The Daily Chronicle from Centralia, Washington • Page 1

SST: From Bad Dream To mare SEATTLE (AP) Co. wat fold formally Thursday to shut down tht i transport program. tSik WHO OWNS This wistful trials apricot-colored poodle ts a resident of the Cenlralia dog pound because hit owner did not buy him a license by which he could be identified, according to Centra I ia Poundmaster Irl Coleman. He added the canine it undoubtedly valuable and probably registered. Dogs six months ef age and older must have annual licenses in Cenlralia.

In Chehalit, dogs four months of age and older musHiave licenses. They can be obtained at city halls. Coleman reminded that as of April 1, all dogs must be on leash or confined until Sept. 30. In Chehalis, the leash and confinement restrictions are effective the year around.

Chronicle Staff Photo Overnight Find Town Friendly SEATTLE, Wash. (AP)- The continuing bad dream of America's aerospace slump came dose lo the nightmare stage (or the aircraft-oriented Seattle economy Wednesday. The Boeing prime contractor for the supersonic transport, said 7,000 members of its work force would be laid of! following Senate rejection of a $134 million appropriation for the project. The SST casualties will be added to which have disappeared at Boeing since the State In Dire Straits OLYMPIA (AP) An unhappy Gov. Dan Evans said Wednesday the state would immediately ask the federal government for economic aid to replace $134 million lost when the Senate voted to withhold further spending for the supersonic transport.

"I'll be deeply interested in watching the reaction of those who so blithely voted against the American SST," Evans told newsmen. "We have some pending requests, and we will have others that will reflect our growing difficulty." Evans said he thought Sen. William Proxmire, a irm's employment peaked at 101,500 workers less than tftree years ago. The reverberations also will he felt among an estimated 2,000 subcontractors and suppliers acrcss the country who had It ken part in the government's $1.3 billion program to develop Ivro SST prototypes. At Boeicg, the layoff of 4,500 worners associated with the SST and another 2,500 in support activities "will certainly begin in the next few weeks," said Lowell Mickelwait, vice president for industrial relations.

'The program is over," H. W. Withington, Boc'ng vice presi dent in charge of the SST, declared in Washington, D.C. Mickelwait said the program will begin disbanding when the company receives official term- nation notice from the Department of Transportation. Boeing has cot decided how it will use the cost sharing and termination payments it will receive from the federal government, Mickelwait said.

While time and energy will have been lost on the project, the government's investment repayments and termination furjds may keep the SST from having been an economic disaster for the troubled firm. By the end of March the U.S. government will have put about $866 million into the SST. A Boeing spokesman said his firm has invested million in cash and facilities in the project so far, and funds from other major contractors have brought the total investment lo approximately $1 billion. Under terms of the original financing arrangement in which private firms agreed to share 10 per cent of the development costs, the government now is obligated to repay that 10 cent because the project been discontinued, Mickelwait said.

The government also is obligated to pay the costs incurred by the company between the time termination notice is given and the project is disbanded, Mickelwait said. Sea. Henry M. Jackson, D- predicted during previous SST debate it would cost the government $200 million to pick up the pieces if the program were halted. Airline companies also contributed money to development of the SST prototypes, but a Boeing spokesman says that's now a matter to be resolved between the airlines and the government.

The firm is not liable for the airline contributions, he said. What the actual disbanding of the project will mean to the work done so far is not yet known, 'the spokesman said. "The government owns 90 per cent of the stuff and we don't know wliat will be done with it." Included in the apparent residue is a full-scale mockup of the SST which sits droop-nosed and perhaps futureless In tte company's development center. For Boeirg, the future lies In its commercial aircraft work and in diversification. The company previously has announced major interests in surface transportation--hydrofoils and air cushion vehicles.

Other interests include computers, rapid transit, and community development. The company works in site management in Seattle for the Department ot Housing and Urban Development's Operation Breakthrough, experimenting with planned community For Seattle and the Stale ol Washington, the loss will be felt both in terms of morale and finances. Is a hospitable town? That is probably the im- pressioa created in the minds of two drifters after they slipped into a Cenlralia home and spent the night. Centralia police said they received a call from Dwayne Yost; 1417 Windsor who said he woke up Thursday morning and went downstairs to find two men sleeping on his davenport. Assuming they were friends of his father-in-law, Yost woke the pair up and invited them into the kitchen for a cup of coffee.

While they were chatting, the father-in-law arose and came downstairs. Noting the presence of the two strangers, the father-in-law immediately assumed them to be friends of his son-b-law. UteBatluChtotttcle Ceniiolio-Cheholis. Woshinqton 10 Cents Thursday, March 25, 1971 24 Pages 80th Year, No. 71 Welfare, Education, Pensions Key Items In Senate's Budget The foursome continued chatting and drinking their coffee.

