Pacifica Woman Freed in Rifle Slaying Verdict
Avis Autrey, 34, a Pacifica mother of three, was found not guilty of fatally shooting James E. Watkins, 44, during an April 12 argument sparked by Mary Cavalli, a friend of the defense. The five day trial ended with Autrey sobbing as the verdict was read. she had been jailed since the shooting and suffered stomach pains from trial stress.
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Avis Autrey
Dave Luce
Trey
Watkins
Ane Winslow
Ukiah Drivers Arrested For Drunk Driving And Raw Running Red Lights
Errant drivers gave Ukiah police a workout over the weekend. Ramon D. Santos, 38, of Ukiah, arrested Sunday at 9 55 p m and booked for drunk driving and running a red light. He posted bail and was released. Tally Moreno, 32, of 1532 S Dora, arrested Saturday at 2 40 a m after a non injury accident at State and Lewis Lane. He struck a parked vehicle, booked for drunk driving and no operator's license in possession. Moreno posted bail and was released. Gw yneth D Groom of Willits escaped injury when her car was struck by another at Gobbi and State at 11 03 p m Saturday. The other driver abandoned the car at Babcock Lane and Levaggi Road. investigation showed it had been stolen in Lodi, California.
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Ukiah
Ramon D. Santos
Tally Moreno
S. Dora
State
Lewis Lane
Moreno
Gwyneth D. Groom of
Willits
Gobbi
Babcock Lane
Levaggi Road
Lodi
Calif
Youthful Suspect In Ottoson Shooting Nabbed
A suspect in the March 8 robbery and shooting of Foggy’s Liquors owner Otto Ottoson in Ukiah was captured in Seattle. Timothy Michael Griffith, 21, of Azusa, was flown back by Ukiah police. Ottoson was wounded in the groin by a .410 shotgun blast as he confronted the robber and later recovered after hospital treatment.
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Foggy
Ottoson
Foggy’s Liquors
N. State
Ukiah
Seattle
Timothy Michael Griffith
Azusa
Jerry Ransom
George ‘High
Shor's Department
Creery
Fire Calls Reported Across City This Weekend
Fire crews responded to multiple calls including a car fire near School and Perkins on Sunday at 1:50 p m and another vehicle blaze at Yokayd Bowl at 9 45 p m. Grass fire on Firecrest Drive cited with limited details for Clara and Mason area.
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School
Perkins
Yokayd Bowl
Firecrest
Clara
Mason
Elazm
Anti Bed Tax Initiative Move by Local Chairmen
County Clerk Jim Broaddus turned over voter index to Alex Noshkin and Milt Bawden, co chairs of the committee to repeal the bed tax. The group gave formal notice of intent to circulate a petition to place an initiative on the ballot. Fort Bragg and Ukiah groups seek repeal before July 1 as other cities with bed tax consider action.
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Jim’ Broaddus
Alex Noshkin
Milt Bawden
Cochairmen
Board of Supervisors
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Willits Council
Broaddus
Don Scotto
Earier
Joe Scaramella
Whisky and Water Robbery in McKinleyville
In McKinleyville California a liquor store clerk Augie Rocha realizes the robber's gun is a water pistol. Rocha chases the bandit to the door, strikes him with a whisky bottle and bites the thief on the thumb, but the robber escapes with unspecified loot.
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Mckinleyville
Calif
UPI
Augie Rocha
Ukiah Lions Install- 65 Officers
Ukiah Lions held a club installation at Brooktrails Lodge where many members and guests enjoyed swimming golf horseback riding and a picnic meal. Edward AcEvireole charter member received recognition as the outgoing president Sam Ray Jr. led the leadership transition Roy Wagner became incoming president with Bill Tatum Ernest Banker Wally George Albert Bechtel Ralph Rains Harold Trenholm Jim Morris and others assigned roles along with new and continuing directors.
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Ukiah Lions
Brooktrails Lodge
Oe Ee
Edward AcEvireole
Ba A Spencer
Vic
Sam Ray Jr
Roy Wagner
Bill Tatum
Ernest Banker
Wally George
Albert Bechtel
Ralph Rains
Harold Trenholm
Jim Morris
Bob Spagnola
Larkin Younce
Martin Burnell
Gil Fiedler
Board Reverses Stand Rehires Morris Melani
Round Valley Unified School District trustees reversed a prior dismissal of Morris Melani, biology teacher and athletic coach, reinstating him after an informal and then formal hearing chaired by John Albonico. The board, with Leo G. Cook representing Melani and John Schauer as legal advisor, noted issues including spelling and grammar in communications and classroom management. Peterson, the principal, had resigned to become a superintendent in Yolo County. Melani had served two years at Round Valley High School.
