26 May 1971
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1971
Page
1
A broad analysis argues unemployment at 6.1 percent masks deeper issues. Despite 78.6 million employed from 83.3 million potential workers, skilled job seekers struggle amid automation, wage pressures, and shifting markets. The piece stresses shared responsibility.
State Senator Randolph Collier introduces a measure allowing superintendents to approve experimental year round operation for elementary and secondary schools. The 45 15 plan splits families into four rotating groups with 45 days of instruction and 15 days of vacation, aiming to reduce new construction costs and save taxpayer money while preserving holidays.
Ten years ago Ukiah high school students began voting for student body and class officers. Franz Schwarm faces Doug Clarke for student body president while Chrissy Cook and Penny Swain run unopposed for vice president and treasurer. Beverly Tucker and Christine MacDougall seek secretary, while Coretta Woodrum and John Scudero contest senior class president. Sheila Brooks and Lynn Crawford vie for class president. The page notes other year-ago items and local civic school issues.
The House is set to vote on a family welfare bill that would force mothers on welfare with young children to work or attend job training if they lack skills. Advocates say it aims to reduce rising welfare costs and speed up exits from the program. About 2 million mothers could be affected, among 15 million on welfare, including 3 million who are disabled, elderly, or blind.
President Nixon views Asia as the top priority for the 1970s, seeking to persuade Communist China to reform and join the community of nations. He argues that a Chinese turn inward, ending imperial ambitions and foreign adventuring, will reduce aggression and stabilize Southeast Asia as Hanoi faces diminished intervention.
Washington report recalls Maj. Gen. I G Brown Brig Gen James Hartinger and a colonel jailed for public drunkenness at 5 30 am after police in Alcoa Tennessee detained them for a couple of hours before release on bail denied. Brown defends sobriety and calls charges fraudulent while Pentagon leaks probe widens into security lapses and alleged disclosure of secret information.
A list of new titles includes The Dancing Man by P. M. Hubbard set at a Welsh abbey site with a suspenseful link to its history. Dogs that Work for a Living by Beth Brown surveys thirty breeds with concise facts on traits origins and usefulness. The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer offers a lively feminist point of view. Frederick the Great by Nancy Mitford combines color photos with gossip about Prussia's famous ruler. How to Make Your Own Recreation and Hobby Rooms by Ralph Treves guides turning spaces into extra rooms. It’s Your Wedding by Flora Bryant provides a complete wedding guide. The Season of the Witch by James Lee portrays Woodstock generation lifestyles. Sergeant Sutton by Robert Ford portrays WWII heroics. Your Health Insurance: Story of rigged health care in the country.
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