Then, the two "guests" departed and went on their way. It was only natural that, when father-in-law and son-fa- law were left alone, they a notes and i their mutual Nothing in house appeared to be missing, they told police, and, in spite of all, the two overnighters did seem to be quite nice people and pleasant conversationalists. And, although the two i were unavailable for an interview Thursday morning, they must have come to the conclusion that Centralia is a friendly place to be with or without an invitation. Equal Treatment Policy Slated By Gas Company Assurance that each individual land owner would be treated individually a equitably by the El Paso Natural Gas Company was given at a Thursday meeting of representatives the gas company, the Lewis County Commission and Lyle Hojem, president of the Land Savers, at the Lewis County Courthouse, William F. Howard, manager of the right-of-way department for El Paso, told the group the company is willing to meet with individuals and that it has already changed some open end easements which were made prior to I960 when El Paso Natural Gas look over the company.

Questions Raised Lyle Hojem brought up four which he asked the representatives to explain: 1. Hojem noted that people don't understand the need for a 26-inch line north of Chehalis and a proposed 30-inch line tiiroueh Lewis County. 2. Hojem asked for an ex- Late News Bulletins OUYMPIA (AP) The Senate refused by an overwhelming vofe Thursday fo consider a bill aimed at prohibiting forced busing cf school students. The vote was 31 to 18 againit reconsidering the bill, which passed Tuesday, ft rww goes to House.

PORTLAND (AP) The Bonnevitle Power Administration '-aid today it has awarded a contract of $568,550 to John Collins of Lakeview, for right-of- way preparation and construction of access roads for a section of transmission line In Klickitai and Skamania Counties in Washington. planation of future plans. Do you propose additional lines? 3. Hojem told the group that Ihe people feel that they should leader in the Senate fight against the faster, than sound aircraft, "should introduce the bills 'necessary" to help bring Washington back to economic health. The Senate's 51 to 46 vote against further funding of tie Boeing Co.

project, he said, "was a killing blow." He said while there was some hope that alternate funding i be found, "we must face up to the fact that (fcere's a likelihood the SST will not be built." "I think the Boeing Co. would be well advised to took with some wariness on federal funds of any kinds," he said. "Because they apparently. can be given at will and taken away at win. "I think (hat they, like any other company, would like to be given the opportunity to develop a product without being given a charge from the federal government, one on which they depended, and then to have it pulled out from under them in mid-contract," he said.

Evans said he was sure Ihe Boeing Co. wouH "continue lo succeed just as they have in the past." The financial aid requests, he said, had not been specifically drafted. Meanwhile, he said the failure of the SST should provide a catalyst for legislative action on 'a half dozen measures" de- OLYMPIA (AP) At least one form of the Senate's vers'on of the budget is expected to surface in about a week, including proposals for full restoration of funds to pension programs amid pressures for salary cuts or freezes for public employes. Sea. Martin J.

Durkan, D-Issaquah, Senate Ways and Means chairman, has told all of the more than two dozen members of his committee he expects them to make decis'ons on the major budget issues when the full committee finally gels the bill. "I want to be able to make quick decisions on the major issues, and to me those will be public assistance, schools and higher education and the pension funds," said Durkan, who has indicated he has very definite ideas on what should be done on those and more minor issues no matter what the appropriations subcommittee comes up with. Final congressional action iVednesday to kill federal fund ng of the supersonic transport airplane has an estimated pet impact of more than $8 million on Ihe budget, including reduced revenue anticipations as well as'extra welfare and unemployment load. The Boeing Co. said it is laying off 7,009 employes.

The budget is now being gone over daily in the subcommittee, headed by Sen. Fred Dore, D- Seattle, the various proposals for changes will go before caucuses late this week, Dore indicated, and reach Durkan and the full committee next week. Dore said he hopes to have the budget before the party members for decision by Friday, but some have indicated it may be Monday, depending on other Senate actions in Ihe meantime. Major restoration of public assistance cuts is expected in the final Other major changes being considered, but which may no1 appear in the final draft of the judget, include full funding of public employe pension funds, and freezing or cutting of pay of public employes. Other proposals to be discussed are restoration of some the higher education fund cutbacks in the House budget and major changes in tuition lakes made by the lower chamber, which were tied to higher waivers of fees to low income students.

Gov. Dan Evans touched off a major controversy with his budget proposal to save more than $140 million in the upcoming biennium by withholding the share of employe pension fund contributions. The House budget put about $34 million of the money back in to keep the pension funds from dipping too deeply into interest earnings. The Senate plan, which has been proposed by Durkan, would take the full pension funding out of existing individual agency budgets. U.S., Canada Pipeline Research Slated liave more consideration than they are receiving, that a 1957 right isn't a 1971 right.

