This Was Page One News Through The Decades
A compact recap of historical items from Ukiah area archives. It lists 10, 20, 30 and 40, 50 year capsules noting court consolidation efforts, school bond discussions, telephone system changes, county employee studies, local military commissions, hospital surgeries, elections, and narcotics trial developments across the decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Wener
Mendocino County
Jack
Ukiah Elementary School
Jack Simpson
Ukiah
California
Masonite plans 800 acre subdivision threaten Mendocino County
Letters warn Masonite Land Corporation could convert timber lands near Anderson Valley Van Damme Albion Ridge Coast into a massive subdivision with 70 foot lots. Critics urge citizens to oppose planning commission action and protect regional timber and environment. The editor also responds to FAA decision on airport issue praising federal justice and citizen participation. National Geographic lists earth’s crust elements eight in number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonite Land Corporation
Mendocino County
Anderson Valley Home Owners and Residents Association
van Damme ‘State Park
Albion Ridge
County Planning Commission
Lake Mendocino Drive
Ukiah
Anderson Valley
Merry-go-round Watergate Nixon role in the scandal
Washington report explores President Nixon’s possible involvement in Watergate, noting his preoccupation with foreign affairs during the 1972 plotting and alleged decisions surrounding Magruder, Gray, and others. Aides describe loyalty as central, with Nixon surprised by arrests yet no clear on the payoffs or obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
Oval Office
G. Gordon Liddy
John Mitchell
Vietnam
China- Russia
H. R. Haldeman
Charles Colson
John Dean
Dean
Pennsylvania Avenue
Watergate
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Reform in Property Tax Exemption Procedure
Budget reform calls for easier property tax exemptions as state and local offices push to save costs. Assembly Bill 763 would allow homeowners to keep exemptions if they maintain the same property, reducing annual filings. Mendocino County data show 10 500 mailings in 1973 costing 27 000 with potential 12 000 yearly savings for county taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Sacramento
Mendocino County
Los Angeles
Phil Watson
Webb Brown
Mendocino
Watergate era abuse of power and public misinformation
The piece argues that Watergate era abuses extend beyond illegal bugging to distortion of public information. It cites alleged campaign spending to fake support for Haiphong mining, forged State Department cables linked to JFK, and a plan to discredit Sen. Edward Kennedy. It condemns White House manipulation and urges honest information for democratic decision making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Haiphong Harbor
Jeb Stuart Magruder
White House
Metromedia
E. Howard Hunt
State Department
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
Hunt
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
John D. Ehrlichman
New Federalism debate raises power questions in Washington
Washington observers debate Nixon's New Federalism and the balance of power among Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. Alexander Bickel argues Congress is not reclaiming authority, as courts and the courts expand central government power. The piece notes impoundments angered lawmakers and Watergate highlighted risks of centralized power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Watergate
Nixon
White House
U.S
Congress
Woodrow Wilson Center
National Journal
Alexander Bickel
Yale
Bickel
U.S. Supreme Court
Presidency
High Court
New cookbooks and a folk protest title reviewed
A survey highlights New Books Ai Library by Sharon Cantrall on American cooking West by Jonathan Leonard. It notes The Incompleat Folksinger by Pete Seeger as a largely compiled work with new material. Law and Order by Dorothy Uhnak is described as a big New York Irish police family saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Leonard
Pete Seeger
Law and Order
Dorothy Uhnak
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.A
Allen Copsey
Camp Barkeley
Tex
Medical Administration Corps
Frank Roberts
Selective Service Board
J. E. Gardner
E. C. Bennett
Walter Sandelin
Harold Zimmerman
Native Sons
Grass Valley
Ellen Hunt
Hazel
Oakland
Irma Hunt
Highland Hospital
Nurses Training School
J. Q. Hing
Fort Bragg
Preston
Robert McGarvey
Lloyd Wallace
Eureka
Twilight of the Gods
T.A. Scott
Calif
Ukiah Daily Journal
Federal Aviation Administration
F.A.A
Zentner
United Press International
National Geographic
John Ehrlichman
Magruder
CIA
Gray
Richard Nixon
Hanoi
Moscow
Kremlin
John
Bob
Mitchell
Endocino County
Dean Devries
George Hunter
B.A. CO
The
Mendocino Publishing Co
South School Street
By Bruce Biossat
By Sharon Cantrall
Seeger
Dick Turner
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