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TVi Idaho Free Press The News-Tribune, Monday, May 5, 1975 2 Off the wire Late sum marm World PBG wants U.N. memberships By United Press International South Vietnam's government has applied for membership in a number of United Nations organizations in a clear indication it is preparing for a prolonged period during which it will operate independently from North Vietnam, French Kovernmenl officials said today. They said two of these organizations are the World Health Organization and the I a i a i a Organization. Refugees still en route By United Press International Refugees from South Vietnam still pour across the Pacific, on their way to new lives as strangers in a strange land. The last group of 60,000 steamed toward Guam and another 11,000 spent Sunday night sleeping in three relocation centers in the United Slates.

Evacuees criticize ambassador SDB1C BAY. Philippines (UPI) Americans evacuated from Saigon in a last minule helicopter operation were sharply critical today of U.S. Ambassador Graham Martin for his slowness and secrecy in carrying out evacuation plans. Egyptian army plans predicted By United Press International Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres said today in Jerusalem the Egyptian army is working intensively on groundwork for a possible second crossing of (he Suez Canal like the one (hit signaled the beginning of the 1973 Middle East war. National It's no "beauty" contest MOBILE, Ala.

(UP!) America's Junior Miss Pageant lacks the word "beauty" in its title for a reason. It's no beauty contest, officials say, and young women competing for the title agree. Officials of the pageanl, to be (devised nationally tonight, say they look for outstanding qualities in young American females, not beauty. McGovern plans refugee return CHARLESTON, 111. tUPH Sen George McGovern, said Sunday night he will introduce legislation today to 1 aid South Vietnamese refugees who want to relurn to their country.

Police break up student takeover SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (UP!) Fifteen helmeted and club-wielding campus police officers broke into the computer center at the University of California, Santa Barbara today, ending a three-hour lake over by about 20 students. Washington Worse energy situation charged WASHINGTON (UPI) The energy- situation is worse today in the United States than it was before the Arab oil embargo, says Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb. And a new embargo would be worse than the first, he said Sunday. If it happens, his agency has a plan to make gasoline rationing operational within 90 days.

"Everything is going the wrong way" in America's energy equation, Zarb said in an interview with U.S. News and World Report. "Production in this country is declining, and at the same lime demand is rising. Imports make up the difference. Mills returns, feeling better WASHINGTON (UPI) Hep.

Wilbur Mills, returning to Congress loday for (he first time since enlerhg a hospital five months ago, said he feels belter now than he has in at least 25 vears. Symms issues finance report Valley weather BOISE-Conditions of cloudy skies and scattered showers should start to improve lattr in Ihc week, with improvement coming from the west. Upper air soundings in western Washington and Oregon show a warming and drying trend already in evidence there. The low pressure center which caused the low temperatures and precipitation over the weekend is moving east by southeast into Colorado. However, the center has left a snow cover of three to five inches over an extensive area including Magic Valley through Southeast Idaho.

Snow cover also exisls in the Ogden-Salt Lake area in Utah. Sun Valley reported eight inches of new snow in the last 24 hours At mid-morning loday, the Twin Falls area reported drifting snow with surface winds gusling lo near 30 miles per hour. During the 2-1-hour period, Twin Falls had .40 inch of precipitation, Pocalello, .35 and Kelchum. .44. The forecast today called for cloudy skies and scattered showers, mostly over the mountains, in Idaho and Eastern Oregon.

Snow lave) was between 3,000 and 4,000 feel. Tuesday should be less cloudy and slightly warmer, with decreasing showers. Temperatures Tuesday should be five or 10 degrees warmer than today's highs of 45 lo 55 in Northern and Southwest Idaho and 35 to 45 in Southeast Idaho. Minimums tonight will range from the 30s in Northern Idaho, 25 to 35 in Southwest Idaho valley, dowii to the 2fls in Southeast Idaho. The Idaho extended outlook through Friday calls for unseasonably cool temperatures and chance of showers at first, followed by a i and drying trend Friday.

