Star Wars draws near capacity crowd at Ukiah Theater
Nearly 400 people line up in light rain to see Star Wars opening night in Ukiah. Fans of all ages cheer Darth Vader and C3PO while eager crowds anticipate a limited run. the film from George Lucas has driven heavy merchandise sales and already plays in San Francisco and Santa Rosa.
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Tax Office
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Darth Vadar
C3po
Hope
Chewbacca
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Coronet
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Santa Rosa
London Symphony Orchestra
Jay Allen
Jim Rus
Main Street extension proposals heard before Ukiah planners
About 60 residents attended the Ukiah city planning commission meeting to review four Main Street extension routes from Mill to Talmage Road. Costs ranged from 239 000 to 324 000 with an environmental impact report, and commissioners paused to hear public opinions while extending the hearing two weeks.
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Mill
Talmage Road
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State Street
Mike Harris
Safeway
Marshall Street
Dan Hamburg
Eir
Commission
Clyde Oakes
Gobbi
Talmage
Peter Onori
Indicators spark optimism as leading index rises in August
The Commerce Department reports an 0.8 per cent rise in the leading indicators for August, with six of ten components up and three down, signaling a potential economy revival. President Carter cites a healthy, growing U S economy while analysts note July’s revised rise and ongoing momentum.
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UPI
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Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Carter
U.S
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Compromise Aims to End Gas Bill Filibuster
Washington based UPI reports a negotiated natural gas pricing plan to stop the Senate nine day filibuster though leaders Howard Metzenbaum and James Abourezk say they will vote for the compromise with reluctance. Abourezk cautions that pushing deregulation could restart the filibuster.
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UPI
Senate
Howard
Abourezk
Northwestern weather forecast fragment for Fort Bragg Ukiah
Fragmentary weather note from September 1977 lists nightly and daytime temps for Fort Bragg and Ukiah. It shows mostly cloudy tonight and fair Friday with high and low readings.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Bicycle rodeo set for Ukiah Fairgrounds this Saturday
Bike enthusiasts may enter a 9 a.m. event at the Ukiah Fairgrounds sponsored by the Ukiah Jaycees. Contestants perform figure eights and a 60 foot line for balance, plus hand signals and safety questions. CHP’s Tom Stone and Ukiah Police assist. Pedrotti and Lehman aid. contact Jim Knight at 485 8432 after 5 p.m.
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Ukiah
Tom Stone
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Billy Moore
Opening arguments in Chapman murder trial begin
Public Defender asserts Warren Chapman did not intend to kill Bob Parducci in the 1975 shooting at the Salmon Inn. The case, Chapman's second trial, centers on whether the intent was murder or manslaughter and includes testimony about Chapman’s health and intoxication.
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Bob Parducci
Joe Allen
Chapman
Novo
Robert Parducci
Fort Bragg
Allen
Salmon Inn
Parducci
Marvin Orsi
Orsi
Duncan James
Patricia Stalka
Florida
Stalka
Court of Appeal
Planning panel rejects 40 unit Gibson Street proposal
Ukiah planning commissioners denied a 40 unit apartment project on Gibson Street near N Oak citing high density and traffic worries. Residents opposed citing peak hour traffic, and developer Fred Hull offered to drop two units for a playground and RV parking.
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Gibson Street
N. Oak Street
Fred Hull
Gibson
Virginia Brody
Helen Sizemore
Gibson and
Oak
Ann Landers Astrology Bridge and TV Highlights
Newspaper section teaser notes featured items including Ann Landers astrology bridge comic family life farm page and TV highlights across 18 pages with three sections plus a pear tree tab.
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Family Life
Jack Anderson
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Ryan Henson
Little Robot
Jimi Rus
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Orchard
Brush
Jack Cox
Jim Morris
Planning Commission
Harris
Merk
Radio & T.V
R.C.A
Expert Service
N. State St
Mendocino
Mason ST. Ukiah
Ukiah Fairgrounds
Pat Pedrotti
Jim Lehman
Knight
Pam Maclean
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James Kleaver
Siskiyou County
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Victoria Kaplan
Jerry
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