Johnson signs bill raising FHA VA loan rate ceilings
President Johnson signed legislation removing the 6 percent cap on FHA and VA home loans and announced new ceilings of 6.75 percent for both programs. HUD Secretary Weaver and VA Chief Driever announced the new rates as Johnson urged tax increases and spending cuts to improve the economy. The White House cited improved outlook and House Ways and Means Committee tax plan as supporting measures.
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Michael L. Posner
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
White House
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Department
William J. Driver
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fire destroys rear of former 101 Motel Restaurant
Fire swept the rear of 755 South State Street early today gutting the former 101 Motel Restaurant, now a private dwelling. Structural loss about 12000 dollars plus 2500 in contents. Fire Chief Bechtel probes suspicious origin in service porch area. alarm from passing motorist. Building owned by Carlos Frentzel. rented to Jack Goodness who left on weekend trip to Oregon. No one harmed at the motel. fire did not affect it.
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101
South State Street
al Bechtel
Porch
Ukiah Fire Department
Senate OKs bill to raise teachers pay in California
SACRAMENTO approved by the Senate a bill moving minimum elementary teacher pay from 5000 to 6000 dollars a year and sending it to the Assembly. Senator Richard J. Dolwig said the raise reflects added district funding and that most teachers already earn above 6000, with only a few benefiting.
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Sacramento
UPD
Senate
Assembly
Richard J. Dolwig
Atherton
Ronald Reagan
Dolwig
Jesse M. Unruh
Candidates Night for Mendocino Superior Court race set
Ukiah Jaycees host a May 22 Candidates Night in Redwood Valley at Southworth’s. Incumbent Judge Robert Winslow District Attorney A B Broaddus and Ukiah attorney Merle Orchard expected. Dinner at 7 with talks at 8 prime. RSVP to Marvin Boesel by May 20. Channel 13 plans taped coverage with an extensive guest list.
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Mendocino County
Superior Court
Ukiah Jaycees
Redwood Valley
Southworth’s
Robert Winslow
A. B
Rev
Marvin Boesel
Spanish Mountain Channel 13
Fiesta 68 fiberglass statue promotes Ukiah Fiesta
A 21 foot fiberglass statue nicknamed Irving will tour northern California to publicize Fiesta 68. The three day caravan runs Friday to Sunday May 17 19 visiting cities from San Francisco to Ukiah and Lakeport with 400 volunteers and 30 groups supporting the event.
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California
Ukiah
Fairgrounds
Phillips
Oil Company
Fiesta
Karen Coleman
Cath
Irving
San Francisco
Orinda
Lafayette
Walnut Creek
Pleasant Hill
Concord
Martinez
Benecia
Vallejo
Petaluma
Santa Rosa
Coddingtown
Healdsburg
Cloverdale
Willits
Nombly
Fort, Bragg
Lakeport
Circle the Lake
U S forces battle Viet Cong in Saigon siege
UPI reporter describes heavy fighting as U S combat troops and helicopter gunships clash with a Viet Cong Phu Loi battalion at Binh Thai on the Saigon outskirts. Civilians flee amid destruction and a rising death toll as 1,559 Communists are reported killed in the spring offensive’s third day.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Phu Loi
Binh Thai
USS
Nedrit Tan
Son Cng
Ithe
Phu Loi 2
De Gaulle Eyes Mediation For Viet Peace Talks
Paris reports France ready to mediate the U S North Vietnam preliminary peace talks opening Friday. Pompidou said France would help if problems arose while not interfering in other states. Diplomats expect tough sessions as both sides present positions and test each other.
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de Gaulle
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
U.S
North Vietnam
George Pompidou
Tehran
Pompidou
Seine River
Dien Bien Phutory
Vietnam
Lyin
K. C. Thaler
Ner
Thaler
United States
South Vietnam
Joseph W. Grigg
Grigg
Hanoi
Han van Lau
Opal Mayfield Demonstrates at Fiesta-68 Show
Opal Mayfield, longtime Mendocino County resident and MCAA board member, will demonstrate oils at Fiesta-68 during the 4-H Fairgrounds event. Her studio on Orr Springs Road is a hub for fellow artists who meet weekly to paint. She studies sketching water color and oils with Pat Irish and Jose de la Pena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Mayfield
Lynney
Mendocino
MCAA
Pat Irish
Jose de la Pena
Fairgrounds
Housewife Guilty Of Filing False Report In Ukiah
Mary Bivin, 20, of Redwood Valley, pled guilty to a false report filed with Ukiah Justice Court after claiming she was beaten and robbed on Ava Drive. She was placed on one year probation. Bill Henry, later linked to the incident, was taken to Mendocino State Hospital for treatment after allegedly being under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bivin
Redwood Valley
Hale McCowen Jr
Ukiah Justice Court
Bill Henry
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Henry
Mendocino State Hospital
Bivin
McCowen
Panos Arrested While Trying to Open Oak Park Restaurant Window
Police in Oak Park arrested Angelqus Panos after finding a key in his pocket that could fit the restaurant front door. He was ousted while attempting to pry open the restaurant window.
