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2-A Jlniiu r(u9 Friday Morning, December 5,1980 Praise Continued from page 1 ending in October of 1979. That, he said, is a decrease of 1,138 in the total number of reported crimes in the city. During the reporting period, he said total felonies were 5,289 for the year ending Oct. 1980, compared to 4,033 for the 12 months ending in Oct. 1979.

That is a decrease of 1,256. Lesser crimes included 5,024 reported for the year ending October, 1980, compared to 4,687 reported for the same period for 1979, an increase of 337 cases. Of the total number of offenses in the year ending in October, 1980, there were 9,483 cases reported, and 6,244 of these were cleared by arrest, or 65 percent. This compares to total offenses of 10,621 reported for the year ending in Oct. 1979, and a clearance rate of 5,793, or 54 percent, Hulsey said.

Here are some of the figures on the Galveston Police Department: There are 144 police personnel. The department has a total budget of $3.8 million. Of this, $82,448 is allocated for administration. The criminal investigation division has a budget of vice and narcotics a budget of patrol and traffic, administrative support and training $22,553. The police department has three captains, five lieutenants, 25 sergeants, nine detectives, and 103 patrol officers, including four women.

There are 17 civilian employees in the department, four secretaries, one switchboard operator, and 12 office assistants. Of the 144 police personnel, 22 have college degrees, most have college work of three months or longer, and many others have attended short courses at colleges or universities. Crime statistics reported by Hulsey PART I MURDER RAPE ATTEMPTED RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULTS BURGLARY THEFT (OVER $200) THEFT (UNDER $200) AUTO THEFT TOTAL CRIME INDEX PART II NARCOTICS-DRUG LAWS LIQUOR LAWS DRUNKENNESS DISORDERLY CONDUCT DWI CRIMINAL MISCHIEF ALL OTHER OFFENSES TOTAL CLASS II GRAND TOTAL OFFENSES REPORTED CLASS I CLASS II GRAND TOTAL-CLEARED BY ARREST CLEARANCE RATE OCT. 1980 15 87 19 194 478 1,189 1,008 75 468 4,033 OCT. 1980 418 315 2,443 767 402 70 376 5,024 9,483 6,244 OCT.

1979 22 66 11 223 544 1,566 1,336 594 531 5,289 OCT. 1979 463 108 2,435 807 297 70 248 4,687 10,621 5,793 REDUCTION 7 21 .8 29 66 377 328 519 63 1,256 REDUCTION 45 207 8 40 105 128 337 1,138 451 Carter to veto appropriation bill because of anti-busing provision There are 32 officers with over 1,000 hours of classroom training. Total classroom hours for the department, Hulsey said, are 114,882. The department has a budget of $858,224 for a police fleet of 45 vehicles. Criminal investigation has eight vehicles and a budget of vice and narcotics, four vehicles, patrol and traffic, 25 vehicles, and one administrative support vehicle, $6,658.

Fire Continued from page 1 "Somebody brought a ladder, but it was only 10 feet tall and it was 35 feet to the ground," he added. "It was a matter of smoke inhalation or jumping." Goodrum climbed out the window, hung onto the ledge for a few moments and then "just dropped. "I was stunned when I landed. I think somebody broke my fall," he said. "I just lay down for about 10 seconds to see how badly I was hurt." "Other people were jumping, so I got out of the way," he added.

"Other people said I caught some of the people when they jumped, but I don't remember if I caught them or just helped them after they jumped." The exact cause of the fire would not be known for several days, said County Police Commissioner Thomas Delaney. Fire officials said they believed an electrical malfunction caused the blaze during a demonstration of new electronic equipment by Arrow, based in Greenwich, for its board of directors, said Harrison Town Supervisor John Passidomo. "It was like an explosion where you don't have any impact," said Purchase Fire Chief Robert Makowski. "When you pour gasoline and throw in a match there is a rush. That's what happened in this case.

It was like a ball of fire, a flash fire." Arrow directors declared a 2- for-1 stock split Thursday at the meeting but trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted later in the day. Chemicals and plastics inside the electronic equipment contributed to the spread of the fire, said Makowski. The conference center was gutted; damage to the adjoining hotel was relatively slight. Crewman killed in cutter fire NEW ORLEANS (UPI) A flash fire that ignited Thursday in the engine room of a Coast Guard cutter in the Gulf of Mexico killed one crew member and left the vessel stalled in the water. Coast Guard spokesman Joe Gibson said there were no other injuries aboard the 210-foot cutter Durable, which was returning to its home port of Brownsville, Texas, when the blaze broke out.

