Ukiah Scene Highlights Safety Efforts and Local Events
Ukiah area 4-Hers launch a new bike safety project called Bicycles offering group rides rodeos and maintenance lessons. Community notes praise a drive up window at Harris Pharmacy plans for a drive up window at a new location and discuss upcoming events including barn dances and candidate meetings with a focus on local planning and calendar coordination.
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Mexican national held for U S border patrol
Efren Ayala Mentoza a Mexican national laborer living near Ukiah was arrested after a hit and run in which he was injured. Officers Mathers and Carkin questioned him at his friend’s home and he admitted involvement before minor injuries were treated. He was jailed to await border patrol authorities and deportation arrangements followed.
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Brushfires Cause $8.8 Million Damage in SoCal
A UPI report shows Los Angeles County alone sustained $8.8 million in fire losses from Southern California brush fires last month. The tally cites 295 homes destroyed and 29 damaged, with $2.4 million of the total blamed on Los Angeles. Survey by the county Engineer's Office and city Building Department.
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Drunk Driving Arrests In Talmage And City Jail Booking
Michael LaVrar, 46, of Talmage, was arrested for drunk driving at 2:10 a.m. Saturday by CHP Officers William Hicks and Vernon E. LaVrar. He was stopped at State and Henry Streets and booked at the city jail.
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Loren Jewelry Heist Worth $650000 Stuns New York
Sophia Loren was robbed of an estimated $650000 in jewelry during a dawn attack at the Hampshire House in Central Park South New York. Four armed men entered Loren's apartment after posing as gas inspectors and forced her to surrender uninsured gems and loaned pieces worth about $100000. Loren’s secretary was injured with four stitches while a baby was spared and none of the suspects were identified at police briefing.
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Surplus food aid planned for Mendocino residents
Mendocino County welfare department announced surplus food commodities will be distributed this month to eligible residents. Ukiah distribution at County Corporation Yard on Low Gap Road October 22 23 and 26 from 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm. Fort Bragg distribution at North Coast Opportunities building three miles south of town. Weather notes: coastal fog and low clouds clearing today cooler inland expected. Fort Bragg highs 60 lows 42 and 65 Ukiah highs 79 lows 45 and 83.
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Nationwide Highway Distribution Schedule For Late October
The notice lists distribution dates from October 22 to October 30 with key locations including Ukiah and Fort Bragg. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each day. Recipients are instructed to collect according to the initial letter of their last name and to bring containers for packaging.
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Woman injured in plunge from highway east of Old Hopland
A Hopland woman sustained moderate injuries after losing control of her car and rolling over an embankment about two miles east of Old Hopland on Highway 175. Francis F. Jack, 58, Hopland, was taken to Community Hospital in Ukiah by Ukiah Ambulance after the 12:30 a.m. crash. Officers said the one car went over a 30 foot bank and rested on its side in a creek bed below the roadway.
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Murphy campaign plane destroyed by fire at Novato Airport
A fire of undetermined origin at the Novato Airport burned Sen George Murphy's campaign plane beyond repair. Fire chief said the blaze started in a building office or restaurant, destroying the plane left near the restaurant after landing shortly after midnight. Estimated damage reached $125,000. The pilot said Murphy was in Sacramento and planned to return today to fly him to Los Angeles.
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Tunney says jewelry and cards stolen in San Francisco burglary
Congressman John V. Tunney and wife report at Clift Hotel loss of 7000 dollars worth of jewelry and a dozen credit cards between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. while they were away. The incident occurred during Tunney's U.S. Senate campaign as a Democrat. Also noted is a quiet Ukiah weekend with a tree rescue and a car fire at Town and Country shopping center.
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Zodiac claims 13 dead in San Francisco notes
The Zodiac killer claims 13 victims in new notes to the Chronicle, though police say only five confirmed. The messages imitate Gilbert and Sullivan and include a taunting list passage, with references to past slayings near Vallejo, Lake Berryessa, and San Francisco.
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