Osborn Seeks Rezoning Amid Tax Pressures on Greenfield Ranch
Arthur Osborn, heir to the 5,409 acre Greenfield Ranch near Calpella, asks the county planning commission to reclassify land from forest conservation to urban agriculture to boost marketability. He faces over 160,000 in inheritance and property taxes with only 13,000 annual income. The commission delayed a decision to study terrain and effects on neighbors, planning a field trip before the Feb 3 session.
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Arthur Osborn
Greenfield
Calpella
County Planning Commission
Osborn
Anna Greenfield
Ukiah
George Nelson
Powell and Rehnquist Join Supreme Court Group
Virginia lawyer Lewis F Powell Jr and Assistant Attorney General William H Rehnquist were sworn in as the Supreme Court 99th and 100th justices, strengthening the court with a conservative tilt. The two took the oath in privacy with seven justices present, and will participate in petitions and early term cases on crime, death penalty, and constitutional questions.
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Washington
UPI
Virginia
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Nixon
Powall
Richmond
Rehnquist
Arizona
Warren
Harry A. Blackmun
California congressman cites Viet Cong on prisoner release
Washington UPI reports a California congressman quoted a high Viet Cong official stating that if the United States fixes a firm date for total withdrawal from Indochina, all American war prisoners will be released. The remark adds to diplomatic pressure amid ongoing negotiations and public debate on U.S. pullout timelines.
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Washington
UPI
California
United States
U.S
Indochina
Unemployment hits decade high in December 1971
The Labor Department reports December unemployment at 6.1 percent, 5.21 million jobless, seasonally adjusted, with 80.13 million people employed. The year 1971 averaged 5.9 percent unemployment, the highest in a decade, sparking political commentary on Nixon's 1972 outlook.
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Washington
UPI
America
Labor Department
Lawrence F. O’brien
Richard Nixon
Nixon
House
Senate Economic Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Geoffrey H. Moore
Moore
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Northwestern California Weather Outlook Through Saturday
Cloudy through Saturday morning except fair in the south today, clearing Saturday afternoon. Chance of rain north of Pt Arena ending Saturday morning. Little temperature change with high today and low tonight around 59 and 36 in Ukiah.
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California
Pt. Arena
Ukiah
Ambulance Transport For Bob Southwick At Trailer Park
A Thursday 12:56 p.m. ambulance call to Western Hills Trailer Park transported Bob Southwick to Hillside Community Hospital. At 3:15 p.m. a washdown was requested at the scene of a gasoline leak at N School and Smith streets. no fire detected.
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Western Hills Trailer Park
Bob Southwick
Hillside Community Hospital
Greg Farmer
N. School
Smith Streets
Explosives Placed in U S Banks Reported Across Cities
Letters warned of long range prototype bombs in safety deposit boxes at banks in New York Chicago and San Francisco. Explosives were found and removed from boxes at First National City Bank Midland Marine First National Bank Chicago Continental Illinois and others after clocks and keys aided the detonation threat. Noted suspects linked to broader political motives were named in the letters.
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San Francisco
UPI
Crocker National Bank
San
Midland Marine Bank
Hanover ‘Rust
New York
First National Bank
Chicago
Christopher L. Mohr
Near North Side
George Jackson
Sam Melville
Jackson
San Quentin
Melville
Attica
N.Y
First National City Bank
Manufacturers, Hanover Trust Co
Marine Midland Grace Trust Co
Continental Illinois National
First National Bank of Chicago
Northern Trust Co
Bank of America
Crocker Citizens National
Wells Fargo Bank
Marine Midland
First National
Continental Hiiness Bank
Midland Marine
Hanover
Hanover Trust
Continental
Linois
Nixon Sato wrap up talks with gifts exchange plan
Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato near finalizing their summit with promises of a yen favor for U.S. goods and a hotline plus Okinawa reversion for Japan. A joint statement was expected as Rogers and Connally signaled broad agreement on trade and China policy before Nixon returns to Washington.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Peking
Okinawa
Connaily
Japan
United States
Connally
China
U.S
Rogers
California
Washington
Cuban hijack diverts Boeing 727 to Cuba from California
A black man and a woman hijacked a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 between San Francisco and Los Angeles with a small child aboard. They forced the plane to fly to Tampa and then Cuba, landing at 1:01 p.m. EST. Nine crew members remained as hostages while 132 passengers disembarked in Los Angeles after a stewardess was assaulted and a passenger struck. The hijackers threatened staff and assaulted a passenger with a shotgun.
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Tampa
Fla
UPID
California
Cuba
Federal Aviation Agency
Pacific Southwest Airlines
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Nixon to file candidacy as primary races unfold
President Nixon plans a formal declaration of reelection candidacy via a letter to New Hampshire supporters, adding his name to the March 7 primary and ensuring ballot access in six more states. He faces Republican rivals Paul McCloskey and John Ashbrook in New Hampshire while Democrats Muskie McGovern Hartke Yorty loom, and Eugene McCarthy vows a New York bid amid Chicago convention tensions. Florida remains a focal point with its March 14 primary.
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America
Nixon
Concord
N.H
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
Sato
United Press International
Florida
Maryland
Nebraska
Oregon
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Paul N. McCloskey
Calif
John R. Ashbrook
Ohio
Ashbrook
Sens
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Eugene McCarthy
New York
Chicago
Two LSD Case Applicants Skip County Planning Session
Two petitioners seeking agricultural preserve status Weeks and Orlando failed to appear at Thursday’s county planning commission meeting. Both are jailed on multiple conspiracy and manufacture charges tied to a December raid on two farms near Mountain House road and Highway 128. IRS jeopardy assessments total $670,190 each for 1971 earnings, with property purchases in 1970 and significant rezoning and FC zoning actions tied to their bids for preserve status. An attorney or friend must attend for the application to proceed. absence risks denial without prejudice.
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Mountain House Road
Hopland
Highway 128
Weeks
Orlando
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Agency
Ruth Higgins
Frank B. Williamson
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National Institute of Mental Health
Mendocino State Hospital
Ralph Kennedy
Taylor York
Senting Osborn
Commission
Powell
Bulletin
Robert Daley
Moscow
White House
William P. Rogers
John B. Connally
Hampshire
County Planning ‘Commission
William H. Weeks
Barry J. Orlando
South County
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