Eviction at White Beach over lake concession dispute
A Federal Court order prompted removal of picnic tables fireplaces cupboards and two chemical toilets from government land east of Merle Dibble's White Beach concession at Lake Mendocino. Dibble faces an appeal in the 9th District after a May 6 judgment requiring vacating 11 acres used for a boat dock snack bar and camping concession.
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Lake Mendocino
White Beach
U.S
Merle Dibble
Dibble
Mendoyama Corporation
Corps of Engineers
9Th District Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Daily Journal Today
Dade Roby
Corps
Journal
G. Hunter
Cal Seismologists Record 6.9 Quake Northwest of Japan
Bulletin from Berkeley reports UC seismologists recorded at 6 53 a m PDT a magnitude 6 9 earthquake about 5000 miles northwest of California near Japan There were unconfirmed reports of a quake in Oregon at 6 46 a m but no damage or tidal wave reports were received Sheriff Highway Patrol and Civil Defense offices were notified of the Japanese quake with no tidal wave reports.
CSC Rejects Board Exemption Proposal in County Panel Vote
Mendocino County's civil service commission rejected 5-0 a board of supervisors plan to exempt the personnel director from civil service. The panel agreed to study gray areas of duties and interrelationships with the board and commission and will invite a board representative to observe. They reviewed exam standards and noted a 25 percent annual turnover among county employees. The commission reset the appeal to June 28 at 10 a.m.
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Mendocino County
Civil Service Commission
Board of Supervisors
Gordon McKillican
Emloyes
Property Tax Relief Chances Seem Slim
In Sacramento Sen George Miller Jr says no chance for a 155 million property tax relief plan. Reagan's sales tax shift to fund relief appears unlikely to pass by Saturday, as upper and lower house bills differ and compromise seems unlikely. Unruh’s added 35 million in surplus revenue was stripped by the Senate, making prospects bleak.
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Arthur Hutchinson
Sacramento
UPT
George Miller Jr
Martinez
Big City
Senate Finance Committee
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Inglewood
Reagan
Senate
Unruh
Miller
Delayed Action on Dos Rios Dam Bill By State Senate
State Senate finance committee delayed action on Assemblyman Frank Belotti’s bill detailing state participation in Dos Rios recreation development. The project passed Bureau of Rivers and Harbors review and goes to the Army Chief of Engineers before wider comment. Meanwhile Senator George Miller reportedly stalls another bill offering partial tax relief via a sales tax adjustment.
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State
Senate Finance Committee
Frank Belotti
Dos Rios
Bureau of Rivers and Harbors Review Board
Washington D.C
Army Chief of Engineers
Congress
George Miller
Contra Costa County
John Mayfield Jr
Board of Supervisors
Sacramento
Belotti
Four named to Mendocino Library Advisory Group
Mendocino County Library Advisory Committee names Ruth Hood Albion Harwood Branscomb Berna dette McKeon Ukiah and Ruby Andreani Forte Bragg as four of five members with a fifth to be appointed by Chairman John Mayfiell Jr. meeting Tuesday. Augie Avila presided as vice chairman. The board kept 1964 building inspection fees and did not adopt Ray Hiatt’s proposal to align fees with the updated county building code. A letter from Ada Blinn of the Northern Mendocino County Tax Payers Association was received.
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Ruth Hood
Albion
Virginia Harwood
Branscomb
Bernadette McKeon
Ukiah
Ruby Andreani
Forte Bragg
Mendocino County Library Advisory Committee
John Mayfiell Jr
Sacramento
Augie Avila
Ray Hiatt
Ada Blinn
Northern
Mendocino County
Post Office Enters Gun Fray in Firearm Control Push
Postmaster General Watson orders all postmasters to notify the local chief of police before delivering any firearm. Ships must be labeled with the word firearms or be rejected. Senate bills push nationwide gun registration and licensing. Sen. Tydings seeks to bar gun possession for many groups and to audit the NRA’s tax status amid a heated push for stricter controls.
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Daniel Rapoport
Washington
UPI
Post Office
United States
Senate
W. Marvin Watson
Watson
Joseph Tydings
Thomas J. Dodd
Johnson
Dodd
Tydings
Internal Revenue Service
National Rifle Association
NRA
Minutemen
Tough Gun Control Bill In Assembly Committee
In Sacramento the Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee rejected a stringent gun control bill. The 10 member panel voted against the measure introduced by Assemblyman Robert W. Crown after the Kennedy shooting, with all five Republicans voting no and six votes needed for approval. Crown suggested another bill could be sponsored and sent to a different committee, while Unruh backed swift action on gun control after amendments to tighten the proposal.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert W
Crown
D-Alameda
Kennedy
Jesse M. Unruh
California
Unruh
U S warns Hanoi as talks drag on at Paris
In Paris UPI George Libera reports the United States warned Hanoi its patience may wear thin amid continued Communist attacks in South Vietnam. Ambassador Harriman pressed Xuan Thuy while Viet Cong rockets hit Tan Son Nhut, killing four Vietnamese children and a U S airman.
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George Libera Paris
UPI
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
North
Xuan Thuy
Neuyen Than le
Harriman
Saigon
Paris
North Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Communist Party
Extradition Steps Start in Ray King's Assassin Case
United States moves to extradite James Earl Ray pet. Senior U.S. Embassy counsel filed documents with Britain’s foreign office to show prima facie case exists under the extradition treaty. FBI and Scotland Yard probe Ray’s weeks leading to the King assassination in Memphis on April 4. Ray guarded at Wandsworth Prison as inquiry continues.
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John J. Meehan
London
UPI
United States
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S
Foreign Office
Ray
Britain
Home Office
FBI
Scotland Yard
King
Memphis
Tenn
Wandsworth
Pimlico
London West End
Charles Dickens
Anna Thomas
Weather in Northwestern California Sees Clouds and Coastal Fog
Northwestern California forecast shows high clouds through Thursday and local coastal fog at night and morning. A chance of showers Thursday in extreme northern mountains. Warmer today with high around 75 and low near 46 in Ukiah.
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California
Ukiah
Public Defender Will Handle Sirhan Case
Sirhan case moves to public defender Wilbur Littlefield as counsel after arraignment. Judge Wright assigns permanent charge following bar association and defender office meeting. Sirhan, unable to afford private lawyers, sought ACLU help to find two attorneys but accepted the bar association's choice. ACLU head Wirin notes Sirhan rejected offers from Melvin Belli and F Lee Bailey. Sirhan to return June 28 to enter a plea.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan
Robert F’. Kennedy
Wilbur Littlefield
County Public Defender's Office
Donald R. Wright
Superior Court
Littlefield
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Public Defender’s Office
American Civil Liberties Union
A.L. Wirin
Southern California
ACLU
Bar Association
Wirin
Melvin Belli
Jack Ruby
F. Lee Bailey
Sam Sheppard
Leonard Janofsky
The
Lawye
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Rexall Drug
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