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The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 16

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The Fresno Beei
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Fresno, California
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Local Politics Week Porterville Woman Dies In Car Crash SAN JOSE (DPI) Mrs Es-iclla Jollisc 80 of Porterville win fatally Injured last nlglt when the cor she was riding In swerved out of control on Highway 101 and crashed Into tree Four other persons a daughter two great-granddaughters and sister were injured Mrs Virginia Pierce the vlc-tlm'l daughter was identified as the driver jkm MrCMdw Nwngipm HANFORD The police wore kept busy in the area of 4lh und Brown Streets early today following reports of two burglaries and knifing which landed i reticent victim in the Kings General Hospital Lawrence Johnson 27 of Fresno Is lo satisfactory condition In the hospital with a stab wound In his side Sgt Henry Vermason whose officers converged on the scene shortly before 1 sm following a reported melee in front of a bar and grid says Johnson refuses to discuss the incident or press charges Mrs Clam Minter reported later that someone broke into her nearby grocery store taking beer and cigarettes Vermason said entry wits gained through a skylight Officers were Investigating the break-in when Ernest Allen of 2695 7lh Ave reported someone had smashed i window of his locked car alongside the bar and grill fie said a stereo radio valued at 189 was missing Train Strikes Municipal Code Sewer Changes Get City Okay The Fresno City Council has unanimously approved changes in the Fresno Municipal Code to bring it in line with a recent Joint Powers Agreement with the county on sanitary sewers In the metropolitan fringe area The city sanitary system will be extended into the county area and the county has adopted a mandatory sewer ordinance requiring about 30000 fringe area residents to hook on eventually Probably the most significant item in the changes Is the compromise fee adopted following months of negotiation and near deadlock on several occasions Monthly Charges The monthly service charge for the outside-the-city single family residence will be $273 This compares with $165 inside the city limits end the $360 which was first proposed by the city as the proper charge Part of the compromise was a limitation on the outside rate in of like-dollar increases inside and out and provisions for an upward adjustment in the outside rate should an insufficient number of connections be made All changes are in accord with the Joint Powers Agreement and in some cases in the exact language of the agreement Meanwhile the county is proceeding with the formation of improvement districts to finance Installation of sanitary sewer systems The council approved what Public Works Director James Martin termed the in a long series to come" which calls for a system located in the county along North Arden $-B HIE FRESNO BEE Saturday April 9 1969 Obituaries Erik Johnson Funeral service for Erik Johnson 76 of 2043 Peralla Way will be held at 10 am Monday in the Chapel of the Light Inurnment will also be In the Chapel of the Light Johnson a native of Sweden died yesterday In a local hospital after a kmg Illness He lived In California for 46 years and came to Fresno 10 years ago He was employed as a painter by the Southern Pacific Railroad until his retirement in 1958 Surviving are a son William Johnson of Fresno a sister Mrs Beda Nyberg of Los Angeles and two grandchildren The Lisle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements Andrew Wilson Private funeral services for Andrew 0 Wilson 85 of 3870 Illinois Ave were held today in the Chapel of the Light Wilson died Thursday in a local hospital after a short illness He was born in Concord Mass and had lived in Fresno 53 years He was a utility man for the Fresno City Lines for 37 years before his retirement in 1958 He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Fresno Aerie 39 and the Amalgamated Association of Electrical Motor Coach Employes survivors are his widow Marie and a sister Mrs Mabel Medley of Glendale The Harry Palm Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements Mrs Lizzie Ule Funeral services for Mrs Lizzie Ule 79 of 1404 Fifth St Clovis Will be conducted at 10:30 am Monday in the Boice Funeral ChapeL Burial will be in the Clovis Cemetery Mrs Lite died yesterday in a Clovis hospital after a long illness A native of Arkansas she moved to Clovis in 1936 from Rev Trotter Notes SCJC Appeals' Role The Rev Trotter i candidate for the Slate Center Junior College District board said the board "must exercise its role as an appeals board with vigor