The Daily Chronicle from Centralia, Washington • Page 1

Oscar Kulltn ilort.d building thlngi he was 16. Now. 70 later. Is back Hart- d. and Hill building yton ago In 1907.

hit traod the outline of a boot on a board and Kulicn cut it out. That First work is still dilplay.d on top ol Kulitn's store. no! making a boof this Jeweler robbed 37 times DENVER (UPI) Ralph Cunningham, i 77-year-old jeweler, was back fi.iing itches again Wednesday, even though earlier this week he was robbed, knocked to the floor and kicked in the face. Cunningham is no stranger to violence. He has been ro bed 37 times in the past 23 years.

The last robbery came Itonday, even though a traced guard ig slept in a family car outside the sh and police sat in a patrol car across street. The jeweler has been aten. knifed and shot several times. On one occasion, when he a hosj italized for a gunshot i shop was burglarireduice. But he returns to work (very lime.

"This is ray he said at his store in downtown Denver. "I have work to do. I'm not thirkiag about the future. The only way I a be accurate is to think about the a Cunningham has inst lied bars on his windows, a burglar alarm system, a sophisticated tear-gas device and a trained guard dog. The dog.

a Dober- hiaa pinscher named Solomon, was sleeping in the family car during the latestrobberj. "We've made too much of a pet of him." admitted Mrs. D. Frey. 73.

Cunningham's sister. "He lies to sleep on the soft cushions in the car." i a keeps only coslume jewelry and cheap a rhbands oa band because he cannot get insurance, said the alarms have helped i little. Police also know the shop's address by heart and have no trouble responding to a call for help. Cunningham said he does not fear for his life "because I'm not a coward -but it Bight pay to be a coward sometime." Mrs. Frey said her brother's hands were beaten so badly ore time that he couldn't work.

"Some men came in and beat his bands until they were bloody said. "It a a i before he could repair a again." Conningfura said the worst injury he suffered rope burns on his right leg a woaad up seriously infected and forced him to undergo seven slia-graft Polishing boot business he Is romodeling oldest business, Hand Shoes on North Tower. The boots ore still being turned out, inside Ihe shop, but Oscor, a builder by trode. leaves the leather work to other members ol the Kulien family. Chronicle Photo by Harry Hillslrom Today in the News fay ear-oldheld HARUSDALE.

Md. (UPI) -Stuart Kreiner. the son of a former Maryland labor leader, was ordered held without bond today in the stabbing deaths of three young girls. At a hearing in Anne Anmdel County District Court, from which the public and news media were barred. Judge Robert Heise ordered Kreiner.

16. held pending a preliminary hearing. No dale was set for Ihe hearing. Heise said defense attorneys made no public statement in court but have 10 days in which to file for a formal request for a preliminary hearing. After the arraignment.

Heise told reporters he was unaware that the public and the press were not allow ed in the courtroom and that they were barred by a mixup. Sealbelt ruling given OLYMPIA (UPI) The State Supreme Court ruled today that failure to use sealbelts or safety harnesses in an automobile does not constitute negligence. "Our legislature has not mandated the use of seatbelts as a standard of conduct." said Justice Robert Brachtenbach. who wrote the majority opinion in the fr-3 decision. He said state law "only requires installation of front seatbelts on automobiles manufactured after 1561.

"The question then is hether Ihe court should impose a standard of conduct upon all persons riding in vehicles equipped with seatbelts." Brachtenbach think we should cot." Carter, Vance sued WASHINGTON IUPD A group of legislators and four state attorneys general today filed suit in the Supreme Court against President Carter and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance over the disputed a a a Canal treaties. Sen. a McCIure. R-Idaho. said the lawmakers are asking the court to uphold a they consider to be the "exclusive right" ol Congress to dispose of federal property under Article IV of the Constitution.

They dispute the right of the executive branch to enter into negotiations with Panama independent of Congress ar.d transfer the canal to a a a by treaty without a vote by both the House and Senate. Steel problems studied WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter, preparing to meet i steel executives, said today the administration is "acting very" rapidly" to solve Ihe problems of the steel industry. But Carter indicated he remains skeptical of the industry's proposal for a simple reduction of steel imports. Woman body found RIDGEFIELD. Wash.

I i The body of a a oman apparently murJerod was found in a gravel pit behir.d a restaurant at the Ridgefield interchange on Interstate 5 early Thursday morning, police reported The woman's body was bound hanJ a.id foot, and she was shot to the head with a shotgun or large caliber rifle, said a representative of Ihe Clark Sheriffs office. CLEAR 1977 National Newspaper Week Ot.9-15 Mostly foif lonighl ond Frby wirh. morning fog Hghs in the mid to upper 60s FrkJoy. lows in Ihe lower 0s W.nAvorobleSlo ISmph weather data (6pm Wed 9 Thufs) low 44 Ftp CompUu weather on page 3. Nov.

