March 3, 1966 (20 pages)

Nevada City Discusses Idea Of Giving Retirement Coverage To All Employees Nevada City Council Monday night again put off action on a proposed resolution establishing personnel policies, but also put in a plug for mandatory retirement with retirement program coverage, The adjourned meeting Mon“day was called mainly to go over the lengthy personnel ordinance which had been prepared by a volunteer citizens committee, but Mayor Arch McPherson and ‘Councilman Marshall Jensen were absent and it was felt that a full board should be present for such action, Councilman Bob Paine also felt action should be withheld until the council had a report from the city manager on the financial condition of.the city and the status of the personnel in relation to a retirement program. Paine said he was strongly in favor of mandatory retirement at age 65, but it had to be tied to a retirement program so that WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES Viet Cong War Could Drag On For 20 Years According To Lodge _ The war with the Viet Cong could drag on for 20 years unless the South Vietnamese goveriment establishes a solid political program, said Ambassador Lodge in SAIGON. Lodge saidthat for years the only people who have been trying to help the little man at the “grassroots” level are the Communists, and he indicated that one of the purposes of the Hono‘lulu conference was to assure that the Vietnamese government would do more to bring a stable better life to the peasants. In a press conference in WASHINGTON, Senator Robert Kennedy said that the U.S. should make it plain that the Viet Cong could piay a role in the Vietnam government if it won a Published Every Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L, Hoagland, Editor. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a be pe newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada any Cate Conv, June 3, 1960, ree No. 12,406. Subscription rates: One year, $4; Two years, $6; Three years, $8 KKKKEKKKK 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION people working forthe city could plan their future. He said he felt this would draw young people into the city employ. : Councilwoman Carole Friedrich commended the citizens committee for the comprehensive job they had done in studying the city personnel situation and then coming up with the suggested ordinance, The board asked the city manager to obtain full professional background information on four engineering firms which had expressed interest in making a preliminary engineering study of the city’s water needs, The request for engineers had been made at the last meeting when city manager Beryl Robinson explained that before the city could obtain planning funds from the federal Farmers Home Administration, a preliminary engineering report of needs would be required. The firms of Cranmer EngineerBok)o Moho MoekoRero® place in free elections following the end of fighting. Kennedy has been conferring with experts on China recently and said that if she war continues to expand over thenext year, China will be far more actively involved. eee#eses Vice-President Humphrey in a television interview in WASHINGTON said that-the Administration doesnot intend to recognize the National Liberation Front asa “sovereign entity. “ He said the front is a “stooge” of Hanoi and that since the Viet Cong contains assassins and murderers he couldn't imagine why the U.S. would want to deal withthem in any future govemnment, e*eeee In SOUTH VIETNAM the government reported that about 96,000 men deserted the armed forces during 1965. Some of the deserters re-enlisted. Viet Cong defections tothe Government in 1965 were about 11,000. The Viet Cong have increased their total forces during the year from 103,000 to about 230,000, e*eeoeee? In GHANA a pre-dawn coup by army Officers overthrew the government of President Nkrumah while he was flying from Burma to China on a mission to bring peace to Vietnam. Thousands of people surged into the streets for dancing and merrymaking. Nkrumah's personal dictatorship was apparently resented by many, : ee On returning from a nine -nation Asian journey, Vice President Humphrey told Congressmen that he hada “spirit of restrained optimism and confidence” that the Communists can be beaten in SOUTH VIETNAM and a better life can be made for the people there, Hesaid that military operations will be carried on simultaneously with a drive to gain economic and social reforms for the South Vietnamese people. ing of Grass Valley, Wilsey, Ham& Blair of Marysville, Gillett & Harris of Marysville, and Hanford & Dawson of Yuba City replied to city letters asking for an expression of interest on the project. Robinson said he-will have a background report at the next regular meeting. With Councilman Ben Barry acting as mayor, the council rejected a proposed ordinance to increase thecompensation of city treasurer Teresa Cassettari. Councilwoman Carole Friedrich! cast the dissenting vote on the motion to reject the ordinance. Bank Gets High Rate On Bonds (Continued from Page 1) chased the $1,350,000 bond issue of the Nevada Union High School District atthe highest interest rate ever paid on a lo-' cal school bond issue. Wells Fargo bid 4,2162 per cent interest and a premium of $1.00 for a total interest cost of $923,799 over the 25 year bond redemption period, Other bidders were: Bank Of America, 4.240 and $452 premium, Blythe & Co.,, San Francisco, 4,299 and $204 premium; Bank of California, 4,2044andno premium and John Nuveen, San Francisco, 4.5270 and $83 premium, The bonds will finance new buildings at the high school plant on Ridge Road. The board referred to the hospital committee for study of a letter from the board of directors of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, The letter suggested