The victim was not identified pending notification of his family. Gibson said the fire started in the Durable's engine room about 1 p.m., was quickly extinguished but reflashed. The flames were finally controlled about 2:30 p.m. AH damage was confined to the engine room, Gibson said. The naval aircraft carrer USS Lexington was en route to the Durable to assist its crew and aid engine repairs, he said.

The Durable sailed from Brownsville Nov. 2 to patrol the Gull-in-'the waters around Key TC seeks extension on Social Security notice By TERI CROOK News Staff Writer TEXAS CITY-Faced with the "uncertainty" of the Social Security system, city commissioners are asking for a one-year extension to explore their options in retirement alternatives for city employees. In a meeting Wednesday night, commissioners passed a resolution which extends their notice of withdrawal from the Social Security program to Dec. 31,1981. A copy of the commissioner's resolution was sent Thursday to H.F.

Hermanson, director of Social Security of the Employees Retirement Systems of Texas in Austin. City Secretary Paul Earth said Hermanson will send the city's request to the Dallas Social Security Administration. The commission passed the first resolution which allowed the option of continuing or discontinuing their participation in Social Security two years ago. The deadline for making the decision to stay with or dropping Social Security was to end Dec. 31,1980.

Earth told commissioners the "uncertainty about the future of Social Security" and the lack of adequate time pointed toward the neccessity of the extension. The Social Security Division of the Employement Retirement System of Texas has said the federal Social Security administration is "routinely" approving one- year extension requests, Earth added. The one-year extension does not bind the city into discontinuing their employee's Social Security program, but allows time to prepare a "reasonable alternative package," Earth said. Government entities, unlike the private sector, are not required to be a part of the Social Security program. If the private sector did have the option to discontinue Social Security, "we can kiss the Social Security system goodbye," Commissioner Charles T.

Doyle said. "I would be reluctant to see our people pull out of it." Earth said city employees have not been polled on the option of dropping out of Social Security. During the one-year extension, Earth said he will choose "viable alternatives" for city employees and poll them at that time. Commissioner Billle Moore told Earth in the "investigation through the next year, I hope we look at what happens in the county. I understand they are having quite a lot of problems and a lot of untruths are being told." WASHINGTON, D.C.

Carter said Thursday he will veto a $9.1 billion appropriation bill because it contains a strong anti-busing provision. Carter said anti-busing language in the bill would have imposed "an unprecedented prohibition" on the government using the courts to ensure that the Constitution and federal laws are executed. The anti-busing amendment was attached to a multibillion-dollar appropriation bill for the departments of State, Justice and Commerce, on which the Senate completed congressional action Wednesday. It called for barring the Justice Department from going to court to seek busing for desegregation purposes. "I have often stated my belief that busing should only be used as a last resort in school desegregation cases," Carter said in a letter to Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd.

"But busing is not the real issue here, "he said. "The precedent that would be established if this legislation became law is dangerous. "It would effectively allow the Congress to tell a president that there are certain constitutional remedies that he cannot ask the courts to apply For any president to accept this precedent would permit a serious encroachment on the powers of this office." Carter's decision was announced after he met at the White House Thursday with black leaders who urged him to veto the bill. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti also had said he would urge a veto, and press secretary Jody Powell said the bill actually will be vetoed when it arrives at the White House, probably on Friday. "I think we would have a good chance of sustaining our position" if Congress sought to override the veto, Powell said.

The decision was complicated because Carter had to veto the entire appropriation bill in order to try to kill the anti-busing language. A continuing resolution passed by the House and now in the Senate would provide funds to keep the departments and other agencies operating through next June, but also apparently would continue the anti-busing provisions. Carter said his opposition "also applies to the inclusion of such a provision in the continuing resolution." That leaves the situation uncertain. Congress could try to override Carter's veto of the appropriations bill containing the anti-busing pro- Continued from page 1 Galveston County employees are slated to discontinue their involvement with the Social Security system Jan. 1, 1981.

