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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1968
Page
5
Exchange Sheriff Bartolomie and Board Chairman Augie Avila clashed over a request for eight new deputies to fight the county’s rising crime rate during yesterday’s budget hearings.
Dr Don Halverson Ukiah Unified School District Bruce Bearden Mendoseta CTA North Coast Section Ethics committee meet in Eureka to hear sanctions against the district The Mendoseta panel and supporters argue district failed to fund a unified educational program and meet teachers minimum salary increases The article notes tensions over district budget and salaries and cites related local legal actions and budget debates
More than 500 alcoholic and drug patients at Mendocino State Hospital plan a protest march Wednesday at 10 a.m. The group objects to a 25 percent deduction of benefits and alleges hospital officials misuse state disability funds. A meeting with hospital head Dr Ernest Klatte was to be held, and concerns include admission practices and power of attorney used to deduct benefits. The march aims to stay on hospital grounds amid ongoing discussions with the hospital administration.
Gerald Sperry a 36 year old assistant district attorney and counsel for the board of supervisors in civil matters resigns after a 1:20 a.m. confrontation at the Redwood Valley home with his wife Judith. She alleges he struck her and damaged furniture and plans to seek a restraining order for herself and their young daughter. Deputy Sheriff Dennis Craig investigated. Sperry had been hired in 1965 to work as civil and criminal deputy and his resignation becomes effective today with Duncan James named as civil deputy.
Forecast for Northwestern California calls for fair conditions today and Wednesday with coastal overcast and cooler near the ocean. In Ukiah, temperatures range around 100 down to 60, with lower readings nightly.
Leo Jones, 41, of Ukiah, an accountant in the county auditor's office, pled guilty to two of seven morals charges involving his daughters aged 14 and 17. Deputy district attorney Duncan James said Jones will be arraigned Thursday at 9 30 a m in Superior Court for possible psychiatric examination ordered by Judge Wayne Burke. The offenses spanned June 15, 1967 to July 22, the arrest date.
David Emerson Gumner, who worked undercover for Chicago police infiltrating New Left activities, will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Home Arts building at the Fairgrounds. He will discuss demonstrations, draft dodging, and riots and whether these acts are legitimate protest or planned subversion. A $1 door donation is suggested.
The article notes unusually warm conditions with Monday's low around 65 degrees and this morning at 61 degrees, followed by a noon reading of 85 degrees. It suggests heat may contribute to sleep trouble, citing weather watchers at 99 Geyters.
Nixon backers hailed a Gallup poll showing he could beat Humphrey or McCarthy in November, possibly sealing the Republican nomination. Rockefeller aides disputed the finding, warning the race remains open and warning polls can be used to lure delegates.
Weather data shows highs around 101 and lows near 62 for July in Ukiah with today at 61 and a note comparing to last year showing no precipitation. Irregular OCR fragment references department and forecast figures.
Michael Novogradac of the Moberly State Prison baseball team stole all the way home after slipping behind a shower house and fleeing across a cemetery during Sunday’s game against Lagrange.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will not halt bombing North Vietnam until authoritative sources promise a major reduction in Hanoi's military effort. He discounted a lull in South Vietnam, citing defectors and captured documents as proof of renewed assault plans. Rusk urged a credible pledge of restraint before pausing bombing and noted Moscow’s tentative reply to American demands over Czechoslovakia.
Czech and Soviet leaders met into a second day as Prague Radio compared the talks to a life risking heart transplant. Moscow expanded troop maneuvers near Czechoslovakia while keeping reporters away from the debate in Cierna. Brezhnev and Dubcek faced deadlock, with the Kremlin demanding an end to reform moves seen as driving anti- Communist revolutions.
In Northern California two highway patrolmen report a glowing cigar shaped craft with red and white lights. Scientists at a House committee symposium urged a long term, government backed program to study unexplained aerial objects, considering possibilities from space visitors to natural phenomena. Notable figures Hynek McDonald and Baker pressed for serious inquiry amid lingering sightings and past regional blackouts.
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