Tree Chemistry Presents Challenges to Scientists
A University of California Richmond Field Station report highlights how trees host vast organic compounds and how chemotaxonomy may identify species by chemical fingerprints. It notes anti pulping agents in pines, natural fungicides in cedar and redwood, decay tied to fungicide loss, and potential uses in lumber preservation and medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Anderson
Forest Products Laboratory
University of California
Richmond
Anderson
Bark Beetles Force State to Boost Fight Funds
Governor Edmund G Brown announced an increase in state matching funds for bark beetle control from 20000 to 100000 this year. The rise targets California timberlands in parks forests and private lands as beetles threaten million trees and four million dollars in damages.
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Sacramento
UPS
Edmund G. Brown
California
Brown
Placer County
Tehachapis
DeWitt Nelson
Riffle Logging Permit Revoked by State Official
DeWitt Nelson of the Department of Conservation revokes the timber operator permit of Riffle Logging Company, Weaverville, Trinity County, effective February 1, 1963, for violations of coast range forest practice rules including failure to leave seed trees, minimize soil erosion, fell snags, and lop slash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Nelson
Department of Conservation
Riffle Logging Company
Weaverville
Trinity County
California
Coast Range Pine and Fir Forest District
Francis H. Raymond
Minnefield cited after roadside kiss leads to crash
Romaine Minnefield, 22, cited by California Highway Patrol for wilfully interfering with a driver after kissing Frank Trujillo, 28, while he drove on a highway. The kiss caused Trujillo to take his eyes off the road and the car struck a rock bank, injuring both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorvillie
Calif
Uipt
Romaine Minnefield
California Highway Patrol
Frank Trujillo
Romaine
RRCC Plans Annual Meet in Eureka Jan 25
The Redwood Region Conservation Council schedules its annual meeting at Eureka Inn Eureka on Friday Jan 25 with keynote speaker Paul Aurignac of the State Board of Forestry. He will discuss a goodwill tour behind the Iron Curtain with color slides. A 1:30 p.m business session will cover officer and committee reports and director elections. A 6:30 p.m reception precedes the 7:30 p.m banquet. About 150 people expected.
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Santa Rosa
Redwood Region Conservation Council
Eureka Inn
Eureka
Roy G. Wagner
Ukiah
RRCC
Paul Aurignac
State Board of Forestry
San Aldo
Wagner
Aurignac
Monterey County
Russia
Yugoslavia
Armenia
Poland
East Germany
Sidney E. McGaw
Oakland
Bernard Z. Agrons
Rockport
Growth Analysis of Redwood by UC Professor Palley
UC forestry professor Marshall Palley spoke at a joint Redwood Coast Forest Forum and Society of American Foresters meeting in Willits. He stressed analyzing redwood growth to forecast future timber supply and noted Mendocino County will lose old growth, necessitating planning for future young timber yields.
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Marshall Palley
University of California
Redwood Coast Forest Forum
Redwood Coast
Society of American Foresters
Willits
Palley
Redwood
Mendocino
Fire Prevention Film Distributed To Area Schools
The Red wood Region Conservation Council released a new filmstrip titled Santa Rosa Forest Fires. Dr. Sidney E. McGaw says the filmstrip, now free to city and county film libraries and audiovisual departments, explains how forest fires destroy acres of timber in California, stresses human carelessness as the main cause, and covers the fire triangle of fuel heat and oxygen. It also highlights ignition sources such as campfires cigarettes and trash incinerators and urges care to prevent fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa ‘Rosa
Redwood Region Conservation Council
Sidney E. McGaw
Arcc Education and Training Committee
ARCC
Rosenberg
Santa Rosa
California
A Pill By Any Other Name Will Do the Job
Washington United Press International reports the American Medical Association confirmed aspirin costs vary by brand but all brands meet safety standards. Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan noted hearings on aging found name brands can cost up to three times the price of unknown brands. AMA official Oliver Field said all aspirin must meet the same requirements, urging consumers to buy the cheaper option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
American Medical Association
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Oliver Field
AMA
Department of Investigation
Hollywood Love Bugs Hit Tinsel Town
Hollywood winter romance buzz swirls as Tony Curtis Christine Kaufmann Ricky Nelson Tom Harmon’s daughter Chris Connie Stevens Gary Clarke Dwayne Hickman and Carol Christensen announce engagements and plans. Hickman says he aims for marriage and a quiet life with Carol, who may retire from acting. He plans to stay in television with a possible new show next season.
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Vernon Scott
Hollywood
Cupid
Aphrodite
Tinsel Town
Tony’ Curtis
Christine Kaufmann
Ricky ‘Nelson
Tom Harmon
Chris
Connie Stevens
Gary Clarke
Dwayne Hickman
Dobie Gillis
Hickman
Carol Christensen
Gillis
Dwayne
Carol
Restraining Order Sought Over Jan. Dispute at Carter Premises
Dillard E. Carter sought a restraining order against Harry E. Hinton on January 14. The action follows an alleged choking incident on January 4 and a dispute over business books and Carter's possession. The request aims to restrain Hinton from Carter's business premises.
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Dillard E. Carter
Harry E. Hinton
Hinton Am
Carter
New Radar Device To Measure Rain
The Weather Bureau announced testing of a new rain detection radar that could improve rainfall forecasting. The device measures radar echoes over river basins and displays precipitation on a map at a river forecast center. It will be tested at the radar research laboratory in Norman Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Weather Bureau
Norman
Okla
Complaint Filed for Separate Maintenance in Reno Divorce
Alma Louise Carson filed a suit on January 11 against Geeze Bsore alleging cruelty. They were married February 1948 in Reno, Nevada, and separated on December 28, 1962. The couple has no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Louise Carson
Geeze Bsore
Reno
Nev
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