Las Cruces Sun-News from Las Cruces, New Mexico • Page 2

2-Sxn-Ncwt-Ui New Mtvko-TtmtiiUy. July 3,1975 Computer System Transfer Now In Progress For County PREPARATION CONTINUED Wednesday for July 15's Apollo launch with the rolling back of the service tower on the Saturn Bl rocket that will carry U.S. astronauts to link up with Russian cosmonauts planned for July 17. (UPI) By GILBERT ALVAREZ Sun-News Staff Writer Although additional computer equipment is still in transit to Dona Ana County, the county data processing department has made over half of' the mechanical changes needed for the conversion of their computer equipment to handle all county work in-house. Nancy Wright, data i a supervisor, said today internal changes on the county's data processing equipment have been completed and the equipment is now ready to accept the new parts.

She said the additional equipment has been "on the road for days now" and is expected at any time. A large disk drive and diskette machines make up the equipment on order from International Business Machines '(IBM). The equipment was ordered in late May subject to cancellation before a final decision to purchase the parts was made by the Dona Ana County Commission. Meanwhile, Mrs. Wright said the data processing office is "swamped" with their regular "first of the month work" and the preparation of the county assessor's maintenance file additions.

She said department workers are currently punching.the assessor's tax roll maintenance files added or changed by the assessor's office by March 1. The files include approximately 4,800 parcels which compose the majority of Dist. 2 and some of Dist. 11 and Dist. 16, Mrs.

Wright said. "We still have a tremendous amount of maintenance to do," she said. Mrs. Wright added after today's work, she will be able to estimate how long it will take her to update the maintenance files. She said the disk packs documentation from PSL this needed to transfer the week, assessor's existing files from "if i could have gotten the the tapes received from New documentation two months ago, Mexico State University's C0 uld have been on the road," Physical Science Laboratory to sa id.

disks arrived Wednesday. Mrs Wright said she Arrangements must now be and made with Farmers Merchants Bank to transfer the information from the tapes to the disks. County Assessor David Martinez said today he may release the tapes to Mrs. Wright today and he added he may keep them in a bank trust vault after they are copied. Mrs.

Wright said she is also currently working with program documentation and flow charting but she said she just received the program requested the documentation in early June when the commission made the decision to transfer all data processing work in-house but PSL did not turn over any work until Monday, when their contract with the county expired. When the additional parcels are added to the assessor's maintenance file, the PSL tape will be "out of date" since it will only contain the old information, Mrs. Wright said. She said after the work is completed, all the file will be kept on disk packs for backup units. Additional work will also be' created when the new machinery arrives because it will have to be tested' thoroughly, she said.

Mrs. Wright said the county, assessor will continue to edit his! maintenance forms before they; are submitted to data' processing and they will keypunched and verified exactly as they are brought from the assessor's office. She has submitted a list of cutoff dates for accepting the maintenance forms from the assessor's office and a proposed schedule for handling the forms. New York Sanitation Workers Return To Their Jobs Today Bilingual Education Program Recieves $124,000 HEW Grant The Las Cruce School this funding. District's share of the Bilingual He noted that during the past Title VllProgram is $124,000 for school term the program the coming school year, it was- received $138,000.

Earlier, it reported by New Mexico was reported that the Las would be Washington delegates. Sen. Joseph M. Montoya's office said an estimated $2.12 million has been tentatively approved for the entire state for bilingual education. The federal grants are expected to be formally approved later this month, he said.

Paul Taylor, assistant superintendent for instruction, $aid that keep tlie program moving fc Deaths Goad Funeral services were held this morning at Graham's Mortuary Chapel for Sarah N. Goad, 90,1014 S. Luna, who died Tuesday. William Ousler of Jehovah Witnesses officiated at the service. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery.

A resident of Las Cruces for 42 years, she is survived by a daughter, Mae Metis, Las son, Alfred Goad, Las Cruces; 10grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Howard Funeral services are pending with Graham's Mortuary for Robert Howard, longtime resident of Las Cruces, who died Wednesday in Salinas, Calif. Albers Funeral Services are pending with Getz Funeral Home for Linnea Albers, 62,1308 Thomas, who died this morning in Memorial General Hospital. Cruces program reduced to $100,000. He said his staff was pleased to hear that the Las Cruces share was only cut to $138,000 from the past term figure.

Taylor explained that he is planning to expand the program into the fifth and ninth grades in the next term. Officially labelled the Las Cruces Bilingual Education Project it 'approximately 300 1 i The project coordinator is Miss Elizabeth Horcasitas. Instruction and curriculum development are being conducted in Washington and Mesilla Elementary Schools and Zia and Alameda Junior High. Taylor also noted that the program is a demonstration project to show how students can be aided with a bilingual curriculum. The funds will be utilized to continue developing the curriculum, instruction and supporting staff, obtaining services and material and encouraging community and parent involvement, Taylor said.

