May Festival 1971 Brings Sizzling Seventies Theme
Preparations for the May Festival at the Fairgrounds run May 21 to 23 with a first time carnival and a theme blending 1870 and 1970. Ira Brannon heads the non profit event with co chairs Woody White and Bob Tuttle, while Jack Pearson and Peter Wich handle concessions.
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Jack Pearson
Ira Bannon
Peter Wich
Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce
Cyril Hill
Dolores Shannon
Brannon
Sonic boom debate prompts Air Force reply to Mendocino County
Mendocino County officials received a general Air Force response after a petitioned ordinance to ban sonic booms. Col Hammond said without exact times and dates it cannot be determined if the Air Force caused the booms. Training and air defense needs make overflights unavoidable.
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Mendocino County
U.S. Air Force
al Beltrami
Pentagon
Col. Hammond
Air Force
Tim Steen
Harvey Sawyers
Willits
Ted Galletti
Elk
Ernest Banker
Ukiah
Banker
Beltrami
District Attorney's Office
Reagan open to compromise on welfare reform plan
Governor Reagan said he is wide open to compromise on his welfare reform proposal as Democrats attack the plan ahead of its legislative introduction. He urged UC President Hitch to join the campaign, warning rising public assistance costs require action and noting the draft bill aims to move able-bodied recipients into work and tighten eligibility while saving about 575 million annually to balance the state budget without a tax hike.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
University of California
Charles Hitch
Department of State
Hitch
Ukiah Board weighs Trinity school plan for disabled pupils
Ukiah Unified considers coordinating with Trinity school to educate up to 60 environmentally emotionally and educationally handicapped children aged 9 to 13 in the 1971 72 year. State grants and county funds would cover costs while expanding services to junior high and high school levels and summer programs.
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Ukiah Unified
Trinity School
Albertinum
Board of Education
Trinity
Ukiah
SRJC
Hinthil Women’s Club
California
Hopland Old High School
Nixon proposes $1.1 billion rural revenue sharing plan
President Nixon urged Congress to approve a 1.1 billion rural revenue sharing program to fund development in 2800 plus counties with populations under 100 per square mile. The plan combines 921 million in existing grants with 179 million more in block grants to states and territories for rural counties, distributed by population, income, and migration factors.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
America
Congress
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
Medina refutes My Lai orders claim in court martial
Capt. Ernest L. Medina testified he ordered troops not to kill civilians at My Lai and denied telling Lt. Colley to "waste" Vietnamese. The 34-year-old veteran contradicted Calley’s testimony as the trial weighs potential death penalty in the case involving the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968.
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B.D. Quigg
Benning
UPI
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Medina
Pomo Council seeks county recognition for federal funds plan
Mendocino and Lake counties consider recognizing the Pomo Council as a representative body to pursue federal funds for a proposed Lake Mendocino Indian cultural center. The plan includes a multipurpose building for health programs legal aid day care artifacts museum and language classes. The board urged broader tribal consultation and a solid consensus before proceeding.
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Mendo-Lake
Pomo Council
Santa Rosa
Lockhart
Pat Renick
State Office of Human Resources
Renick
Ernest Banker
Pome Council
Lake and Mendocino
Norma Knight
Board of Supervisors
Banker
Indiana
Margaret Hoaglen
Senate approves 18-year voting age amendment
The Senate passed a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 for all elections. The House is expected to agree next week, sending the measure to the states for ratification. 38 states are needed. The Senate rejected Kennedy's rider granting DC full voting representation in Congress.
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Washington
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Pete
Wells Fargo —Journal
Curry
Chamber
Sonic Boom
A. F
Chrysler
Ukiah Motor Sales
Olive Branch
al Barbero
Two County
Barbero
Bulletin
S. State
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