Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 1

The Weather ALBUQUERQUE: Increasing high cloudiness with gusty afternoon winds. Clearing tonight. High 58. Lows 16 Valley, 20 Sunport. Details on A-10.

Good Morning Nixon Says His Budget Is Geared To Fight Inflation. If He Loses, A Dollar To A Doughnut Will Be An Even Bet. ALB 40 Pages in Four Sections Price 10c 90th Year Volume 3G3 Number 31 Saturday Morning, January 31, 1970 Nixon Calls Mew low to Inflation School, Tax Bulletin Plans to Seek Civic Leaders Protest Alvarado Demolition Begins Big Expansion Bills Pass In Senate OMAHA, Neb. Union pickets were posted early today at the headquarters building of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha and at two other railroad spots. Earlier in Washington, a national railroad spokesman bad said such an event would trigger a nation-wide railroad lockout.

By MARTHA Bl'DDECKE The Santa Fe Railway i Of Safeguard By ED MAIIR Of the Journal's Santa Fc Bureau SANTA FE The State Senate continued to focus its attention on education and taxation Friday as it passed i "I WASHINGTON (P President Nixon Friday night (pronounced his forthcoming $200.8 billion budget "a 1 major blow in stopping the inflationary psychology," I and forecast success in the effort to curb rising prices. began its demolition of the Alvarado Hotel Friday, as civic leaders cried out in protest and oldtime residents remembered past community efforts to help the Santa Fe. Under a city demolition permit, Coronado Wrecking Co. began to remove roof tile from the central, oldest portion of the hotel, built in 1902, and announced a sale of materials to be taken from the building. The move came as a U.S.

Base Is Target a school consolidation bill and introduced a 1970 tax reform measure exempting the poor from paying any income taxes. He blamed the past year's! inflation on his Democratic predecessors, said his budget! plans "will turn it around," andj indicated a change is likely in', the policies which pushed in-i terest rates to record highs. Two Finance Companies Are Merged The upper chamber recessed for the weekend after a unanimous vote was recorded on the bill allowing consolidation of Compiled From Journal Wires SAIGON Communist forces fired 10 rockets Fri LN THE MAJOR surprise of a White House news conference, the President announced he has decided to seek a major ex Related Stories on A-10 day night into the headquarters base of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, the prin pansion of the bitterly disputed Safeguard antiballistic missile jj W. WILSON CLIFF A 1 ft cipal unit involved in Presi dent IMixons latest rede.

system to oeienu e.icdu. Mercer of tw0 New Merger of two New ployment plan for American; cities as well as onensive Mexico finance companies, disclosed here Friday, has resulted in the the La Joya and Belen school districts, but not until a minor floor fight was settled. Sen. Harold Runnels, D-Lea, sponsored a bill exempting persons with a net income below $2000 from the state income tax. The bill, sent to Runnels' Finance Committee, would be for troops in South Vietnam, missile sites.

U. S. Command spokesmen! He said this is needed to de- formation of a huge holding said the barrage of 122mm' fend against possible "nuclear; company that brings together rockets against the base caused blackmail" by a nation like Red st.Ven loan and finance firms, casualties, which were describ-: china. three general insurance agsn- ed only as light, but no; cies. two credit bureaus and a fatalities.

There was also some: The ABM announcemen surprise to members of the City Commission and the Alvarado Preservation Committee. A telegram received earlier in the week from Santa Fe president John S. Reed said it was "unlikely" demolition would begin within two weeks, the time period asked by the city. "I'M AMAZED that the Santa Fe railroad would conduct themselves in this manner," said City Commission Chairman Pete V. Domenici.

"It seems to me that a building that has been there as long as this one with the amount of community interest exhibited would cause the Santa Fe to at least move slowly." Domenici pointed out that the city made concessions to the Santa Fe in 1901 when construction began on the Alvarado, by closing Gold, Silver and Lead Avenues across the railroad tracks. "I truthfully think it indicates a significant lack of community interest," he said. Continued on A-8 the taxable year l'JTO and subsequent years. THE SENATE also called; damage to the base, located at with details to De oisciosea, Lai Khe, 30 miles north of within 30 days is certain to Saigon. start another angry debate in the; The merging companies are senate, uaiweu ior wk curity finance co.

ot ronaies THE is.nno troops of the tore narrowlv approving the and Automotive Acceptance from the Secretary of State's office three bills vetoed by Gov. David Cargo last year and placed them on the president's table for future action. The vetoed measures includ- division, known as "The Big Red; irst installment of the system. iCorp. of Albuquerque.

Each One," are scheduled for; I brought its subsidiary firms into withdrawal from Vietnam Dyj Nixon declared irreversible tne merger April 15 under the latesthis policy of supplanting redeployment involving a total American combat forces in Viet-1 rue resulting noiamg com- of Americans. The cut-: nam with South Vietnamese pany is western Management ed: gisJation transferring authority for magistrate vacancy appointment from the governor to the county boards of commissioners. I Lecislaton re-creating the; back began earlier this week troops but said if the Com-; whien win maintain ex-when 3000 Marines departed, but, numists step up the conflict thejecutive offices in Albuquerque the U.S. Command has not an-itjnited States will retaliate. and administrative operations in nounced when 1st Division; Portales, which is the troops will begin leaving.

