Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 15

0 ram lUUW 3 Over r.ln Alivo Own Rsulfe The World of Woozy Song iXlkxt Xmmx Sour grapes department: At $10.50 each you have of their neighbors took care of 5 il I A i 0 fifth row seats for tomorrow night's Royal Ballet open weir yaras or Kepi uieir iences i in repair. But whv not do something 0 ing and now you've discovered Nureyev and Fonteyn will NOT. perform. Take solace from Variety's review the other day in Los Angeles: "Nureyev bounds on A stage with arrogant self-assurance, performing his bold chunky acrobatics and broad wingspreads with incred auuut inipiuvui uicu yaius instead of tearing up ours?" they asked. -m But what angered most of the people at the meeting was the fact they hadn't been given any adcance warning that their fences were going to -be taken down.

James A De Paoli, manager of the Lockwood Gardens proj ible ability for which he has-been credited. But the attitude and demeanor of the dancer is not one of art safe." Getz and his neighbors were on hand at the Housing Project office this week Jo hear R. J. Guichard executive director of the Oakland Housing Authority, explain why the fences had to come down. But they didn't listen to Mr.

Guichard, because most of them were too angry. "My little girl is mentally retarded," one man said, "If they tear down my fence, how am I supposed to keep her from wandering away? Do they expect xne to chain her like a dog?" "I just built a new fence," another man said. they tell me going to tear it down. Why didn't they tell me that before built it?" James Sorenson, who has lived 2 The War on Poverty ran into" a major pbstacle here this week the War on Poverty, lt iuade for a very confusing and noisy It happened at the Lockwood Gardens Housing Project out at 65th Avenue and East 14th StreeL 5 Because of the 'War on Poverty, the people who' live in' Lockwood Gardens are getting organized. They are learning how to get together and fight their v.

They have even formed an improvement association to fight their battles ami deal with their common problems. The idea for all this came from a group of University of California students who. went to work in the project several istry but more of pure ham." But aside from the stars: "Not even the electricity of an audience stimulated by prior reports could shake theoldrums that apparently hit the Royal Ballet in its opening, performance on Wednesday9 Golly, I AM. .1. A A fl.

A ijiougni me iroupe was a sacrea cow. Speaking of dancing, Castro Valley's Carol Atkins is one of 10 long-legged beauties R. J. GUICHARD JR. at 1137 65th Ave in the project in the chorus line in Bimbo's new show.

She's a literature major graduate from Hayward's ect, said he didn't know about I the plan until Thursday. Guichard explained that the -Oakland Housing Authority found out Thursday that they would have the manpower avail able to take out the The manpower will be provided by the Alameda County. Central Labor Council under a War on Poverty grant to provide needy young people with-jobs so. they can earn money and learn proper work skills and habits. "We -don't' think the fences should come down," Getz safy: VAnd for the first time in many years, the people who live here are willing to fight for what they want." Rudolph Nureyev; star of the London Royal Ballet, 'proves his agility 'on the, dance floor.

with1 a fittte rendition of the at the Go in Hollywood. TJie' ballet company, which comes to the Bay Area to- morrow for eight-performances, was idle last night and Nureyev spent the time" months ago. FEDERAL FUNDS The students salaries are paid with Federal funds provided under the Economic organizing, we couldn't get people to take a stand for anything." Getz explained that the people who live in Lockwood Gardens Cal State. Six of the 10 are col lege' graduates, which is some Act. tor 'seven years has a yard with many plants and shrubs.

"They've been using my house as an advertisement for years Sorenson said, "They've even taken pictures to send back to Washington, D.C: when they're trying to get more Federal money for the projects. Now they want to tear it all up." Most of the people at the meeting admitted that not all fare all in favor of beautification This is part of theWar sort of commentary but I can'i think what. but he added: "The only privacy any of us have is our backyards it's the only place we can let our children play and be sure they're Poverty's "work study'1 program to provide needy students with gainful employment. The work the students have been doing is also part of the War oti Poverty. 'have -been helping the poor who live in Lockwood Gar Oakland's Werner and Gloria Wessels dined with friends the mmm other night at Ernie's in San Residents Protest Noise of Copters Francisco, and thank goodness BILL-F1SET dens develop a positive sense of community identity and encou it's dark inside.

Gloria was re splendent in a fancy dinner gown and things were going raging them to learn how to help themselves. Up to that point, the whole MARTINEZ A growing tide i great when the waiter passed behind her, too close, and a button on his jacket hooked her brunette wig and neatly lifted it off and onto the floor, The waiter looked of resentment over the noise of San Francisco-Oakland Helicop affair had all the makings of two successful anti poverty campaigns in' one and then the problem of the backyard fences came up. OWNBACKYARD if only because Gloria wears a tight stocking can over her6wn hair under the wig. "I'm SORRY! the waiter shrieked, "I didn't realize Each of the 30-plus dwelling 7 ter Airways craft brought 120 protesting Lafayette residents before the board of supervisors yesterday. They won a promise of a review of the situation.