equal to that of its role as a governing board" The Rev Trotter speaking to a clergyman's group In'his campaign for election to the SCJCs Area seat said the trustees must be sensitive to the public students and employes" Bell Hits Proposed Mayor Salary Raise Councilman Elvin Bell candidate for mayor said the proposed increase in the salary is "too much too soon and not in line with other Bell criticized the proposed raise which will be on the April 15 municipal ballot during talk before a group of Fresno teachers in the Hotel Californian He called the charter strong foundation upon which local government been given flexibility to solve problems of a growing municipality" He said under the charter the city has made the transition to the council-administrator form of government to to an end the personality clashes bickering and politicking within city government which were so common prior to 1965" If elected mayor he said he would work to keep the administrative branch of city government separate from this legislative area "There is too much work to do in the mayor's office for him to get involved in the administrative area" he said Mrs Leas Calls For Spending 'Priorities' Fiscal responsibility School Board candidate Mrs Ernestine Goldberg Supports Removal Of Meters Ieonard Goldberg a cun-dklaie for Ciiy Council Post 6 told a group of local businessmen he favors any movement lo remove parking meters from the downtown area Speaking at a luncheon in the Ramada Inn he said: "The need is to make the downtown area attractive to people who are accustomed to the parking facilities provided by outlying shopping centers If it is economically feasible removal of meters might be the first step In rejuvenating the core area of the city an area which must not be allowed to die if we are to be a truly great city" Goldberg also said he envisions the downtown area as place of "not only fine stores and business establishments but also elegant residences garden court apartments and high-rise Goldberg jibed at candidates who have appointed so many committees he said that within a week they "undoubtedly will have to appoint committee chairmen just to keep track of how many committees they He added however that he also Is appointing a committee which will be announced in a newspaper advertisement Daubs Urges More Conservation Study Dr Daubs a candidate for the City School Board said in a talk before the Fresno Audubon Society the local school system should do more" in the area of conservation education "It does not matter whether we call this study conservation outdoor education nature study or any other name he said need to learn about all those things which surround them every minute of their He said each school should jD rive between North Cedar have an I A venue and North Eleventh or nature-study area re -Street students could watch birds Observe Easter Sunrise Rites1 Indoor and outdoor Easter sunrise services are scheduled tomorrow by several churches in the San Joaquin Valley and central coastal arm The services include: Los Banos-Sunrise service at 8 am on Romero Overlook it San Luis Reservoir conducted by SL Lutheran Church congregation of Los Banos The youth fellowship of the United Methodist Church will hold services at 5:30 am on a hall about seven mites southwest of Los Banos Signs wilt be posted along Center Avenue and Orth galita Road to help locate the worship site Deiano-Services will be held at sm in the Delano High School auditorium under the auspices if the Delano Ministerial Association The Rev Ruben Welch professor it Pasadena Nazarene College will speak Pismo Beacb-Seivtces wifi be at 5:40 am near the cron in the Pismo Heights City Park The Rev Stuart Campbell pastor of the Pismo Community Presbyterian Church will give the principal addren SEEKS Citing Ching the SPCA Animal Shelter Dog of the Week 1 -year-old golden Pekingese mix is one of many att ractive animals which are available for adoption us pets by visitors to the animal shelter Ching Ching muy be adopted by the first person who claims him tomorrow ms janor Treasury BI Low Inter Bond Sal WASHINGTON (AP) Treasury Department blame on unattractive rates yesterday ass it The put the interest reported March sales of and capital Freedom were I per cent below savings bonds Shares JVlarch sales and figures continue to Stillwater Okla She was ajLeas told a group of busi-m ember of the Assembly of Godjnessmen is "a question of prior Church when applied to the LEMOORE NAVAL AIR STATION A Lemoore sailor was killed apparently instantly when he rode his motorcycle into the path of a train at this station Andrew A Lindbergh 28 AMA LC who lived at the station with his wife and two small children was dead on arrival at the Naval hospital