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Chicago
UPI
Suburban Oak
Park
Angelqus
Panos
Panios
No Drama Prize: Knight group wins three Pulitzers
Knight Newspapers secures three journalism Pulitzers editorial writing local reporting and editorial cartooning marking a first in the award's 52 year history. Toshio Sakai a UPI combat photographer wins for feature photography with Dreams of Better Times showing a weary GI asleep in rain.
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New York
UPI
Knight Newspapers
United Press International
Vietnam
Toshio Sakai
Sakai
Knight Newspaper Group
John S. Knight
Detroit Free Press
Eugene Gray Payne
Charlotte
N.C
Observer
Riverside
Calif
Calif.) Press-Enterprise and By, Nathan K. .(Nick) .Kotz
Des Moines
Iowa
Alan Stang To Speak Here May 14 in Ukiah
Alan Stang of Florham New Jersey will present Americas Blackmailed by Threats of Violence Riots Subsidized and Organized at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 14 in the Home Arts building Ukiah Fairgrounds. Stang a writer and lecturer and former editor and TV contributor, will discuss his views on political manipulation and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Stang
America
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Will Jbe
Florham
N.J
New York City College
Columbia University
Stang
Mike Wallace
Prentice- Hall, Inc
Chivalry Debated as Man Targeted After Car Stop
In Seattle Bobby D. Land halted to aid a woman near a downtown curb. A second woman emerged, lunged with a knife toward his neck, and Land’s car was wrested from him. He was forced to drive to a payday location where he was robbed.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
Bobby D. Land
Land Ee Hs
Dancer's Image Disqualified As Derby Winner
Dancer's Image was disqualified as the 1968 Kentucky Derby winner after a urine test revealed phenylbutazone or a derivative, leading to Forward Pass being declared the winner and the purse redistributed. Churchill Downs officials cited racing rules and the Kentucky Racing Commission report in announcing the decision.
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Louisville
UPI
Churchill Downs
Calumet Farm
Wathen ‘R. Knebelkamp
Kentucky Racing Commission
Dancer
Stanford ROTC building burns as sit-in escalates
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Stanford University is destroyed by fire early today amid a large sit-in at the administration building. Fire officials suspect arson, but a university spokesman says there is no link to the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford, Calif
UPI
Naval Reserve’ Officers Training Corps
Stanford University
Alabama's Gov Wallace mourns as Lurleen dies
Lurleen Wallace, Alabama's first woman governor, died at 12 34 a.m. CDT in the governor's mansion after a prolonged cancer battle. She was 41 and the mother of four. Lt. Gov. Albert Brewer, 39, became the new governor, saying the loss comes too quickly.
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Alabama
Cdt
George C. Wallace
Albert Brewer
North
Wallaces
Decatur
Heart transplant performed after donor death in Houston
Doctors at St Luke's Hospital removed a beating heart from 32 year old Clarence Nicks of Houston after his death and transplanted it into 62 year old John M Stuckwish administrator of Brester Memorial Hospital in Alpine. The operation began at 2 28 p m. A spokesman said the donor died after a beating.
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Houston
UPI
St. Luke’s Hospital
Texas Hospital
Clarence Nicks
John M. Stuckwish
Brester Memorial Hospital
Alpine
Tex
Rescuers Reach Trapped Miners in WV Coal Mine
In Hominy Falls West Virginia rescuers on Monday moved water pumps and enough supplies to 13 of 25 trapped miners 1 900 feet from the main shaft. Scuba divers from Philadelphia were to assess a possible ride-out path as crews drill from multiple directions.
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Edwin K. Wiles
Hominy Falls
W. Va
UPI
H.i
Sundstrom
Philadelphia
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Selma
Ala
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Montgomery
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Wallace
Piplerk
Lurleen Wallace
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