In a hearing punctuated by tape recordings, of the helicopter sounds, residents protested that SFO is using a bigger craft than the one approved by the board Gloria was on the floor in a flash and under the table recovered the wig, after groping around in the half-light, units in Lockwood Gardens has its own backyard. Most of the yards have fences. June 30, 1965 15 and climbed back into her chair. She wasn't about to get Some have lawns and shrubs, up and bead to the ladies9 room for an adjustment, and and a few even have roses. Werner snent the next 10 minutes giving her: "Psst! Last Thursday, the Oakland Housing Authority decided to and that the flight pattern has been changed so that it comes over densely populated area! It's crooked." 4 "beautify" their public housing projects The heliport, off ML Diablo All back fences would come Boulevard behind the Hillside Motel, has been protested vig 4 out, the shrubs and lawns and roses would be dug up, and a Now that at least a dozen people have pointed out The Tribune's delightful typographical error (except in this case I think it's a topographical error) I suppose 1 we should repeat it.

In a little story about a San Mateo poration depreciating properties andtonnebting lives," protested Clarence E. Rust of 3700 Sun-dale Road. ''-V Spokesmen for SFO confirmed that they are using twin-engine, 26-passenger helicopters; for their 10 jaily runs in contrast to 10-passenger single-engine ones used when demonstrations were given for supervisors, They said loss of two smaller helicopters in accidents durine orously since it first was proposed. On May 11, a petition with common area, without would replace the small 4 til individual back yards. The people of Lockwood Gar trial for a topless dancerwe reported: "The well-en 540 signatures was sent to the board in opposition to the service.

'C: dens: newfound sense bf community identity was outraged. dowed redhead had been arrested May 7 at the Copper "The proposed flight plan nev Bill Getz, whose wife is chair er has been and obviously nev wood Lodge, in Daly City wheee, police said, she did suggestive dances such as the Watusi, jerk and swim man of the new Lockwood er will be followed," said Jo Improvement Association, organ sans brassiere." April caused them to buy larger ized a protest meeting and circulated a seph VanOverveen, who played a tape- of the noise recorded from the porch of his home at replacements and the Federal Aviation Agency subseauentlv "We, cot 200 signatures in Then out at the San Leandro Swim Relays the other day a doctor was called from the audience to treat a BACK YARD PRIVACY WILL BE DESTROYED IN "BEAUTIFICATION'' PLAN Private area, where children are safe, will become neighborhood open space 1057 Dolores required flight nattern changes favor of keeping the Getz said, "before we started "This is a case of one cor- because of the larger aircraft. minor injury, and later they wanted him back again. Katty Turner says Bill Spruance or Lou Louis, on the microphone, came out with: "Will the doctor who was here this morning PLEASE come up and VOLUNTEER asain?" That bit about "please volunteer" makes More 1 Cities Speed 1:1 vf teillliiii Spruance or Louis an ex-Army sergeant. oo War Plans hi Poverty I iii'imm-f-' An Alameda County probation officer had the woman in his office giving her a mild lecture.

She'd' had, so far, five illegitimate 'children. "How many more are By DICK RICCA you planning to have?" he wanted to know. Other communities in Alam How is the war on coming along! Trib 'None," she said. "1 went down to Planned Parent da and Contra Costa Counties mav have started out hehind me, reporter Dick Ricca I Oakland in the scramble for hood and they gave me pills." Fine; Are you taking them?" yes. 1 take at least one every week." i iiiiiiiiiiii i ill Federal anti-poverty funds; but most ofc thenl.are, catching up tast.

v- andro to sign the agreement did not seriously effect the work of the county-wide agency. But they do admit that the nature of the County group's role in the War on Poverty has changed from that which was originally proposed. FIRST IMPRESSION "At first, we had thought the county would develop programs for those communities not covered by a local action agency similar to1 those which were operating in Oakland and Berkeley," Jeffreys said. But early emphasis on com Projects tinder Title IIA of the talked with officials at all levels to get the be-hind-the-scene stories pre sented in this series. r- This is Ricca's third re; port on the impact and problems of the poverty war in Alameda and Con-; tra Costa counties.

