New Staff County Chamber Officers Honored
Mendocino County Chamber of Commerce honored its new officers at a Friday banquet. Mayfield Jr. of Ukiah, stepping from county supervisor to state government, recalled being told it could not be done. Hulett was seated as president, with Dick Winkler as vice president Beva Empe as secretary and Jack T. Pearson as treasurer. The reorganized chamber operates as a private body separate from county government. New initiatives include public information centers in Cloverdale and Humboldt Mendocino counties, a public information officer, an industrial development committee led by Edward J. Bean, and a fish and game committee co chaired by Edward Groves and Frank Petersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heads County Chamber
Stanley W. Hulett
County Chamber of Commerce
Jack Pearson
Ukiah Chamber
Lorraine Pearson
Broiler
Redwood Valley
John Mayfield Jr
First District
Mayfield
State Department of Conservation
Mendocino County
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Hulett
Cloverdale
Humboldt-Mendocino County
Boundry
Edward J. Bean
Ukiah
Fish and Game
Ukiah Sporting Goods
Edward Groves
Frank C. Petersen
Sheriff's Deputies Collected Weekend Notices and Incidents
Alvin Rupe reported vandalism to 16 to 20 young pearl trees at the Alex Thomas orchard. Phillip Rapin, 22, Burlingame, cited in Willits for reckless driving and speeding. Esther Clarke reported theft of a lock and chain from her Laytonville home. Robert Shay reported a garage break in with missing glue and fishing gear. William Smith, 50, Talmage, placed under a citizen's arrest by Mrs. Pauline.
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Alvin Rupe
Redwood Valley
Alex Thomas
Phillip Stanley Jackson Rapin
Burlingame
Willits
Esther B. Clarke
Palo Alto
Laytonville
Robert W. Shay
Ukiah
William
Shorty) Smith
Talmage
Pauline
Multiple minor incidents reported in Ukiah area
Grass fires reported near Freeway and 101 caused no damage. A property blaze at Tal mage Bakery rear damaged hed sand fence. Disturbance at 76a S Oak St in Michaels. suspect jailed. Theft reported by Lothar Kreck in Lake Mendocino area. Robert Sutherland arrested for disturbing the peace after a bar incident. Olen J. Perry cited for open liquor in Ukiah. Mailbox damage at 25%4 Betty Street. trunK pried on North State. bridle set and horse clippers taken. Herbert N. Johansen arrested in Fort Bragg on petty theft suspicion. Lawrence Leggett arrested on warrant for failure to appear on traffic matter.
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Jerry Chastain
Talmage
S. Oak St
Betty Street
Earl Myatt
Ukiah
Jhorsé
North State
Herbert N. Johansen
Fort Bragg
Lawrence Leggett
Starts Today Harvest of Mendocino Bartlett Pears Begins in Ukiah
Harvest of Mendocino Bartlett pears starts in the Ukiah area on a limited basis with later acceleration. Ted Eriksen Jr. reports good soluble solids indicating high interior quality. growers expect a 1968 crop around 36,000 tons, down from potential over 50,000 by observers before April freezes.
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Mendocino Mountain
Ukiah
Redwood Valley
Potter Valley
Ted Eriksen Jr
Eriksen
Bartlett Pear
Mendocino
Ukiah Man Killed in Accident on Potter Valley Road
Funeral services were held for Gary Raymond Stephens 21 Ukiah Navy veteran aboard the Kitty Hawk who died when his four door sedan skidded and flipped on Potter Valley road north of Lake Pillsbury. David Miller 20 Ukiah survived with minor injuries. Stephens 13th Mendocino County highway fatality this year.
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Eversole Mortuary
Vietnam
Gary Raymond Stephens
Ukiah
Potter Valley Road
Young Stephens
Errol Stephens
Rollin Stephens
Errol Stephens Jr
Rebecca McDaniel
Linda May Stephens
Eugene Stephens
Santa Rosa
Stephens
David Miller
Ukiah General Hospital
Lake Pillsbury Road
Mendocino County
Ukiah Cemetery
A. J. Carter
Masonite
Food Talks in Niamey Between Nigeria and Eastern Region
Nigerian federal government and Eastern Region negotiators discussed Sunday proposals for supplying food and medical aid to civilians cut off by the 13 month civil war. The talks aim to ease humanitarian needs in the region.
