The Amarillo Globe-Times from Amarillo, Texas • Page 23

I ANf ARE A' I AMARILLO GLOBE-TINES Pa 9 21 Friday, October 26, 1973 40 Protests of Landfill By HAL MARSH Clobe'-News slalf Writer About 40 lolcjrams several phone calls liave been by." Dolph Briscoc's 'office in Austin prole'sting a proposal lo locate a sanitary lindli'iru miles northwest downtown Amarlllo. The yovcror lias no jurisdiction in (he ultimate approval of the proposed site pinpointing a mile west of the intersection of Western and Cherry, a spokesman in the governor's office said. "-The telegrams and records Urn phono-- calls are being forwarded to the agencies," the spokesman a i The City of-Arnanllo has filed an application wild (he Texas State Heallh Depart. ment a sanitary landfill on the 5SO-acrtf site on which the city has an to Imy north of the Cliffsiilc community. Residents, primarily living in the Rolling Hills community to the cast of the proposed site, have organized the Concerned Citizens of Potter County to protest the proposed site.

The organization last week asked that telegrams bo sent to the governor's office. A spokesman in the Texas Slate Health Department at Austin said there has been no indication of when the Ainavillo application might be approved or disapproved. Bill Walker, engineer with the Health Department environmental development office in Austin, said the stale doc-s not issue a permit as such but will approve or disapprove (he application. "Ultimately, it is the responsibility of this department to make that decision," Walker said. "A number of other agencies are asked to make recommendations or comments on the application.

The state health department will take those comments or recommendations into consideration." Other agencies to which copies of the application ave sent include the Texas Wa- ter Quality Board, the Texas Air Control Bonrd and the Potlcr County Commissioners Court. Amarillo cify officials have said that the landfill operation will bear no resemblance to the present operation in Northeast Amarillo at NE ilth and Currie Lane. Refuse will he buried in trenches in such a manner lhat bltming trash will be kept to a minimum, said Mayor L. Hay Vahue. City Leads State In Car-Theft Drop By STEVE Glolie-NeHs SMI Writer Amarillo recorded the largest decrease in auto thefts the first half of this year than for the first six months of 1972.

Austin, which recorded a decrease of 21 per cent, was the other city with a double figure decrease in auto thefts. Police Chief Paul liulsey. cne of seven chiefs, who will receive a congratulatory let- ter from the Theft Bureau, attributed (he decrease to Amarillo's youth, patrol practices' here and Ihe work of Detective Jack Inman who handles aulo thclt cases for ihc department and lias done so for more than 10 years. ''There arc many factors involved in this decrease." Ilulsey said. "There are now mechanisms to lock steering wheels nnd a law passed last year requires car owners tu lake their keys with them aft- er parking their car." iie said that many car (hefts are by young people but that Amarillo's youth appears to have a smaller criminal clement.

"Nationwide, 25.8 per cent of all arrests are of persons under 18. But in Amarilln the rate is only 13.7-per cent." Jlulsey said. "We have a good group of young Lt. Waller Bull of the Amarillo police juvenile division, said many factors con- Old Federal Building On Sale Block Again A third attempt to sell the old federal building in downtown Amarillo nil) reach Irid- opening stages at 3 p.m. Nov.

14 In Fort Worth, the General Sen lets Administration lias announced. Sale efforts in May and August resulted in government rejection ol all bids as hiutti- cienl. Bids lo purchase the building and site at 7th and Taylor may le (ore cash or credit, a GSA spokesman said. The properly may he inspected until tlic date, the spokesman saiil. Inspection appointments may lie made with Jt-rry Woods, GSA buildings manager, in Amarillo.

The building, occupying .48 of an acre, cuiitalus 32,100 stju a feet En th roc stories and a liascnicnl. The high hid rejected in May was Tor I rout Gaut Ganl Agency Realtms or Aniarillo. Titc first round of bidding was on a credit Page Wirlz Low Bidder Page Construction Co. or Amarillo has submiUcd an apparent losv bid of $106.201 to build a microwave and RF shielded calibration facility aE Pantcx Plant north- cast of (be city. The facility will house calibration instruments for electronic components or weapons systems pioducect at Pantcx, a spokesman For the Amarillo area office cf the U.S.

Atomic Energy Commission. The spokesman said Ihc facility wil! cover about 3.600 square fed and will be constructed of concrete 1 masonry. He said it also will have complete environmental controls ind complete UF shielding, and a metal pan ceiling will installer). Other bidders, bolh of wcro Wiley Hicks General Contractor, with i quotation Of and iligh Plains Building $196.660. basts.

other bids ere submit led. The second round In August, on a cash basis, a single hid of $2LOCK) from Xathan Phillips of New Orleans. The effort is unilcr direction of Ihe GSA Real 1'rouerly Division, 819 Taylor vStreel in Fort Worth. The old federal bulMbig semi! as a post office until Ihp 1930s, it housed government offices until about 1970. tribute lo the lower juvenile arrest rate.

