Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 1

Home-Owned 110th Year, No. 112 324 Pages In 22 Sections. Sunday Morning, April 22, 1990 Copyright 1990, Journal Publishing Co. Daily 350 Sunday $1 N.M. Responds to Planet in Trouble By Rene Kimball JOURNAL STAFF WRITER ftp a 1 chairman of the Sierra Club.

"Nowadays, people are more worried about the whole spectrum of sharing life on the planet." New problems that few people fathomed in 1970 such as the hazards chlorofluorocarbons pose to the Earth's ozone layer have emerged in the past 20 years, said Carroll Cagle, an Albuquerque public relations man who was press secretary for the late New Mexico Sen. Clinton Anderson on that first Earth Day. "It was kind of a simpler day," said Cagle, who worked on the 1970 Earth Day celebration in Washington, D.C. "Pass the Clean Air Act. Pass the Clean Water Act, and MORE: See N.M.

on PAGE A3 -r. Jnf.r- Today's Paper Printed On Recycled Paper To recognize the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, the Journal has printed all of today's sections except the inserts and comics on recycled paper. Normally about half the newsprint is made from recycled paper, said Albuquerque Publishing Co. purchasing director Fred Johnson. The1 recycled paper comes from Stone Container's mill 450 miles away in Snowflake, Ariz.

"We wish all our paper came from Stone," Johnson said, "but it's just not available." He explained that the company's paper needs exceed Stone's supply. Johnson said the Albuquerque Publishing Co. also recycles its paper waste and the aluminum press plates used to print the paper. V', EXACTLY 20 YEARS AGO today, thousands of New Mexicans joined in a landmark demonstration of concern and celebration for an Earth they thought was threatened with devastating change. Most were young, and they marked the first Earth Day in 1970 with marches, demonstrations and teach-ins on college campuses and throughout the country.

Looking back, one New Mexico environmental leader said, many early environmentalists mostly worried about how pollution and industrial development would affect their favorite pastimes. "We were concerned about where we were going to go fishing or camping," said Jack Kenney, a retired Army general and past state 1 Earth Day JIM THOMPSON JOURNAL Gary Halvorson of Albuquerque helps clean up the West Mesa's Piedras Marcadas open space area. Halvorson, a member of the Friends of the Albuquerque Petroglyphs, joined an estimated 50 people as part of the weekend's Earth Day festivities. 1970-1990 How ranchers view environmental issues C7 Pilot New Top Gun At MM By Ralph Dohme 1 si JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT ROSWELL New Mexico Military Institute's new superintendent is a former Army brat, Air Force fighter pilot and superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Winfield W. Scott Jr. was selected Saturday by NMMI's board of regents to head the Roswell school, which will celebrate its centennial i anniversary next year.

Regents President Charles Coll said Scott, 62, will assume his job "sometime during the summer, but in time to get a good foothold on the 1990-1991 school year." The regents deliberated in executive session for two days before coming to a unanimous decision from a four-man list of finalists. Scott was attending a board of RICHARD PIPES JOURNAL The F-117A Stealth fighter lands at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, for its first public display. Scott ecret Fighter Steak Into Public View governors' meeting at the Air Force Academy Saturday and was unavailable for comment. But his wife, Sally, said, "You can tell everyone we're delighted. He is very happy about this and is looking forward to going to Roswell." Mrs.

Scott said her husband will meet with NMMI's regents soon to work out a time schedule for their move and reporting date. However, Coll said Scott will be on hand to participate irLNMMI's commencement exercises the weekend of May 12. Scott succeeds Mai. Gen. Gerald Childress, who F-117As from Nevada to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

If Congress approves the plan, the move could bring up to 2,000 jobs to the Alamogor-do area by 1992, they said. The crews flying and maintaining the Stealth are among the best in the Air Force, officials said Saturday. Those crews are also excited about the possible move to New Mexico, said MORE: See SECRET on PAGE A10 the tightest of security for seven years. Until recently the U.S. Air Force denied that the aircraft even existed.

Several weeks ago, however, the Air Force finally acknowledged they did indeed have a radar-dodging fighter. Fifty-six of them, in fact. And Saturday the press and public were invited to see it in action. Air Force officials Saturday also discussed their recently announced plan to move most, if not all, of the By David H. Morrissey JOURNAL STAFF WRITER NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.