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Niamey
Niger
UPI
Eastern Region
Tragedy Averted As Tent Collapses At Summerfest 68
A sudden wind toppled a 320 by 80 foot canvas tent at Summerfest 68 in Milwaukee trapping more than 2 000 rock and roll fans. About 65 hurt, none severely, as orderly evacuations saved lives. Emergency crews treated 40 at hospitals and 25 at a Red Cross station. two weeks earlier a similar circus tent collapse injured 80.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Auburn
N.Y
Clyde Beatty- Cole Bros
Red Cross
Four Injured In Weekend Accidents Near Ukiah and Potter Valley
Three people were injured in a private property jeep crash on the Triple P ranch eight miles northeast of Ukiah Saturday night. A Potter Valley youth was slightly hurt in a rear end collision at Eastside Road near Hopper's Corner around 1 a.m. Sunday. Jeff Gillette, 18, of Potter Valley, was treated at Ukiah General Hospital after being ejected in a collision with a car driven by Raymond Smith, 17, of Potter Valley. Smith’s car was moving 10 to 15 mph after engine trouble. both vehicles left the road into a ditch. A Portola Valley jeep driven by Lloyd Fink, 47, ran out of control on a hillside, ejecting three occupants with minor to moderate injuries. Also hurt were David Engster, 19, of Bountiful, Utah, and Jack Egnor, 17, Santa Clara.
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Triple P Ranch
Ukiah
Potter Valley
Eastside
Hopper’s Corner
Jeff Gillette
Ukiah General Hospital
Raymond Smith
Smith
Gillette
Lloyd Fink
Portola Valley
Triple P
Senate Judiciary completes Thornberry questioning for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee finishes questioning Judge Homer Thornberry on his Supreme Court nomination and urges Fortas to expect more testimony for Chief Justice. Thurmond delays Thornberry questions, saying no vacancy exists while Warren remains. The panel then hears Liberty Lobby criticism of Fortas with claims of Communist links.
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Fortas
Thornberry
Thurmond
Earl Warren
Liberty Lobby
James O. Eastland
W. B. Hicks Jr
Hicks
Harry Dexter White
Alger Hiss
Lee ,Pressman
Nathan Witt
Liberty
Philippines Seeks Peace in Sabah Dispute with Malaysia
President Ferdinand E Marcos said the Philippines wants peace over Sabah but the Filipino people will not stand by as their rights and honor are trampled. Both nations claim the former British Crown Colony of North Borneo.
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Manila
UPI
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Malaysia
Sabah
North Borneo
Ray pleads innocent. trial set for November 12
James Earl Ray, calm in court, pleads not guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to carrying a dangerous weapon. The arraignment, attended by about 80 people and tightly guarded, sets Nov. 12 for trial with possible six week duration.
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James Ray
Henry P. Leifermann
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Preston Rattle Tala Lownrarchho
Birmingham
Art Hanes
J. A. Blackwell
Tennessee
Battle
Hanes
Phil Canale
Canale
Postal service cuts threaten weekend home deliveries nationwide
Washington reports Postmaster General Watson outlined a congressional ordered reduction in postal staff leading to Saturday residential service ending in fall and home deliveries cut to four days a week. By October parcel post may end, with more offices closed and business deliveries reduced to one daily trip and five weekly trips.
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Washington
UPI
W. Marvin Watson
Watson
Congress
Weekend Talks Portray Vietnam War Course Unchanged
President Johnson and South Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Thieu, after Hawaii talks, urged peace yet signaled no de escalation while noting renewed Communist attacks in the South. Both leaders pressed for progress at Paris negotiations amid Soviet interference in Czechoslovakia and related troop movements.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Hawaii
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Honolulu
Paris
Prague Exits Slated as Communist Order Sends Troops
UPI reports Buselan troops streaming out of Czechoslovakia by the thousands following a demand from the nation’s Communist leadership. The movement comes as authorities push for rapid disengagement and border withdrawals amid upheaval and international concern.
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Prague
UPI
Buselan
Czechoslovakia
Soviet leaders to discuss Czech crisis with reformers
Soviet Communist leaders agreed to go to Czechoslovakia to discuss the reform crisis that has split the Eastern European bloc. Moscow radio reported on the developing situation and possible diplomatic steps.
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Moscow
UPI
Czechosolvakia A
Mmunist
Tae
Moscow Radio
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