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WNCI Von 20, 1f7t Dedication of Perris Dam Completes New Aqueduct Unique Corporation Screens Funds for Law Agencies Continued from Page over the past 70 to quench the thirst of a parched coastal plain that became one of the world'i great urban centers. Arizona Gov. Jack Williams joined Gov. Eeagan in the dedication ceremony, symbolizing to many Arizona's indirect stake in the California Water Project. With Northern California water becoming available, Southern California need rely less on the Colorado River which is also tapped by Arizona.

Also attending the dedication ceremony was former Gov. Edmund G. Brown, who spearheaded the drive in the late 1950s for a $1,750,000,000 state bond issue to begin construction of the water project. Reagan praised three former governors Earl Warren, Goodwin Knight and Brown "for their diligence in carrying forward what was once a daring concept. Turn on Water Reagan also had a special word for state water resources director William R.

Gianelli, saying his 1 eadership" brought the project home on time, despite the financial crisis that faced it several years ago. Reagan and Gov. Williams each picked up a portable telephone linked to workmen at the valves and simultaneously spoke the words on the water" that formally marked completion of the California Water Project. Reagan said the primary purpose of the massive construction job was "to lend nature a hand" by creating, in effect a manmade river to bring surplus Northern California a south to areas where it is needed. Perris Lake, located in a desert-like valley east of March Air Force Base, will become a major reservoir for the Metropolitan Water District, the regional water distribution agency.

Perris Lake will sei-ve communities in Riverside County, San Diego County, Orange County and Western San Bernardino County. Los Angeles and Ventura County will be sup- i through Castaic Lake, completed earlier in the aqueduct's southward progression. Was Controversial Only twice before has Southern California dedicated comparable engineering and construction feats. The first was early i entury when Owens Valley water began flowing into the San Fernando Vallejr along the Angeles Aqueduct and the second was shortly before the outbreak of World War II when Colorado River water arrived ugh the aqueduct which the Metropolitan a District thrust across the Mojave Desert. Like its predecessors, the present aqueduct has been surrounded by shrill controversy and criticism at the same time that it has been hailed as a great i ng accomplishment.

Begun During Boom It has been called one of greatest triumphs, and it nas oeen damned as a counterproductive waste which will intensify the ion's environmental problems by stimulating new population growth. It killed 44 workmen in 13 years. It began during the post-war population boom when Southern California leaders felt that yet more Duck Hawks Race for Prey How fast certain birds can fly is really something else. As just one example, according to reports, duck hawks can reach amazing speeds when after prey. At such times these birds have been known to fly between 170 and 200 miles an hour.

water was needed to sustain what was then the a tion's fastest-growing metropolitan area. A series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, expanding Arizona's share of Colorado River water and i ng California's, seemed to add to the crisis feeling as the 1950s began. Northern California water was flowing wastefully out to sea through San Francisco Bay from the so-called "counties of origin" while Southern California, comprising the so- called "counties of need," looked on thirsty. Years of political infighting between Northern and Southern California ended in the administration of Gov.

Brown and ge bond issue, then the biggest in California history, which was passed by the voters in 1960. Since then, costs have run way over original estimates and additional financing had to be obtained, principally from tidelands oil funds. Water from Northern California, flowing down the aqueduct through the western San Joaquin Valley, will be distributed in Southern California by the MWD, the regional special agency made up of local cities and local water districts. Lake Perris, which will fill up behind the low earthen dam dedicated Friday, will be one of two big reservoirs serving Southern California. Began Filling 1971 econd, Castaic Lake, began filling in late 1971.

Other dignitaries joining Gov. Reagan at the ceremony included former State Senate President Pro Tempore Hugh M. Burns, credited along with Brown as playing key roles in settling Northern- Southern differences in the late 1950s to pave the way for the aqueduct bond issue. A ther Sacramento a er from that era, Democratic Assemblyman Carley V. Porter, often called "the father of the California Water Project," died earlier this year.

All told, the massive ect comprises 444 miles of open aqueduct and tunnels across the Tehachapi Mountains, six power plants, 22 pumping stations and 21 manmade lakes and dams. And although the ceremony was billed by the Slate Water Resources Dept. as "completion" of the California Water Project, the fact is that additional units are still on the books. Hit by Mini-Boom These include the coastal branch aqueduct to serve San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Construction is scheduled to begin in 1975.

Also on the books is the ntroversial peripheral canal in the Sacramento River Delta area and a North Bay Aqueduct to bring more water to the San Francisco Metropolitan area. But whether those projects will ever be built remains unclear, for controversy and criticism still surround the water project. Even now a mini-land boom is under way in the Perris area. The property around the lake is being ballyhooed as choice recreational land. And so while land developers may be prospering in Riverside County, ecologists in the north are concerned about the future of San Francisco Bay with more and more of its replenishing fresh water i ng siphoned southward.

