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Austin American-Statesman from Austin, Texas • 15

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llarch 31. 1372 cbr Austin lalrr.inan are -j i Power Struggle 3 Plead Innocent 'Hippie Pads' Idea Already Man Jailed For Attack On Police At HOC in Fosc On Drugs Human 0 1 1 i s'Roberts Rules of Order. The Corporation Executive Director rules proviie that, "The only jlln Mayor Plan Two young Austin men and John Frannea's hiring and ousmess that can be transacted in the aifeence of a quorum is to A man who tned to push a one from Washington, D.C., firjn authority remained have pleaded rot guilty to "almost entirely." There apparently is a feeling take measures to obtain a policeman off a two-story quorum, to fix the time to winch balcony and his service The January term Travis clouded Friday after unusual i -rr-. to import. county orana jury le councilmcn that if ssessn' report recommendation that; possession, ana intention action Thursday night by the to adjourn and to adjourn or to revolver at tile same time was HOC Board of Directors.

a recess." i in city jail Friday morning such an ordinance were passed aismuuie 14s pounds hippie "crash pads" should 'got rid of already was an it might not be constitutional. 'marijuana before federal Judge' Frannea and other HOCj The board stripped Frannea pending me tiling ot investiatine of his authority to hire and fire assault charges against him. Also they feel that it would Jack Roberts. (Officials wei 'integral nart" of his crime Roy Marion Jones, 29, of 1300 parliamentary procedures TAt.aryhctf and tc.L- twar H-j TJ.U. Tj.

Butler said Friday. 7 Clearfield, and William Morris Kridav morning to determine if In its final rennrt Thursdav diplay wares 00 awalks. of 1008 Reinli.t. -authority. That action was leberry was d.f patched to 1104 i ti ine uoaru voie 10 re.iore i Ant fit Kncinocc irall Is I "3 c- ie ii.c ui Mariposa, Apt.

on a 207, appeared in U.S. the grand jur- urged the Apt. luii'imiicu ciiuuis ixar me about 12: health, fire and building District Court Thursday, along authority is valid. Economic Opportunity disturbance call information of results of the evaluation report. Friday.

inspection departments to crack 6 1 with Roger Edward Wright 31, investigation was available; Shortly before the walk-out of Washineton. Jones and-- i At the apartment. Pulatie UUW II tm tUIlHIlUIlt'S IIll.ll The prnrl inrv ratlprt hv i irnaaj morning. and subsequent vote to restore ine grana jurj. cawed 'bright were first arrested on! another officer were confronted 167th District JudL'e The controversy arose when a irannea autnonn, me in the charges West Virginia 'jportion of the board voted directors at the meeting and were placed under surety by an man who reportedly had been creating a disturbance.

The man used abusive language toward iunanimouslv Thursday night to adopted a response to the OEO 1 a 1 1 "the finest, hardest-working grand jury (See MAYOR, Page 23) said constitute a "menace to the health and safety of the surrounding area" and are a "disgrace" to the city. "I'll have a report Monday or Tuesday on that," Butler said Friday morning. "It is part of crime reduction program bonds there before returning to Texas. restore Frannea's hiring andi report. Austin attorney Bi 12 board members were present ineffectiveness of the present M(X was TTitfrmrIH ronrAcont Tfinpc i i arrCst.

Wlien tlie vote was laKen nmng piuceuuie anu wuuiu and Hodges on the trial date to'because nine directors had'other circumstances agree1 door (jf Ihc be set by Judge Roberts. Wright nf int'readilv to relmauish the lurini- apartment, the man hit Pulatie Berrigan Jury Asks will be represented by prior to the vote. of all staff below the assistant in the face and Ixvan scufflin- Washington attorney John of tlie'director level (i.e. to return to with the officer, tnm? to shove the system used prior to nlr" 'he two-story balcony. In a separate case, Robert G.

and we have made a decided effort on that already." "We have a team of three men, a building inspector, a health inspector and a fire inspector, and these three men are moving." He said the three men "worked all last week, every Police said he also made an 21, of 4304 Balcones, QnH nnl u.hit. tl)ere December 1971). Testi the iniony also appeared in federal court was nut a quorum of member! "However, committee unsiiccesful attempt to i like to; Pulatie's gun away from him. would unanimously iMuisuay iu picau nui guinv (u vo(e was BOUNCING BUNNIES Peering over the shoulders of Seton Hospital nurses who will send babies home on Easter Sunday in cuddly Easter bunny wraps are 10 pound, 11 ounce Charles David Solis, left, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Julian Solis, 1610 Holly and David Alexander Sanchez, also 10 pounds, 11 ounces, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Sanchez, 902 W. 30th St. Mrs.

