Two fatal logging accidents near Willits and Ukiah
Violent Deaths reported two logging tragedies in the Bell Springs area and Brushy Mountain. Bricker, a Canadian Air Force veteran, died when his tractor rolled on a hillside, flinging him onto a log deck. his funeral arrangements are pending. Walter Seymour, 33, of Willits, was crushed between a bulldozer blade and a log loader counterbalance while standing near the blade. his funeral plans are pending.
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Ukiah
Bell Springs
Bricker
Eversole
British Columbia
Ruth
Willits
Walter Seymour
Seymour
Joe Brundage
Brushy Mountain
Anker Mortuary
McCarthy Hearings Extend as Fort Monmouth Row Probed
On the Army McCarthy hearings testimony by J. Carr linked Army subversion claims to Fort Monmouth secret radar labs. Carr said Adams urged avoiding closed hearings on the Fort Monmouth probe, while McClellan warned that the charges against Stevens Adams were grave if true. The 34th day of hearings continued as Schine documents surfaced.
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Fort Monmouth
Carr
Army-McCarthy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Adams
Signal Corps
Pvt. G. David Schine
James JD. St. Clair
John Adams
St. Clair
Cat
McClellan
Subcommittee
Schine
Fort Dix
N.J
Potter Valley Graduates and Blood Drive Rally Community
Potter Valley community notes report 24 graduates from Potter Valley High School with a commencement ceremony at the Grange hall featuring diplomas for twenty four seniors and an awards segment by Bank of America. A blood donation drive at the Grange hall June 19 supports local residents, with additional coverage of elementary graduates trip to San Francisco and assorted regional items.
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Potter Valley
Eel River
Grange Hall
Lucy Maxon
Potter
Valley
Potter Valley High School
Karen Brown
Dee Burris
Lee Burris
Joanne Cahill
Thais Messier
Trinidad Caudillo
Richard Diaz
Robert Fox
Larry Gillispie
Gaylene Farnsworth
Frances Hulbert
Vernon Hulbert
David Moody
Lee Roy Marine
Don Lee Nelson
Joan Nystrom
Don Earl Owens
Dixie Peregrina
John W. Poules
James C. Price
Theodore Upton
Richard Velarde
Robert Welch
Jean Williams
J. E. Wattenburg
James Price
Jesu
Nancy Lester
Trini Caudetillo
John Poulos
I. J. Evans
Wilburn Brown
Bank of America
Trini Caudillo
Tom Fox
San Francisco
Lawrence Clark
Allen Hughes
Merle Cash
Markets and futures mixed in a quiet trading day
United Press reports U S government bonds moving higher in moderate dealings while American stocks rise irregularly. Cotton and wool futures open mixed with July cotton near 203 and wool around 158.5 to 171.0 bids. cattle and hogs show varied shifts and lambs steady to higher as receipts and slaughter pace update the market.
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U.S
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Guatemala Anticommunist Revolt Rumors Run High
Dispatches report more than 400 anti-Communists arrested in Guatemala over several days. Jose Miranda of Mundo is among those detained in Piquisate. A relative of exiled Casillo Armas was reportedly killed by government agents as fears of a nationwide revolt grow, with predictions of action by September. The weather note mentions San Francisco temperatures from 27 to 101 degrees.
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Guatemala
Jose Miranda
Mundo
Piquisate
Guatemala City
Castillo Armas
Armas
Arbenz
Piercy News Highlights Local Events and Graduations
Intermittent rain delays logging and bark peeling while ranchers plan lamb shipments and wool sales. Piercy school held a picnic with Community Club treats after a rainy day. Leggett hosted high school and eighth grade graduation ceremonies with 11 high school and 31 eighth graders. Local residents attended ceremonies from Fortuna and Willits, and Marlene Bullis married Lite Still Jr. in June.
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Iness Skiffington
Piercy
William Stream
Long Beach
Stream
Piercy School
Leggett
Russell Mopper
Walter Alcorn
Dale Baker
Larry Casteel
John Olesen
Cush
Edith Medcalf
Alvin Peeler
Healdsburg
Still
U.S. Navy
Japan
Marlene
Leggpett
Evelyn Hewitt
Darlene
Gureka
Factory Girls Strike for Marrriage Rights in Tokyo
Thousands of factory workers march in Tokyo demanding recognition of freedom of marriage rather than higher pay. The union says the strike seeks personal rights, while the company calls the strikers mostly youths for whom marriage is premature.
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Tokyo
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Potter Valley High
Ascanio Sobrero
United Press
Kentucky
Sunny Brook
OLD
Fresno
Charles Self
Walter
Vern Nicholson
Fortuna
Alva Hopper
Russell
Mrs. Allenswood
Patricia Carr
William Kwasney
Frank Vierra
Electric Service CO
C. W
Murphy and
Ralph Oliver
Fullerton
East Clay Street
H Ighlander
Highlander
Polaroid
Pathfinder
Triple S Camera Shop
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