Sweet Named Assistant District Engineer for District 1
Raymond K. Sweet has been appointed assistant district engineer for administration in District 1 of the Division of Highways by District Engineer Hal Larsen, effective November 9. A Humboldt County native, he started in 1943 as an engineering aid in Eureka, with subsequent postings in San Luis Obispo, Marysville, Sacramento, Eureka, and Los Angeles before moving to statewide program management. He holds a 1945 engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma and a 1949 master’s in engineering from Stanford, with five years Navy service including a two year Newfoundland assignment. His hobbies include backpacking, camping, hunting, fishing and fly-tying.
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Division of Highways
Hal Larsen
Sweet
Humboldt County
Eureka
San Luis Obispo
Marysville
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Eureka High School
University of Oklahoma
Stanford University
Navy
Newfoundland
Firemen Costume Ball Tickets on Sale for Oct 31
Boonville residents are invited to the annual firemen’s costume ball at the Arts and Crafts building in the Boonville Fairgrounds. Tickets cost 2 dollars for adults and include dance and food. Eight Ball Orchestra will provide music. Ballooned by Donald Pardini as chairman.
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Boonville
Boonville Fairgrounds
Donald Pardini
Husbands beware of talking in sleep
Washington humor column recalls a sleepless caller, Martha, speaking at 2 a.m. from absurd locations like the Washington monument and FBI cornerstone while her husband, a UPI writer, tosses through a comical exchange. The piece satirizes sleep talking and scandal era paranoia with playful exchanges.
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Washington Monument
John
Watergate Swimming Pool
U.S. Marine Band
FBI
Blue Cross 65 expands benefits to cover Medicare gaps
The newly expanded Blue Cross or 65 plan adds coverage for higher Medicare deductibles and other gaps starting January 1, 1970. It costs just $4.00 per month, payable quarterly, making extended protection affordable for beneficiaries.
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Blue Cross
United States
Nuclear terror stalemate shapes Nixon UN call for peace
President Nixon, in a United Nations address, argued that the nuclear terror stalemate prevents major war and urged the Soviet Union to pursue a peace path by dropping efforts to maximize advantage in crises. He cautioned that continued armament costs and rivalry push Moscow and Washington toward cooperation, not confrontation. Iceland has no army, navy nor forts.
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UPI
Nixon
United Nations
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
USS
Andrei A. Gromyko
Middle East
Kremlin
U.S
U.N
Moscow
World Organization
Iceland
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