The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 11

Me ropolitan Knilher's Example 1 Page, IS Wttliuxlav, May. 13. 1970 Section Edwards Plane Crash Kills Four Headers Ash IELP! investigation had been completed. Air Force officials at the San Bernardino County Kern County installation also said yesterday that the turbo-prop jet's crash is being investigated. Touchers May Seek Strike Vole Collector Items My lifetime hobby has been collecting old, rare books and I now have 25 to 30.

Does HELP know whom I may contact for an up-to-date appraisal. D.K., San Bernardino ANSWER. HELP discovered that public library books do not give latest points and prices, but an appraiser at the and Book Store, 184 E. Highland for a fee, makes appraisals that are put in certified form for insurance purposes well worth the cost if the collection is valuable. Mrs.

Dorothy Bright, TU 3-5712, would be happy to talk to you. A C101 cargo plane crashed on its sixth take-off during tests at Edwards Air Force Base yesterday, killing all four men on board. The four engine craft, owned by Aerospace Lines of Santa Barbara, was on a certification flight for the Federal Aviation Administration. It burned after plummeting to the ground shortly after leaving the huge base's main runway. The base is located about 45 miles west of Barstow.

Killed were Van II. Shepherd. of Santa Barbara, a vice president of Aerospace Lines and pilot for the flight; Harold Hansen, 44, of Golota, co pilot and the firm's chief test pilot; Travis B. Hidges, 44, of Santa Barbara, the flight engineer, and Warren Walker, of San Diego, a test observer from the Convair Division of General Dynamics Corp in San Diego. The C101 is the newest and smallest model of the Guppy series, all of which have bulbous cargo holds.

Earlier models have lxen used to transmit missile sections and other large air cargo. An Aerospace company official said he could make no comment on any details of the crash until the FAA til WiwiiililbliSSSlM mil wmiwi Ill' ftTf 'kkjrfl Pepper Fogger Deputy Sun-Telegram photos by Sam Spina Envelopes Students During Graphic Lesson Cal Nelson pours out harmless smoke clouds Officers Get Tearful Look at Tear Gas I'ijm If By t'AKL YLTZEK Sun-Telegram Education Writer About 100 San Bernardino Teachers (SBTA) members yesterday voted to allow contract negotiations to continue for one more week, but directed their staff and officers to "set up contingency plans, including strike machinery." The previous deadline on contract talks expires today, but the teachers, all members of the association's Representative Council, approved extending the deadline to May 19, and set a mass meeting of the association at Gibbs Auditorium for that afternoon. Officers of the association addressing yesterday's meeting said that if negotiations have been finalized before the May 19 meeting, a strike vote would be among the alternatives given to the membership. The teachers have been bargaining with the San Bernardino City L'nified School District over a proposed master contract which would, among other things, recognize the SBTA as the sole bargaining agent for all teachers in the district, cut class size, and improve teachers' salaries and fringe benefits. Spokesmen for the school district, resting on an opinion from the San Bernardino County Counsel, claim that any such contract would be "not authorized by law," and say that even if it could Ih approved, it would cost the district far more than it has money to pay for.

The district has claimed that it will not negotiate the master contract issue, but will continue to negotiate with (Continued on 4, Column 1) S.B.-L.A. Freeway Link Changes Todav Traffic southbound on Koute 15 to westbound Route 10 (the San Bernardino to Los Angeles interchange) will be diverted to a new temporary ramp effective late today due to freeway construction in the area. The speed limit on the temporary two-lane ramp will be posted for 45 milcs-per-hour because of a sharper turning radius. This detour will lie in use until about the end of the vear. Plant Unit in the area conductinc an investigation of the incident.

Strike conditions in the community have caused a financial crisis for the Trona Joint Unified School District. Superintendent Carl Bledsoe said the district will have exhausted its funds for its free lunch program today. The district has spent $625 during the past seven weeks to provide free lunches to 164 of its 1,000 pupils. By BOB SMITH Sun-Telegram Staff Writer Tears streaming down their faces, choking and coughing deputy sheriffs and police officers doubted the statement of an instructor "Tear gas is the most humanely effective weapon we have in our arsenal today." They were attending a tear gas school at the San Bernardino Sheriff's Academy at Glen Helen, and the speaker was Sheriff's Sgt. Philip K.