Mary Crist, RN, holds Charles David while Sister Hermana Hoelscher, RN, holds David Alexander. The soft flannel bunny outfits, in pink, blue and yellow, were made by members of the Seton Hospital Auxiliary. (Photo by Kay Powers) marijuana charges. T-five were left and 14 a 1 the extreme: Pulatie received several cut-. By LEE LENDER HARRISBL'RG, Pa.

(AP) Frank Js a quorum on the 27-mcmber'tonditons under uhlth Langford's attorney day, and they will continue until this a torn shirt and had his tie torn wasjoff. The other officer, with the theiuse of what he referred to in his Kir r'iii-l roi mfAf, ncl'p'l PfvKp rts board narsn decision set some oi ine maiorr tjat" liuuim- er Boyd F. Douglas Jr. about. for a non-jury trial for his of the 12 remaining was a report as "necessary force." Butler said cracking down allc5ed P't to kidnap and was told he would be ia, members said the vole last resort.

finally subdued the man and ent "Very House aide Henry Kissinger! notified when it is set. '71 Traffic was valid because there was a quorum of members present "The only other option would him handcuffed. Ithe crash pads is a 'integral part of my crime blow UP Washington tun- Split-Zone Law have been to hire another: lu when the meeting started but;" The prisoner, police said, was 'reduction program in that it has "eating system was re- executive director' in whom we executive rector in wnom we Death Rate today oy the con- been known and shown that thiSiCiuested I trial others said it is not valid be--. and released at confidence and in cause a quorum must be present Brackenndge Hospital for could entrust the hiring and when a vote is taken. injuries received when arrested ntmnsnhere rrpates juiv anu me i tl.n Two Sought In Stahhiug Surrender Inked by Nixon Deem Assoclati Associated ises attractive climate in icl" avnpis in.

The jury of nine women and The board operates under; bv the two officers. Press said. narcotics can be sold and (their use) encouraged." three men got the case Thurs- Charges against him were Even with 324.000 more WASHINGTON (AP) Presi-1 when deciding whether to go The board said it intends to; -j i i iciav atternoon and snpnt ninp to be fiied later in the restore Frannea's authority, expected ident Nixon signed the split-: along with the rest of the na- censed drivers in 1971 Texas nuinuei ui iiiauunsi for fire, health and building lesumony state Daylight Saving Timeltion's advancement of clocks, traffic deaths rose only bv 34 lloustonitc Admits Tax "when he has regained thei'J' Friday. confidence of the majority of! violations already have, iume 01 lne witnesses oe- amendment to the I'niform' w.ts for ri-patinir rem. from the nrevinus vpar llu Two of three persons charged in connection with the stabbing of an Austin man last month tore retiring for the night.

Time Act today. fusion and economic hardship rector of the Department of Pub- issued- This morning they went back surrendered themselves to The grand jurors also The so-called Indiana amend-; in states split by time lines. Safety reported Thursday. the board." Commenting on the board's criticism of Irannea and the Evasion mpnt in tho ldfii; huu ornni in Co Wiknn Snoir c-jM i reCOtnmendea that ine vuuu juuge K. at.

no ire hoadnnarters niu.ma ia in iuui uiiic tuin.i, 'vn ouiu I 1 1 dozen states straddling time-while Indiana. Florida. Ten- Persons died in traffic acci- Vs an ordinance to ntmian. tim to near a about 9 a.m. Friday A convicted Houston swindler vote to restore his authority a I t-p r.

President Sends Note Of Thanks i zone boundaries a new power to nessee, Kentucky, Texas, last year, 121,082 were in-na oi siacwaiK euuuis in du Coming to the police station! who reported a 1966 income of short time later, a HOC Staff exempt parts of themselves, sas, Nebraska. South Dakota. iured and the economic loss parts of the city, but especially conspiracy ana men to ask for 'wjth an was Billv S8.000 when, according to Uncle member said, "It's really weird I of the 14 days of Douglas's from observing flST. Knrth riui-Ata onxmn i. from the accidents mtalpH i ii across the street from the James Campbell, 30, of 1613 Sam, he really grossed $70,000, jbut they did it." The law's original total-state! ho are in two zones.

