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Our Home Town One city resident assures us that the traffic lights are really in progression from Picacho to El Paseo. He hit red all the way. SOUTTWST MICROFILM 1302 El I'loo, Toxno Weather MESll.LA VALLEY--Fair mornings with widely scattered showers today and Saturday. LAS CnUCES--Low tonight, 64; high Saturday, 96. Sunset Sunrise Vol.

92-No. 81 FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 7. 1972. 1.AS CRUCES. NEW MEXICO 14 Pages-lOc BUENAS TARDES Quick Look At the News The Almanac By United Presi International Today is Friday, July 7, the 189th day of 1972, with 177 to follow.

The moon is approaching its new phase. The morning stars are Venus and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. Austrian composer Gustav Mahler was born July 7, 1860.

On this day in history: In 1846 U.S. Navy Commodore J.D. Sloat proclaimed the annexation of by the United States. In 1898 President William McKinley signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21st, 1959.

In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt told Congress that U.S. naval forces, moving to forestall a possible Nazi invasion, had landed on Iceland with that country's permission. In 1970 forty-six persons were shot during rioting by blacks in Asbury Park, N.J. A thought for the day: British clergyman Matthew Henry said, "None is so blind as those who will not see." State And Locally IMMEDIATE REGISTRATION and enrollment of youngsters for the Head Start Program locally is now underway.

The program is open to youngsters who will be six years of age before December 31. The Las Cruces schools involved in the Head Start are Lucero, Bradley and Washington. The program will continue until August. SANTA FE POLICE they were iceldng a iiapfct for questioning In connection with Thuridiy'i burglary of four 16th Century oil paintings and three carved wooden Santos from San Miguel Mliskm, believed to be the oldest Church hi the United SUtei. Police laid the objects were "worth much more" than an early IM.OOO estimate.

Chief Felix Lujtn added that he feeli the burglary Is related to theftt If jothjr hlitoric old churches of Northern New Mex S. Viets Prepare Quang Tri Seige SAIGON (UPD--South Vietnamese troops surrounded the 19th century stone-walled citadel in Quang Tri city today and prepared for the major balllc lo recapture the city. A 500-man paratrooper force moved into the city earlier, drawing rocket and artillery fire from the Communists. The paratroopers met no major resistance from Communist troops, but allied officers believe Ihe North Vietnamese defenders are holed up inside the 500-square-yard ciladel. "We won't be able to say Quang Tri is captured until the South Vietnamese flag flies over the citadel," said Maj.

Gen. Howard Cooksed, senior U.S. adviser lo government forces moving on the city. The 500-man force was the DUE TO THE extremely hor-weather'and vacation time, there will be no monthly membership chamber of commerce breakfast meeting in -July, a chamber spokesman said. THE STATE Children's Code places undue restrictions on news media, according to New Mexico Press Association President Stuart Beck.

He added the NMPA would continue to fight the new law concerning juveniles. Beck said that while an Attorney General's opinion lifted some of the clouds, the code still violates the public's right to know. "As I understand It, a 17- year-old could murder three policemen and we could not even tell the public how they died or by whose hand," said Beck. SANTA FE refuse workers reported back to work today after signing an agreement Thursday calling for an end to their 17-day old strike. Under the agreement, no reprisals will be taken against the workers for the walkout; the employes can request payment of accumulated overtime and annual leave since they won't be paid for the period they were on strike; and the City Council will consider recommendations to seek methods of Increasing the employe's salaries.

In The Nation THREE OF FOUR vacationing Supreme Court Justices were returning to their offices today, setting the stage for a full-scale consultation on the legal battle over seating key blocs of California and Chicago delegations at Ihe Democratic Convention. With only Justice William J. Brennan absent, eight members of the court were expected to be available for possible action. PRESIDENT NIXON called in his economic experts to discuss ways of holding down food prices today after promising to vetoany excessive election-year spending by Congress. The President's moves were aimed at curbing inflation, one of the most persistant problems of his administration, and setting the stage for the forthcoming campaign debate over who is to blame for it.

KNOWING THEY. HAVE to stop George S. McGovern or forfeit their hopes for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hubert Humphrey, Edmund Muskie, and George Wallace will fly to Miami today to press that effort. McGovern, claiming enough votes to win the nomination on the first ballot, was scheduled to arrive Saturday, along with many of the state delegations to the convention. ACTOR BRANDON de Wilde, who gained his greatest fame when he played the role of a young boy in the 1953 western film classic "Shane" was killed in a car accident Thursday.

De Wilde, 30, was driving a camper van in suburban Lakewood, when the vehicle hit a construction truck used to install guard rails. He died four hours after Ihe accident of a broken neck, back, and leg. Around The World REPORTS from Communist sources that Russia and China have advised Hanoi to settle the Vietnam War through negotiating "confirms what we already know" a South Vietnamese former diplomat said today. The diplomat, who maintains close ties to President Nguyen Van Thieu, said despite the urging from Russia and China, said he did not expect a cease-fire or major break in the deadlocked Paris peace talks. AFTER TWO WEEKS of behind-the-scene diplomacy, Bobby Fischer and Bom Spassky have agreed to get down to their real business--playing chess.

