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Inside The Journal Church News a-19 Community Life Page A-6 Editorial PageA-14 Obituaries PageA-3 SporU PageA-8 Too Late To Classify Page A-16 VOL 107 NO. 23 PHONE 885-5656 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1 979 15C PER COPY 46 PAGES Tahoe Twins May Face Placer Drug Charges jUL I I I -vi ((: By Janielle Jobe Sales and possession of cocaine charges may be filed in Placer County against two Tahoe City brothers arrested on federal warrants earlier this week during an international narcotics raid, Sheriff Donald J. Nunes said Thursday. Nunes said Deputy District Attorney John Ward in Tahoe would review the case against Roger and Russell Bramy, 28. The twins were arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to sell and smuggle cocaine.

During an afternoon search of Roger Bramy's West Lake Boulevard home, Sheriff's deputies and federal agents found thousands of dollars worth of co caine, hashish, marijuana, quaaludes and "magic" mushrooms, it was reported. The twin brothers, held on $25,000 bail, were transported to federal detention facilities in Reno where they also were arraigned. Two other persons living in Bramy's home, a male and female, were not arrested. The Bramys listed their occupations as carpet layers. Since Tuesday, 12 persons allegedly involved in the large-scale smuggling ring have been arrested, including a millionaire Peruvian and former Costa Rican diplomat identified as Rodolfo Araya-Porros.

Araya-Porros reportedly was a main currier of drugs and money into the U.S. Nunes said the cocaine was flown out of Lima, Peru, on commercial airlines in artifact crates to a town in Canada. From Canada they were flown to Mexico where persons carried it across the border to Texas. In Corpus Cristi, Texas, the narcotics were put in mobile homes and transported in caravans to Tahoe City where they were distributed to major dealers on the West Coast. The alleged bead of the ring, Samuel Cutkomp, reportedly lived in a $1.2 million Tahoe City home.

He was arrested last July in Reno after a $100,000 transaction with an federal undercover agent. Time Falls Back timepieces one hour effective at 2 a.m. Sunday with the return of Pacific Standard Time. Don't forget. Steven Roper of Roper's jewelry in Auburn has his work cut out for him this weekend.

Just like the rest of us he'll have to turn back his County Lowers Interim Zones Near Todd Valley, Foresthill Woman Rider Nears End Of Cross Country Trip Property near developed areas in Foresthill and Todd Valley may be divided into lots no smaller than 4.6 acres while a new Foresthill General Plan is being drawn, the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday. The interim zoning, formerly 160 acres for the entire general plan area, also was dropped to 4.6 for a strip of land on both sides of the Auburn-Forestbill Road between the Foresthill township and Todd Valley. Property owners near the developed areas had complained that it was silly for them to be in By Gloria Beverage The first thing she plans to. do when she gets home is compare a picture of herselfas she now looks with one taken ZVt years ago just before she took off on her solo horseback ride across the United States. Sitting on the ground next to the stables at Gold.

Country. Fairgrounds Wednesday "after--noon, Jeanniner Hall smoked a cigarette and reflected on the trip and the changes she has experienced. People are often afraid to give up their jobs and lifestyles to do something most people would consider crazy, Ms. Hall explained. "They work so many years and 160-acre zoning, when it was clear that their property also would be developed.

Some property owners objected Tuesday that the 4.6 acre zoning also was too large, noting that neighboring land was in one-acre lots. Supervisor C.T. (Jim) Henry said he wanted figures on how many homes the new Sugar Pine Reservoir will be able to serve before making any more changes in the zoning. "I think we're irresponsible if we don't know that," he remarked. Auburn Personnel Board, Nov.

9 at 9 a.m. Clerk Ronald Stilwell, who followed DeAngelo through the store, testified DeAngelo took a can of dog repellant from the waistband of his trousers and placed it on a store shelf. According to his testimony, Stilwell asked DeAngelo to ac- (See FATE, PageA-20) Capital Court Ponders Auburn Policeman Fate sibilities were complete. You pay, you play, right? At least I knew everything would wait until I got back and I would even be better a better person for it," she said. Ms.

Hall started out May 8, 1976 on the back of 14-year-old "Rosie," a red rhone appaloosa. "I took off just to get lost," she explained. "I decided to go only as far as my horse would carry me." More than 11,000 miles later, the horse is still carrying her. She and Rosie traveled the southern route to Maine where she spent the winter visiting with her 15 brothers and sisters, daughter and two grandchildren. "When the grass died, I stopped traveling." Her trek brought her back to California via the northern portion of the United States until she reached South Dakota when she started heading southwest.

"Winter was catching up with me." All along the way, Hall camped out on fairgrounds, private land and sometimes cemeteries. "Just a little common sense, you know. I figured I wouldn't be bothered there since no one would think to look for me there." Most of the time, however, she was the guest of families who took her into their homes. Just Tuesday evening, for example, she stayed with the family of a California Highway Patrolman in Colfax and "ate a great steak dinner." One winter, she said, she spent with a very poor family in the (See RIDE, Page A-ll) Colfax Hires Manager Appoints Councilman forget what they were working for," she said. "But they should do it anyway.