Those employees voted by a margin of two to one against Social Security. The county will join "six or seven" other cities in Texas that are currently not participants in Social Security. In other business, commissioners agreed to hold a public hearing Jan. 7, 1981, concerning Monsanto Com- apny's request to rezone an area at Second Avenue South, from Third Street South to Bay Street, from light industrial to heavy industrial. In ancient Rome peaches sold for the equivalent of about $4.50 apiece but then their inflation wasn't as bad as ours.

vision. Or it could revise the language in the continuing resolution to avoid the threat of a veto. If Carter vetoes the continuing for those who participate in the scene. The movie, which stars Michael Moriarty, Dennis Hopper, Paco Rabal and Antonella Murgia, is the first American-located film to be made by a foreign production com- apny. J.J.

Bigas Luna will be directing this international film, budgeted at $4 million. Galveston was chosen for the scene of the revival for many reasons. The production crew have recently completed five weeks on location in Houston and Galveston was very receptive to having the film company in town. "The amount of help we're getting from the people in town has been ridiculous. They are highly receptive," said Marty Blitstein, who is handling the legal aspects of the filming on location.

Blitstein said the scene for the revival was going to be shot on the desert or on a beach and they realized it was "Galveston or nothing." COM finances in 'best condition ever By MAX RIZLEY JR. News Staff Writer TEXAS CITY-College of the Mainland's finances are "in the best condition they've ever been in," a local accountant engaged to audit the institution's financial records said Thursday night. Wilbur Arrington, of the La Marque accounting firm of Arrington and Arrington, said that COM is currently operating with a budget surplus of $625,568, compared with only $4,009 last year. He noted that the total assessed value of property in the college's taxing district was $882.4 million, an increase of $198 million from the previous year due to revaluation by the county. Arrington was, however, critical of the college's on-campus food service operation, which he said operated over the past year at a net loss of $989.

He said the food served by the snack bar comprised 51 percent of the operation's costs, a figure he Judged as too high. "You're not going to make any money that way," he said, explaining that food should only make up 40 or 41 percent of the food service budget. He was also critical of the. fact that although COM paid more than $35,000 in travel expenses over the past year, some of the expense vouchers submitted by employees did not indicate the purpose of the travel. Arrington said all the expenses were properly approved and signed, and while "not implying any wrongdoing," said the travel budget is a "major expenditure" and needs to be more accurately documented.

The board also reviewed advertising and application samples to be used in the search for a new college president. Current COM President Fred Taylor's resignation takes effect Jan. 31. After some minor changes were made in the wording of a pamphlet to be mailed to persons interested in the presidency, it was accepted by the board. Also accepted were an advertisement to run in Houston and local newspapers and national higher education periodicals, and the application form for the position.

A motion by trustee Ernest Deats that all communications with presidential applicants be handled resolution, it could shut down some government operations when, money for many agencies runs out Dec. 15. Co un ty police bea Man charged in false imprisonment of wife TEXAS CITY-Frank Ray, 48, has been charged with felony false imprisonment of his wife, Essie Ray. Officer G.H. Parker Jr.

and Sgt. Hal Biery responded to a report of gunshots at the Rays' residence at 9:11 Thursday morning and found Ray holding his wife with a .25 caliber pistol and a blank pistol which he is reported to have claimed to be a working gun. Delphine Ray, a daughter of the couple, was also held at gunpoint. The incident apparently stemmed from domestic problems. Ray is being held in Galveston County Jail in lieu of $2500 bond.

PURSE SNATCHING A Galveston woman was treated and released at John Sealy Emergency Room Wednesday evening after being knocked to the street by a man who snatched her purse. The incident happened at 8:05 p.m. on 15th Street between Avenues and D. The victim was hysterical but managed to tell officers her assailant was a tall black man who took her purse and ran down a nearby alley. There are no suspects.

TOOLS STOLEN tools of an undetermined value were stolen from a business Wednesday night during a burglary. Galveston Coun- ty sheriff's officers found no evidence of forced entry. There are no suspects. CRIMES REPORTED During the 24 hour period from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 3 p.m.

Thursday, the Galveston Police Department reported seven non-injury accidents, one minor injury accident, one credit card abuse, one robbery, one shoplifting, one simple assault, one burglary of an auto, one burglary, one felony theft, two lost or stolen license plates, and two auto thefts. The Galveston County Sheriff's Department reported one missing, boat, one incident, one public intox-, ication, one felony theft, three burglaries, and two shoplifting' cases, The Texas City Police Department reported three thefts, two in-: jury accidents, four burglaries, one fight, two public intoxications, one false imprisonment, two cases of, criminal mischief, one abandoned, vehicle, and one stolen vehicle' recovery. EMS CALLS Galveston County EMS responded to 14 calls in Galveston Wednes-. day through Thursday. These included three injury pick-ups, one emergency transfer, five sick calls, two auto accidents, one assault, one short of breath, and one false alarm.