"We have more concerned 1 Bull said. "1 feel people here have stronger family ties than in many other cities of our comparable size. In many cities the family unil is uJ5J 11 leg rating. "We have a wide range of community sources to help parents deal with their problem children and Uieii 1 children with problems. As result we don't get many repeat offenders.

The more repeaters you have the higher your arrest rate will be." lUilsey said part of the decrease may be due to police patroliug private parking lots including shopping centers and discouraging persons planning to steal parked cars. A third factor in the decrease was Detective inman. "We have a darn good auto investigation man in Jack Inrmm," Hulscy said. Capt. E.

N. Smith, head of the detective division, also praised fnman: arc reaping the benefits of specialization. Inman has had 1he auto theft assignment for more than 10 years. With his experience lie can bring a case lo a solution. He has a good rate of clearing cases." vvns shown by the number of stolen cars recovered the first six months of 1972 and 1973.

Police said 143 cars were reported stolen here through June of 1073 and 213 cars were recovered. A total of 210 cars wore reported stolen here through June of 1373 and 213 cars were recovered. The reason for more cars being recovered than reported stolen was that some were recovered the first six months of 1972 atul 1973 that were stolen the end of thp previous year. Other cities recording auto theft decreases were Austin, 21 per cent: Dal Ins, seven per cent; San Antonio. Korl Worth, 3.6.

Corpus Chrisli. and El Paso, one per cent. City Pholo Society Plans Foliage Tour Life Sought For Assault --SloH by RON Awaiting word from jury Savage. By JERRY GRAHAM Ctooe-XcKS Staff H'rilcr A jury in I08th District Court was deliberating at noon today on the punishment, of Ronnie Savage 25. who lias been found guilty of rape.

Diit. Ally. Tom Curis. in jury arguments this morning, asked the panel to assess a life sentence. Curtis stressed in the courtroom that Savage has previously been convicted on a charge of murder without malice.

The jury retired at 9:50 a.m. to consider the punishment. The jury of nine men and three women found Savage guilty on the rape charge Thursday nighl i about two hours deliberation. Savage, of 1000 X. Jackson.

$54,000 INCREASE U.S. Check Up for City Tlic City of Amarillu lias received a federal revenue sharing clicek of $507,412, more than over liic amount of Ihe last check received. The check is for the quarter siarlins July 1 and brings tlie total amount of federal revenue sharing money received by the cily 'to 82,957,196, said Don Cates, assistant director uf finance for Amarillo. Gates said the city was anticipating SI53.208 anil conhl come un nith no explanation for the increase, All of the funils received by the city for 1972 nnd 1973 have been allocated by tlie AmaiHh City Commission lor capital improvements projects. Adopted in June, the resolution calls for a Mai allocation of $3,333,336 for MTC projects.

Cales said that total ivas based on Ihe amounts already received, plus three more checks estimated to he lu the aniuunl of cacli. "If the clieck we receive In January for the quarter ending Dec. 31 is the same as this check, we will have an additional $100,000 plus interest more than was allocated," Gates sahl. The allocation of the 1572 fumls in- tlinlc libraries, sfreels and sewers, anil solid wasle disposal, $200,000. Allocation of the 1373 funds cover li- hrarlcs, SS7S.61 lire sfalion construction.

S223.DCO; animal shelter, snuilary lanilfill and equipment, S160.C00; sanitation department, $275,000, and park ami recreation, SI33.7SO. was charged with an assault upon a Amarillo woman about 3 a.m. on July 7. The woman testified Savage entered her home through a window and raped her while holding a knife to her throat. Site she finally broke and ran out the door, but (ripped.

She said he either fell or threw himself un top of her. Police officers testified they confiscated a liutclier knife and a pocket knife from under ttc scat of Savage's car the day after the rape. The woman teslificd the pocket knife resembled the one tbot was held next ID her throat. Savage took the' witness stand Thursday and denied that the knives cair.e out of his ear. Stweral persons lestiiied they were with Savage the night of the rape, and lhat they were with him about the time it occurred.

Dist. Ally. Tom Curtis questioned the reliability cf the alibi witnesses and contended Savage had told them what lo say. "They did what they thought right," Savage retorted. "And what they think is right is to get a man like yon, a convicted murderer, nff en a charge like Curtis countered.

"What they think is right is to keep a mr.n like you from sending an innocent man to the penitentiary," Savage replied heatedly. Savage und earlier teslificd on the witness stand that he had been convicted of murder without malice in 19G7, and served 34 months of a five- year term in the penitentiary. Another testified she hod been attacked about an hour before the rape occurred. She said man clawed her. but lef'.

without raping brr, takina onlv her purse. She identified Savage as the man. WT Opens Office By DAUYI. McKEF, Globe-News Stall West Texas Slate mode its first move to 0 MAy ilh the establish- A photographic lour lias been planned Sunday by mcnl owntown or members of the Amarillo Plio- the university's president Society. director of development.

