County Library Fees Challenged to Debate
Organized opponents of Pro-Position A namely the County Library and Bookmobile face a public debate set this morning. Miss Virginia Hughes and the Citizens Advisory Committee accuse opponents of spreading misrepresentation and call for public identification of opposing interests. The advisory board urges voters to consider the two year track record and warns that Mendocino County cannot rerun the library setup at county expense.
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Virginia Hughes
Citizens Advisory Committee
Mendocino County
Hopland
League of Women Voters
Junior Chamber of Com
Most Retail Stores Closed for Holiday
Most downtown retailers will be closed tomorrow for Memorial Day along with the post office and the Ukiah Daily Journal office. Major food stores are expected to stay open.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Mighty Apollo Rocket Opens New U.S. Moon Era
Cape Kennedy reports a test Apollo ship in Earth orbit, a 80 foot, 37,300 pound craft paired with a spent second stage. The Saturn I rocket lifts the load, marking a milestone toward a late 1969 manned moon mission and highlighting U.S. space leadership in the $20 billion program.
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Mighty Apollo
U.S
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Ant
United States
Soviet Union
Earth
Khrushchev says Soviet Union photographed US bases from space
Premier Khrushchev allegedly told journalist William Benton in Moscow that space photos of U S military installations exist and could be shown to President Johnson if Washington shares its own space imagery Benton noted Khrushchev urged Cuba reconnaissance ends and called such flights international concerns He added neither Johnson nor Khrushchev desire another Cuba crisis and that international law governs these flights
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Aline Mosby
Paris
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Outer Space
William Benton
Connecticut
Benton
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Johnson
Russia
White House
Encyclopedia Britannica
Moscow
Cuba
California Primary Near Climax As Rockefeller Leads
California polls show Gov Nelson Rockefeller ahead of Sen Barry Goldwater in the Republican presidential primary with 86 delegates at stake. Goldwater says he can win the nomination without California delegates, while Rockefeller plans a 1,500 mile hedge hopping tour with 14 airport stops to rally voters.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
New York
Commonwealth Club
Goldwater
Los Angeles
Rockefeller
Samuel Lubell
GOP
Newsmen
New Yorker
Rockefeller Organization
Blaze at Mendo Mill near Ukiah prompts firefighting effort
Firefighters and Philbrick volunteers battled a blaze at the idle former Mendo Mill near Camptche, damaging diesel machinery and preventing further spread. Authorities cite swift crew action, water access, and air support as key, with cause under investigation amid a high fire-season warning. Weather lightning had caused two minor strikes earlier in the region. The Mayfield family, long operators of Mendo Mill and Lumber, were referenced in ownership history.
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Mendo
Don Philbrick
Camptche
Division of Forestry Fire Control Center
CDF
Philbrick
Ukiah Division of Forestry
Ukiah
Boonville
Fort Bragg
John Jordan
Division of Forestry
Philbvick
Forestry
Jackson Forest
Willits
Boonville Road
Clark seeks federal purchase of Graff House site in Philadelphia
Senator Joseph S. Clark urges the government to acquire the Graff House at Seventh and Market streets, where Jefferson drafted the Declaration. The plan would allow the National Park Service to purchase the property for about 200000 dollars and restore it as a national historic site with private funding support.
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Washington
UPI
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
Senate Interior Committee
Clark
National Park Service
Graff
Seventh and
Market Streets
Memorial Rites Saturday by Legion and VFW Groups
Memorial Day tribute to war dead will be held by Lewis White Post 76 American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1900 and World War One Barracks No 1000 and auxiliaries. Services at Ukiah cemetery American Legion plot begin 11 a m with pastors leading. VFW and Legion provide firing squad and bugler. Legion Post leads. Ukiah VFW will assemble 9 a m at Poller Valley Cemetery for special observances.
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Lewis White
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign War
Ukiah Cemetery
VFW
Legion Post
Ukiah Vfw
Poller Valley Cemetery
Britain backs tough line in Laos with U S
London agreed to back the United States in a tough stance against Communist aggression in Laos. The decision followed two days of emergency consultations between U S envoy William Bundy and British Foreign Secretary R A Butler.
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London
UPI
Britain
United States
Laos
William E. Bundy
R. A. Butler
FCC reviews international communication rates inquiry
The Federal Communications Commission has begun a comprehensive review of rates for communications between the United States and overseas points. It asked providers of telephone telegraph and radio-telephone service to supply a breakdown of costs revenues investments and reserves.
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Washington
Bruce Galvin Named to AF Academy
Congressman Clausen announced Bruce H. Galvin of Ukiah will report to the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on June 29. Galvin, son of Keith and (illegible) Galvin, was rated first by both the First District Screening Committee and the Air Force Academy Board. Clausen noted seven area youths were appointed to service academies this year.
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Galvin
Ukiah
U. S. Air Force Academy
Keith B. Galvin
Vichy Hills Road
Colorado Springs
Colo
Clausen
Bruce
Air Force Academy
Sonoma County
Marine County
Natural Gas Promising in Central County Area
Herman Runkel announced natural gas could become a reality soon in the central county region. He has been negotiating five year oil and gas leases for Ukiah Valley Redwood Valley and Potter Valley with one year to begin exploration. Geological surveys precede drilling and geologists say the sub strata here are highly promising compared with Oklahoma and Texas. Runkel, known as a water dowser, reports using a doodle-bug device to probe for oil and gas.
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Herman Runkel
Central County
Runkel
Ukiah Valley
Redwood Valley
Potter Valley
Oklahoma
Texas
Lakeport Man Killed When Auto Hits Tree
William Robert Thompson, 31, of Lakeport, died at Lakeside Community Hospital at 4 30 a m after his speeding car left the road and struck a tree on the wrong side west of Nice shortly before 1 a m He was alone and reportedly traveling at excessive speed, as CHP Robert Randall investigated this morning This marked the second Lake County fatality on public roads this year and the fourth overall including earlier private property deaths
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William Robert Thompson
Lakeport
Lakeside Community Hospital
Nice
Lake County
California
Robert Randall
Thompson
Rodman
Fire calls Thursday at 724 So State Street
At 8 25 p m firefighters responded to a trash fire under the house of Robert Gwinn at 724 South State Street no damage reported and no injuries observed
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State Street
Robert Gwinn
Woman Injured Falls from Ladder Aiming At Wasp
Mrs. Phil Hays is hospitalized with a broken hip after a ladder fall while attempting to spray a wasp with insecticide. The incident occurred in Effingham, Illinois, and authorities describe it as an accidental fall during home maintenance.
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Phil Hays
Forestry and Stockmen conference closes in Ukiah
A two day meeting of the California State Board of Forestry and related advisory groups concluded in Ukiah with about 100 attendees from San Diego to Humboldt. Delegates shared range and timber improvement findings, soil vegetation surveys, and care program projections for Santa Catalina Island, plus alternate plan reviews for Trinity Alps Lumber, Arcata Redwood, and Humboldt firms.
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California State Board of Forestry
San Diego
Humboldt County
University of California
Hopland
Cascade Ranch
Ing
Ukiah
Trinity Alps Lumber Company
Cal-Pacific Mfg. Co
Humboldt
Arcata Redwood Company
Redwood Forest District
Forestry Department
Santa Catalina Island
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Peters Department Store
Carrol Raymond
Merce
U. S
Nikita
Ron Northrop
Ukiah High School
Judy Richardson
Pat Maurer
Steve Welch
G. Hunter
Rocky
Barry Eyes
Gowan
FCC
Bruce Galvin
AF Academy
Washington, D. C
Don I. Clausen
Bruce H
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