late yesterday Witnesses told base security officers and Highway Patrolmen the victim was looking over his shoulder when he rode into the path of an eastbound Southern Pacific Co freight train where the Coalings branch of the railroad crosses the base They said the crossing signal was in operation A Navy spokesman said Lindbergh was en mute from the operations area to the administration are at the time Funeral arrangements will be anwnced by the Chapel in Hanford Hay Eire Does 510800 Damage redemption show the strength of the bond program in payroll savings the Treasury said Indicating lessening appeal to the investor class" Cash sales for the month taled $381 million 'while demptions including accrued interest reached $554 million Treasury officials have been hinting since the ixoxx administration came to power that they may ask Congress to boost the! ceiling oo interest Her survivors are her husband Norman three sons Les and David Lite of Fresno and Ray Ule of San Jose two daughters Mrs Ethel Nelms and Mrs Emalee Gils trap both of Clovis a half-sister Mrs Lois Oakley of 11 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren Funerals JOHNSON Erik el 3941 Purulta Way am Monday Chop I of tlx Ligrit inurnmont ClMpol of Itw Light LiX Funcrol Homo In choroo LILE Mrs Unit of MM E- FMtl St Clovis 10:30 ajn Monday Sole Fu-norol chops) burnt Clovis Csmdorv Deadline Is Set On Applications For Police Cadets The Fresno Police Department is seeking young men to serve as police cadets The application filing deadline is April 14 Applicants must be city residents between the ages of 18 and 21 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet 6 inches and in excellent physical condition They must have a high school diploma The job offers pay retirement and job security in exchange for hard work and an opportunity to serve your For more information contact the city personnel department at 1230 St telephone 266-8031 extension 571 Fire Calls rtmxnt received an noon TULARE Spontaneous combustion is blamed for a fire which did about $10800 damages to 300 tons of cubed hay early today on the Tony Cardoza and Sons ranch southwest of here Assistant Ringer Richard Cronin of the Division of Forestry says the hay had been' wet and then covered with tarpaulin The subsequent heat caused the blaze About U00 tons valved at 543000 was saved A second fire this morning in the Terra Bella area destroyed a small shed and killed a sow and five piglets on the jRobert Wolfram ranch Firemen managed to save seven pigs Assistant Ranger Jerry Schwartz-lander says the sow apparently knocked over a heating lamp in the shed Tht Fran Rra MMi culls butw Mw un today 4:11 ml 23 00 block corf pit Kil Tula- St In fir Frasno Street building their nests plants growing and flowering and animals going about their activities cost of such a program would not be Daubs said I am sure that much outside help would be avail- )le He said students should be taken on trips to the mountains seashore and other natural areas where they can acquire first-hand knowledge of their environment Appointments Claude Rowe Simon Maroot-ian and James Samarco co-chairmen of an attorneys' committee supporting Paul City School Board candidacy Gary and Karen Graham chairmen of a for committee supporting Paul Mosesian as a City School Board candidate Carmen Elgorriaga and John Wenzel as cochairmen of a teachers' committee supporting Bin Ernestine Leas bid for a seat on the City School Board Oran McNeill and Robert Womack as of a committee of certified public accountants supporting the candidacy of Lynn Joyner for the City School Board Mi IBS St1 com pressor mo- Qt How Much Life Insurance is enough? On elii-hnnic programming service dives on impartial answer Coll us for morn information No obligation of course "no ml Inyo and Collin ran uiN pji Fresno and Grant csr lira 1:21 pin M37 Stanislao St 'C-' Streets Streets Streets flue urn 4542 Nevada Porterville Principal Wins Honors McOokfcy Sunpiran Irvta PORTERVILLE-David Sarr principal of Roche Elementary School who was named Porterville's outstanding young educator has been named one of the top 10 educators in the state by the California State Jaycees Sarr will now compete for foe title of foe outstanding! 