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Page! 8, CLOVIS NEWS-JOURNAL Shooting (Continued From Page 1) he spotted a man carrying rifle and walking north along U. S. 70 about 1:50 a. today. Gibson said he made a U-turn and the man started running across an open field.

The officer said he radioed hicle to pursue the man on foot. back-up units and left his Gibson said he heard a shot fired as other police units surrounded the area. Police said a man, 1S Gonzales, was found laying lace up in the open field. Gontales told officers he had shot himself in the chest with the rifle. The kidnap charge stems from related Incident Saturday which Sumpter filed a complaint with city police after Gonzales allegedly forced the Serna girl, into his own vehicle gunpoint.

Sumpter had Issued a statement to police a few hours before his death Sunday describing the series of events in the Saturday incident. He told police he picked up his date (Barbara Serna) at her home at 6 p. m. Saturday and then was followed by car which forced him off the road at 10th and Cameo. The airman's statement said a man carrying a rifle got out of the other car and told the teenage.

girl to get in his car, Police said a shot was fired at the teenage girl. after she refused to go with the man and started to run. Sumpter's statement said he went to a neighborhood house to call police and returned, finding the man and his date gone. The Incident touched off an Intensive search that lasted late Into the night by eastern New Mexico law enforcement agencies. The girl was released about a.

m. Sunday and she told officers later that afternoon that the man had beaten her twice during the ordeal. At one point in the ordeal, she said, the man told her to notify her mother by telephone that she was alright. Police believed the call was made from Portales. Services for Sumpter, whose hometown is Higbee, Missouri, were pending today at Sherwood Mortuary, He was attacked to -the 27th Transportation Squadron at Cannon.

Dee. 18, a For State Theatre Remodeling Slated Commonwealth Theatres nounced today in Clovis that work will begin this week on a complete renovation program designed to update the State Theatre here into one of the most modern theatre show cases in New Mexico. Phil Blakey, district manager for the Commonwealth circuit in this area and Alvah Haley, manager of the State a and Lyceum Theatres in Clovis, made the announcement today that the State Theatre will close temporarily on Jan, 2 and will remain closed until Jan. 31 for purposes of extensive remodeling. Colten Construction Company of Clovis has been contracted to handle the physical remodeling.

According to Hanley and Blakey, motion pictures scheduled for the State will be shown at the Lyceum during the four week period that the State will be undergoing a face lifting. Mine (Continued From Page 1) be prevented," he said. Three teams, consisting of 35 experts, went inside the mine Sunday. One team made an electrical inspection, the second a ventilation survey, and the third--the main group-studied the area of the blast. The ventilation group rerained in the mine until late Sunday night, long after the two others finished their work.

A joint statement by the three "clearly groups evident said that it a body gas was ignited by a portal bus and trolley wire." But the statement said: "We are unable to tell exactly at this time why the methane liberation occurred, or its sources." A Weirton Steel Co. spokesman said gas leaking through coke oven walls may have "contributed" to the first explosion at the coke plant, billed as the world's most advanced. It was go into production Dec. 27 after construction costs of $30 to $40 million. The Itmann mine is owned by Consolidation Coal Co.

Saturday's explosion was the third multifatality disaster at a Consolidation mine in West Virginia in the past four years. blast Nov. 20, 1968, killed 78 miners at Farmington. A second, last July 23, killed nine I men at Blacksville. Markets Prices as of 2:00 p.m.

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Jr. Stores 124 13 Phillips Petro. 42 Southern Union Prod, Polaroid American Clovis Livestock RCA Rapid CLOVIS Corp. 37 Cattle none. (UPI) Livestocks Sears Hogs 100.

Safeway to 25 tower, Sows Barrows and lower. gilts, steady Santa Fe Ind, 210-240 50 U. 8. 1-3 Swift 1-3 300-500 lhs. lb.