The jobs will still be there when they get back." Ever since she was a little girl, Ms. Hall had dreamed of someday owning her own horse. After her marriage, she and her husband had lived on a piece of property in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, on which they had maintained a little leather shop and had bought and sold horses. After her husband died nine years ago, Ms. Hall began planning what she called her second childhood.

"My property was paid for and I knew once my second daughter became of age, my respon- in Auburn from September 1964 until his resignation in October 1966. Mintline, a lieutenant with the California Highway Patrol, was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Mike Maynard. A Placer County sheriff's deputy, Maynard resigned after moving out of the city. The council did not make a decision on a request from Police Chief Kenneth Westphalen to prohibit drinking in the park at Church and Main Streets. The Journal's long-planned move into the daily newspaper field, which is scheduled Nov.

12. New to the news staff are A. New Hearing On Tahoe Air Quality Plan Unlikely Dave Mirtoni of the Placer County Planning Department, who is leading the general plan study, said Foresthill property owners will receive questionnaires asking their opinions on land use. A community meeting will be called when the results are tabulated, Mirtoni said, so that residents can offer ideas about the general plan. The supervisors also discussed forming a committee of Foresthill residents to work on the general plan, but the issue was not decided.

Weather FORECAST The National Weather Service in Sacramento forecasts clearing skies today with unsettled weather Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures should be in the mid-60 and low temperatures should be in the lotf to mid 50s. TEMPERATURES Tuesday 7655 Wednesday 7S 52 PRECIPITATION Tuesday 0.00 Wednesday 0.00 Season (July 1, 1979) 2.01 Normal for this date 2.41 Long-term annual average 34.73 Tahoe's polluted environment. Parts of the plan require funding from the state and legislation to go into effect. Ms.

Nichols said she saw no "useful purpose" in staging another hearing since the county did not raise any new issues. (See TAHOE PageA-20) He graduated from California State University at Sacramento with a bachelor of arts degree in government in 1970 and was selected for the California State University and Colleges International Programs in 1970-71. He studied Mandarin Chinese and Chinese area studies at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. He was selected as a Dumont Journalism Fellow at the UCLA Graduate School of Journalism, graduating with a master's of journalism degree in 1972, and served a professional internship with the Los Angeles bureau of the Wall Street Journal. He worked for daily newspapers in Oxnard (The Press-Courier) and San Luis Obispo (Telegram-Tribune) as general assignment and county government reporter and also worked in public rela- (See DAILY, PageA-20) A former Auburn city manager, Robert K.

Rogers, will take over the city manager's job in Colfax Nov. 1. Rogers was appointed to the $17,500 manager's job Tuesday night by the Colfax City Council, which also appointed William Mintline to fill a vacant councilman's seat. Colfax has been without a city manager for about a year, ever since part-time manager Clint Malloy left. Malloy also was manager of Rocklin.

Rogers served as city manager A Sacramento Municipal Court jury is expected to decide today if Joseph DeAngelo, former Auburn policeman, is guilty of shoplifting a hammer and a can of dog repellant from a Sacramento drug store last summer. The two items were worth less than $20. Jeff Gardner, a clerk at the store, testified Wednesday that he pulled a hammer from DeAngelo's slacks while they were struggling in a back room of the Pay N' Save store off Greenback DeAngelo was reportedly trying to escape during the struggle. Testimony in DeAngelo's three-day trial began late Wednesday afternoon after a five-woman, seven-man jury was selected. DeAngelo was fired from the police force shortly after his arrest last July 2.

His appeal of that dismissal will be heard before the nearly three years, has been designated news editor. In this position, he will be in charge of general news and photo assignments, and will continue to handle school and political news. Homer becomes The Journal's first full time sports editor, and has already begun increasing coverage of local and school athletics, with both pictures and stories. Mrs. Beverage fills a newly-created position, that of Community Life editor, which will include coverage of club and civic activities, social news, and features dealing with home, family and community interests.

Features Planned In addition to the expanded local staff, Mrs. Bale said, many other additions are planned to The Journal news columns as the newspaper begins Monday through Friday publication. Journal Sets Daily Date, Staff Changes A new hearing on a Tahoe Basin air quality plan that would force motorists to pay a fee to enter the basin, is doubtful, said Mary Nichols, chairman of the Air Resources Board. Placer County Supervisors are challenging the plan which calls for extreme measures to protect World, national and state news will be provided by United Press International, through a high speed Data News Service feeding directly to computers in The Journal office. A daily feature page will offer popular comics, plus puzzles and other features.

A special tab size Leisure Section each Friday will offer current television listings for the week, along with features and stories about recreation, travel, gardening and similar topics. "We are planning a great many top quality offerings to make The Journal as attractive and informative as possible," Mrs. Bale said. Details on the new features will be outlined shortly, she said. Mike Durant Durant, 33, is a native of Sacramento and has been with The Journal since Nov.

15, 1976. Thomas Homer as sports editor and Gloria Beverage as Community Life editor. At the same time, Mike Durant, a reporter for :4 I I' y'. Additions and changes in news staff assignments were announced this week by Managing Editor Helen T. Bale, in preparation for ft v-v.

A VV I' 2Yt Mike Durant Gloria Beverage A. Thomas Homer.