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TODAY'S VALLEY WEATHER Look lot continued warm and sunny day with some high clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and low 80s, lows in upper 30s and 40s. APCD predicts light smog. WEST VALLEY EDITION 136 PAGES and GREEN SHEET Established 1911 VOL. 63--NO.

85 HOME DELIVERY BY CARRIER THURS-, MONTHLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1973 14539 Sylvan Street Moil Address. P.O. Box 310, Van Nuys, Colif. 91408 340-0560 342-6101 786-7111 lOc Copy WORLD NATION STATE Compiled from the wires of linked Press International Seeking to refute allegations he has profited illegally from his office, President Richard Nixon yesterday issued an accounting of all his financial transactions 'over the past five and one-half years. It showed his net worth had tripled since he became President, making him a millionaire.

And he has paid a smaller percentage of his income in federal taxes, during that period, than would a Important wire news will be found on Page A-2G family of four with an income of $8000. The accounting also showed he has paid no state income taxes since assuming office. Both the President and a team of tax attorneys asserted that all his transactions were legal. In latest Middle East developments, Egypt officially announced yesterday it would attend a full-scale Arab-Israeli peace conference Dec. 18 in Geneva.

Israel predicted long and tough negotiations before there is a lasting Middle East settlement. And Secretary of State Henry yesterday left on a diplomatic Eu- A young burglary suspect, being chased on foot by police, trotted up to a parked car along Mooney Blvd. in Visalia. "Are the cops chasing you?" one of the car's two occupants asked; "Yeah," replied the youth. They told him to jump in and the car sped off to the police station.

The suspect was turned over to juvenile authorities. Plain clothes detectives John Vaughn and 'Steve Abbott said they had heard the police broadcast on the chase while sitting in their unmarked patrol car a few minutes before the youth approached. rope and the Middle East to smooth relations with America's NATO allies and to lay the groundwork for the historic Geneva peace conference. At his first news conference, Vice President Gerald R. Ford said he feels President Nixon can "swing the pendulum" of public faith back to his side through the achievements of bis administration.

As an example, JFord said, a lasting peace settlement in the Middle East would create "a groundswell -of support." also said Mr. Nixon should travel around the country, hold news conferences and continue "operation candor" meetings with small groups of senators and congressmen. Meanwhile, confirmation of Vice President Ford apparently proved to be a dry run for the House judiciary committee's investigation of grounds for impeaching President Nixon. Committee members said the impeachment inquiry, which began officially in October, will swing into full tilt this week, now that they have completed their investigation of Ford. President Nixon yesterday thanked Teamsters Union president Frank Fitzsimmons for ending the truckers' blockade, but leaders of one group said as many as 100,000 trackers would refuse to roll their rigs next Thursday and Friday in protest to reduced highway speeds, limited fuel and high prices.

With the price of copper soaring to the point where making pennies would be unprofitable, the Treasury has asked Congress to authorize that coins be made of aluminum instead of copper. Skywatchers in Houston and Washington yesterday reported sighting Comet Kohoutek as it crossed the orbit of Venus, blazing toward the sun more than 100,000,000 miles from earth. And Skylab 3 astronauts were maneuvering their orbiting laboratory out of its normal position yesterday for more observations of Kohoutek and earth's environment. Light showers swept across the South Atlantic coast and snow drifted over the Northern Rockies yesterday as a low pressure system moved across the nation. Temperatures ranged from 12 degrees at Houlton, to 70 at Key West, Fla.

Earthquake fears and the energy crisis have halted Continued on Page if TODAY'S NEWS INDEX DWP Official Comes Under Sharp Attack Plan to Limit Store Hours Hit by Study Group By TOM GRAY The Dept. of Water and Power's general manager came under sharp criticism yesterday as he testified before a blue ribbon committee looking into ways to meet the Los Angeles power crisis. Robert V. Phillips was along with representatives of major business and industrial power users, to appear before the committee in a day-long session at the Mayor's conference room in City Hall downtown. Phillips was asked how the DWP had arrived at its proposal, announced last-week, to limit business and industry to a 50-hour "week.

