Flood aid and rescue efforts amid storm toll in Mendocino County
Rescue and relief actions continue as weather hampers aid to isolated communities north of Willits. Sheriff reports food and medical supplies delayed by rain, snow, and fog. seven to eight plane loads flown when weather briefly cleared. Authorities describe landslides on Route north of Leggett, with 20 people rescued and 48 deployed to assist.
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Wwe
Arroy
Sali
Boonville
Grelchen
W.nelmes
Smith
Bank For ‘America
Reno Bartolomie
Willits
Govelo
Piercy-Leggett
Carea
Atc
Hem
Here
Sheriff's, Department
Storm n California telephones hit by supply caravan
Reported manager says million mark reached as costs of phones still out of service. Sunday night a caravan of 30 telephone trucks loaded with cable and equipment and 52 men was stopped 112 miles north of Laytonville near Bell Springs road while attempting to reach Garberville. Four wheel drive trucks carried medicing supplies.
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California
Bein
Laytonville
Bell ‘Springs
Garberville
Medicing
December 1964 set rainfall records with near 20 inches
Fragmentary OCR notes describe December 1964 as potentially the wettest on record since 1877, with 19.08 inches reported and a 20.40 inch 1955 benchmark. Mentions 1889 as second-highest with 15.63 inches and other figures like 6.92 and 51.09 tied to earlier periods, noting the month still had days remaining.
Christmas Day Crash Injures Four Teens
Four area youths were injured in a crash on Christmas morning near FourJkiah. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on a road noted as Highway Paltol in the early hours of Christmas Day.
Vietnam War Battle Ends with Heavy Communist Losses
U S Army reports heavy Viet Cong deaths and many captures after a two day battle 85 Communists killed and numerous weapons captured. Ranger battalions fought a force near 1,000 in a 85 mile southwest Saigon area continuing through morning. bombing of Saigon officers quarters killed two Americans. General Dong Van Cong believed to have escaped. Khanh snubs talks with US officials amid tensions over last weeks coup. An American student and 16 others wounded in scattered attacks south of Saigon.
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U.S
Govand
Saigon
Dong van Cong
Khanh
Nguyen Khanh
United States
Weather data fragment from Ukiah Fire Department report
Fragment of temperature readings for December 1964 and December 1963 from Ukiah. Includes high and low values with daily dates and a line referencing the Ukiah Weather Observer and department. Data appears partial and uncertain.
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Ukiah Fire Department
Holiday Traffic Toll During Christmas Holiday
United Press International reports close to 600 people died in traffic over a 78 hour Christmas holiday period. total fatalities 592 with 92 in traffic 41 fires 18 planes 66 miscellaneous. California led with 61 deaths followed by New York 40 Texas 39 Michigan 36 Pennsylvania 34 Illinois 29 Ohio 26. Six states had no fatalities Alaska Hawaii Idaho Maine Montana Washington. Officials said the toll might have been higher but the rate eased after the first 24 hours. National Safety Council warned 550 to 650 deaths could be expected.
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G Nee Banty
California
New York State
Texas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Washington
National Safety Council
Copters on Standby to Aid Snowbound Califor nia Counties
Fifty military helicopters waited for weather to clear for a large rescue and supply mission to 500 people stranded in Siskiyou County California. Snow could reach over three feet as floods and snows blocked Sawyer's Bar Salmon Cecilville and Somes Bar for a week. Authorities reported 40 dead across the Far West with $200 million in damages.
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West
Rough Mountain
California-Oregon
Klamath
Salmon River
California
Siskiyou County
Weather Bureau
Sawyer's Bar
Salmon
Cecilville
Somes Bar
Redwood Empire
Oregon
Idaho
Humboldt County
Eel River
Siskiyous
Civil Defense
Bill Sowle
Yreka
Calif
Weather forecast for Northwestern CaliforniaShowed through Tuesday
Northwestern California forecast through Tuesday calls for cold conditions with snow above 1000 feet. Santa Rosa expected 45 to 35 degrees with small craft warnings offshore.
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California
Santa Rosa
Casualties At a Glance Flood Toll by State
United Press International reports for California, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Washington. California records twenty dead and fourteen northern counties declared disaster areas with 8 617 families losing homes farms or businesses. Oregon notes seventeen dead and more than 8 500 flood losses with 28 bridges washed out. Idaho reports two dead and total damage over 1 million including 200 000 to roads and bridges. Nevada confirms one dead as Trudge River floods low areas amid dramatic weather changes. Washington has no flood deaths but 17 died in a cold spell before floods began. minor flooding in Spokane and Seattle with unofficial damage around 4 million.
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Bixays
Wee Red Cross
Washington
California
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Iin
Robert
Pene
Ruge
Shoshone
Weather ‘Bureau
San Francisco
United Press International
Red Cross
Eel River
Humboldt County
Mark Hatfield
Shoshone County
Spokane
Seattle
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Hopland
Bell
Sheriff's Office
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Navarro
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Doin’ Sandretta
Fred Bishop
Mill Creag
Gus Wolfe
K. Hunter
Talmage
Mill’ Creek
Journal
Toll
United Press’ International
Siegan
Mherman
Daily Journal
Christ‘eam
Uligh Jaycees
Ware
Siskiyou
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