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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1958
Page
5
The forthcoming opening of Highway 20 by month’s end or early July will trigger intensified work on two key community projects in Taraat. Local officials anticipate the upgraded corridor will accelerate access and development efforts, boosting economic activity and public services.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned the United States might deploy troops to Lebanon if conditions demanded it and could act independently or with a UN force. He accused the Soviet Union of pressing for a top level summit on Kremlin terms while noting the U.S. would support beefed up U.N. forces in Lebanon. The 6th Fleet's Marine contingents could ashore if requested as Dag Hammarskjold moves to bolster U.N. action. In California, plans around the Coyote Lake Basin include $150,000 to $200,000 in recreation development, with a highway north of Calpella opening and a focus on access, boat ramps, and facilities.
An airliner crash near Curitiba airport in Brazil killed 19 people, including former acting president Senator Nereu Ramos and other officials Jorge Lacerda and Leoberto Leal. The 27 aboard included survivors with serious injuries.
An Air Force jet will land at Ukiah airport Sunday to mark the Civil Aeronautics Administration 20th anniversary. The event runs all afternoon with parachute jumps crop dusting demos and aircraft displays. Committee members include Mayor Roy Wagner Dr Dwain Blocher W G Cox John Franklin Sam Gardner Elmer Harmon and Dr Trevis D Marsha with Harold F E Garde leading the observance.
Former Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy, who led the 1956 uprising, was executed for high treason along with Gen. Pal Maleter and editors Miklos Gimes and Jozsef Szilagyi. Five others received prison terms from life to five years for anti-state conspiracy.
Calpella Water District leaders announced a public meeting next week to present an up-to-date report on district affairs. President Albert B. Hines said directors would discuss applying to the Housing and Home Finance Agency for funds to build sewer and water facilities and related bond issues and tax implications.
East German Communists demand a U.S. signature on a paper admitting the equality of Soviet Germany in exchange for the nine kidnapped Americans eight officers and a sergeant. The United States rejects the duress and shows no signs of immediate release as Col. McQuail meets East German officials in Berlin.
Chester Wilcox Jr. aged 53 a logging camp worker for P. M. Dim mick Lumber Company died when their jeep rolled 60 feet downhill on logging road 2 4 miles off Highway 101 near Piercy. Four companions were injured and taken to Garberville hospital. Wilcox's body was sent to Anker Mortuary for autopsy.
Ukiah earned the Excellence of Pedestrian Protection from the American Automobile Association for no pedestrian deaths in 1957. The national contest saw 1 708 cities competing while AAA notes 7 800 pedestrian deaths in 1957, down from 7 950 in 1956, with overall crash trends improving over 21 years of the program.
The life of Jerome Herman Dean, the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher turned legend, is shown in The Pride of St. Louis at the State Drive-In. Proceeds from tonight's one night showing go to the Ukiah Little League fund. Dean and brother Paul helped pitch the 1934 pennant drive before a late career return as a colorful baseball telecast commentator.
The Northern California Nevada conference of the Methodist church reassigns Ukiah Willits Potter Valley pastors and others after closing June 15. Revs Fellersen Weeks Pearson Royster Hill Teel Weeks Vincent Traweek will fill Ukiah Willits Potter Valley Upper Lake Covelo Mendocino coast and surrounding parishes with new postings and replacements.
Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams testified he never sought or obtained federal favors for Bernard Goldfine, while a House investigator said Goldfine received preferred treatment after Adams’ inquiry. Adams acknowledged gifts from Goldfine but claimed no action by him or his staff yielded results unavailable to strangers.
Eight Oak Ridge workers in the Atomic Energy Commission plant were exposed to radiation after a small container of enriched uranium was emptied into a larger drum causing a nuclear reaction. Four other workers were released after evaluation. Names and dose details were not released.
After a two hour closed hearing the Willits City Council upheld the firing of Sergeant Melvin Clatty by Police Chief Man Crraamurand. The hearing featured Clatty, Chief Greenwood, City Attorney Bennett and council members. The meeting addressed whether Clatty fully reported information from a felony case, jailed a prisoner, and his appearance as a defense witness in a felony trial.
Ukiah attorney John Golden condemns firing of Willits police sergeant Melvin Clatty, father of six, for testifying for the defense in Don Coleman assault trial. Golden notes witnesses must tell truth and cites right to interview witnesses. He says Clatty testified first and Greenwood disputed him, suggesting unfair action.
The Journal announces daily free tickets to the Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies at Winterland San Francisco. A winner is randomly selected from the telephone directory and must claim the two tickets at the Journal office by 5 p.m. today. Yesterday the winner was R. H. John of Ukiah.
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