Highs near 50 will warm into Ihc 60s by Friday. Lows will be 2.5 lo 35. Rabies clinics set this week BOISE (UPI) Veterinarians throughout the state will participate this week in clinics to immunize uets againsl rabies. Dr. A I 1 Schneider, Boise, chief of the liurcau of Animal Industries Division of the Stale Department of Agriculture, said lhat pet populations have increased sharply in recent years.

With more persons moving to Idaho from stales where rabies is mure of a problem, he said, the potential for an outbreak in Idaho is increasing. Clinics are planned in Moscow. Lcwislon, Coeu'r d'Alene, Sandpoint, Boise. Caldwell. a a VYpiscr, Hazellon.

Kelchum. Twin Tails. Gooding. Shoshone, Buhl. Hurley, Rupert, Pocalello.

Blackfool. Idaho Palls, Kigby. Rexburg. American Kails and I.ava Hot Springs. ISU president resigns to take New Mexico post Obituaries WASHINGTON' (IJPII -Rep.

Steve Symms, R-Idaho. has again made public his annual earnings and the details of his federal and slale income tax returns. Symms' filing with House Ethics Committee of his required yearly report and oulside income, major debts and other business expenses, contained more information than Ihe committee requires. Symms reported that besides his (42,500 yearly salary, he made 11.1.000 from other sources, including the sale of some of his interest in the Sunnyslope Fruit par! of his family's apple complex, and the sale of some British gold coins he had acquired. He also collected "miscellaneous income and honoraiiums" and a $146 "profit" from his farm.

From his total income of Symms deducted $10,987 for expenses and M.500 for dependents. On a taxable in- state and federal laxes Symms total lax included $11.070 federal, $2,644 slate and $1,052 real estate taxes. He lisled no major debts. His only business holdings lisled were in (he Symms Fruil Kanch. and Ihc Sunnyslope Fruit Co.

Hep. George llanscn. Rldaho. mel Ihe filing deadline wilh his ri'porls and lisled his only source of outside income above $5.000 as Ihe sale of New York Life Insurance policies No mention was made of Hanson's Kopy Kat printing firm in Pocalello. which figured in his controversial election campaign.

Hansen listed the names of three Idaho banks, lo which he owesallcasl $10.000 each. These include Ihe Idaho Bank 4 Trust and Ihe Firsl Security Bank, both of Pocatello. and Ihc Firsl Bank and Trust of Malad. Hansen was nol required lo disclose (he amounl of the Noon stock quotations POCATELLO (UPI) Dr. William E.

Davis, president of Idaho Stale University since August 1965, spid today he is resigning to accept Ihe presidency of Ihe University of New Mexico al Albuquerque. Davis plans lo leave eilhcr late this summer or early tSis fall. "Leaving Idaho will not be easy or without strong emotional feelings," Davis said. "My wife, Polly, and I have and will always have a deep and abiding affection for Idaho State University, and this stale and the many friends we have found here." The president of the Stale Board of Education, Janet Hay, Nampa, said the board was sorry to lose Davis bul was happy for his opportunity. "We're exlremely excited for Dr.

Davis," she said. "This is a marvelous advancement in his career but we're very, very sorry lo see him leaving Idaho Slate University." She added that the slate board during its June meeting probably will appoint a search committee for a new president al ISU. "I'm sure (hat we will be receiving nominations for peo- STOCK QUOTATIONS: FURNISHED THROUGH: EDWARD D.JONES and COMPANY of CALDWELL (These figures do nol represent actual transactions. They are intended as a guide to the approximate price range. I NOON Industrials Transportation 17l.50-.i9 L'lilities Composite 255.57 LISTED STOCKS Alhertsons 17 A i a Telephone 50 Bethlehem 40 Boeing 27 Boise Cascade '20 Chrysler Champion Hume Builders F.xxor.

K-l Flcclwocd 15' i General Electric General Motors 44' i Idaho Cower IBM 207 Kcnnecott W. Kit 2-4 Morrison Knudsen I7'i Occidental Petroleum I4''i Philips Petroleum PorlGcn.F.lecl. HCA 15'. Reynolds Tobacco 5 4 7 67 St. Oil of a i i a i Oil 35 Kloct.

