Lawmakers seek broader school funding and northern counties accord
Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Del Norte, and Humboldt supervisors weigh a joint powers agreement to pool funds for schools after years of indecision. Lake favors legislative routes, while Humboldt urges regional autonomy. Sonoma seeks ABAG exit. CIR resists redraw. Sacramento scene centers on Reagan budget, Sen. Randolph Collier and Assemblyman Willie Brown, their rival yet cooperative stances on schooling dollars and program funding.
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Mendocino
Lake
Sonoma
del Norte
Humboldt
Lake County
Reagan
Bernard McClendon
Ray Peart
Humboldt County
Trinity
Sonoma County
Hank Spomer
Peart
Sacramento
UPI
Ronald ‘Reagan
Yreka
San Francisco
Randolph Collier
Willie Brown
al Barbero
Wes Lampson
Pollution hearing board meeting targets GP Tepee burner issues
Mendocino County pollution hearing board, in its first session, granted variances to 16 lumber firms for tepee burner start up times while Georgia-Pacific faced strict action. GP received a 90 day variance for five noncompliant burners and a late April extension for a sixth as it shifts to Boise Cascade plant materials. If noncompliance continues, GP faces fines up to 500 dollars per day, potentially 6,000 dollars.
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Mendocino County
Cook
Robert Holtzer
G-P
Boise-Cascade
Ukiah
City election filing date corrected for Ukiah
Ukiah City Clerk Hattie Tillotson announced a correction for the filing deadline in the April 11 municipal election. Nomination papers must be filed before noon on February 3 for city council, treasurer, and city clerk races, replacing the previously stated February 17 deadline. Incumbents include Don Scotto Sterling Norgard Jack Simpson Ruby Orr and Mrs Tillotson. Papers are available at city hall and must be returned by February 3 before noon.
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Ukiah
Hattie Tillotson
Don Scotto
Sterling Norgard
Jack Simpson
Ruby Orr
Tillotson
Willits ASB president airs views on student rights
Willits High School student body president Butch Canepa III urged the Willits Unified School District to adopt a policy on students rights and responsibilities under SB 890. Principals from Willits and Laytonville presented the issue to student councils for discussion. The policy, modeled by the state association of school boards, is slated for adoption at the January 26 meeting. Trustee Joe Geiger urged proactive student leadership to prevent problems. Harold Engstrom said trustees must act under the law.
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Willits
Albert B. Canepa III
Butch
Willits High School
Willits Unified School District
Laytonville
California Association of School Boards
WHS
Harold Engstrom
Joe Geiger
Weather note for Northwestern California forecast
Northwestern California remains fair through Friday with night and morning valley fog. The period sees a slight warmup by Friday. today’s high near 56 and tonight’s low around 34 in Ukiah.
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Northwestern
California
Ukiah
Weather Notation From Historical Data Sheet
January entries for 1972 and 1979 show dates with high and low temperatures and rainfall metrics. The page lists dates with temperature ranges and a rainfall total indicating monthly precipitation comparisons to the previous year.
U.S. Representative Detained at Moscow Dinner
U.S. Rep. James Scheuer says Soviet police arrested him during a dinner at the home of Alexander Lerner, a Moscow cybernetics professor who sought to emigrate. He describes a 40 minute incommunicado wait in a police room and says officers later confirmed his identity before releasing him.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
James H. Scheuer
Israel
Scheuer
New York City
Scheurer
Alexander Lerner
Lerner
Soviet Union
House
U.S.S.R
House of Representatives
Intourist
Ficers
Vladimir
Young Lerner
Vladimiir
Nixon to withdraw 70000 more troops from Vietnam
President Nixon announced the withdrawal of 70000 combat troops from South Vietnam, reducing U S forces to 69000 by May 1. Defense Secretary Laird said the U S will not pull all troops until the POW situation is resolved and hinted at further withdrawals before the May 1 target.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
South Vietnam
U.S
Defense
Melvin Laird
United States
Vietnam
Laird
Southeast Asia
School leaders rally to boost Ukiah vote drive
Ukiah Unified district faces a March bond vote after a narrow October defeat of a 5.9 million dollar school construction bond. About 40 percent of district parents lack voter registration and many teens are unregistered. PTA leaders and principals partner with teachers to organize easier registration at schools and offices.
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Ukiah Unified
Ukiah Unified District
PTA
Redwood Valley
Calpella
Potter Valley
Ukiah Unified Board of Education
Supreme Court
Ukiah
Mendocino County
Bill Broaddus
Coffee Klatches
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Fort Bragg
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Lake Counties
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Ukiah Merchants Association
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