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20-A-Nortk 16-A-Emt Von Nuyj May 19, Two L.A. School Board Candidates Probe Issues Continued from Page seen the regional occupational program in printing a Woodrow) Wilson High School; the computerized machinist course at Ge e) Washington (High); hospital occupations training at (James) Monroe and (Abraham) Lincoln (high schools); the insurance laboratory at Hollywood, San Pedro and Birmingham (high schools)." Unrealistic Ratios He also pointed out that many high school students are enrolled at skill centers. Miss Watson said counseling services "have not met the needs of students" because of "unrea- 1 i i upil-counselor ratios." Counseling Is "one of the first services cut" during budgetary crises and she suggested that instead the Board cut clown on consultants and central-office administrators. "We need to find other sources of funding," she added. "Industry should help support programs in vocational education.

And we should start considering such things as a statewide lottery and luxury taxes." Newman declared he was "absolutely against a state lottery." He called such a plan "a cop-out for state legislators" and said he was "not convinced that the amount of money eventually going to the schools would be worth the bureaucracy set up to run the lottery." He said such a system would be vulnerable to racketeering and ticket counterfeiting. Miss Watson also called attention to the open-classroom concept being used at Sherman Oaks Elementary School and said the plan should be more widespread. Particularly, she said, it should used at Van Nuys Junior High School, where Sherman Oaks pupils go when promoted to grade seven and, as it is now, find themselves in a tured system to which they are not accustomed. hallenger also i pposition to spanking as a means disciplining students, calling the practice an outlet "to relieve the frustrations of the person administering it." "As educators, we have to deal with minds," she asserted. "We should set an example for students to follow." a nking, she commented, is "reinforcing (of) violent behavior." Newman was one of four Board members who last year opposed Robert Docter's motion to ban spanking in the schools.

Opponents of the proposal felt that such a measure should be available -to teachers as a last resort. Oppose Strikes On collective bargaining a rike rights for a chers, Newman has long expressed opposition. "I do not approve of col- 1 ive bargaining for teachers, doctors, nurses, postal workers or garbage collectors," he asserted. "I've always felt these are services to the public The (school district) administration should not be blackmailed into increases in salary to the detriment of the public good. That's what would a happened if we would have bent to the demands of teachers in the 1970 strike." Go to Public School boards, he said, "do not have the right to raise taxes to meet the demands of labor." He added, "If teacheTs have legitimate problems, they can go to the public." He noted that it vras community pressure that got the Board to build a new junior high school to eliminate a six-grade high school situation at Wilson High.

Miss Watson felt that teachers should have the rights to bargain collectively and to strike but added that if both sides were sincere in their desire to negotiate, "there would be no need" to strike. Teachers do not hare an adequate voice under cur- It'll Be a Hazy Day After Early Clouds Clear Up Continued from Page One from the upper 70s to the upper 80s, and lows tonight should be between 52 and 60. The Air Pollution Control District predicts light eye irritation from smog, with ozone levels no higher than .20 part per million. Yesterday. Van Nuys Weather Station 15-B recorded a high of 82 and a low of 56.

At Los Angeles Civic Center and vicinity, fore- a ters predict considerable cloudiness with loc a 1 ning fog and drizzle becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach only into the upper 60s, and lows will be in the high 50s. re thunderstorms, such as those that provid- Local Rites Offer Views of Military Continued from Page One from 9:30 a.m. to noon tomorrow will be another feature of the Armed Forces Day tribute. In the march will be 123 entries representing the five military services.

Three returned prisoners will ride in the parade on Torrance Blvd. Air Force officials expect 75,000 to attend the Sunday open house at Edwards Air Force Base, home of the Flight Test Center. Activities will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. An air show at 12:45 p.m.

will include i ing fighters, heavy bombers, Phantom fighters and other attack aircraft in current use. ed Valley residents with light showers but little moisture late Wednesday, may flare up this afternoon and evening in mountain and desert areas, according to the Weather Service. In the mountains, skies will be mostly sunny, with some cloudiness and a few thundershowers in the afternoon and evening today and tomorrow. Highs at resort levels will be in the 70s, followed by lows in the 40s and low 50s. Warm on Deserts Isolated afternoon and evening erstorms may hit some interior and desert areas today and tomorrow, but, conditions otherwise will be mostly sunny i continued warm temperatures.

