Rapid City Journal from Rapid City, South Dakota • 1

Tuesday In brief Tuesday, January 2, 1979 Rapid City. Soutn Dakota Number 31038 191 rt Yoar Turtle 'speaks' on demand 4. City, area deaths Dottie Peterson. Alzada, Mont. Thelma Gilbrough, Everett, Wash.

William J. Slater, Rapid City Aqre M. Fite, Kadoka Fred B. Williamson. Rapid City Carl Pettit.

Hill City C.R. Zill, Rapid City Details on page 7 Well equipped and reedy to got This 1 973 Chrysler wagon, that isl The advertiser re-ran the ad a second time and sold It on the second day I ,1973 CHRYSLER ttatlon wagon, t-cellsnt condition, low mllngt, wtll equipped, Orlcx) to Mil, call Whatever size automobile you're looking for, you will probably find the one you need In classification 1 66-Autos For Sale. To place your Journal Classified Want-ad be sure to call dispute a television crow's claim that It filmed a UFO, but a New Zealand air force plane is on the alert to chase any more unidentified flying objects which show up, Page 2. Feature Becky Holmes appears to be a normal baby. But the tiny four-month-old baby has been in the hospital most of her short life, fighting for survival.

See page 1 7. Weather Partly cloudy skies without much temperature change are forecast for Wednesday. High temperatures will be in the mid-teens. Details on page 14. Index 4 Sections 1 3 Amusements 14 TV 25-27 Sports 27-30 Classified Recommendations for judge forwarded WASHINGTON (AP) Recommendations for another federal judge for South Dakota have been forwarded to the Justice Department, according to Sen.

George McGovern. "Under the provisions of the Omnibus Judgeship Act of 1 978, a third judgeship was created for South Dakota." McGovern explained. "In addition, the act required that the president issues standarde and guidelines for the merit selection of S. district judges. A judicial qualifications commission recommended Donald J.

Porter of Pierre, William Day Jr, of Winner and Harold C. Doyle of Sioux Falls. McGovern continued. "The Department of Justice will now closely review the credentials of the three candidates for the appointment and make a final recommendation to the president," he said. Today's top stories State KADOKA Washabaugh County ceased to exist Monday with the official merger into Jackson County.

The merger came over the protests of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council. Page 2 and 13. 'jstional jASHINGTON As part of his plan an austere federal budget next year, 'resident Carter will propose cutting ack some Social Security benefits, according to administration officials. Although the plan could save as much as $5 billion a year by 1 984, it is expected to be fiercely debated. Page 6.

Cold, ice and snow continued to numb a large part of the midcontinent Tuesday while the East basked in morning temperatures in the 60s and 60s. The storm was headed that direction. Page 5. International AUCKLAND. New Zealand Experts BROOKINGS (AP) Any home might have a pet, prompting calls of "Up, Rover." But at the Peggy Detmer home, the call is "Up, turtle." The turtle is Jimmy, a 3 V4 -year-old western painted turtle who has mastered the trick of standing on his back legs.

The only help he needs is incentive, provided by offering a bit of fish. Most turtles aren't physically built to stand on their hind legs, but Jimmy's shell is curved upward at the ends which make difference. His owner on about to stop with a single trick for 'he standing turtle. Jimmy is learning to roll over and come when called. Jimmy is one of 20 turtles owned by Ms.

Detmers. The turtle was born in an Iowa fish hatchery and is expected to live to a ripe age of 70. ourn 1T Price 20c thelRapiciCityJ Janklow moves early to stop appointments Eric Newhouse PIERRE (AP) Gov. William Janklow and state Attorney General Mark Meierhenry were sworn into office Monday before the new year was five minutes old. "We wanted to stop appointments to state boards and commissions," Janklow told reporters in his first news conference as governor.

"Since the election is over and we happen to have won," he added, "It wasn't fair to the people of South Dakota to let those hundreds of appointments be made." Other Republican constitutional officers will take their oaths Saturday. The only Democrat, Ken Stofferahn took his oath of office Tuesday as public utilities commissioner. Janklow said he would receive the oath again Saturday and make the traditional speech. "I called Justice Wollman and asked him to participate In the ceremonial swearing-in next Saturday and he said he would be happy to do It," Janklow said. "But I didn't feel it would be appropriate to ask him to come here at this hour of the night," he said.

