County approves open burning in dumps amid ordinance changes
Mendocino County Supervisors adopt two amendments to the air pollution manual allowing open burning at county dumps after a state ban extension was granted. The board seeks a long term plan with input from officials and considers incinerator or chipper options to improve waste disposal and reduce pollution.
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Board of Supervisors
Air Resources Board
ARB
Mendocino County
Robert Holtzer
Cies
Ukiah
Willits
Calpella
Redwood Valley
Fort Bragg
Jim Luther
Environmental Quality Coalition
Luther
Ernie Banker
Banker
August Avila
Carrier Seeks Advance Payment in Ukiah Daily Journal
The newspaper asks readers to pay three months in advance on the carrier’s next delivery route. The collector will call first to arrange payments and collect dues.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Heavy rainfall yields no major storm damage in Ukiah
Ukiah received 1.0 inches of rain between 5 pm yesterday and 8 am today with no major storm damage reported. The city’s total remains 0.05 inches, far below the rainfall total this date last year, as heavy rain and gusts hindered driving. A 1,600-pound metal awning detached from a drapery business and was blown about 30 feet into a tree by a strong wind in south Ukiah.
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Ukiah
Pam
Lat Indies
Tehes
Difficuit
Bill Warren
South Ukiah
The
Journal
Jo An Jadrnicek
Robison Creek
Tax liens loom over Mendocino drugs case defendants
IRS files jeopardy tax liens of 670190 against William K Weeks and Anita and against Barry J Orlando and Mary for an abbreviated 1971 year. The liens total 670190 per couple, tied to earnings over 1 million each. Properties on Mountain House Road and Highway 128 in Mendocino County seized for taxes as trials loom.
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Mendocino County
Reno Bartolomie
Internal Revenue Service
William K. Weeks
Anita
Barry J. Orlando
Mary
IRS
San Francisco
Mountain House Road
Hopland
Highway 128
Boonville
Bartolomie
Tim O’brien
Duncan James
Bill Neill
Mendocino and
Sonoma
The
Willits Clinic Proposal for One-Day-a-Week Outpatient Clinic
Dr Richard Drury asked the Mendocino County board to study allowing a one day a week outpatient satellite clinic in Willits. The Methodist Church offered facilities with no extra staff needed. Concerns centered on potential impact on Mendocino State Hospital and patient transportation for county residents.
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Richard Drury
Board of Supervisors
Willits
County Health Committee
Drury
Methodist Church
Mendocino State Hospital
Ernie Banker
Ukieh
Fort Bragg
State Hospital
Northwestern California Weather Outlook Through Thursday
Rain continues across Northwestern California with slightly warmer conditions today. Cooler by Thursday with coastal gale warnings and inland winds. Highs reach 52 and lows near 42 in Ukiah.
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California
Ukiah
Weather data snapshot from December 1970
A fragmentary weather record shows dates in December 1970 with high and low temperatures. The text lists Dee 171 December 1970, with entries like Hi Lo, noon readings, and references to Kadnfellay last year. Details are incomplete and charters unclear.
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Dee
Nixon Heath Bermuda talks on Europe and NATO link
President Nixon and Prime Minister Heath said Britain joining the Common Market will not erode NATO. The Bermuda two day conference produced no dramatic announcements, focusing on philosophy and changing U.S UK ties. Nixon called the era ahead a new one in relations as Britain moves into Europe.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Edward Heath
Great Britain
Britain
NATO
Hamilton
Bermuda
Heath
Red China
Soviet Union
Europe
Bangladesh new government arrives in Dacca to begin ruling
World news brief reports Nazrul Islam Tajuddin Ahmed and officials arriving in Dacca to assume power over 75 million former East Pakistanis per Radio Bangladesh. In Saigon UPI says American jets strike North Vietnamese radar sites to hinder air operations in Laos, marking the 99th and 100th such strikes this year. Sacramento reports the States Reapportionment Commission holds its first hearing on redistricting despite a Supreme Court ban on adoption.
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Ly United Press International
Bangla Desh
Nazrul Islam
Tajuddin Ahmed
Dacca
Radio Bangla Desh
Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
Laos
USS. Command
Sacramento
States Reapportionment Commission
Supreme Court
Willits Gas Franchise Session to Open PG&E Deal
Willits City Council will hold a special meeting and public hearing Thursday at 4 p.m. to amend Resolution 71603 as a step toward granting PG&E a natural gas franchise in the Willits area. Deputy City Clerk Laura Stansberry said the session will adjust the notice of intention. PG&E has drawn signatures from prospective users, with about 528 signed up so far for gas service.
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Willits
Pg&e
Laura Stansberry
County seeks flood funds from state after court reversal
District Attorney Duncan James told the board of supervisors the Third District Court of Appeals reversed a Sacramento Superior Court ruling in the county 64 000 flood damage suit against the state. The county seeks reimbursement for Spyrock Road and Northwestern Pacific Railroad track repairs after 1964 65 floods. The state originally agreed to 74000, but 64000 was deducted and not disclosed until recovery. The county moved to court next year.
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Duncan James
Board of Supervisors
Third District Court of Appeals
Sacramento
Sacramento Superior Court
Spyrock Road
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Mcuuvcino County
James
NWP
Waldheim Named United Nations Secretary General
United Nations picks Austrian diplomat Kurt Waldheim as fourth secretary general succeeding Thant Lie and Lie. He vows imaginative and realistic approaches, heads to take office January 1. Waldheim, 53, was recommended 11-1 with 3 abstentions after Security Council approval.
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United Nations
UPI
General Assembly
Kurt Waldheim
U Thant
Waldheim
Security Council
Thant
U.N
Trygve Lie
Norway
Dag Hammarskjold
Frustrating evening for Ukiah bug admirers
On a rainy Tuesday night in Ukiah three Volkswagen owners reported attempted thefts. Frank Porzio woke to barking dogs at 12 30 a m and found his 1959 VW pushed onto Ford Street before the culprits vanished. About 2 a m William Openshaw and George Wood discovered their 1965 and 1967 models moved onto Dora Street in what police called other attempted car thefts.
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Ukiah
Volkswagen
Frank Porzio
Ford Street
Porzio
William Openshaw
George Wood
S. Dora
Probe of Pt Arena plant prompts supervisor debate
Unscheduled agenda request from Ray Towbis of Citizens for Clean Energy urges a PUC probe into safety charges at PG&E Humboldt Bay nuclear plant before Mendocino County site approval. Board notes AEC and 30 agencies already investigating. officials warn Humboldt is early prototype with known defects being addressed.
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Board of Supervisors
Ray Towbis
Citizens For Clean Energy
Wall Street Journal
Pacific Gas and Electric
Humboldt Bay
Pg&e
Humboldt
Mendocino County
California Public Utilities Commission
AL Barbero
Towbis
Ukiah
Ralph Buxton
Robert Bowen Jr
Atomic Energy Commission
Rowe
Rowen
Pos
Point Arena
PUC
Qertumboldt
Ernie Banker
AEC
Banker
August’ Avila
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