Lost hikers rescued near Shimmin Ridge after long trek
A group of six children and an adult leader were found tired cold and hungry northeast of Ukiah after going hiking at 1 30 p m They were identified as Leigh Terri and four others from Willits The sheriff s office dispatched two four wheel drive units Merrill Howard High and William Lee to assist They were fed warmed and returned to Willits
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Caasy It & Cain
Shimmin Ridge
Ing
Sern Wit
Bay Area
Might
Aia
Leigh
Aval Terri
Meycroft
Willits
Patri- Chi
Bill
Cindy
Mathew
Sheriff's Office
Yesserene
Dreneswear
Ukiah
Wile
Merrill Howard
High
William Lee
Sheriff's Department
Wilson
Train Hits Pickup Near Willits In Narrow Survival
At 5 10 p m Wednesday a northbound NWP freight struck a Dos Rios road crossing pickup about 13 miles north of Willits. Driver T Vestal 41 of Willits and passenger Howard Sasser 43 of San Jose escaped with minor injuries. Wayne Duncan of the California Highway Patrol investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NWP
Willits
T. Vestal
Howard Sasser
San Jose
Dos Rios Road
Highway 101
Plane carrying Dakin family and crew missing near Baja
Eight members of the Richard Dakin family of San Francisco travel with pilot Leonard Lake and co pilot Dennis Seitz from Alameda aboard a plane. Leonard Lake is located northwest of Calpella at Reeves Canyon. Dakin, a doll importer, travels with his wife Suzanne, a son Roger, Roger's wife Joan, and four of their five children. Ground and air search continues today south of San Felipe in Baja California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard ¥. Dakin
San Francisco
Leonard Lake
Huon Stone
Dennis Seitz
Alameda
Leonard
San Felipe
Baja, California
Mexican Buses Collide Killing 24 Near Celaya
A woman died, raising to 24 the death toll from a collision of two passenger buses near Celaya late Wednesday night. Forty seven others were in hospitals in Celaya and Salamanca. The crash happened between the two cities near the village of Valtierrilla about 130 miles northwest of Mexico City. At least six injured were in critical condition including two small children. Both buses were wrecked and officials searched the wreckage for more victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celaya
Mexico
UPIY
Salamanca
Valtierrilla
Mexico City
Gifts Await Ukiah Baby Contest Winners
Ukiah merchants and the Journal launch a 1967 first baby search with gifts from Pioneer Company, Johnnie’s, Savings Bank of Mendocino County and others. The winning baby born in Ukiah or surrounding areas after Jan 1 1967 will receive prizes including a crib mattress, gift certificates, a baby carriage, diapers, and more as donors list their contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Ukiah ‘Journal
Ina Ukiah Hospital
Midnt Prin
Pioneer Company
Fabric Lane
Johnnie's
Rasco
Savings Bank of
Mendocino ‘County
Smith's Shoes
Buster Brown
Be Green
Nu-Life Foods
Sprouse-Reitz
Johnson & Johnson
Ukiah Beauty College
Irene
Medico Drug
Gerber
Penney's
Montgomery Ward
Fhord's Smorgette
Cates
Ten Nurses Capped At County Hospital Ceremony
Ten licensed vocational nurses were capped after six to seven years of study and clinical work. Elva Ashley and nine others received caps in a daytime hospital ceremony in the day room, witnessed by families. Mary Wegesser led the presentation in the absence of the director of nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino County Hospital
Edith Underhill
Avis Pearson
Ethel Jones
Sybil Gatling
Maria Wall
Billie Hopper
Audrey Bradford
Elva Ashley
Ruth Egan
Cuma Frochen
Gay
Mendocino
Audrey
Bradford
Cuma ‘Frochen
Maria Vail
Wilma Sweazy
William B. Look
Marshall S. Leve
Orser
Brief Freedom For Juveniles Escaped Youths Recalled
Brief report notes juveniles aged 14 and 15 escaped from Juvenile Hall at 6 40 last night and fled in a car in the 300 block of South Stephens Street around 8 30. A pursuit followed ending with the escapees being returned to Juvenile Hall by 9 56 p m at State. A fourth youth was not evolved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Ae
S.tephenss Street
Ukiah
State
Carey
Reagan jumps gun on signing oath at inauguration
Gov elect Ronald Reagan advanced plans for a 12 01 am Monday inauguration after admitting he signed papers and took a preliminary oath. Secretary of State Jordan confirmed the early oath自动, noting it makes Reagan governor automatically at 12 01 am Monday whether or not he repeats the oath. Reagan said the formal oath would be on January 2, while aides deflected questions about the early action.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Frank M. Jordan
Reagan
Jordan
Lyn Nofzinger
Nofzinger
Secretary of State
Poulos to become partner at Ukiah law firm
John Poulos 30 will become partner of Rawles Nelson Golden and Poulos effective Jan 1. The firm will be renamed Rawles Nelson Golden and Poulos. His wife Joan is a firm associate. Poulos serves on the Redwood Empire Fair board and was named a trustee of Ukiah Unified School District. He holds a BA from Stanford and an LL B from Hastings. The Pouloses are vacationing in Kansas and return Jan 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawles, Nelson, Golden and
Weather forecast for Northwestern California and Ukiah
Northwestern California cloudy today with light rain in the far north. Tonight fair with local morning fog in spots. Highs near 53 and lows around 30. Coastal winds 5 to 15 knots, shifting west to northwest 10 to 20 knots. Kota by tonight.