"And, frankly, I felt it would be an honor for his brother to be able to do it and something we both would remember." Roger Wollman, the chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, is the far enough," he said. "I think there are further things that could be done and I'll speak to that in my state of the state speech." In an interview before taking office, Janklow also said he opposes Wollman's proposal to repeal the state's personal property tax immediately. "Particularly when he unobligated cash balance is so low," he added. "I think it's just cutting ft too' close." Janklow said Wollman's proposed $5 million cash balance should be increased to cushion the state in the event of a national depression or recession next year. Wollman had also proposed providing $5 million in state aid to school districts, but Janklow said he would add another $3 million to that to bring it to $8 million as he had promised during his campaign.

The 39-year-old former state attorney general said he Intends to shake things up as governor, but not Immediately. "We just don't know enough about what we're doing yet," he said. "After we've analyzed this government and its problems and set our priorities, then we can begin painting with a broad brush. "I think it would be fair to say you'll see some sweeping strokes in five or six months," he said. Jimmy in action (AP Laserphoto) 3 scheduling an early swearing-in ceremony.

Wollman said Janklow was showing "an almost unnecessary eagerness to get his hands on something." Janklow and Attorney General Mark Meierhenry were sworn in during the first few minutes of 1979, and Janklow explained it was to prevent Wollman from making appointments that Janklow wanted to make himself. But Pribyl said Wollman's appointments made it under the line. "Our position is that if the governor wasppvernor for a minute on the first of January he was governor that day and he had all the rights and duties of the governor," Pribyl said. Janklow said the most important consideration for him was getting the most competent people for the jobs, and he attacked Wollman's reasons for making the appointments. "There's a strong tendency to use the last minute to put all your friends on something," Janklow said.

"They (Wollman and his staff) are still bitter because they lost the primary." Wollman was defeated in the Democratic primary by Roger McKellips, the man Janklow defeated In the gubernatorial race. Pribyl said most of Wollman's appointments were to Inconsequential posts on various state boards and commissions. Janklow, reportedly Interested In naming two judges, said at a press conference early New Year's Day that he had nominees for the judgeships but that he could not name them until a judicial qualifications committee had recommended nominees for the positions. tax nmmitrJ JJbiMMmmmmmm fawsafamm an early New Year's Day news conference (AP Laserphoto) Few Vietnamese refugees remain in Rapid City area brother of outgoing Gov. Harvey Wollman, defeated in his primary election bid for the office.

Wollman left his successor a terse note on his otherwise empty desk. "Bill," it said, "This is a good job, but sometimes it can be the shits. Best wishes, Harvey." Janklow laughed when he saw the note. "I don't think that's in bad taste," he said later. "He had a crushing defeat last spring and he was a long time adjusting to that.

I think it shows good taste on his part as well as a parting sense of humor." In his press conference, Janklow said he would abolish the state Cement Plant Commission during the first five days of the upcoming legislative session and reconstitute It. He said he would give high priority to the rail abandonment problem, but that he wasn't sure his administration could straighten out in four years what had deteriorated for 40 years. "I plan to take a real hard line on water," he said. "We. will have to find out where the majority is and what they want.

Everyone says they're speaking for the majority, but I don't think we know where it Is. Janklow also said he favored Wollman's proposed reorganization of the water bureaucracy. "But I don't feel Gov. Wollman went Followup and began adjusting to their new home and environment. Van and Lien both found jtbs making Black Hills gold jewelry.

Tie boys, 6 and 8, entered classes at R( bbinsdale School. Trinity Lutheran Church will continue helping the family with rent payments until their financial condition stabilizes, according to Mike Herman-son, parish assistant. The recent arrival of Vietnamese refugees recalls the situation in the summer of 1975 when Rapid City and Hills area towns began receiving Vietnamese families who fled during the final hours before Saigon's collapse and were brought to several military camps in the United States to await resettlement. Church organizations led efforts to obtain sponsors throughout the United a desolate area of northwest Wyoming, where the temperature was 35 degrees below zero. Mrs.