1 startup expected for Twin Cities transit BvCLENDICKASON ChrocicleStaHWriter The Twin Cities' new bus system is. literally, just around the corner. The Uwis Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority Wednesday adopted revised routes, arranged for clerical help, selected a name, logo and bus colors and adopted a fare schedule. Thus, citizens of Centralia and Chehalis ill soon have the opportunity to ride on the buses which will be funded, in part, by the 81 a month household lax the voters imposed oo themselves asof last spring The bus system is scheduled logo into service Nov. I.

There was some question a bids were opened last week about whether the LPTBA budget would be to handle contracted service at the price the low bidder, Washington Coast Lines of Aberdeen.had submitted. But Mike Derbonne. slate-hired circuit-riding transit manager serving several public transit systems, devised a plan to provide service to the two cities at a reduced cost. Under Derbcnne's plan, Washington Coast Lines will operate two buses instead of three and, thus, will be paid only $9,549 a month instead of 513.583 a month. The third bus.

a Jlercedes purchased from the City of Centralia, will be operated by a driver hired with Central funds from the federal Comprehensive a a i i A (CETA. The LPTBA unanimously accepted Derbonne's recommended new routes. The proposal eliminates loop routes, that could have required up to an hour of bus time for a single (rip wilhin Ctntralia, and replaced Ihe loops with line routes, meaning (ravel within the city is reduced to a a i 30 minutes. "What we have done," Derbonne said, "is combine routes. There are certain economies to combining routes, but we will still a the full coverage intended for bothcities." The new routes will serve the Cooks Hill area toCentralia General Hospital.

Waunch Prairie to the Oakview School. Fords Prairie toCentralia High School, the Logan Districi to Rhobina Street and will touch many Chehalis districts i traveling to the Steck Memorial Clinic. "One (hing to keep in mind," Derbonne noted, "is that these are fixed routes, but we are running a community service. We will allow time for deviations for the person who has an armload of bundles and needs the bus to go two blocks off Ihe route." In addition to the bus driver Bonnie Blake, regional CETA coordinator told the LPTBA Wednesday (hat a clerical CF.TA training position is a a i a to help the the new a ihrough the three months of startup, Lewis County Commission a i a Robert Jacobsen recomrr.c-nckd a site at the Twin Cities Senior Citizens Center be utilized for (he CETA clerk- administrator office. A logo depicting a bus in a triangle with the notation of LPTBA Twin Transit was adopted, Twin Transit being (he simple a for (he system.

The buses will apparently be painfed white with red and trim. Fares for the buses per trip will be 25 cents for adults. 10 cents for youths six to 18 years old. 10 cents for senior citizens and handicapped and free for children under six Passes to ride the bus ail day will cost adults rents; youths six to 18. JO cents, and senior i i a i a 20 cents.

Monthly passes be available for adults for $8. for yor.h six to 18. $1.50. and for senior citizens and handicapped B.SO. All of the items were adopted by unanimous vote of the LPTBA.

The contract was ratified by the authority, but will have to be signed by Washington Coast Lines representative before bus system service is assured for Nov. 1. A special meeting of the LPTBA was called for next Wednesday. (In Chronicle Thursday.October 13.1977 30 Pages 89th year. 75th issu Ray threatens budget cut if sales tax revenue lost By GORDON SCHULTZ OLYMPIA (UPI) Gov.

Dixy Lee Ray says cuts of more than $160 million may have to be made in the state budget next year if voters approve Initiative 345 in November to remove the sales from food. Most of the cuts on her tentative list of possibilities would fall in the area of education where she is considering reductions of $111.4 million. Social and health services would be likely areas for another $17 million, according to the prepared text of a speech the governor is scheduled to present tonight on television. Tax alternatives required to offset an esti ated revenue loss of $167 million if the sales tax is removed from food include a 54 percent surcharge on the business and occupation lax or a one percent increase in the sales tax on remaininglaiable items. In her prepared remarks, the governor said she as laking a neutral position in presenting the various options.