"WE HAVE the means, and I. geographical hub of the two- i will be prepared to use the i statc network. Meanwhile, it was reported mfans stronglv more strong-! that U.S. fighter-bombers and in th 'past Nixon said. NEGOTIATIONS for B52 strategic bombers have merger began last October and stepped tip attacks on the Nixon also: were culminated Thursday with Laotian side of the Mu Gia Pass, first meetmg of the area and have run into more! -Defended G.

a 1 stockholdOTS of ths hoiding intnnsp North Vietnamese an- i Carswell, the federal judge he in Albuquerque. Legislative Audit Commission. And a bill enabling up to 20 1 1 percent of the Permanent lUlS Dd.Il tu UV ilivustvu ill unvote uaiiivi certificates of deposit. tiaircraft fire and surface-to-air; chose to be a Supreme (our. THE THREE vetoed bills now; may face veto override action at! i wv J'1" i jOn Suggested I Liquor Prices f54n missiles justice.

i Deueve Carswell ill be approved bv the hold tlie stock and manage the Official sources would not senate overwhelmingly," Nixon; affairs of the following firms: any time and a two-thirds vote would be necessary before they could be sent to the House for disclose howr many new dismissing as irrelevant a Automotive Acceptance Corp. 7L, a a wmte suPreniacy Qf AIbuquerque and Security urauauiuM maae -a years vnr.n rn nf Portals bhs. I not want North Vietnam to know uhirh the iudce has Clovis, N.M., and Roswell, jthe effectiveness of U.S. aerial renounced as offensive to him Amarllo and Plain view. Tex Security Insurance Acencies of i reconnaissance.

now similar action. There was noj SANTA ra The state opposition in the upper chamber, Aicoholic Beverage to placing the bills on the presi-, Conro announced Friday it has dent's table. adopted a regulation which ef- And the Senate, during one of Zn its busiest sessions of the cui-, retail fhi in MiddV Fi Portales and Roswell and THE MU GIA Pass runs across the North Vietnamese president, John S. Reed, had wired the city earlier in the week saying it was "unlikely" demolition would occur within two weeks. A committee has been appointed to study ways to save the Alvarado, but has been stymied by the $1.5 million price tag placed on the building by the Santa Fe.

(Journal photo by Ray Cary) ALVAKADO GOKS: Employes of Coronado Wrecking Co. begin removal of roof tiles from the central portion of the Alvarado Hotel in the first step of demolition of the 1902 structure. Tom Haupt, left, and Garth Schneider began work under a demolition permit issued by the city Friday. The Santa Fe Railway ooraer into L.aos. applies ana nrn.icr..!P II.

I 1 we are pro- rt'IU Se.s.MUH, clJU adw UJLl uuul-; of brands of li- prices specific Acceptance, in Albuquerque; the retail credit bureaus of Portales tion of three of the bills recommended by the Universities quor, Continued on A-1? Investigating Committee. The regulation has been sent! I In Iho attornev eeneral for his nit-n mc Afiu ouuui liuui iiic peace pass along the Ho Chi Minh; I Trail in eastern Laos to South Said "We have done Vietnam. The bombing attacks' everything we think it is proper: tb? pass area in Laos and to do" in an effort to help get along the trail are designed to relief to refugees and starving slow the increasing enemy traf-; victims ef the Nigerian civil war fic in the surrendered enclave of Biafrai jf there are starving Almost an hour of debate; review and approval. It would; preceded the successful passage I become effective after being1 of Sen. Tibo Chavez' school; with the State Records frmcf ifiih'nn at Icciia consolidation measure, but it; center, following the attorney vuaa 11 lullu" dl liuc Journal Index Movie Set At Averae Hits people there, he said, "it is our interest to get food to them," i without concern for the politics 'of the situation.

passed, 39-0, and was sent to the general's approval. Ilouse' THE REGULATION provides Chavez said La Joya, in that 'Ww Mexico liquor Socorro County south of Belen, 1 licensees, including non-resident has only about 20 families and 20 licensees, shall not promulgate school-aged children. He said or publish in any news media or the La Jova and Belen school in any form any suggested retail boards would first approve the price of their product within the: Isleta Residents Register to Vote Lowest oince lyoo INFLATION WAS a dominant and recurrent theme, with Nixon's budget and economic messaces due to be sent to Con NEW YORK T'le stock By JIM NEWTON Journal Arts Editor An $800,000 western film star- market Friday fell to its lowest Around New Mexico B-R Bridge D-7 Classified C-8, D-6 Comics D-7 Crossword Puzzle D-7 Pailv Record D-8 Th ar Abby B-2 Editorials A -4 Financial C-S. 7 Legislative Summary B-R Movies B-6 Obituaries D-R liclisrion A -5 Sports C-l. a TV Log, F'revirws A-ll Weather Table A-1 Woman's World B-l, 2 consolidation before the state level as measured by the Dow i Journal Special rine Aldo Rav, Dean Jagcer and gress Monday.

