Mendocino Leader Reelected to Canning Pear Board
Ruel Stickney of Ukiah was unanimously reelected as Mendocino County director on the California Canning Pear Association board at the annual meeting held Friday at the House of Garner. Robert E. Collins, CCPA president from Walnut Grove, warned that the pear decline remains a top problem. The report covered civic reception plans, local entertainment, and a history of Ukiah. Also noted was a life-size Seabiscuit plaster frame shipped to Los Angeles for Santa Anita bronze casting.
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Ruel Stickney
Ukiah
Mendocino County
California Canning Pear Association
Garner
Mendocino
Stickney
Robert E. Collins
CCPA
Walnut Grove
Collins
California
Seabiscuit
C. S. Howard
Los Angeles
Santa Anita
Tex ‘Wheeler
Florida
Ridgewood Ranch
Few Bills on Ecology Survive in California Legislature
In the 1970 session California made limited progress on environmental bills despite extensive pollution concerns. Key measures target auto emissions testing, restrictions on burning agricultural waste, and enhanced penalties for air pollution violations, with court-backed enforcement and possibleoga more aggressive action in 1971.
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Frank Belotti
California
State Air Resources Board
Recommendations on propositions
A compact slate of ballot propositions listing yes or no guidance on 20 items. Key items include Prop 1 authorizing 250 million in bonds for local sewage facilities, Prop 2 vacancies in specified offices with Supreme Court jurisdiction, Prop 3 budget submission timing, Prop 9 county superintendent appointment, Prop 10 interest rate limits for large loans, Prop 12 county supervisor compensation by ordinance with referendum, Prop 13 expanded tax exemptions for disabled veterans, Prop 19 tightening usury laws as felony loan-sharking, Prop 20 a 60 million bond for state water project, and several with no recommendation or specific changes. The document reflects state budget, education, civil service, and constitutional revisions considerations.
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Supreme Court
Superintendent of Public Instruction
California
Recreation and Fish and Wildlife
New Books at Library Charity Girl and More Romances
A reader finds a batch of new titles highlighted. Georgette Heyer’s Charity Girl is praised as witty and stylish. Jessamyn West’s Ramblers of the World Farewell, a collection blending short fiction and science fantasy. Peggy Larson’s Deserts of America surveys microhabitats. Robert Emmitt’s The Legend of Ogden Jenkins offers a grim Old West tale. Edmund Brown’s Reagan and Reality critiques California politics with sharp polemic.
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Georgette Heyer
Jessamyn West
Thee
America
Peggy
Larson
North America
Ogden
Jenkins
Robert Emmitt
Reagan
Edmund Brown
Roneta Reagan
California
Ukiah to Welcome New Radio Station KUKI on Dec 1
The article notes Ukiah entering a new era with a fresh industry and enterprises. KUKI radio will begin broadcasting at 7 o'clock on December 1, joining the town’s existing influences in its growth and development.
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Yiaseseing
Ukiah
KUKI
No on Proposition 18 urged to protect road funds
A letter argues Prop 18 on the November ballot is a scheme to divert gasoline tax revenue to rapid transit for Los Angeles and the Bay Area. It claims higher taxes would follow to cover local roads, and calls the Clean Air label fraudulent. The writer cites BART and criticizes the plan as economically unsound, urging a No vote to keep funds for freeways.
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Bay’ Area
BART
George Hilton
Voters urged to approve Proposition 14 changes
A Ukiah reader advocates approving Proposition 14 to grant the Lieutenant Governor staff exempt status and the ability to choose aides, arguing the second highest state official should have staff select freedom. The letter notes current limits and urges a YES vote. Also included is a second letter complaining drive‑in theater lighting diminished visibility during vampire horror films, urging better projection and clearer scenes.
Barbs on a Sweepstakes Prize and Frankfurter Price Difference
A fragment discusses winning a house and lot in a sweepstakes for storing magazines arriving soon. It also notes a fascination with youth and contrasts a wiener with a frankfurter by about 25 cents per copy.
Probe of lavish furnishings at FTC office sparks House inquiry
A House subcommittee probes a $42,000 Federal Trade Commission office refurbishment under Caspar Weinberger era leadership. The memo cites purchases for a desk, table, credenza, and bookcases, questioning legality and taxpayer waste while noting moves to the White House and later budget office. The memo also blames former commissioner Paul Rand Dixon for resisting departure.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
House
Nixth Administration
John Mitchell
Martha
Interior
Walter Hickel
John Dingell
D-Mich
House Regulatory Agencies
Dingell
General Accounting Office
Caspar Weinberger
FTC
Weinberger
White House
Executive Branch
Congress
Paul Rand Dixon
Dixon
Aberger
Budget Office
U.S. Treasury
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Air Force
Air Force Systems
H. C. Teubner
Teubner
Conl
Vincent J. Weigle
Weigle
Private Bathroom Chaos in Family Home
Fragmentary diary style scene shows a family bathroom crisis with locks, screams, and a fire alarm. Characters discuss privacy, bleeding fingers, Kleenex, dog at the door, and a child imagining trolls while attempting to wash and calm an anxious mother.
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John
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B. A. Cober
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Coast Boys
Fort Bragg
Wiley
Sowerwine
Miller
Fred
Ganter
Hawn
Alvila
Niemi
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Ciancio
Brown
Balzarini
Campbell
County Central Committee
C. M. Mannon
J. A. Pettis
Assembly
Judge Goodcell
League of_Nations
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Calif
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