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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
4
The school reports 1 653 students enrolled as the term ends with the senior class leading at 104 members. Freshmen total 86, sophomores 86, juniors 58, and the rest, including numerous named seniors and staff, are listed in enrollment figures and class rosters.
The board voted to keep River school operating next year and approved supplemental assignments for teachers, coaches, and advisors. It delayed the supplemental pay schedule despite concerns it is not high enough compared to other districts. Also approved were an licensed vocational nurse training course for adult summer school, Operation Head Start and other summer programs, with plans to lease the Eversole property as the central office and continue the Redwood Valley outdoor science program. Trustees asked for proposals on recreation tax allocations before the June 27 meeting.
About 2,900 firefighters including 50 Indians from Arizona and New Mexico battled a three day old timber fire in the rugged Los Padres National Forest. The blaze, sparked by a Saturday plane crash that killed two men, covered over 40,000 acres and remained only 15-20 percent contained as of Monday morning. The fire's remote, roadless location forced aerial support to bring in food and supplies for four use camps.
The first partition of Poland happened in 1772 as Prussia Russia and Austria exploited unrest to divide the country and annex portions of its territory.
Ray Woodruff 68 of Ukiah died in Ukiah Hospital after eight years in Willits and three years in Ukiah. Survived by wife Lorene, children Charlene, Ronald, and Stanley, sisters Grace and Bertha, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 8 20 p.m. at Zimmer man Mortuary, burial Ukiah Cemetery. Rev. Clifford Ford presides. Heart Fund donations requested.
Report from the streets describes riot police driving demonstrators from the Viet Hoa Dao pagoda after a morning rampage. Tear gas grenades were used, angering protestors who accused authorities of desecrating the sanctuary.
Summer program at Ukiah High School offers a high school English class focusing on library use reading improvements and modern literature plus a book of the week club. Adult night classes may include basic reading and writing. Registration runs nightly 7 to 9 p.m. through June 21 for classes and June 16 for driver education.
Nathan Hale, American parrot, attributed as a spy, was executed by British forces on September 22, 1776. The item notes the dramatic and historic context surrounding Hale’s fate as a symbol of American resolve.
Arcata residents among a record 450 graduates receiving degrees on June 3 at Humboldt State College. Barbara Haydon earned a bachelor of arts in social welfare, June Baumgartner Godec a bachelor of education in elementary education, Michael Berman a master of arts in business, and Delorese Scholl a master of arts in education. This marked the first class to graduate outdoors in Redwood Bowl.
Navy Carrier report continues page one coverage as North Viet Nam confirms the 13th American plane downed. In the Central Highlands, the 101st Airborne paratroopers close on battered regulars trying to break a trap, aided by the 1st Air Cavalry and South Vietnamese units. Sniper fire remains sporadic as U.S. bombers and artillery encircle a coffin-shaped area, forcing the Communist forces to fight.
UPN reports Rep Robert Duncan of Oregon asks President Johnson for a White House conference to address Indian problems. He cites education job training job opportunities capital land use and related needs as essential parts of healing through the Great Society. An unrelated note mentions a 1902 automobile starter patent.
A feature length film of Aida will be shown here tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Ukiah high school auditorium. Presented by the Mendocino County Art Association, the production stars Sophia Loren with singing by Res nata Tibaldi, Ebe Stignani, Giuseppe Campora and companies of La Scala, the Met, and Rome Opera. Donations are 75 cents for students and members and 1.25 for the general public.
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