Lightning Sparks 27 Fires Across Mendocino County
A Thursday night storm set 27 fires in Mendocino County primarily around Covelo with some near Willits and Laytonville. The California Division of Forestry deployed 100 personnel, two engines, three tankers, 11 conservation crews, and four helicopters to fight the blazes. Heavy rain, gusty winds, and hail were forecast for the Bay Area and Humboldt County, with flood watches in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, and several counties including San Francisco. Pacific Telephone and PG&E reported isolated outages in Lake and Mendocino Counties.
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Lake and Mendocino
Division of Forestry
Sonoma
Napa
Solano
Bay Area
San Francisco
Mendocino
Covelo
Willits
Laytonville
California Division of Forestry
Humboldt County
Weather Service
Pacific Telephone
Pg&e
Lake
Menincine
Mendocino County to install CENTREX telephone network
Mendocino County offices in Ukiah will switch to a CENTREX II telephone system on October 11 1976 adding 468 as the new prefix and linking about 240 county lines. The upgrade eliminates the central switchboard, enables direct calls between officials and residents, and supports three way calls with minimal operator involvement. A county directory with new numbers will appear that week. A public hearing on Potter Valley zoning is set for October 5.
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Mendocino
Ukiah
Centrex
Mendocino County
Pacific Telephone
Lake and Mendocino
California
Potter Valley
Planning, Commission and Board of
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Oe le
Ukiah Trucker Dies After Trailer Braking Fire East of Garberville
Ukiah man Michael Burrell, 34, owner of Burrell Trucking, was killed when brakes on a trailer wheel caught fire east of Garberville on Alderpoint Road. The rig overturned after the trailer braking system failed, trapping him as the cab left the road. He died at Garberville Medical Center. He is survived by wife Judi and two children.
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Garberville
Ukiah
Here
Michael Burrell
Burrell Trucking
Garberville Medical Center
The
Highway Patrol
Burrell
Alderpoint Road
Alderpoint
CHP
Judi
California approves first of its kind right to die bill
California Gov. Edmund G. Brown signed AB3060 to let terminally ill adults sign a living will directing doctors to withdraw life support if no purpose remains. The law, inspired by Karen Quinlan’s case, forbids insurers from counting the death as self induced and requires a two witness notarization plus five year renewals.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Karen Ann Quinlan
New Jersey
California
Barry Keene
Deureka
New Jersey Supreme Court
Miss Quinlan
Keene
Bicycle Safety Road-E-O and Ride Against Diabetes Planned
Ukiah Jaycees in cooperation with Ukiah police and California Highway Patrol host a bicycle Safety road-e-o Saturday in Yokayo shopping center lot with six age divisions. Sunday McDonalds and Ukiah Kiwanis sponsor a Bike Ride Against Diabetes starting at 9 am from McDonalds on E Perkins, three mile course, sponsors pledges per mile, rewards for high fundraising riders. Participants must bring bicycle licenses. prizes donated by local businesses. Hamburger and coke provided to all riders.
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Ukiah Jaycees
Ukiah Police
California Highway Patrol
Yokayo
McDonald’s
Ukiah ‘Kiwanis’ Chit
California
A&w Root Beer
Foster’s Freeze
Ukiah Theater
Yokayo Bowl
Zack’s
McDonald's
E. Perkins
Orchard
Gobbs
S. State
Jefferson
Deep Valley Shopping Center
S. Dora
Church
State
Perkins
Weather and diplomacy mix in Lebanon report
Northwestern California weather shows variable clouds and possible showers with patchy coastal fog. Fort Bragg ranges 54 to 66 and Ukiah 54 to 78. In Beirut a Soviet diplomat announced a peace initiative for Lebanon as Syrian forces overran President Sarkis hometown.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Bulletin
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Elias
Sarkis
Lake County tow crash kills Romine, injures Texas youth
Eldon William Romine, 27, was dead on arrival at a Lake County hospital after a tow chain failure caused a vehicle to lose brakes and overturn on Siegler Canyon Road. Teddy Morris, 17, Belton, Texas, was injured but condition not known. The crash occurred about 7:15 p.m. with investigation ongoing and driver details unavailable.
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Cobb Mountain
Lake County
Loch Lomond
Texas
Siegler Canyon Road
Eldon William Romine
Teddy Morris
Belton
Highway Patrol
Wildcats Marching Band to Compete at Concord Review
Ukiah’s Wildcats Band leads a 29-band field at the Diablo Valley College Concord event with about 90 players, 60 drill team members, and Willits, Sunnyvale, Mt. Diablo, and Concord among top entrants. Band parents prep uniforms and shoes as Ukiah aims for the Division A win and possible Santa Cruz Homecoming shows. cont'd on Pg.
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Glenn Erickson
Northern California
Diablo Valley College-Concord
Concord
Ukiahi
Wildcats
Ukiah
Concord Minutemen
Willits High School
Rowland Nielsen
Peneeee
Stah
Sunnyvale
Mt. Diablo
Woodside
Grace Davis
Modesto
San Mateo
Dos Palos
Chowchilla
Royce Tevis
Willits High School Wolverines
Nielson
Jim Howlett
Chico State
Santa Cruz
Wild-Katz Band
Wild- Katz
Rowland Nielson
Cathy Taylor
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Journal
Mark Raymond
Cow Mountain
National Weather Service
Humboldt
Mendocino Coun
Potter
Getse
U.S.C.A
Brown
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