04 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon scheduled a one hour mini news conference for tonight with four television correspondents as part of a drive to widen contact with the press. Helen Thomas reports from Washington for UPI and notes the event as part of a series of outreach efforts.
Funeral services are set for William Sierck of Eureka 85 after a December death. He was a Hopland native rancher, husband of the late Rose Sierck, and a member of Abell Masonic Lodge. Burglary reports include thefts in Ukiah and Hopland areas during the holiday weekend and a Texas-plate motel burglary.
Ukiah's fire crews faced a quiet weekend with only a few blazes. A fire gutted a house at 705 N Dora Street owned by Charles Norfolk, with cause undetermined and no damage estimate. At 8:45 this morning a JoAnn Wright owned car from Talmage caught fire at Talmage Road and S State, causing minor wiring damage.
Two burglaries were reported to Ukiah police over the holiday weekend near the Ukiah Theater. John Bartolomie said his station wagon in the 600 block of S Oak was broken into Saturday evening while he and his family attended the theater, a stereo tape deck worth 95 dollars being stolen. Allan Hibbs reported an attempted entry to his car in the PG E parking lot after midnight Sunday, with nothing stolen.
Funeral services were held today at Eversole Mortuary for Mrs Hattie Baumgardner 79 a Ukiah resident for 36 years who died New Year Eve at a local convalescent hospital The Texas native widow of Louis Baumgardner and sister in law of John Baumgardner of Cloverdale survive including sister Bunnie Carter in Texas Burial followed at Oak Mound Cemetery Healdsburg conducted by Rev Richard Taylor.
William Clare McCain a 45 year old Ukiah man was arrested Friday afternoon by the Highway Patrol on a drunk driving charge at the intersection of S State and Oak Knoll and is held in county jail pending arraignment Terry Gale Van Tassel 22 also of Ukiah was arrested early Sunday by sheriff's deputies for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of an open container in his car and is held pending arraignment in county jail
W G Bunt Cox 75 longtime Ukiah automobile dealer died after brief illness in a Ukiah hospital He owned Cox Motors and was active in civic affairs including founding the municipal golf course promoting Ukiah airport service as a city councilman 1932 1940 and a former Ukiah Rotary member Survivors include wife Genevieve and sister in law Alice Cox Services Wednesday at 2 pm at Eversole Mortuary with Rev Travis Hyatt officiating burial in Ukiah Cemetery Cox Motors staff to serve as pallbearers
In Santa Rosa thousands of 49er fans faced a double defeat as a cable broadcast of the NFC title game failed in final quarter. About 1,800 ate lunch at Flamingo Hotel and 450 watched at Los Robles Motel while Total Television could not explain the outage. The 49ers lost 17-10 to Dallas, Northwestern California weather for Tuesday shows fog in valleys and mild highs.
ORPINGTON England UPI reports the North Kent Sun Club one of Britain's largest appeals to nudists of the 1940s to share memories for a forthcoming History of Naturism to be published later this year.
United Press International reports 440 traffic fatalities from 6 p.m. Thursday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, with total deaths 526 across all causes. National Safety Council had expected 400 to 500, cautioning final toll may exceed the estimate due to late reports. Texas 53, California 40, New York 25, Illinois 21, Michigan 20. In San Francisco, 20 arrested and 12 injured after fights among spectators at the Forty Niner Cowboys game, beers and bottles flying.
Local Highway Patrol investigated two Friday morning rollovers on the first day of 1971. Joseph Coughlin, 36, Redwood Valley, lost control on a sharp curve near Highway 101 while traveling what officers described as moderate speed, his pickup landing atop a Kimpton fence with major damage and minor injuries. Minutes later Sylvia Housley, 21, Boonville, skidded on a wet patch near Soda Creek Bridge on Boonville Road and overturned. she was taken to Mendocino Community Hospital with minor injuries.
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