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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1968
Page
4
Sixty by one forty five location on the west side with two houses totaling three units. A larger main building houses patients and a manager, plus a smaller private entrance unit. In good condition with income over 900 dollars per month. Shown by appointment for 22 thousand dollars.
Britain said it would hold the Congo responsible for the death of Ian Pahl a 22 year old mercenary believed slain last August in the Congo. The Foreign Office made the statement after talks between William Rodgers and Congolese Ambassador Mario Cardoso and named Joseph Larkin 25 of Australia and Nicholas Van Staden 23 of South Africa as those believed executed.
Raleigh North Carolina features a monument dedicated to presidents Andrew Johnson James Polk and Andrew Jackson with plaques and historical inscriptions indicating the city’s commemorative effort.
In Fresno California leaders of the Democratic Party plan a weekend conference to bridge splits over Vietnam with Vice President Humphrey as a major speaker. Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy will also appear as he contemplates California’s June 4 primary. State Chairman Charles R. Warren aims to craft a master campaign plan and synchronize official and volunteer efforts. The peace slate from the California Democratic Council will also convene, aligning with the conference.
The Ukiah Valley Association for Retarded Children will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at Ukiah Unified School District offices on Henry Street. Eid Merwin of the California Council for Retarded Children will attend as consultant. Slides of principal projects and the Ukiah Valley Rehabilitation Workshop will be shown as Dick Keltner previews two months of work. Ferne Box notes February membership month and plans for a drive chaired by Henrietta Chadwick. Gordon Bertsch will help transition summer program duties for AVARC. An informal coffee hour will follow.
Franklin Rogers of Fort Bragg, who pled guilty to one count of statutory rape, was sentenced to six months in the county jail with credit for time served before Judge Wayne Burker in Superior Court. Several others received jail terms, probation, fines, or further court dates in related rulings.
The British dubbed American general Francis Marion the old swamp fox for his daring exploits in guerrilla warfare across the Southern theater. His tactics frustrated British forces and boosted American morale during the Revolutionary War.
Industry observers warn a proposed 64 000 acre Redwood National Park will hit small operators hard by shifting timber to larger firms. They cite a log shortage and limited alternate supplies as a major problem while noting road funding delays and the need to adjust to new market for white wood products.
President Johnson ordered a $100 million cut in overseas aid to reduce the balance of payments pressure on the dollar. He directed William S. Gaud of the Agency for International Development to trim cash outlays abroad from $290 million in 1967 as part of his plan to strengthen the dollar.
Charles Kasperak and his family led the decision to donate Mrs. White's heart after she died. The new heart functioned normally with a 5.7 liter per minute output and normal blood pressure. The organ was two thirds smaller than Kasperak's but caused no complications to date. Eight more units of blood arrived from San Francisco for Kasperak who has a rare blood type. Doctors planned regular transfusions due to liver condition.
Washington UPI Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien said the 6 cent stamp will nearly guarantee air delivery. He noted by 1969 Congress will be asked to merge first class and air mail into a single priority service. With over 500 cities connected to airlift facilities, most letters traveling long distances will go by air.
Ukiah Men's Golf Club named its leadership for the coming year at a Thursday meeting held after a catered dinner at the municipal clubhouse. Newell Rawles was elected president with Chuck Finch as golf captain and Jack Chipps, Max Babcock, and Dean Nelson as members at large. Larry Stepp passed the gavel to Rawles, who outlined the tournament and play schedule. Champagne was served by Hugh Preston to celebrate his fall hole in one.
A compiled list of real estate deeds and transfers dated mainly December 1967. Names include Baldwin, Ransdell, Williams, McKee, Rabitte, Wagner, Smith, Chipley, Hurt, Houx, Sprague, Silva, Ballou, Ikola, Watt, Gross, Bell, Caldwell, Maxfield, Downey, Borovich, and others. Properties span Ukiah, Caspar Point, Yokayo Rancho, Riverwood Terrace, Little Lake Lands, and Co rights of way. Several entries note dates in December 1967 and earlier dates such as August 1951.
A rush hour crash between two New Jersey PATH trains in a deep underpass near Jersey City injures more than 150 people and halts service for about three hours on a line carrying 20,000 commuters daily. The rear train struck the lead unit as it waited at a signal to enter a Jersey City station.
Terence Norman Chandler, a pacifist, received a suspended three year prison sentence on Thursday for distributing antiwar leaflets. The leaflets were designed to resemble U.S. dollar bills with a small inscription questioning the Vietnam War’s human cost.
In a year-end column the author announces a revamped plan for the Redwood Empire Fair August 15–19 with Les Heath and the Leselli Marionettes leading public events. He notes 1967 attendance and revenue near 108000, the teen dances fading, and a media luncheon confirming local participation. Directors and wives plan attendance at the Western Fairs Convention at Disneyland.
The English name of the Cherokee innovator Sequoya traces to his father’s name Gist, and he later used the alias George Guess. This historical note clarifies the lineage behind the famed linguist who developed the Cherokee syllabary.
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