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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1968
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment mentions an abandoned pit and a tunnel with unclear references. The readable bits show mentions of a wider area and people possibly present near noon, but the text remains incoherent and non-clarifying.
Continued page text cites awards and recognitions across outlets including Institute for Study at Princeton Riverside Press Enterprise and Des Moines Register. Mentions biographies and a national award for journalism on meatpacking conditions aiding federal act passage. References Linda Fitzpatrick and Grayson amid discussion of corruption exposes.
Senator Charles H. Percy announces a $50,000 reward from his own funds for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Valerie Percy killer. Gov. Otto Kerner and Illinois guardsman Ross Randolph join a press conference as state police take over the case. The reward will be held at Harris Trust in Chicago and directed to tipsters who provide new leads.
Migration season hits full swing as moving firms expect record activity. Bevan Pearson Moving and Storage of Ukiah notes about 20 percent of Mendocino County residents may move in 1968 with 15 percent long distance. Mayflower nationwide activity up 12 percent first quarter. local up 55 percent from 1967.
Lurleen Wallace dies as Alabama voters weigh a Senate slate aligned with George Wallace. Brewer, Wallace’s ally and this era’s moderate on segregation, described as his wife’s illness worsens. Mrs. Wallace, a former dimestore clerk who married Wallace in World War II, had just begun a fragile tenure as governor after a hard campaign and hospitalizations for abdominal cancer.
Funeral services are planned for LeRoy Moon, 69, who died in a trailer fire at Belkg Trailer Park in Calpella. The Rev. Travis Hyatt will officiate at Zimembrian Mortuary at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with interment in Ukiah Cemetery. Moon, born in Ozark Missouri, had lived in Ukiah four years and worked as a shipyard maintenance man. He is survived by son Charles Moon, daughter Juanita Bowden, sister Laura Doss, ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Fire crews arrived after an alarm sounded and the 101 Motel Restaurant suffered damage. Firemen are investigating the cause as trucks returned to the station around 9:30 a.m. The 101 Motel Restaurant, up to about 1965, was a popular intimate venue for meals and group meetings in Ukiah.
President Johnson urged House-Senate conferees to support the tax increase plan at a breakfast session with Democratic congressional leaders. The mortgage legislation aims to boost housing credit as mortgage credit was lacking. Conferees were to meet later in the day to finalize the measure.
The candidate ran as a stand-in for Wallace who could not seek another term. Wallace served as her No 1 adviser and influenced key decisions after she assumed office. He operated from an unmarked office across from his wife in the Capitol.
Reported civilian deaths reach 37 killed and 886 wounded with refugees flooding Saigon. Fires along Tau Ho canal light the night while crowds rush toward shelters and government facilities amid Viet Cong and U.S. bombardment on the 14th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu.
The Australian ballot is described as the secret ballot, traced to South Australia which first introduced ballot secrecy. This note highlights the origin of the term and its association with secret voting practices.
March report from base hospital says General Dwight D. Eisenhower had another comfortable day. A base spokesman notes he is progressing satisfactorily and is on a regular select diet with modified salt intake after a period of illness.
Alan Stang is making a public appearance in Aldah sponsored by the Truth about Civil Turmoil Committee. His book It's Very Simple has reached nearly 400000 copies in sales. Tickets cost 1 dollar and are sold by committee members or at the door.
Matthew Henderson, son of City Councilman and Mrs Har old Henderson, has been elected corresponding secretary of the associated student body at the University of Santa Clara. A sophomore business major and Ukiah high school graduate, he begins his new role this year.
California's registered voters rose by 742,666 since January 1 to 7,925,617, Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan reported. Democrats total 4,347,406. Republicans 3,197,815. American Independent 90,707. Peace and Freedom 71,535. A total of 177,718 registered with no party preference and 40,439 with miscellaneous affiliations.
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