North Bay Cities Push Local Political Autonomy in Gas Tax Debate
Twenty one North Bay California Cities urged will to allow local use of any new one cent gas tax funds for street improvements, opposing party politics in city and county elections. They backed the California League of Cities position and warned of borough politics if local races become partisan. The group met before a quarterly dinner attended by about 205 at the fairgrounds. (Continued on page 8)
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North Bay League
California
North Bay League of California
Fairgrounds
California League of Cities
League of California
North Bay
Looee
Suisuin
Solano County
Watkins Granted Time Extension For Plea
Ted Watkins of Mendocino faced five counts of assault with a deadly weapon in Humboldt County. He received a two week extension to enter a plea before Judge Robert Conners in Eureka Municipal Court after warrants were issued following 11 complaints of rifle fire at fishermen on the Eel River. Watkins, free on $5,250 bail, is represented by Morris Grupp.
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Ted Watkins
Mendocino
Humboldt County District Attorney's
Robert Conners
Eureka
Watkins
Eel River
Humboldt County
Morris Grupp
California GOP Seeks Unity After Weekend Convention
The California Republican party, outnumbered by Democrats in registration, hopes to unite voters with Sen. Thomas Kuehel pledging guidance but not a central leadership role. State Chairman Caspar Weinberger welcomed Birch Society members while questioning full adherence to party principles. A constitutional amendment to restore crossfiling failed 186 to 214 as Don Clausen’s district victory was cited as proof that unity can win. Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater planned visits to California in 1963 for the 1964 presidential race.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Republican Party
GOP
Don Clausen
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Mendocino County trustees race widens with Klee bid
Mrs. Oscar Klee, wife of the Coastal supervisor, filed for Mendocino High School District trustee. Others filing include Earl Lindley PGE executive and civic leader for the Ukiah high school board, Leo Cook for Ukiah elementary re-election, Myrtle Scott Eglin retired teacher for Ukiah elementary, and incumbents or potential candidates for county and other district posts. The April 16 election advances with multiple seats open and a March filing deadline looming.
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Oscar Klee
Mendocino Union
Frank Brangon
Ukiah
Earl Lindley
PGE
Leo Cook
Myrtle Scott Eglin
Cook
Conrad Cox
Cox
Lindley
Ben Broaddus
Klee
Mendocino
Raymond J. Sandbothe
Frank A. Valentine
County Board of Education
Louise Farley
Willits
Ralph Kennedy
Mus
Ukiah High
Mendocino High School
Counti
Hiss Attack On Nixon Denounced Across California GOP
SAN FRANCISCO UP I Major resolutions by the Republican State Central Committee condemned the ABC TV program The Political Obituary of Richard Nixon, denounced Hiss as a convicted perjurer and called the program an attack on a great American. They rejected paying precinct workers, opposed partisan local elections, urged Kennedy tax cuts only with spending cuts, called for a nonpartisan Cuba Bay of Pigs inquiry, opposed a state withholding tax, urged tough welfare fraud enforcement, and backed responsible federal aid for eligible groups while seeking a new constitutional agenda outlawing political corruption.
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San Francisco
UPI
ABC
Richard Nixon
Alger Hiss
California
Burton
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Hale Champion
Ubl
Weng McWethy Charged After DUI Test Confusion
A garbled report notes Weng McWethy faced drunk driving charges after a sobriety test. The physician allegedly performed breath or urine tests, signed affidavits, and a $10 fee was recorded. The text is unclear but indicates legal action followed a medical sobriety examination.
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McWethy
California Farmers Urged to Plan for Fewer Mexican Farm Workers
A California Senate committee urged the legislature to plan for limits on Mexican national labor as a remedy for farm labor shortages. Sen. James A. Cobey called for a limited extension of the Mexican bracero program to supplement domestic labor, while pushing for a national minimum farm wage and protections for workers. The report criticizes both farmers and workers and notes ongoing skepticism about broader labor reforms.
