Ukiah Unified district faces dissolution and election fallout
Superintendent W C Murphy guidance triggers County Office explainers on state Education Code as Potter Valley votes on dissolution in November. Hill outlines potential board changes, terms expiring March 1977 and appointments, with five Potter Valley trustees and seven Ukiah Unified board seats possible next July.
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W.C. Murphy
Ukiah
Walter Hill
Tuer Valley
Pet Petter
Ukiah Unified
Potter Valley
Ukiah Unified District Board
Potter Valleyites
Hill
New Potter Valley Board
Larry Thornton
Ukiah Unified Board
Murphy
Ukiah Unified Board of Education
Thornton
Lou Delsol
Potter Valley Board
Ukiah U
Oas
E.C
Clara Baton
Virginia
Tasmanian exchange student tours Ukiah life
Sally Anne Williams from Tasmania arrives in Ukiah as an American Field Service exchange student. She adapts quickly to family life with the Hugo household and joins local social circles, church activities, and school plans while comparing food, transport, and sports to her homeland. Sally looks forward to senior year and graduation in 1977.
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Fae Woodward
Sally Anne Williams
Ukiah
Tasmania
Leon
Carolle
Hugo
Geoffrey
Helen Williams
Hobart
Sally
Field Service
Kathy
Terrie Hugo
Island
Ukiahi
Hugos
Hugo Girls
First Baptist Church
Mendocino
Tasmanian
Redwood Empire
Masonite
Debbie
Tom Musser
Terrie
Mendocino College
Ukiah Bethel
Job’s Daughters
Girl Guides
Girl Scouts
U.S
Apprenticeship Commission
Lions Club
Anne Williams
Ukiah High School
American Field Service Exchange
Kathy Hugo
Northwestern California Fair Weather Night Forecast
Fair low clouds over Northwestern California along the coast tonight. Light winds and mild temperatures expected with no significant precipitation.
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California
Wayne Hays resigns from Congress amid sex scandal and health decline
Wayne Hays, a 28 year veteran of the House, resigns his Ohio seat amid sex scandal claims involving Elizabeth Ray. The House Ethics Committee closes its probe into pay for sex allegations, while a separate grand jury inquiry into possible misuse of federal funds continues. Hays cites health reasons and Hospitalization for an overdose of sleeping tablets, and he will not seek reelection to a 15th term.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Congress
Hays
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Carl Albert
House Ethics Committee
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
John Flynt
Flynt
James Tocher dies suddenly in Ukiah area
James Tocher 62 of Redwood Valley a former Lake County supervisor assessor and Redwood Empire Fair manager died after admission to Ukiah General Hospital cause pending autopsy He had a long public service record including 1943 election as First District supervisor and later roles in Mendocino and Lake counties He survived by wife Beulah mother Anna Tocher brother Lionel and sister Gowen Jessen Funeral services set at Eversole Mortuary with Mounted Posse pallbearers. burial in Ukiah Cemetery.
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James Tocher
Redwood Valley
Lake County
Redwood Empire
Fair
Ukiah General Hospital
Tocher
Mendocino
Lake Counties
Middletown
Jim
Scotland
Mendocino County
Ukiah Adopts New Electric Rate Schedule Oct 1
Ukiah city council approved a new electric rate plan at a public hearing with no protest. The “lifeline philosophy” lowers rates for small residential users while larger consumers and commercial customers face increases. About 24 percent of customers will gain lower rates. The council also discussed funding for a Yokayo school site center building and CETA volunteer program extension beyond Oct. 1.
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Ukiah
Jim Swayne
Swayne
Buzz Hamburg
Child Development Center
Yokago School
Paul Bunyan Days return to Fort Bragg weekend event
Fort Bragg hosts Paul Bunyan Days over Labor Day weekend led by the Paul Bunyan Association. Original Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, and events from 8 p.m. Friday through Monday include square dancing, Gem-O-Rama, historic film festival, Kiddie Parade, and various shows. Kiwanis sponsors the parade with prize announcements.
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Fort Bragg
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan Association
Charlie Buck
Babe the Big Blue Ox
Franklin Street
Laurel
Redwood
Jerry Foster
Willig
Wlite
Georgia-Pacific Museum
Redwood Avenue
Franklin
Crocker Bank
Kiwanis Club
Ren
Bank of America
Mendocino Bank Fuchsia Society
Eagle Hall
Corry
Alder Streets
Pudding Creek Beach
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Charles Bell
Jon Green
Ray Worster
Bell, Green
Australia
Sallys
Getse
U.S.D
Chapel of Eversole Mortuary
Ken Hewitt
Ukiah Cemetery
The
Mounted Posse
Jim and
Beulah
Sgt
Frank ‘Stafford
CETA
Woodsman
J. C. Penney Co
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