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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
7
Ukiah Unified school district board members meet at the district office to decide if ongoing teacher unrest and a 3-1 tax defeat on June 4 can be reconciled. The district officials may declare a local sanctions alert, potentially triggering a teacher recruitment boycott as tensions rise.
Researchers in San Francisco Haight Ashbury report disillusionment among hippies as peace and love ideals clash with reality. Observers note growing militancy and hypocrisy, with nonconformist dress and manners masking dependence on society. Dr. Fitch calls hippies uniquely American, able to drop back into society if needed, while enjoying freedom to pursue beliefs and travel.
A Ukiah Daily Journal reader, an NRA member, defends gun rights while criticizing government leaders for anti gun control rhetoric. The letter argues for targeted controls on criminal arms, opposes confiscation, and notes concerns about licensing. Another letter critiques a Hollywood film The Bible for violent portrayals of faith and calls for an end to religious horror movies.
Nominating committee members gathered at Mrs Hugh Curtis home to establish the first slate of Oak Manor PTA officers. Attendees included Mrs flerie Orchard Mrs Lyle Bri ey Mrs French Morgan and Jack Simpson with Howard Ritchey and James Mason Busch of Ukiah. The 89th Oregon State College commencement saw Ritchey earn a bachelor’s degree in a field of study and Busch a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. The article notes the former Highway 20 through Coyote Lake Basin will close next Thursday.
In a June 1968 letter from Redwood Valley, a reader argues against a teacher pay increase, saying it would trigger higher taxes, force cuts in services, endanger bus routes and driver jobs, and create student transportation and safety problems while stressing fiscal restraint and community welfare.
Sacramento court ruling narrows public access to closed county meetings in a social workers strike case. Judge Friedman upheld a client lawyer privilege exception, suggesting further secret sessions may be allowed. Also notes Rafferty campaign spending and debates with Cranston, and AB 1770 increases penalties for altering smog control devices with escalating fines.
Washington report notes the House Ways and Means Committee prepares for tariff hearings led by big steel, seeking import quotas on Japan and Western Europe. The piece outlines postwar steel industry decline, competition from Europe and Japan, rising prices, and calls for protection to fund past missteps. It highlights profits and reserves growth in 1960s despite stagnation in U.S. steel research.
An analysis warns that pumping water south via a proposed peripheral canal near Hood could devastate Delta wildlife by reducing flow, boosting sedimentation and algal growth, and blocking larval fish. The plan risks saltwater intrusion and significant ag impacts, drawing response from Senator George Miller and state agencies.
The prompt asks for an English name for the Big Dipper also called the Seven Arches’ Wain. It notes origins in England over 300 years ago and references a resemblance to a cart wheel and horses. It includes garbled remnants about points and Galena.
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