The White House' word is sug-, ISLETA Residents of Is eta nieblo will to- Adams will be filmed in Jones average since resident saiH in advance Nixon would Board of Education could order, j.ey such action. said not his Deputy an(j Sunday to vote Feb. 23 on a new franchise-ex-i the Aleodones area where 1200 John F. Kennedy messaces at Director William Cupp. news conference.

But the President chose to mention the budget himself. D-BerUhilo the billl EVLfllvino Lucero. Z'T7l ZZ Losing steadily all week, the allows "consolidation of any ncope are heads of households were market closed down 4 29 at district in New Mexico" Slcrs'regSer on Jan. 31 and Feb 1 to: Jomen' a'ii wu g'et "The! Announcement made! 744 the Dow of 30 Albuquerque Democrat also said from pubiishing suggested retail be able to vote on the new the first time Fnday afternoon by Al Edwards industrials. Details on -5.

the bill "opens the door to con- ices and it eliminates' stitution," Gov. Lucero said. tr; of Los Angeles, who will produce, solidation" and said the state distillrs from publishing sug- lamums- Uhe f.lm. "Don Tell Me How to Continued on A-fi school board can determine pro-gested prices." l.u 7' 1 "It (the new constitution) was Die Lilt; uvn wtuiiivui. i Built in Florida Bay gram levels that should bej favored heavily bv the people," New Mexico's liquor price-! right to vote to all pueblo rcsi- Gene Nelson tentatively is cheduled to direct the movie fixing laws wens declared the governor said of audience i un-j dents 21 years of age and older.

maintained "and if they do not Continued on A-6 Continued on A-R Continued on A-R "IN" YEARS before, only; Engineers Spend $342,358 For Nixon Helicopter Pad which will go into production I about March 9. Edw ards said. Edwards said his Shannon i Enterprises has signed a 99-year lease on 1200 acres of the Dia-i mond Tail ranch in the Alco-jdones area, and has 52 other I parcels of land in the area available for film use. New Chief Lists Improvements eased' With MVD Plans LFC 'PI property was available on shore for the presidential pad. At Nixon's home in San Clemente.

a larger landing pad was built at a reported cost of Jlj.OOO. White House officials told the Miami Herald the California pad is just concrete poured on a cleared area while the Key Biscayne pad is equipped with electric eyes, security devices to detect boats and underwater swimmers and facilities for tying up the presidential yacht. They did not discuss reasons for putting it in the bay. Assistant Press Secretary Alan Woods said it must have been put there for security purposes. MIAMI U.S.

Army Engineers spent to build a 150-foot square helicopter landing pad just off President Nixon's waterfront Key Biscayne compound, an ofiicial of the firm that built it said Friday. Edmund Thornton, vice president and director of the, Atlantic Foundation gave the cost figure and said much of the expense was incurred because pilings had to tie driven and because it had to be sturdy enough to support several helicopters at once. It lies just off-shore from an existing two acre heliport which is 1000 feet from the Nixon property line. Thornton said he was told no "Basic plans for a complete: film center with western streets, a sound stage and faeili-j tic-s including a motel are being; drawn up and we should have renderines and basic plans in 30 to 60 days," he said. Additionally there are ten-; tative plans for several other; films to be made at the ranch.

iOne. entitled "Keene," is being; considered by Bob Hope Enter-i prists, the production company; by the comedian. I Edwards first visited New Continued on A-R "This looks to me like this is first year we've not been looking at a blank wall." commented Sen. James Kirkpatrick, It-Dona Ana. C.

De Baca recounted a long list of things he had found wrorg when he became commissioner, including not only failure to print titles fcr many vehicles, but inadequate control over money being received by mail, a hit-or-miss Continued on A-6 blink when he asked for more than the $2 4 million asked in the department's formal budget request. was presided before he took office. Phil Lucero. analyst for the Legislative Finance Com-m tee and Al Nohl. with the Dept.

of Finance, both said they believed C. De Baca's pu.ns for using the extra money were "sound." Most of the extra money would go toward building up a "middle management," which Nohl said, "should have been done years ago." "I FOB ONE feel ohligatcd to give the necessary and justifiable financing to put this department on the track," commented Hep. John Merslion, Otero, committee chairman. "I'll be happy to back most ef vour bun' reivcsiS," said Rep. Max Coll.

B-Chavcs. By WAYNE S. SCOTT Of the Journal's Santa Ke Bureau SANTA FE Fernando C. De Baca, ho has In en molor vehicle commissioner for only three weeks. Friday de r.l!d his plans for improvement of his department at its hearing before the joint Isislative Finance Committee.

Legi'da'ors complimented his plans and did not even.