30, 250-270 lbs, 28.50-29.75; Seatrain Lines 84 sows 22-23. Let la Entertain You! Commonwealth Theatres LAST 2 DAYS STATE 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:30 AN EXCITING AND EXOTIC ADVENTURE "WALKABOUT" P.G, 0523 LAST 2 NITES LYCEUM I OPEN 6:15 SEE BOTH AFTER 8:00 P.M. "DAUGHTERS OF SATAN" "SUPER BEAST" (LA FONDA I BOX SHOWTIME OFFICE 7:00 6:30 "HICKEY BOGGS" Plus Clint Eastwood "A Few Dollars More" YUCCAS BOX SHOWTIME OFFICE 7:00 "Shantytown Honeymoon" Plus LAW WIFE" Deaths Amos Tatum Mr. Tatum had been Funeral services for Amos E. Tatum, 56, will be held at 10:30 a.m.

(CST) Tuesday at the well, High School Auditorium with the Rev. J. L. Bass and the Rev. Cliff Ennen officiating.

Burial will be in Sunset Terrace Cemetery in Farwell under the direction of Steed Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Tatum was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital in Clovis Sunday morning. He had resided at 109 Ave. in Farwell.

Hanoi (Continued From Page 1) swapped allegations that each side kept scuttled bringing up demands that the negotiations. The U.S. and North Vietnaniese peace delegations in Paris agreed to hold a new meeting of technical experts today. A spokesman for the Hanoi said the session--the third since Kissinger's return to Washing(9 a.m. EST) at the suburb of ton-was a scheduled for 3 p.m.

Gif-sur-Yvette. The chief of the U.S. delegation to the weekly talks, William J. Porter, and his Hanoi counterpart, Xuan Thuy, were to lead the delegations. A spokesman for the U.S.

command in Saigon, in a rare departure from official policy, said "we are not bombing above the 20th Parallel." The command does not. normally comment on Radio Hanoi reports. The said the command had no comment on the mining allegations and the command did not directly refer to the Communist charges about rocket attacks. Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren said at the White House he was "not cognizant" of the alleged lair attacks. Kissinger, who last week erded 10 days of intensive talks in Paris with Tho in the 22nd round of secret negotiations that began in August, 1969, said at a Saturday news conference in.

Washington that Hanoi had' backed down on earlier agreements contained in the Oct. 26 accord announced jointly by North Vietnam and the United States. had asked to meet with Dr. Shannon for a briefing about the entire matter. Meister said he had heard that petitions supporting Wiley had been circulated in at least one class.

"This, of course, would be wrong (using classtime for such an activity). We'll look into it. If it is true we will take corrective action." The board of regents is expected to consider the issue involving Wiley at a meeting at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday.

Meister said the university's "Ten-Year Plan" will also be presented to the regents for their approval. Remodeling: is expected to be completed by Jan. 31 and the State will reopen at that time, Blakey said. Included in remodeling plans is the relocation of the boxoffice to "provide faster service in patron needs," Blakey explained. The lobby foyer will also be remodeled with the installation of new lighting and decor.

The lobby is scheduled to be enlarged to accommodate a new recenter, and new peting will be installed throughout the theatre. Auditorium seating will also be updated. Refinements in theatre projection and sound will likewise be made at the State. Blakey said Commonwealth Theatres will announce further developments in the construction of a new twin theatre facility planned for Clovis- Hilltop Plaza Shopping center some time after the first of the year. Dean (Continued From Page 1) affections civil suit in North Carolina before coming to New Mexico.

A judgment of approximately $51,000 was returned against him there, and another court action was brought against him in Ninth District Court here to collect this judgment, according to information coming to the News-Journal. The bankruptcy petition followed. Wiley was represented in a hearing Friday by Paul Phillips, attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union. Eastern was represented by Fred Hensley. On the subject of Wiley's performance as dean, Meister said, "No one is perfect.