1:0 Ml Auqusta north of Cam-UrtMi AwniSk false a urn Kern nun Ms slsrm nv- is Steve ne educator April 1L The state winner will compete for national honors SPCA Warns On Animals As Gifts The Central California SPCA today cautioned against giving live chicks ducklings and oth er fowl or rabbits as prizes or gifts The practice is illegal under state law and is an act of cruelty to the small animals and fowl Giving chicks and rabbits to children at Easter time has long been a source of concern to animal welfare agencies SPCA officials point out the majority of these tiny animals never survive more than one or two days because of rough handling and improper food Club on Highway 198 will he foe scene tor jackpot roping competition Sunday Competition will begin at 10 Baseball Dance am with points awarded on MADERA A dance to steer average or a two- Dr Stuart Hyde Hyde's Brother Will Speak On Campus Unrest Dr Stuart Hyde head of the department of broadcast communications at San Francisco State College believes he has some solutions to current campus unrest in the 1 1 States He will outline some of them when he talks at the meeting of the Fresno Rotary Dub at noon Monday in Del Webb's Towne-House Writes Note -Hyde is a former Fresnan at' tended Fresno State College and jsa -brother to Floyd Hyde Fresno's former mayor His talk is entitled Francisco State College in In a note to Ed Deatherage the program chairman he wrote: I i to try to answer such questions as: What are studies' and why are they seen as all-important by some what is the role of the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) in the crisis why cant the trouble be ended by expelling the troublemakers what can be done to end such student revolts on our campuses where is the silent majority and why does it stand for campus Specific Proposal Dr Hyde says be will make specific proposals for those measures Which he believes to be necessary to "really begin to solve our campus problems" He left FSC before graduation to enter the Navy then was graduated in theater arts from the University of California in Los Angeles He received his doctorate in theater and drama from Stanford University He has taught at Stanford University of Southern California and at SFSC and has writ school system amount of money available to run our schools is always she said at a luncheon meeting it is the responsibility of those who set policy working together with the to determine what is most important as it affects our children's "I would consider the use of money in building new schools to determine what type of building could be built for the longest use and maximum use what funds should be allocated for worthwhile teachers' salaries so we could keep qualified teachers in our schools without having to spend money recruiting new ones what percentage of the school dollars should be spent for administrative salaries and what should be the relationship between administrative salaries and teachers' salaries what savings would be made if we went to a 12-month teaching year instead of the traditional nine Rental Owners Group Fights Housing Move The Fresno Apartment House Association is opposing a measure on die city election ballot April 15 which would permit the Housing Authority of the City of Fresno to construct or acquire an additional 1000 units of public housing through prepaid federal funds and rental income Lawrence Helmuth a member of the association board of directors and spokesman said contend that it is economically unsound to provide expensive housing with subsidized rent when existing property owners are paying for the sewer sewer tax police and fire protection' He maintained if the authority was permitted to buy lots and build new homes public assistance recipients would in effect be living in finer units than their working and taxpaying next-door neighbors Helmuth maintained the private sector could more economically provide the units insuring a tax base rather than in lieu" tax payments made by die authority Candidates Will Talk To Utility Employes The Pacific Telephone Co wifi sponsor a "Meet Your Candidate" program Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm in the company business office at 1925 Dakota Ave Dennis Mulkey the district manager said City Council candidates will be on hand to answer questions ALBANIAN QUAKES BELGRADE (AP) A series of earthquakes struck southern' Albania yesterday killing one child injuring 65 persons and destroying 1000 buildings the Yugoslav news agency Tan jug said today REPORTER DIRS WINTER HAVEN Fla (AP) Ross Bartley 77 who scored one of the top beats of the century on the death of President Warren Harding in 1923 as the Associated Press White House correspondent died here PAKISTAN: ROCKET KARACHI Pakistan has successfully launched its first rocket into space die Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Committee announced The two-stage missile carried scientific equipment to investigate (he upper atmosphere Cecelia Holbrook steer average Cost for three steers is 57-56 per man and 55 per man far twMteers Each contestant will be permitted to go twice A trophy will be awarded to foe high point man funds for baseball equipment will be held Sunday at 7 pm by foe Madera Merchants