I I 1 1 Union Pacific 79'i Weslinghouse 15'i Winnebagn 5'. LOCAL OVF.IlTHBCOUNTF.lt QUOTES BID ASK Firsl Security Bank 23 Idaho 1st Nafl Bank 33 3G I0 II MUTUAL FUNDS (Iff) ASK Col. Inc. Fund 7.90 11.63 Inv.Co.ofAmcrica 11.97 13.03 Key. LM Bon Fd.

7.11 7.79 Putnam Gn.wlhF. 0.51 10.13 I'ninriin ImeslnrsK 7.4) fl in pie bold outside Ihe slate and from within Ihe institution," she said. Davis will succeed Dr. Ferrell Heady, as president at Albuquerque.Heady, president for seven years, resigned lasl fall. A political science has (aken a leave of absence and will relurn lo the faculty next year.

Davis, 46, camo lo ISU from (he University of Wyoming where he was assistant to (he president. He has a rioclorale in education and for six months he was football coach at the University of Colorado al Boulder. In 1972, he took a leave of absence to run for the United Stales Senate on the Democratic (icket. He was defeated by Republican James A. McClurc.

"I've been offered and have accepted Ihe presidency of the University of New Mexico and I'll be leaving Idaho Slate University cilher in (he late summer or the early fall," he said. "I've reported this to Ihe chairman of the Slate Board of "The position at Ihe University of New Mexico represents an exceptional professional opportunity. The instilulion has an enrollment of over 21.CWI students, exlensive undergraduate and graduate programs, including a medical school and a law school. "II operates on a budget of $80 million per "During my 10 years al ISU I have been deeply grateful lor the support received from Ihe campus, the board, the community of Pocatello, the legislature and the governor. "Moit of all, I will remember Ihe thousands of sludents who have been on our campus and have gone out to represent Ihe university as alumni." Mrs.

Hay said she and omcr board members "feel lhal he has made greal advances at Idaho Slate in the 10 years in which he has been president and it's going lo be hard lo find someone Ihc equal of Bud Oavis." "We know lhal the opportunity to be president of a much larger institution --an institution which has a much larger budget and which has as medical school --is going to tie a greal challenge for him and we know thai he is more than equal to Ihe challenge," she said" Officers oppose freeing convict BOISE (UP!) A petition filed by Michael Hightowcr as a step towards his release from the mental health unit of the Idaho Slate Prison has aroused Boise law enforcement officers who don't want him freed. Hightower was ruled dangerously menially ill after he was charged in December of 1973 with (he rape and kidnapping of a Boise Stale University coed. He escaped from an unguarded mental health facility later and was captured in February, 1974 in North Carolina. Police and officials for the prosecutor's office say they will oppose releasing Hightower, if it is appropriate. In his petition, Hightower says in the opinion of treatment personnel al (he mental health i he has reached "his maximum ben'efil from treatment available." Ilighlower has "progressed in controlling his behavior so thai Iransfer to another treatment program is recommended," (he petition Ho also has requested an examination by two psychiatrists lo examine him and report on his menial condition.

The petition was filed April 25 in Fourth District Courl by Stephen C. Brown, an attorney wilh Western Idaho Legal Aid. "If Highlower was released, il might-be nard on I'lim." Boise police Del. Sgt. Vern Bisterfcldl said.

"If anything similar to what happened would repeal ilself, 1 have a greal fear of whal (he public or (he police might have to do." Ada County Prosecuting Attorney David Leroy said "if it is deemed appropriate, we'll seek (o appoint our own psychialrists to conduct an examination. "After reviewing the experts' report, if it's appropriate lo resist, we'll do said. Ron Ho'wen, another attorney wlh (he proseculor's'office said "Should anything happen because of Highlower's release, as I read the law. Ihe state could be subject (o civil suil." Applicant asks action on 10-year-old land request MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (UPI I A retired contractor says he and several associates filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management 10- years ago under the Desert Knlry Land Acl on 4,000 acres of a I BLM is considering giving to anolher group. Henry McGuire of Mountain Home says hjs group should have firsl chance al Ihe land.

