Nixon warns on Vietnam as U S halts aid
President Nixon cautions that the Communists could seize South Vietnam if U S air and sea pressure ends in Indochina. At Houston Space Center scientists study Apollo 16 rocks and images to probe the lunar crust from 4 to 4.5 billion years ago. Astronauts Young Mattingly and Duke returned with 245 pounds of rocks and 10 830 pictures after 11 days in space.
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Vietnam
Floresville, x
UPI
Nixon
United States
Indochina
Rocks Space Center
Houston
Lunar Highlands
Moon
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
Pot smoker nabbed at city jail
Ukiah police arrested Bruce Alan Brown 21 after he sat in the jail lobby and lit what appeared to be a cigarette. An odor led to a pouch inspection revealing marijuana and Brown was booked on possession charges. He had earlier surrendered his license and pink slip at the station.
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Ukiah
Bruce Alan Brown
Brown
Richard Borecky
Grecky
Borecky
Carrier Seeks Early Payment for Daily Journal Collections
A note from the Ukiah Daily Journal indicates their carrier asks for payment on first contact and offers three months in advance for motor route collections.
Highway tolls rise as 1972 death toll hits fourteen
The current year to date death toll on local highways reaches fourteen after two fatalities on Sunday in Mendocino County. Samuel Gonzales, 28, of San Jose died in a single-vehicle crash south of Longvale on Highway 101. Judith Lekashman, 23, Albion, died after her panel truck left Highway 128 near Boonville. Ken Pruett and Gil Helmick were injured. Lakeport opens a new 9 mile freeway this week, a $7 million bypass linking Sodabay to Robinson Creek, with a June 23 dedication including Gov Reagan.
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Mendocino
Highway Patrol
Ukiah
Longvale
Samuel Gonzales
San Jose
Boonville
Judith. Lekashman
Albion
Indiana
Hillside Hospital
Gil Helmick
Cotati
Lekashman
Eversole Mortuary
Gonzales
Outlet Creek
Ken Pruett
Howard Memorial Hospital
Willits
Anker-Lucier Mortuary
Lakeport
Soda Bay Road
Hopland
Robinson Creek
Teamsters
Gordon H. Ball
Dillingham Corporation of
Honolulu
Vista Point
Lake County
Chamber of Commerce
Ronald Reagan
Weather Outlook Northwestern California Through Tuesday
Patchy night and morning coastal overcast with inland warmth today. Highs near 86 near Ukiah and 42 at night. Light winds. The fair spell continues with mild to warm daytime temperatures through Tuesday.
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California
Weather Data Snapshot for New Zealand and Dates
A fragmented weather table from April 1971 to April 1972 shows daily high and low temperatures, rainfall totals, and comparisons to last year. The legible items include New Zealand measurements with entries like 80 and 39, indicating temperatures, and rainfall notes such as 24.80 in a partial dataset.
South Vietnamese abandon Quang Tri as city falls to Communists
UPI report says South Vietnamese commanders evacuated about 10 000 troops from Quang Tri to Hue while many American advisers withdrew. The loss would mark a major PRC victory in the current offensive, with Communists gaining control of much of Quang Tri province as Hue braces amid attacks near the citadel and ongoing naval and air support.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri
Hue
U.S
Highway 1
7Th Fleet
Quang
South China Sea
147Th Marine Brigade
FAC
Zeek's ballot status disputed in First district race
Superior Judge Tim O'Brien ruled Frank Zeek cannot withdraw his name from the First district ballot. Zeek seeks mandamus to exit the race citing health issues while Burgess Williams challenges incumbent AL Barbero with Viola Richardson as county clerk. Five thousand ballots were ordered printed.
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Tim O’brien
Frank Zeek
Jim Luther
Zeek
Burgess Williams
Williams
AL Barbero
Redwood Valley
Viola Richardson
Tim Steen
Luther
O'Brien
Leo Cook
Richardson
Carlisle Graphics
San Francisco
Mendocino County
Steen
Stoen
California
Robber Thumped After Attempted Market Robbery
An armed suspect entered Farmer John's Market Friday night aiming to rob it but left with injuries after owner Ralph Forsberg struck him with a beer bottle. The assailant, described as in his 20s and slender, threatened with a knife, then fled after Forsberg defended himself and locked the store.
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Farmer John’s
Ralph Forsberg
Forsberg
Theft and vehicle damage reported on SS Oak Street
More than ten residents reported petty thefts and auto damage Friday night on SS Oak Street. Police believe a single suspect or group caused the damage, with Dale Roby reporting his 1961 Oldsmobile missing. Reports came in between 9:14 and 9:35 a.m. Saturday. Some stolen items were later found in a neighbor's yard.
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SS. Oak ‘Street
Ukiah
Dale Roby
Ambulance Transfer for 15-Year-Old After Horse Incident
Sunday 2 02 p m ambulance transport Sherry Dillon 15 from Fairgrounds arena after being thrown from horse taken to Mendocino Community Hospital as precaution Saturday 11 54 p m wash down at State and Washington after accident 9 02 p m fire call to 311 Lake Mendocino Drive honest mistake no fire 1 42 p m fire call to Donna Hollingshead residence 987 A N Oak overheated stove no damage
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Sherry Dillon
Fairgrounds
Mendocino Community Hospital
State
Washington
Lake Mendocino Drive
Donna Hollingshead
National Worm Racing Championship Heads to Clearlake Highlands
More than 100 worms compete for the national title at the second annual National Worm Racing Association championships. The event Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Austin athletic field near Clear Lake uses 18 inch circles with five worms per circle. Trophies and prizes go to the top six worms. entry is free and worms must have a name. Charley Schoenenberger, local merchant, chairs the event and founded the association last year.
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Charley Schoenenberger
Clearlake Highlands Merchant
Schoenenberger
National
New district chief named for Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. James L. Lammie assumed San Francisco District Engineer duties overseeing a 50 million dollar public works program in Northwestern California. The assignment covers water resources in Northern and Western California and the Klamath River basin in Oregon, with major projects like the 97 million dollar Baldwin Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel and plans for Eel, Mad, Russian rivers, and San Francisco Bay area streams. Col. Lammie, a 1953 USMA graduate, holds master degrees in Civil Engineering from Purdue and Business Administration from George Washington University.
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San Francisco
James L. Lammie
California
Col. Lammie
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pacific Ocean
Klamath River
Oregon
Baldwin- Stockton
Golden Gate
Stockton
Klamath
San Francisco Bay Area
Petaluma
Pajaro
Napa
U.S. Military Academy
Purdue University
George Washington, University
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Ukiah Municipal
Buxton
Journal
Graham
World News
Greater
Connie Cox
Jim Dougherty
Dolores Shannon
U. S
Geéh
Vu van Giai
Temperantrums
Corte Madera, Sotgma, Alhambra, and
Alameda Creeks
Eel River
Russian River
Coyote Dam
Lake
Noyo Harbor
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