Weekend auto crashes injure nine near Ukiah on Sunday
Two spectacular accidents on Marina Drive near Lake Mendocino and Highway 101 near Heart Arrow Ranch left nine people injured. A 19 year old driver Marinda Hoaglen and eight passengers were treated after a 1959 car overturned on Marina Drive. A second crash north of Heart Arrow Ranch seriously injured Vieno Hulbert, who was rushed to Ukiah General Hospital.
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Marina Drive
Lake Mendocino
Heart Arrow Ranch
Highway 101
Lakeridge Drive
Marinda Arlene Hoaglen
Willits
Vieno Sylvia Hulbert
Yorkville
Ukiah General Hospital
Hoaglen
Hollow Tree Lumber Sold to Louisiana Pacific for 2 Million
Louisiana Pacific acquires Hollow Tree Lumber Co from Oregon Washington Plywood for 2 million in cash plus 900 thousand in L-P stock, eligible to rise to 1.8 million in three years. Assets include timber cutting rights on Greenwood Ranch and a Garcia River stud mill. plant and mill at Ukiah dismantled after sale.
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Hollow Tree Lumber Company
Louisiana Pacific
L-P
Oregon-Washington Plywood Company
Hollow Tree
Greenwood Ranch
Garcia River
Ukiah
Highway 101
Orr Springs
Oregon- Washington
Oregon-Washington
Bobby Beacon
Fort Bragg
Covelo
Potter Valley
Willits
Calpella
Hollow Tree Lumber Company founders outlined in history
Roy Backus and Alfred Sachs represented the sellers as Hollow Tree Lumber Company led by founder Bill Moores Sn. The firm, established in 1946, derives its name from Hollow Tree precinct in Mendocino County. Moores rebuilt the Ukiah area mill and built a re manufacturing plant.
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Roy Backus
Hollow Tree Lumber Company
Alfred Sachs
Hollow Tree Lumber Company Was
Bill Moores
Hollow Tree Precinct
Mendocino County
Mr. Moores
Ukiah
Festival Internationale 73 Opens May 31 at Ukiah Fairgrounds
Jay Manning describes Festival Internationale 73 as bigger and better with events for all ages. It runs May 31 to June 3 at the Ukiah Fairgrounds featuring circus, carnival, magic, roving clown, NCAA racing, rodeo, variety show, and a Friday Pet Parade. The Jaycee Parade theme is Brotherhood of Man with 100 plus entries and exhibits in Purdy hall plus an art show and food booths.
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Jay Manning
Festival Internationale
Ukiah Fairgrounds
NCAA
Purdy Hall
Brotherhood of Man
Willow Tree
Northwestern California Weather Outlook Through Tuesday
Fair conditions across Northwestern California with coastal low clouds and fog clearing locally by Tuesday afternoon. Fort Bragg highs near 60 and lows around 47, Ukiah near 90 with a day of cooler and warmer temps respectively, forecasts show clearters inland and coastal seas.
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California
Fort Bragg
Temperature records and rainfall data snapshot
Temperature figures for May 1973 and May 1972 show highs of 93 and 96 degrees with lows of 50. A noon reading shows 82. Rainfall totals are 42.01 inches this year and 24.95 inches last year.
Skylab launches into orbit as astronauts await flight
Skylab climbs to a near 271 mile orbit after a flawless launch. Pete Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz prepare for a 28 day first crew stay atop the Saturn V and the eight room space lab brings a new era to U.S. manned spaceflight. Weather remains the only potential issue for the day.
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Cape Kennedy
Space Laboratory
Skylab
Mission Control
Houston
Space Lab
Earth
Atlantic
Judge rules Dean papers visible to Prosecution and Senate panel
UPI reports Judge John J. Sirica ordered possession of the so called Dean Papers for federal prosecutors and the Senate Watergate committee. The documents removed from White House files by John W. Dean were described as top secret and feared for destruction or theft. Dean appeared at the hearing under strain, stating the papers originated from several agencies including the FBI.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
Senate
Special Watergate Committee
White House
John W. Dean
Sirica
U.S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Dean
FBI
Nixon
Charles N. Shaffer
Calpella Woman Dies From Accidental Gunshot Wound
Christine M. Price, 50, died at Ukiah General Hospital from respiratory complications after being shot by her husband Verle Price a week earlier near the family car on May 6. She was unloading a picnic when a .38 bullet struck her shoulder and lodged in her back. autopsy pending, coroner and sheriff investigations ongoing.
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Calpella
Ukiah General Hospital
Christine M. Price
Eel River
Verle Price
Ukiah General
Carl Aagaard
Zimmerman Mortuary
FAA to Seek Exemptions for Ukiah Tanker Base Plans
FAA, Siskiyou Flying Service, and state Division of Forestry met at Ukiah airport to map tanker aircraft maintenance under strict FAA rules. Local officials including supervisors, the fire coordinator, mayor, and fire chiefs attended. Exemptions may be sought to base and test planes before the 1974 fire year, with safety as the priority.
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FAA
Siskiyou Flying Service
State Division of Forestry
Ukiah
Ernie Banker
Burgess Williams
al Beltrami
Tom Neil
Ken Donahue
Jack Simpson
Neil
John Zentner
IAA
Sacramento
Hayward
Zentner
Mojave Desert
Bud Davis
Harry Chaffee
Siskiyou
Chaffee
Wayne King
Division of Forestry
Theville Smith
Ray Nofi
Ukiah Flight Service
Uligh
Journal
Raymond
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Marinda Hoaglen
Gloria Ramirez
Redwood Valley
Mona McWhorter
Bev Shepard
Talmage
Perin Hoaglen
Frank Feliz
Yountville
Mike Anderson
Dave San Diego
Ukiah Ambulance
Rod Shippey
Roy Dyer
Hollow Tree Lumber
Hendy Woods Eis
Masonite Land Corporation
Hendy Woods
Anderson Valley
Commission
Navarro River
Philo
Skylab 1
Pearing
Shaffer
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