The ot lexas campus-. and Patricia Utz anneared in federal court In other action, the Hoard of ir, nd exemption provision, giving' amendment would apply to' In addition to the increase inj Butler said the council has not 31, of 4407 Marathon. Friday morning to plead accepted the resignation of Ray states an all or nothing choice them. It would not change the licensed drivers, Speir said, the done anything in that area but Douglas, a 31-year-old ex-con- noth are charged with assault jguilty to income tax evasion Bard, assistant director for An Austin artist whose i development. Bard told the: total-state exemption option for vehicle miles driven increasedithat the council will taKe(uct, was ine government star witn intent to murder in charges.

painting depicting the evils of er I xtl witness against the Rev. Phil.pconnection with the Feb. time trom billion to more thanianotner iook at n. 26 Mickey A. Fox, 49, of.ooard he has "other states fully within one zone.

Under the amendment 0. billion in 1971. He said mere are. cerrigan ana six otner peace stabbing of Harold Robinson, 36: Houston, was rearraigncd on employment opportunities He said the death rate circumstances on activists accused of conspiring'0f 1712 Riles any the fraudulent tax charges when Chess Title Match Out In Belgrade state divided by a time-zone mimon miles of travel sides as tar as venuors are iu Kiunap ivissmger, aynamitei The pair were expected to be he changed his plea from guilty boundary can exempt the nationwide as an in-concerned" but that he agrees the tunnels that supply to Travis County not guilty. Judge Jack Avar and the plight of prisoners-of-war includes a likeness of President.

Richard Nixon, has received a letter commenting on the painting from a presidential staff assistant. Mrs. Robert McMillan said Friday she and her husband ition lying within a single time "'tation of traffic safetyde- with the grana jury report.neai to teaerai ounaings and juji FnCiav mornin" of Bond Roberts set sentencing for April an I in nsi )w in icr Dentist Hurt Him; Patient Pulls Pistol creased from 0.: vandalize draft board offices in u-a at oi nnn in 1970 to 5.1: izone front observing DST. at least nine states. 7.

fox retained flamboyant Marvin Eugene Ellis, 38, of BELGRADE, Yugoslavia! The law provides ior last ar. As recently as 1986, (AP) The Belgrade organ-! uniformly observing DST from sPeir suld. th? Texas highway lrtll.t ac- nH --rtn 1 1.. I wi-icao woourow, aiso cnargea in; Houston attorney Percy inmates at the federal connection with the stabbing, iKoreman t0 defend hjm on of the Spassky-Fischer llle last Sunday in April to the utd" rate was so prog- or lzers LOS ANGELES (AP) A 28- offered t0 snip painting to 1 c- rpsc hninrr rMM.ln penitentiary at Lewisbtirg, which occurred in the parking was year-old man who was about Nixon t0 vjCWi smce charges, but of stealing in me spring ana summer of lot of a service station at 5624 lt.jwona cness match announced; ounuuy in ucioocr. "-s ror today they are dropping plans! Congressmen from Indiana said driving too fast and prfto organize the match in the! pressed for enactment of the driving while intoxicated were 'convicted a nave a iuuui puiieu is accused jon is in it.

1970 when, the ou.c.miicui.. LdUldl was Sllll Oemg Qj nf rfvewin a gun and firing i.litv.nviiuvi unit umurv viivluj, ji uiumim( She said they received a reply claims, the antiwar priest mas-, sought late Friday, police said. ficheduled period in this city. amendment because statewide the Primar.v law violations con-! The contest between world! exemption for their state meant t0 falai mishaps. which he subsequently forged, four shots at his dentist.

Mitchell B. Smith, a Nixon terminded a plot aimed at end The man says the dentist hit from the manufacturing company for which he worked. staff assistant which said, in part: "Thank you for writing Pre-Easter Rites Held Over Globe Associated Press Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem today to retrace Christ's final footsteps along the Via Dolorosa The Way of Sorrows to the traditional scene of the Crucifixion. Thousands of visitors from abroad passed through the narrow lanes of Jerusalem for a nerve. ing American military involvement in Vietnam.

The testimony the jury re Taxes Can Be Confusing lloustonitc Sentenced champion Boris Spassky of the: llme isianas were created Soviet Union and American! si" northwestern and six south-challenger Bobby Fischer was! western counties which are in set to start June 22. The second Central Time Zone. The half of the 24-game match waslslate's other 80 counties are in to be played in Reykjavik, Ice-the Eastern Time Zftne. quested included the first read A court-appointed lawyer. and calling his (NjxonV) says Tommie Watts acted attention ,0 vour husband's under the influence of pain-svmboljc and important art and novocaine.

