09 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1971
Page
1
Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce directors urge citizens to remain orderly amid the citys garbage collection contract dispute. They emphasize redress through law, payment of services, and due process to avoid harming local business and the communities unity.
Sacramento notes that California faces a lagging job market despite population growth. HRD, merging Employment with economic programs, struggles to place unemployed workers, even as aerospace and defense layoffs widen. Unemployment rises from 4.4 to 6.9 percent seasonally adjusted.
The Ukiah Junior Chamber of Commerce urged changing East Perkins to Ukiah Boulevard to shape the city’s future. The city council delayed action on Perkins to Ukiah Boulevard and also shelved a request to rename Bush Street to East Low Gap Road for at least a week. A Red Cross meeting warned of citizen apathy toward civilian defense and blood donations amid wartime needs. THIRTY YEARS AGO derailments blocked routes near Willits and Hopland after a broken rail damaged a passenger train, injuring several. FORTY YEARS AGO Sea Foam burned after striking the Point Arena reef, while Mendocino County formed a Chamber of Commerce to promote local achievements and resources.
In Ukiah California readers ridicule a City Councilman in a Mardi Gras disguise with trash bags and a garbage can. The letter also questions outside city garbage rates rising from 1.75 to 2.50 per month and limits on trash weight and yardage. The writer notes concern from an out of town taxpayer about city services and rates.
The Romans who designed the Julian calendar believed February was unlucky and assigned it the fewest days in the year. This UPI item notes the historical superstition behind the February length.
The library shelves reveal Amelia Earhart Lives by Joe Klaas probing spy theories about America's first lady of mystery. Ernest Gann’s The Antagonists offers Masada era heroics while Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare surveys 38 plays. Hidden Wholeness honors Thomas Merton. Mary Jane Versus Pennsylvania imagines marijuana legalization arguments. One Dragon Too Many remixes family drama. The Rising Sun chronicles Japan 1936 to 1945. Three-Cornered Heart delights Anglophile readers. Who Needs the Democrats critiques party revival. The Greatest Enemy presents naval adventures in the China seas.
In a June 30 1970 California Legislature seismic safety report the hypothetical earthquake forecast in the Bay Area was compared to the 1971 San Fernando event. The piece notes similarities, disaster impacts, and calls for broader earthquake safety measures including buildings and zoning reforms led by State Sen. Alfred Alquist.
About 40 percent of the globe's oxygen comes from forests and other green land plants. The rest is largely generated by photosynthesis in oceanic plant life.
Inside the Supreme Court, dissension simmers among nine justices. Warren’s soft persuasion to end segregation and achieve one man one vote contrasts with Burger’s rigid, sometimes arrogant style. Nixon’s appointees deepen ideological rifts while public backing remains cautious. Draft concerns echo nationwide as youth unrest grows.
The peak of intellectual achievement in Athens spanned the 5th to 2nd centuries B.C. with a population under 25,000 producing Pericles Plato Aristotle Themistocles and other renowned figures. The text also notes the dromedary’s single hump as a riding camel.
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