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A collage of town items notes rain on State street and drivers speeding past 35 mph. Judge Lilburn Gibson faces a landmark anniversary shaping his years. Judy Busch shines on Del Courtney’s TV show despite Channel 5 outages. A warning about high speed noise echoes near the Pearly Gates. Civil Service reforms stir city workers while an office clock whispers reminders. A California juvenile court case from fifty years past is recalled. The piece questions funding for idle school plants and the curfew’s impact, hinting at continuation on Page 5.
Permanent Scudder For Congress Group Formed Here
A 22 member panel from seven counties formed a permanent Scudder for Congress committee in the Palace Hotel to back Congressman Robert B. Scudder for reelection. Lewis Espindola was named permanent chairman. James Keegan treasurer. Walter H. Nagle temporary secretary. Donations totaling 907.50 were pledged by counties for a district budget and publicity coverage.
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Ye Scudder
Congress
Hubert B. Scudder
Palace Hotel
Scudder
Lewis Espindola
Santa Rosa
John Lynon
Mill Valley
James Niles
Eureka
Russ Stevens
Healdsburg
James Keegan
Santan Rosa
Walter H. Nagle
Cober
Robert B. Scudder
California
Ukiah
Peace
American Trust Co
Lewis Hart
Sebastopol
Sonoma
Marin
Mendocino
Humboldt
Napa
del Norte
Lake
Israel seeks arms aid boosted by Saudi tank shipment
U S officials say Israel may receive some favored arms assistance after the shipment of 18 U S tanks to Saudi Arabia. The embargo on Middle East weapons was briefly lifted, with critics pointing to oil interests linking to the White House. Rep Emanuel Celler accuses Herbert Hoover Jr of pressuring the president.
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Washington
Israel
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Brooklyn
N.Y
United Press
Emanuel Celler
D-Ny
Herbert Hoover Jr
Eisenhower
Celler
Hoover
State Department
Storms Ravage Coast to Inland in Alaska to Texas Outlook
Storms from Alaska to Texas bring heavy rains and winds with gusts up to 75 mph. Anchorage endures zero temps and two hour outages while schools close and crews clear main routes. Pacific coast rainfall spans Seattle to Central California with mudslides near San Rafael.
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Anchorage
Alaska
California
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Mrs Edith Murphey Debuts This I Remember Series
The Uktah Daily Journal introduces a new feature by Edith V A Murphey of Covelo titled This I Remember. Her first story Margarita's Pow-wow reflects her life since moving to Mendocino County in 1903 and her work with the U S Government Indian Service.
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Uktah Daily Journal
Mendacing County
Edith V. A. Murphey
Covelo
U. S
T Margarita
Roof Fire at Bill Jackson Residence
A roof fire at the Bill Jackson residence on Highway 101 caused minor damage. The blaze was reported Saturday at 4 43 p m and was attributed to a defective flue.
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North Highway 101
Bill Jackson
Eisenhower to stay in Georgia through Friday
President Eisenhower will remain in Thomasville Georgia through next Friday. He arrived last Wednesday and will return to Washington late Friday or early Saturday due to a personal engagement in the capital. The White House denied reports of a February stock market tied second term announcement. Hagerty said a news conference in Washington is likely midweek. The day also saw awaiting Western European reactions to the American surplus farm commodities offer.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Dilly
Hagerty
Three-Car Crash North of Calpella Cited Drivers
Three vehicles collided on Highway 101 five miles north of Calpella at 4 30 p m yesterday. Charles Newby 23 Ukiah was cited for driving on the wrong side of the road Lester Wormington 26 Willits cited for speeding and Lonnie Cox 23 Ukiah for following too close. Mrs Vera Wormington and Larry Wormington 19 months and Mrs Glenda Cox 19 were treated at Ukiah General Hospital.
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Highway 101
Calpella
California Highway Patrol
A. W. Stoltz
Charles Newby
West Perkins
Ukiah
Lester D. Wormington
Willits
Wormington
Lonnie Cox
South Oak
Newby
Cox
Vera Wormington
Larry Wormington
Glenda Cox
Ukiah General Hospital
Lake County Road Out of Hopland Closed by Rising Water
Reports from Hopland at 11 o'clock this morning said the Lake County road out of Hopland was closed with the water rising slowly.
