Westport to form county water district hearings end in agreement
Westport residents packed a supervisor hearing on forming a county water district with no protests. A minor boundary error was noted but not delaying, to be corrected before the next Local Agency Formation Commission meeting. A June 1, 1971 election date was tentatively set for district and board approval, with LAFCO finalizing the boundary.
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Westport
Westport County Water District
August Avila
Avila
Tim Steen
LAFCO
Lieroty
Albert LeBas
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
LeBas
UCLA
J. F. Hochman
Fire, Civil Defense 1971 Officers Named
The Mendocino County fire officials and fire chiefs met at Howard Forest Headquarters. Al Bechtel presided the civil defense coordinating meeting and Chief Robert Alcott Willits led the fire chiefs session with state and county officials present. Officers elected include Earl Young county coordinator and Merv Shafsky president of the fire association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino County Civil Defense Organization
Mendocino County Fire Chiefs Association
Howard Forest
California Division of Forestry
Civil Defense Fire Coordinating
al Bechtel
Robert Alcott Willits
Lee Anderson
California Disaster Office
Edmond Stoll
State Fire Marshall’s Office
Harvey Sawyers
Willits
August Avila
Fort Bragg
Ted Galletti
Elk
Reno Bartolomie
Robert Holtzer
Dave Long
Civil Defense Fire Organization
Earl Young
Division of Forestry
Alcott
Merv Shafsky
Jay Morgan
Mendocino State Hospital
Ken Donohue
Ukiah
Fire Association
Mero Shafsky
Ranger Williams
Northwestern California Weather Outlook
Fair conditions prevail in Northwestern California through Thursday with a chance of rain in the extreme north late Thursday. Tonight will be slightly colder, with a warmer Thursday. Ukiah reports a high of 60 and a low of 30 tonight, and a warm trend toward Thursday.
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California
Nurses to meet in Lakeport amid district wide notice
Members of District 49 California Nurses Association in Lake and Mendocino Counties are invited to a Lakeport meeting on Tuesday April 20 at 7 30 p m at Westlake school auditorium gym hosted by Lakeside Community Hospital nurses. A R Munson from St Helena Health Center will lead a physical fitness program. Nurses should wear active attire. A theft report from Willits cites loss of a turbo charger and fuel pump from a parked truck at a Willits shop over the weekend valued at 880 dollars.
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California Nurses’ Association
Lake
Mendocino
Lakeside Community Hospital
Westlake School Auditorium
A. R. Munson
St. Helena Health Center
Sheriff’s Office
Robert Peters
Willits
Barron Hawkes
Journal staff changes at Ukiah Daily Journal and editorial shifts
Dean DeVries promotes within the Ukiah Daily Journal announcing Eddie Sequeira as advertising director replacing Joe Blaha who returns to Dallas Oregon to run a chain of weeklies. Vicki Allen becomes women's page editor replacing Gay Tucker Neep who retires. Sequeira a 41 year old Baghdad native and 1970 immigrant brings Iraq experience and a Baghdad University background. He and his wife Georgette have three children. Allen, 26, is Illinois born, journalism graduate, married to Joe Allen, with a career at Champaign Urbana News Gazette and Contra Costa Times.
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Dean DeVries
Ukiah Daily Journal
Eddie Sequeira
Joe Blaha
Dallas
Oregon
Vicki Alen
Gay Tucker Neep
Sequeira
Journal
Baghdad
Iraq
Baghdad University
Georgette
Hillside Hospital
Michael
Janie
Carolyn
Allen
Joe Allen
Public Defender’s Office
Scholar and author Joseph Campbell to lead weekend seminar
Weekend seminar at the Main Ranch led by Joseph Campbell, noted scholar and author, April 2 to 4. Topics include mythological archetypes in Christian faith and Jungian theory, with discussion on Resurrection, Crucifixion and other symbols. Advance reservations required. call Larry Thomas or write to Ukiah P.O. Box 570.
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Joseph Campbell
Campbell
Jung
Viking Press
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
New York
James Joyce
Larry Thomas
P.o.box
Ukiah
Vigilante hippies attack drugs in Santa Rosa area
In Santa Rosa the Samona County Dope Watch group dumped 3000 dollars worth of barbiturates heroin and amphetamines at the sheriff's office and warned of more strikes. They oppose chemically produced drugs while supporting organically grown psychedelics and say the raids target communes using dangerous narcotics.
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Santa Rosa
UPI
Sheriff’s Office
Samona County
California
Talmage residents urge resurfacing and bridge widening
Sanford Ranch Road residents petition the board of supervisors for resurfacing from Talmage Road to Knob Hill Road and widening of a 20 foot bridge. Co chair Eddie Cadd presented 101 signatures citing safety concerns for children bicyclists and motorists. The bridge lies within state right of way and would require state action. petitions referred to the public works committee for study.
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Sanford Ranch Road
Talmage
Board of Supervisors
Eddie Cadd
Knob Hill Road
Cadd
Talmage Road
Budge Campbell
Public Works Committee
Board
To Rebuild Fort Ross Chapel Plan Unveiled
A $75,000 drive to rebuild the Russian Orthodox Chapel at Fort Ross launched in San Francisco with a scale model unveiling. Bert C. Cooper of Santa Rosa built the model from Sonoma County salvaged wood. Robert Howard of the California State Bank Foundation expects preliminary construction to begin this summer. Fort Ross, once a Russian fishing and fur trading post, became state property after the 1906 earthquake toppled the chapel, which had been restored.
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San Francisco
UPID
Fort Ross
Bert C. Cooper
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
Robert Howard
California State Bank Foundation
Now You Know By United Press International
Henry Sharapnel, a British army officer, devised an artillery shell that shattered into small fragments as an antipersonnel weapon in the early years of the 19th century.
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United Press International
Henry Sharapnel
Marijuana de-escalation bill advances to Assembly floor
Assembly committee approves a bill by Alan Sieroty to cut marijuana possession penalties from 10 years to 90 days. The measure, opposed by police and a Stanford law professor advocating legalization, moves to the Assembly floor despite protests.
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Assembly
Robert P. Laurence
Sacramento
UPI
Alan Sieroty
Beverly Hills
Stanford
Letters on Mendocino coastal access and marijuana bills
Santa Rosa letters criticize Mendocino County supervisors for denying Haven's Neck access, urging adherence to Dunlap coastal access intent. The piece also summarizes criminal justice committee support for Sieroty's marijuana reforms, including misdemeanor status, reclassification, and related legal changes with input from officials and experts.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Ukiah Daily Journal
Board of Supervisors
Mendocino County
Haven’ S Neck
Dunlap
Barbero
Haven’s Neck
Avila
Lieroty
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