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Qtitiztn VOLUME 101 NO. 34 TUCSON, ARIZONA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1971 56 PAGES TEN CENTS Citizen Photo by Gary Gaynor May Your Night Be MerryacM Spotlighted and backlighted, the Mariachis Vargas de Tecalitlan are captured in the happy grito spirit of the Mexican Fair at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds. The- fair, which opened last night, will continue through Sunday. The Mariachis will be back again on the 8 o'clock program tonight, along with recording star Jose Alfredo Jimenez, the singing Hermanas Hernandez, singer Alicia Juarez and comedian Pepito. Bloodless bullfights will be featured at 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. A midway of 35 rides also is offered. MOBILE HOME PARK CASE rfl 1 gn Lourt nemses lo lake Pirna Building Permit The Arizona Supreme Court yesterday stymied a challenge to the county's power to regulate subdivision development and resolution of the issue appears to depend now pn action by the Arizona Legislature. The court refused to take jurisdiction in an action brought by developers of a proposed mobile home park which challenged County Board of Supervisors' control over such subdivision development. The Transamerica Title Insurance acting as trustee for Valencia Ranches, the mobile home subdivision, had asked the high court to order the county to issue building permits for the development.

The permits were denied last month by County Zoning Inspector Glen Knutson. He contended he could not issue the permits because the developers did not have the supervisors' approval of plats (maps) of the proposed park. The plats contain the layout of streets, sewers, drainage and other facilities in subdivisions. A .1960 county ordinance says the plats must be signed by the supervisors before building permits are issued. Control over gives supervisors control over what goes into a subdivision.

Worried county officials feared that subdivisions with inadequate streets, sewers and other utilities would spring up should this control be struck down. Valencia Ranches developers have contended the state's delegating of planning and zoning powers to the county did not specifically include regulation of subdivisions. Walter Richards, attorney for the developers, said today the challenge would now be filed in Pima County Superior Court. A victory in Superior Court for Valencia Ranches might affect only that development, not future ones. Admitting that the county's power in this area is "cloudy." county officials, are now awaiting action by.

the Arizona Legislation on a bill which would delegate to the counties the power to regulate subdivisions. A bill accomplishing this has passed the Senate and is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives' Governmental Relations committee next week. Officials had defended the county ordinance giving control over subdivisions by saying- it was implied by the state's delegation of planning and zoning powers. Valencia Ranchos would be located on 160 acres of land about 2.5 miles west of Mission Road and north of Valencia Road. PULITZER ACQUIRES ARIZONA DAILY STAR The Arizona Daily Star was purchased today by Pulitzer Publishing publisher of the St.

Louis Post-Dispatch, generally acknowledged to be one of the outstanding newspapers in the country. The purchase was announced in Tucson by Michael E. Pulitzer, a grandson of the "man for whom the Pulitzer Prize was named. Pulitzer, currently assistant managing editor of the Post-Dispatch, will move here from St. Louis in the near future to become editor and publisher of the Star.

Seller was William A. Small publisher of the Tucson Daily Citizen, who has owned the Star since he and his family bought it six years ago from Clare R. Ellinwood and the late William R. Mathews. Today's transfer of ownership was sanctioned by the U.S.

Department of Justice in federal district court here this morning. It was the final act in a lengthy antitrust suit brought by the Justice Department against the Star and the Citizen. (For a summary of the antitrust suit, see page 7.) In approving the purchase of the Star, the Justice Department required that Pulitzer Publishing Co. agree to dispose of its ownership of KVOA-TV by April 1972. The Pulitzer company bought the local station three years ago, but common ownership of a newspaper and a television station in a single community has recently been subject to attack by the government on antitrust grounds.

Small said he and his family paid S10 million for the Star when they bought it in 1965, and sold it to Pulitzer Publishing Co. without profit. Negotiations for acquisition of the Star were initiated by the Pulitzer interests and Small shortly after Congress passed the Newspaper Preservation Act last summer. Accord was reached quickly, but the closing was delayed until today because of uncertainty about the status of KVOA-TV. "This is something I have hoped to accomplish since my father and I first acquired the said.

"It was our desire then to put the newspaper in the hands of a widely recog- Withdrawal Date OttVS WASHINGTON (UPI) Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott said today President Nixon told congressional leaders he has a definite date for total and complete withdrawal of American troops from Indochina before his present term ends in January, 1973. White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler said to his knowledge Nixon set no specific date on such an action when he talked with House and Senate leaders last night shortly before he spoke to the nation. Scott said however that the President said the only obstacle to withdrawal was North Vietnam's refusal to release American prisoners of war. Ziegler would not comment directly on Scott's statement that the President told congressional leaders at their private briefing that all U.S. involvement in Indochina would be ended by December of next year.