Differences holding up hostage release narrow ALGIERS, Algeria delivered another U.S. letter to Iran Thursday and a diplomatic source said the intense negotiations were "narrowing" the differences holding up release of the 52 American hostages. Swedish radio, in a report from Tehran, quoted official Iranian sources as saying the hostages finally have been turned over to the government and moved from the occupied U.S. Embassy. The transfer, which had been later week, was not immediately confirmed.

Acting with unusual speed, a three-man Algerian delegation flew to Tehran with a letter detailing the Passing latest American negotiating position on the hostages held for 397 days. But in remarks whose import left observers puzzled, the head of the Iranian commission evaluating the U.S. position said the hostages would be turned over to "judicial authorities" unless the United States replied "on time" to Iran's four demands for freeing them. The commission head, Behzad Nabavi, said he was not empowered to negotiate with the United States over the demands formulated by Iran's parliament. The Algerian mission to Iran was instructed to remain as long as necessary to explain the U.S.

position. -Continued from page 1 beautiful patchwork quilt that will be but one of the features of the Women's Club of Sacred Parish Christmas sale to be held Saturday and Sunday in the school gym. The sale will be held 11 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.

She says it's a great opportunity to stock up on Christmas goodies and pick up some beautiful and unusual gifts. Bernard Spitzer finally had his own birthday party for the Bithday Committee. Amy McEldowney always manages to look like a living doll. Kim East is looking forward to a trip to Alaska to visit with her father. Joan Frenkel Evans is getting a great reputation for her famous chili suppers.

Bobby Perez is often mistaken for movie star Robert Wagner. Hazel Sloan is keeping busy preparing for the Christmas holidays. Lucky Raymond Guzman walked off with the door prize of a color TV given by the Lions Club. Luther Winchester always has a kind word for everyone. Debiie Ricicar is excited over her new apartment and is busy making it attractive and comfy.

Eugene and Nancy Pace are back from a trip to Detroit, Mich, where they visited with her parents. Dr. Deanna Kitay looks more like a high fashion model than a doctor as she goes about her many activities. Happy birthday to Martin Nilsson, Irving Sam, Mary Jo Johnson, Justine Mickens, Suzanne R. Flick, Betty Marino, Jacob Samuel and Donald and Darin Jacquo.

Happy belated birthday to' Arthur Valdez Belle Sanders, Jimmy D'Ambra and Helen Jewell. through an o'ff-campus office to preserve the confidentiality of the applications was passed by a 4-2 vote. Trustees John Cox and Carmen Anderson voted against Deals' motion, Cox maintaining that the job could be done on campus by a "highly security-conscious" employee. Board president Bill Flaniken said, though, that such a person would be placed under a heavy burden, having to remain on campus amid the questions, gossip and speculation about who was applying for the job of president. The trustees left to Flaniken the job of finding an office off-campus, hiring a person to handle the applications and inquiries, and arranging telephone service.

In other business, the board heard a presentation from Bill Spiller, director of the adult basic education program, on the college's English as a second language program; and appointed trustee Jim Simpson as COM's representative to the Texas Public Community- Junior College Association's legislative task force. Pole says Soviet has no desire to intervene WARSAW, Poland (UPI) A high-ranking Communist Party official Thursday said he was convinced the Soviets did not want to intervene in Poland but added it might become necessary to ask Moscow for help "to save the country from tragedy." "I believe that the Polish nation's leaders will do their best not to put the Soyiet Union in that most difficult situation," said Jozef Klasa, a member of the party's central committee who is in charge of the media. But, he told a crowded news conference, if the state were threatened by violent unrest or open insurrection, "then Polish communists would have the duty to seek all means to save the country from tragedy by asking their close neighbors for help." In Washington, State Department spokesman John Trattner said "there is no indication that the Soviets have reached a decision to intervene in Poland." He also rejected a charge by the Soviet foreign ministry that the administration was inflaming the Polish situation. It took President Carter to task for saying there had been "an unprecedented Soviet military buildup" on Poland's borders. Klasa told the news conference "I am convinced that there is something that our friends do not want and that is to give us aid in the defense of power and socialism in Poland." "It is not a conviction of an intuitional character," Klasa said, "but my stay in Moscow (several weeks ago accompanying party boss Stanislaw Kania) made this conviction strong.".