Rep. Harold Runnels office also observed that the funds are being provided to develop and support new programs, services and activities with special educational needs of children aged three to 18 who have limited English speaking abilities or come from environments where the dominant language is not English. Aguirre Springs Bans Fireworks Because of the high fire danger and the anticipated number of people expected in Aguirre Springs Friday, Fourth of July, fireworks of all types will be prohibited at the recreation site and surrounding Organ Mountain lands. The announcement was issued by Bill Barker, Bureau of Land Management district manager which administers the area. He noted that there already have been six fires in the area which burned about 1,500 acres of cover and cost approximately $1520,000 to control.

Barker added that four BLM rangers will be assigned to the area Friday to provide guidelines on proper and safe recreation lands uses for visitors. By United Press International The president of New York City's sanitation union said today his striking members would return to their jobs "immediately" ending a three- day wildcat strike which has piled up 70 million pounds of rotting garbage on city streets. "I am pleased to announce that a solution has been reached so that all sanitation- men may resume work," union President John DeLury told a news conference. However, DeLury cautioned that "the solution cannot be permanent until the state legislature enacts the legislation requested by the city." The state lawmakers are considering a plan which would give New York City authority to raise another $300 million in taxes and solve a financial problem that has forced the layoff of thousands of city employes, including several thousand sanitation workers. DeLury joined Mayor Abraham Beame at a news conference at City Hall to announce the agreement.

"A good faith effort will be made to restore as many jobs as possible in the Sanitation Department through a combination of the application of increased local taxes, uncommitted federal funds and additional retirements," their joint statement said. Asked when he expected his men to return to work, DeLury replied, "immediately." A sanitation department spokesmen confirmed that garbage trucks were getting ready to roll. Almost 3,000 sanitation men had been among the thousands of workers laid off by the city in its effort to meet a mounting budget crisis. In an action directly related to the garbage problem, fire- Sosa Appointed 'Detente With Nature Called For By Ford By HELEN THOMAS claims and fixing responsibility UPI White House Reporter for oil pollution damages which CINCINNATI (UPI) -Presi- he will send to Congress when dent Ford called today for a returns from the Fourlh of "detente with nature" and July recess. Approximately 150 school and their parents turned out in the hot sun to welcome the President and his Jack who was traveling promised to protect the environment while trying to revive children the economy.

On a trip to Ohio that mixed environmental concern with politics, Ford proposed a new uniform system for handling Mesilla Fiesta Begins Tonight The queen candidates for the Mesilla Frontier Fiesta that will get under way today will be introduced at 8 p.m. at the plaza, los Leones de Mesilla, the sponsoring group, announced. The candidates are Mary Isabel Dominguez, Ignasia Hernandez and Laura Lopez. Accompanying the introductions will be a Mexican dance demonstration by the Las Cruces High School Pan American Club. The coronation for the winning candidate is slated for 8 p.m.

Friday, also on the plaza. Two big dances are scheduled for 9 tonight arid Friday night with the Princemen II supplying the dancing music, The fiesta was to officially, open at 5 p.m. today. Children's fun contests are scheduled from 6-8 p.m. At 10:30 a.m.

Friday, a special mass will be conducted at San Albino Catholic Church for queen candidates and damas. An 11:30 flag ceremony will be carried out by a Naval Reserve color guard including a church bell ringing by George Gallegos. Pinata time ti planned for 2 p.m. This will be followed by entertainment by the Los Cortex band from 3-5 p.m. The International Women's Year activity will be presented by Fiesta de Mujeres at 5 p.m.

Starting at 7 p.m., more dances, Jarabe Tapatlllo, by Los Ninof Lopez and the high school Pan American Club will be preicnted. The Friday night dance or Queen's Ball will be preceded Foodand bertrafii will be available at booths that havebetn Kt upMOMnd the plita, Leones officials added. with his father. The trip -was being paid for by the Republican National Committee. Promising the nation's symbol "will never be an empty beer can in a river of garbage," Ford said he will pursue the goals of clean air and clean water as vigorously as full employment and a bustling economy.

But if there are conflicts, "we must weigh all of the factors with the needs of the future and the demands of the present in mind. "I will do my best to neglect neither." Ford's comments were in a prepared text released before Marketl LAS CRUCES ONION MARKET-July 2, demand for yellows exceed offerings, market higher; whites, demand good, market firm. Prices FOB Las Cruces -District 50-pound mesh sacks--Yellow granos, prepack, $7.50 to $8, many previous commitments lower; medium, $7.50, some $8, some previous commitments lower; jumbos, $8.50 to $9, few previous commitments lower. Whites- Prepack, $6.50 to $7, some $7.50, occasional to to $10. ft Las Cruces ShipmenU-July rail truck 51, total 52.

Total Si to date, we. (New Mexico Department of Agriculture). he left Washington this morning for Cincinnati to dedicate a new $30 million National Environm- mental Research Center. The center, built on 20 acres of land donated by the city of Cincinnati, will help provide the research and development "so urgently needed to once again reconcile the needs of our society and nature," Ford said. "In a time of reconciliation, I would propose one more area for greater understanding," he said.

"I would suggest a detente with nature. "We have too long treated the natural world as an adversary rather than as a life-sustaining gift from the Almighty. If man has the genius to build, he must also have the ability and responsibility to preserve." Continued From Page 1 differing opinions," Sosa said. "Then you can feel it is a well thought-out opinion." He added that he did not think he is "too far apart" from the other members of the court. He pointed out that the main difference between himself and the other members of the court was that he has always been on the plaintiff's side in civil cases, while the other members have a background of being on the defense in civil cases.