4. Hojem pointed out that in Lewis County aU the nalural resources are going out of the county or through the county. "People have come lo a point they have lo say 'stop'." Regulations Met Carlton Homan assistant vice president for El Paso Natural Gas, told the group that the company has elected lo build a Class II location, which more than meets the federal regulations. "Gas is a compressible fluid and ISO million feet can be brought out in the winter time for customers in (he soutb from Ihe Chehalis storage." The pipeline also acts as a storage reservoir, Homan said. William F.

Howard added thai the company is not trying to preclude any future building except over the pipeline. He said that "none of our people today had any part in the original building of the lines and the rights-of-way. We came into the act in I960 when tfe companies merged. Inoculation Plan Told HANDLE Inoculations will be administered to first and eighth grade students in the White Pass School District next Wednesday, Dennis O'Leary, ligh school counselor, reports. O'Leary said students in Ihose grades wffl be givn permission slips to be taken home, signed by the parents, and returned to the school inoculations against various maladies will be administered by Lewis County Health Officer Dr.

R. Sherwin Johnston. signed lo rejuvenate the slate's economic Specifically, be said the legislature should approve his "Jobs Now" and "Washington Future" programs, both long-term plans. He also said lawmakers should pass a slate constitutional amendment allowing use of public credit for private industry, and approve a stale transportation department. Settlement Ends Case JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -A U.S.

and Canadian group has begun work on a $2 million natural gas pipeline research program thai will include construction of a pipeline lest section near Prudhoe Bay. The announcement was made Wednesday by William A. Egan following a meeting with representatives of Ihe Gas Arc Buildings To Tumble ONALASKA The contract for construction of the new junior-senior high school at Onalaska wfll include demolition of two buildings on the school site. Superintendent Lee Pangle has reported. Included in the demolition will be the present agriculture shop building and the bus repair garage.

Bids wfll be opened Apru 21 for the $1.2 million school construction. In other business at Ihe regular school board meeting Settlement in a $25,391 damage suit that was to be heard in Lewis County Superior Court Thursday morning came just prior to the beginning of the trial at 11 a.m. Thursday, following selection of a 10 woman 2-manjury. Lewis County Clerk Margaret Donaldson said terms of the settlement were cot revealed. The suit was being made by L.D.

Riley, Lewis County, who alleged thai a number of his cows were electrocuted or injured on Aug. 20, 1968, by a washing device installed by the defendant, a R. Graham, operating as Edward R. Graham Surge Dealer, and Glenn Gunter. Following the setllemenl the jury was excused.

Next jury trial, seventh of Ihe 1971 Spring jury term, is scheduled Monday. Earlier a Lewis Counlj Superior Court jury found for Ihe plaintiffs in a verdict reached at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, and awarded them damages totaling $2,492. Mr. and Mrs.

Ciaus I). Untiedt, plaintiffs, had for $11,750. Lewis was Ih defend anl in Ihe case slemming from an automobile accident on Oct. 17,1969 near Handle. I this week, the board acceptec le resignation of Sue Young unior high school malh am cience leacher.

In addition lo that post, sail 'angle, the district is als seeking personnel lo teach vocational home wmomics and high" schoc English. The board gave permission lo group of high school girls to attend a dr'fl team conference at Deer Park. Rep. Smith In Hospital OLYMPIA State Rep. Warren Smith, R-Chehalis, was 1 reported to be in good condition in St.

Peter Hospital Thursday morning following a severe intestinal attack late Wednesday afternoon. Rep. Sm th said he expected to be released from the hospital Thursday afternoon. Rep. Smith said he became ill Wednesday afternoon after testifying in committee in support of a bill he has sponsored which wouM protect sites of Indian artifacts from publ entry and disturbance i ardieplpgists are engaged in examining them.

Systems Study Group, which roposes a pipeline to carry gas cross Canada to markets in the X)wer 48. Work has begun on the lest acility on laud el aside as an industrial subdivision northeast of the Dead- torse Airport, Egan said. The project is being carried under a lease with the State Department Natural Re- ources. Egan was given a briefing on be project by Sy Orlofsky of Wilmington, senior vice jresidert of Columbia Gas Sys- em S.R. Blair of Calgary, president and chief execu- ive officer of Alberta Gas Trunk Line and E.T.

Robnson, vice president of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. The three firms, plus Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha, compose the study group. Egan called the $2 million lest project "further demonstration if the widely held conviction hat Ihe arctic holds vast reserves of nalural gas." The group's project calls for 300 miles of 43-inch lice from Prudhoe Bay to the Canadian wder, owned and operaled bj an Alaskan corporation. From border, tiie gas would be transported across Northern Canada through a new pipeline entering the existing system owned by Alberta Gas Trunl Line Co.

