Ex-con wounded in high speed car chase near Willits
Stephen Rex Barrett 20, an ex Marine and parolee from a Colorado youth center, was wounded in the leg by a bullet fired during a chase by California Highway Patrol officers near Ukiah Willits. Barrett was captured and jailed for car theft as his companion eluded police.
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California Highway Patrol
Cake County
Stephen Rex Barrett
William Bagley
Wiliams
Clearlake Highlands
Ray Higby
Ukiah
Highway 101
Highway 20
Higby
Wayne Duncan
Mike Kostanecki
Willis
San Francisco Avenue
Barrett
Willits
Lake County
Federal Youth Center
Englewood
Colo
Nude swimmers detained in Russian River incident
Three Berkeley youths were arrested Saturday by a vacationing CHP officer for swimming nude in the Russian River near Squaw Rock, five miles north of the county line. Steven Blumenkranz, 18, Donald Flasher, 19, and Debora Shaw, 18, were held by the officer until Sheriff’s Deputy Pascoe transported them to the county jail. Victims named in the complaint included the officer and his wife Linda.
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Berkeley
CHP
Russian
Richard Chelemendos
Petaluma
Steven Justus Blumenkranz
Donald Henry Flasher
Debora Ruth Shaw
Squaw Rock
Chelemendos
Jade World to Open in Ukiah at 347 N Main Street
Jade World, Inc. will open Sept 1 at 347 N Main St Ukiah to serve rockhounds and professionals. North Coast Lapidary Supply will operate from the same location as a subsidiary. Jade enters the milling process as a boulder using diamond tools for shaping drilling and polishing. Field notes jade is ancient yet still in infancy and aims to popularize its use in architecture decor and arts.
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Ukiah
Jade World, Inc
N. Main Street
Jade World
Mendocino County
David J. Field
Berkeley
North Coast Lapidary Supply
Main Street
Field
America
Willits approves garbage dump plan despite protests
Willits planning commission votes 4 to 1 to authorize a use permit for a new garbage dump and salvage yard five miles east of Willits on Canyon Road land owned by Firco lumbering. Property owners threaten lawsuits over odors, rodents, groundwater, litter, and fire risk, while officials note fire safety measures and a sanitary fill assessment.
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County Planning Commission
Willits
Arid County
Canyon Road
Firco
Robert Villenueve
Villenueve
Planning Commission
Byron Rowland
William Cleland
Health Department
yiteVests
Burger sworn in as Chief Justice in Warren tribute
Earl Burger was sworn in as Chief Justice in a Supreme Court ceremony. President Nixon paid tribute to retiring Earl Warren and praised his dignity, integrity, and fairness. Burger, a Minnesota native confirmed 74-3, pledged to administer justice impartially as the Warren Court ends its 16 year era.
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Charlotte Moulton Washington
UPI
Warren Earl Burger
United States
Supreme Court
Nixon
Earl Warren
Warren
Burger
Supreme
America
Justice
Vas
John Jay
Republic
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Hugo L. Black
William QO. Douglas
Warren Court
Minnesota
St. Paul
Senate
First U.S. Vietnam returnees due home early July
Pentagon says 900 troops from the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Division will fly to McChord Air Force Base and then to Fort Lewis near Tacoma for discharge or new assignments. They are part of Nixon’s layoff of 25,000 service members as August draft calls arise for 29,500.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Vietnam
United States
Nixon
McChord Air Force’ Base
Wash
60Th Infantry Regiment
9Th Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis
Tacoma
47Th Infantry
McChord
Imhoff ends life at Ukiah home in shooting
Eugene Elvero Imhoff, a 49 year old service station operator of Ukiah, killed himself with a Colt 32 revolver in his North Main Street kitchen Saturday morning. Police investigate motive. he is survived by his widow Jeanne Imhoff and his father Elvira Imhoff. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Zimmerman Mortuary at 10 a.m. with burial at Ukiah Veterans Cemetery officiated by Rev. T. S. Levertsan of Grace Lutheran Church.
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Eugene Elvero Imhoff
Ukiah
N. Main Street
Imhoff
Don Woskow
Ukiah Veterans Cemetery
T. S. Levertsan
Grace Lutheran Church
Trailer code revisions discussed
Citizens packed a public hearing on proposed county code amendments for mobile homes and parks. The plan includes an M district to allow owner-occupied trailers on individual lots with health and zoning compliance, while park operations still require a permit. Clyde Warren praised the M tool as a potential solution, and nonconforming lots were noted to retain similar rights. A fuller report on park amendments will follow at a later hearing.
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County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Clyde Warren
Mobile Home Owners Association
Redwood Valley
Mobile Home Park
Supreme Court limits police search rights in new ruling
The Supreme Court in a 6-2 decision limited police authority, requiring a search warrant to go beyond the area around an arrested person. Justice Potter Stewart noted past decisions were inconsistent, overturning two previous rulings and jeopardizing a Santa Ana burglary case built on searches at the home. The court also upheld tougher sentences after retrials with time served credits and reinforced double jeopardy protections for states.
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Isabelle Hall Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Santa Ana
Calif
Gard Parage
Stewart
Judy Garland Dead at 47 After Drug Overdose Theories
Judy Garland was found dead in her London home. Scotland Yard raised no foul play. autopsy considered possible overdose or natural causes. Mickey Deans, her husband, said she was happy with him. Relatives and friends remember a life of triumphs and turmoil spanning 34 films and the Oz legacy.
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William F. Wright
London
UPI
Judy Garland
Scotland Yard
Miss Garland
Mickey Deans
Cadogan Lance
Deans
Philip Lebon
Phillipe Roberge
Deans Home
Dorothy
Mickey’ Rooney
Andy Hardy
Ray Bolger
Scarecrow
Judy
Ing
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Hollywood
Mickey Rooney
Studio
Weather Summary For Ukiah June 1969
Ukiah Weather Observe reports June 1969 high of 91 with low 53 on the 22nd and noon reading 74. Rainfall 51.28 inches. Compare June 1968 with high 92 and low 44. Last year rainfall 32.95 inches. Courtesy Ukiah Fire Department Weather Observe.
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Ukiah Fire Department
Northwestern California Weather Notice
Northwestern California forecast shows fair conditions through Tuesday with coastal interiors overcast mornings and local afternoon clearing. Cooler temperatures expected with highs around 90 and lows near 70 in Ukiah.
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California
Ukiah
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Bud) Harwood
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