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UPS
Senate
California
James A. Cobey
D-Mérced
Factfinding Committee On Labor and Welfare
Pslubrmicicu Leal Culicnl
Jcobey
Cobey
Congress
Furnista
Don Clausen Takes Oath Before House
Don Clausen of California was sworn in by Speaker John McCormack after a special election win. He arrived with California Republicans and was greeted by Rep. Glen Lipscomb and Bob Wilson. The ceremony boosted the California GOP delegation to 14 of 24.
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Washington
UPI
Don Clausen
California
House
Crescent City
Clausen
Glen Lipscomb
Atta
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Capitol
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
H. A. Clausen
Dawn Marie
Beverly
Clem Miller
Savas
Miller
William Grader
Oroville Earth-Moving Project Starts For World High Dam
Oroville project kickoff marks the largest earth-moving job in history. Ore Dam Contractors will move 155 million tons of gravel rock and earth eleven miles to the dam site for the Feather River Project. The crew will operate day and night for five years building a railroad and moving belt line as part of Oroville Dam construction.
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Oroville Dam
Feather River
Compromise Sought For Common Market
Brussels (UPI) The Common Market Council of Ministers met to decide whether to break off talks with Britain, with top officials seeking a way to keep negotiations going. De Gaulle warned Britain not ready to accept market terms, while Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg urged Britain’s entry. Britain backed by the United States pressed for terms protecting agricultural and Commonwealth interests.
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William Anderson
Brussels
UPI
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Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
United States
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
de Gaulle
Germany
Italy
Sunday Telegraph
The
Sunday Times
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Daily Herald
America
the Herald
Heath
Smog Control for State's Cars Proposal in Legislature
Sacramento considers a smog inspection program requiring certificates and window stickers for vehicles upon sale and annual device installation. Brown backs a bill to empower motorists to install smog devices as part of a broad state effort to curb emissions. the plan envisions 1960 style regulatory moves with the Motor Vehicle Pollution Board overseeing phased device requirements. The proposal targets foreign and domestic cars with a general mandate to equip smog devices, while some supervisors oppose the program.
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Brown
Rees
Jehirig Bolluti
Famed Balloonist Dies On 79th Birthday
MINNEAPOLIS UPI world famed balloonist Dr. Jean Felix Piccard died today on his 79th birthday at his home. He and twin brother Auguste first flew a balloon together in Switzerland in 1913 and were among the first to use a free balloon as a physics laboratory.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Jean Felix Piccard
Piccard
Auguste
Switzerland
260 Lives Lost in 10 Days Storm Grips Nation
A violent storm dumped six feet of snow in upper New York as drifts reached 40 feet threatening highways and food supplies. Bitter cold stretched from North Dakota to Texas and Pennsylvania, with more than 270 deaths blamed on the cold and snow. Watertown stores ran short, Jefferson County was a disaster area, and Red Cross aid was approved.
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New York
North Dakota
Texas
Pennsylvania
Watertown
N. Y
Jefferson County
Red Cross
Henry J. Fikes
New York City
Albany
Sedalia
Indiana
Illinois
Towa
Greenburg
Ind
Chicago
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Michael McCabe
Hamburg
World Happenings in Brief from Nevada Site and Beyond
An assorted 1962 World Happenings brief reports slowing work at the Nevada Test Site Camp Mercury due to a large white collar union walkout. It notes desegregation tensions in Clemson and U.S. spy allegations tied to Cuba, plus U.S. space progress claims to Congress, record GM sales, and ongoing labor disputes with transit, railroad, and newspaper workers in major cities.
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Thetomic Energy Commission
Camp Mercurys 1
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Congress
Kennedy
United Press Internation
Atlantic and
Gulf Coast
Steves Gores
Lockheed Machinista
Gor
Monon Railroad
York
Cleveland
Philadelphia Transit
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