that a committee of the board meet with the Sierra Memorial directors in an effort.to plan the fullest future use of all the hospital facilities in the county, Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min, Rainfall Feb, 24 61 38 41 oS 4 2 oY a oe .53 27 46 26 28 50 27 Mar, 1 49 31 205 2 41 24 -05 Rainfall to date 35.18 Rainfall last year 56.81 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Feb, 24 57 33 .29 25 43 26 okt 26 43 28 ey 27 51 29 28 55 = 31 Mar, 1 50 38633 Trace 2 88°" i 06 Rainfall to date 34.68 Rainfall last year 57.05 Selese em] THE BRET HARTE INN, Grass Valley's hapless hostelry, received an envigorating shot in the arm Tuesday when it was purchased by Leland Raphum and Arnold Cort, Northern California businessmen. Raphum, (above) a retired Air Force Colonel, will be the resident manager. Plans for the 50 year old Grass Valley landmark call for the reopening ofthe dining room and banquet facilities along with some modest remodeling. School Housing Plans Proposed For (Continued from Page 1) fied personnel at $7,000 each would be $84,000 and two classified workers at $4, 640 each would cost $9,280 with supplies adding another $5,000. A total of 15 classrooms would be reconstructed or rented at a total cost of $27,000. These would include two in the Hennessy School shop area, two in the Hennessy library, two at Grant School, seven portable classrooms and two in the Veterans Memorial Building next to Hennessy School, Transportation would cost $4,000 and $10,000 is added for other expenses for a total cost of $139, 280. The third plan contemplates education by the district on double sessions. The would require 14 certificated personnel ata cost of $98, 000 and three classified at $14,520, supplies at $7,500, transportation at $10,000 and renovation of the shop at $10,000 for a total cost of $140,020, The board saw little possibility of getting the ADA cost reduced on the plan to work with the high school district and Bond warned that plan three would create problems with transporGrass Valley tation and a reduced educational day because of the double sessions, While no action was taken, he strongly recommended the second plan of education by the district on a ‘full day basis, Library Sale Nets More Than $600 Friends of the Libraries secona annual book sale gained over $600 last weekend, at the Nevada City Library, according to Mrs, R. A. Sheffel, chairman of the sale, Books sold to benefit Mt. St. Mary's library netted over $50, and $540.25 was obtained from the sale of the Silent Auction books and all the other books. The Friends organization, headed by Mrs, E, O, Schugren, will divide the $500 equally between the Nevada City and Grass Valley libraries to benefit their book collections and to help the libraries in every possible way. 9961 *§ YoRWe? °17033nN Ayuno5 epeAon’*® w .

Nevada City Discusses Idea Of Giving Retirement Coverage To All Employees Nevada City Council Monday night again put off action on a proposed resolution establishing personnel policies, but also put in a plug for mandatory retirement with retirement program coverage, The adjourned meeting Mon“day was called mainly to go over the lengthy personnel ordinance which had been prepared by a volunteer citizens committee, but Mayor Arch McPherson and ‘Councilman Marshall Jensen were absent and it was felt that a full board should be present for such action, Councilman Bob Paine also felt action should be withheld until the council had a report from the city manager on the financial condition of.the city and the status of the personnel in relation to a retirement program. Paine said he was strongly in favor of mandatory retirement at age 65, but it had to be tied to a retirement program so that WORLD PRESS DISPATCHES Viet Cong War Could Drag On For 20 Years According To Lodge _ The war with the Viet Cong could drag on for 20 years unless the South Vietnamese goveriment establishes a solid political program, said Ambassador Lodge in SAIGON. Lodge saidthat for years the only people who have been trying to help the little man at the “grassroots” level are the Communists, and he indicated that one of the purposes of the Hono‘lulu conference was to assure that the Vietnamese government would do more to bring a stable better life to the peasants. In a press conference in WASHINGTON, Senator Robert Kennedy said that the U.S. should make it plain that the Viet Cong could piay a role in the Vietnam government if it won a Published Every Thursday By NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET, INC. 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Calif. Alfred E. Heller, PublisherDonald L, Hoagland, Editor. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, Calif. Adjudicated a be pe newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada any Cate Conv, June 3, 1960, ree No. 12,406. Subscription rates: One year, $4; Two years, $6; Three years, $8 KKKKEKKKK 1964 MERIT CITATION FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE. AWARDED BY CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION people working forthe city could plan their future. He said he felt this would draw young people into the city employ. : Councilwoman Carole Friedrich commended the citizens committee for the comprehensive job they had done in studying the city personnel situation and then coming up with the suggested ordinance, The board asked the city manager to obtain full professional background information on four engineering firms which had expressed interest in making a preliminary engineering study of the city’s water needs, The request for engineers had been made at the last meeting when city manager Beryl Robinson explained that before the city could obtain planning funds from the federal Farmers Home Administration, a preliminary engineering report