"If (hat land is going lo anyone, we should have first chance on it," McGuire said, A group headed by Jerome farmer Don Church is trying to gel the BLM to approve a 6,000 acre enlry in Ihe Mountain Home deserl under Ihe Carey Act. Fred Cook, (he BLM public informalion officer in Boise, says McGuire's is still on file. "We've got cases older than Man injured in rollover CALDWKLL-A Boise man, Mark 25, Mark remained in critical condition loday in the intensive care i at a Memorial Hosnilal where he is being treated for injuries received in a one-car rollover Sunday af- lernoon. The accident occurred al p.m. in Payette County on Inlerst.ile 80.

one mile nor- Ihwcsl of San Hollow. The driver of (he sports car involved. Carl A. llammons. 22, Houlc 2, I'oise, was Irealed at Caldwell Memorial Hospital and dismissed.

The investigating officer, Cpl. Robert Shaeffcr of (he Idaho State Police, reported thai Ihe men were easlbotind in a 1974 MG Midgcl when (hey looked for something on Ihe floorboards. The car pulled to (he left. Ihc driver overcorrcclcd and Ihe cnr went nul of control and rolled two and a half limes, Shacffor reported. Molslnger was Ihrown from Ihc vehicle which rolled over him and received extensive head and face injuries.

The accident remains under slate police said. thai on the books," Cook said. "They were cases people had never taken final aclion on." "Thai's not righl in this case." McGuiresaid "We'd gel a letter from them (the BLM) every two or Ihree years and we always complied with every request Ihey made. I wonder if those guys up there know what they're doing." he said. "The case is now in the district i a a i i a decision." Cook said, "as lo whether (he land can he used for a single purpose or be classified as multi-purpose." Tribe elects council leader KAMIAII.

Idaho i Horace Axtcll of Lewislon has been elected chairman of Ihe General of Ihc Ney. Perce Indian Tribe. He succeeds Ihe late Timothy Wheeler of Kamiah, who died earlier (his year. Axlell was olcdcd al Ihe. conclusion of a Iwo-day tribal council here Slalunlay.

Richard Half-Moon of I-apwai was re-eleclcr! lo anolher term us a i a of the Tribal Executive Livestock prices A VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION CALOWELL. A i Sfl tivj Mar 3 Catlle alible MS; fhtep III. Marhfl lo on lit ciastei. SLAUGHTER Commercial cowl J-M; ul.lllr cows it- 31; canntri and culltn I Jer. and Gutrn ITS 1 hln.

II-1S; good built 7MI; I.O.M bulli 11-11. STOCKERS.FEEDERS 10 II: I'tdtr Htm uo ibi. 17.M: itxri 1)0 ibi. It-It; plain uetri n-77; lisht Hoiiffn ireiri it-H; lifavy HoliTem tuerv II: tlrtr 4M SM Hi IM'r tltir MMf IM. plain Itm a1vtl letdtr helleri ICO TM Ibl rredtr heiltri SHIM Iftt.

74 Hj plain heiftri 35; ftriftr calm (H 500 IDf. H)l; bi.lir ralvii Ibi. 11-11; plain l.tirrr calvet IIJ3; iiothtr cows, pain, IHHJ; letter cowl IMf: llqnl Halikln 11; ncaw Hclilein hiiliri Faf Iambi ktdir Itmtn M-llt (-17; I4int HOOS Fat hogi, IBP bulk 41.41.1ft tawt IMf.SOi JM4; wcjnfrl, or ST. PAUL -SI. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company has notified Gov.

Cecil D. Andrus and Director of Insurance Monroe C. Gollaher lhat il will provide professional liability insurance lo Idaho doctors who will lose coverage when Argonaut Insurance withdraws malpractice coverage 0:1 I. The St. Paul company said il was nol accepting new policy holders around Ihc country because of large underwriting losses but il was making an exception (or Idaho because of Ihe "unusually favorable operating conditions in Ih3 stale." Waverly G.