But I feel he was getting along alright as far as Naturally we in administration correct everybody at one time or another. wouldn't say we'd never made suggestions for improvement." Wiley was reappointed for one year and will serve as professor English and art at Eastern. His salary as dean has been $20,510 for 12 months. A full professor gets $14,500 on an average, although additional compensation can be obtained for summer and other extra work. Meister said he had received copy of some petitions last Wednesday supporting Wiley but did not know how many tures they contained.

About a report in the campus newspaper the "Chase" that dean the university went as a group to appeal to Dr. Gail Shannon in behalf of Wiley." the president said that was apparently a an error. He said a number of deans (Continued Next Column) 3 uA "BEST PIES IN TOWN" ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS PIES NOW! Christmas is just around Christmas Dinner. Let Featured pies for Christmas nut Meringue and Chocolate limited to these 7 varieties. again in Farwell following an absence from teaching due to Illness.

He was a former princi-1 pal of Farwell High School and had taught in Farwell since 1956. He belonged to the Texas State Teachers Association and the National Teachers Association. He was a veteran of World War IT, was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Shrine. Survivors include the widow, Lenora of the home; his mother, Mrs. Amanda Tatum of Durant, one daughter, Patricia Chandler, Canyon, one brother, Charles of Fort Worth, two sisters, Mrs.

Lillian Yeager, of Durant, and Mrs. D. L. Green of Ore City, Tex. Graveside services will be conducted by the Bovina Masonic Lodge.

The casket will remain closed during the services and friends may call at SteedTodd Funeral Home. A memorial fund in memory of Amos Tatum and for a Farwell High School student has been established Farwell. at Security State Bank in Bobby A. Boyd Word has been received in Clovis of the death of Bobby Alvin Boyd, a former Clovis resident, who died Sunday in hart, Tex. Mr.

Boyd's survivors include his mother, Ema Boyd, of 3216 Prince in Clovis, and a brother, Allen Ray Boyd, of 105 Highland in Clovis. Mr. Boyd was born May 24, 1925. He died of an 'apparent (heart attack. Graveside rites will be held Tuesday in fazen, Ark.

Other survivors include one daughter, Sharon Horner of Amarillo, three sons, Michael of Austin, Steve of Napoleonville, and Robert Allen of Coroapolis, and one grandchild. Mr. Boyd was preceded In death by his wife, Jo, in 1953, and his father, Wayne Boyd, Clovis In Brief THEFT Mike Sandoval, 2037 Hull, reported the theft of a stereo tape deck, a fire extinguisher, a tool pouch and five packs of cigarettes from his pickup truck. Estimated loss was $200. WATCHES STOLEN Louis Romero, 809 Locust, told cers Sunday that someone stole three watches valued at $50 from his home.

VANDALISM Ismael Arias 205 S. Thomas, told police vandals slashed three tires of his semi trailer truck. Estimated damage was $100. MEET SET The Board of Directors of Memorial Hospital Inc, is scheduled to meet Tuesday in the hospital dining room. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.

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22nd Phone 762-3751 Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center AN Funds For Halfway House Solicited died in November, 1972, in Clovis. Alice Bevano today in Belen. Anita Valdez Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gomez of Clovis, of the death of his sister, Alice Bevano, 27, of Belen.

Mrs. Bevano, a former resident of Clovis, is survived by. her husband, Richard, one daughter, Sandra, and one son Richard all of the home. Other survivors include mother, Grabelita Gomez, of Clovis; five brothers, Joe and Andrew Gomez of Clovis, Julian, Andrew Chano and Marty mez all of Belen; four sisters, Katherine Gomez, Marci Mendozo and Stella Gomez, all of Clovis, and Emma Trujillo of El Paso, Tex. Funeral mass was scheduled great grandchildren.

Elmer Teel Services have been scheduled for Anita Valdez, 89, who died Sunday in Memorial Hospital of Clovis. Rosary will be held Tuesday (at 7:30 p. m. at Sherwood el with funeral mass. scheduled for 10 a.

m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe with Father Reynaldo officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery. Mrs. Valdez, a resident of Clovis for 36 years, is survived by three sons, Adelido C.

