Battle toll rises in Koh Tang Koh Tang clash details
The Pentagon says 13 American soldiers remain missing after the Koh Tang battle as U S fighters drop a 15 000 pound block buster bomb on the island. One Marine is dead and 22 wounded while 200 Marines fight Khmer Rouge forces. Secretaries Kissinger defends US actions amid questions on prestige.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Koh Tang
U.S
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Defense Department
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
State Department
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
Asia
Gulf of Thailand
Singapore
Recagno to Fill Vacancy on Willits City Council
Willits council appoints George Recagno to fill the unexpired term of Larry Lucier who resigned May 1. Recagno will serve 11 months as the four-member council addressed the sphere of influence report from Ron Hall and sent it to the planning commission for study ahead of the May 28 meeting.
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Willits
Larry Lucier
George Recagno
Lucier
Ron Hall
City Planning Commission
LAFCO
Gravel extraction permits approved by county planners
Three gravel extraction use permits for six sites north of Ukiah were approved by the county planning commission. Applications were filed by Ukiah firms Mattern and Hammons to remove gravel from the Russian River and Ackerman Creek with conditions to minimize impact. Also approved a use permit for William Grader to add freezer space to his Noyo harbor fish plant. May 28 set for traffic signal hearing at Highway 20 and Main Street. Caltrans may fund a major portion of signals. city share to be discussed. Census by CETA hire. city joins federal flood insurance program with reduced rates for flood-prone areas.
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Ukiah
County Planning Commission
Mattern and Hammons
Russian River
Ackerman Creek
Morrison Creek
Orr Springs Road
N. State Street
Georgia-Pacific
Louisiana-Pacific
William Grader
Noyo Harbor
Main Street
Caltrans
State Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
State Department of Finance
East Gobbi Street
Babcock Lane
Denny
Gianoli
Children's Spring Festival at Ukiah County Fairgrounds
The Child Development and Education Council stages a Sunday festival from 10 am to 4 pm at Ukiah Fairgrounds with Willow Tree stage entertainment, crafts booths in Purdy hall, and multiple child theater acts by Head Start groups from Anderson Valley, Fort Bragg, Highlands, and Lower Lake. Hypnotist Mark Wayne emcees at 11:30 and 2 pm, ukiah high school band performs, prizes drawn at 4, and a tug of war by district lumbermen takes place 2 to 4. Admission is 1.50 for general, 50 cents for children under 16 and seniors. under 5 admitted.
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Child Development and Education Council
Ukiaha
Willow Tree
Fairgrounds
Purdy Hall
Willie the Clown
Head Start
Anderson Valley
Fort Bragg
Mark Wayne
Big Valley
Samuel Miller
Office of Child Development
Highlands and
Lower Lake
Wayne
Ukiah High School
Ukiah
Smokey” the Bear
Geothermal study eyed for Lake County volcanism risk
A UC Berkeley graduate team studying the Boggs Mt watershed reports on environmental baselines and how geothermal exploration might affect the area. Tawna Nicholas notes small faults could cause micro earthquakes and a remote chance remains that steam extraction or injection could trigger volcanic activity.
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Shirley Dutcher
Lakeport
Lake County
Tawna Nicholas
Tawna
Cutting horses headline at Ukiah Fairgrounds show
The Ukiah Fairgrounds hosts a two day Redwood Empire Quarter Horse Association show with top national riders Don Dodge of British Columbia and Matt Lockrose of Gainsborough Texas. Cutting events begin about 6 p.m. Saturday, with many classes and disciplines listed across the two days. A Sunday team roping feature from local counties offers a $50 added jackpot. Beverages and hot food available. no admission charge.
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Ukiah Fairgrounds
Don Dodge
British Columbia
United States
Matt Lockrose
Gainsborough
Texas
Redwood Empire Quarter Horse Association
Trail Horse
Mendocino
Lake
Sonoma
Planners back land purchase for downtown parking lot
City planners recommended buying a parcel north of Henry Street between N State and N School for additional downtown parking. The proposal, approved at the planning commission meeting, will go to the council for action.
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Henry Street
N. State
N. School Streets
Planning Commission
Council
City Hall
Council For Action
Alex Murray
N. Main Street
Richard Avey
Diane Shore
S. Dora
Bands marching tomorrow bands marching tomorrow
Pomolita Ukiah junior high and Ukiahi bands prepare for separate parades in Santa Rosa Rose Parade and San Mateo Band Review. About 100 seventh and eighth graders and 70 musicians plus 22 drill team girls head to Santa Rosa a 6:30 a.m. parade start with Diane Thompson drum major. Ukiahi band, 103 strong with drill team and standard bearers, leaves around 5 a.m. for San Mateo, drum major Steve Price to lead at 10:30 a.m. contest features Armijo Fairfield and other large schools.
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Glenn Erickson
Santa Rosa
Steve Price
San Mateo
Rowland Nielson
Armijo
Fairfield
Blood
Ukiah
Concord
Minutemen
Alisal
Salinas
Granada
Westmoore
Daly City
Sunnyvale
Watsonville
Live Oak
Santa Cruz
Pomolita
Diane Thompson
Mace
Ed Singer
Miss Thompson
Sue Eubanks
Jani Ammano
Merry Rea
Tami Jondahl
Marian Tooker
Board seeks end to TV sports blackouts resolution
The board of supervisors passed a unanimous resolution urged by TelePrompTer Cable TV manager Jim Langton to end additional sports blackouts on local cable. He cited FCC and Congress talks on broadcast limits within game areas and noted TelePrompTer could not show major events if the 49ers played Sunday afternoons. Chairman Burgess Williams and Supervisor Ernie Banker quipped on TV excess sports.
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Board of Supervisors
Jim Langton
Ukiah
TelePrompTer Cable TV
Langton
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
TelePrompTer
Washington
San Francisco
49’Ers
Burgess Williams
Ernie Banker
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GRAC
Fred Turnatore
US Forest Service
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Craig Martz
Michelle Gallagher
Ottawa Springs
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