The match for the world title now held by the 35-year-old Russian will begin Tuesday in Reykjavik, Iceland. The winner gets $150,000 and the loser $100,000. first sizeable government unit lo enter the city since il was captured by trie Communists on May 1. slightly more than one month after the start of the current offensive. South Vietnamese Iroops, operating under heavy allied air support, have been advancing cautiously through the Communist-held province.

So far there lias been litlle man-lo-man fighting in Quang Tri city, provincial capital. The attackers were supported by U.S. B52 bombers who blasted Communist positions just outside the city. Eighteen of the big bombers in six waves dumped -150 tons of explosives on suspected Communist positions five to eighl miles from the strategic city in the 18 hours ending at dawn ARMS RAISED ABOVE kfrkead, Francis Goodell of Manassas, surrenders to authorities in Oakland, early today after hijacking a Pacific Southwest In Second Skyjack In Two Days Airline jetliner for $455,000 ransom. The hijacking by the 21-year-old AWOL soldier was thc second of a PSA plane in two days.

(UPI) PSA Hijacker Surrenders OAKLAND, Calif. UPI--A 21-year old AWOL soldier, who hijacked a Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner for $455,000 ransom, surrendered early today to a highway patrol captain he had laken hostage. "I told him that as soon as he stepped down the ramp an FBI agenl is going lo squeeze one off and 'your head will said California highway palrol officer Lloyd Turner, 42. The hijacker, identified by Ihe FBI as Francis Goodell, Manassas, handed over two guns and the ransom after two tense hours of waiting in the Boeing 727 on the runway at Oakland airport. It was the second hijacking of a PSA plane in two days.

The FBI killed two gunmen in Wednesday's hijacking at San Franciscolnternational Airport. Turner, of Sacramento, had been a passenger in plainclothes aboard Ihe plane when il was seized over northern California. The hijacker took command of the plane while it was flying from Oakland to Sacramento and ordered it to head for San Diego. The airline turned over High Speed Chase Follows Burglary Las Cruces police arrested two local youths this morning on burglary charges afler a high- speed chase through several city streets. Clipper, 20, of 1457 N.

Tornillo and Jerry Hoi some, 20, 1720 Rio Grande are scheduled lo be arraigned today in connection with a burglary at the Pic- Quick 7-11 store at 1901 S. Espina. Police received a report of a burglary in progress there at 5:15 a.m. today. The burglars apparently gained entry by breaking a pane of glass on the front door of the store.

Upon investigation, Cpl. Richard Ziehl saw a black over blue Chevrolet heading east on Wofford, run a stop sign and lurn north on Solano. Ziehl said he pursued the car at speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour. Ziehl saidthe car turned east on Idaho and then on to Lester. Al Ihe interseclion of Dr.

Kingway and Taylor, police said one of three subjects opened the car door and dumped a box with assorted stereo lapes on to (he street. According lo police reports, the car parked at 1790 Si nil and three males fled on foot. Other police units joined Ihe chase. Sgt. Ron Axlell and Patrolman Edward Lundie made the two arrests al the field behind Lynn Junior High School.

Police later recovered approximately 50 8-track stereo lapes in a wooden box at Taylor and Dr. Kingway. The tapes were valued at $148 by police officials. Further investigation of the burglary will be handled by Del. Sgl.

Mike Bratton and Del. Ruben Montalvo. the ransom at San Diego and the hijacker released all but two of Ihe 57 passengers before forcing the crew to fly to Oakland. lalkcd to him about family and said it was going to hurt his mother and it would not be over today or tomorrow but would be a long term thing." said Turner. One of Ihe guns Goodell turned over was Turner's service revolver which Ihe patrolman had taken from its holster and placed in a coat pocket.

Turner said he had not been frisked when he got on the aircraft at Sacramento. "I could have shot him several times but there were women and children on the plane and it could have ruptured the skin of the aircraft," Turner said. Turner said Goodell told him he was a Vietnam War veleran and complained Ihe Army woulnVI let him marry a girl in Southeast Asia. Before releasing 55 other passengers al San Diego, the hijacker said he wanted the money for "two organizations involved in the Mideasl crisis." The ransom was paid with $450,000 in $100 bills, $4,000 in 10s. The money was delivered in a black satchel with handcuffs wrapped around it and authorities also provided a parachute.

The plane look off from San Diego at 10:50 p.m., and aftei circling over the Oakland airporl for nearly an hour, as FBI agents converged on the scene, landed at 1 a.m. Then began a long period of waiting and negotiating. The hoslages taken from San Diego to Oakland, along with Ihe plane crew, were Jim Williams and Capt. Lloyd G. Turner of the California Highway Palrol, who was traveling in plain clothes and was armed with a pistol.

Screening Was Used Says PSA SAN FRANCISCO (UPD-- At least three screening procedures are required for passengers boarding U.S. passenger nights, and Pacific Southwest Airlines was using them on the two flights hijacked in the past Iwo days, a PSA spokesman said today. Federal law sels four checks to be used, and at least three must be used on each flight, said Gary Kissel, Ihe airline's director of public relations. They are: --Metal detection devices. Spot checks of baggage.

