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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1963
Page
7
A Soviet style soundtrack ring sold Western music to youths, profiting from illicit cassettes while authorities crack down on cultural pollution. In Georgia, a school board bans John Steinbeck works, drawing parallel clashes over taste, censorship, and law.
An opinion piece laments disappearing party dinner lists used to reveal lobbyists and contributors. It notes Democrat and Republican secrecy rising, arguing public access is blocked by sensitivity and policy concerns. It advocates a double agent to uncover both parties’ secret dinner table assignments.
Washington column by a veteran union journalist critiques Kennedy era labor policy and media courage. It argues leaders fear labeling as anti-labor while labor power grows, risking port shutdowns and global fruit shipments, urging frank bipartisan action.
Ukiah reports 173 traffic accidents in 1952 but no fatalities. The city notes community updates including Dudley Krill departing as a Capitol page, the new exchange building at 305 Stephenson Street for the dial system, Silk stockings salvage for powder bags, and local civic notes from Chamber of Commerce elections to the Hop Festival committee. Capt. J C Ruddock, recently promoted, visited family in Ukiah, while local discussions cover labor, politics, and regional events.
Sacramento notes the 1963 California legislature debating tighter commission powers and new timing rules. A new chair, Senator Ronald G. Cameron-Auburn, is seen as promising for outdoor legislation. Bills require public hearings on regulatory changes, determinations hearings in san diego and redding, and deer hunting season limits in nine northern counties potentially affecting future seasons.
A low bid of 8 948 dollars is listed for repairs to the electric distribution system on the first floor ward buildings at the Granada Hills facility. The notice references a vision of architects and a planned project name Wacamisnr d.
California officials pushed a $150 million state parks and beaches bond plan with possible $25 million loan to buy sites, while budgets project record water investments. Governor Brown unveiled a plan including a $350,000 pilot to study school dropouts and teacher training, as lawmakers discussed revenue shortages and bond ceilings.
Ukiah Daily Journal readers are urged to vote against a proposed bond and tax increase for Round Valley Unified School District. The letter argues the combined taxes would top $4.00 per $100 assessed, including the bond levy, and questions the need for more land purchases and higher school costs. It accuses supporters of misleading the public about tax rates and welfare savings.
In this column the welfare study commission’s findings are outlined. It criticizes current public welfare performance, notes neglect of rehabilitation, and proposes 23 recommendations to reform state and county funding, control, and eligibility. The plan would raise several million dollars but offset by federal funds and county savings, spurring anticipated lively legislative debate.
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 4 pan EST today. The event will be broadcast and telecast live.
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