First Baby Laurels Go to William Rex
William Rex born New Year 1968 at Hillside Hospital weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mother 18 year old Sally Rex and father Charles Rex of 1807 S Dora Street celebrate as the first baby after midnight in Ukiah area with gifts promised by local merchants. Billy is second child. sister Tina Marie is 3. Previous First Babies were Edward Huffman and Matthew Davenport.
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Charles
Sally
Rex
William Henry
Hillside Hospital
Charles Rex
S. Dora Street
Mendocino County
William Henry Rex
Billy
Tina Marie
Ukiah
Billy Rex
Edward Robert Huffman
Edward Huffmans
Burke Road
Matthew
Roy Davenport
Calpella
Weisfield’s Jewelers
Spanish Mountain TV
Montgomery Ward
Three
R. Market
Rexall Drug
Ben Franklin
Medico Drug
Penneys
Sno-White Drive In
Fjord’s Smorgette
KFC
Ukiah Beauty College
Smith's Shoes
Sprouse - Reitz
Nu-Life Foods
Savings Bank of Mendovno County
Fabric Lane
Peters Mens Wear
French American Cleaners
Rascos
Pioneer Company
Ukiah Daily Journal
Jackson-Booked By Police as Burglary Suspect Brent
Jackson 24 received court permission to stay in Ukiah during the holidays when arrested at 12 40 by Officer Donald Woskow and booked at the city jail on suspicion of burglary. He had recently been convicted by Judge Robert Winslow for possession and furnishing marijuana and was granted probation to reside in Los Angeles County with his father. A woman companion was arrested on marijuana charges but later released.
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Brent. Jackson
Ukiah
Donald Woskow
Jackson
N. Bush Street
Robert ‘Winslow
Los Angeles County
Wheeler calls Viet Nam truce violation by enemy
Gen Earle G Wheeler chairing Joint Chiefs denounces enemy acts as cynical and flagrant violations of the New Year ceasefire near Tay Ninh on the first nightfall of 1968. He cites the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division under attack and reports heavy enemy losses. Saigon reports describe a near point blank barrage and a bloody truce being broken.
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Washington
UPI
Earle .G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of
Stiff
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Wheeler
Paul VI
25Th Infantry
Tay
Ninh
Saigon
Heart transplant second success for Dr Barnard in Cape Town
Dr Christian Barnard performed his second successful heart transplant in Cape Town. The patient Blaiberg, a white dentist, is conscious and the donor heart from Clive Haupt, who died after a stroke, is functioning. The operation followed the first transplant on Louis Washkansky.
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Neil J. Smith
Cape Town
South’ ” Africa
UPI
Christian Barnard
Barnard
Blaiberg
Clive
Haupt
United States
Johnson
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
South Africa
Eileen
Fatal Lake County Pedestrian Crash Ends New Year
A 50-year-old Nice resident died crossing Highway 20 at dusk becoming Mendocino Lake County’s first highway fatality of 1968. The victim, identified as Finnall Jr., was struck by Frederick Nelson Michaels 29 of Willits who was westbound. The accident occurred in Nice near pedestrian signs debated but not installed. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Nice
Highway 20
Mendocino-Lake County
Frederick Nelson —Michaels
Willits
Nelson John ‘Finnall” Jr
Jones Mortuary
Lakeport
Mendocino County
N. State Street
Orr Springs Road
Jacqueline Richardson
Mt. House Road
Hopland
Highway 101
Ukiah General Hospital
Ukiah Robber Suspect Nabs After Bank Courier Hold-up
Willard Carlstedt a former Ukiah resident aided by detectives arrested minutes after a bank courier was targeted by Hartman 31 armed with a .25 cal pistol. Hartman said he needed funds for gambling debts and posted 2500 bail to appear for arraignment.
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Safeway
Willard Carlstedt
Wayne Delano Hartman
Carlstedt
Hartman
Ted Houser
N. Bush
Orval McKimmey
Bob Bowman
S. State
Burglary Report From Darrell Billups Home
Darrell Billups reports burglary at his residence 988 Alice Avenue with loss of auto racing parts and tools valued at an amount not specified. Police are investigating the burglary and collecting evidence at the scene.
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Darrell’ Billups
Alice “Avenue
Vietnam GIs Seek Home for Pet Python
Saigon based report notes Army Sgt Allan N Battles and four Alpha Company soldiers of the 39th Infantry caught a 16 foot 80 pound python named Willey Jr. They seek a good home willing to feed and care for the pet, named after Lt. William A Willey. The soldiers will provide carrying case.
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Willey Jr
Army
Allan. N. Battles
Stillwater
Okla
Alpha Company
39th_.Infantrys
Saigon
William A. Willey
Portland
Orel
Battles
Remembering Moe Ivey Ukiah Coach and Mentor Dies
H M Moe Ivey 50 of Ukiah died after a heart attack Saturday while fishing with a longtime friend. Funeral Wednesday at 10 a m at Ever Sole Mortuary. Ivey sponsored and coached Ukiah youth sports for 14 years and helped thousands become better athletes and gentlemen. He co founded Ukiah Lions Pop Warner and coached Little League and football teams. He was a former College of the Pacific lineman and veteran, survived by wife Mildred and two sons Scott and Dennis, siblings, and other relatives. Services by Rev John Bogart with interment in Ukiah cemetery. Pallbearers include Don Stanton Larry Baldwin George Parducet Donn Saulsbury Jim Nabors and Art Poma. Memorials preferred to Ukiah Pop Warner or local youth baseball programs.
