27 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1972
Page
1
Voter registration in Mendocino County reaches 26 876 the highest on record Clerk Recorder Viola Richardson reports the surge results from a county drive run by 130 deputy registrars and candidate campaign headquarters opening September 14 and ending October 8.
Partly cloudy conditions across Northwestern California with a chance of rain late tonight and Saturday. Fort Bragg 42/60, Ukiah 42/69. Coastal small craft warning with gusty northerly winds 25 to 40 mph. Democratic registrations lead Republicans 2,067 votes amid totals: Democrats 15,384, Republicans 9,498, AIP 117, PFP 199, DST 1,663, misc 15. Pre-primary 1972 totals: D 13,317 R 8,702 AIP 92 PFP 146 DST 1,059 misc 8. Primary 1970: D 11,863 R 8,528 AIP 115 PFP 64 DST 373 misc 195, total 21,138. Census 1970 county population 51,101 may be low per state voter population guidelines two and a half to one.
The Ukiah Jaycees start Operation Red Ball to distribute stickers to homeowners for placing in children's bedroom windows. In emergencies a fireman can locate rooms quickly, speeding life saving rescue. American Red Ball Transit Co. ships discs from Indianapolis for community use.
North Vietnamese delegates pressed for the peace treaty to be signed on Tuesday in Paris and urged President Nixon to override South Vietnamese objections led by Thieu. They indicated willingness to meet Kissinger on Tuesday or after signing to discuss issues.
Al Thrasher, prominent Ukiah industrialist, says he and his wife will relocate to the Seattle area within a short period. He recalls 14 lawsuits in eight counties largely tied to his estranged wife Frances and criticizes Judge Frank Petersen, with a California Supreme Court decision now awaited. Thrasher asks whether his Elk Cove Lumber Company will continue operations at Burke Hill and notes plant expansion south of Ukiah, a helicopter, and his firm employing 20 after recent cutbacks.
Mendocino County Democrats express mixed reactions to Nixon Indochina settlement claiming timing smacks of political motives. Garry Flint cites cynicism over delaying peace until just before the election and questions whether the move serves Nixon’s reelection rather than end the war.
Ukiah Chamber of Commerce hosted a Salute to Industry dinner at the Home Arts building on the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds saluting upwards of 125 people and featuring 18 local firms with product displays. Dudley Dade of Southern Pacific Railroad spoke on industrial development and land and site portfolios for locating major firms in the Ukiah area.
Special edition examines Ukiah 1972 progress including a new city county library and Willits county museum, formation of a community college district, Mendocino County growth, and controversy over a Pt Arena nuclear plant. It surveys schools agriculture health services and local industry.
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