Jolly King Bond Parable Guides Ukiah Vote
A village tale frames the Ukiah bond issue as a parable of wiser governance. It argues overcrowded schools and space limits drive voters to approve a 4.95 million measure to fund Calpella Potter Valley and a new high school on Low Gap Road, with state matching funds.
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Ukiah
jJunior
Low Gap
Calpella
Potter Valley
Low Gap Road
Ukiah Unified
Jolly King
Little Kingdom
City manager urges Ukiahans to conserve energy use
Ukiah City Manager Jim Swayne urged residents to reduce electricity and gas use to avoid mandatory cuts and rolling blackouts. He cited PUC plans prioritizing voluntary rationing and warned of possible outdoor lighting bans, reduced hours for businesses, and 50 percent cutbacks if voluntary efforts fail. He urged energy saving at home and work, noted city crews had cut lights, and outlined long-term goals including Alaska pipeline, nuclear, geothermal, and domestic natural gas development.
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Ukiah
Jim Swayne
Ukiah Lions Club
Swayne
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Los Angeles
Alaska
DeVries defends local control amid audit report critique
Mendocino Community College District Superintendent Peter DeVries rejects a State Department of Finance audit claim of leadership failure in the State Community College System. He argues local control supports rapid response to local needs and warns against increased state control risking the college's autonomy while noting Mendocino's first year serves nearly 1400 students with transfer and vocational courses.
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Mendocino Community College
State Department of Finance
Sacramento
State Community College System
Department of Finance
Mendocino College
DeVries
The
Journal Today
California
Willits council to hold hearing on airport expansion
Willits city council meets Tuesday for a public hearing on expanding Willits airport to serve the Division of Forestry firefighting planes from Ukiah. If approved, federal funding covers 87 percent of renovation costs with state and city sharing the remainder. completion is not expected soon. City Hall hearing starts at 7 30 p m.
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Division of Forestry
Ukiah
Jim Vokum
Federal Aviation Administration
Mendocino County
Doug Flautt
Flautt
CDF
Sherwood Road
Sgme
City of
Willits Council
City Hall
Unoccupied Residence and Brush Burn Near Calpella
A vacant residence and five acres of heavy brush on Richey Road near Eastside Calpella Road were destroyed by a fire that started in dry grass. Ukiah and Redwood Valley Calpella fire units plus Forestry personnel fought the blaze for over four hours. the home belonged to Mrs. L. Perley of San Francisco and had no value. Interior reportedly damaged by vandals. cause under investigation.
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Richey Rd
Calpella Rd
Ukiah Fire Department
Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire Department
State Division of Forestry
Ukiah
Redwood Valley-Calpella
San Francisco
L. Perley
Schools, banks plan Veterans Day schedules across region
Schools will close Monday for Veterans Day with city county state and federal offices, while banks and major retailers stay open. Post office hours are limited to special mail and one noon dispatch. Stores like Rexall Medico Drugs Thrifty Purity Safeway Wentz Penney s Wards set varied hours. The Daily Journal will publish. California moves Veterans Day to November 11 starting 1974.
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Ukiah
Rexall
Medico
Thrifty
Purity
Safeway
Wentz
Penney’s
Daily Journal
California
Israel drives deeper into Sinai as war escalates
Israeli forces push 12 to 15 miles into Egypt across the Sinai front as fighting intensifies. Israel claims 70 Egyptian tanks destroyed and 25 planes shot down with U S airlift support. Soviet and Arab moves accompany the clash, with Kosygin in Damascus and counterattacks beaten back.
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Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Cairo
Middle East
United States
Russia
Alexi Kosygin
Damscus
Syria
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