Highs in the upper deserts will be in the 90s, followed by lows between 55 and 65. Lower deserts should have highs between 95 and 107, followed by lows from 65 to 75. Owens Valley will be slightly cooler but still warm, with highs between 85 and 95, and lows from 45 to 55. Cloudy at Beaches Widely scattered thun- owers near the ntains, along with some cloudiness, are forecast, but conditions otherwise are expected to be mostly sunny. At beaches and coastal areas from Santa Barbara through Orange Counties, considerable low cloudiness with local morning fog and drizzle will prevail in the night and morning hours, with partial clearing in the afternoon.

Highs today will range from 62 to 68, followed by lows between 55 and 60, forecasters said. rent state law, which calls for talks between school board and teacher representatives but leaves deci- i n-m a king authority solely with the board, the challenger said. In the area of finance, Newman said he was "quite pleased with the way the Board and the staff have worked." He noted that with the district in sound financial shape, the Board has been able to restore fully the sixth class period for ninth grade pupils; restore partially the sixth period in senior high school; inc a se the counseling staff; pai'tially restore elementary school music and art; continue funding of reading programs, and restore daily sweeping and a i tenance of classrooms. Community Councils Newman also praised the district's decentralization program as bringing "education closer to the people." He said he favored the concept of keeping community advisory councils strictly in their role as advisory to school principals. They should not have the final say in their school programs, he said, because the legal responsibility for what happens in the schools rests with the principals and, ultimately, the Board.

The incumbent charged that Miss Watson was "equivocal" in the area of busing. He was one of five Board members who voted to appeal the 1970 decision by then-Judge Alfred Gitelson ordering the district to desegregate its schools. ery attempt at ced integration has failed," he remarked. "Los Angeles has the only successful integration, program of any major school district in the country. "It Wouldn't Work" "It is successful because it is voluntary, educationally sound and financially feasible." He added that he would not favor any plan for realigning athletic leagues to promote integration.

"It wouldn't work," he asserted. "The majority munity would not travel to inner-city schools for athletic events. Minority parents do not support athletic activities, especially in the black community." To realign the leagues in that way, he said, uld not assist integration and would not assist schools financially." Miss Watson told The News she favored "the home-school concept." "Only Way" Pupils, she said, should have the right to a sound education at schools in their own neighborhood, but until that is achieved, they should be bused -their parents willing to schools that do offer high- quality instructional programs. Another issue on which the two candidates differ News of the is the method of electing Board members. The challenger believes the school district should i i ded into constituencies, such as has been done for electing ers to the City Council.

"This is the only way we'll get sensitive representation on the Board," she remarked. A Board member should be "someone who has lived with the problem" facing his community, she said. Newman countered that such a system would make Board members prone to listen to special interest because they would be dealing in terms munity politics rather than what is good for the district as a whole. Trying to Reach Miss Watson feels she has a chance to win despite the fact that she finished with only of the vote, to Newman's in the primary. "I am trying to reach people in the school district who believe in quali- tity education and that we don't have it now," she said.

Since the primary, she said, she has had an increasing number of groups approach her for discussions of issues affecting the schools. "I am reaching more people and the results will be favorable," she said. "Even if I don't win, I will make a good showing." While neither she nor Newman has made race an issue in the campaign, she said, the fact she is black could hurt her. Over The Top "Newman is the inc he is experienced and he is white. I am running as an educator against a medical doctor." The incumbent feels the votes that went in the primary to other conservatives in the race -namely, Ralph Demmler and Robert Tanner will go to him in the final, pushing him over the top.

He voiced optimism that he could receive or more of the May 29 vote, which he said he would interpret as a "victory for the moderate forces of the Board." First Term Miss Watson is the first black woman to run for the Board. She is a Los Angeles native and was educated at UCLA and California State College University), Los Angeles, from where she has a Master's degree in school psychology. Newman, completing his first four-year term on the Board, practices medicine in San Gabriel. He completed his education at California College of Medicine. He is director of disaster medical service for the city of San Gabriel and chairman of the student exchange program of the San Gabriel-Celeya, Mexico, sister city committee.

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he is married and has four children. He lives in El Sereno. O'Neill Risk Hansen Faragher Skinner Holdsworth Thompson Hall Finn Bullock Radke T. Wilson K. Wilson Hogue Fasmer Conn 16 Valley Area Firemen Will Gel Medal of Valor Continued from Page One son, Capt.

