FAA bans tanker aircraft in Ukiah shutdown
Ukiah city officials and residents react as FAA designates the Ukiah airport congested and bans all fire retardant tanker planes. State forest ranger Tom Neil warns of dangerous fire season impacts, stressing tankers are essential for quick firefighting and that no local alternative airfields exist.
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Board of Supervisors
Tom Neil
FAA
Ukiah
Neil
John Zentner
Oakland
Augie Avila
Zentner
Cong
Don Clausen
Washington, D.C
Jack Simpson
Ken Donohue
Division of Forestry
Don Conner Home From Plane Crash Survivor
Don Conner of Santa Rosa returns to an empty home after being the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed his wife Sheryl and her parents. He spent 90 hours in wreckage and has memory gaps about the final minutes before impact.
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Don Conner
Santa Rosa
Don
Hillside Hospital
Conner
Mark Raymond
Sheryl
Leland Monroe
Sonoma County
Ukiah Valley
Butler Ranch
Here
Ella Butler
Hillside
Santa Rosa Junior College
Three more girls enter 1973 Rodeo Queen contest
Gail Turner announced today that Ukiah high school girls Kathy Lucchetti Mary Brittingham and Penny Griffin have joined 16 year old Kathy Solgat in the 1973 Rodeo Queen contest. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. tomorrow. Contestants must be 16 to 21 and unmarried with horsemanship judged at 60 percent ticket sales 20 percent horsemanship 20 percent personality and appearance. The queen and two princesses will be crowned June 2 before the Festival rodeo.
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Ukiahi
Gail Turner
Kathy Lucchetti
Hopland
Mary Brittingham
Ukiah
Penny Griffen
Kathy Marie Solgat
Delbert Solgat
Redwood Valley
Lucchetti
Tino Lucchetti
Middleridge Ranch
Kathy
Lakeport
Don Brittingham
Mary
Ukiah Shamrock
Penny Griffin
Thomas Griffin
Mendocino County
Penny
Richardson vows veto power on Watergate prosecutor choice
Washington UPI reporting says Attorney General designate Elliot L. Richardson promised Senate veto power over the selection of a special Watergate prosecutor but faced demands to relinquish broader control over the Watergate investigation.
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Washington
UPI
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Northwestern California Weather With Coastal Fog Patch
Mostly fair conditions prevail in Northwestern California through Thursday. Patchy low clouds or fog along the coast will increase tonight and Thursday, with partly cloudy periods near the Oregon border. Fort Bragg lows 48 and highs 60 Thursday, Ukiah 48 and 72.
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California
Oregon
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Mendocino County approves six percent cost of living rise
County supervisors grant a 6 percent across the board COLA for most county workers, with 2.5 to 15 percent inequity raises for 250 plus staff. Welfare eligibility workers dissent. jail staff gain up to 15 percent total increases. A joint salary comparison panel will be formed to study payroll data by Nov 2, 1973.
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Justice Court
County Fair
County Fish and Game Commission
Mendocino County Employe Association
Andrew Johnson
Pano Stephens
MCEA
al Beltrami
Gordon McKillican
Stephens
Sonoma
Butte
Humboldt
Yolo
Napa
Placer
Shasta
Kings Ie
Dorado
Madera
Welfare Service
Board of Supervisors
Augie Avila
Beltrami
Ukiah teachers demand action on raises from district board
An overflow crowd of Ukiah Unified teachers pressured the board Tuesday night to adopt salary upgrades. They urged adoption of an average salary schedule with step increases and faster growth, noting long‑service “donations” of unpaid earnings. The board signaled possible use of state funds to adjust salaries while balancing other needs.
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Ukiah Unified
Board of Education
Ukiah Unified Board of Education
Ukiah
Supt
W.O. Murphy
Vicky Hand
Ray Worster
Ukiah board probes building program finances
Ukiah Unified board discussed financing a master building plan including a new high school and district renovations with total costs near 72 million. Plans include leveraging a second state loan, pursuing smaller local bonds, or adopting a bank public facilities loan paid from future capital outlay taxes, while wary of two thirds bond hurdles and exploring pay as you go options.
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Glenn Erickson
Ukiah Unified Board of Education
Ukiahi
Pomolita
Supt
W. O. Murphy
Ray Worster
Murphy
Hopland
Potter Valley
Public Facilities
Calavaras
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Frost
Uriah Hardware
N. State St
Army
Worster
Internal Revenue Service
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