Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • Page 33

Schettie Editoriah Classified FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1975 PACK 33 Foxy funds pitch People have been calling it sneaky. And devious and silly and clever. But no matter what they call it, it's productive, and after all, when you're raising funds for a Worthwhile Cause, being productive is what counts. In this case the Worthwhile Cause is the University of Arizona, and what people have been calling sneaky is a brochure mailed out by the UA Alumni Association a few weeks back, making a foxy pitch for funds. The brochure went to about 65,000 alums.

The front of the three-fold brochure features a photo of a smiling, wholesome Peggy Rhodes, aproned and in her kitchen. Inside, the text reveals that she is the former Peggy Puntenney, who married one Jay Rhodes in 1967, the year after she graduated from UA with a degree in home economics. (It does not mention, though surely it is no deep, dark secret, that Peggy's father-in-law happens to be House Minority Leader John J. Rhodes, R-Ariz.) The brochure copy continues like this: It all began with a recipe contest sponsored by the Ortega Food Co. in 1971.

The company staged a national competition among colleges and universities, but rather than the traditional football game, it was a test of skill in the kitchens of alumni to find out who could cook up the best recipe using Ortega products. Enter Peggy Rhodes (nee Puntenney), who was chosen to represent the UA Alumni Association in the cooking competition. Recipe a winner Turned out she won the top prize a $4,000 contribution to the Phoenix Alumni Club's scholarship fund for her recipe for Cocktail-Guacamole Chile Chips. Elsewhere in the brochure, there appears Mrs. Rhodes' award-winning recipe, complete with directions.

Almost complete, that is. That's where the "sneaky" and "devious" and "clever" come in, because Peggy left out one key ingredient and one important step in the recipe's preparation. Which means that in order to make her scrumptious Cocktail-Guacamole Chile Chips goodies, alums have to mail off a contribution to the aforementioned Worthwhile Cause. Give and ye shall receive The association will then mail a copy of the complete recipe--no ingredients or steps left out to those contributors. It is strongly hinted that five bucks would be an appropriate contribution, but donations of any size are being accepted readily.

Dave Gurzenski, the association's assistant director for alumni communications, has tasted Peggy Rhodes' Cocktail- Guacamole Chile Chips and he says it's worth every penny. Being one of those who cooked up the foxy fund-raising approach, Gurzenski says the response to the brochure has been "fantastic." Encouraging response "It's amazing," he said. "A few people have called it silly or dumb, but they've sent in their contributions, anyway. The response has been much better than your run-of-the-mill donation letter usually brings." Gurzenski added that if any readers of this dept. even those who have never so much as driven past the University of Arizona would like a copy of Peggy's recipe, they need only send the association a contribution and the recipe will be theirs.

Besides, they'll be helping the UA meet its financial needs, he said. Contributions may be sent to: UA Alumni Association University of Arizona Tucson, AZ. 85721 One thing's for sure. It's not hard to tell what the most popular nibbly will be at those pre-UA football game buffets this a Sheriff to add women deputies One of every four deputies added to the Sheriff's Department in the next four years will have to be a woman under an agreement by the department and the U.S. Civil Rights Division which has accused the department of sexual discrimination in hiring.

That would normally put about 48 more women into deputies' uniforms in 1979, but budget reductions in Sheriff William C. Cox's budget this year will make that goal unattainable, officials said today. A consent agreement by Pima County and the federal government was given two days ago to U.S. Dist. Court Judge James A.

Walsh for his consideration. If approved by Walsh, the sheriff would try to attain a goal of 25 per cent female enrollment and graduation in recruit training academy classes. The agreement is dated Aug. 13 this year and expires on that date in 1979. Maj.

Ronald Oberholtzer, head of sheriff's operations, said the training academy normally trains two classes of 25 recruits each year. Under the 25 per cent stipulation, 12 or 13 of the 50 recruits would be women. However, budget cutbacks by the County Board of Supervisors has wiped out academy classes this fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. In addition the sheriff has agreed to stop training new deputies until the current force is reduced by 20 through attrition, "Not only that," said Oberholtzer, "it would take attrition of at least another 20 deputies beyond this year's budget before we could start another training class. It's not I feasible to have a class of less than 20 or 25 trainees." That means it probably would be late 1976 before the department can begin training more women to become deputies.