Smith, president of (he company, said Idaho led Ihc nation in actually gelling legislation signed into law lhat is expected lo improve the malpractice claims climale. The company will offer coverage (o any doctor presently insured wilh Argonaut and who otherwise meets St. Paul's standards. It will also insure new doctors cnlering Idaho. "We Inisl onr offer will help alleviate the insurance market crisis in Idaho." Smith said.

"It will not solve the underlying problem. If the frequency and severity of losses increases. Ihe cosl lo Idaho doctors and their patients will continue to rise." he said. "The problem is a faceted. There are no simple solutions.

The people of Idaho musl uliimalely decide. To chip (hem understand will require Ihe involvement of doctors, lawyers, legislalors. insurance people and government officials," Smith snicl. City employes still striking IDAHO FAI.I-S.ldaho I Afler a six-day strike, no new developments have heen reported in Ihe walkout of Idaho Falls policemen, electrical workers and employes in five oilier city departments. City i i a anil union leaders say no further talks have been scheduled.

No police problems were reported Friday or Saturday night. The Rnnneville County Sheriff's office is handling calls in Ihe city. Residents of Idaho Falls are continuing lo transport their own garbage lo the sanitary landfill as garbage pickup is being limiled lo food bundling establishments and businesses. The workers are protesting a proposed 8.8 per cenl pay increase and measures which wouhl limit union security. frank H.

Arnett CAUWEI.L Frank I I Arnell, 77, 2315 S. Michigan, died this morning al a Caldwell hospital after a long illness. Services arc pending al Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. Marion W. desert CAKDWELI, Marion Gicscn.

7B, GOr, Harrison, died (his morning al a Caldwcll hospital. Services arc pending al Flahiff Funeral Chapel Caldwcll. Winnie Oofney David R. Tpwler NAMPA Funeral services for Mrs. Winnie E.

Oalney. 81. of 523 Chestnut who died al a Nampa hospital Sunday follo.sinu an extended illness, will be conducted al 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fellowship Tabernacle Church, Nampa. wilh the Mev.

Victor Maier. pastor of the church, officialing. I will follow at Kohlerlawn Cemetery. Services and interment are under Ihc direction of Ihe Alsip Funeral Chapel. Mrs.

Oalney was born on June 23. 1893 at Pincy Flats. Tenn. When she was a child her family moved lo Ihe slale of Washinglon. She was married lo Percy C'.

Oalney on Dec. 14. 1912. at Moscow, Idaho. They lived Hupert.

Idaho from 193H lo 1942. In 1946 they moved to Nampa where they have since resided She was a member of Ihe Fellowship Tabernacle Church of Nampa. She is survived by her husband. Percy C. Oatncy.

iVampa: one son, Cecil E. a three daughters. Alma E. Oatney, Nainpa. a i UorcharJl.

ami Mrs. Doris I. Karr. both of liuperl, one. sister.

Mrs. Lizzie Bailey, Tampa, II grandchildren and 1C great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. James C. Fisk I I A i for James Gordon Fisk, 66.

of Meridian, who a a will dueled at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kobrcon Chapel of (he Chimes, Meridian. Intermcnl will be al Star Cemetery. He was born on Sept. 15, 1908, in P.ionij, and came to Idaho with his family in 1922.

He was reared and attended schools in the i i a area. He married Mildred Louise Olson on Nnv. 17, in Boise. They farmed Ihe Boise area and worked for the Caldwell Co-op. He also worked for the Con C'hem Co.

in Boise (or 17 years. He rclired in June. 1974. and continued to reside in the Meridian Surviving are his wife of three daughters. Arlene Allen and Ivcrna Morris, both of Meridian Charlotte Frazier.

two sons. James (i Fisk Jr. and Ivan G. Fisk. both of i i a three brokers, l.yim of Meridian.

Charles of Nampa and Fisk. Moist; a sister, Ixma Gooch. Meridian: grandchildren, (wo great- grandchildren and several nieces and r.ophews. llcwas preceded in death by hi-ollicr. a sister and iwo grandsons Nettie H.

