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‘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.
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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.
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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
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NEWSPAPER
30 miles from Saigon,
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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.
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Wreckage of an American
military tr ansport plane was found
Monday on the artic island of
Senja. All seven American airmen were killed,
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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
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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 .
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