There are now only six female deputies in the department. Michael E. Trauscht, deputy attorney and legal adviser to the sheriff, said the 25 per cent figure "is only a goal as stated in the agreement. Day classes offered Non-enroflees can attend UA By LAWRENCE W. CHEEK Citizen Staff Writer For the first time, Tucson area residents this fall will be allowed to take virtually any course in the University of Arizona's 80-page class schedule without officially applying for admission.

Up to 30 units of credit earned this way can be applied to a degree if the student later applies and is admitted. The only catch a that completely unqualified intellectual browsing will not be allowed. Unadmitted students will have to meet the same prerequisites for some advanced courses as regular students. For example," anyone wanting to study the subtleties of the Russian poet-playwright Alexander Pushkin will have to have collected three years of Russian and an introductory survey of Russian literature. However, UA offers several hundred courses beginning and advanced with no prerequisites.

To take these, unadmitted students do not even have to have a high school degree. These-course offerings are being made available through the UA Division of Continuing Education, which formerly offered about 400 courses -all at night. R. Bruce Crowell, assistant dean of the division, says the main reason for moving into the daytime schedule is to make course work available to working adults who can't fit courses in at night. Night courses still are being offered along with the day schedule, however.

Anyone wishing to enroll for day or night classes under continuing education may register from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. next Monday or Tuesday at the UA Women's Physical Education Building. Anyone wanting day courses only also may register along with regular full-time students from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Thursday or Friday at Bear Down Gym.

Fees for continuing education students are the same as for students who have been formally admitted: Arizona residents pay $32 for one unit, $22 each for the second through the sixth units, and a total of $225 for seven or more, A typical three-unit course, therefore, would cost $76. MUM officials delay sewer water study A study on the possible use of treated sewer water in mining operations has been delayed following a disagreement between the top two officials of the Metropolitan Utilities Management (MUM) agency. The study, which will be jointly financed by MUM and four copper mining companies, was postponed for one month after the disagreement between MUM Executive Director Frank Brooks and Deputy Director E. W. Dooley over the best use for the treated sewer water was revealed yesterday.

Brooks told the board yesterday he supported the study of mining uses for the waste water, but he said Dooley -who is out of town on vacation disagrees and feels there are better uses for the water. The board agreed to wait one month to hear from Dooley before authorizing the study, which could cost as much as $100,000. Anamax Mining Duval ASARC, Inc. and Cyprus Pima Mining Co. have signed letters of intent with MUM agreeing to split the cost on an engineering study to determine if the long-range project is feasible.

As proposed, the companies would replace at least 25 million gallons of their daily groundwater draw with treated sewer water, thus freeing the dwindling groundwater supply for use by other residential and commercial customers. In other action yesterday, the MUM board approved proceeding with a $2 million project to construct waste water facilities at Green Valley under a so-called "fast- track" approach. The concept involves starting construction work before final design is completed, thus saving an estimated one year and 15 to 20 per cent of the cost. C. M.

Associates and Stevens, Thompson Runyan are to be hired as consultants on the plan. The board postponed a proposal by Brooks that MUM acquire the four-story Pioneer National Title Building at and Pennington 'Streets downtown for its headquarters. The property has been appraised at $1.8 million, Brooks said. The board also decided to consider office space in the 16- story Great Western Bank building at 5151 E. Broadway; in the three-story Kress Building at 97 E.

Congress and in city and county government buildings. The MUM staff and the city and county sanitation departments are currently located in several different buildings so frequently "one hand doesn't known what the other hand is doing," board member and County Supervisor Joseph A. Castillo said. Women suffered PCC retaliation, probers decide One shot fired Bartender nabs man with gun Bartender Michael R. Maillet had just announced that customers had 10 minutes to drink up and leave when a drinker stepped up, "stuck a gun in my gut and demanded money," But, Maillet said, "I didn't want to get shot, so when he glanced over at the cash register, I grabbed the gun and pushed it away." The gun fired.