of needs would be required. The firms of Cranmer EngineerBok)o Moho MoekoRero® place in free elections following the end of fighting. Kennedy has been conferring with experts on China recently and said that if she war continues to expand over thenext year, China will be far more actively involved. eee#eses Vice-President Humphrey in a television interview in WASHINGTON said that-the Administration doesnot intend to recognize the National Liberation Front asa “sovereign entity. “ He said the front is a “stooge” of Hanoi and that since the Viet Cong contains assassins and murderers he couldn't imagine why the U.S. would want to deal withthem in any future govemnment, e*eeee In SOUTH VIETNAM the government reported that about 96,000 men deserted the armed forces during 1965. Some of the deserters re-enlisted. Viet Cong defections tothe Government in 1965 were about 11,000. The Viet Cong have increased their total forces during the year from 103,000 to about 230,000, e*eeoeee? In GHANA a pre-dawn coup by army Officers overthrew the government of President Nkrumah while he was flying from Burma to China on a mission to bring peace to Vietnam. Thousands of people surged into the streets for dancing and merrymaking. Nkrumah's personal dictatorship was apparently resented by many, : ee On returning from a nine -nation Asian journey, Vice President Humphrey told Congressmen that he hada “spirit of restrained optimism and confidence” that the Communists can be beaten in SOUTH VIETNAM and a better life can be made for the people there, Hesaid that military operations will be carried on simultaneously with a drive to gain economic and social reforms for the South Vietnamese people. ing of Grass Valley, Wilsey, Ham& Blair of Marysville, Gillett & Harris of Marysville, and Hanford & Dawson of Yuba City

replied to city letters asking for an expression of interest on the project. Robinson said he-will have a background report at the next regular meeting. With Councilman Ben Barry acting as mayor, the council rejected a proposed ordinance to increase thecompensation of city treasurer Teresa Cassettari. Councilwoman Carole Friedrich! cast the dissenting vote on the motion to reject the ordinance. Bank Gets High Rate On Bonds (Continued from Page 1) chased the $1,350,000 bond issue of the Nevada Union High School District atthe highest interest rate ever paid on a lo-' cal school bond issue. Wells Fargo bid 4,2162 per cent interest and a premium of $1.00 for a total interest cost of $923,799 over the 25 year bond redemption period, Other bidders were: Bank Of America, 4.240 and $452 premium, Blythe & Co.,, San Francisco, 4,299 and $204 premium; Bank of California, 4,2044andno premium and John Nuveen, San Francisco, 4.5270 and $83 premium, The bonds will finance new buildings at the high school plant on Ridge Road. The board referred to the hospital committee for study of a letter from the board of directors of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, The letter suggested that a committee of the board meet with the Sierra Memorial directors in an effort.to plan the fullest future use of all the hospital facilities in the county, Weather NEVADA CITY Max. Min, Rainfall Feb, 24 61 38 41 oS 4 2 oY a oe .53 27 46 26 28 50 27 Mar, 1 49 31 205 2 41 24 -05 Rainfall to date 35.18 Rainfall last year 56.81 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall Feb, 24 57 33 .29 25 43 26 okt 26 43 28 ey 27 51 29 28 55 = 31 Mar, 1 50 38633 Trace 2 88°" i 06 Rainfall to date 34.68 Rainfall last year 57.05 Selese em] THE BRET HARTE INN, Grass Valley's hapless hostelry, received an envigorating shot in the arm Tuesday when it was purchased by Leland Raphum and Arnold Cort, Northern California businessmen. Raphum, (above) a retired Air Force Colonel, will be the resident manager. Plans for the 50 year old Grass Valley landmark call for the reopening ofthe dining room and banquet facilities along with some modest remodeling. School Housing Plans Proposed For (Continued from Page 1) fied personnel at $7,000 each would be $84,000 and two classified workers at $4, 640 each would cost $9,280 with supplies adding another $5,000. A total of 15 classrooms would be reconstructed or rented at a total cost of $27,000. These would include two in the Hennessy School shop area, two in the Hennessy library, two at Grant School, seven portable classrooms and two in the Veterans Memorial Building next to Hennessy School, Transportation would cost $4,000 and $10,000 is added for other expenses for a total cost of $139, 280. The third plan contemplates education by the district on double sessions. The would require 14 certificated personnel ata cost of $98, 000 and three classified at $14,520, supplies at $7,500, transportation at $10,000 and renovation of the shop at $10,000 for a total cost of $140,020, The board saw little possibility of getting the ADA cost reduced on the plan to work with the high school district and Bond warned that plan three would create problems with transporGrass Valley tation and a reduced educational day because of the double sessions, While no action was taken, he strongly recommended the second plan of education by the district on a ‘full day basis, Library Sale Nets More Than $600 Friends of the Libraries secona annual book sale gained over $600 last weekend, at the Nevada City Library, according to Mrs, R. A. Sheffel, chairman of the sale, Books sold to benefit Mt. St. Mary's library netted over $50, and $540.25 was obtained from the sale of the Silent Auction books and all the other books. The Friends organization, headed by Mrs, E, O, Schugren, will divide the $500 equally between the Nevada City and Grass Valley libraries to benefit their book collections and to help the libraries in every possible way. 9961 *§ YoRWe? °17033nN Ayuno5 epeAon’*® w .