Tanker aircraft vital insurance for Mendocino fire battle
FAA must decide soon on basing two Sis-Q Flying Service tanker planes at Ukiah airport to protect Mendocino County from wildfire while balancing resident concerns. Firefighting officials warn the coming five years could threaten timber and homes, with delays costing containment.
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Federal Aviation Administration
California Division of Forestry
Mendocino County
Ukiah
FAA
Sis Q Flying Service
Sonoma County
Forestry
Sis-Q
Over 65s shift economy as demographics rise
A Census Bureau view notes 20.6 million Americans age 65 plus now and rising by 300 000 to 400 000 yearly. By 2020 the "elderly boom" could reshape power, values, and jobs with older workers in longer cycles and new roles such as retired elders and great-grandparents.
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The
United States
Census Bureau
Dr. Seguin
Ukiah City Council to review 1963 64 budget
Tomorrow at 3 p.m. Ukiah city council will receive from City Manager Lyell Cash copies of the 1963-64 preliminary budget. Ukiah Democratic Club plans a July meeting with an outdoor barbecue to honor Sen. Frank Peterson.
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Chambers
Lyell
Ukiah
Nixon woes slow 1976 maneuvering
Reporter Bruce Biess at Washington notes early 1976 Republican strategies are in confusion amid Watergate uncertainty. Reagan appears cautious and abrasive, Connally loses appeal due to his adviser role, while Rockefeller remains an exception to the unsettled field.
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Bruce Bioss
Washington
NEA
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Spiro Agnew
John Connally
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Lake Tahoe
California Assembly Debates A B 18 Welfare Reforms
In Sacramento lawmakers clash with the Reagan administration over restructuring aged blind and elderly aid. AB 18 seeks uniform 275 monthly grants for individuals and 500 for couples and would repeal relative's responsibility while ensuring no future federal cuts. HR 1 drives a nationwide 130 monthly floor with federal funding share.
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Sacramento
Assembly
California
Budget bills spark clashes over elderly aid and tax relief
Barry Keene discusses 2nd District Assembly measures on hardship grants, cost of living increases, home services, and extending senior tax relief to all seniors over 62. The administration seeks grant cuts affecting about a quarter of aid recipients and caps at 221 for singles and 394 for couples, with possible widespread impact. The proposal also reaffirms the relatives responsibility law taxing adult children of needy elders.
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California
Watergate era criticism targets government and justice systems
A letter denounces Watergate as demagoguery while accusing the judiciary of betraying the Bill of Rights. The writer questions selective prosecutions, calls for impeachment, and urges accountability for broader government actions and wartime actions.
New Library Picks Spotlight Biographies and Guides
New titles include Alice and Me by William Judson about Alaska and New York City crime. The Castrato by Lawrence Goldman on Farinelli. The Covenant by Paige Mitchell with a liberal lawyer in the South. Digging It by Diane Globus offering natural growing tips. The Florentine Woman a Catherine de Medici biography. Lucy The Bittersweet Life of Lucille Ball by Joe Morella. Premier for Parents of Preschoolers by Edith Neisser detailing child development and parenting skills.
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Alice and
William Judson
Fred Fredrickson
Alaska
New York City
Alice
Lawrence Goldman
Farinelli
Handel
Opera
London
Paige Mitchell
Diane Globus
Hugh Williamson
Catherine de Medici
Henry II
France
Henry III
Charles IX
Lucy
Lucille Ball
Joe Morella
Edith Neisser
White House Used Cash And Tax Pressure Against Wallace in 1970
The Nixon administration secretly funded Wallace rivals in Alabama to block his 1972 run. Haldeman directed the drive, funneling 400000 through Kalmbach and Raine with hidden transfers in New York and Los Angeles. A separate tax inquiry into Gerald Wallace followed.
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George
Nixon
White House
Alabama
Wallace
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Kalmbach
Herbert Kalmbach
New York City
Sherry- Netherland Hotel
France Raine
Sherry- Netherland
Los Angeles
Friday
Larry Higby
Winton
Red” Blount
Blount
Gerald
Brit Hume
Gerald Wallace
Mhe
George Wallace
Humphrey
Alabmaa
Albert Brewer
Mobile
Birmingham
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on midweek moods
A reflective column noting Wednesday as the midpoint between Monday’s gloom and Friday’s relief. The writer quips that time itself seems to wait for people, while the world keeps busy moving forward.
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Rohnerville
Santa Rosa
Mary M. Seguin
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
New Potomac
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J.W. Kingren
North Oak Street
Louise Bernhard
Harry Metaxis
Fort Bragg
Howard
Earl Bishop
H.N
Newt) Ornbaun
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Chester Cox
Oak and
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Tahoe
Connally
Barry Keene
Rome
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State Dept
Sam Ervin
Watergate Investigation Committee
Benedict Arnolds
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