Real of Denver, George Real and Joe Valdez of Clovis; four daughters, Ramona Sandoval of Clovis, Rosana Velasquez from San Francisco, Paul Zamora of Alamogordo and Mary P. Garcia of Albuquerque; one brother, Antonia Aragon of Albuquerque; and one sister, Morris, also of Albuquerque. Mrs. Valdez is also survived by 40 grandchildren and 51 Funeral services for Elmer Teel, 65, will be held at 2 p. m.

(CST) Tuesday at the Hamlin Memorial United Methodist Church in Farwell, with the Rev. W. T. Perry and the Rev. John W.

G. Hill officiating. Curial will be in Lawn Haven Cemetery in Clovis under the direction of Steed Todd Funeral Ilome. Mr. Teel died Sunday in a Muleshoe, hospital, He had lived in Texico for 15 years and had resided at 720 Anderson St.

He was a retired manager of Southern Union Gas Company in 1 Texico. Survivors include the widow, Mary Aileen of the home: two sons, Allen of Roswell, and Joe William of Baltimore, three daughters, Mrs. Gerald Hill of Sand Springs, Mrs. W. H.

Glenn of McCamey, Tex. and Mrs. Jean Usrey of Canyon, one brother, Raymond of Portales; one sister, Mrs. Phillip Reed of Artesia; and nine grandchildren. The casket will remain during the services and friends may call at Steed Todd Funeral Home.

The volunteer services of the Ninth Judicial District is soliciting contributions from local merchants to establish a halfway house in Clovis for juvenile offenders. Thomas Spikes, coordinator of volunteer services, says the area needs the halfway house Religous (Continued From Page 1) must now begin serving a three jail sentence, -Sent back to a lower appeals court the case of Air Force Capt. Susan Struck who fought being discharged from the seryice when she became pregnant. The Court said the appeals court should consider whether any legal dispute is now involved since the Air Force now allows retention of pregnant women, including Capt. Struck.

-Agreed to rule later this term on a ruling which the government says threatens to curtail its water pollution control program. At issue is appeals court decision in a an Pennsylvania case reversing the conviction of a chemical firm from dumping wastes into Monongahela River near The service academy chapel case was initiated by two West Point cadets and nine Naval Academy midshipmen. State State (Continued From Page 1) a new state building in Santa Fe which would house the present Bureau of Revenue and Mofor Vehicle Department offices. King's other proposals would include the establishment of a ($10 fund million revolving capital outto be used to improve public school facilities and the appropriation of $600000 in state funds for a vocational- technical education school in Las Vegas. King said he had discussed the vocational technical school proposal with San Miguel County legislators and with U.S.

Sen. Joseph M. Montoya. Montoya, according to King, would seek funds from the Economic Development Agency help build the school. I many juvenile delinquents can be rehabilitated afforded fair and firm punisHment and proper counseling in the community." Quoting ninth district statistics, Spikes said 237 juveniles were referred last year to the probation office for shoplifting, 10 runaways, 90 for burglary, 90 for truancy, 60 for vandalism and 17 for auto theft plus many others for other types of delinquency.

"All together, there were 947 known crimes charged to juveniles," Spikes said. "There were countless others who committed crimes and were never caught." Spikes said the juvenile probation office cannot send all juvenile delinquents to the New Mexico Boys School in Springer or the New Mexico Girls School in Albuquerque. "It costs," he said, "over 000 per child each year at those institutions." Spikes said children sent to the slate institutions "are not really helped" and "return to the community to commit new crimes in more sophisticated ways." A large house located at 712 Rencher has been leased, opening the way for the halfway house in Clovis. Spikes said the house needs repairs and furnishings. "We have been offered assistance from Cannon Air Force Base in remodeling the house and different groups and churches are helping with the furnishings." Spikes said the volunteer services office would like to have $10,000 on hand as an operational budget for opening the halfway house in February.

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