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Round Valley Unified
Morris Melani
Melani
Lyman Peterson
Peterson
Leo G. Cook
Ukiah
John Schauer
John Albonico
Cook
Lawrence Hurt
Joseph Walling
Glenn Barrass
Roy Faulker
Round Valley
Yolo County
Round Valley High
Rome Faces Record Heat With 135 Degree Sun
Italy sweltered as Rome registered a blistering 135 degree sun reading at Lido Beach. Officials urged residents to stay indoors and hydrate amid the extreme heat wave sweeping the country.
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Italy
Rome
UPI
Lido Beach
Vente
Ukiah student dies in fatal highway crash
Funeral services were held today for 1-year-old V. Beck, Ukiah high school student, killed in a Highway 20 curve crash. CHP reports excessive speed caused the collision with a left front impact. Beck, born September 12, 1947 in Missouri, had lived in Ukiah 14 years and is survived by six siblings and his parents. Burial was in Ukiah Cemetery. Other county crashes involved Dennis Guilfoyle, 17, Redwood Valley, and Ernest Young, 42, Novato. Guilfoyle uninjured and Mrs. Marge Young, 42, a passenger, listed with injuries.
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Rey Frank
Tay
Eversole
Ukiah
Missouri
Iva Lee Beck
Oroville
Charles Lofton
San Diego
Gene Lofton
Donna Whetstone
Dale Beck
Marian Doty
Dennis Guilfoyle
Redwood Valley
Ernest Young
Novato
Young Guilfoyle
Marge Young
Space center picketing halts 60 percent of workers
At Cape Kennedy more than half of the 5,300 construction workers walked out, delaying the Saturn rocket launch complex work. About 3,200 still reported on strike, jeopardizing the first Saturn-1B flight early next year. Overall more than $178 million in projects were affected, marking the seventh major disruption in 17 months.
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AL. ‘Rossiter Jr
Cape Kennedy
UPY
Wildcat
America
No. 1 Space Center
President's Missile Sites Labor Commission
Federal Space Agency
Army Corps.of Engineers
Space Agency
Space Agency Gaid
Afro-Asian Meet Postponed Until November
The second Afro-Asian conference is postponed to November 5 after a face saving agreement. Moderates and a pro-Peking bloc nearly split, with Algeria Indonesia Syria Ghana Pakistan and Cambodia aligning with hard line China. The original meeting after Ben Bella’s ouster anticipated in Algiers.
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Algiers
Algeria
API
China
Tak
Indonesia
Syria
Ghana
Cue
Pakistan
Cambo
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Ahmed Ben Bella
Col
Houari Boumedienne
Weather update for Northwestern California
Northwestern California fair weather with local coastal fog tonight and cooler coastal region. Ukiah highs near 93 and lows around 52 while Santa Rosa reaches about 84 with a 48 low. Winds from the northwest near 12 to 25 knots along the coast.
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California
Ukiah
Santa Rosa
Temperatures and Weather Data Fragment from June 1965
Partial temperature table shows daily highs and lows for June 1965 with figures for June 1964 also listed. The text includes notes on noon readings and rainfall amounts, though portions are garbled. No clear events or entities beyond standard meteorological data.
Air Force jets drop leaflets over five Vietnamese cities
US air actions in Vietnam reported heavy. 2.7 million leaflets accused Hanoi of trading rice with China. In Saigon area, B27 bombers hit Viet Cong staging near 210 miles SE of Saigon, killing about 100 VC and destroying 116 buildings. Viet Cong attacks target Nghia Hanh and Nha Trang naval station causing American and Vietnamese casualties. Mystery transport crash near Saigon leaves two Americans dead, many villagers killed or harmed. New tactical jet squadron arrives at Bien Hoa.
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Saigon
Nha Trang
Nghia Hanh
da Nang
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
Air Force
Bien Hoa " Wal
California Legislature Battles Over Budget Plan
Sacramento lawmakers clash as Assembly and Senate push separate tax bills to balance the largest state budget in California history. With a Wednesday midnight deadline, Gov Brown seeks $100 million in new taxes or deep cuts as a special session looms to avert a shortfall in the 4.18 billion fiscal plan beginning Thursday.
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Devan L. Shumway
Sacramento
UPI
Senate-Assembly
California
Edmnd G. Brown
Brown
Assembly
Queen Juliana announces Beatrix engagement to Claus von Amsberg
The Hague UPI reports Queen Juliana announcing the engagement of Princess Beatrix to Claus von Amsberg, a West German diplomat and former Nazi soldier. The Queen urged the nation not to hold his Nazi past against him as the announcement aired nationwide.
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Arnoud DE Jong
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