29 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
1
More than 100 residents, about a quarter of petition signees, protested Wednesday night against mandatory garbage collection. Shouting and jostling erupted as the council refused to adjourn to a high school. A February 10 meeting with protesters is planned in a suitable location to seek order and productivity.
Los Angeles County faces a 59 million shortfall by June 30. The County Press Corps gathered to mock and then propose budget relief ideas, suggesting bake sales, mortgaging the courthouse, a county garage sale, auctioning building plaques, selling car ads, and sheriffs charging for house calls. The document jokes about bureaucratic language while urging practical imagination.
A Kelseyville driver and a passenger in their 20s misread the change in the Lake Mendocino area on a Saturday morning. They turned at The Forks thinking it was Highway 20 and plunged into the lake, swimming to shore as the driver faced the challenge of rescuing his car from the lake bottom near the ramp.
Susan Harriger reports Henry J. Mills of the Metropolitan Water District says California’s water supply could last about 25 more years beyond 1990, reaching to 2020. He notes reduced per capita use, more reclamation, and greater Colorado River and state project contributions, with planning for Pacific Northwest imports by 2020.
Library adds several notable releases including Hope Ryden’s Americas Last Wild Horses and Nolen’s The Making of a Surgeon. D S Halacy Jr presents Man and Memory. DeCristoforo offers The Practical Handbook of Carpentry. Wolfe’s Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers and Cousteau’s The Shark also highlighted. Francine Bearden earns notice for catching Wednesday night council’s spirit in Regina Heights.
The nonpartisan Fair Campaign Practices Committee finds sludge-bucket tactics still common in 1970 races, with misrepresentations rising and racial or religious slurs declining. It cites worst offenders, notes overall complaint patterns, and lists linked political outcomes. The report also touches on Nixon’s possible successor and Cambodia air support while avoiding troop incursions.
A humorous monologue recalls a mother’s long hair, teenage reactions, and retro pop culture references. The speaker jokes about family dynamics, from hair trends to belts and skirts, interwoven with musical allusions and playful banter.
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