Ltd. in Alberta. The governor said he was told the study group already has commissioned investigations levering economics, engineer- ng and the environment along the entire length of the proposed route. However, Egan pointed out, he gas cannot be produced un- after North Slope oil production begins. Deadline Nearing a property tax statements are due in the office of Lewis County Assessor Laurence Scherer by March 31 he reminded Too often, Scherer indicated these statements are turned in late and a 5 per cent penalty must be assessed.

Penalties are thereafter assessed at 5 per cent per monlh up to 25 pe: cent. He said the statements raus include all persona a i am livestock and business inventories. are household furnishings and lawnmowers or other equipment "used lo enhance the beauty of the home." AI! licensed ejuipment is also excluded, Scherer said. In effect, this would be cutting each agency's budget as rosed by Evans by the imount of pension contributions 'or the agency's employes. 'That makes more sense than across the board cuts," Durkan said.

It also would apply to higher education agencies which received a flat 2.5 per cent cut across the board by the House. Senators have been told that if they discontinue merit pay increases scheduled automatically under law to state and higher education employes, it would save between $7 million and $18 million. Olher possibilities along the same line being considered by Core's group are 'dropping everyone working for Ihe stale one salary step--a saving of up to $24 million. Graduated cuts of up to 10 per cent for all state and higher education employes making more than $10,000 a year, also are under consideration. This would save an estimated $10 million.

St. Helens Parley Due A Forest Service officials from Gifford "inchol National. Forest have ailed a public informational Levies Object Of Bill neeting ca the proposed Mt. St. felens Recreation Area for 1 JD.

April 21 in the a PUD auditorium in Vancouver. The meeting will be to gain ublic opinion on the plan for nanagement for the proposed Mt. St. Helens Recreation area, which will extend from the St Wens Lava Cave near Lewis ttver northward to the breaks of the Green River Drainage. At the meeting, Forest personnel will discuss the listory of the area and provide the background of past planning OLYMPIA (AP) A proposed constitutional amendment removing the 40 per cent voter turnout requirement for.special levies was ready Thursday for introduction in the legislature.

The proposal was prepared by Gov. Dan legislative experts following failure of school levies in SeatUe and 14 other cities this year. Gov. Dan Evans said the failures all resulted because of the 40 per cent requirement "While people should have the right not to vote or to vote 'no' they should not have the right to stay at home and be just as effective as if they had gone to the polls," the governor said. But Evans said he is not recommending a change in the requirement that special levies receive a 60 per cent "supperma- jority" for passage.

"That's an entirely different question," he said. He said the answer to that requirement would be to eliminate the need for special levies through increased state aid for the public schools. Superintendent of Public Instruction Louis Bruno has said Evans' budget proposal for the next biennium provides inadequate support for the common schools. But Evans said despite cuts, Washington still pro vides a higher rale of funding than most stales and foots the bill for one-half of school expenses. Enrollment At Record Spring quarter enrollment at Cenlralia College climbed to 'a record 1,227 day school students Wednesday as an additional 120 and management and will outline present planning.

Following this, the meeting will be open to expression of ideas from interested persons or groups. Also, following the meeting a period of several months will be designated in which interested parties may submit ideas either in writing or by communicatfag Williams, forest Vancouver. i Ross supervisor in RAIN Rain through Friday. High 49. Low 35-40.

Winds 25 m.p.h. Complete weather on page 2. students completed registration. This corresponds with an enrollment of 1,058 for spring quarter last year. Spring quarter registration at Olympia Vocational Technical Institute is 486 for day school.

Dr. Kellis Hamilton, acting Community College District 12 president in the absence of Dr. Nels Hanson, who is touring Russia, said Wednesday: 'This large growth in enrollment illustrates the dilemma 61 community colleges throughout the state which are threatened with a large increase in Ihe number of young people lo be served, but likely without a comparable increase in funds." QUARTET TOPS HONORS AT MOSSYROCK Four girls have earned Ihe highest gride point averages dur- ter cf Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Lane, Salkum, with a J.3J grade ing high school years al Mossyrock te head the list ef seniors average; Susan Ray, 17, daughter cf Mr.

and Mrs. Scott Bee graduating with the class of 1971. From left, above, are Laura Ray, Mossyroek, 3.24 grade average, and Margaret Gross, 17, Buntain, 17, granddaughter ol Mr. and Mrs. R.

W. Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Gross, Silver CreeV, a Mossyroek, with I 3.55 grade average; Debbit Lane, 17, daugh- 3.22? grade average..