10 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1971
Page
1
Ukiah Daily Journal lists DEAN DEVRIES GEORGE HUNTER B A COBER as publisher general manager managing editor and publisher emeritus in the masthead. Names reflect leadership roles at the paper.
The Ukiah Congress for Community Progress fosters year round committees that yield community benefits. Its notable result is the Ukiah Valley Development Corp formed three years ago to attract industry, provide loans and land guidance, and support projects like Boise Cascade and Carousel Carpeting, creating 35 to 145 jobs and over $1 million in annual payroll.
The article outlines intelligence analysts' debate over which missiles Moscow will deploy in new silos, SS-9s or SS-11s, and the impact on Minuteman defenses. It notes the limits of data from satellites, sensors, and computers, the risk of a defense gap, and the tension between worst and best case forecasts while cautioning that arms control alone cannot solve the problem.
This item notes ten years ago members of the Mendocino and Lake County Bar Association would travel to the Little River Inn for relaxation with some committee work planned. A potluck supper for wives of missing barristers occurred in Ukiah at Mrs. Frank Petersen’s home.
Washington columnist parodies Mrs. Martha Mitchell telephoning habits by staging a Shakespearean interview. The dialogue mixes quotes from Shakespeare with Mitchells opinions on Fulbright and politics, ending with a wry quip about tempering speech and airing concerns.
York Maine, which received an English charter in 1642 and was incorporated as Georgeana, is described as the nation’s oldest incorporated city. The item notes the city’s historic status and origins.
Sacramento committees redraw Assembly and Senate boundaries after the 1970 census aiming for districts within a one percent size range. Chicanos press for proportional representation, noting only one U S representative and few state legislators of Mexican heritage. A Coalition for a Fair Reapportionment in 1971 forms to push the issue.
Former Peace Corps volunteer Ella Doran recalls 1964 Bolivia service teaching Indians to wear shoes, curb cacao chewing, improve sanitation, nutrition, and respect property. Three years later at Kent State she found civilized students barefoot, smoking pot, littering, eating fast food, and stealing. She asks, can we tell others to do what we do not.
The piece notes Mexican American leaders pressing for districts with Chicano majorities in East Los Angeles, amid concerns districts will shrink under redistricting. Sen Mervin Dymally and GOP chair Pat Livermore weigh electoral impact and incumbents’ choices. Chacon cites underrepresentation and calls for potential court challenges to one person one vote as it applies to ethnic groups.
Washington report of the Pentagon overruling objections to an Air Force band's graduation performance at Montgomery Academy in Alabama. The private all‑white school, set up in 1959, faced no black students despite claims of open enrollment. Officials cited political pressure and policy concerns while a senior school official said the academy would welcome qualified black applicants with the $1,000 tuition.
An aging wolf is described as a fellow who relishes old age and pinching. A shrewd entrepreneur plans to take mercury-laden fish, calibrate them, and market them as thermometers.
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