Miraculous Escape for Little Girl on Cold Creek Bridge
Roberta Adcox and her daughter Sheri were sideswiped by a State Highways truck on Cold Creek bridge. Sheri, with minor injuries, ran from the car after it stopped east of the bridge. The collision involved two trucks and a fence guard. both mother and child were treated and released at Ukiah General Hospital. Driver Bobie Simpson, 34, of Ukiah, was uninjured.
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Roberta Adcox
Potter Valley
Ose Bridge
State Division ‘of Highways
Adcox
Cold Creek Bridge
Sheri
Ukiah General Hospital
Bobie Simpson
Ukiah
Union Lumber opens Doweloc plant at Fort Bragg
John H. Gray of Union Lumber announces a new Dowelee operation at Fort Bragg opening May 1. The facility will employ about 30, overseen by C C Whitcomb. Doweloc is a laminate panel of tongue and grooved wood strips with aluminum dowels, initially used as railroad car flooring from native tanoak. D B Frampton & Company names Union Lumber exclusive Western licensee. plant is one of three in North America.
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John H. Gray
Union Lumber Company
Fort Bragg
C.C. Whitcomb
Doweloc
Cray
Gray
D. B. Frampton & Company
United States
North America
Tennessee
Canada
Freedom is Tough London: Perry Returned to Prison
Charles Perry, 64, unable to adjust to freedom, was ordered back to prison for 12 years of preventive detention. Perry had been released March 19 and told police he broke into a shop to return to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom IS Tough
London
UPI
Charles Perry
Perry
Ukiah Prepares for 5th Valley Rodeo May Week
Mayor signs proclamation for Rodeo Week May 12 19 led by Ukiah Valley Rodeo May 18 19 at 2 pm at 12th District Fairgrounds. A 10 mile street parade May 18 with 100 units planned. Western dress urged. Druids sponsor a dance. chuck wagon breakfasts expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Runkel
Eek
Ukiah
Ukiah ‘Valley
Jim Tocher
Rod. Zimmerman
Ukiah Valley
Druids
Hughes Fails to Keep Appointment in Court
New York UPI reports industrialist Howard R Hughes was held in deliberate default for failing to appear for pretrial examination. Federal Judge Charles M Metzner to appoint a special master to determine damages awarded to Trans World Airlines in a $135 million antitrust suit against Hughes and the Hughes Tool Co.
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New York
UPI
Howard R. Hughes
Peaderal
Charles M. Metzner
Metzner
Trans World Airlines
Hughes
Hughes Tool Co
Bolton board rejects Morra vehicle damage claim
Bolton Connecticut officials on a Wednesday night meeting rejected Richard Morra's request for 100 damages after a town owned vehicle backed into his truck. The board said the town vehicle was driven by Morra.
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Bolton, Conn
UPI
Board of Selectmen
Richard ‘Morra
Morra
Fewer Administrators Bill Hiking Teacher Pay Nears Hearing
In Sacramento a Senate Education Committee approved a plan by Sen. Donald Grunsky to cut district administrators and raise teacher salaries. The bill moves to the Senate Finance Committee for review before floor action, proposing a per-class unit payment and higher aid for districts meeting salary and class size standards.
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Donald Grunsky
Watsonville
Senate ‘Education Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Grunsky
Assembly
California
Rafferty to Speak to Mendocino Lake Trustees Tomorrow
Dr. Max Rafferty state superintendent of public instruction will address school trustees of Mendocino and Lake Counties at Brocktrails Lodge in Willits tomorrow at 7 30 p m on What is Education The meeting is not open to the public but radio presentation of the speech is sought President Johnny Cimolino credits the California State School Boards Association with securing the chance to hear the state’s chief school official
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Max Rafferty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
California
Mendocino and
Lake Counties
Brocktrails Lodge
Rafferty
Dr. Rafferty
Johnny Cimolino
Mendocino County School Boards Association
California State School Boards Association
Junior Logging Conference gathers 80 students in Redwood forests
The 11th annual Junior Logging Conference of the Redwood Empire brings 80 high school juniors and seniors to Elk River Camp May 5 to 8. Participants come from Santa Rosa to Crescent City, selected for grades and aptitude, under a faculty of 50 experts from forest industry agencies. The program blends classroom study with hands on forestry work and honors outstanding junior loggers.
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Paul Bunyans
Redwood
Eureka
Redwood Region Conservation Council
Santa Rosa
Crescent City
Forest Products, Industry
State Division of Forestry
U.S. Forest Service
Redwood Empire
Mendocino Woodlands
Woods
Ukiah
Willits
Fort Bragg
Crescent
City
Arena
Fortuna
South Fork
Empire High
Bernard J. Vaughn
ARCC
Churchill retires from Commons after six decades
Sir Winston Churchill, 88, announced he will not seek parliamentary reelection, ending a career that spanned two world wars and decades of service. He cited aging and a disabled leg as reasons, drawing tribute from British papers and speculation about a possible dukedom.
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Robert Musel
London
UPI
Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Winston
Commons
Churchill
Daily Mail
Sir Winston
The
Daily Telegraph
Daily Express
Elizabeth
Churchil
House of Lords
Mendocino Grand Jury Set to Convene Tomorrow
The Mendocino County grand jury will be in session tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the courtroom. Committee reports will be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino County
Oklahoma Opens Friday at Ukiah High School
Ukiah high school Choral Club presents Oklahoma! with 8 cast leads Melodee Rhodes Linda Mayfield Larry Downey Bill Martyn Linda Dowell Norman Wonder Bruce Evans Gary Covert. Curtain 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets at the door.
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Melodee Rhodes
Eller
Laurey
Linda Mayfield
Curly
Larry Downey
Will Porter
Bill Martyn
Ada Amanie
Linda Dowell
Ali Hakim
Norman Wonder
Carnes
Ado Annie
Totin
Bruce Evans
Jud Fry
Gary Covert
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Eea
Knox Cardwell
Jeft
Rod Zimmerman
Ed Gillespie
Sarber
Union
Ukiah Council
R. F. Palmer
Palmer
Don Eddy
Orchard Kindergarten
Planning Commission
Council
Lyell
Utilities Commission
E. Perkins
Talmage Road
PUC
State Division of Highways
Northwestern Pacific
Don Scotto
Keith Pruyn
Innie
Robert Fairbanks
Sacramento
UPS
Senate
Ronald Cox
Department of Education
Harold Ware
California School Boards Association
Surrey
Oklahoma
Erickson
Penelope Ann
Penny” Johnson
Tom Peterson
Ukiah High School
American Legion
Lewis White
the Legion
Penny
Louis Johnson
Tom
Edwin Peterson
Edwin Peterson of the ‘Mendocino State Hospital
Hi Talk
JLC
Arcata
Pacific Lumber Company
Elk River
Ted Carlson
Medellin
Colombia
H.S
Richard Hamilton
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