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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1957
Page
4
The evangelist Billy Graham spoke to a vast audience in New York with signs of an imminent return. A legless man in a wheelchair was among 464 decisions at the close of the sermon, bringing total decisions to 11,644 and listeners to 435,301 since the crusade began May 15.
Newly installed Ukiah Druids officers presided over their first meeting on May 23. Morse and other prominent members attended as a visit to the grove, with the Ukiah Grange as a backdrop for the gathering.
Bob Banzhaf and his wife Dorothy share a passion for aviation. Dorothy writes a Daily Journal aviation column and leads the local 99s women flyers. The couple plans to mark Municipal airport runways for safety and beauty. Dorothy joins Aviation Writers of America. she will write from the Middle East after Bob's Turkey assignment. He studies Turkish duties for three years before a two month home leave and eight week annual vacation. The family will join him when located.
The piece reviews proposed wage changes for prisoners and tolls on taxpayers, noting a 1873 fixed rate and a potential increase to 5 per day to reduce county liabilities. It contrasts this with Santa Rosa Edks defending traditional positions and mentions water rights near the Coyote Valley Dam and Curley Curl advertising gimmicks by hair stylist Robert Curley.
The State hospital will hold formal exercises at the hospital auditorium on Friday evening June 14 to graduate 61 psychiatric technicians. Board member Mrs. Jessie Hildreth will preside as the event honors the graduates and marks completion of their training.
A year old housewife identified as Sandy is listed among the children in the developing case. The fragment notes Sandy's presence with other offspring, indicating a family grouping in custody or welfare discussions.
More than 3,500 motorcyclists crowded Angels Camp for the Gypsy Tour weekend causing noise and crashes. Three dead and around 20 injured as outlaw groups clashed with police who mobilized 80 officers. Court appearances scheduled for 23 violators amid street drag races and tavern shutdowns.
The Ukiah Dolphins swim club postponed its fund raising barbecue from June 8 to Sunday June 9 due to activities at Municipal Park. The pool will be open 4 to 6 p.m. for ticket holders and unsold tickets should be returned to Mrs Burns by Thursday night. Funds support racing, water ballet meets, and club water shows for the season.
Robert Wayne Higley and Ruth Elizabeth Higley were jailed on disturbing the peace charges after a Saturday night altercation at the H&B Club on North State street. Hank Erickson, owner, made a citizen’s arrest. Higley reportedly fired a .22 pistol with a blank cartridge. The couple remained free on $150 bail each.
Wives of Pinole men involved in Memorial Day plane crash express gratitude to search and rescue crews. The two men, listed as out of danger, face a long convalescence after their small plane's motor failed during takeoff at 5 15 p m.
Efforts continued to select a superior court jury for the Mark Todd case in Philo. Todd, a bus driver, pleads not guilty to manslaughter after a crash left nine passengers injured and one later died.
The four day Memorial Day weekend saw traffic deaths far below earlier projections with at least 374 killed on highways from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. Plane crashes killed 19, drownings 123, and other accidents 2, totaling 598 deaths nationwide. California led with 33 road fatalities, followed by Texas 30 and Ohio 25. Idaho and the Dakotas had no fatalities.
Nobel laureates Pauling Muller and Erlanger sign an international appeal signed by about 40 National Academy of Sciences members. Pauling warns on a nationwide broadcast that 20 future generations could see four million defective births if tests continue.
With a six to one margin the Willits district approved an additional state building loan. Unofficial tally shows 593 for and 95 against, by town totals Branscomb 33 Laytonville 115 Willits 445. The $188,000 loan funds aid Laytonville Willits high school building programs as planned.
The county board resumes budget review led by Auditor Ewuart Mitchell with 10 to 15 percent pay hikes anticipated for about 400 employees. Departments like Roads Hospital Welfare and Sheriff present tentative totals while final decisions await a full quorum and pending questions on items such as electric clocks for the courthouse addition.
The complaint alleges a link between DuPont paints and GM products and seeks to expose overlaps in governance. It notes DuPont owned at least 2 percent of GM stock with holdings valued around 700 million dollars and cites directors who served both firms. Brennan argues legality hinges on the likelihood of condemned restraints from the acquisition.
Nikita Khrushchev in a CBS interview suggested a gradual approach to world disarmament similar to Stassen’s plan. Western observers welcomed a possible thaw in London talks while warning that a troop withdrawal proposal from the Soviet leader remains impractical and likely rejected by NATO.
Sir Anthony Eden sailed for Britain today, returning home after ill health and the collapse of his Suez policy that ousted him as prime minister last January. The episode marks his first homeward journey since stepping down.
Air Force captain Joe Kittinger soared to more than 96 000 feet in a balloon ascent near Minneapolis Minnesota. He remained aloft nearly two hours before radio failure forced an early return. The craft landed in a creek near Weaver Minnesota about seven miles southeast of the city.
Highway patrol officers and sheriffs deputies arrested several motorists over the weekend for drunken driving and related offenses. Spencer Allen Gates of Healdsburg was jailed on drunken driving and speeding after a Saturday Boonville arrest by the CHP. James Vernon Freeman, 56, of Arcata, was arrested in Laytonville Saturday on drunken driving and driving on the wrong side of the road. Maxwell W. Smith, 39, of Healdsburg, was arrested in Philo by Deputy Strickland Saturday on drunken driving charges.
A wild raccoon scratched Mrs. Clark and a nearby family, prompting Pasteur treatment doubt. County reports show 1400 animals inoculated across clinics, Laytonville lines up 194 pets, Monterey County declares epidemic with 25 people under treatment, Frank Sohler treating Mrs. Clark with routine and strong antibiotics.
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