Baseball team in foe Memorial Hall at 6th and Streets Admission will be 51-50 a person or 5L50 a couple Sex Education Advocate Schedules Talk At COS Channel Drilling Resti USC Paul Haag Jr urt Survtau McClatehy Nmnpupun By Amoefotud Pr VISAUA-Mrs Helen Colton director of Family Forum and a controversial speaker on sex education will speak next Friday in the College of Sequoias as part of foe COS Community Service Series Mrs Cotton recently spoke at Porterville College where her talk met with mixed reactions She says "pregnancies in high school girls will jump from 150000 a year to 450000 by 1078 because of the increase in parental refusal to acknowledge and understand the changing sex mores of the day "It to my generation of parents who is culpable by allowing so maqy premarital pregnancies Pat Lair and forced and unhappy marten extensively on various as-jriages Ve are victimizing and pects of American culture The current edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica has 30 of his articles mostly biographical sketches of stage penalizing young people for not knowing that which we refuse to teach them' She predicts that in foe future American society will accept ty Counsel John Mitchell said the disastrous oil leak which started Jan 28 cm a Union Oil Co platform 54 miles off the California coast has caused extensive damage to business and property in the area The exploratory hole the Bluewater II is on had gone to about 2JS00 feet below the ocean floor in approximately 1000 feet of when the suspension order came a string of 10-K inch casing cemented to bottom and the crew is scheduled to drill ahead to a depth of about 12J00 feet The Wodeco IV had been preparing to drill a new hole when the stop order came The crew began preparations to spud the hole as soon as the permission to resume came from Washington The new regulations call for more casing strings set to greater depths and for some changes in procedures notably in circulating drilling mud all the way aronnd before coming out of the hole to change bit Also new regulations require that boo skimmers and approved dispersants be kept readily available at the offshore drilling sites ready for immediate use if needed Meanwhile Rep John Tun-ney D-Calif donned a skin diving outfit and inspected the seabed site of the oil leak with divers from Jacques underwater camera crew yesterday Tunney an experienced diver reported that oil still spews from a hole in the ocean floor 14 inches in diameter Attempts to film the leak failed because the oil fogged camera lenses Tunney said he 'will ask the House Interior and Insular Af fairs Committee on which he sits to investiage the leak Named as defendants with Hickel in suit are nine oil companies two drilling contractors and a member of the US Geologic 1 Survey SANTA While attorneys for Santa Barbara County were attacking the constitutionality of off-dune oil drilling in a federal court suit in Los Angeles two oil drilling vessels went back to work ip the Santa Barbara Channel 25 miles west of this city The vessels Bluewater II and Wodeco IV are the first to go into action following authorization by Interior Secretary Walter Hickel to resume operations under more stringent regulations They are working for Humble Oil ft Refining Co The Santa Barbara County suit filed yesterday seeks a permanent injunction prohibiting any further oil driUing off the coast charging the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Act allowing jthe drilling is unconstitutional because it makes no provision for public hearings before the secretary of the interior grants oil drilling leases Santa Jktrbara Deputy Coun premarital sex and rarely return to foe standard of premarital chastity The title of her talk at COS' will he "Adults Need Sex Edu- cation There will be no charge for the talk Tickets may be obtained at the COS administra- (PtMHcil MwrtiMmwrt) Earl Sheldon Fig tendon Vilfogc 227-5W7 wmm imi)ET HD-LIFE (Oil PAW Lracnln Nebndu MITTAL LFCAL RESERVE OMPANY-EST UILISHED 1M0 Drunk Driving Cases ARRESTS Robert Zavala Crui Late Ave Churcn and Fig Awau eart on Edward Roecrt Dunn 55 ItSI Oram Ave Chestnut Avenue tnd Hlehwey IN IN COURT Harry Kruuc 1U1 vt S302 tine and two years prabetiee Sentenced by Municipal Judge Hubert Be nerd Cornelioua A Taylor Ob Price Ave 1302 fine and twa years probata Judcte Bernard William Baptiste 4X4 1 West Aw S299 fine and one year prebetton Judge Ralph Moradian early today Mrs Helen Colton lion office It is recommended If the interest is sufficiently that tickets be obtained in ad-ihigh her talk may be televised vance because of foe limited transmitted to an adjoin-seatmg capacity jing lecture hall on the campus.

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