According to one committee member, his answers were far from, satisfactory. City Councilman Joel Wachs (Second District) said Phillips' testimony revealed that the proposal was made "without any study at all its effect on the -economy and employment. 1 Wachs said he believed most of the eight other committee members, including representatives of city, government, business and organized labor, felt the same way. He said the testimony amounted to a "pretty scathing indictment" of DWP's procedure in drawing up the plan. The Councilman said the DWP apparently had not seriously considered any alternative proposals a had is sued the 50-hour plan knowing it could have a drastic effect on the local economj 7 Wachs said the committee is working now to consider the alternatives a WP apparently overlooked.

It was controversy over Continued on Page 20 ment Rises to A Closer Look Page C-7 Affairs of Nations A-2 Jack Anderson Page A-10 Classified Crossword Puixle -Poge A-23 Employment A -Page A-48 Films-Tempo Page C-8 Kantar on Kontraet -Poge A-40 Kaplan Reports PageA-12 The Lamplighter A-2 Northridge Newi Public Forum A 2 Real Estate and Development Page A-41 Reseda-Conoga Park B-l Sports Page B-6 Square Dance Calendar Page A-34 Tarzana and Woodland Hills B-l 3 Television Poge C-7 Theaters Poge C-8 The Mixer Poge A-2 Vital Recod Poge A-23 Watch on Washington Page A-23 Women Poge A-49 Your Birthday PagcA-15 4.7% of County Work Force State government statisticians today had reported that- unemployment increased to 4.7% of the work force last month in A eles County, matching national level and staying below the statewide figure of 5.3%. It was a gain of 0.2 percentage points over October's and marked the first time since summer that the local jobless total had gone up. A in ong statistics released were those showing the Osnard-Simi Valley- Ventura area unemployment figure to be 4.9% in November, up from 4.6% in October. Show Increase The State Dept. of Hum a esources Development said Los Angeles County experienced employment declines in November in the construc- tion industry, aircraft and durable goods manufacturing as well as transportation and service industries.

Despite the rise, the county unemployment level remained well below the 5.1% registered in November a year ago. There was a total of 155,400 persons officially listed as unemployed in the county last month, an increase of more than 12,000 over October. Food Strike Talks Set Tomorrow Activity in the strike- lockout of 22,000 wholesale grocery workers in Southern California yesterday was reported at a "status quo" level as unions and management prepared for reopening of negotiations tomorrow. Bob- Voigt, spokesman for the Food Employers Council representing the supermarket chains, said no new picket lines were set up yesterday. oppers throughout California found their favorite foods missing from supermarket shelves, however, in-the sixth day of the dispute which appeared far from being settled.

"There are no dairy products and the fresh vegetables are going bad. Nobody's buying them because the prices are too high," said Carol Sorns- tein, a frustrated home- Continued on Page Three The department said a total of 3.365,800 persons were at work in the county in November, an increase of more than 6000 over October. Held Steady Simultaneous increases in both the total employment and total unemployment levels are possible because of new entrants into the labor force and because of seasonal factors. California's unemployment total edged upward from 5.2% to 5.3% of the work force in November, the State Dept. oi" Human urces development reported Friday, United Press International said.

artment director Dwight Geduldig said the slight increase was prob- the result of -heavy rains in early November "which caused a greater than normal seasonal de- BIRMINGHAM SCORES IN CONTEST Two of Birmingham High School's four winning entries in poster- contest sponsored by Bill of Eights Commemoration Committee are admired by Ross M. Blakely, organization's chairman. From left are Blakely. Jeff Kami 17, winner in this year's com- petition and creator of last year's sweepstakes winning poster which now is 011 billboards to publicize Bill of Rights Week, today through Saturday and Charley Folkes, also 17. For other picture on prize winners, See Page A-20.

The News photo Yorfy Bristles af Probe Future Top of Occidental Land Swap Former Mayor Says He Once Owned Stock, Admits Son Employed by Petroleum Firm By SANDI METTETAL and JOYCE PETERSON City News Service Mayor Sam Yorty today had conceded his son works for Occidental Petroleum Corp. and both of them owned stock in the firm when it was trying to get the city to swap oil drilling land in Pacific Palisades. Yorty told a Los Ange- 1 i ouncil investigating committee he once owned about 1000 shares of Occidental stock, but divested himself of it in 1972 when he said the oil drilling case became controversial. His son Bill 27 still owns 50 shares, he said, and went to work for the company last month. The question about his son brought, a show of temper from Yorty.

