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Oroville Mercury Register from Oroville, California • 4

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-rw i i 4A Oroville (Co) Mercury-Register ButteBriefs information is pretty shesaid Many local markets are refunding the purchase price of to customers valid receipts One killed two hurt in Highway 70 crash California Highway Patrol officers said one person was kill-' peLand tWiTothertlnJuredlna single-car accfdentMliigfiway 70 shortly after midnight today Names are being withheld pending notification of kin but a CHP officer said the victims were from Sacramento Officers said the car was eastbound on Highway 70 when it rolled over 2 miles east of Jarbo Gap The driver was killed while two passengers received injuries Jewelry clothes worth $T500 stolen Jewelry and clothes valued at more than $1500 were reported stolen sheriffs deputies said today Deputies said the Jewelry and clothes were taken from the home of Lori A Hill 21 5306 Margo Lane' sometime between June 28 and July 2 The items included a charnr bracelet two earrings and two rings Only one fireworks-caused fire reported Blitte County Fire Departmenrsald tSdaylhere waTorflyoiie report of a fire caused by fireworks and it Was a minor one A fire department spokesman said the fire occurred yesterday at 11:05 pm at La Mirada St A spot of grasswas burned but there was no other damage the spokesman said Another fire yesterday burned five acres at Cherokee Road and Table Mountain the spokesman said The fire started at 4:07 pm "and was believed to be caused from a cigarette Damage was estimated at $100 The CHP is investigating the cause of the accident TV cassette stolen from home A video cassette and a television valued at $1300 were reported stolen Oroville police said today Police said the items belonging to Jack Sawyer Terrell 62 Police cite three on shoplifting charges persons were cited for shoplifting and released Oroville police said today Police said Clifford Dean Cain 31 668 Tehama Ave went in-to Collins andDennypq Wednesday took two cartons of ciga- -reties put them under his shirt and walked out without paying for them The cigarettes were valued at $906 rTtfiesecond incident on Wednesday police said Thelma Marie Sweareiigin 65 15 Short Ave put a food item valued at $159 in her-purse at and then left the store after- making other purchases Police said Debbi Lynne La rock 24 1971 10th St was cited at yesterday after she put merchandise in her purse valued at $1851 and left the store without attempting to pay for it Railroad shop headquarters burglarized The Union Pacific Railroad shop headquarters 4900 Baggett Road was burglarized Oroville police said today Police said the burglary occurred sometime between 3 pm Tuesday and 7 am Wednesday while the building was closed 1026 Safford St were reported stolen yesterday and were taken sometime during the past month The burglar entered the house through unknown means while Sawyervas away from his house police saitLl Melons (Continued from Page 1A) melons were he said sold a lot of fruit and gotten one com- He does feel however that sales after the watermelons are declared safe will be slow think virtually killed watermelon sales for this he said! Bob 'George manager of agrees that sales will go down once the health -departmenteays safe to sell them but worries that the health department doing 'enough to find possibly contaminated fruit was told by our buyer that they (the health department) even testing any he they Ms Sirow said no melons have been tested yet in Butte County waiting for state directives and so -far Just told us to make sure the watermelons are off the shelves We have received ntr instructions to pull anyof the watermelons and send them to be Because melons are highly perishable Ms Snow said the ones recently removed from shelves may spoil before they can be cleared to be re-sold expect to know more in a couple of days but right now our RENTCARS AIR CONDITIONED A IOC INCLUDES 150 FREE MILES PER DAY 250 roDa 8 1 v37 (Located At Hobbit Chevrolet 533-4626 Marijuqna cultivation incidents revealed Two incidents of marijuana cultivation were revealed to the public today by the sheriff department Deputies with a search found seven marijuana-plants ranging in size from 2 inches to 4 feet tall in the yard of a house at Hell Town Road and Centerville Road July 1 Depu- ties said the plants were watered by an irrigation system and were logged as contraband to be destroyed -The other report Of marijuana' cultivation was made June 17 Deputies found marijuana cultivated in the brush area adja- cent tp a residence at 4195 Hilldale Ave The report did not say how many plants were there1 No arrests were made rw SALES WANT ADS 533-3131 MONEY Tb L6AN ON MOST VENT THING GATES RESALE LOAN PAWN BIOKEN U52ParkA'e Chico 342 2309 INSTANT PASSPORTS OLD PHOTOS COPIED PHOTOCIIAPHICS 1876 BIRD ST 533-4177 ILL'S APPLIANCE SERVICE GENERAL ELECTRIC Tfolftflni Aulhorind CuitomerCare Warranty Strict SERVICE PARTS YOUNGBLOOD 26 YEARS EXPERlFhlCE 4006 Hllldol Ave 533-3106 STALLONE ie back as RAM BO First-Blood Part II i A TRI-STAR RELEASE 1 2:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 1 0:00 DARYL with RETURN TO OZ (PQ) 1 DARYL 2:206:2010:20 OZ 12:104:101:0 DAILY MATINEfS! 