Then each Saturday a bunch of, Eastbay. men hop over to San Mateo for a relaxing sandlot baseball game with some guys there, and for several weeks now two if' If I i ...4 I I lifei-; i Economic Opportunities Act have been approved in Berkeley, uvermore and Hayward, to the little kids, about 7. or 8, both with flaming red hair, s. i hi ar tune of $632,960. il i have been Larry Ingalls asked if they Applications have been sub mitted to the Office of Econom ic Opportunity in Washington, D.C.

for $1,321,480 in projects munity action programs and the or Berkeley Livermore. Hav- coordination of the As soon as the Economic Op portunity- program was ap ward, the Fremont-Newark-Un ion City area, and Contra Costa organization of action groups at the local level soon led county officials to think again about their approach. proved last August, the Alame NOT ALL OF LOCKWOOD GARDENS HOUSE PROJECT YARDS ARE NEAT These back fences would be knocked down to create open space County. EARLY STAGES "It was decided that the coun In addition, rommnnifips nut. ty wouldn't be an action agency developing programs," Cake side of Oakland have received nearly $400,000 for Neighborhood Youth Corps Project and Operation Headstart pre-school summer programs.

said, "but that we would concentrate on providing services and information for local action groups." But at east in these parlv 'But the nature of the pro IF grams," Cake added, "make it stages lack of coordination and confusion at local and Federal i4v Si da County Board of Supervisors held a series of public hearings in an effort to determine the best way to approach the, War oil They came up with a proposal for a Joint Powers Agency, which would be open to all agencies in the The idea behind this was that such a Joint Powers Agency would be in the best position to coordinate programs and provide necessary technical assistance to local agencies. Francis Jeffreys, executive director of the county's Youth Opportunities Board, was picked to head up the Alameda County inevitable that such county levels still nose a maior stum were, related. Brother and sister Any more, at -home? Ten of us in all. Any more on the way? Any day the 'next one is due. z'' That was two weeks ago.

The other day Ingalls saw them again. The new baby was a boy." "How many does that make now?" The kids had forgotten the number they'd given originally. "A lot." 0 0 0,0 Small tattoo for worthwhile projects department: As you may know, at Oakland's Old St. Mary's Church, at Seventh and Jefferson, the Rev. John Kelly has been running a daily lunch for some 200 men who need it.

The food has been paid for by a quiet organization called the "Kettle Club," made up of Oakland policemen, judges, lawyers, businessmen and so on, each of whom pays $25 a year into the club's fund for the lunches. Well, the fund needs a shot in the arm so July 14 the club is holding a "Day at the Races" in connection with the Alameda County Fair, followed by a barbecue dinner at Concannon Wineries in Livermore, Oakland Police Lt. Ed Parker is selling tickets. And it was inevitable, I suppose, with the emergence of KSFO's Jim Lange into celebrity status that somebody would start a golf tournament in his name. first "Jim Lange Amateur Celebrity Invitational" is set for Sky WestGolf Club in Hayward, also July 14, as a benefit for the Boys' Club of Lange himself will put on an exhibition.

Not golf. He'll just walk around wearing his checkered golf trousers. -in bling block to efforts to get the War on Poverty off the wound agencies as the welfare, health and probation departments will be involved in the local pro ACTION PROGRAMS outside of Oakland. 4 One reason for the Jack of At the present time, the coun coordination and confusion has been the rush to get things moving under title IIA. or the Com ty agency is sponsoring com 4 munity action nrocrams for the munity Action section of the Fremont Newark Union City Economic Opportunity Agency created by the joint powers economic upportunity Act.

This calls for local communis Economic Development Agency. "We're serviri nrimarilv as a 1 A and neighborhood action pronns fiscal agent," Jeffreys said, "we and almost defeats any effort to agreement. -REFUSE TO SIGN But Oakland, Berkeley and develop centralized control or, maae tne application tor tnem and will handle and distribute San Leandro refused to sign the the funds because the group is not incorporated." The only other program In which the roiintv flppnrv nlav- FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS "A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IDENTITY" Residents "protest- War on Poverty pi an to tear down their backyard fences ing a major role falls under Title fe 1 a-. a. id oi me economic Opportunity Teenagers took for the Beatleword in today's Tribune joint powers agreement, and the City ot Alameda signed with great reluctance.

But 10 cities, 23 school districts, including the Oakland and San Leandro schools, two special agencies and the State of California signed the agreement, Jeffreys and Dept. Dist. Atty. Lee W. Cake, legal counsel to the agency, say the refusal of Oakland, Berkeley and San Le aci commonly known as tne Neighborhod Youth Corps.

These nrnierts nrnvirfp inhs good work skills and habits. Jeffreys said the county is sponsorinJfeighborhood Youth Corps projects in the San Leandro, Fremont and Alameda will be involved in the programs which begin tomorrow. Jeffreys said County officials are also developing a similar Youth Corps program with the East Bay Regional Parks Dis Mrs. Harold Sharp was in a registration line at U.Cs summer session and overheard a young couple talking about the requisites of campus life. "You need shoes with thick rubber soles," said the girl.

"And," said the boy, "really STRONG Jeans." Obviously fraternity pad dling is still in vogue. between Alameda County and the independent local action agencies is unique in California' Cake Saidt "which is surprising, because this is the way we understood the Economic Opportunity program was up-' posed to operate" for young people who are in and out of school. They work in various public and private agencies Unified School Districts and the Hayward Area Recreation Dis- trict. in a program designed to neip it trict A total of 573 youngsters! relationship established mem earn, money ana develop.