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Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, August 4, 1988 THE NEW MEXICAN A By BOB QUICK iY Jibe New Mexican Staff it-- -''reports'heip atationa estimate their audieno good considering KMIKs recent transition more important and much tower than they es nzh and makeup Wtfr WB S'lfef A from an el)-talk format, disc Jockey Dave used to be, Santa Station 1CKBR-FM; "In order to do that they nave go ifjt 'Golden Bear to its fans, an 8.6 rating from is' KVSF-AM and KKBR- said. There is some speculation KNMQ may Vmove to Albuquerque "Kelly said. "Tim local market has bcx hnpo for econcmsy is soft. that are jicensed to serve The economy isn't a problem for Richard o.ui but whose chosen home city" Garda, owner, and manager of KDCE-AM, broadcastt Jiourt a day from a satellite jabapm according to Arbitron. which has been broadcasting from Espafiola broadcast originating On Dallas.

A for 26 years. -c Garcia soon will increase KDCE's power to almost 5,000 watts from 1,000 watts, which Werebow able to localize dedications improve reception in Albuquerque. and requests, he sakt ry.Botnpiay contemporary mo. (tatk)n movt south, he KM1K-AM, a Santa Fe Oldies station, tied- For, one of 0-1068 partners, Jack Kelly, said. for third among northern New Mexico the ranking in a small market like Santa Fe Were very well situated where we are stations with KTRC-AM.

The 3.1 rating looks academic." The ratings in Albuquerque are now," Garcia said. jKNMQndi KIVAAM iKLSKMf Arbitron released its figures this week. -t KDCE-AM, a Spanish-lan-guage statkm in Espafiola, and KNYN-FM, a 'Santa Fe country station, tied for second with ratings of 3.9. KVSF-AM and KfcSN-FM, a Los Alamos 'station, tied for last with 0.8 ratings. Arbitron' audits U5.

radio audiences based on diaries 'frept by-selected The 0 1 'f new -area port of entry. The fight will be accompanied by new road signs warning of The posted speed firait along highways in the Pojoaque Valley will be reduced to 50 mph from 55 mph. Gray said he hopes ail work can be completed by the time school starts Aug. 23. He said a study will be done later to see.

whether the changes have had any' effect on traffic, but the results probably will not be for a while. You really can't tell anything until one year has gone by, and you really need two years, he said. Meanwhile, state pofice officers wifi continuetheir expanded, traffic patrols begun in ApriL They- will increase patrolling still more when school WeD have a concentration of officers there during critical times, said CapL Tommy Cantou, Sate Pofice District 1 commander. Increased police work wifi include more monitoring by radar. Cantou said four officers are involved in the beefedup patrols, but assignments to the Pojoaque area depend on needs elsewhere in the district.

Needs can shift suddenly partly because of the Penitentiary of New Mexico and other state-government property in the district. Increased patrolling has fed to a sizable increase in the number of traffic citations, he said We have slowed traffic down considerably and the net result safer drivers," Cantou said. Pojoaque school officials are not giving out final grades yet, but at least some are optimistic I can't say that its going to alleviate the problem, Pojoaque Elementary School Principal Priscilla Montague sajd. "But they have taken measures and from listening to the community talk, the community seems somewhat satisfied By DAVID ROYBAL The New Mexican Staff When the last school bell of spring rang two months ago, Po-joaque residents were crying for the sfe to slow commuter traffic speetfing past their campuses twice daily. "We should lower the speed limit or put flashing caution lights," sixth-pader Julie Cruz said.

1 Jufie was among dozens of Fo-joaque students, who petitioned Gov. Gamy Carruthers in 'January to help make busy roads and intersections near their schools safer. Today, three weeks before school resumes, state 'agencies are preparing steps aimed at safety. Among them flashing caution fights, lower speed limits and continued beefedup patrols by state ipofice officers. The concerns are based on the heavy morning and afternoon commuter traffic speeding along N.M.

4, NM. 502 and US. 84285 between Santa Fe and Los Alamos or Eqanola. The Pojoaque school system has campuses on both sides of the roads -used by those commuters. The intent to try to reduce speed limits through the Pojoaque area and to alert people of the higher volume of traffic," said John Gray, acting chief of the state Highway Department's Traffic Bureau Gray said a flashing fight wifi be hung on N.M.

502 the Los Alamos road where it turns north and intersects with U5. 84-285 leading towards Espanola. The intersection near the entrance to Pojoaque Elementary. SchooL The fight there will flash red to gnal stop for N.M. 502 traffic and amber to signal caution for traffic on 84-285.

A flashing fight wifi be posted on -both northbound and southbound lanes of U5. 84-285 just before the Motor Transportation Division's Lee TOemTbeNew Mexfcaa I Flexible flyer. the main Circus Vargas tent Wednesday. Morales and his family of 12 constitute the acrobatic Flying Moraleses. FlexBMBty is the key to.

the circus Sfe, es Martin Morales demonstrates while hauling cotton candy. Ice and soft drinks to iPolice officer finds abandoned work near trash dump strange way," Salley, said during an interview shortly after the robbery. "But I'm not suicidal. I'm homidd-. aL Santa Fe artist Don Fabricant a friend of Salley lamented the loss of the paintings aba Hes a very important member of the Santa Fe arts community because of his talent, he said.

But Salley-has sold few paintings thus far, and as a result their value hard to judge. As talented as be might appear to some local artiste, the art, thief apparently was not -interested in Salleys finer technique. The paintings were discarded, undamaged, next to a. trash-colledion area on the south side of town. expected to daim the paintings today determine whether any are still missing.

