Mendoseta Row Drives Ukiah Education Board Clash
Ukiah attorney Leo Cook defends his view amid board criticism over the 1967 68 and 68 69 salary talks with Mendoseta the teachers representative. He notes the 4 percent raise for all staff and the proposed tax election to fund a 421 000 raise, while transportation cuts from 217 000 to 36 000 were used to cover costs.
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Leo’ Cook
Ukiah
Board of Education
Leo Cook
Mendoseta
Mendoset A
Mendosets
Student Leader Speaks Out On Ukiah High Tax Vote
A letter from Ukiah High ASB president criticizes the June 4 tax election outcome and school board decisions. He notes student frustration over bus funding versus teacher salaries and calls attention to a recall issue as the community reacts to education priorities.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Ukiah High School
Associated
Ukiah- High
Board of Education
Local Youth Need Jobs in Ukiah Area
Vacation time for Ukiah area students brings several hundred youths seeking summer work. High school junior high and college students want odd jobs, part time or full time employment. The California Department of Employment Ukiah offers help via Mason Street or by calling 462-1227. Two Ukiah girls will assist registrations at the employment office for student jobs.
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Ukiah Area
California Department of Employment
Ukiah
Mason Street
Ukiah Youth Organizes Sing Out Tonight
In Ukiah a group of more than 60 youths plans a formal Sing Out with parents and adults aiding. A meeting at 7 30 this evening in the high school cafeteria will organize the group and a practice session lets elders hear their talents. A choral director is sought and all interested youths and adults are invited to join.
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Ukiah
Oroville
Teachers Honor Two School Board Members
The Mendoseta teachers honor Ukiah Unified School District board chair C Raymond Hudson and board member John Poulos for their public service. Lowell Near cites their selfless dedication to immediate and long-range interests of local schoolchildren amid district controversy.
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Ukiah Unified School District
C. Raymond Hudson
Board of
John Poulos
MendoSeta
Focal
Sion
Lowell Near
Ukiah High
Near
Hudson
Poulos
Chet ‘Hardin
Teachers Explain Mendoseta Roles In Ukiah Protest
A Mendoseta executive statement clarifies the Ukiah high school teachers protest last Thursday. It says Mendoseta did not organize the meeting, descriptions as a strike are inaccurate, and the action involved student conduct and campus safety while teachers remained on site.
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Mendoseta
Charles Bennington
Ukiah High
Degge Freeman
Ukiah High School
Larry Carlson
Carlson
Pete
Masonite union votes ratified by margins and workers’
Masonite workers approved joining Local 980 of the Teamsters by a 237 to 41 margin. The ratification extends to a three year contract with a 3.40 per hour raise, fringe benefits, improved health and welfare and a pension plan. Ballots mailed to 385 eligible employees, counted Friday. The facility had previously belonged to the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Paper and Sulphite Workers.
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Masonite
Teamsters Union
John S. Harper
Stanley
Maxwell
International Brotherhood of Pulp,Paper and Sulphite Workers
Ukiah Junior In Critical Condition After Mystery Accident
Doug Lewis a Ukiah high school junior lies in fair condition at Marin General Hospital after a near fatal incident on Wild Oak Road west of Santa Rosa. John E Leister reported seeing a bundle in the lane as the victim was hit. Tim Dugan, a fellow junior and foster son of local store owners, disappeared after the event, with police seeking him for questioning.
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Santa Rosa
John E. Léister
California Highway Patrol
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Leiser
Douglas Lewis
Bill Lewis
Ukiah
Community Hospital
Marin General
Tim Dugan
Scotty Cannon
School and
Standley
Lewis
Post Office
Tim
Journal
Doug
Fort Bragg
James Earl Ray dragged into British court
James Earl Ray, accused MLK killer, was ordered held without bail in Britain on gun and passport charges. He was quickly moved to Brixton Prison for a June 18 hearing as U.S. extradition efforts loom, with Missouri and Tennessee states weighing extradition claims.
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London
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Britain
U.S
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Missouri
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
British Foreign Office
Weather sketch for Northwestern California forecast
Northwestern California will be fair through Tuesday with coastal low clouds and scattered showers possible north of Fort Bragg and across northern mountains tonight and Tuesday. Highs around 85 in Ukiah with Lows near 52.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Kennedy’s Final Pilgrimage Walks Nation in Mourning
Washington dispatch describes vast crowds along the New York to Washington funeral train route for Robert Kennedy. Tens of thousands gathered in cities and along tracks from Baltimore to the capital as the nation mourned his assassination, with the public viewing the African mahogany casket and offering flowers and tribute.
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New York-Washington
United States
Robert Kennedy
Westmoreland Says Classic Victory In Vietnam Impossible
General William C Westmoreland warned reporters that a classic military victory in Vietnam is impossible and cautioned against expecting an early defeat of Hanoi led forces He described trends as favorable but stressed patience in the protracted conflict for Allied forces in Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPI
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Viet Cong Rockets Rain On Saigon. Viet Militias Break Hold
Saigon reports rockets from the Viet Cong for a 10th day as South Vietnamese forces push to retake a section of Cholon district. Military spokesmen say 34 Communist fighters surrendered en masse, amid ongoing anti guerrilla operations.
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Saigon
UPI
Cholon
Supreme Court backs loan of public school texts to parochial schools
The Supreme Court upheld state laws allowing public school textbooks to be lent to parochial schools while signaling potential challenges to federal aid to such schools. In a separate ruling, the Court affirmed police authority to stop and frisk for weapons under reasonable circumstances.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
France Starts Two Week Campaign Amid Violence and Demands
Paris reports the two week election campaign opening amid violence. A Communist demand calls for inclusion in the next French government if Gaullists are defeated in the June 23 and June 30 voting.
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Paris
UPI
France
Gaullista
Sirhan Shows No Remorse Over Slaying
Sirhan B. Sirhan, 24, charged with the slaying of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, has shown no remorse and has asked for no family visits. He has talked with an ACLU attorney and seeks a prominent lawyer, but has not commented on Kennedy's death. He is eating three meals daily in a hospital ward at the Los Angeles County Jail and walks the corridor for exercise. A sheriff's office spokesman says he remains unremorseful. ACLU chief counsel A. L. Wirin has visited Sirhan regularly.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
American Civil Liberties Union
Kennedy
A.L. Wirin
Southern California
ACLU
Temperatures and rainfall report for Ukiah area June 1968
Temperature highs and lows for June 1968 and June 1967 are listed with a noon reading of 73 and a low of 49 for today. Rainfall totals show 33.16 inches this year versus 43.16 inches last year, courtesy of the Ukiah Fire Department Weather Observer.
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Ukiah Fire Department
Drastic Gun Measures Proposed to Senators
Washington Republican Sen. Thomas J. Dodd urged national firearm registration and a ban on mail order rifles and shotguns. He said immediate stringent action could prevent rising assassinations and violence and warned the nation must curb gun access to avoid being seen as a land of murderers. He introduced legislation to ban mail order sales and require universal weapon registration.
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UPI
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