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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1972
Page
4
In the third century BC Chinese courtiers are described as holding dried clove buds in their mouths while addressing the sovereign. The ritual underscores the spice’s ancient ceremonial use and cultural significance.
In New Guinea, headhunters preserve family skulls with respect and string them in place, while enemy skulls are repurposed as ornaments, reflecting distinct cultural practices in skull handling.
Sonoma State hosts a series of age group and open twilight track meets on Fridays at 6 pm in Rohnert Park. Entries are 25 cents per event with events for 6-under through open seniors, featuring sprints, distance races, jumps, throws, and a no pole vault policy. Coaches Pat Ryan and Bob Lynch aim to foster fun and training for young runners and field athletes.
About 200 lakes and streams across Utah are now open to year round fishing. The change expands access for local anglers and signals a shift in state freshwater recreational policy.
Ukiah girls embrace competitive track and field this spring under JoAnn Stone. Two winners in six team meet at Ukiah, Fortuna leads with 49 points, Ukiah 39, Eureka next. Donna Farnsworth and Wendy Harris headline field event and sprint wins with multiple placings by Joellen Howard, Marsha Roberts, Stacey Tilden, and others.
San Francisco pitcher Ron Bryant blanked Chicago as a brisk northwest wind limited homers. Dons Kessinger and Billy Williams produced Cubs' only hits, while Bryant walked five and struck out two in the 4-0 win. The Giants head to San Diego for a weekend series.
Bob Gibson the St. Louis Cardinals right hander earned his 211st win by defeating the San Diego Padres 14 to 3. Moe Drabowsky closed the victory as Gibson neared a historic mark while comments highlighted his humility about the record. In others action, Cincinnati beat Montreal 6-4 and New York Mets upset Houston.
Bill Deschamps continues to win at the Ukiah Fairgrounds while facing point credits issues due to alcohol fuel use. Racing resumes Friday at 7 p.m. time trials and 8 p.m. races as the NCAA experiment with fuel affects standings. Saturday at Lakeport features Bob Potts atop SM honors amid frequent crashes. Mack Zousa holds a 24 point lead, and Dewey Johnson leads stockers with Dana Stahl atop SM overall.
Don Zeek, dubbed the Giant Killer, defeated third seed Bob Hildebrand 6-4 6-1 in men’s singles at the Deerwood Park Invitational. Janet Orchard advanced to the women’s singles final after a three set win over Gwen Henry, while Dan Luther beat Don Heller and Allen Cooper topped Mikael Dellbarg.
Ukiah's Joe DiMaggio baseball team lost 2-1 at Rohnert Park Ranchomont Rancho Cotate on Wednesday night. Outstanding pitcher R Dockins struck out seven but a hit batsman a single and an RBI single in the second inning doomed the effort. Ukiah threatened with a run in the sixth as Tommy Walker doubled and Rod Christenson delivered an RBI single but could not complete the comeback. Sunday the DiMaggio team travels south for a doubleheader at Cardinal Newman.
The 1800 election resulted in a tie between Jefferson and Adams and the House of Representatives chose Thomas Jefferson as the winner, defeating John Adams and deciding the presidency.
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