Schuyler of the department's Plans and Training Bureau. He and Deputy Calvin E. Nelson, assisting rangemaster at Glen Helen have been conducting the school for the past ten days. All Sheriff's deputies will attend the school, as well as officers from many of the county's city police departments. The school was organized by Sheriff Frank Bland's office to conform with a new state law which requires that every peace officer who might have occasion to use tear gas receive training before Jan.

1, 1971. Schuyler explained that tear gas Is much more effective than any other weapon an officer has to use today. "None of these gases are harmful if used in the proper quantities and doses. But if they are proven harmful through misuse," Schuyler continued, "they will be taken away from us, leaving only our traditional law-enforcement weapons shotguns, rifles, and revolvers. "We must utilize the tools of our trade properly to avoid criticism," he said, referring to the gas equipment stocked by most departments.

Almost without exception, people favor the use of chemical agents as a far more humane way to solve problems." To learn what to expect if they ever have to use the gas to quell a demonstration, capture a prisoner or for any other situation where there would be no other choice but firearms, each officer went through a 4y2-hour classroom session. The types of gases, their use and effect, and the various dispersal equipment were carefully explain d. They also saw a practical demonstration 1 abandoned for 10 years, except for oc casional use as a storage area. During the first month of the strike authorities reported numerous fist fights, damage to trucks entering the plant, the shooting of a striker, and dynamiting of utility lines, sewers and railroad tracks serving the plant. Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel who were sent to the town after the railroad dynamiting are still Jail Matron Dora Meares Dons Gas Mash all deputies participate in course Tire Balance A man owes us money for tires.

We have his wifes signature on a receipt and are sending it so HELP can tell us if this is enough to hold up in small claims court. What are the monetary limits? W.M., Apple Valley ANSWER. HELP has no way of knowing in advance what the small claims court will consider ample. The burden of proof is upon the plaintiff. At the time of trial, all evidence of claim must be presented.

Maximum amount for suits in this court is $300 and there is no minimum. Finally Struck Oil For years I bought a special kind of weed oil from Standard stations that was effective with different kinds of weeds in my yard. They do not carry it there anymore. I would appreciate it if you could HELP me. C.A., San Bernardino ANSWER.

The weed oil you speak of is a boon to the farmers and gardeners who do large amounts of spraying and who do not mind the oil odor or slick lingering a while. HELP located a station in Redlands that carries it, Reedy Oil 920 Oriental Redlands. Custom Fees curiosity was aroused when I picked up an imported item from a San Pedro warehouse recently. Does HELP know what our government does with the customs fees? Is there a certain use for these funds? C.W.K., San Bernardino ANSWER. As a rule, agencies of the government furnish monthly reports on the status of their appropriations.

These reports indicate not only the amounts of current appropriations available for obligation and for expenditure of the agency, but also balances on previous appropriations which have not yet reverted as unexpended funds to the treasury department. The bureau of the budget apportions the amounts appropriated by congress on an annual basis for use by the federal agencies. In other words, that gadget you purchased overseas and paid customs for, will go on the credit side of the (Continued on 5, Column 1) A Though for Today Any fool can criticize and corn-flam and most fools do. Dale Carnegie First Federal Savings Loan Association of San Bernardino 555 St. TU 9-0881 Also in Barstow and Loma Linda Storage Antique Estate Auction Sat.

Night, May 16 7:30 P.M. CLARK'S GALLERY 5292 Mission W. Riverside Mile West of Rubidoux Bridge Dr. Wm. R.

