Firearm discharge rule narrowed by county supervisors
County supervisors approved an amendment to a controversial gun discharge ordinance restricting shotgun fire within 600 yards of occupied homes or work sites and near buildings under construction. The board sent the measure to the natural resources committee for further edits seeking club exemptions and special-situation provisions while most members doubted repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Raymond
Natural Resource Committees
Nm Stoon
Ted Galletth
Augie Avila
Harvey Sawyers
Hirnle Banker
Burges William
Noell Tromiore
Hel River
B. Hanks
Branscomb
Geothermal test holes OKed by county board
Supervisors gave unanimous approval to Sun Oil Co to drill two geothermal test holes in southeast county. The panel added a 33rd condition for any future road work and improvements and warned that use permit approval does not equal approval of full site development. Environmental groups cited concerns over the EIR and potential erosion and pollution effects on Tyler and Pileta Creeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Oil Co
Ernie Banker
Augie Avila
State Department of Fish and Game
Cal Trout
Sierra Club
Sun Oil
Eir
Tyler
Pileta
Sun Ol
Pacific Gas & Wlretric
Sun
Union Ol
Kissinger expands Moscow trip to eight countries
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger announced a widened Oct 23 27 Moscow trip to visit India Bangladesh Pakistan Afghanistan Iran Romania Yugoslavia and Italy. He will also meet UN and foreign ministers in New York Washington and Rome timing through Nov 5 World Food Conference in Rome and broader arms control talks with the Soviet Union are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Romania
Yugoslavia
Italy
Kissinger
Robert O. Anderson
Department of State
Washington
Islamabad
Kabul
Tehran
Bucharest
Belgrade
Rome
United Nations
Makarios
Cyprus
Israel
Sweden
Ismail Fahmi
Yigal Allon
Middle East
Assembly contest heats up with charges fly
Humboldt County election race tightens as Assemblyman Barry Keene and challenger Don Peterson trade accusations. Keene questions a county contract with Peterson campaign manager Bruce Gray and the use of prize money for publicity. Peterson denounces the charges as slurs and calls for debates, urging focus on North Coast issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Keene
Eureka
Don Peterson
Arcata
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
Keene
Peterson
Humboldt County Grand Jury
Bruce Gray
Humboldt County
Gray
Sen. Behr
Cong. Clausen
Senate
Congress
Assembly
California Lt Governor Ed Reinecke Resigns Facing Perjury Sentence
Ed Reinecke resigned as California lieutenant governor minutes before receiving an 18 month suspended sentence for violating federal perjury laws. U.S. District Judge Barrington Parker called him a victim of his own selfish ambition.
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Washington
UPI
Ed Reinecke
California
U.S
Barrington Parker
Reinecke
Grass fires keep firefighters busy near Ukiah and Willits
Two fires burned eight acres of grass and brush yesterday nine miles apart. A five acre blaze began at 6:25 p.m. across from Densons Cookie Factory on Highway 101 eight miles northwest of Ukiah, threatening two structures saved by Forestry and Redwood Valley crews. A three acre fire started at 5:14 p.m. eight miles east of Willits, burning grass before full control at 11 p.m. One Forestry hand crew five engines one air tanker and the Airco helicopter fought the blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Denson
Highway 101
Forestry
Redwood Valley
Willits
Airco
Coast service area decision continued
County supervisors moved to form a south coast county service area for ambulance service pending City of Point Arena clarification. Debate centered on including only the Mendocino County portion of the Point Arena high school district, with Sonoma County planning possible separate coverage for Sea Ranch. Ambulance operator Arnold Ormsbee stated he is not retiring.
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Board of Supervisors
City of
Point Arena
Point Arena Council
Point Arena High School
Mendocino
Sonoma Counties
Mendocino County
Sonoma
Arnold Ormsbee
Ormsbee
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Don Moir
Bob Crabb
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Raymond
George Carver
Tang Valley Justice Court
Laytonville- Jaggett
Transcomb Club
Hanks
Avila
Thin
Hob Wood
Yokayo
Lake Mendocino Drive
Wood
Williama
Hanker
Williams
Avil
Willams
Hawker
George Sullivan
Fttogma Heights
Ukiah Valley Trap Club
Sullivan
Arnold Ormabes
Wilson
N. State St
Allen
Waldorf Towers
Sven Andersson
Kissinger-Andersson
Soviet Union
George Hunter
2Nd Assembly
North Coast
Behr
Bulletin
Doug Clarke
Autoland Motor Co
S. Main
Coast Service Area
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
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