Fatal accident toll from Fourth of July weekend in Mendocino Lake counties
Three people died on Mendocino and Lake County highways during the Fourth of July weekend. William Henry Corley, 26, of unknown origin, died in a six vehicle pile up on Highway 101 near Comminsky Station Rd after a head on crash with Craig Farwell Ortlieb, 37, of El Sobrante. Several others were seriously injured. A separate incident saved a one year old boy when dirt cushioned the impact of a backing truck at Indian Valley Dam. A dispatched Petaluma woman and her child escaped serious injury on Highway 101 near Ukiah after the car hit a divider and plunged down an embankment. Two San Jose women died in a crash on Highway 29 near Middletown. A total of 25 arrests for suspected intoxication and about 37 for minor offenses were reported by local authorities. Funerals for the San Jose women were planned.
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Mendocino
Lake County
William Henry Corley
Highway 101
Comminsky Station Rd
Corley
Craig Farwell Ortlieb
el Sobrante
Ortlieb
Petaluma
Ukiah
San Jose
Highway 29
Hidden Valley Lakes
Middletown
Sheriff's Office
The
Highway Patrol
Pomeroy Ranch
Hopland
N. Barnes Street
Pacific Telephone
Fort Bragg
Bud Randall
Pg&e
Redwood Valley
Nofi resigns as Ukiah FAA Flight Service head
Ray Nofi, a 31 year government veteran, retires after 24 years with the FAA ending his tenure as head of the Flight Service Station at Ukiah airport. Nofi, 50, and his wife Lucy raised three children and plan to stay in Ukiah. He began in the Navy during World War II era service, then joined the FAA in 1960 at New York LaGuardia, later moving to Red Bluff and finally Ukiah in 1968.
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Ray Nofi
Federal Aviation Administration
Ukiah
Nofi
FAA
Tte
U.S. Navy
Navy
Eastern Sea
Mediees
New York
la ‘Guardia
Kennedy International
Red Bluff
Lucy
Michael
Wet July Record Reaches Oklahoman Valley
A brief storm dumped .83 inches of rain by 11 am statewide, making July the wettest on record. Residents checked calendars as a freak summer shower drizzled and poured across the valley, contributing the season’s peak rainfall to date.
Death toll 545 in holiday traffic report
United Press International tallies final Fourth of July period deaths with 545 traffic deaths, 187 drownings, 8 plane deaths and 73 other fatalities totaling 813. California led with 57 traffic deaths, while Texas, New York, Ohio, North Carolina and Wisconsin also posted high counts. The 1972 four day peak was 760.
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National Safety Council
Council
United Press International
California
Texas
New York
Ohio
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Ukiah Unified to elect president at 1974-75 meeting
Attorney Charles Bell may relinquish the board chair as Ukiah Unified schedules its 1974-75 organizational meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m the district office to elect officers and discuss year end and year begining business including a possible closed personnel session. The agenda includes planning for Redwood Valley school and a report on a meeting about small school funding for Potter Valley high school.
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Charles Bell
Ukiah Unified Board of Education
Ukiah Unified
School
Henry Streets
Redwood Valley
Leo Edson
Bureau of Management Services
Potter Valley High School
State Department of Transportation
Cal- Trans
Point Arena
Garcia River
Sonoma County
Hopland
Calpella
School Way
Redwood Valley School
Natural Resources Committee
Hearings Open on Air Route to Northern California
A San Francisco public hearing today examines California Air Commuter a Marin Aviation unit proposing daily flights from Bakersfield to Eureka and San Francisco to South Lake Tahoe serving Ukiah Fort Bragg Lakeport and other NorCal cities The target inauguration is fall 1974 with testimony from PSA Air Wear Holiday Airlines NorCal Aviation Eureka Aero Industries and Star Air Commuter
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San Francisco
Marin County
California
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Lakeport
California Air Commuter
Marin Aviation Inc
Bakersfield
Eureka
South Lake Tahoe
Public Utilities Commission
PSA
Air Wear
Holiday Airlines
NorCal Aviation
Eureka Aero Industries
Star Air Commuter
California Air System
Visalia
Fresno
Merced
Modesto
Stockton
Sacramento
Placerville
Truckee
Livermore
San Jose
Palo Alto
Concord
Novato
Santa Rosa
Garberville
Arcata
Marin Aviation
Richard Duste
Frontier Days parade winners named in Willits event
Hundreds lined Willits streets on July 4 for the Independence Day parade closing four days of Frontier Days. Judges named winners across many entries including Club Float Sr. and Jr. prizes, Novelty, Parade Horse, youngest rider, fancy dress divisions, color guards, mounted groups, and best drawn vehicle with the Willits 4H Club taking the Float Sweepstake trophy.
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Willits
Club Float Sr
Sigma Omega Sorority
Fire Dept
Methodist
Church
Boys and Girls Ranch of
Emanuel
Willits Poker Club
Lawrence Porter
Toni Traina
Debbe Goforth
Rose la Fortune
Sunni Wood
Kimberly Wagner
Cowboy Jr
Patrick Lane
Janice Orvice
Britta Stockley
Jo Ann Wakeland
Christine Kostanecke
la Nae Shuster
Angela Binney
Robbie Adams
Cindy
Caroline Kostanecke
Lynda McBride
Travis Thayer
Ben Hanks
The
Willits Men Charged After High Speed Police Chase
Two Willits men, John Ernest Clatty and Stephen Dewayne Pickering, face multiple charges after a Saturday chase with four officers. Clatty, 20, is charged with resisting arrest and reckless driving amid prior warrants. Pickering, 20, is jailed on assaulting an officer interference with an officer and aiding a felon in an attempted escape. Officers Gray, Goss, Apodaca, and Smith pursued a vehicle driven by Clatty, who fled on foot on Central Street. Pickering allegedly tried to run over the officers before authorities stopped the vehicle and captured Clatty.
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Willits
John Ernest Clatty
Stephen Dewayne Pickering
Clarence Gray
Doug Goss
Clatty
Pickering
Raymond Apodaca
Ken Smith
Central Street
Gray
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James Day
Daly City
Hartmut Gall
David Roger Nordstrom
Pacifica
Willian Boyd
Rodney Island
Healdsburg Hospital
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Healdsburg
Gall
Island
Kenneth Carter
Clear Lake Oaks
Kenneth
Paul W. Carter
Indian Valley Dam
Carter
Redbud Community Hospital
Doctorngs
Linda Lee Bostrom
Greenwood Rd
Highway 128
Mendocino Community Hospital
Michael McCarthy
McCarthy
Ann. Rose Hayes
Helen Ida Davis
Clearlake Highlands
Jones and Lewis Mortuary
Lower Lake
Savings Bank of
Mendocino County
Low Gap Road
Connie Rose
Greater
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Bill Chessall
Savings Bank
Wayne Pittman
Joe Scott
Walter Sandelin
Janeane Brown
Ukiah Post
Ford Rd
Lake Mendocino Drive
West Perkins
Florence Preston
South State
North Spring
Mill Creek Drive
Dora
Beacon Laré
G-P
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
R. B. Pamplin
GP Northern
Bulletin
Washington
UPI
Nixon
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Senate
Roy Ash
Willits Horsemen
Mende Lay Ridge
Lightfoot Brigade
Willits Jr
Dr. Adams
Rodney Wood
Southwick
Matt and
Beth Norman
Soroptimist Club of
Mary Ann Reese
Jim Baskin
Laura McBride
Pam McCaa
Donna Sue Mullins
Darren Morrow
Kenny Persico
Melissa Morrow
Kathy Good
Vicky Huffman
Goss
Apodaca
Smith
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