But that is the way it has always been when the i-arid coastal plain known as Southern California reached across hundreds of miles for water. While the Owens Valley languished and ultimately reverted to desert, Los Angeles boomed in the late teens and 1920s -and fortunes were made in real estate in the San Fernando Valley. Continued from Paft quirements for this area, specifying the minimum membership. Members of the local regional board include Los A les County Dist. Atty.

Joseph P. Busch, Public Defender Richard uckley, Supervisor Pete Schabarum, Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess and Probation Officer Kenneth E. Kirkpatrick, chairman of the board. One of the options available for forming regional boards involves joint powers authorities.

Some of the regions followed this practice where- 1 al governments within their boundaries formed a joint powers authority endorsed by cities with at least of the area's population, a state official said. But this was not done in Los Angeles County. Instead a nonprofit corporation was 'formed. System Strengthened Robert C. Walker, a special assistant to the executive director of CCCJ, told The News, "We've gone all through that (legal formation of the Los Angeles board) with legal counsel." He said that the local regional panel is legally constituted.

Walker added that to his knowledge, however, the Los Angeles Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board is the only one in the state that is a nonprofit corporation. (Weber disagreed with this statement. He said there were others and named a panel in San Mateo County as an example). Regional boards, the off i ials agreed, develop plans for their areas to strengthen the justice system. The plan for each area certified by CCCJ.

Walker said once a master plan is certified, local agencies within the region may file applications for federal funds consistent with the general plan. Federal Funds Granted Review of the applications is made by the regional board and the final decision on whether to approve the grant is made by CCCJ, Walker said. Weber noted that the A geles Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board receives $550,000 a 11 ally for administration costs. He said about $10,000,000 in federal grant applications are reviewed and ultimately granted for distribution in this county. Incorporation papers for the local regional board were filed in August 1971.

Five individuals signed a rticles, including Busch and Richard F. C. Expect Sun to Replace Low Clouds Continued from Page One will reach the 70s during the day and dip to the 50s tonight. Weather Station 15-B in a yesterday recorded a high of 66 and a low of 59. The downtown area today will have highs near 70 and lows in the upper 50s.

tinned restricted vertical mixing will produce light eye irritation from smog, in the inland valleys, the County Air Pollution Control District forecast. Fog Along Coast Ozone levels will reach .15 to .20 part per million in the inland valleys and .05 to .10 ppm elsewhere in the basin. Visibilities throughout the basin will be a minimum of two to three miles. perature ranges recorded last week at Station 15-B were as follows: High Low Sunday 63 56 Monday 70 55 Tuesday 84 37 Wednesday 82 57 Thursday 81 57 Friday 76 59 Saturday 66 59 Hayden, a 1 superior, court judge. Kirkpatrick said that the regular membership on the board is 27.

However, he noted that there has been two recent resignations. Among the 25 current members are Los' Angeles i Atty. Roger Ar- nebergh; Rockwell Ames, director of urban planning city; Douglas Ayres, Inglewood city administrator; Jan C. Menning, Culver City police chief; Los Angeles Police Chief Edward Davis; Roy Hoover, county urban affairs director; Loren Morgan, Downey police chief; Paul Whisenand, with California State University, Long Beach, and James Wilson, Long Beach city councilman. Goldwater Plans Summer Beach Buses by July 1 JA PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES WINNERS Southern California Junior Achievement president G.

Edward Cotter commends students who earned special titles and scholarships. From left are Paul Davis 16, of Pacoima, student at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, who was named Treasurer of the Year: Sue Gittelman 17, of North Hollywood and senior at Ulysses S. Grant High School, recipient of Arthur Andersen and Co. Foundation Scholarship and JA grant; Cotter, senior vice president, Continental Air Lines Sue Roth 17, of North Hollywood and senior at Providence High School, executive award winner, and Doug Rosenthal 18, of Encino and Birmingham High School senior, President of Year and $800 scholarship winner.

CONTENDERS EYE JAYCEE TROPHY Trophy awarded Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce to Junior Achievement Company of the Year is eyed by presidents of two contending firms prior to announcement of winner. From left are Steven Sherman of Northridge. president of United Items eled by Litton Industries: Charles V. Thornton, president, Junior Chamber, and Tony Marcacio of North Hollywood, president, Dandy Brandy firm counseled by Arthur Andersen and Co. Winner of coveted award was Teradec JA Co.

of Bell Avhich had been counseled this year by Anchor Hocking Corp. The News photos OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS ACCEPT AWARDS Nineteenth annual Future Unlimited Banquet of Southern California Junior Achievement is occasion for presentation of awards and scholarships to youthful members of program. Prom left are Judge William P. Hogoboom, presiding judge, family law department, Los Angeles County Superior Court, who as president of Los Angeles Rotary Club presented Outs a nding Undergraduate Achiever Awards; Michael Duffy of Orange County, who won Public Speaker of the Year Award; Ferdinand Mendenhall, chairman, Invest-In-America, Southern California Council, which sponsored speaker contest; Olga Castellanos of North Hollywood and student at Providence High School who won $1400 scholarship, was evening's principal speaker; Frederick Llewellyn, president, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Event was held at Hollywood Palladium.

