasibility of adding the area to the late deer season. Longhurst requests more time to continue the project and address tensions between sportsmen and ranchers.
Cloudy today and tonight with showers. Saturday brings more rain and little temperature change. Highs around 54 to 55, lows near 45 to 48. Small craft warnings from Point Arena northward expire at 11 a.m. today as winds shift from 12 to 24 mph near the coast to 20 to 30 mph into Saturday.
Investigation into an attempted arson on Floyd Loots the Willits fish and game warden's car progressed with prints marred by heat from the 2 to 5 am blaze. Sheriff Bartolomie sent the evidence to Sacramento for analysis while local officials suspect a grudge against Loots may have sparked the fire.
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield reported the Christmas mail volume would total about 12 billion dollars more than typical monthly mailings. He noted a special airlift of first class mail to speed delivery by up to 48 hours for 150 million letters and Christmas cards.
Cub Scouts meet at 7 30 PM in the Methodist Church for a caroling round. They will sing at local hospitals and at homes of shut ins as part of the community outreach.
Syria accuses Israel of a new border attack after last Sunday's raid near the Sea of Galilee that killed 49 Syrians. Israel denies firing on the frontier. UN Security Council meets to address the crisis as Egypt warns of possible war and the United States weighs arms aid.
Norma Latimer 32 of San Francisco was deemed legally sane by Mendocino judges and state hospital staff after hearings. She is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Ukiah for allegedly forcing I D Smith of the street department to drive her to San Francisco on November 29.
United Press editors pick the year’s top events led by President Eisenhower’s heart attack. Also highlighted are the polio vaccine Salk, Princess Margaret’s renunciation, devastating hurricanes and floods, Argentina’s Peron, Geneva talks, Malenkov’s resignation, AFL CIO merger, a United Airlines crash, and the Dodgers’ World Series win.
Firemen answered a 6:58 a.m. alarm at 842 Cypress, the home of city engineer Douglas Cruickshank. They extinguished a burning mattress with negligible damage, according to Fire Chief Al Bechtel.
The Army announced no action against Richard Tenneson the former Korean War prisoner who just returned to the United States. In California the University of California Board of Regents accepted gifts and grants totaling $629,995.85 with pledges of $569,491.10 reported at a meeting in Los Angeles. A fire destroyed the Colony Club on Highway 101 near Petaluma with an estimated loss of $75,000 and patrons evacuated. officials cite an overheated ventilating fan as the believed cause.
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