Ukiah Autos Crash Injures No One in Minor Collision
Alfred Lewis Grivette 25 and Thomas Wormack 82, both of Ukiah, collided at the intersection of Highway 20 and a private driveway about three miles east of the Redwood highway at 4 10 p.m. Wednesday. No injuries and only minor damage were reported. Grivette drove west on the highway while Wormack’s car entered from the driveway in a northwesterly direction without checking for traffic and struck Grivette’s vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lewis
Grivette
Thomas Wormack
Ukiah
Redwood Highway
Wormack
Man killed as truck crashes into parked cars and house
Ambulance attendant Swanson and partner Stopnik raced to the scene after a truck plowed through a street near the Widells, killing one man and injuring others. Neighbors lifted the wall to reach trapped victims as debris scattered, with radio man Dick Gottschald noting the car wreckage was small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson
Paul Stopnik
Dick Gottschald
WEBC
Starkweather Execution Ends After Final Stay
Starkweather faced execution after years of legal appeals as a green curtain rose in the chamber. The 1,200 volt electric chair delivered four surges while Starkweather remained calm, and last-minute stays had delayed the sentence including a dramatic May 22 federal intervention by his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkweather
Starweather
Aealt
Greenholtz
U.S
Starkeather
Faubus Warns of Live Ammunition for Integration
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus warned that if Little Rock's four high schools are opened with integration this fall federal forces would have to use live ammunition to enforce it. He said he would not help quell potential mob violence and noted past federal court actions and troops used in 1957 1958.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Litle Rock
Arkansas
Bjorge Family Buys Wayne Gendreau Home
Mr and Mrs Wilson Bjorge of Ukiah have purchased the Wayne Gendreau home in town, announced by Mendo Realty and Investment Co which handled the transaction. Bjorge manages the Bureau of Land Management office in Ukiah. Gendreau formerly owned the Chuck Wagon and left with his family for Minneapolis Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Bjorge
Ukiah
Wayne Gendreau
Mendo Realty and Investment Company
Bjorge
Bureau of Land Management
Gendreau
Minneapolis
Sharks warned by signs sparked arrest in California
Two Sunnyvale men, Roger Lejeunesse and Harvey L. Stovall, were arrested after placing 36 signs along the Santa Cruz oceanfront that read Please do not feed the sharks, a humorously macabre reaction to the threat of maneater sharks. The pair were taken into custody Wednesday by authorities.
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Santa Crus
Calif
UPI
Sunnyvale
California
Roger Lejeunesse
Harvey L. Stovall
Vital Statistics Reshape Ukiah Area Marriages and Custody Claims
A series of marriage filings list names, ages, and locales including Maksel Hetzel Richards, Rucker Kobold, Pinches Vann, Schamber Stutsman, with filed dates in late June 1959. Court actions include custody demands, division of property, and cruelty charges in cases of Smith, Courtney, and Dutting, with separations dating back to 1943 through 1959 and residences in Napa Ukiah Hopland Covelo Redwood Valley Fort Bragg Cornell Wis Ukiah.
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Maksel-Hetzel
Richard Maksel
Napa
Marlene Hetzel
Hopland
Rucker-Kobaldl
Charles Rucker
Ukiah
Maxine Kobold
Pinches-Vann
Gary Pinches
Laytonville
Chevy Vann
Covelo
Schamber-Stutsman
Theodore Schamber
Redwood Valley
Carol Stutsman
Robert L. Smith
Lucille Smith
Cornell
Wis
Martion Courtney
Ronald Courtney
Ramona Dutting
Brian Dutting
Fort Bragg
Paul Johnson Joins CREA Monterey Meet
Ukiah realtor Paul M. Johnson a director of the Mendocino County Board of Realtors attends a CREA Monterey directors session with more than 1,000 realtors from 162 boards and 30,000 CREA members. A conference and additional meetings run through Saturday with a post session trip to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park to dedicate the Governor Merriam Redwood Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Johnson
Ukiah
Mendocino
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Eureka
CREA
Merriam Redwood Grove
California
Simpson joins Ward's as Appliance Head in Ukiah
Meet W J Bill Simpson new appliance department manager at the Ukiah Montgomery Ward store. He brings more than ten years of experience and plans to join local fishing and hunting enthusiasts along riverbanks and fields. He lives in a trailer with wife Virginia who loves to sew. The couple, North Carolina natives, transferred from Reno Nevada where he worked in home appliances. Friends have already given them a couple of limits of fish.