He does not wjsh t0 take The dentist, Dr. Reb Scott, advantage of your generosity bv Profs To Give Views on Film ing to them of the letters ex OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) changed by Sister Elizabeth Clvde Rickprstaff Tntprnatinnal land under a compromise For Fraud OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A agreement reached in Amster-j McAlister, a nun who is a de- Revenue Service district direc-fendant, with Berrigan in which: tor here, said he received a let-they mentioned an idea to kid- ter which read: nap Kissinger. "PipasP mail mv fnrm irun dam by the International Chess ABILENE, Tex. (AP) told a Van Nuys Superior Court having it sent to him for Some 28 professors were tojThursday the incident occurred viewing, due to the possibility of give their opinions of two films Dec. 1 when Watts went to damage or loss during transit, today in an obscenity case I Scott's office to have a painful- This in no way reflects a lack of dso Houston man received a three-year suspended sentence! Federat ion FI DE ar.d Search Seeks Tarrant Man CORPUS CHRIST! (AP) the; players.

Berrigan said the proposal1 hark, as I uas mirW hB 1 a ITT- the annual Good Friday and was placed on probation toeing beard by Uist. court ly inflamed tooth extracted. loraiitude The Belgrade decision was' "opens the door to A Thursday after pleading no con- fluence I could file my income on-. Don I.ane. expected after the Orcamzers sparrh invtsmnio in lost a a tAnrnl I -1 Scott said he injected novo-1 The letter was received caine and waited for it to take Thursday, Mrs.

McMillan said. tax form myself. So I will goj Defenclant in the case is the 1 rpppipt nn nlprldp lilt JJIupuSCU effect. After 15 minutes, the i VOrlrl fpfinratinn iliaf if il-ptiII mrougn ine task of having a taxidermist fill them out cor- VVatkms, 65, of Fort Worth. jconstruction of an Oklahoma undK t.u.iui me niiisiviuaui agree- not; Watkins was one of three1 City bank building.

men iiilrlipH infp ihn inUn ct Firemen Douse Blaze In Closet Belgrade chess officials hou uii.r uuim ijc-inuici, enierea Ball Theatre from where police seized the two 16-millimeter color movies. The professors are from McMurry College, Abilene Christian College, and Hardin-Simmons College. rectly. "Also, there are some deductions I didn't make. Will be looking to receiving them back soon." ii ji aeaanne lor a Thursday when their small boat! (he plea before U.S.

District fonhr 1 1 tooth was still sensitive, so he administered another dose of novocaine, the dentist said. When he probed the tooth again, the dentist said, Watts began to curse him and Scott Daley Takes Another Blow CHICAGO (AP) Mayor Richard J. Daley, whose Demo- I I uruKe rough weather. Court Judge Luther Bohanon earlier in the day. avit'l, Ex-Postal Aide ome' for1 Police claim the films are lewd and obscene.

told him to leave the office and jcratic organization had some go find another dentist. setbacks in the Illinois primary Firemen quickly doused a fire in a clothes closet before it could spread through the rest of a residence at 3506 Werner Friday morning. oiv Plants To Be Linked BRUSSELS A 275-mile-Iong pipeline to connect petrochemical plants in Germany, the insteaa, me aemisi weeK, got some more Children Face Finance Officer An at a preliminary hearing Thursday. Watts drew a The blaze was reported at Netherlands and Belgium is Blll'JllarV Cliarjie pistol and fired four times at Leininger and Millard E. Gaskill, 42, also of Houston were indicted by a federal grand jury- on charges of collecting $45,000 in fees from William R.

Irvin and the Investment Tower Corp. on bogus commitments on funds for the proposed $9.3 million Penn Square Bank Tower. Shortly after his release on bond, Gaskill died of what was described as self-inflicted gunshot wound in Houston. pilgrimage of mourning to Calvary. Warm spring breezes swept the city as the pilgrims, some of them carrying 2-foot wooden crosses on their backs, began the mile-long procession through Jerusalem's bazaars.

