Black Bart Days Highlight Ukiah Fourth of July Parade
Ukiah celebrated a hot Fourth of July with Black Bart Days in Redwood Valley and a Soroptimist swim meet. Parade results list winners in Costume, Bicycles, Matched Pairs, Riding Organizations, Junior and Senior groups, and various novelty and best parade categories. Includes names such as John Johnson as Uncle Sam and multiple local clubs and families.
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Ukiah
Redwood Valley
John Johnson
Uncle Sam
Black Bart
Neil Hotchkiss
Donna Moore
Deborah Solgat
Nancy Jameson
Danny Piffero
Annette O’brien
Brent Sprinkle
Tony Winters
Alice Higinbotham
Charyle Farley
Rhonda
Anita Harrison
Upper Lake
Redwood Valley Junior Grange
Redwood
Valley Grange
Petite Flower Garden Club
Robert W. Wilbur
Marjorie
Journal
K-Henter
Sidewalk Sale Day in Ukiah Draws Merchants
Downtown Ukiah hosts its first Sidewalk Sale with merchants placing bargains on outdoor tables. Drawings at 4 p.m. Saturday at School and Perkins Streets offer a $100 gift certificate and additional prizes. Tickets, free, available from participating merchants to adults over 18.
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Mad Dogs
Ukiah
School
Perkins Streets
Sirhan's Father Fears for Family's Life
Bishara Sirhan, father of Sirhan Sirhan charged in Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, told UPI he wants his wife and other sons brought home from the United States for safety. He said they are unsafe there and he himself feels unsafe.
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Tayibeh
Jordan
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
America
Bishara’ Sirhan
United Press International
Ukiah Council Backs Golden Pacific Airline Franchise
Ukiah city council backs Golden Pacific Airlines petition to the Public Utilities Commission for an air carrier franchise. If approved, 44 passenger flights could start within seven months, with early morning and late evening service Ukiah to San Francisco. Possible daily Ukiah to Sacramento link Also notes improved Ukiah airport lighting to handle large planes at dusk.
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Golden Pacific Airlines
Public Utilities Commission
Ukiah
Pacific Air Lines
Southwest Airways
Sing Out Ukiah Week Proclaimed by City Council
About 50 Ukiah youths sang at the city council meeting to back a proclamation for Sing Out Ukiah Week. Mayor Don Scotto and the council unanimously supported observing the week, promoting the group’s aims and Ukiah’s youth leadership. The group plans a strong concert at the 12th District Fair on Aug 15. Councilman Cyril Hill, new fair manager, introduced the resolution.
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Ukiah
Don Scotto
Mendocino County
Cyril Hill
Grass and mattress fires reported across neighborhoods
A series of grass fires and a mattress fire were reported Thursday evening. Incidents included smoke in residential areas at 786 Hazel Ave and near Talmage Road, with no damages recorded, plus a mattress fire at 1149 Maple Ave belonging to Jack Hill. Local units responded and cleared the scenes with no injuries reported.
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Bill Larson
Hazel ‘Ave
Talmage Road
A. R. .Ganter
Smith
Hortense
Jack Hill
Maple Ave
Rio E
Ukiah Burns Under 104 Degree Heat Wave
Ukiah recorded 95 degrees at noon as a heat wave looms with forecasts of a 106 degree seasonal high. Fire crews from Mendocino volunteer and Division of Forestry fought several grass fires near Hazel Avenue Talmage Road and the Freeway while aerial tankers assisted in Sonoma County.ukiah firefighters also tackled a mattress fire at 1149 Maple Avenue damaging part of the floor.
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Ukiah
Vulyana
Division of Forestry and Mendocino
Division
Forestry
Mendocino
Sonoma County
Hazel Avenue
Talmage Road
Smith and Hortense
Jack Hill
Maple Avenue
Rolling Quakes Offshore Santa Barbara
A series of rolling earthquakes centered about 20 miles offshore Santa Barbara caused minor damage. Burglar alarms tripped in the business district and store windows cracked in Goleta, with boulders blocking San Marcos Pass but no vehicle damage. Seismologist Charles Richter of Caltech says the sequence began last June 26 in the Santa Barbara Channel.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
UPI
Goleta
Here
San Marcos Pass
Santa Ynez Valley
Dru
Charles F. Richter
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Santa Barbara Channel
Holiday Toll Behind Predictions for Fourth of July
United Press International reports Fourth of July traffic deaths lagging National Safety Council forecasts. After 30 hours of a 102 hour period, about four deaths per hour occurred versus last year’s 51-2 average of 732 total. By noon EDT, at least 209 fatalities had occurred since kickoff, with major causes including traffic, drownings, planes, and fireworks fatalities. California led with reported incidents.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Council
UPI
Weather outlook for Northwestern California and Ukiah high
Fair through Saturday with coastal fog patches and isolated afternoon thunderstorms in northern mountains. Warmer near the coast with high temperatures in the listed range and tonight's low around Ukiah.
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California
Lane Safe Holiday In County Lane Fourth Of July
California Highway Patrol recorded one injury accident and several drunken driving arrests during the Fourth of July holiday period. A 19 year old Hopland driver, George Michael Babcock, crashed on Mountain House Road near Feliz Creek, suffering possible severe injuries and lacerations. He was taken to Ukiah General Hospital.
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Oklahans
California Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s
Lake Mendocino
McKerricher
Highway Patrol
Mountain House Road
Hopland
George Michael Babcock
Feliz Creek
Babcock
Ukiah General Hospital
Gunman Holding Hostages In Sydney Cottage Standoff
Riot police encircle a white cottage as 23 year old Wallace Mellish, armed with an Armalite rifle, threatens to kill his bride Beryl Muddle and her infant son Leslie. Police withhold food, fearing harm to the child, while negotiators and detectives label the case highly dangerous. Mellish had agreed to surrender after a so called shotgun wedding but reneged. Detective Superintendent Don Fergusson says Mellish is at a critical mental stage and dangerous tonight, with authorities praying for a peaceful resolution.
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Charles Bernard
Sydney
Australia
UPI
Wallace Mellish
Norman Allan
Vietnam
Mellish
Beryl Muddle
Leslie
Allen
Don Fergusson
Allan
Wally
MelNsh
Fergusson
Haven
Ten Orphans Seek To Stay A Family After Tragic Crash
In Madera California ten orphaned children of Mr and Mrs Robert G Morris plead to remain together after their parents die in a head on collision caused by a wrong way driver charged with drunken driving and manslaughter Relatives parishioners and townspeople rally to keep the siblings united arranging funeral plans and support for the 3 to 17 year olds who live near Mannion High School
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Dennis L. McCall Madera
Calif
UPID
Salvatore Bentivegena
Robert G. Morris
Collison
St. Joachim's Catholic Church
Judy
Mannion High School
Fonts
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Mary
Joay Sprinkle
Norma Griffith
Valley Junior Grange
Ernest Piffero
John W. Tilly Jr
Randy Johnson
Bill Stone
Jack Griffith
Delmas Porter
Louise O'Brien
Cindy Barra
Norma Wilson
Kathy Ogle
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Leslie L. Smith
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Dana ‘Bishop
Lori and
Chrissi Barra
Colleen Summers
Leslie Vice
Marie Kay Osborn
Jackie Kimpton
Rainbow Ranch
Boy Scouts of America
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Mark Sprinkle
Little Willie the Clown
Willy the Clown
Ric Spencer
Eric Leavitt
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