Massive Bay Area quake rattles Bay Arena area
A jar ring earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area shortly after 11:09 p.m. with an up and down motion. It centered in eastern Alameda County near San Lorenzo, registering 3.8 on the Richter scale. No major damage was reported as aftershocks followed and felt across the region, with warnings of more tremors to come.
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Don Sperry
Oakland Airport
Oakland City Hall
Fallon
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Gladstone Marchand
San Bruno
Calif
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Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Pasadena
Charles F. Richter
California Institute of Technology
Marchand
Spotlight in Mendocino County News Sparks Holiday Drive
Community Chest campaign urged as seven days remain before Christmas. Round Valley residents push to remove area from early deer season while debate over hunting versus farming persists. Ukiah residents complain of stray dogs and garbage can vandalism, and Petaluma egg surpluses spark industry concerns. Also notes a 75 year old Sacramento Bee column recalling a Mendocino crime.
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Round Valley Country
Board of Supervisors
Sacramento Bee
Mendocino County
the Bee
Chico
Butte County
Special Bonds for New School Pass 81 to 10 in Elk
Greenwood elementary district voters approved a 20000 bond issue to replace a 56 year old one room school. The Cuffey's Cove school, serving rural Elk area for about 90 years, now educates 22 students in grades one through six. Trustees listed are Jane Matson, Lorene McCorkle, and Chalmers Sahdkutla of Elk.
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Greenwood
Cuffey’s Cove
Elk
Jane HM Matson
Lorene McCorkle
Chalmers
Foggy pickup theft ends with lunch saved
Officers across Mendocino and Sonoma counties searched for a 196? Ford pickup stolen from a Hopland cafe. The driver left the engine running. the truck rolled a half block in dense fog and was eventually recovered with the lunch intact. Registered owner Fred Ginnoll of Boonville reported.
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Mendocino
Sonoma Counties
Blue Bird
Hopland
Fred Ginnoll
Boonville
Rapid Pulse Alarms Over Pope Pius Condition
Vatican reports indicate Pope Pius X was weaker with a rapid pulse reaching 104 beats per minute and a restless night. Doctors said his general condition remains very serious as he endures hiccups and a stomach X ray revealing gastritis and a diaphragmatic hernia contributing to his illness.
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Vatican City
Pius
Taleazzi-Lisi
Vatican
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Ricccardo Guleagal-List
IIC
Tobbir Marco Soncini
Guleagal-List
Richardson to Reassume County Surveyor Post in January
J K Kempe Richardson will take over the county surveyor office on January 3. He resigned last August from the term ending this year but was elected in June for a four year term starting January 3. Frank Maguire informed the board of supervisors of the return. the position pays $4170 annually.
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J. K. (Kempe) Richardson
Board of Supervisors
Frank Maguire
Potter Valley
Richardson
Maguire
Mrs Morrison in Ukiah Hospital for Blood Transfusions
Mrs Morrison of Lafon Tract is at Ukiah General Hospital receiving blood transfusions. Dr James B Massengill is her attending physician.
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W. A. Morrison
Lafon Tract
Ukiah General Hospital
James B. Massengill
Hospital Named By Patient In Injury Suit
Willits man Harry Stefani sues Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital for 25000 with claims of negligence after a hot water bottle allegedly burned his right leg during April 1952 treatment. He seeks lost wages and medical costs while the hospital contesting the case in superior court before Judge Lilburn Gibson. The San Francisco firms Belli Ashe & Pinney and Alexander Bacon & Mundhenk represent Stefani and the hospital respectively with Dana Bledsoe Smith for First Doc defendant.
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Harry Stefani
Willits
Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital of
Lilburn Gibson
Stefani
Red
Belli, Ashe & Pinney
San Francisco
Stefani, Alexander, Bacon & Mundhenk
Richa E. Welch
Uder
Dana, Bledsoe Smith
Dinosaur Dam Opposition Continues Fight
Washington supporters clash as Interior Secretary McKay renews administration backing for Echo Park dam in Dinosaur National Monument Colorado. Fred Packard of the National Parks Association says opposition remains strong despite occasional hints of softened stance from conservation groups. The dam, part of the Colorado River Storage Project, drew Eisenhower approval last year.
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Dinosaur National Monument
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Douglas McKay
Congress
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McKay
Fred M. Packard
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Valuable Dog Lost In Auto Collision
In heavy fog on the Talmage road Ukiah 7 o clock Thursday morning Clarence Jensen and Andy Stahl collided near Ukiah. Jensen stopped to clean his windshield as the crash occurred. Stahl’s Willys jeep carried his hunting dog Lady who was thrown between the vehicles and had to be put down at McChesney animal hospital. Patrolman Warren Truitt cited Jensen for parking in the driving lane.
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Clarence Jensen
Andy Stahl
Ukiah
Talmage Road
C.H.P
Jensen
Willys
Mr. Stahl
Lady
McChesney Animal Hospital
Warren Truitt
Three Cars Crash Near Forks with Three Injured
A three vehicle crash Thursday evening near Forks, south of Highway 20, sent three Ukiah residents to Ukiah General Hospital by ambulance. Vehicles driven by Donald Meaton, 24, William Hunter, 23, and Ronald Ford, 24, collided in sequence. Meaton and Ronald Hunter remained in hospital with head lacerations, while Meaton received a speeding and improper passing citation.