Interrogated by C. Stephen counsel for the governmental efficien- i ttee, Yorty snapped: "That's, none of your business. I think it's ridiculous of you to bring (that) up." a however, showed Yorty a document which the counsel claimed confirmed that the son works for Occidental. "Now isn't that something," Yorty replied sarcastically. "Now haven't Continued on Page 20 CONEJO, SIMI NEWS INSIDE ACREAGE IS SORE POINT TO CITIZENS Story on Page A-58 TEEN SERVICES PROJECT PRAISED Story on Page A-37 POLICE USE LEVER IN LABOR TALKS Story on Page A-5fi Management Plan Set Up By JOHN MARELIUS There is growing concern about a shortage of managerial talent at the middle and upper ech- 1 of Los Angeles County administration.

This is evidenced by the fact that the Board of Supervisors has gone outside the county bureaucracy in making its two most recent department head appointments. Last week the Board passed over county personnel and selected outs i a dministrators to head up the Dept. of Parks and Recreation and the county library system. ief Administrative Officer Arthur G. Will and Personnel Director Gordon T.

"Nesvig arc working jointly on an ''executive development program" to assure that the county has a sufficient pool of man- Continued on Page 20 cline in farm work, lumbering and construction." He said the rise also may reflect the energy crisis a small degree, but we won't know for sure until we see our December figures." He said the rate is based on a mid- month survey and therefore" couldn't reflect recent layoffs caused by fuel shortages. The nationwide unemployment figure for November was 4.7%. The California rate had held steady at 5.2% of the work force for five consecutive months prior to November, according to TJPI. The number of unemployed last month totaled 456,000, up 59,000 from October and 10,000 more than the same time last year. The number with jobs decreased by 86,000 to total 8, 640,000 with major Continued on Page 20 'I BROKE MY FINGERNAIL' Girl Footballers Baffle In Injury-Marred Playoff By JULIE JACOBS The very first Valley i ootball- championship was decided yesterday (Northridge Park won 35 to 0) and The News almost didn't cover the historic event.

Norlhridge, representing the northeast division, defeated Lanark Park of Canoga Park and the southwest division at its home field. There were seven Valley teams engaged in play and some of the players have taken part for the past two seasons. This is the first year for the a ionship playoff, however. Small Turnout On being alerted to yesterday's game, the sports department said it had only four staff members and they would all be busy reporting numerous activities (all men's and boys' most likely). Even to one not especially a woman's libber, this appeared to be discriminatory.

When I said as much, a desk man declared loftily, should be covered and maybe Unseasonably Hot Weather Predicted Again for Today The Valley area will bask in warm sun again ay as unseasonably high temperatures prevail throughout the Southland, the National Weather Service predicts. Some high clouds will be present in the sky and occasional gusty winds will be present below some canyons as temperatures reach the upper 70s and low 80s following overnight lows in the upper 30s and 40s. The Air Pollution Con- Continued on Page 20 you'd better do it your' The challenge could not be ignored, even one not especially a football a ither, and very sketchily informed about the Lot of Long Hair Very few other people appeared to appreciate the historical significance of yesterday's contest. Besides officials and sidelined players, the spectators consisted only of a handful of parents, grandparents and small sisters of the players; a goat (Fifi, the Lanark mascot) and two dogs. The first impression of the players was a lot of long hair blowing in the wind.

It was only flag football, of course, for girls aged 14 and under, so some of the glorious carnage associ- Continued on Page 20 'SUPER BUG' SELLS FAST A Los Angeles man his customized Volkswagen to the first caller who saw his ad in the classified section of The News. VW '71 Super Bug, sunroof. AM-FM stereo, radials, 29,000 mi. $1595 (000000) private, xxx- xxxx, xxx-xxxx. For fast results with your advertising needs call one of the convenient numbers below and place your ad today.

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