Unemployment Dips in Mendocino County in April
Mendocino County’s April Labor Market Bulletin shows unemployment at 7.9 percent, the lowest April rate since 1970, with total civilian employment rising to 17,900 and job gains led by lumber, wood products, trade, and services. Manufacturing and government payrolls edged up while hospital closures weighed on yearly figures.
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Mendocino County
Department of Human Resources Development
Services
Mendocino State Hospital
Sales tax delay bill faces final Senate test
In Sacramento a bill to delay the 1 cent sales tax increase moves to the Senate for its final test. Assemblyman Joe A. Gonsalves seeks a one month postponement to aid long term delay efforts while reducing filing burdens for local businesses.
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Senate
Sacramento
UPI
Joe A. Gonsalves
D-La Mirada
Senate Finance Committee
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Bob Moretti
D-Van Nuys
Reagan
Moretti
Gonsalves
Wall Street outlook amid Watergate and rate shifts
Lionel D. Edie & Co predicts long term rates will ease while short term rates rise slightly. The firm cites Fed actions and consumer spending as key drivers and warns market technicals look terrible as Watergate shakes confidence. Analysts advise holding stocks and buying issues with solid fundamentals amid a broad decline.
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New York
UPI
Lionel D. Edie & Co
Edie
Federal Reserve
Spear
Dines
Market snapshot and fuel rationing update from California
First California Company reports Dow Jones at 691.48 with a 4.97 rise as industrials lead. Emergency vehicles will not be rationed for gasoline per Standard Oil representative Ernie Villegas, though some stations may limit to 10 gallons. ambulances police and other services exempt.
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Ernie Villegas
Standard Oil
Department of Forestry
Villegas
Ethel Rohles laid to rest
Funeral services were held at Woodlawn Memorial chapel in San Francisco for Ethel Rohles who died last Saturday. Ashley and McMullen directed arrangements. She is survived by four children Paula Vorster Ukiah Augusta Barnes Walnut Creek Gerald Rohles San Francisco two sisters two brothers Esther Keyes Connecticut Martha Rohrs San Rafael Clark Mahany Oregon Ralph Mahany Mountain View and sixteen grandchildren.
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San Francisco
Woodlawn Memorial Chapel
Ethel Rohles
Ashley and
McMullen
River Cub Pack 60 to Meet Thursday Evening
River school's new Cub Scout Pack 60 invites boys eight to ten who have completed second grade, with parents, to attend Thursday at 7 30 p m at the school. For more Scouting details call 462 4489.
Admiral Hildreth retires after 32 years in Navy service
Rear Admiral James B. Hildreth USN retires after 32 years of active duty. A Ukiah native, he earned his commission through ROTC at the University of California and advanced to rear admiral in 1969. He served in Alaska and the Aleutians, helped recapture Attu, commanded three ships and Guantanamo Bay base, led Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Four, and later directed Defense Mapping Agency plans and tech. He and his wife Catherine will reside in Virginia Beach with sons James Bruce and Kevin.
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James B. Hildreth
USN
Ukiah
University of California
Hildreth
Alaskan
Aleutian
Attu
Newport
Rhode Island
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Virginia
Naval War College
Naval
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Four
Defense Mapping Agency
James
Bruce
Kevin
Will
His
Catherine
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Tri County CHP launch to boost Highway 101 safety
California Highway Patrol will run a tri county operation over Memorial Day weekend May 25 to 28. Capt Hays Hickey and Lt Gordon Bechtold announce tripling patrol cars for 101 from the Oregon border to Cloverdale with headlights on and fluorescent pennants to deter speeding and improve visibility. The effort, named OPERATION EVIDENCE, aims to reduce accidents while not overemphasizing citations and to encourage safer travel across Mendocino Del Norte and Humboldt counties and beyond.
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California Highway Patrol
Hays Hickey
Mendocino
Gordon Bechtold
del Norte County
Merle Dailey
Garberville
W. O. Roberts
Humboldt County
Hickey
E.V.I.D.E.N.C.E
Humboldt, del Norte
Mendocino County
Newspaper rack used in Willits stereo theft
Two stereo speakers worth 90 dollars were stolen from the Regina Water Company offices after burglars used a newspaper rack to gain entry through the front door at the Talmage Shopping Center. A separate break in along Sherwood Road west of Willits saw a power generator and a 2400 gallon tank taken.
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Regina Water Company
Talmage
Mendocino County
Memorial rites planned for Ed Osborne
A memorial service for David E. Ed Osborne will be held at Eversole Mortuary Thursday at 10 30 AM. The 71 year old Ukiah area resident died yesterday at UC Hospital San Francisco. He was a former Lake Mendocino Lions Club president and member of the Elks and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by four sons and twelve grandchildren. Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society.
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Eversole Mortuary
David E
Ed’’ Osborne
Lake Mendocino County
Osborne
UC Hospital
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Ukiah- Clearlake Oaks
Lake Mendocino
Lake Mendocino Lions
American Cancer Society
Willits High Drama Club Presents You Were Born on a Rotten Day
Willits high school drama club stages a three act comedy You Were Born on a Rotten Day this Thursday and Friday at the school auditorium. Tickets at 150 for adults 1 for students and 50 cents for children under 12 available at the door. Curtain is 8 o clock both nights.
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Willits High School Drama Club
4-H and film night at Mendocino library this Thursday
Mendocino County Library hosts Thursday evening film series from 7 to 8 pm open to all ages with free admission. A special event features two 4-H participants Laurie Appleton and Erin Green presenting their double gold medal demonstration What's So Bad About Littering. May films include The Hand and Paddle to the Sea among others, plus live animal and puppetry portions.
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Mendocino County
Laurie Appleton
Erin Green
Harry Belafonte
Ping
Yangtse
League of Women Voters Discusses Land Use Topics
The LWV plans two sessions on Land Use and Population this week. The evening unit meets at 7:45 tonight at Flora Howard’s home 309 Hillview Avenue. The morning unit gathers Thursday at 9:45 at Alice Allen’s 665 Live Oak.
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League of Women Voters
Flora Howard
Hillview Avenue
Alice Allen
Live Oak Avenue
Card of Thanks for Peter Perkut Bereavement
The family thanks friends for floral offerings cards of condolence and kindness after the death of Peter Perkut on Thursday May 3 Special thanks to Rev Fr Roger Lamoureux and The Knights of Columbus for their support.
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Peter Perkut
Roger Lamoureux
Knights of Columbus
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Tri-county
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Willits
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Mariposa School
Low Gap Road
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Johnson Ranch
Ukiah Beauty College
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