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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada County Nugget

March 23, 1966 (24 pages)

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0 eee *, od $ Valley ‘Carolyn Dobbs of Grass he Pointer,“ a non-profit ograms for the retarded, e winner of the 1966 State . Health -Retardation Award ine -~ in the individual-project (mental _. retardation) category. Lt. Gov. Glenn M. Anderson and John Forsythe, star of stage, screen and TV, will jointly present the award to Mrs. Dobbs Thursday at 7:30 p.m. during a banquet in Hotel El Rancho, West Sacramento. Mrs. Dobbs has received very high acclaim for her project, Dean Warren Bower of New York’ University. commented: “Mrs. Dobbs, without assistance of any kind, .especially financial, conceived, planned and produced ‘"The Pointer.” She carried on e work of the non-profit venture in all its details. She-organized the entire activity and made it work. effectively. The huge number of details needed _ havebeen back -and spirit-breaking. But neither has been broken, because of her indomitable will to get this important work ‘done! “Her work has upgraded the ° field of special education in the schools through the country, and the world, especially giving its teachers more status and the children much more support..” . Mrs, Anne Neamon of Grass Valley said Mrs. Dobbs’ leadership “has penetrated world-wide.” She added: “She has given freely of her skills, time, energies, and even personal funds to strengthen and upgrade the education of mentally retarded children, From thisaccomplishment parents children, teathers and educators world-wide have benefitted immeasurably from Mrs. Dobbs" dedicated efforts. “ Teacher . Mental Health A Mrs. Dobbs also Association for the S seling families; finding jobs for teenage retarded boys, devoting weekends to culturally enriching the lives of her retarded students, fund-raising to provide dental care for her students, personal financing to better clothe and even feed her needy students, encouraging other teachers in the U.S. and foreign countties, writing valuable articles in the field lecturing at the Universities of North Carolina and‘ California, etc. i Mrs. Neamon added: “Prominent educators have marveled even more at her survival with the many obstacles and discour-: agement which confront every pioneer. Mrs. Dobbs stood steady _ and tall, and now through "The Pointer" provided necessary channels exchanging experiences, skills, guidance, and encouragement, thus making the most of children who used to be classi. fied as educational discards, “ Somie 500 persons from all over California are expected to attend the sixth annual tribute to the individuals and organizations who help carry the campaign against mental illness and retardation, despite the fact that their main occupation or responsibility is not in either of those fields. Those to receive this formal statewide recognition this year were selected by an awards committee from 600 nominations received from all over the state, The banquet and award presentations will conclude an all-day prograin in which some of the nation’s leading experts in mentalillness andretardation will tell of recent progress. All events are open to the public, Tickets are available at the door. Boho Beh oMek> Bekog WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES Anti-Communist Army Seems To Control Indonesia In INDONESIA unrest continued and the political status of President Sukarno remained in doubt. Students rioted in several areas and attacked and burned Communist Chinese offices. Reports indicate that anti-communist Army leaders are now in control of the government and that Sukarno has been relegated-to the role of a figurehead. eee American air activity in VIET NAM war continued at an increased pace and so did Air Force losses.Ground fighting continued
throughout South Viet Nam and B-52 bombers from Guam again pounded the suspected stronghold called Zone D a little more than Published Every Wednesday By NUGGET PUBLISHING CO,, INC, 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. George R. Kane, PublisherDonald L. Hoagland, Editor and eneral Manager, Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a legal newspaper f genera! circulation by the County Superior Court, une3, 1960, Decree No. 12,406. iption rates: . One year, 4; Two years, $6; Three ke KK IK AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER 30 miles from Saigon, eee ASTRONAUTS Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott returned to their families in Houston, Tex., Monday after concluding debriefings on their ill-fated space ‘flight and emergency landing last Wednesday. Space officials have now determined that the gyrations which made officials to abort the mission were caused by a short circuit in a guidance jet in the Gemini 8 spacecraft. ees U.S. military officialswere still trying to raise a nuclear weapon from the ocean off the coast of Spain where it fell after the collision of twoAmerican aircraft. eee Wreckage of an American military tr ansport plane was found Monday on the artic island of Senja. All seven American airmen were killed, er NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar 17 44 2 18 55 28 19 §9 38 41 20 52 26 21 55 29 22 53 27 Rainfall to date $7.75 Rainfall last year 57.69 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Mar 17 49 25 18 §9 30 19 63 40 247 20 59 30 21 57 31 22 58 35 Rainfall to date Rainfall last year 37.74 58.08 A GROUP OF A Yeo 40 Sacramento residents in 25 antique cars drove from Sacramento Sunday and stopped to dine at the Holiday House in Holiday Village. Jaycees Schedule Crab Feed Saturday The Grass Valley Jaycees will hold their annual crab. feed Saturday night in the Trails End clubhouse of the Nevada County Horsemen on Brunswick Road, In addition to the popular crab dinner, the Jaycee of the year will be named and other club awards will be made, Although tickets will be available at the door, dinner chairman Phil Gregory -is asking that persons wishing to attend call him for reservations sothat the dinner can be properly planned. The cocktail hour will start at 7 p.m. and dinner will be served at 8, New Column Starts Today In Nugget A new column, “Here and There” by.Kimary Stevenson will start this week in the feature section of the Nugget. Mrs. Stevenson, a resident of Grandview Terrace in Grass Valley, has done a considerable amount of newspaper writing locally. She has written reviews in recent years on the events presented by the Community Concert Association andthe new Twin Cities Concert Association. The title of “Here and There” is appropriate forthe new column and for Mrs, Stevenson for she is involved in innumerable community events . ae.) *+*3988nN Aqun0D epeAon’ 996T “8% yore