No one in the Body Shop tavern, 2026 S. Craycroft Road, was hurt by the antique but obviously operating .44 caliber ball and powder revolver. Maillet, 28, wrestled the man to the floor and held him for police. Arrested shortly after 1 a.m. today was Gary W.

South, 34, of Hialeah, Fla. He was charged with attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon. Maillet said today the suspect had left the bar after drinking for a time and then relumed a short while later. At about 12:50 a.m., Maillet announced that it was Ifl minutes before closing time, and the gunman approached him. Maillet works in a small enclosed area near the cash register that is normally restricted to employes.

By CHERYLE RODRIGUEZ Citizen Staff Writer An investigation by the federal Equal Employment Op- portunties Commission has determined that Pima Community College administrators retaliated against six women including firing three of them after they accused the college of discrimination. Investigation findings were presented yesterday to Pima President Irwin L. Spector and the women by the commission's district director, Edward Valenzuela. Pima administrators now have 15 days to agree to meet in conciliation discussions with the women and the commission. If they do not, Valenzuela said his office cannot sue the college directly but could either assist the women in lawsuits or turn the matter over to the U.S.

attorney general requesting that he file suit. Valenzuela indicated that in the conciliation discussions, Pima would have to yield to most of the women's demands or again face litigation. The six women were among 18 Pima College employes to file complaints of sex and race bias with the federal commission against the college within the past year. After filing, three of the women Cecilia Vindiola, Jacquelyn Smith, and Mae S. Handlei were fired.

The other three Cecelia Brysh, Alma Seward and Rita Finchum claim that administrators harassed them either by threatening dismissal if complaints were not dropped, innundating them with work or relieving them of all responsibilities just short of dismissal. The six filed subsequent complaints of retaliation with the commission and, Valen- zuela said, the commission immediately began its investigation because "complaints of retaliation are considered more horrendous (than discrimination complaints)." The retaliation complaints also were investigated by the FBI at the request of the U.S. Justice Department two months ago, but the findings of that report have not been made public. If the FBI report supports the women's claims, the department could file another suit against the college for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964, according to Thomas Keeling, an attorney with the Civil Rights section of the Justice Department. After they were fired Miss Vindiola, Mrs.

Smith and Mrs. Handler also filed suit in federal court asking immediate reinstatement and reimbursement of back pay and benefits. Citizen Photo Christina 9 big scoop Here's the intrepid Citizen reporter, Christina Collins, boarding one of 17 street- sweeping "monsters" that help keep Tucson's 1,108 miles of streets clean. The big machines cost $25,000 each, chug along at 5 miles per hour and break down a lot. It took some brushing up, but reporter got a story By CHRISTINA COLLINS Citizen Staff Writer Dear Boss: There's this group of guys over in city government, see, who never get any attention at all in the newspapers unsung heroes, you might call them.

I'm talking about the city's street sweepers. Hey wait a second before you toss this. I know you might be thinking there's not much you can say about sweeping streets, but give me a chance. The whole city street maintenance operation is run out of a ramshackle building at 2025 E. 22nd St.

that's heck to find because it's right under that big overpass at Campbell Avenue. Gilbert Fricker, who's administrator of the division, says the city bought the land for an interchange for the Butterfield Freeway (one of those that's never been built). His division's "been in here on a temporary basis for 10 years now," he says. Fricker and James J. O'Kelley streets services supervisor, are bottomless pits of information on street sweeping.

If you don't believe me, take a look at these notes. For example: Tucson has 1,108 miles of paved streets (bet you didn't know that). Downtown streets are swept most often (every day except Sunday); major streets Broadway are cleaned weekly; other smaller, but heavily traveled, streets are cleaned every other week; and residential streets are "vacuumed" about every three months, although the ultimate goal is to sweep them every six to seven weeks. On top of that, these guys also do special sweeping jobs to help other city divisions (such as cleaning a road before and after it's resurfaced) and work extra hard after a rainstorm they even have a regular storm route they follow after a big rain. It may be slow going (the machines chug along at 3-5 miles per hour while sweeping), but they traveled 71,218 miles during the last year.