1 1 for the evening Police said the burglar opened several drawers and broke open a locked cabinet Property valued at $650 was taken1 it 11 Car windows smashed in mobile home park Sheriffs deputies said today that a man with a sledge hammer apparently went berserk and started smashing car dows at a mobile home Deputies said the incident occurred Tuesday at the Pleasant Grove Mobile Home Park 6986 Lincoln Blvd Cars belonging to Billy Wilson 6986 Lincoln Blvd Sp 31A and Milton JScott Sr 6986 Lincoln Blvd Sp 29 and Georgia Smith 85 Overhead Dr had their windows broken with the sledge hamhjer No arrest Was made: Damage was estimated at less than $1000 -Stereo stolen from car in parking lot Thieves stole a stereo valued at $149395 from a locked car Oroville police said today Police said the thieves entered a locked belonging to Elva Lee Lackey 214 Table Mountain Blvd while it was parted jed in the apartment parking lot I Police said the stereo was removed from the dash and paint was scratched by a key knife or some other sharp pointed object i Battle -h Where the pinch will be most visible she said is at the front counter As clerks must be used to handle mandated respon- sibilitles for court documents -she predicted lines at the front counter will lengthen Mrs Becker also criticized the overtime allocation in the proposed budget She would receive only $1000 for overtime- for the -year for the department while $4000 has already been spent for overtime this year Since a new court decision means the coujity can no longer use compensatory titne off in place of overtime the need for overtime will be intensified she said In the office a budget cut that would drop one employee could leave the office with only one employee if the other worker is sick or on vacation Mrs Becker said A possible source of more money for the elections depart- ment could eome-from-increased fees to other entities for which the county handlesielecttons Currently the county charges a 20 percent fee for elections of special districts and school districts That Is below what is charged elsewhere In the state and it might be raised to 25 percent Mrs Becker said Supervisor len Fulton asked Friday July 5 1985 SMONDAYtNIGHTiSPECIALW Barbecued Chicken Barbecued Spareribe The Chicken Haug (MB a cmcBmi PAT LARRY'S STEAKHOUSE 20th Park Avenue Chico 895-3663 But assistant Ted Cleveland added seriously doubtful we could get the job done without He said the old computer system takes lots of programming time He also said he thinks the projected costs of the system are excessive with levels of service needs higher than really needed For the' mental health department supervisors were asked for an additional $30000 as a match to obtain some $346000 in state funds Mental health programs are largely state-funded but they require a 10 percent matching contribu- (Continued from Page 1A) CAMP marijuana raids Mattly said the narcotics task force will operate a to detect dealert and labs In the family support division of the district office Mattly said there was also a heed for more clerical staff an Investigator and another at- torney Bob Peterson administrative assistant said the family support division brought in $157000 over the cost of the department tp the county coffers last year Mattly also urged that steps be taken to upgrade what he described as methods" in use in the office for accounting and bookkeeping doing things with pen and quill -in Butte he said need to getinto the 20th century because we are quickly approaching the Mattly was not the only one to 2)oy Saloon GRAND AVE at 20th OROVILLE Open For Dinner 5pm-10pm Tuesday thru Sunday (Closed Mondays) All dinners include Fruit Tray choice olSoup or Salad Fresh Baked Bread Vegetable Potato or Bice and CoHee or Tea that the increase be drawn up for board consideration For the Superior Court budget supervisors were apprised of high work loads- for court reporters and the difficulty in securing a sufficient number of court reporters The professional services budget of $174000 could easily be inadequate depending on the needs of the Siervonti case Donna Landeros and administrative analyst estimated the total cost of that trial will be between $500000 and $750 000 with as much as $300000 of that falling on the shoulders With a largely unconfested budget County Assessor Larry Leach explained some of the difficulties in doing assessments in the post-Proposition 13 era He urged support for the county data processing plan as a way of keeping costs down orholding the line (on increased Leach said Although firmly convinced it will save money in the long? run Leach could not put a figure on the savings much will it save? We have anything to compare it he said Ft Feather lion The money would pay for a pschialrist two outpatient clinicians one clinician for (he'-Youth Treatment Services staff addition of" if 'school-based day treatment program for mentally disordered adolescents 960 hoursDof case management ser-vices for children cents and two additional typist-clerks for clerical support Ironically the program for which the matching money is needed is one that Butte County played a key role in securing state legislation Alex Collins-Thomae department director said Lobster Steaks Chops Chicken Seafood in committee meeting Wednesday The proposed budget would cut funding for the county office from $512491 to $453223 Eleanor Becker county clerk said her department is already understaffed end the proposed reduction of one typist clerk stands to make that situation worse Tiy Us For The Finest In FAMILY DINING Serving BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER (Daily) Stop In Check Out Our Menu lor Exceptional Daily Entrees River at Montgomery Brings Golden Corral THE BEST CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Ever Two For 6" starts with a RNwroR portion el USDA CHOICE bsai band battorad triad lo 6 aoldam brows amd smotharsd la dolicioui couatry style gravy! Thaa arasanm Bap pipiag bat with you choicaoisUig baked potato irtth-cul faaacb bias aadTsua Total I It's a Great Meal and a Good Deal! this coupon only atjProvilla location 11:00 am pa Sun thru Thurs 1:00 pm Fri Sat Oiler Expires July 31 1985 Fnwl SltakHouM 93 -ptFine Dining at Reasonable Prices $g95 $085 $295 (All Fresh Fruits in Season) Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in our Dining Room featuring table service Dinners include: Fresh steamed A em Vegetable Soup or Salad IN choke of Potato and Bread Butter Daily Lunch Dinner Speoats Noted For STEAKS LOBSTER PRIME RIB A FRESH FISH (Ifo time to treat jfouneU!) C- 534-8545 rr -5r.

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