Gee services for Nettie Hughes (lee, of Nampa. died Friday a Nanipa nursing home, were conducted Ibis afternoon al Syringa Gardens Cemetery Boise, by Ihe Kcv. John Qinnn' a a i at Si A Hospital. She was born on Jan. 18.

190R. in Boise. She moved to Kinmcli as a small child anil alicnded Kmmclt schools. Khc graduated from Kmmctl Higli School in '92C and married Hughes in 1930 She had lived in Samna for the pasl five years. i i arc' three sons Krnral and Donald, both niw.

and Ujchanl, Kilimal a a a ,1 daughter Miirlcy Mchennoy. grandchildren and five urcai grandchildren. Arrangemenlswerc un-lcr (he hreclion of Itolyoa Chapel Moise. CALDWELL-David Robert Tmvler, 18. of Idaho a former Nampa residenl, died Friday al his home in Idaho Falls.

He was horn on Oct. in Nampa. and attended Nanipa schools. He moved to Idafio Falls in June of 1974. He senior at Skyline High School'ln Idaho Falls at the time of'his death.

He was a member of the jN'atnpa Firsl Christian Churcp. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs Onice Towler, Idarjo Falls; a brother, Daniel -T. Towler. Nampa; and maternal grandmother, Emma Bedm, Nampa.

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dakan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell, Bishop Roy E. Thurgood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latler- day Saints. Nampa. Interment will follow al Wilder Cemetery.

JLoro Noble HAGEKMAN Services for E. Noble, 67, of Hagerman, a former residenl of Owyhee Counly who died Saturday in' a Gooding hospital, will be cgn- ducled al 2 p.m. Humpherys Funeral Horne, Mountain Home, by Ihe Key. Siuarl Oibrich. Interment wilh graveside services will be at Bruneau Cemetery.

She was born on June 14, 1907, in Ontario, and attended schopjs in Boise and college in She taught school in Darlington and Bruneau until moving to Grand View in 1952. She latev moved lo. Mouniain. Home, where she worked for thp Mouniain Home Air Force Basp Exchange as assistanl exchange officer. She retired in 1969 and moved lo Hagerman in 1970.

She was a member of the a i a Mouniain Home. Surviving are her husband, Hagerman; two sons and three daughters; her mother; brothers and a sister; and seven grandchildren. The a i suggests memorials to the Mountain Stales Tumor Instilule, Boise. E. Booth CALDWKLL-Services to Delbur Ear) Booth, 68, of Caldwell.

who died Saturday morning in a Caldwell nursiBgJ home, were conducted this' afternoDr al Flahiff Funeral' Chapel, Caldwell, by Lt. Delberl Brockelman of Ihe Salvation' Army. Inlermenl will be al Canyon 1 Hill Cemetery. He was born on March 3,1907, Old Pearl, III. He came to 1 Idaho when he was young and" had lived here mosl of his Stirviving are a son, Joseph'; Booth.

Mount Vernon, daughters. Betty Anglih, Caldwell, and Mary Overlim" Kiimonds, a Harry Booth, Slater. Edna Hoskin, Calif 13 grandchildren and-' ihrec great-grandchildren. James Ransom PAYETTE Services io? James Elmer Ransom, 90, of Payelie, who died FridaySin layette, were conducted tfiis afternoon al Ihe Chapel of tfie Roses, Payette, by the Ralph Uwrcnce of the tlnijcd Meihixlisl Church. IntermwU was ai ihe Garden of MeloJty, Hosoclalo Memorial Gardeils.

Among survivors are a sort, James Ransom, and a siMrr. Viola KnHJJtf,) Parma i 'vory H. VVoodforif NAMPA Mrs. Ivory Itill Uoodford, 1320 Firsl St. Salurday al a Nam'pa 1ospii.il.

Services are pendingla! 'he Alsip Funeral Chapel. CARPET CLEANING Btlttrlhinittin-Drkujnllioiir PHONE lomfid ialltttxtlon Cuaranltfd ATLANTtSStMICES.CiUwtl SPRAYING Reasonable Rotes -Prompts.

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