Screening of passengers against the Federal Aviation Administration's hijacker profile. Spot checks of passenger idenlificalion. Kissel said Ihree of Ihe procedures were in use in each case, but he did nol say which three. Passengers CHI (he first hijacked plane, where the Iwo hijackers and one passenger were killed, said Ihey saw no evidence of a metal deteclor, and several passengers said iheir hand baggage was not checked. State Officials To Review LC Parks Various state officials from the Department of Development and Parks and Recreation Department will be in Las Cruces early next week to meet with local officials.

David King, director of the State Planning Office, is expected to head the Santa Fe delegation, according to reports from city officials today. According to city Parks and Re- crealion Director Sam Graft, the slate officials hope lo visit and tour all project areas which are coordinated through the Stale Planning Office, especially Ihe Bureau of Outdoor Recreation projects. Graft said that a tentative schedule has been arranged for King and approximately ten of his staff members. The schedule also includes informal sessions with local residents and a dutch-lreat dinner meeting with city and county commissioners and staff personnel. Graft said Ihe meetings would provide an excellent opportunity lo improve Ihe liason between local and state officials, to discuss mutual problems and consider comments on the various state projects.

According tentative schedule, the dinner meeting will be held at Ihe Palms Motor Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The planning delegation will arrive early Monday morning and leave Tuesday. fn addition, a meeting thai had been scheduled for Tuesday in Las Cruces to discuss plans for making Soledad Canyon an outdoor recreational area has been postponed i i i according lo Dr. Ray Paz, chairman of the Las, Cruces Parks and Hecrealjpn mission.

The gathered officials a.stale- ad hoc committee oh. Soleotl' loday, the U.S. command said. The planes also struck neighboring Thus Thien Pro-vince near Hue, 400 miles north of Saigon, and in the Central Highlands near Kontum City. Twenty-one B52s also hit Communist supply caches with 525 tons of bombs inside North Vietnam, 31 miles southeast of Ihe port city of Dong Hoi, the command said.

Sources in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh said loday Brig. Gen. Kong Chhal was killed Thursday while leading government troops trying to reinforce the encircled town of Angtassom, 47 miles south of Phnom Penh. A Communist bullet hit Chhal in the stomach on the eight-mile road between Takeo Province and Angtassom. City Grand Jury Empaneled Today A 12-memher standing grand jury was scheduled lo be em- paneled today al 2 p.m.

in the large court-room of Dona Ana Counly Courthouse. According to county officials, 20 persons have been called lo appear at the courlhouse for swearing-in ceremonies. Coun- ly officials said that plans call for a standing grand jury of twelve along six or eight alternates. On June 7, 55 local residents were conlac ted for jury duty. Of this total, the 20 persons called are those "who have not been exempted by county court officials.

The grand jury members will be sworn in and then given instructions byDist. Ally. E.H. Williams. According to presenl plans, the grand jury will firs! meet in session Wednesday July 12.

The grand jury was requested by the district attorney's office in order to process preliminary hearings which arc presently held before a magistrate. At the lime of his request, Williams said that frequent preliminary hearings are lime-consuming for the dislrict attorney's office. Williams said (hat his assistant may spend an entire day before the magistrate judge for a few cases and hearings. This work could be done in an hour by a grand jury, Williams said al the time. Williams said Ihe grand jury would thus save time and money for the judicial system here.

He anticipated that the jury would possibly convene one day a week. The grand jury, according lo Williams, would nol be investigating any public official but will handle the volume of preliminary hearings, which are held lo determine whether there is sufficient cause to believe a crime has been committed. The dislrict attorney also said that a grand jury would also eliminate what he referred to as "fishing expeditions" and lengthy cross-examinations sometimes conducted by defense attorneys to learn about Ihe proseculiyn's case and evidence. Hatch Budget Gains Okay Slate Finance Director Raymond Lara approved the 1972-73 fiscal year budget for the Village of Halch Wednesday. The total budgel this year will reach $190,000, of which (he general fund budget represents $81,000, according to village officials.

Al the same meeting, Ihe village officials accepted bids from three firms for a new garbage truck. The apparent low bidder was Jerry lackey Chevrolet, of Hatch, with a bid of $11,708. Other bids came from Warwick Motor Co. of Halch. and Border Machinery of Albuquerque, The bids were opened by Ihe Village Board of Trustees who will make the award of the bid al a subsequent meeting.

Canyon as well as officials from the Bureau of Land Management, Fort Bliss, the New Mexico National Guard, and Ihe slale deparlmenl of parks and recrealion. The slale officials hoped to learn of Ihe action taken by military officials on Gov. Bruce King's suggestion lhal Soledad Canyon be made into an outdoor recrealion area. According lo Paz, Ihe had to be postponed lury lo Richard from the slale dcpart- of parks and recreation. iS meeting will be resched- lo Dr.

Paz. JACK AND thc Sunflower Stalk might make a good name for a story after looking at these huge plants. Price Patchcll says thc sunflowers came up voluntarily and Ihe tallest plant stands nearly 11 feet in height..