Band Parade Set to Honor Top Schools Across Ukiah Route
A parade starts tomorrow with Scott Streets at Mill and State at 11 20 a.m. Concord Minute Men led by Jim Durfinger follow Ukiah preface. Armijo high school, Ray Lindsay directs, steps off 11 44 a.m. for sweepstakes hopes. Trophies awarded in Class D through AA for music marching and grand sweepstakes. Spectators line the route for bands, mounted and motor entries with a silent judging area near State and Scott.
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Scott Streets
Mill
State
Ukiah
Concord
Jim Durfinger
Armijo High School
Ray Lindsay
Food costs ease as May wholesale prices rise modestly
May wholesale prices increase 0.4 percent while unemployment slips to 6.9 percent. Food costs drop 2.3 percent—the largest decline in nine months—driven by lower coffee and processed foods as fuel and farm prices rise. Employment up 400,000 to 90.4 million with labor force participation at a record 62.2 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
May
Petersen defends Hurt as witness issues loom in arson case
Otis Hurt, Ukiah real estate man charged with arson and insurance fraud, faces a preliminary hearing. Judge James Luther denies Petersen’s bid to gain discovery over missing witness Janelle Adams. Prosecution cites difficulty serving Adams, while Petersen warns of contempt risk and asserts defense privilege. Case to continue, with decision on bound over or dismissal pending.
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Richard Petersen
Petersen
James Luther
Otis Hurt
Ukiah
Lake Mendocino Drive
Luther
Kabanis
Adams
Hurt
Janelle Adams
Superior Court
Truck Driver Killed In Deer Collision On Highway 20
Louis Henderson 56 died after a deer crossed the road and caused a head on crash with a second truck driven by Lilburn Prather 49 and his passenger Gary Prather 25. Prathers sustained minor injuries and sought treatment. Henderson died at Ukiah General Hospital from internal injuries. Survived by wife Marjorie. Zimmerman Mortuary handling arrangements.
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The
Highway Patrol
Louis Henderson
Potter Valley
Henderson
Lilburn Prather
Covelo
Prather
Gary Prather
Chico
Ukiah General Hospital
Marjorie
Zimmerman Mortuary
Vietnam to return 20 more MIA remains to U.S.
Vietnam and the United States completed a second Paris round with Hanoi announcing 20 additional missing Americans will be returned. Total MIAs sent since March stands at 34, with 12 returned during Woodcock’s Hanoi visit and 2 more announced earlier.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
United States
America
Phan Hien
Carter
Leonard Woodcock
Hanoi
Woodcock
Richard
Pre Graduation Baccalaureate Service in Ukiah
An organ prelude by Ukiahi senior Craig Peterson opens the Sunday 3 p.m. Baccalaureate Service at Seventh-day Adventist Church 1390 Laws Avenue. Sponsored by the Ukiah Ministerial Association Rev Wayne Scott gives Invocation and Benediction. Paul Zeek reads Scripture. Steve Carter of Modesto First Baptist delivers the address and leads prayer. The First Baptist Church Youth Choir The Living Hope provides music.
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Ukiahi
Craig Peterson
Seventh-day Adventist
Laws Avenue
Ukiah Ministerial Association
Wayne Scott
Paul Zeek
Steve Carter
Modesto First Baptist Church
First Baptist’ Church
the Living Hope
California Senate approves 15.5 billion budget with prison funding
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a 15.5 billion state budget with money for two new prisons and a 10.1 percent average pay rise for most state employees. The measure, approved 11 to 0, faces a conference committee after Assembly spending plans favored eight percent raises and no new prison funding.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Assembly
Ways and Means
Finance Committee
Brown
California
San Quentin
Congress approves one year jobs extension and 20 million for summer youth
Congress clears a one year extension of an 8.3 billion jobs program while Labor Secretary Ray Marshall allocates 20 million to fund 33 600 summer jobs across 38 cities. Unemployment eases to 6.7 percent in May. Sirhan Sirhan says he remembers nothing of Kennedy assassination but a trip to the Ambassador Hotel could unlock memory.
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Washington
UPI
Congress Today
Labor
Ray Marshall
Soledad
Calif
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Sirhan
Los Angeles
California
U S and Cuba Announce First Diplomatic Exchange in 16 Years
Washington and Havana revealed their first diplomatic envoy exchange in 16 years signaling a move toward normalizing relations. The announcement from UPI notes this as a significant thaw in longstanding tensions and a potential path to broader cooperation.
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Holbrooke
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
Northwestern California Weekend Weather Outlook
North coastal region fair through Saturday with increasing chances of rain from Cape Mendocino northward late tonight and Saturday. Patchy night and morning fog along the coast, winds up to 20 mph. Fort Bragg readings 48 to 66 and Ukiah 48 to 86.
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California
Cape Mendocino
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Weather Log Snapshot From June 1977
A clipped weather snippet reports daily figures for June 1977 and June 1976 with dates, high and low temperatures, noon and today readings, and rainfall totals. It lists two dates and corresponding high and low values, plus rainfall in inches.
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W. Michael Blumenthal
Bill Fowler
Bil Alvernaz
Greater
Petersen ‘Balk
Carousel Carpet Mills Inc
Forks
N. State
Branscomb Trucker
Branscomb
C. Holbrooke
Hien
Central Identification Laboratory
Hawaii
Blacklocks Furniture
Miles
Blacklocks
Herculon
Assen
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Willem van Leeuwen
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