Coleman OPTOMETRIST Complete Eye Care Union Vision Plans Welcome 545 Street TU 9-0651 Pensioners Welcome Fire Levels Tvona Potash of the equipment, had the gases used on them, and fired some of the specialized equipment. Tear gas has had a long history, Schuyler said. There is evidence that the ancient Chinese used some form of the tear-producing agent. Paintings have been found showing warrior youths holding clay containers of gas which they smashed over the heads of their opponents, causing profuse tears. They also impregnated wood with sulphur and burned it downwind from their enemies.

Tear gas, as it is used today, is not a gas, but a solid. Microscopically-fine particles are wafted by smoke and wind onto the skin and into the eyes and respiratory system. It was first discovered by the modern world in 1869 by a German scientist although it was not used by law-enforcement officials until 1912 when French police employed it against criminals and gangs running rampant in the streets of Paris. The military used it as a training aid during the first and second world wars to prepare troops for the deadly gases used in combat. During World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts it was employed to drive enemy soldiers out of caves and tunnels.

Five types of gas-producing agents are (Continued on 5, Column 3) 'Suspicious' A fire which San Bernardino County Sheriff's investigators termed "suspicious" destroyed a barracks owned by the American Potash and Chemical Co. at Trona early yesterday. The company's plant has been the scene of a strike by 600 machinists, chemical and electrical workers since March 18. The barracks, across the street from is a-twitter with the lushness and beauty of life. You're even polite to the tv repairman.

Quite another matter in San Bernardino. On our phone book, we have what I guess is supposed to be just your average, typical Ail-American San Bernardino couple relaxing in their average, typical All-American San Bernardino home. She is draped over a white plastic chair resplendent in shades of purple and heliotrope, casting a come hither glance. He is garbed in his Edwardian finest, leaning on a clear plastic pedestal with a will-she-or-won't-she look. Oh, I know, you can build a case that General's new San Bernardino phone book enhances our environment.

It is, after all, white. And white does signify purity. What's more, this year's scene of rampant domesticity is certainly a lot better than last yearV cover pitch for extension phones. But I have a feeling that once again the San Bernardino phone book is going Phone Book Ecology Insult? the Dlant. was damaged slightly by un known arsonists April 5.

Yesterday's fire burned the building to the ground. Searles Valley fire fighters confined the blaze to the one building. Because of the nature of the damage, the Sheriff's Office was unable to determine immediately where or how the fire started. The barracks, once used to house company employes, has been to spend another lonely year stuffed far back in a drawer in most homes, well out of sight. It's not the kind of thing you leave lying about on a coffee table.

I hasten to point out that San Bernardino is not the only city saddled with this odd couple. The very same phone book cover has turned up in Oxnard, in Palm Springs, and in Eagle Mountain. Only the names have been changed. It appears obvious that General of California designs only one phone book cover a year and all the cities it serves get the same one. That other phone company comes up with full color scenic wonders from each area it serves.

General, of course. Is only No. 2 and at least in phone books, the "try harder" syndrome hasn't set in yet. Well, it's not a big thing, dmittedly. Certainly ecology buffs have more inor matters to consider.

Mavbe it should be a fight for the Chamber of Commerce. After all. when visitors come to town, one of the first glimpses of the city they get in their motel room is the phone book. And the Gideon Bible, of course. aJT UGLY (vucwhgJ By TOM GREEN Sun-Telegram Staff Writer As long as we're all up on our high horse about ecology you know, the quality of our environment I can no longer remain silent about a certain sip of aesthetic pollution in San Bernardino.

I'm talking about the telephone book. Now if I didn't know that General Telephone was spending a lot of coin on television to improve its image, I wouldn't mention it at all. But I figure that they are all no doubt in a good humor and can probably take it. The San Bernardino telephone book is ugly. Might as well get it right out there in the open, naked and ready for discussion.

Let's face it, that other telephone company the one named for some ocean or other passes out pretty telephone books. In Sacramento, for example, when the tv is on the fritz and you have to summon the repairman, you are first treated to a soothing shot of a historic art gallery. In Riverside, it's a tranquil Spanish-style stone bridge. In San Jose, a refreshing swimming pool. Your heart AUTO INSURANCE BEEN CANCELLED? I Insure anyone.

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