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W. J
Bill) Simpson
Ukiah Montgomery Ward
Simpson
Ward
Virginia
North Carolina
Reno
Nev
Bill
Smogless car tested in Los Angeles by Union Oil
Los Angeles reports a new smogless car being tested, claiming to cut up to 124000 gallons of hydrocarbon emissions daily. Fred L. Hartley of Union Oil described a vented carburetor system draining fuel back to the tank and insulating the gas tank from exhaust heat. An afterburner was discussed to handle vapors from crankcase and exhaust vents, with inventors Ridgway and Lair noting ongoing development by Thompson Ramo Woodridge and Chrysler.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Fred L. Hartley
Union Oil Co
Ile
Hartley
Stuart L. Ridgway
John C. Lair
Thompson-Ramo-Woodridge
Chrysler Corp
Rain Delays Patterson Johansson Heavyweight Title Fight
The Floyd Patterson Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium was postponed from tonight to Friday due to rain and muddy infield. Promoter Bill Rosensohn cited ground conditions and said the decision was made in consultation with the New York Boxing Commission and Yankee Stadium officials. Patterson weighed 182 1/2 pounds. Johansson 196 pounds, the Swede holding a 14 pound edge. No new weigh in will occur for 48 hours, after which the commission will determine the next steps.
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New York
UPI
Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
New York Boxing Commission
Bill Rosensohn
Fghters
Patterson
Johansson
Archie Moore
Floyd
Britain
Brian London
Indianapolis
New York Athletic Commission
Soviet readers see American taxes curb wealth power
Washington report notes American taxes federal state and local plus gift and estate taxes reduced concentration of wealth. It describes U.S. income average about $5,000 yearly, stock market investments, and features on New York exhibit hall Soviet embassy growth Sears Roebuck, and 1960 Olympic prep. Mt Markham 15100 feet cited as Antarctic high point.
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Washington
UPI
United States
U.S
New York Exhibition Hall
Sears, Roebuck Co
America
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Brown Defeats in Labor Field Highlighted in 1959 Actions
Sacramento reporting shows Gov. Edmund G Brown failing to push major labor bills in the 1959 Legislature while gains occur for unemployment and disability provisions. Unemployment insurance expands benefits and weeks, adds employer funding. a Fair Employment Practices Commission passes. minimum wage bills and jurisdictional strike moves die in committee. a major disability bill raises off the job injury benefits testing new funding by workers. The package overall boosts labor protections but limits on some reforms remain.
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Jerry Reynolds
Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Senate Labor Committee
Evening television and radio listings for June 25 26
A dense schedule lists programs across networks for Thursday and Friday starting at 6:00 PM with Amos n Andy and various news and movie slots, followed by a morning lineup including Today, Captain Kangaroo, Romper Room, Love Lucy, and Price Is Right. Extensive channel-by-channel times and show titles indicate a full daily media guide.
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Kangaroo
Rarvtoon Karnival
Charlia Dugdile Helmettet
Saco’s Pagor
Way of Life
Susie B
Reight
Arly
Margie
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Stock Exchange
Paci
Aveniges
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Amos 'N
Andy g—Hin
Tin Tin
iMovie G
Children’s Corner
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Prince Lightfoot
Danzer
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Plight
Colonel Flact
Flick
Hlora Trooper
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Stevi Veret
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Riley
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