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California
Bloody Revenge by Air Cavalry Fends Off Reds
U S 1st Air Cavalry and helicopter gunships pursued a Communist force that overran an artillery battery and retaliated with a day long barrage near the An Lao Valley 275 miles north of Saigon. The battle produced 65 enemy bodies and demonstrated heavy artillery and air strike effectiveness with light U S casualties.
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Saigon
An Lao
U.S
WPI
John Schneider
Five Directors Elected to C of C Board in Ukiah
Ukiah residents named to the Chamber of Commerce board with five new directors taking posts in January. Jack Kummert of Wells Fargo Bank Chuck Lewis of J C Penney Cyril Hill of Rexall Drug Jack Pearson of Mayflower Van and Storage and Bill Youngblood of Ron De Voe Restaurant will replace Howard King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Jack Kummert
Wells Fargo Bank
Chuck Lewis
J. C. Penney
Cyril Hill
Rexall Drug
Jack Pearson
Mayflower
Bill Youngblood
Youngblood
Howard King
Oldover
Floyd Ross
Savings Bank
Edward Bean
Pacific Telephone
Mud Jordan
Don Peterson
Pg&e
Art Osborne
Kaar Electronics
Louis Loosley
Diamond ‘National
George Nelgon
Spurr, Brunner and Nelgon
B. Bennett
Ukiah Jayvees
Herb Thatcher
Redwood Empire Fair Board of Directors
Gus O'Farrell
MSH
Tors
Tantery
Clemency Act By Brown Commuted Death Sentences In California
Gov. Edmund G. Brown commuted four death sentences to life terms, affecting Bates Chavez Cotter and Lockadoo, with three receiving life without parole and Chavez life with parole eligibility. None will be released. Reagan, his successor, supports the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
California
San Quentin
Clyde Bates
Manuel Chavez
Los Angeles
William E.cotter Jr
Bellflower
Leo C. Lockadoo Jr
Stanislaus County
Bates
Cotter
Lockadoo
Chavez
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Quake Strikes Chile Sparking Shelters and Fears
A strong new earthquake hit central Chile near towns like Quillota and Cabildo, with epicenter 90 miles north of Santiago. At least three killed and many injured as tremors forced thousands into improvised shelters, 60% of homes in Taltal damaged, government launching airlift and truck convoy for aid.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Quillota
la Ligua
San Felipe
Cabildo
Seismological Institute
Pacific
Taltal
Ima
Here
Candor Sought in Hanoi Raid Reports by Moss
House subcommittee will open January hearings to probe Johnson era bombing reports near Hanoi. Rep. Moss faulted State and Defense Department statements on civilian casualties, calling for truth and candor. He warned the hearings will focus on accuracy, not bombing policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Stout
Washington
UPI
Johnson Administration
U.S
Hanoi
House
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Congress
Moss
State
Defense Departments
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The
California Highway. Patrol
Ua Pot Et Die
John Poulos
John ¥. Poulos
Rawles, Nelson and Golden
John W. Poulos
Altaweather
First Air Cavalry
Red
By Bryce Miller
UPS
C of C
By Martin P, Houseman
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