Thomas A. Wilson, fireman John H. Holdsworth, Asst. Chief Robert E. Radke, Auto- i an Kenneth R.

pson, and Capt. Frank Fasmer. "Despite the imminent danger of additional explosions and the untenable atmosphere of dense smoke and heat," these eight men "entered the two-mile long tunnel and a ied out extensive search and rescue efforts requiring extreme personal risk, close teamwork and extraordinary physical demands." Risk 46, a Fire Dept. employe for 21 years, is a Newhall resident. He is married to Sharon Lee and is the father of three children.

Encino resident O'Neill 52 has worked with the Fire Dept. since 1948. He and his wife Lorraine have one daughter. A 22-year department veteran, Keith A. Wilson 45 lives in Sunland with his wife Marjorie and is the father of three children.

as A. Wilson, though only 35 has been with the department since 1959. A Northridge resident, he and his wife Sydnie Jo have two children. Canoga Park resident Holdsworth 42 is a 15-year veteran and the father of three children. His wife's name is Lorene.

An attorney at law, Radke 56 has worked with the department since 1940. He lives in Van Nuys with his wife Leona. They have one daughter. on 40 has Court Orders Yorty Alter Circular Against Bradley WORLD, NATION, STATE Continued from Page One fire violations. The American said the discussions went satisfactorily.

Kissinger and Le Due Tho will resume their negotiations today. In Cambodia an eight-vessel fuel convoy steamed toward Phnom Penh last night under a thick cover of U.S. war planes called in to guard against rebel small arms fire from the Mekong River bank. Reporting the action, military sources said six tankers, a cargo ship and a tugboat began receiving heavy fire southeast of the capital, prompting ordering the planes in on the protective mission. Both inflation and business profits boomed during tht first three months of 1073.

a Washington report from the Commerce Department said yesterday. The department said prices rose at the fastest rate in 20 years, driving the over-all economic growth rate closer to the boiling point. Before-tax profits during the period jumped $11,600,000,000 or over the October-December 1972 quarter. It was the best quarterly profit performance for U.S. firms in two years.

In London the price of gold slipped briefly yesterday later shooting up again to close in the $105 per ounce price range. The dollar, which has taken its lumps in the feverish gold trading, lost more ground in an erratic market. Continued from Page One changes can be made by "overprinting" but "will cost quite a bit." The matter will have to be discussed with the printer, Grossman added. Under the agreement, Yorty and his campaign people cannot include in campaign literature the following statements, unless they can obtain "subs a ial support" for them: In Bradley's district the violent crime is the worst in Los Angeles; Bradley's record on law enforcement is the worst in the City Council. That in May 1968, Bradley supported a Black Panther complaint against the Police Dept.

The circular is a glossy tabloid in three colors. It contains other statements about Bradley, but Howard said he objected to the three particular statements because they are "so out of line and outrageous." He said the judge's ruling on the three statements "does not mean the rest of it (the circular) is true." Changes Specified According to Howard, it means "merely that the particular statements involved are so patently false and malicious that the court could not let the document be distributed." According to the stipulation between attorneys, if the circular is to be distributed, the three statements must be changed to the following: "Violent crime rates in stantial portions of a 1 ey's district are among the worst in Los Angeles, but in the opinion of many, Bradley's record on law enforcement is the worst on the City Council;" And "in 1968 Bradley by letter forwarded to the Police Commission a complaint received by him against the Police Dept. relating to alleged police a i ities against the Black Panthers in an area outside Bradley's district. The complaint was found to be without merit." Bradley also claimed the circular violates state election law because the name of the printer and publisher were not on its face. Grossman said such information was to be placed on the circulars when they were addressed.

Both Howard and Grossman said the ruling and stipulation end the lawsuit. Later, Bradley said he was "very pleased" by the "outstanding victory" in court. Bradley attempted to link what he called Yorty's "blatant and arrogant" use of power to the Watergate scandals. He said the courts are finally "saying to Sam Yorty we've had enough." Satisfies Bradley Reporters asked how Bradley could consider the decision a complete victory since the modified wording also cites a high crime rate in his district and attempts to portray him as anti-law enforcement. "I'm a i i the change does destroy the a i ust (of the pamphlet)" Bradley said.

The Councilman also voiced doubt that the offending language could successfully be blocked out of the literature already printed. Bradley denied Yorty's claim that a copy of the literature had been He said, instead, that someone had seen the brochure, called his supporters and provided them with a copy. Claims Documentation Yorty. who met with newsmen after Bradley's news conference, said he didn't think judges should get into campaigns "and tell us what we can and can't say." He insisted his attacks on Bradley have been documented and then accused the Councilman of telling "lies" about his own accomplishments. Yorty again insisted the literature had been "sto- len'' by the Bradley forces in a kind of "little Watergate political espionage." "It must have been stolen," he said.