Nixon, declaring his goal is "total withdrawal from Vietnam," pledged last night to accelerate the American troop pullout, removing 100,000 men from the war zone during a seven- month periodd starting May 1. In. a dress, Nixon said the additional U.S. servicemen would leave Vietnam by Dec. 1, cutting American troop strength to 184,000.

But he rejected demands of his critics that he set a definite date for an end to American involvement in the war, saying he intended to end the conflict "in a way that will redeem the sacrifices that have been made" by U.S. forces in more than 10 years of fighting. Sen. Vance Hartke, said today the policies outlined by Nixon would continue a. war that could be ended within days if Nixon would announce a defi- Probe Of Ex-FBI Agent In Bombing Is Dropped The federal investigation of former FBI agent David Hale, allegedly involved in the 1968 bombing of Joseph Bpnanno's home here, has been dropped, it was announced today by U.S.

Rep. Morris K. Udall, D-Ariz. A letter to Udall from Will Wilson of the U.S. Attorney General's criminal division said SEEKS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION Dr.

Harrison Enters City Mayoral Race Dr. Harmon G. Harrison, a Tucson surgeon and member of the School District 1 Board of Education for years, today announced he would seek Republican nomination for mayor. Harrison, a Tucson resident since 1961, made his announcement in a-, speech before the Pima County Republican Club. "I believe the City of Tucson has had enough of the turbulent years of the Corbett administration," said Harrison.

"This community badly needs time for evaluation, reflection and stability." Harrison said he pledged "to restore the sanity and dignity to City Hall." Harrison, 46, and his wife Mary have seven children, four in college. "The City of Tucson has had a Republican majority for the last year and a half and during its administration, there has been a significant progress in our city," said Harrison. With this growth, Harrison said, industry will be seeking to move to Tucson, but "we must carefully choose those industries which will not destroy our delicate desert balance to the point where life would become unpleasant for us all." Harrison, who is in his final year of a five-year term on the school board, "I have not been asked to become a candi- cate for the office of mayor." He added that he does not have the backing of "any particular group, labor union, banking concera or political faction. "I am not obligated to any person or group of persons for my conduct in political office or my pai't in the administration of city affairs. I will not act as the tool of any power, racial or business group in our community," he said.

Harrison said he intends to complete his term on the school board. He said the City of Tucson's Dr. Harmon Harrison budget of S41 million "presents a challenge which has not been administered to the satisfactoin of the majority of the taxpayers for several years." Harrison, who moved here from Seattle, received his BS degree from Seattle University and his doctorate in medicine from St. Louis University. Locally he has been active in many civic and professional organizations.

Two other Republicans and a Democrat have announced they plan to run for mayor this year. Lewis C. Murphy recently resigned his post as city attorney to seek the post, and Douglas M. Edgell, a truck driver and unsuccessful Ward 3 council candidate in 1969, has also announced. Joseph 1.

Brown, a candidate twice previously, says he will seek the Democratic nomination for mayor. there is no need for federal action against Hale because of "vigorous and successful state prosecution" of the case. Two young Tucson men pleaded guilty in Superior Court last year to several bombings, including that of Bonanno's home. They were fined and placed on probation. The pair said they were recruited for the bombings by Hale, but he was never charged.

Wilson said. "The prosecution resulted in the conviction of two individuals. We therefore concluded that federal intervention was unwarranted barring any further developments in the case, the matter is closed." Inside Today's Citizen Dr. Alvarez Bridge Comics Crossword Puzzle Deaths Editorial Pages Financial News Movie Times Public Records Sports TV-Radio Dials Weather Woman's View nite date for withdrawal of American troops. American forces In Vietnam will be reduced to 284,000 by May 1.

The rate of withdrawal since pullouts started July 8, 1969, has averaged 12,500 men a month. The rate between May 1 and Dec. 1 will be slightly more than 14,200 monthly. Potential Democratic presidential candidates criticized Nixon's speech. Sen.

Edmund S. Muskie, considered the frontrunner for the nomination, said he was "very disappointed" Nixon did not set a date to end U.S. involvement. Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy also expressed disappointment in Nixon's failure to set a definite date. Related Stories. Page 52 Sun-Filled Sky Drying Water Spots Color us Burnt umber Under Cobalt. Shade 0. Drought Arizona's long dry spell is having its effects on recreation- ers as well as ranchers as popular canyon streams near Tucson cease flowing.

