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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1964
Page
5
In San Francisco a ceremonial sword lighting during a Polynesian festival sparked a fire at All Hallows Church parish hall. A pan of gasoline ignited during the torch dance, triggering a stampede that left seven dead and 75 injured, twelve critically. An audience of 300 witnessed the disaster.
A lengthy Ukiah parade showcased floats bands and novelty entries along Mill Street State Street and School Street with last minute route changes from a water main break. Honorary grand marshal former judge Lilburn Gibson drew big applause while candidates including Sen Frank Petersen and Assemblyman Frank Belotti joined in the political pageantry.
Funeral services are pending at Cannar Fairlee Funeral Home Fort Bragg for Mrs Maud Johnson 61 who died at her Fort Bragg home this morning. Survivors include her husband Walter Q Johnson, according to the coroner's office.
Pierre Salinger and Alan Cranston appeared together on Meet the Press ahead of their June 2 primary in a Kennedy Nixon style showdown. Cranston acknowledged accepting contributions from state inheritance tax appraisers he appointed but said he sought legal review for libel claims. Salinger urged more discussion on campaign activity of political appointees.
Paris reports a 64 year old French aircraft maker Marcel Dassault wife was kidnapped by a gang led by a man named Dominique. She was found unharmed at a farm near Senlis north of Paris. Police questioned Mathieu Costa and brothers Gabriel and Gaston Darmon as they tracked the suspects. A wide manhunt with searches within 150 miles of Paris succeeded.
Two fans invaded the field and attacked the referee as Pazos suspended play. Police used tear gas and fired shots into the air to disperse a 2000-strong crowd near locked locker rooms. Many women and children were trampled or crushed amid the rush for exits.
A sequence of April 1964 real estate deeds items list transfers and abstracts in Mendocino County including Kinney to Micheletti, Thom to Thom, Salo to Caron, Smith to Ray, and many others. Properties span T and NR sections, Ukiah City, Yokayo Rancho, Fireside, Calpella, Round Valley, and Zent area parcels. Multiple joint tenancies and trusts noted with dates mainly in April 1964 and some earlier 1964 listings. Maintenance and administration mentions plus references to Veterans Affairs and estate actions.
The $25 million Hoffa fraud trial resumes its second month in Chicago with Frank J. Murtha, soft spoken executive secretary of Teamsters pension funds, expected to continue testimony. Hoffa and six associates are charged with fraudulently securing the funds and pocketing more than $1 million. all have pleaded not guilty.
Sacramento case involves Robert Nicolaus, 31, an economic analyst, who told deputies he killed his three kids because they would be better off in heaven. Bodies found in a bloodstained car trunk. victims aged 7, 5, and 2. Nicolaus is jailed on three counts of first degree murder.
A youth's high flying kite on Sunday interrupted air traffic at Stockholm Bromma airport. Police halted kite flying after the control tower reported the kite fluttering in the approach path at about 2400 feet.
Dr Carl Aagaard returned to Ukiah from Los Angeles where he took part in a five day intensive forensic neuropathology workshop led by Dr Theodore Curphey and Dr Cyril Courville. Held at Los Angeles County General Hospital under Loma Linda University USC aegis it trained coroners in medical legal aspects of head injury brain and spinal injury and poisoning related deaths. The session limited to 20 participants featured lectures seminars and case demonstrations from the LA County coroner's office. Aagaard, a local pathologist and Hillside Hospital affiliate, has long served as Mendocino County deputy coroner.
Party faithful plan to raise over 700000 dollars at a 100 ticket event titled Salute to President Lyndon B. Johnson at the Washington National Guard Armory. President Johnson will speak after a two hour program featuring folk songs opera and ballet to support the 1964 Democratic campaign.
Pleasant View Dairy on North 101 Highway Ukiah operates the sole local milk plant. Owned by Walt Bogner with 40 years in the business, it serves Ukiah Talmage and Redwood Valley with door to door delivery of Grade A milk cottage cheese buttermilk and other dairy products. milk is purchased from Potter Valley suppliers and three routes run daily. Call 462-5260 to use Hours Fresher products. It also wholesales Clover Dairy.
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