-One of America's most closely guarded aviation secrets destined soon for a home in New Mexico emerged from mystery Saturday. On a warm Las Vegas morning, 20,000 sightseers, reporters, politicians and heavily-armed military police watched as two F-117A Stealth fighters made their first public landing. With their angular swept-back wings the fighters looked like props from a Batman movie. As the ebony aircraft swooped low over Nellis Air Force Base and drifted to a delicate touchdown, the cheers, applause and clicking of thousands of camera shutters overwhelmed the roar of powerful engines. The F-117A has been flying under resigned last June following a critical report by state MORE: See REGENTS on PAGE A10 0 SUNDAY Candidates Offer Prescriptions for State's Health By Colleen Heild JOURNAL STAFF WRITER ELECTION 3fl itT-r Mil -till -1 1 1'- I'll i TiilIlM I the state should put its investments in accounts that would earn about 1 percent more.

But Bardacke said relying on Wall Street for the state's future is a "joke." Bardacke pushed his proposal to divert half the income created by the severance tax permanent fund to school funding rather than continuing to raise gross receipts taxes. Revenue for the permanent fund comes from taxes on mining and oil and gas. MORE: See CANDIDATES on PAGE A4 Former Democratic Gov. Bruce King, who has been leery of any new gambling, didn't commit to the lottery outright. But in the search for ways to pump up the state's revenues, he said Saturday, too, would look at the lottery." King and Bardacke, who lead the Democratic field according to an Albuquerque Journal poll of March 24-29, took shots at each others' revenue proposals.

King said the state should reallocate the state budget, starting with zero-based budgeting. And, he said, Paul Bardacke, former state attorney general, said a lottery would be "no savior" because it would raise only about $17 million annually for the state. However, he said, as governor he would sign a lottery bill if the money went to education. Former State Supreme Court Justice Tony Scarborough also endorsed a lottery. The state could also save from $10 million to $15 million a year, he said, by forcing competitive bidding by outside law firms for the state's legal work.

Three of four Democratic candidates for governor said Saturday they'd consider supporting creation of a state lottery under certain conditions, while a fourth strongly endorsed the idea as a way to remedy the state's revenue problems. New Mexico's economic health dominated the discussion at both Democrat and Republican gubernatorial forums held in Albu- querque. The sessions, sponsored by the New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors were held separately. In the four-man Democrat field, lobbyist Bob Gold advocated taking lottery money to create a revolving loan fund for cities and counties to help local businesses. Lobbyist Gold's Gubernatorial Bid Targets More Jobs, Lottery for N.M.

The Promised Land In the turbulent years between 1850 and 1900, a wave of German Jews led a transformation that ushered New Mexico into the mercantile economy of the day. D1. New Roll Call The Journal begins an easier-to-understand congressional roll call. "How New Mexico's Congessmen Voted." B4. Good Morning The Stealth fighter may be able to avoid radar, but it can't avoid the lure of New Mexico.

Weather Chance of thunderstorms. Highs in 70s. Lows in mid-40s. C8. lift 0 v' i Bill I mi I tm, I I revenue from it could be used to jump-start new economic and social programs.

Gold was a radio station manager in Clovis in the 1960s, but soon was involved as a consultant in the campaigns of Harold Runnels for Congress and David Norvell for attorney general. Moving to Santa Fe, he went oh to become an aide to Norvell, executive director and chief lobbyist for the New Mexico Retail Association, assistant to former Gov. Toney Anaya and, for a year, Cabinet secretary for Anaya's Economic Development and Tourism Department. MORE: See GOLD'S on PAGE A10 Bob Gold is one of four candidates seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the June primary election. The Journal today profiles Gold in a continuing series on the candidates.

Voters may want to save the Sunday series for reference before going to the polls. By John Robertson JOURNAL POLITICS WRITER In his first run ever for elective office, Bob Gold's goal is the governor's chair. He does not see it as an unreasonable leap. The 59-year-old Santa Fe lobbyist and public relations man has worked jn and around New Mexico politics and government for 20 years, and says he knows the ropes. He also has a platform that may turn some heads.

With experience as head of the state's economic development department, and as legislative point man for one of the state's largest business lobbies, Gold says he would zero irt on creating new job opportunities around the state. And he advocates a state lottery. He says he would take the job-creating challenge "out of the rhetoric mode" and make it an "everyday, every-minute commitment of the governor." A lottery would not cure New Mexico government's revenue wocs, he says, but it would.help, and ARTS GV8 HAPPENINGS G6 BOOKS G8 HOROSCOPE F2 BUSINESS DM MOVIES G4-7 CLASSIFIED I1-J1B NEW MEXICO C1-6 CROSSWORD F2 SPORTS E1-16 DEATHS C8 TRAVEL H1-4 DIMENSION Bl-6 TRENDS F14 EDITORIALS B2-3 TV F7 FIFTY PLUS fA WEATHER C8 Tj GREG SORBER JOURNAL Bob Gold and his wife, Doris, whom he describes as his "bride of 38 years.".