But he added that he serves as a defense attorney in criminal cases and has also "been on the other side of the fence" as- district attorney. Sosa looks toward the job as Supreme Court Justice as one with "awesome responsibilities" and added that he "will not take the job lightly. I'll do the very best I can to fulfill the duties of that office." Sosa said there are many things he and his family will miss about Las Cruces, which has been his home for 51 years. He singled out one thing, that of participating in the reenactment of Los Pastores, a religious play well known in the Mesilla Valley and produced each Christmas. For the past 15 years Sosa has performed as Lucifer in the Christmas play and said today that his wife and children plan to return to Las Cruces at Christmas to participate.

"It wouldn't be Christmas without Los men protesting the elimination i with police escorts around the city today, offering a do-it- yourself garbage plan for residents who wanted to heave their ba'gs -ofgarbage into4he trucks. But only a handful of Pastores," he said. sanitation workers responded to The Sosas have seven back-to-work orders early children and four of them are today, and they refused to drive expected to move to Santa Fe with their -father. Two others will be students at NMSU and one of his daughters is married. of 26 fire companies began a by workers angered at the slowdown and mass sick calls, layoff of nearly 3,000 men.

leaving the force unable to cope Officials estimated Wednes- with hundreds of fires set in day that 35,000 tons, or 70 piles of trash by youngsters in million pounds, of garbage had slum neighborhoods. accumulated throughout the "It's a hostile situation," a city, and the backlog was fire captain said today, growing at a rate of 18,000 tons "They're starting fires and per day. barricading streets. We've been Private refuse removal ser- bombarded." Police in New York Wednesday against a strike. "We will not endanger the public," said the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, which has lost more than 5,000 members in the layoffs.

But the police union called on its members to observe all "safety precautions" on the job and said it would give "logistical support" to laid-off cops who have been picketing City Hall. City officials planned to send a small group of refuse trucks vices normally handle another voted 10,000 tons of garbage daily, and their operations have been slowed down by city workers picketing landfill sites. Stock Report Stocks were narrowly higher in slow at Quinn and Co. reported at the end of the third hour of trading today. Advancing issues had a 7-5 lead over declining ones and the 1 p.m.

EOT Dow Jones industrial average was up 2.04 at 872.42. the trucks past picket lines. The garbagemen's union said the strike, now in its third day, was an unauthorized walkout NYIE MOST ACTIVE! VarlinAiioc IIv up Hi West. CO. of N.

Amer I7V up Kith Century Eox TennecoWTSA Pfller IMkupl Clump Home 4'AupVi Kalier Indus Utlstlcl Indut 5'AupVi Research-cottrall MHupl LOCALINTEKISTI Dlebold 16 El Paso Corp 12Hunch Farar, Harm Corp. IO'AUP'A El Paso Electric Bid: lO'l Hunt BIM. Man LC Engineer Talks Resume Next Week Negotiations between the city and C. F. Home and Associates on terms for a large engineering contract are to resume "early next week" after deadlocking Tuesday, a spokesman for the city said Wednesday.

City Commissioner Carlos Blanco, chairman of the engineers selection advisory board, said in a.telephone interview Wednesday the two parties "were unable to agree" Tuesday morning. Home and the city are in disagreement about the rate for services to be charged on the annual arrangements contract for the natural gas utilities system. An estimated $500,000 is spent for construction, wUh the engineer's fees being a proportion of that amount. "Home is the apparent low bidder on this. But we do have others.

We can only afford to spend so much. To protect the city. budget, the committee can't recommend fees that exceed the budget," Blanco said. He said the lime between Tuesday and the session to be held at an unspecified time next week was to "allow both of us to review our figures Blanco noted that the city has the capability' to hen-Be an "emergency" in gas system operations while the contract negotiations are under way. THE CHILDREN OF Victoria Guzman can smile now in their new home, thanks to help from area residents in replacing clothing, furniture and appliances lost in a recent fire that destroyed their home.

(Davis) Aid To Fire Victims Draws Praise For Area Residents Las Crucens "really came through" to help a woman and her seven children left' homeless and possesslonless by a fire June 19, a fire department official said Fire Inspector Robert Montoya said citizens "donated everything--, needed for them--clothes, dishes, furniture." The Victoria Guzman residence, 1836 N. Pines, was severely burned in an evening fire Thursday, June 19. Contents of the home was 75 per cent destroyed according to fire reports. "People arc still calling but we're turning them down because we've got what we need," Montoya said, adding his thanks to all those persons who contributed. Housing was found for the family in Las Cruces public housing units "about two days later," he said.

She had been temporarily housed with the Acting Civil Defense Director Ben Silva immediately after the fire. However, although the fire department has completed its aid work, a group of high school summer students, Project Get Ahead, will hold a car wash Thursday to help raise money for the family. The car wash will be held from 1-4 p.m, at the Vicker's station on El Pateo. Cost is $1 per car, Mrs, Guzman has five aged it, 10,1.7.