Mrs. Pauline Robertson of 124 Office space for WTSU Wayside, publicity chairman for Dr. f.loyd Watkins. Ibe tour, said anyone interested and Keith Winter. WTSII Emergency Unit -S1CIF bv ELIAS RODRIGUEZ been obtained in suite 1SOO or Al cri TM National Bank in photography is invited to director of development, has participate.

Beginning from Ihe museum at Canadian, tiie hu TM lour will include Ihe mapped- Melvm Lester, Ion, of 2609 Pierce, and Lyndon Hobbs out area of the annual Canadi- of 1014 Sunset, maintenance mechanics at Korrh- an Chamber of Commcrcc-spon- west Texos Hospital, display the hospital's new "Littto 50rcd toliagc lour. Red Cart." The cart, built by the hospital's engineer- rs Robertson said the first ing deportment i spaie lime, is equipped wirti sl wi uc al ako Marvin. id fools to aid NWTH employes and 1 1 lat a vo should bnng a picnic iwo on campus." said Winter. Movers arc coming at 1 p.m. today to start moving office 1 Winter said.

Winter said the new offices will probably be in use by- Monday, "I plan to spend about three days in Anutrillo and jumper cables and toots to aid NWTH employ. from the engineering department. hires on a private rnnch. campus. A second move contemplated by the university adminis- Iralfon Ihe o'lnMishment of a Center for Continuing KducaUon awaits approval by the Coordinating Hoard.

College ami University System during ils Oct. 31 meeting. Sites being considered for Iho Center include the area in St. Anthony's Hospital merly used as a nnr.siiiR school, (lie old American National Bank Uuildmg and the? old Federal Building at 7lh a nd Ta tor, sa id inter. Winter, former executive director of the Amarillo Board of City Development, was hired Aug.

22 lo fill the newly-created post of director of development for the university. Winter's i a job is to money (or the universi- ty through private sources. said Dr. D.rns to establish a WTSU Aninrillo Study Center received formal approval cf the university's board of regents on Oct. 8.

The Center would provide cliisscs iit Amarillo on junior, senior an.d graduate levels, said Don Curry, regent. dnn'l want lo move too quickly before ttie Coordinating Board in Austin approves the project," said. Nonetheless. Dr. Walkins lias appointed an Administrative Counsel Jiludy committee to review curriculum plans For Ihc new Center.

The committee, appointed i an administrative meeting Wednesday, includes Dr. Kenneth Laycock, vice president lor planning and chairman of the study committee; Virgil vice president for financial affairs. Dr. liny MaU.nn. vice president for academic ali.vrs; Karen Johnson, legnl counsel' fur tlie university; and HIP university's five academic deans.

Also included on tlie com- nu'Uoc v.i\[ be three: faculty members, lo ho nnpoinlrd hy the Faculty Council, said Winter. The committee will bee in reviewing courses to he offered at Hie OnEer. Winler said. A full agenda cf COUITPS on junior, senior and grari- levels could be offered in Amarillo by I i Sprwg term, he Charles I.ulz, president of Amarillo College, iias offered AC classroom space liegin Ihc classes if facilities for ihc have not bcca' obtained by the spting. Wintor said.

Police Plan Minority Recruiting Drive By STEVE Globe-News Slnlt Writer A minority group recruitment program, complete willi billboards, television commercials and brochures, will be launched in Fcbrujr- hy the Amarillo Police Detriment. Tttt program, which cover 25 counties in the Texas Panhandle, was made possible liursday the approval of a grain by Ihe Texas Criminal Justice Council. Detriment. Opening of the drive will be nitlihcld until Kchruary because Hie department is preparing (or its 10-wcck police academy winch will open Nov. 1.

All openings in the academy have hcnn lillctJ. Another academy is tentatively scheduled for spring of I07-). "We Kill be contacting civic groups and taking advantage every avenue possible to contact minority group members." saitl Col. Jim Keith, assistant police clilcf. "We will start running hill- boards mouths- before nest scheduled academy and will have 10.003 brochures printed and distributed around the 1'anhandlc, both ivith civic groups ami employment Keith said.

The grant authorizes one lieutenant and live officers ot lower rank (o irark overtime lioiirs, speaking lo minority organizations and civic groups. The authorized personnel also witf dis- tribute brochures and answer questions about opportunities in the police department lor blacks and Mexican-Americans. ''We will have SOsccond television spots on prime time em phasizinfi that a minority group person can become a commissioned police officer." Keith salri. The grant Is in cffccl for 16 months. Keith said, nml the recruiting drive will last all academics held within that time pcritHl.

I'olice said lhat persons interested in applying lo become policemen should wait until tlie training and personnel section of tlie police department has completed paperwork from the academy and can process applicants (or ihc academy. The counties to bci contacted in the recruiting drive are Arm- slroug. Rriscoc, Carson, Castro, Dallam. Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray. Hall, lianslord.

Hartley, llcmphill, Hulchinson. l.ipscomb, Moore, Ochiltrce, Oldh.im. Farmer, Totter, llandall. Itolicrts. Sherman, Swishcr, and Wheeler.

The police department has one black officer three Mexican American a'ficcrs..