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Hopland
Lake County
Pacific storm fuels heavy rain and snow across county
A Pacific storm dumped about 3.38 inches of rain in Ukiah from Saturday through 9 am today and spread snow across the county. The outage of the Spanish Mountain radio beacon disrupted by snow, power crews worked to restore it as emergency plants ran. Total seasonal rainfall reached 43.33 inches, well above last year’s 18.32 inches. Yuba City continued flood recovery.
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Ukiah
Weather Bureau
California
San Francisco
Yuba City
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Springs
Potter Valley
Upper Lake
Spanish Mountain
Interstate Airways Communications System
Crash of French Airliner in Egypt Kills 52
A French airliner from Indochina to Paris hit desert terrain while approaching Cairo Airport, crashing and burning. Of 64 aboard, 52 were killed and 12 survived, with most in critical condition. Pilot Captain Charles Billet survived and described a low approach that led to the tragedy.
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Egypt
Cairo
Indochina
Paris
Charles Billet
Europe wracked by record cold as deaths rise worldwide
Six Norwegian sailors died in a lifeboat after the ship sank off Norway amid Europe’s cold winter. The death toll since February 1 reached 749 as coal and food shortages hit regions from Italy to England. Blizzards froze rivers and roads, with widespread outages and low supplies across the continent.
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London
North Sea
Europe
Norway
Italy
Rome
England
The
Automobile Association
Thames
Denmark
Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control District Meets
Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation District held its first meeting at the Palace Hotel with Herb Cochrane of Ukiah as chair. The session focused on maintenance costs for stabilization revetments along the Russian River below Coyote Dam, with Army Corps of Engineers engineer Colonel John A. Graf stressing preapproval of maintenance plans before construction, though the dam project proceeds.
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Mendocino County
Russian River
Army Corps of Engineers
San Francisco
Graf
National Guard Campaign To Recruit In Ukiah
Mayor Herman G Runkel urges Oklahans to back a one day National Guard recruiting drive this Wednesday. Company C of the 579th Engineer Battalion will run the effort to meet the 75 000 annual quota with Lieutenant Roy Ellis in charge in Ukiah. The drive includes a door to door call to discuss Guard service.
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Herman G. Runkel
Oklahans
National Guard
579Th Engineer Battalion
Roy Ellis
Healdsburg
Ukiah
Dal Pozzo
Highway 101
Ukiah pair plead not guilty in auto theft case
Lawrence Britton age 19 and Arthur E. Carpenter age 18 of Ukiah pleaded not guilty in Judge Fred Goss' Judicial District court to auto theft charges tied to an incident on or about February 3. An arraignment and preliminary hearing were scheduled for February 23.
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Lawrence Britton
Ukiah
Arthur E. Carpenter
Fred Goss
Judicial District Court
North Coast Supervisors Set March 14 Meeting in Ukiah
Mendocino CountyBoard of Supervisors will host the Northern California North Coast Counties unit at the Palace hotel on March 14 with eight counties represented including San Francisco Marin Sonoma Napa Mendocino Lake Del Norte and Humboldt. A Ukiah precinct 20 boundary change and related adjacents were approved along with a cleanup plan by the Army Corps of Engineers for Indian Creek. A hospital boardwalk discussion and a hearing date for Loma Linda annexation to Ukiah Valley Fire were noted. Sale of tax deeded lands was postponed.
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San Francisco
San Rafael
Kentfield
California
Mt. Baker Lodge
Wash
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Boston
Concord
N.H
Gulf States
Middle Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Monroe
Lufkin
Tex
Mendocino
Ukiah
Southwest
Army Corps of Engineers
Indian Creek
Loma Linda
Ukiah Valley Fire District
Weather Summary for Northwestern California and Nearby Areas
Intermittent rain today and tonight with showers Tuesday and snow above 2500 feet in the mountains. Southeast winds 25 to 45 mph today shifting to southwest 15 to 30 mph Tuesday. Temperatures steady with highs around 54 and lows near 45. readings include Santa Rosa 54 45 and Napa 54 45.
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California
Santa Rosa
Napa 4
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