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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1972
Page
2
State Division of Forestry warns Monday fire danger is moderate with potential for starting from most accidental causes. Fires may burn conservatively yet spread rapidly under windy conditions in Mendocino County.
Sheriff's deputies reported three weekend arrests for drug violations. Harold Brayton 58 Fort Bragg was charged with possession of marijuana for sale and cultivation after an early morning Caspar arrest. In Willits two men, Donald Lloyd Tindall 18 and Vaughn Arthur Seipp 29, faced marijuana possession and narcotics paraphernalia charges and were booked into county jail.
Preliminary results of a geological and geophysical investigation around Pacific Gas and Electric Humboldt Bay power plant indicate the site conforms with AEC geologic criteria for nuclear plant siting. The study, led by Dr. Garniss Curtis, involved 120 miles of geophysical work and data from oil companies, noting the Little Salmon fault lies about a mile east but inactive for hundreds of thousands of years.
County Clerk Viola Richardson reminds voters the recall election for Bruce Heady’s seat on the Round Valley Unified School District board is July 11. Absentee ballots require a written request in Room 15 of the Mendocino County Courthouse by July 3 at 5 p.m. The request must include voter name, registered address, reason, mailing address, date, and signature.
California Highway Patrol booked three men after drunk driving arrests over the weekend. Charles Franklin Fielder 43 of Calpella Leon Carl Strother 43 of Ukiah and Jack Edward Woodson 57 of Redwood Valley were held at county jail. Funeral services are set for Arlie June Vinson 68 of Ukiah tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Eversole Mortuary with burial in Ukiah Cemetery and Rev. Travis Lawrence officiating.
Ben A Cober 79 year old publisher emeritus of the Ukiah Daily Journal now resides in Caspar. He has been moved to the Ukiah Convalescent Hospital to recuperate from major surgery after emergency removal of 24 inches of the small intestine at Redwood Coast Hospital Fort Bragg. Visitors may see him with hospital staff permission.
Lewis Henry Russell aged 67 died of a heart attack after a Mendocino county planning meeting at Comptche Road. His services were held at Santa Rosa Memorial Park Cemetery. He lived in Berkeley over 30 years, helped found the San Francisco Magazine Club, and worked in advertising before retirement. Survived by wife Jeda, son Jeffrey in Riverside, sister Barbara Johnson, and four grandchildren. Flowers redirected to the American Heart Association and Save the Redwoods League. Funeral by Zimmermann Mortuary.
A rosary service is set for 8 p m tonight for Frank Bonini 68 of Ukiah who died Saturday in a Ukiah hospital A funeral mass will be tomorrow at 10 a m at Saint Marys Catholic Church with Rev Louis Persano officiating Burial will follow at Ukiah Catholic Bonini a machinist is survived by wife Katie and daughters Loraine and Donna Brenan both of Ukiah Services for the Italy native were arranged by Eversole Mortuary
Ukiah police charged Potter Valley residents Paul Anderson and Helena Anderson with felonious assault after an alleged knife attack on Lawrence Pike in front of the Ukiah Teen Center shortly after 11 p.m. Pike, 59, of Hopland, was treated and released from a Ukiah hospital.
Roy Seward will speak at the Ukiah Kiwanis regular meeting about airports and their effect on the community. He has been named secretary for next year by Kiwanis President Lu McRee. The group reminds fishermen and non-fishermen to save July 28 to 30 for the annual Kiwanis fishing trip at Bert Ban Lake Pillsbury cabin.
The American Medical Association Board of Trustees backed eliminating criminal penalties for private possession of marijuana. The move follows two study groups and parallels a National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse report. Debate at the AMA House of Delegates was anticipated to be fierce. the board cited limited evidence of harm and no link to violence, while noting potential pulmonary risks with heavy use.
Prices slipped in early trading as unemployment and inflation concerns rose. The Dow fell about 3.98 to 941.08 while the S&P 500 dipped 0.21 to 108.15, with 553 declines and 521 advances on about 4.31 million shares traded. Investors eyed Democratic frontrunner George McGovern and radical economic policy speculation.
San Francisco June 16 marks Engineers Day with the 197th anniversary of the Corps of Engineers nationwide and the 105th birthday of the San Francisco District. Col. James L. Lammie awarded 10 year service pins to Mendocino County residents James W. Welcher Ukiah Jonathan L. Tully Redwood Valley and Noel W Stoughton Ukiah during the event. The Corps, founded June 16 1775 by General Washington, began as the first water resources agency and now plans and builds navigation flood control water supply recreation and water quality projects nationwide. Lt John Fremont helped map the West and survey routes for early transcontinental railroads.
Chicago advertisement promotes a free non-operating Beltone hearing aid model for those who hear but do not understand words. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce, sits at the ear level with no body wires, and requires no cost or obligation. Write to Dept. 2415 Beltone Electronics Corp. for one.
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