However, she has previous stated her opposition to the measure and is also opposed to Initiative 34S i would repeal an increase in the state gasolinetax. On the a initiative, the governor said repealing the variable gasoline lax would save the average motorist $13 a year. She said the state would lose $97 million in revenue while counties and cities would lose an estimate 118.8 million. She said if voters repeal the increase it would mean dropping the Interstate project in Seattle, construction of Interstate'82 between Yakima and the Oregon border, and work oa Interstate SnearVancouver. The governor did not plan to a her remarks public in advance of a televised program at 7 p.m.

on KO.MO- TV in Seattle. She released the material early after a preliminary copy of her remarks was obtained in advance by a Seattlenewspaper. She devoted roost of her time to a discussion of the sales tax alternatives and pointed out more than 850 jobs would be lost if spending cuts are made. "The irony is that those who should benefit most from its passage are the low-income families who must struggle simply to survive." she said. "Yet it is these people who depend most upon government for assistance, training and educational opportunities." The governor acknowledged that some legislative leaders believe that if any cuts are required they could be delayed the next biennium covering the 1979-81 fiscal period.

But for the most part, her proposals were along the lines of similar comments made by House Speaker John Bagnariol. D-Renton. for the past two months. In brief, here's how the governor listed SO.TC of the l-'rger cuts sh; rri 'b! have tornake: Education and higher education: possible savings of $77.7 million by reducing state support of public schools and reverting to special levies to make up the loss, possible savings of $33.7 million in higher education with an estimated Joss of 500 faculty positions and reduction in enrollment of 11,000 students. Social services: reduce programs for mentally ill and disabled by $11.3 million, reduce adult correction budget by $5.4 million loss of 140 full-time employees, cut income maintenance program by 9 million with loss of 115 employees, reduce medical assistance benefits by $11.2 million and reduce public health programs by 51.1 million.

She said other government program areas could be cut by million which include items such as closing some state parks and reducing production at salmon hatcheries. profits 'ripoH' Carter blasts oil companies WASHINGTON I His energy- program ia tatters in Congress, President Carter publicly flogged the oil ar.d gas industry today and urged consumers to join the war against what he called "the biggest ripoff in history." "The oil companies apparently ant it all." a grim-faced Carter told a televised conference. "We are talking about enormous amounts of money." "I hope tie American people will join i rr.e" in his fight as energy i a i heads for a crucia'l i a a nezoiiarws. he said. And he indicated he feels industry pressure has had i over a decinaii.n of his plan to hold down prices supplies.

A the case of a there is potential -ar profiteering in the energy prociss this could result in the bluest riptfff in history." Carter said. President also touched on the a a Canal, steel prices, unem- plojrr.iT.; and his upcoming tax cut propwjl But i central issue was energy and Ihe riiv prices which Americans are a i run their automobiles, heat and too! their homes and light their a question is. who will profit from these prices and to degree?" a asked in a strong opening staicr.fnt. His package, he said, "assures that the American people nil! not be robbed" while it the same time providing adequate incentives for dorr.clic oil and gas exploration. Bjt the oil companies apparently a it all." he said And later he noted a big oil companies already own 50 per cent of the nation's a i in- I dustry and are heavily invested in coal companies.

He said he had not not decided yet on whether divestiture should be forced on oil companies by the government. Carter, who makes a visit to the Midwest and West later this month, hopes to bring strong public pressure oa the House-Senate conference committee which must thrash out a compromise onenergy. The House earlier voted the administration's proposed gasoline tax increase but passed most of the other Carter proposals i considerable modification. The Senate Finance Committee has defeated his gasoline tax increase, his proposed domestic crude oil tax and the tax on industrial use of oil and gas. "We believe in the free enterprise system." Carter assured the oil and gas companies today.

Bet he also noted Dial the oil and gas system is oa the fringes of free enterprise because of heavy influence by foreign production and imports Gunfire hits American yacht close to Vietnam BANGKOK. Thailand (UPI I A yacht with three Americans aboard, including one a came under fire today and a rammed by another vessel off the southern lip of Vietnam when its radio went dead. U.S. Embassy officials reported. A radio broadcast from the I foot yacht Brillig said earlier the vessel had laker" seven or eight gunfire hits before being rammed, a it had lowered sails and a the three Americans were waiting lobe boarded Aboard the boat were the owner.

i a A a of i a i a Letand i a homctownunknown. and Charles Alhol. a sailmaker also of Philadelphia, according to friends. All are in their late ar.d Miss Dellcnbaugh and i a are former Peace Corps volunteers who worked in Southern Thailand In Washington, a State Department duty officer said, "ae are seeking information ar.d sirce the reported incident a in a near Viet-ara. a asked the Vietnamese if they a any information about the vessel." He said there had been no reply from Hanoi.

The first distress calls were pkVeJ up by Bangkok radios. Singapore monitors, listening on a a i frequency, heard the Brillig it was being followed by what appeared to be tw fishing boats at a point about 44 miles off the southern lip of Vietnam. "The final message said they were under fire and about to be rammed." the embassy spokesman said "There has been nothing since then." Radio broadcasts from Vietnam had made no mention of the incident hours later..