Continued from Pago Quo priation had been passed, and he added that the money could possibly be used in connection with the RTS, which is receiving no government operating funds. i 1 kinson was rer- ported as saying Thursday that Goldwater's plan "has no money" and "all that is just talk." The Councilman could not be reached for comment yesterday. The staff director of RTS, California State University, Northridge student Dave Elgenson, commented yesterday that the amount of money voted by the Council "will not go very far" toward providing summer-long bus service, particularly if minibuses are used. Cox said also the automatic transmission minibuses cannot be driven on the canyon routes that planners of the RTS intend to use. Cox said the RTS will be using standard transmission buses that are charted by the Los Angeles city schools for use during the school year.

About 400 of these are available for use this summer, according to Elgenson. Campaign Planned Elgenson said $25,000 would pay for the use of no more than two of these charter buses (each with a capacity of about 55 passengers) for the entire summer. Elgenson and Cox both ed" little concern a ossible "competition" from the city, and said they are going ahead with plans for an ensive campaign to promote the RTS. The campaign, which will include a concert at Devonshire Downs, is tentatively scheduled to begin on Friday, or possibly a week later, Cox said. He said service may begin as early as June 15, but is likely to be held up until July 1, or whenever the RTS receives route permits from the PUC.

Ticket Sales Set Cox said where and how often the buses run will depend on demand, and particularly on how many advance subscription tickets are sold during the promotional campaign. Basically, he explained, the RTS will operate on the principle that bus service will not be offered anywhere unless it is known in advance that people want it and are willing to pay for it. He said the prices are substantially below the cost per mile of other public transportation, and he said they were far below the cost of operating an automobile over the same distance. One round-trip ticket from a Valley location to tht Malibu-Santa Monica beaches will cost $1.35, and a book of 10 will bo sold for $12.50 (a 7.5% discount). The RTS seems to be banking most of all on adv a ales of these 10-ticket books.

Elgenson said about 10,000 subscript i (or 1000 books) would have to be sold before service begins. Surveys Made He said the operation of one bus would cost about $100 a day, or $3000 ft month. The first routes put into operation would run to points in the Valley with the greatest demand and ticket sales. Elgenson and a volunteer staff have conducted surveys among youth and senior citizens, and have reportedly received about 7 0 0 0 esponses, about three-quarters of which were favorable to the bus service idea. Donations Given Cox noted that the only practical way to measure demand is through the ac tual ticket sales and he a ized that the primary problem in get ting the service off the ground will be "market ing" in other words getting people to buy seats on the buses.

Cox said Goldwater's project has also received some support through do nations (about $2200 in cash so far and about the a amount pledged and free television and radio advertising. Those interested in buying tickets or volunteering in the program shoulc telephone Goldwater's office at 345-2345, Cox said. CHAMBER GROUP WILL DISCUSS CIVIC ISSUES Directors of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of San Fernando Valley will meet tomorrow at a noon luncheon at Barbato's Steak House, 20001 Ventura Woodlanc Hills, to discuss two matters proposed for support. One will be the pro posed elimination of city pickup of waste and rubbish at apartment units. A city spokesman will tel the technical phases of such a decision.

The other matter will involve discussion of Ass ly Bill 763, permitting a permanent tax exemption on individual home property while the owner resides there, and doing away with the need to file with the county office each year. News of the WORLD, NATION, STATE Continued from Page One taken by guerrilla leaders to meet the terms of the new secret agreement. The federally funded summer lunch program for needy children will be expanded, but only moderately, this year, according to an Agriculture Department expert. Herbert D. Rorex, head of child nutrition programs in the department, said he could offer no firm estimate on how much of the $50,600,000 available for this ium- mer will be used.

Last summer, $30,000,000 was spent for lunches to an estimated 1,400,000 children. The Senate Watergate Committee has subpoenaed former White House aide John J. Caulfield to corroborate or discredit some startling testimony given yesterday by Watergate conspirator James W. McCord. McCord said during his appearance before the Senate committee that he had met with Caulfield and that Caulfield told him he would get cash, executive clemency after 10 or 11 months, and a job later, if he kept silent about Watergate.

McCord also said Caulfield told him President Nixon was aware of the meeting and would be informed of its results. "What we've got is hearsaj-, third-removed and possibly, fourth-hand," one committee source said in evaluating McCord's testimony about the offer. Former Atty. Gen. John N.

Mitchell, already Indicted by a federal Grand Jury in New York and frequently mentioned in Watergate testimony, told UPI yesterday, "Somebody has tried to make me the fall guy in the scandal, but it isn't going to work." "The only thing I did was to try to get the President reelected. I never did anything mentally or morally wrong," Mitchell said. JEWS PA PER I SiFWSPAPFld.