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Eversole Mortuary
H. M
Moe) Ivey
Ukiah
Ivey
Pop Warner
Bob Rinehart
Ukiah Lions
Rinehart
Amos
Alonzo Stagg
College of Pacific
Jim Nabors
Ukiah General Hospital
H.-M_Ivey
Nebraska
California
Ukiah Auto’Parts
John Bogart
Don Stanton
Larry Baldwin
George Parducet
Donn’ Saulsbury
Art Poma
Frinds
Toll 372 Toll Toll of New Years Auto Deaths Across Nation
United Press International reports a deadly New Years holiday, with 372 traffic deaths and numerous fatalities from car crashes, fires and other accidents. California led states with 40 deaths, followed by Texas 36 and Michigan 27, as late crashes claim several young victims in Kansas and Mina.
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United Press International
California
Texas
Michigan
Millingis
Deputies Clear Burglaries At Red wood Valley School
Deputies report two key arrests in holiday burglaries in Redwood Valley and Laytonville. An 11 year old Redwood Valley youth admitted to twice burglarizing the local school. items including a camera keys and a light meter are targeted for recovery. Glenn Crites 19 of Laytonville is jailed for an 800 dollar burglary at Emerson Elliott’s Laytonville garage and the J D Williams home burglary plus a 17 year old Laytonville youth is in juvenile custody.
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Redwood Valley
Redwood Valley School
Glenn Crites
Laytonville
Emerson Elliott
J. D. Williams
Crités
Elliott
Oroville Blast Ruled Suicide by Construction Worker
Police determined the New Year’s Day explosion in Oroville was the death of 39 year old Harry J. Cox who sat in his station wagon with dynamite and set off the blast. No others were hurt as the wrecked wagon and flying debris affected a downtown street. Cox’s motive remains unclear as investigators await further details.
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Oroville
UPS
Harry J. Cox
Cox
Reagan Attacks Unruh Arrogance Over Withholding Tax
California Governor Ronald Reagan denounces Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh as arrogant for backing payroll withholding of the state income tax. Reagan says he reflects the will of the people, while Unruh and other backers push withholding as essential for tax reform. He cites concerns about honesty, inflation, and tax cheating as he probes losses to the state. Veneman supports withholding and aims to legislate the system this year.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Mele
Lebse
Ine Hepuumcats
Sovernor
Unruh
Reagan
California
John G. Veneman
Modesto
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee
Veneman
Nelson Reelected Bridge District President at Year End Meeting
John E. Nelson of Ukiah is reelected for a second year as president of the Golden Gate Bridge District. Vice presidents William Moskovitz and Lowell Edington were also reelected. Edington pushed a resolution to broaden the district’s power to study mass transit links between Marin County and San Francisco. Directors approved studying alternate traffic relief as double decking was shelved. An Amman & Whitney survey is 80 percent complete. Hadeler was authorized to seek early repayment of a $5 million Waldo Tunnel loan. Hardcastle will testify at a January 40 hearing on Greyhound fare proposals between the North Bay counties and San Francisco.
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John E. Nelson
Ukiah
Golden Gate Bridge
William Moskovitz
San Francisco
Lowell Edington
Napa County
Edington
Marin County
Waldo Tunnel
Marin
Thomas D. Hardcastle
State Public Utilities Commission
Greyhound
North Bay
Hatcher Inaugurates First Negro Mayor in Gary
Richard Jist, inaugurated as Gary’s first Black mayor, urged a racially mixed crowd of about 2,500 to unite and treat each other as equals to save the city and realize its potential.
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Hatcher
Gary
Ind
UPI
Richard Jist
O £.Garday
Dart Barrage Slays 351 Reds In Cambodian Border Battle
UPI reports American troops killed 351 Communists with steel dart barrages in a 36 hour truce end battle 60 miles northwest of Saigon. About 1 500 Viet Cong smashed into an American base as 100 beehive shells shredded ranks. Casualties: 26 U S lives, 153 wounded. Viet Cong losses 569 killed, 11 captured. Air strikes resume against North Vietnam.
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Thomas Cheatham
Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Robert Kaylor
Kaylor
Dau Tieng
Iai
Uderway
Northietnam
Carrier Notices Urge Timely Payment in Ukiah Journal
The Ukiah Daily Journal carrier asks customers to settle payments promptly. He requests three months advance on motor route collections and notes he will call to collect. Local office details are provided for payment handling.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Daily Journal
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William Rex
Ukiah Police
Moe Ivey
el Dorado
Kah
Kansas
Mina
R.V. School
Gov
Rep
Jesse Unruh
Bde, van L. Shumway
John Nelson
Air Force
Navy
Marine
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