It was the fifth Good Friday in Jerusalem since Israel captured the old city from Jordan in the 1967 war. In Berlin, a massive Good Friday flow of Westerners crossed the wall into East Berlin and East Germany. In the Philippines, several hundred flagellants underwent their annual torture rituals to recall the sufferings of Christ and atone for their own sins. With some wearing headpieces of vines, they were whacked on the back with wooden bats covered with razor sharp glass, then flogged with whips of bamboo rods. When it w-as over they fell to their knees and prayed, then washed off their wounds in nearby rivers.

cheerless news Thursday. The official canvass showed Daley finishing fifth in a field of 17 candidates for his congressional district's eight seats in the Democratic National Convention. the fleeing dentist. Police arrested Watts a few minutes 8:46 a.m. and was confined to a1 being built at a cost of $43.3 closet in the bedroom of the million.

It will be able to carry residence, which is occupied byiup to a million metric tons of Mr. and Mrs. John Marley. ethylene a year. LAWTON, Okla.

(AP) have arrested six ele Watts pleaded innocent. -f 1 mentary school pupils they say may be responsible for 43 residential burglaries in two months. Juvenile authorities took the boys around town Thursday. The boys pointed out 39 homes they admitted burglarizing. The children range in age from 10 to 13.

State Highway Safety Better Figures Show Crime Up Here rsiaj former veteran rural mail has become a financial owl 'vice president in a second cSa 'career. -J. D. Copelund retired from the postal service after 40 years to join First Federal Savings Association al Austin jn 1956. He has just been elected a vice president by directors, John T.

Mahone, president, hus reports. Copeland was born on a farm lack near Del Valle, graduated from aniAiistin High School, and Unattended University of Texas. at iHe Started work as a rural mail ndlecarrier for the post office. Jfe Ihrafrb'se to assistant superintendent Transit Fares Lifted ROME (AP) The Rome city Associated Press The federal government now said. "The 'Drive Friendly' program has been recognized government has decided to abolish bus and streetcar fares during the morning rush hour as the first step of a plan to Just released Federal Bureauj worldwide as an effective campaign to build driver attitude All violent crimes with the exception of rape showed an increase in Austin.

Similarly, all crimes against property increased except auto theft, rates Texas' highway safety standards as "average," an improvement over the stale's Singer Says He's Innocent reduce the city's massive traffic of Investigation figures show crime in Austin in 1971 was way up over 1970, despite a decrease in crime among 53 of the congestion. Is and public Smith said only the legisla 46th ranking two years ago, Gov. Preston Smith said today. which dropped slightly. Rape ture can make improvements LOS ANGELES (AP) nation's major cities.

The number of what police Texas had no traffic safety in certain key areas, including Spot 'Em making driver education avail call "Part criminal offenses Entertainer Gary Lewis has pleaded innocent in Van Nuys Municipal Court to a charge of possessing dangerous drugs. and auto theft were the only two categories down for the year, both by only small margins. This is the breakdown of the "Part offenses in Austin in 1971, compared to 1970: including homicide, rape, able to all young people of licensing age and full re-exam office at the time of the earlier evaluation, Smith said. The governor organized such an office under the direction of Ross Rommel. armed robbery, aggravated ination of all drivers at least ru'of money orders before retiring.

First Federal assigned him to nevcthe new accounts section of the department, where he still works, it "Copeland is a member of Hill Masonic Lodge 45, and aadescpttish Rite Bodies of Austin, ate, fie is a deacon of Tarrytown J. D. COPELAND Two-career man Baptist Church. He married the former Sena Kemp, also of Del Valle. Their two children are Floyd Copeland of Midland and Wickline Copeland of Austin.

once every four years. assault, burglary, theft over $50 and auto theft increased in Austin from 6,794 such crimes in 17 171 OfMnst The 26-year-old singer, son of comedian Jerry Lewis, was arrested in North Hollywood March 23 after a quantity of The Austin Police Department reported the following vehicles stolen Friday. Anyone who spots one of these vehicles is asked to call the police auto theft detail at 476-3541 1962 Chevrolet Impala two-door dark blue BJX-845 '72 Texas 1964 Chevrolet four-door white '71 Texas 'Since then a program has The governor received the "average" grade from the of been developed and activities 1970 to 8,313 offenses in 1971. Increase Decreet UP Down 14.4" Up 73.02'A Up 8'i UP 24.0-i Up 40,4 Down 2.7 Homlcid Roue 76 65 ArmKl Robbery 215 372 A9rovtd Aoult 931 1,117 Burglary 3,515 4,344 TMt over J50 1.337 initiated which make Texas a fice of Transportation Secre Rate of increase was 22.3 per pills were found in his car, police said. leader in traffic safety," Smith tary John A.

Volpe. cent. Auto Theft 1,051.

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