Disaster in Rhodesia traps 464 miners at Wankie coal mine
Rescue teams fight choking gas and smoke 200 feet underground at Wankie as 464 miners are trapped after an explosion. One survivor reported from 468 men, while three bodies were recovered and the ventilation system was knocked out. Charred debris and a crowd of anxious relatives surrounded the pithead as aircraft ferried in aid from Rhodesia and South Africa.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Wankie
No. 2
George Livingstone-Blevins
South Africa
Nixon rests at Camp David amid talk of news conference
President Nixon worked in seclusion at Camp David in Thurmont Maryland today amid speculation he may hold his first news conference in over ten weeks. He flew in by helicopter from the White House Tuesday after a four day stay at his Key Biscayne Florida home. H R Haldeman accompanied him carrying a bulging briefcase. An aide said Nixon would be concentrating on domestic matters.
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Thurmont
UPI
Nixon
Camp David
White House
Washington
Key Biscayne
Fla
H. R. Haldeman
Red Cross Swim Classes Start Monday in Ukiah
Ukiah recreation department co sponsors Learn to Swim sessions beginning Monday June 12 at Ukiah municipal pool. Ten half hour lessons per series with $2 fee per 10 lesson group. Registration June 10 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. for grades elementary to advanced. age six by Sept 1 eligible.
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Ukiah
Red Cross-Ukiah Recreation Department
Ukiah Municipal Pool
Knott rites set Friday in Willits for Roy Knott
Funeral services for Roy H. Knott 64 will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Anker-Lucier Mortuary Willits. The Redwood Valley resident died Tuesday at Ukiah Hospital after a long auto mechanic career. Survivors include his widow two sons two daughters two brothers a sister fifteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be at Willits Cemetery with Elder Robert Green of the Willits SDA Church conducting.
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Willits
Anker-Lucier Mortuary
Roy H. Knott
Redwood Valley
Ukiah Hospital
Iowa
Knott
Willits Seventh-day Adventist Church
Anker-Lucier
Robert’ Green
SDA
Miranda
Willits Sda
Dorothy Knott
Gordon’ Knott
Anchorage
LeRoy Knott
Ukiah
George Knott
Arizona
Walter Knott
Minnie Edwards
Missouri
Will
Willits Cemetery
McGovern celebrates wins after California primary night
McGovern, amid applause in Hollywood, cites Kennedy tragedy and urges courage to stay involved as he celebrates primary victories. He says four wins set stage for Miami Beach, while Humphrey remains hopeful and heads to Houston for talks with governors.
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McGovern
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Hollywood
George
Democratic Party
America
Miami Beach
Humphrey
Houston
Blood Drive Urged After Local Husband's Death
Mrs. Luce appeals for donors after Charles Luce dies from leukemia following hip surgery. Sonoma County Blood Bank seeks forty pints Sunday in Ukiah at Veteran's Memorial Hall from 9 to 1. She worries others may need blood while supply is low.
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Sonoma County
Charles Luce
Luce
Ukiah
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Miss Eriksen Named to Dean's List at UC Davis
Miss Kimberly C. Eriksen of Ukiah has been placed on the Dean's List at the University of California Davis for another quarter. She is a 1970 Ukiah High School graduate majoring in mathematics and French and plans to enter UC Davis School of Law after undergrad.
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Kimberly C. Eriksen
College of Letters and Sciences
University of California, Davis
UCD
Eriksen
Ted Eriksen Jr
Ukiah
Woo Kim
School of Law
Bridging the Gap Workshop Links Sonoma State and Local Education
For a fifth year graduate students teachers counselors and administrators join a three week summer session at Sonoma State College to learn about the world of work. The Bridging the Gap course offers tours of insurers stores utilities banks factories and government offices. Credit awarded totals three postgraduate units with a $74 fee due by July 3. Contact Dr. Darryl Laramore at 707 527-2454 or write the Office of Educational Services and Summer Sessions in Rohnert Park California.
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Sonoma State College
Darryl Laramore
Sonoma’ County Office of Education
Sonoma County
Laramore
Office of Educational Services
East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park
California
Live Oaks graduates diploma ceremony in Calpella
Three Live Oaks students Janet Anderson Beverly Hudson and Randy Severson received diplomas this morning at the Calpella school ceremony. Shirley Jacobsen president of the county board of trustees presented diplomas with Lou Delsol county superintendent delivering the welcome. Bert Elliot assistant superintendent gave his presentation Where Do We Go From Here. Rita Wald announced the program and Bobby Anderson recited an appropriate poem.
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Live Oaks
Calpella
Janet Anderson
Beverly Hudson
Randy Severson
Shirley Jacobsen
County Board of Trustees
Lou Delsol
Bert Elliot
Rita Wald
Bobby Anderson
Sleepy Driver Flees Highway 20 Embankment Ravine
Joe Fish 18 of Potter Valley drove at about 60 mph on Highway 20 near Marina Drive before dozing off. The car crossed lanes, left the roadway, toppled down an embankment and into a ravine sustaining major front and left-side damage. Fish crawled from the wreck with a bloody nose and planned to see his doctor.
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Joe Fish
Potter Valley
Fish
Highway 20
Marina Drive
Westborn Lane
County votes held up by Brown decision
District Attorney Duncan James delayed final vote counting by insisting on tallying before 11 p.m. amid conflicting guidance from California officials. County Clerk Viola Richardson followed AG opinions but awaited a definitive ruling. Final tabulation was pushed to about 3 a.m. with a 45 minute delay.
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Brown
Duncan James
Secretary of State
San Francisco
Viola Richardson
Richardson
Edmund G. Brown
James
Ukiah Bridge Club to Elect Officers During Friday Tournament
Members of the Ukiah Duplicate Bridge Club and Unit will elect officers during a Friday tournament at the County Library on W Clay Street. Winners from Monday night at Blue Bonnet Cafe were Margaret Angell and Margaret Weaver with Vera Ruddick and Bill Sanders as runners up and Carmen and Jim Parks in third. Refreshments will be served and all interested pairs are invited, says secretary Mrs Weaver.
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Ukiah Duplicate Bridge Club
W. Clay Street
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Margaret Angell
Margaret Weaver
Vera Ruddick
Bill Sanders
Carmen
Jim Parks
Weaver
Nighswonger challenges Clausen to broadcast debates
Sonoma State political science professor and Santa Rosa school board member Nighswonger won the Democratic nomination for California’s First Congressional District. He announced plans to invite Republican Don Clausen to a series of live debates in each county seat and to campaign this fall.
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Park
Bill
Nighswonger
Sonoma
Santa Rosa
Don Clausen
Nightwonger
Department of
Sonoma State
Clausen
Tom
Journal
Sonoma’ State
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