Zone change sparks angry protest at two acre corner parcel
City planning commission faced a roomful of outraged residents protesting a proposed rezoning on a Dora and Wabash Avenue site that could allow four apartment buildings or an office complex. Agent Jim Barrett implied only the office plan would proceed, prompting further public scrutiny and a continuance for a new environmental study and resubmission.
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City Planning Commission
Dora and
Wabash Avenue
Jack D. Franks
Mendocino County
R.K. Shore
Dorothy Starks
Board of Supervisors
Jim Barrett
Franks
Ukiah General Hospital
al Kruth
Commission
West Gobbi St
Observatory and
Dora Sts
Dora and Observatory
State St
Orr St
Bush Street
Orr Creek
Northwestern California Weather Fine Tonight and Saturday
Fair conditions prevail in Northwestern California with patchy coastal fog tonight along Fort Bragg and along Ukiah. Temperatures steady with lows near 43 and highs around 59 at Fort Bragg and 44 at Ukiah. Small craft advisory remains in effect from Point Arena southward.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Bug House's VW Bug Nears Removal After City Accord
The Ukiah city and Ed Knight reached a seven day deadline for removing the Volkswagen chassis from the roof of Knight's Bug House shop on 8 State Street. The agreement allows Knight to continue VW chassis modification and sale of used cars with a rear lot placement and debris free property, but requires removal of the roof monument and a city permit for signage.
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Ed Knight
Ukiah
Knight
Mendocino County
Randy Ways
Leo Cook
State Street
Nixon pledges peaceful path to Indochina takeover
President Nixon said the United States would not interfere if a Communist takeover of Indochina is peaceful, warning Hanoi against force. He outlined in a State of the World report that North Vietnam’s violation of the cease-fire endangers peace and urged a negotiated Cambodia settlement while stressing U.S. aims for an independent, neutral Laos and Cambodia. Kissinger, briefing before a Moscow trip, expressed guarded optimism that cease-fire talks could start soon, with the broader policy to nurture peace where planted and grow enduring friendships.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
United States
Indochina
Hanoi
Congress
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Laos
National Security Council
Henry A. Kissinger
Cambodia
Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Braun Maine Convictions
The Washington Supreme Court affirmed the murder, kidnapping, robbery and larceny convictions of Thomas E. Braun and Leonard E. Maine in a 1967 multi state crime spree across California Oregon and Washington. It reversed Braun death penalty and ordered resentencing for the Deanna Buse murder while Maine received life in prison in both states.
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Olympia
Wash
UPI
Washington Supreme Court
Thomas E. Braun
Leonard E. Maine
California
Oregon
Washington
Braun
U.S. Supreme Court
Deanna Buse
Monroe
Timothy Luce
Ukiah
Luce
Susan Bartolomei
Duncan James
Dave Metcalf
Suohomish County
Metcalf
Maine
Washington High Court
Ritzville
Twisp
Buse
Seattle
Samuel Ledgerwood
Portland
Astoria
Ore
Bartolomei
San Jose
Calif
Rotary Hosts 21 Foreign Students From UC at Ukiah Banquet
The Ukiah Rotary plans a weekend banquet at the Lake Mendocino Clubhouse for 21 UC students from diverse countries including Japan Romania and Hungary. Hosts Jim Casey Ed Carpenter and others welcome visiting couples and individuals as part of the annual event.
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University of California
Ukiah
Rotary
Chuck Lewis
Lake Mendocino
Joji Aoki
Japan
Mel Runfield
Nicolas Apostolescu
Romania
Lou Dessel
Ching Chang
Taiwan
Ed Nickerman
Mihaly Galik
Hungary
Bill Broaddus
Ernst Heintze
Germany
George Louie
Soon Kim
Korea
Travis Hyatt
Nils Olve
Sweden
Clive Adams
Gerhard Ressel
Ed Cadogan
Takeshi Takaaki
Bill Beatty
Arne Talbot- Pedersen
Denmark
Joe Payne
Kazuko Ando
Ted Stoleson
Suchitra Dhar
India
Joe Scherf
Jim and
Ita Casey
Ireland
Ed Carpenter
Bernard
Corinne Kitous
France
John Myers
Masshiro
Tadako Niinomi
Nuran Hariri
Turkey
John Nelson
Rolf
Doris Winkler
Ivan Christensen
Rodeo Queen Contest Deadline Extended to May 10
Festival coordinator Gail Turner announced extension of the contest deadline to May 10. Entrants are urged to contact the Tack Room Fairgrounds or Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce to enter. Changes include weights for ticket sales horsemanship and appearance and personality, prize buckles and prizes for top sellers, and contestants receiving 20 percent of gross ticket sales. The three top ticket sellers earn 60 35 and 15 dollars. For questions call 462 4705 or 462 3477.
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Gail ‘Turner
Fairgrounds
Greater Ukiah
Airborne protest calls for IRS audit by Ukiah man TiT for TaT
Oscar Klee, 48, a tax consultant from Ukiah, formed TiT for TaT and flew a banner over San Francisco on May Law Day urging an audit of the IRS. He faces three charges for failing to file federal tax returns and says the group seeks GAO access to IRS books.
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San Francisco
UPI
IRS
Oscar Klee
Ukiah
Tit For Tat
Klee
Internal Revenue Service
Government Accounting Office
U.S. District Court
Klee’s son sues Nixon over revenue sharing funds
Kenneth Klee, 22, sues President Nixon and Congress in San Francisco federal court to halt further revenue sharing funding to states and localities, arguing it is unconstitutional and beyond Congress this power. The suit, via Ukiah attorney Joe Allen, cites due process and general welfare limits. TIT for TAT funds the action.
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Oscar Klee
Nixon
Congress
Kenneth Klee
Federal District Court
San Francisco
Joe Allen
Klee
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
TIT For
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Bob Burke
Russ Clarke
Jerrel Smith
Ukiah Elks Lodge
Highway 101
Talmage Road
Journal
Raymond
By Dan McKee
Gobbs Street
Dora Street
Oak Street
South Oak Street
Kennedy Homes
Oak Manor
San Jacinto Drive
Lucky Distributors
Clara Ave
SE Asia
San Quentin
Deuel Vocational Institute
Tracy
General Accounting Office
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