Salley was robbed July 25 of two portfolios of paintings. They did not contain all hb work, but held selected pieces to be shown at the pos Llanos book store on the Plaza this month. Im thrilled to death," Los Llanos manager Marcy Cates said Wednesday. Some of hb remaining work was inferior, Cates said, but this stuff is going to be worth looking aL" Salley's show will start 18. He said he viewed the Los Llanos show as a springboard for future gallery exhibits.

1 fed that I've been raped in a By PIERRE LAROCHE The New Mexican Staff A Santa Fe artists hopes for success extin gubhed July 25 after about 15 years worth of his work was stolen from hb visit were rekindled Wednesday when a Santa. Fe police officer discovered, the abandoned paintings. About 100 paintings belonging to Abu Salley were found near St." Michael's Drive about, 4:30 pm. Wednesday, a police spokesman said. These are probably the paint-, tags.

he said, They are signed by Salley)." Salley did not identify the paintings Wednesday, evdiing and could not be reached for comment He Y' ABU SALLEY Stolen paintings found Mental-health commission debated its own board to decide what services are needed and how to provide them. The regional boards would be locally appointed and would have a representative on the state Behavioral Science Commission. The idea' is to change from a toptiown system of authority to a bottom-up," said council member Dr. Robert Hendron. The regional districts would hear budget requests from their community-based health centers and then take to the state commission.

The only authority that-would come, from the top down would be a requirement that each regional board provide specific basic services, Hendron said. several regional mental-health authorities that the council recommending. By a dose vote, the panel decided the proposed commission should also oversee programs to help developmental disabled and oversee substance abuse programs Not all members are in agreement with the idea of separating mental health services from Health and Environment Council member Carolyn Stanfill, who heads a subcommittee working on possible ways the state's programs could be reorganized said her group might differ with the full council. The panel agreed that the state should be divided into regional service districts, each with 1 By MARK C. UTGAARD The New Mexican Staff A state panel studying New Mexico's mental-' health programs debated Thursday whether the state should create a new commission to oversee those services.

The Governor's Mental Health Planning Coun-J dl worked on a draft of a report that tells Gov. Garrey Carruthers several proposals they have discussed Among the possible recommendations the council considering a Cabinet-level Beha- vioral Health Sciences Commission, which would -j remove mental-health services from the state I Health and Environment Department. The I commission would consist of members from the f-m- proposed resolution supporting the. bottle bin argued fa) favor of -the Pick snapped, I donTi know if it's our Job to attend to every national issue that comes -before I Councilor Bernice Beenbouwer disagreed. Y'- 1 think we must be concerned with the cleanliness of bur town, she said.

-p" Griega whose father used to own a small grocery store, said the bill would hurt small businesses. (The groeer) has to hire someone to. handle the incoming containers," Griego He does not absorb that cost The consumer ultimately pays. Councilor Peso Chavez arid the city should enforce its Utter laws. I don't think the bottle bill is going to be the panacea tor this," arid.

Neither do we believe it's going to be a panacea for every fitter problem. said Kevin Bean, the representative of the New Mexico Public Interest Research Group who presented the program to the toundL We think it could be an important first step, Bean said. Mike Padilla of the Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Co. in Albuquerque and Robert Haspd, owner of a local trash-hauling and recycling company. Environmental Control lnc said the bottle bill would hurt their By DORSEY GRIFFITH Tbe New Mexican Staff Representatives of the bottling and recycling Industries asked the City Council Wednesday not to support a state bottle-recycling bifi.OVr Environmentalists have asked the City Council to urge the state Legislature to pass a law requiring a deposit on all beer and bottles.

i Earl Moyer, a representative from the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. far Santa Fe, charged that the bottle bill will increase the litter problem and decrease the recycling efforts. Moyer did not elaborate on how the measure, aimed at reducing roadside litter, would Increase the fitter problem. Supporters of the bill often site Oregon as an example of a state where a bottle bill has helped clean up highways and local streets. While some councilors have expressed support for such' a measure.

Mayor Sam Pick and Councilor Phil Griego argued against the idea Wednesday. Ret said city government should not take a stand on the issue. He left during the middle of a study session on the issue. Were being asked to get involved with an issue the city has nothing to say about" Pick said When Councilor Peter Goodwin, who sponsoring the based, according to Judy McGowan, associate planner with the county Land Use Office. The plan on goals, objectives," McGowan said.

Its a policy statement, a guideline for writing the code. A proposed Extraterritorial Zoning Code now being considered will be discussed fully in subsequent public hearings. It not expected to be acted upon for months. The plain up for adoption tonight does not involve new regulations. It does address water use and conservation, waste disposal and other environmental concerns.

The Santa Fe Realtors education committee Jhe New Mexican A proposed Extraterritorial Zoning Plan could be presented for adoption tonight during a tneeting of a citycounty board that governs land use outride city Unfits. The Extraterritorial Zoning Authority will meet at 7 p.m. in the County Commission chambers of the County Courthouse. The board, composed of county commissioners and city councilors, addresses land-use issues affecting areas as much as five miles beyond city limits. The proposed zoning plan a general "statement upon which regulations would be described the proposed regulations' potential effect on property rights during a meeting of Realtors and real-estate agents Wednesday, according to fish Butler, of Tish Butler Real 'Estate.

Butler said the Realtors were concerned about changes in the regulation of guest houses. County Land Use Director Tom Wilson said he unaware of new regulations governing guest houses. He said guest houses are regulated under the County Land Use Code, which has been in effect since January 1981. i.