"There was no authorized distribution. They absolutely are stopping at nothing to get a copy of our literature." A spokesman for the printing house estimated it would cost $6000 to $7000 to reprint the literature with the changed language. worked with the department since 1958. A Canoga Park resident, he is the father of four children. His wife's name is Myrt.

Fasmer 49 is a Tarzana resident and has worked with the department since 1949. His wife is La Verne and they have three children. Six Valley area firemen were among those who on Feb. 22, 1972, responded to an explosion and fire in an underground pipe at the intersection of Pico Blvd. and Muirfield Road re three workmen were trapped in the pipe 28 feet below the surface.

These men were Engineer Reid D. Skinner, Fireman William A. Finn, Engineer James G. Faragher, Fireman Douglas W. Hansen, Engineer William L.

Hogue and Auto-Fireman John J. Conn. They are being cited for having "initiated rescue rations immediately and, despite the danger of a i i onal explosions, flash fire or cave-ins and an atmosphere of extreme heat, dense smoke and noxious fumes, with complete disregard for their own personal safety, entered the underground pipe via a narrow 28-foot vertical shaft to search for the victims." Skinner 50 is a Sepui- resident and the father of five children. He was appointed to his job in 1948. Granada Hills resident Finn 33 is the father of two children and has been a fireman since 1962.

Faragher of Saugus is 32 and has been with the department since 1964. He and his wife Darlene have two children. Twenty-five year veteran Hansen 48 lives in Studio City. He has a wife Lillian and two children, Hogue 46 is another 25-year veteran. A resident of Newbury Park, is married to Sharon and is the father of three children.

Thousand Oaks resident Conn 40 has been with the department since 1962. He is the husband of Doris Ann and the father of three children. On Feb. 3 of this year Capt. Neil E.

Bullock responded with his company to aid a boy who had fallen into the rain-swollen Los Angeles River. He attached a lifeline to himself and was lowered into the debris-filled water. Although he collided once with the boy he was able to hold on to him until they could be pulled to safety. Bullock 41 is a Thousand Oaks resident and an 11-year veteran of the department. He and his wifa Joyce have three children.

Inspector Lyle E. Hall and another fireman were manning a Fire Dept. ambulance on Dec. 8, 1969, when a gun battle occurred at the intersection of 41st Place and Central Ave. in which three policemen were wounded.

Hall and his partner made their way to the wounded officers and rein em despite heavy gun fire from both sides. Burbank resident Hall 33 is an 11-year veteran and the father of four children. County Advised to Lease Space for Jailed Youths Lease of space in state rrectional institutions was urged yesterday to alleviate "dangerous" overcrowding in Los Angeles nty's two juvenile halls. Chief county probation i cer Kenneth Kirk- pati-ick warned that other facilities must be found for hard-core offenders to avert "almost daily'' skir- i hes between racial groups and rival gangs. Kirkpatrick recommended 105 beds be leased from the California Youth Authority at a cost of just over $1,000,000.

Of these, 50 would be at the Youth Training School at Chino, 30 at Fred C. Nelles School in Whittier, and 25 at Ventura School in Camarillo. Kirkpatrick's report -to be considered Tuesday by county supervisors -also disclosed CYA has "withheld" approval of the county's Central Juvenile Hall "pending a plan to correct overpopulation problems and meet minimum fire and safety code requirements." As of yesterday, Central Juvenile Hall had 158 more youngsters than its rated capacity of 530. At Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey there were 101 more than the 307 maximum. Overcrowding of county juvenile facilities, with youngsters sleeping on the floor is not new.

However Kirkpatrick dicated the problem has increased because more hard-core youngsters are now being detained. "The rise in admissions of persons charged with committing violent crimes has aggravated the tensions caused by over- i he said. "There are currently almost daily skirmishes between racial groups and between rival gangs." APCD Choice Ignored Continued from Page pay automatically will go to parity with the other two when his next term starts. A1 so, spokesman for a said supervisors agreed not to place middle management on the executive pay schedule. He indicated however, that a system may be worked for them in the future rather than leaving middle management on the regular employe pay system.

Supervisors also yesterday interviewed candidates to fill a vacancy on three-member Em- ploye Relations Commission. Schabaraum said no decision was made on a new commissioner..