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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
5
Lyell Cash asks council to approve a 73 740 increase for next year to cover proposed salary raises, adjustments and fringe benefits. He also seeks reorganizations in purchasing warehousing and libraries to improve efficiency, while eliminating a warehouse foreman post for a net 7 500 saving.
The California Public Utilities Commission rescheduled Golden Pacific Airlines application hearing to Monday July 8. PAC Examiner Martin J. Porter will hear at 10 a.m. in San Francisco State Building Courtroom. The airline seeks service linking San Francisco with Ukiah Santa Rosa Modesto Visalia Salinas Concord and Spa.
Golden Gate Bridge District directors will convene Friday at 10 30 a m in Ukiah supervisors chambers for their annual meeting. John Nelson Ukiah attorney and board president will preside as the 1968 69 budget is adopted. Helen Mack directed staff to check if a gavel would be available for the president to pound.
Arthur B. Siri Inc of Santa Rosa submitted the lowest bid of 1 158 084 55 for a 1 9 mile US 101 section near Willits to bypass the unsafe South Willits underpass. The project extends the freeway northward to ease access from the old highway with a twolane connector over the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Work aims for fall 1969 completion, weather permitting.
The Willits Frontier Days festival celebrates its 42nd year with community events in July. Proceeds fund Willits recreation facilities and programs as volunteers and local groups organize rodeo performances and concessions under guidance from the Willits Fire Department and partner organizations.
Victor D. Vertner, 25, of San Jose, is working through Mendocino County ordinances dating back to 1931 under District Attorney Arthur B. Broaddus. Vertner, a Santa Clara law student with honors from Oregon State, reads, edits, and codifies repeals and amendments to benefit county residents.
Hard Way Auckland New Zealand UPI Leslie James Lewis age 20 told a judge on Wednesday he would commit murder to get sent to jail so he could see his father serving time for murder. The judge said Lewis could face a charge of recklessly discharging a firearm and threatening a policeman.
June 1967 readings show high 81 low 54 at noon with today’s high 89 and low 58. Rainfall recorded at 38.16 inches. Fire Department observer Vi Klatt noted 96 and 54 as figures, suggesting monitoring figures or calibration for that period.
Mendocino County supervisors faced a sharp demand from the Corps of Engineers after a terse letter threatened to revoke the Wildlife area lease if Dibble was not ousted. The Corps had already cleared 111 acres used by Dibble for campgrounds two weeks earlier amid a broader dispute that followed a $70,000 contract judgment against the county. Dibble sought water access with a federal marshal having seized most of his barbecue facilities and a pipe leading to his water tank.
Campaign strategy session hosted by the Merle Orchard for Superior Court Judge committee. Supporters of the former district attorney meet at Angelo Damiano’s Hopland home at 8 p.m. Everyone is invited and contact numbers are provided for rides.
Authorized Mendoseta spokesmen offer the group’s public relations committee to meet with citizens groups to discuss proposals for improved classroom facilities smaller classes higher salaries and other education measures. The proposals were adopted in January after study and have guided negotiations with the board of education. Call 462-5771 after 3 pm for more information.
A Polish born sailor and West German citizen Peter Pawelczyk, 30, faces UPI report charges of working for U.S. intelligence and helping recruit Polish seamen for espionage in Warsaw. Pap cited Pawelczyk denying the treason charge and claiming service to Germany. A second Polish sailor recruited by Pawelczyk is also on trial.
Hal Brunner of Mendoyama, Inc. files writ of execution for the first 10000 of a 70000 judgment against the county after supervisors delayed payment. Assistant DA Gerald Sperry moves to quash and seeks restraining orders to stop Sheriff Bartolomie from levying on county assets and to obtain an alternative writ in San Francisco. Sperry plans further court action to compel Judge Mahan to quash or justify his inaction.
James Earl Ray pleaded not guilty and denied assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in court. His voice steadied as he responded No sir to the direct question and said he bore King no grudge.
Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Supreme Soviet that Moscow seeks negotiations with the United States on an agreement banning the use of offensive and defensive missiles armed with nuclear warheads. He announced the proposal during a speech addressing anti missile systems and intercontinental attack rockets.
Judge Wayne Burke sentenced Jose Maria Lucientes, 37, of Redwood Valley, to state prison for maintaining a home where marijuana was in use. Lucientes pled guilty after a narcotics raid on his Redwood Valley residence last April. Delays, probation reports, and a probation status accompanied the sentencing in Superior Court.
Northwestern California remains fair through Friday with cooler conditions in the extreme north. Highs near Ukiah around 95 and lows near 55, with windy coastal areas today.
President Johnson described the ballot box as the great anvil of democracy and urged Congress to approve a constitutional amendment granting 18-year-olds voting rights in federal elections. He said the time has come to grant youth full and responsible participation in American democracy.
Allied troops in Saigon reported a record 417 Communist rockets fired and claimed 124 guerrillas killed in three days using electronic odor-sniffers that detect bodies. U.S. Marines evacuated their besieged Khe Sanh fortress after enduring a 77 day siege near the DMZ.
A bloc of Senate Republicans led by Robert Griffin vows to filibuster President Johnsons lame duck Supreme Court nominations of Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry. They question whether a vacancy exists and argue cronyism may drive the picks. The Judiciary Committee may hear from Ramsey Clark on the legal point while Dirksen weighs the vacancy issue.
Edgar Eugene Bradley, charged by District Attorney Jim Garrison with conspiring to murder President Kennedy, claims a misidentification mixup. His attorney showed a photo he says resembles Bradley less than the man identified by Garrison. A extradition ruling by Gov. Reagan is pending after a Warren Commission reference is read into the hearing.
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