Public hearing set on Dos Rios Dam project in Ukiah
Assembly Water Committee will hold a public hearing July 30 at the Ukiah Veterans Memorial Building starting 9 30 a m to hear testimony on the Dos Rios Dam and Reservoir on the Middle Fork Eel River Assemblyman Frank P Belotti announced Porter will chair what is expected to be a lively session Local officials Save the Eel oppose the plan which would inundate Round Valley Covelo and displace many residents The Senate Water Resources Committee will meet jointly with the Assembly committee at the hearing to hear views and recommendations on the project
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Dos Rios
Assembly ‘Committee On Water
Ukiah Veterans ‘Memorial
Assembly Water Committee
Belotti
Porter
Mendocino County
North Coast
Senate Water Resources Committee
Assembly
Ukiah Boonville Road to Get $500 000 Paving Upgrade
The California Highway Commission allocates 500000 to resurfacing the Ukiah to Boonville highway. Mendocino County modernized the route and it joined the State Highway System in April 1966. District Engineer H G Larsen says the asphaltic concrete pavement will offer years of service with low maintenance, including raised markers, guard rail, and drainage improvements at wet spots.
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Oth
Ukiah- Boonville
California Highway Commission
Mendocino
Typhoon Lucy Dwindles to Tropical Storm Near Okinawa
UPI reports Typhoon Lucy weakened to a tropical storm as winds slowed to 23 mph. The U.S. Typhoon Warning Center said Lucy was centered about 92 miles east of Okinawa, Guam reports indicate.
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Tokyo
UPI
Lucy
U.S. Typhoon Warning Center
Guam
Okinawa
New Fire Retardant Now in Use at Ukiah Airport
California's Division of Forestry speeds aerial firefighting by storing 5000 extra gallons of wet retardant for immediate transfer to F 7F and TBM aircraft at Ukiah Airport. Hoses now extend six inches and are housed under the surface near CDF facilities. Fire season blooms over southern counties.
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Paul Shisler
Ukiah Air Attack
State Division of Forestry
Jim Robbins
CDF
Carl Towrsend
Schaser
Journal
Erickson
Glen Erickson
California
Division of Forestry
Ukiah
Ukiah Municipal
Cuban Hijacked Jet Returns Empty to Havana
Cuban officials sent a Northwest Orient Boeing 727 back to Miami without its 87 passengers who then flew home on a U.S. Cuban refugee airlift DC7. Pilot Capt Richard Simonson said the Cuban action was unsafe and unnecessary, noting Havana runway length and the loaded plane. The hijacker, described as Latin, forced the departure Monday night.
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Miami
UPI
Northwest Orient Airlines
United States
Havana
U.S
Richard Simonson
FAA
Simonson
Mendocino Pass Highway Gains State Adoption in 101 Corridor
The California Highway Commission adopts two Mendocino Pass segments into the state system, linking 101 at Longvale to the Eel River near Dos Rios and extending 20.9 miles in Glenn County toward the Willows area. The move aims to complete an all weather route between 101 and Willows via Covelo, benefiting tourism and county budgets with annual maintenance estimated at 78,000 dollars. County Engineer Robert Newhouse notes relief from winter road drainage and slide repairs as the state takes over troublesome winter access routes.
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Mendocino
Willows
California Highway Commission
Longvale
Eel River
Dos Rios
Glenn County
Elk Creek
101
Covelo
Mendocino Pass
Mendocino National Forest
Robert Newhouse
Coty Road
Winster
Change Order On Brooktrails Dam Approved
A Brooktrails Inc representative asked the supervisors for a change order on dam construction to prevent lake turbidity east of the Brooktrails lodge. The board granted the change, Public Works Director Newhouse to prepare a county water resources presentation excluding Dos Rios dam for a Department of Walter Resources meeting about water needs in the nine Redwood Empire counties.
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Brooktrails, Inc
Brooktrails Lodge
Public Works
Robert Newhouse
Dos Rios Dam
Department of Walter Resources
Redwood Empire
Ukiah Ends Season With 33.16 Inches Rainfall
Ukiah reports a season total rainfall of 33.16 inches marking a notable weather record. The data reflects measurements from local stations and long term climate trends for the region.
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Ukiah
Soviet to release Seaboard World DC3 with 231 aboard
Washington reported that the Soviet Union agreed to release the Seaboard World Airlines DC3 jet with 231 Americans after MIG fighters forced it to land on a Russian island. White House press secretary George Christian announced the decision, noting the U S expressed regret over the airspace violation.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Seaboard World Airlines
George Christian
White House
United States
Unidentified Plane Bombs Near Saigon Camp
Reliable American military sources report an unidentified aircraft possibly a Communist MIG dropping bombs near a U S Special Forces camp 30 miles west of Saigon. The raider may have shot down an American helicopter, with no official confirmation from the U S command on a first airstrike on South Vietnamese territory.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Cardinal Brennan Dies in Philadelphia at 74
Francis Cardinal Brennan died in Philadelphia at Misericordia Hospital where he was admitted June 18 for tests. A coal town native from Pennsylvania, he rose to the highest Vatican post ever held by an American as head of the Roman Curia's Congregation of the Sacraments, named January 15 by Pope Paul.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Francis Cardinal
Brennan
Pennsylvania
Vatican
Cardinal Brennan
Misericordia Hospi
Roman Curia
Congregation of the Sacraments
Pope Paul
City Pool Closed For Blacktopping
Ukiah Swim Center will close its 25 yard pool for public swimming until Friday at 1 p m to blacktop the outer perimeter and let it dry. The pool will also host the Soroptimist Invitational swimming meet on Thursday July 4.
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Dave Strong
Ukiah
Abolish Death Penalty Urged By Ramsey Clark
Atty general Ramsey Clark urged Congress to end the death penalty for all federal crimes including assassination of the president. He testified before a Senate subcommittee saying abolition marks a milestone in moving away from barbarism and noted a shift from prior support for punishment in this area. The proposal would bar capital punishment for federal offenses and reduce any active death sentences to life imprisonment.
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Roy McGhee
Washington
UPI
Ramsey Clark
Congress
Clark
Senate
Johnson
Leven
Philip
Michigan
Hart
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Justice Department
Extradition Ordered For James Earl Ray To U.S.
London chief magistrate rules James Earl Ray must be returned to the United States to face murder charges against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The judge grants 15 days to appeal the extradition ruling. Ray’s defense vows an appeal. Ramsey Clark says Ray’s right to a speedy trial must be assured.
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London
UPI
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin WY
Luuner
Ray
King
Tennessee
Missouri
Washington
Ramsey Clark
Memphis
Tenn
Scotland
Roger Frisby
Frank Milton
U.S
Attorne
Black Bart Days Celebration in Redwood Valley
Redwood Valley prepares a two day Black Bart Days event July 3 4 with a street dance featuring Robbie and the Drifters at 9 p.m. A mural of the outlaw and a prize brid le will highlight festivities. Parade contests including watermelon eating three legged races and a gymkhana are set for Thursday with an 11 a.m. parade start.
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Redwood Valley
Black Bart
Mendocino
Laké
Robbie
Redwood Riders
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