Already waterless are Tanque Verde Falls in the Rincon Mountains and Bear Canyon in the Catalinas. And Sabino Canyon, Tucson's great watering spot, is expected to dry up in the next week. "The flow is exceptionally low in Sabino Creek," says canyon 'caretaker Ray Roser. "This will be the last week that we will have running water in some places in the canyon." Usually Sabino Creek runs well into May, but the water already is less than two inches deep. No rain is in sight, with the forecast calling for continued fair skies and little change in temperature.

The high tomorrow should be in the mid SO's and the low tonight in the mid 40's. Breezy afternoons are on tap. Yesterday's high was 85 and the low this morning 47. Readings at 2 p.m. were 84 degrees and a superdry 5 per cent humidity.

The latest pollen count here, taken Tuesday, was olive 15, mulberry 5, pine 4, mesquite 2 and rabbit bush 1. (The count is taken in the vicinity of Tucson Blvd. and Broadway and will vary in other areas.) Full Weather Report, Paac 35 nized and respected publisher, and I think that now, six years later, it has finally been achieved, following removal of the legal obstacles which arose in the meantime. "'Of the many well-known newspaper organizations and individuals who expressed a serious interest in buying the Star, only Pulitzer Publishing Co. came close to meeting the qualifications which we had kept foremost in mind.

These were: "1. A publisher who would continue the Star as a liberal influence in the community, in contrast to the Citizen's conservative approach to most issues. (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is noted as the liberal voice of the Midwest. "2.

A publisher who would make Tucson his home and headquarters, and not represent a link in a larger chain, (Pulitzer Publishing Co. owns no newspapers other than the Post- Dispatch and the Star. It has television stations in St. Louis and Albuquerque, in addition to the station which it will sell in Tucson. It also owns a St.

Louis radio station.) "3. A publisher who would look upon the Star as a responsible voice of the community, not just as a cash register. (The reputation of the Post-Dispatch is ample evidence of its editorial integrity and enterprise.) "In all," Small concluded, "the Star is being placed in the ownership of an organization that is, in my opinion, supremely qualified to continue its traditions." Citizen Photo by Bill Hopkins Mi-. And Mrs. Michael E.

Pulitzer Noted News Family Taking Over Star Michael Edgar Pulitzer. 41- year-old editor and publisher of the Arizona Daily Star, is a third-generation member of a noted newspaper family. His grandfather, the first Joseph Pulitzer, combined two struggling newspapers into the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 187S, then moved east to buy the New York World in 1SS3. He was famous for his feuds with William Randolph Hearst and for espousing the cause of the poor and downtrodden in an age when this was unfashionable.

Under his guidance the World became the largest newspaper in the country and one of the most powerful. Michael Pulitzer's father was also named Joseph. He took over the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which had languished in the shade of the flamboyant World, and made it one of the nation's best, most influential and profitable newspapers. While it flourished, the better-known World fell upon hard times and was finally permitted to die in 1931.

Michael Pulitzer's brother is a third Joseph, known as Joseph Jr. He is editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, of which Michael was assistant managing editor until he took over control of the Star today. Born in St. Louis, Michael Pu- liizer was graduated in 1951 from Harvard College, where he was a member of Hasty Pudding, Fly Club and the Harvard Lampoon.

He received a law degree from Harvard in 1954 and was then associated with a law firm in Boston for two years. In 1S56, Pulitzer began a four- year stint as a reporter on the Louisville Courier-Journal. He joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch news staff in i960, and worked in the Washington bureau and as news editor before becoming assistant managing editor in 1968. He is a director of the Pulitzer Publishing Co.

and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Foundation, and has been active in civic affairs in St. Louis. Pulitzer was in Tucson today to announce his company's purchase of the Star and to meet members of the Star staff for the first time. In a statement to them, he said: "The Arizona Daily Star has a long history of public service to Tucson and to Arizona.

"The Star will continue to practice the highest principles of journalism. It will report the news impartially and interpret and explain the events of today's fast-moving world. It will comment and express its opinion independently and vigorously. It will consider the interests and welfare of its readers as its prime concern. It will not forget that a sense of humor is also essential.

"The strength of the Star can be attributed in large part to its superior staff and I have no plans to make any changes in the staff. "In a personal note, my family and I are looking forward with great pleasure to being members of the Tucson community. I plan to spend as much time as possible in Tucson in the next few weeks and to move here permanently by midsum-.