Trudeau did it all from a distance of about 800 miles via her citizens' bands radio. She is a member of the Northwest Iowa REACT, a group of CB radio operators who monitor emergency CB Channel 9, for distress signals. She was the only person who respond States who would agree to help refugee families find homes and jobs and take their place in American society. Several Rapid City churches and some individuals sponsored Vietnamese refugees in the months following the collapse. A family headed by Nguyen- Huu Bach, a 41-year-old former lieutenant colonel in the Vietnamese Air Force, was the first to arrive in Rapid City, in July 1975.

Bach's wife, eight children and a niece were in the group. In August, a family headed by Le Van Diem, 35, arrived. The family, sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church, included his wife, year-old son, two sisters, a brother, and his 60-year-old mother. Eventually, about 15 Vietnamese families and several individuals were relocated in Rapid City and the Hills area. Today, their number has dwindled to about five families, according to Diem.

Others left, mostly to seek a warmer climate and better job opportunities, he said. Kay Taylor Staff Writer Nearly a year ago two Vietnamese families, like thousands others, planned an escape from the Communist regime that took over South Vietnam after the fall of Saigon In April 1975. Van Nam Huynh, father of two, his sister, Lien Huynh, and her two young sons left in one small boat filled with refugees. Van's wife and two children and Lien's husband were to leave in another. The boat carrying Van and his sister made it to Malaysia; the other did not.

It is not known whether it was returned to Vietnam by authorities, or lost. The successful refugees spent about five months in Malaysia, awaiting an opportunity to be resettled someplace. It finally came. Working through Lutheran World Relief, Trinity Lutheran Church in Rapid City agreed to sponsor them. In early October, the four refugees arrived in Rapid City, moved into a house furnished by the congregation Gov.

Bill Janklow answers questions at The Bach family moved to California as did other members of Diem's family-Diem and his wife have remained in Rapid City "I have such a wonderful family here" (at the church), Diem said. The Diems also have added a new member to their family a daughter born in Rapid City nine months ago. According to Diem South Dakota's cold weather was extremely hard for the refugees, accustomed to a tropical climate. California and Texas attracted many after their Initial sponsorship provided opportunities for them to make it on their; Many also preferred to relocate where there is a large Vietnamese population to maintain family and cultural ties, Diem said. Diem said he and his wife are planning to remain in Rapid City but he would like to have better job opportunities.

In Vietnam, he was a captain in the civilian police for nine years. Diem is employed in the Rapid City Public Schools warehouse. asked him where he was, and he answered that he had been hunting coyotes with a friend 30 miles south of Cody, when their four-wheel-drive vehicle got stuck In a snowdrift. Fell and his friend, Ed Farmer, 29, had shoveled snow for 3'A hours trying to get out of the snowdrift. They finally CB Samaritan continued on page 2 Wollman filled 25-35 positions PIERRE (AP) Although Bill Janklow was sworn in as South Dakota governor at the earliest possible minute so he could make appointments on New Year's Day, his strategy apparently wasn't entirely successful.

Jim Pribyl, an aide to former Gov. Harvey Wollman, said that Wollman made 25 or 35 appointments to various state boards and commissions before he left office. "Those terms expired on Dec. 31 or Jan. 1," Pribyl said.

"Since the attorney general didn't have the fundamental courtesy of Informing the governor when he would take office, the governor had to operate under the assumption that he had to continue to fulfill the duties of his office." But Janklow criticized Wollman's action Monday. "I don't think the people of South Dakota will stand for this kind of thing," Janklow said. He said he hadn't seen a list of Wollman's appointments, and he didn't know if they were legal. "We'll have to examine all the last-minute, late things and if there's anything we have to correct, we'll take care of it," Janklow said. "They might be good appointments.

I don't even know who they are." Janklow had been criticized for CB Samaritan saves two men from 800 miles away ed to a distress signal put out by Dean Fell, 19, Meeteetse, at 6:45 a.m. Sunday. Mrs. Trudeau monitors Channel 9 from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

each day. She said she often picks up "skip" or talk from long distances away, but is seldom able to respond. When she picked up Fell on her CB, she thought he was stranded somewhere in the Sioux City area. She Jean Novotny Sioux City Journal JEFFERSON (AP) Jean Trudeau, a Jefferson grandmother, figures that the air must have been just right. Or else, she says, the good Lord must have had his "ears on." Otherwise, she would never have been able to do what she did Sunday morning that is, save the lives of two young men stranded for seven hours in A.