The one big problem, say Fricker and O'Kelley, is maintenance. The city has 17 of those street-sweeping monsters (they cost about $25,000 apiece), but O'Kelley says they're lucky if seven or eight are working at any one time. The machines break down a lot no matter where they are, apparently; on the average nationally, sweeping machines are in disrepair about a third of the time, they say. Tucsn has some special problems, however, including the fact that we've got extra-nasty dirt on our streets lots of sand and gravel that clog up the works. The machines picked up 33,053 cubic yards of debris during the last year.

Anyway, to keep up with the endless job that faces them, the street sweeping crews have their choice of two shifts 2 to 10:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The city's traffic engineers won't allow the machines to work on main drags during rush hours, O'Kelley says, because it drives tardy commuters bananas to get stuck behind a sweeper that's firewalling it at 5 ra.p.h. While I was there, Frank Tatum, who's been driving a sweeper for two years, was good enough to take me aiong for a short ride fortunately, in one of the six machines that have air-conditioning (sometimes you have to wear dust masks in the ones that aren't).

It's not as noisy as you'd think; just a constant hissing sound like escaping steam that's a combination of the wire brushes wisking away the dirt and the jets of water in front dampening the roadway to keep the dust down. (The division doesn't get many complaints about the dust, O'Kelley says, except "anytime you pass a lady's house who's just put out a fresh The air-conditioner works just fine, the seats are comfy and the ride's fairly smooth, considering that there are no springs. Tatus (who thought it was hilarious that anyone would want to do a story on street sweeping) likes his job. "You don't have anyone in your back; you just go out and do your work." Clean streets, of course, don'l come free according to its budget, the city will spend $399,705 for street sweeping during the fiscal year. And the opera" tors earn between $756 and $920 a month.

His quick action saved man's life By GEORGE SIMPSON Citizen Staff Writer Emergency aid administered by a 19-year-old Tucso- nian at the scene of a traffic collision saved the life of a 63- year-old Coolidge man, according to city rescue crews and the driver of one of the vehicles. James R. Baum 19, of 203 S. Kolb Road, came upon the collision Wednesday evening on Oracle Highway near Colder Ranch Road. Wilburn G.

Steelman, retired mechanic, had been riding in a pickup truck driven by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wilburn C. Steelman of Winkelman, when the vehicle col- lided head-on with a Coca- Cola truck, driven by 21-year- old Douglas P. Campbell of Tucson. The Department of Public Safety said the crash occurred when Campbell's truck, headed south on Oracle Highway, swerved to avoid an unidentified vehicle, which had pulled onto the highway from a side road, and collided with the northbound Steelman pickup.

No citations have been issued. Steelman suffered serious head wounds, among which was a severed artery, paramedics said. Using information from a first aid course he completed this year at Pima College, Baum applied pressure for about 10 minutes directly to the wound, which reached from Steelman's right eye to his right ear. He kept the pressure applied until rescue workers arrived. Steelman was taken to University Hospital where he underwent surgery.

He was listed in fair condition at the hospital today. "We thank God he came by," Mrs. Steelman said. "He (her father-in-law) would have bled to death, 1 know." "1 thought I'd bo queasy at first, but it really didn't bother me till afterwards," said Baum, a 1973 graduate of Sahuaro High School. "Later on, 1 got shook up when I realized what had happened, but i sat down and had a beer and everything was okay." Neither Mrs.

Steelman, Campbell nor a passenger in Campbell's tractor-trailer rig, Joseph W. Stanley 23, Tucson, was seriously injured. Mrs. Steelman was treated and released at University Hospital. Mrs.

Steelman said she had brought her father-in-law to Tucson for a medical checkup and was returning to Winkleman when the crash occurred. Steelman had been visiting with his son and daughter-in- law. Janu-s R. Uaum Jr. No to be 'queasy' I.