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Ukiah General Hospital
Donald Meaton
William Hunter
Ronald Ford
Ukiah
Hunter
Ronald
Garry Hunter
G. D. Brest
Highway Patrol
Ford
Meaton
US Considers Second Protest About Airmen
Washington reports the United States is weighing a new protest to Russia over the November 7 downing of an American B-29 near northern Japan. Ten crew parachuted to the island of Hokkaido. one was killed. The US says the plane was over Japanese territory and did not fire. The USSR contends the aircraft violated Russian air space over the Habomai Islands and opened fire. A formal claim may follow weeks of investigation.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Hokaido
Soviet Union
Habomai Islands
NATO to Base Europe Defense on U S Atomic Arsenal
NATO foreign ministers from 14 nations agreed to defend West Europe with American atomic weapons. The decision, rushed after a review of world conditions, follows a generals’ report urging new-look atomic lines for European defense against Soviet threat.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
United Press
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
West Europe
Europe
U. S
Correspondent Wanted for Willits and Fort Bragg
Ukiah Daily Journal seeks correspondents at Willits and Fort Bragg. Entry level reporters can earn a nice monthly check by dedicating time to news reporting. Send inquiries to H. M. Ivey, City Editor, Ukiah Daily Journal.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Willits
Fort Bragg
H. M. Ivey
Bay Area Injury Suit Involves 3 Plaintiffs In Mendocino
Three plaintiffs George Anthony Carl Scenogle and Albert Murphy sue Kentner Truck Line Acme Beer Co and Calbert Fay Glaspy after a February 9 collision on Highway 101 near Dan Creek. Damages total 75590 with 25000 each for injuries and 590 for vehicle, venue change requested.
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Mendocino County
San Francisco
George Anthony
Carl Scenogle
This County
Albert Murphy
San Jose
Kentner Truck Line Inc
Acme Beer Company
Calbert Fay Glaspy
Redwood City
Glaspy
GMC
Highway 101
Dan Creek
Icenogle
Anthony
Stores to Observe Long Shopping Days This Christmas
Ukiah merchants warn shoppers that stores will stay open late through Christmas period. The Chamber of Commerce reminds the public that weekend and daily hours extend this season with Christmas Eve closing at the usual hour.
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Ukiah
Merchants of the Chamber of Commerce
County hospital bid decision faces Utah Construction
Utah Construction Company remains in contention for the new 83 bed county hospital contract after submitting the low base bid of 846 955 with 16 alternates but omitting a subcontractor list. District Attorney James Busch and Board Chair E E Safford met in San Francisco with architects county consultant and officials to decide whether to award the contract or reject all bids and readvertise. If awarded, subcontractors could not be used. A roughly 20 000 gap exists between Utah bid and second lowest bid by B J Freelty of El Cerrito. The board plans a final decision Monday.
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Board of Supervisors
James Busch
E. E. Safford
San Francisco
Utah
B. J. Freethy
el Cerrito
County Clerk Plans Check of Jury Listings
County Clerk Hin Broaddus outlines a plan to trim jury lists by removing names of non eligible residents. Ten deputy clerks in each district will verify movers, deaths, and handicaps to save county funds and time. Lists for 1955 will be prepared for ten judges, with mileage payments to non serving jurors eliminated. Districts include Hopland, Willits, Laytonville, Covelo, Mendocino City, Fort Bragg, Boonville, Greenwood-Elk, South Coast, and Ukiah.
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Hin ‘Broaddas
Board of Supervisors
Broaddus
Lanel
Hopland Area
Little Lake
Willits
Long Valley
Laytonville
Round Valley
Covelo
Big River
Mendocino City
Ten Mile
Fort Bragg
Anderson
Boonville
Cuffey’s Cove
Greenwood-Elk
Arena
South Coast
Ukiah
October Auto Accident Brings Damage Suit
Merle and Darlene Loomis of Redwood Valley sue Jack Gilmore in superior court over an October 16 automobile collision at Ukiah north city limits. Burke and Rawles represent the plaintiffs seeking 1000 for injuries and 500 for car damage, total 1500.
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Superior Con't
Merle
Darlene Loomis
Redwood Valley
Jack Gilmore
Ukiah
Burke & Rawles
Soviet Protest Over US A Bomb Claims Faces NATO Talks
Washington issued a Soviet protest accusing Washington of hints it could launch A bomb strikes from Britain. The note arrived before ministers of 14 NATO allies meet to discuss European defense and atomic weapons roles. The Pentagon traced the claim to a base newspaper item quoting Brig. Gen. John Stevenson about rapid retaliation, not official policy.
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Britain
State Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Europe
John D. Stevenson
49Th Air Division
Defense Department
Stevenson
49Th
United Press
London
Lions Club Free Christmas Theatre Party at Ukiah
Ukiah Lions Club will host its annual free Christmas theatre party on Tuesday morning December 21. Doors open at 10, show starts 10:30 with four acts. Santa Claus, Rudolph, and candy will be distributed. many surprise packages. All are welcome, especially local children.
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Ukiah Lions Club
Santa Claus
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
Weather Brief Fort Bragg and Northwest California
Fort Bragg area fair today and tonight through Saturday with little temperature change. Southeast winds 8 to 18 mph near coast. some locations near passes in the mountains may see winds to 25 mph. Local morning fog. Highs around 59 to 62 and lows in the 30s across Santa Rosa Ukiah Napa.
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Vicnity
Coast
California
Santa Rosa
Ukiah
Napa
Finland's government falls in third cabinet crisis
LATE FLASHES report that Premier Urho Kekkonen's Agrarian-Socialist Cabinet resigns after a confidence vote shock in Parliament. In other items, the UN General Assembly expects to adopt a seven day birthday meeting proposal for San Francisco starting June 20, by 44 to 0. Senator Wiley warns of UN action if Red China holds imprisoned American airmen.
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Finland
Urho Kekkonen
Cabiet
United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
San Francisco
U.N
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