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Lost the Game De With Who afh Played 14 WO CC PART II 't TUESDAY, MAR. 2, 1971 evidence that she intended to take' her own life. Actually, it was about as accidental as if she'd killed herself while playing Russian roulette. Judi didn't intentionally take too many She was familiar with-them, had taken them knew what to expect. She'd even had an earlier scare from a nonfatal overdose.

But her mind, clouded by the, first few pills lost count and she ingested a lethal number. She was dying before she swallowed the last pill before the telltale coloring had disappeared from her mouth. Judi A. was a human sacrifice to the drug culture, a voluntary victim of the narcotics overdose epidemic which last year snuffed out: thou- sands across the country. Miniek, who is responsible for keeping the grim statistics on.

drug deaths, said the epidemic became readily apparent about 1965 when there was an upswing in the number of deaths caused by barbiturates and heroin. i Please Turn to Page 5, Col. 1 They're both dead now, voluntary, victims of.an insidious epidemic. Death ig one-of many things they had in common. Both were.

young, spirited, attractive and inquisitive. Both were seeking something which eluded them. Each followed the same deadend route ignoring warning signs to their common destination: the coroner's cold metal autopsy table. Judi A. died from an overdose of Don D.

injected a lethal dose of heroin. "The unembalmed body for exa-mination is that of a well developed, toell nourished Caucasian female measuring 173 cm (OS inches), weighing 100-119 pounds, with dark blonde hairt blue eyes and consistent in appearance with the stated age of Judi A. had lived onIy17 years, 5 months and 27 days before her nude, body was found sprawled on a grimy bed which had been made up on the of a rundown apartment in, Newport Beach. The inside of her mouth and her BY BILL IIAZLETT Timet SMH Writer tongue were a. bright red.

The fingers of both hands were stained with same color. A small pill was found on the bed near the body, another was discovered on the floor. "The kids call, them 'mini-reds' or 'minis' they're secobarbital," said Bill Minick, deputy Orange County "The coating on them is what caused the red color in her mouth and on her hands." 'An autopsy and a complete investigation were ordered. "There's no way of knowing exact- ly how many pills she took, maybe 20 or more," Minick said. "Some kids have been known to take a whole nickel bag that's worth, or 25 pills and survive, but not many." Cause of Death' Barbiturate Acid Poisoning.

Classification of Death: Accident. 1 Judi's death was classified as an accident because there was no i i i v.w.w,"swvMyvAv.,vy..yv.(.ywJW.v., an v. Employes Chase, Capture Suspect in Bank Robbery; An unarmed 39-year-old man who used a note to rob a downtown Bank of America branch of $500 early Monday morning was arrested and booked on suspicion of robbery. Police identified the suspect as Ramond Mosley of 2282 Cambridge St. Police said Mosley went -to bank teller Maria Argueta, 23, of the Bank America branch at 660 S.

Broadway Ave. and handed her a note -which read: mean business. Fill this with 5s, 10s and 20s" and gave her a paper sack which she stuffed with the money," As Mosley tried to leave the bank the teller gave the alarm to the security guard and other bank- employes who gave chase. The suspect was caught less than, two doors from the bank as he attempted to run north On Police said all the1 money was recovered. 500 1, Some of obout 20 handicapped a delightful experience during a 4 1 HAS 14 RIVALS Poller Facing Tough Battle for Reelection BY BILL BOYARSKY Time Political Writer On a modest residential block in the San Fernando Valley, the majority of the people interviewed did not know the name of their city councilman James B.

Potter Jr. But a few miles away in a somewhat more affluent block, almost everyone questioned knew about Potter and most of them were going to vote against him in the April 6 election Those two samplings illustrate the difficulties faced by a 39-year-old former sales manager who is trying for a third four-year term. The first block has been relatively free of municipal controversy. In the second, Potter voted to allow a supermarket to expand and, many residents are fuming. Hopes for Small Turnout Potter is hopeful cf winning.

But he concedes it will be helpful if the discontented like the men and women in the supermarket area stay home and the voter turnout is low. "If there is a small voter turnout, it jivould seem to be an indication that the present councilmanic district, admtaistration. the area is a good job," he said in an interview. Potter's district, the 2nd, runs from the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains into the San Fernando Valley to busy Burbank Blvd. On the eastern boundary is Universal.

City. The western boundary is in the general area of the San Diego Freeway. It has the highest educational and economic level of the 15 council districts. The residents, mostly white, range from Mayor Sam Yorty to rich theatrical folk in the mountains to blue collar; workers in the flatlands. Considered Most Vulnerable Potter is considered the most vulnerable of the seven councilmen running in the spring election (the other eight are on the ballot in 1973).

As; a result, he has the most opponents, 14. If he fails to get a majority April 6, he will be forced into a runoff with the top challenger May 25. Traditionally, a city councilman who must face a runoff Is considered to be in trouble. Hi3 opponents consider him beatable because he has had to vote on many controversial matters in eight years and because his name was mentioned in the investigation of the defunct Beverly Ridge subdivi; sion, situated in his district between Beverly Hills and Studio City. Federal and state investigators said Potter helped the subdivision in its dealings with government and was connected with the project in other ways.

Potter has denied wrongdoing. But his foes constantly bring up Beverly accusing the councilman of lacking integrity. A few days of door-to-door interviewing showed some of Potter's problems. Fourteen persons were interviewed in the area of the controversial market expansion. Ten of them knew who Potter -was.

Seven said they were going to vote against him. ''When the Hughes Market thing came up, he was all for the Hughes Market," said one housewife. Opponents are trying to take advantage of this. One has noted that Potter accepted a campaign con- Flease Turn to Back Page, Col. 1 DESPITE WEAKENED II 1 FAST TAKEOFF FOR A CAMPAIGN youngsters find catching a baby goat (17 Millmn Rnilrlmn 41 1 z.

i'iiiiiuii uuiiumy to Replace Dowdy Hotel on 6th Street BY RAYIIEBERT nmw urban AHairt writer Over a snan of 61 vears' there was little to distinguish the old' South- land Hotel in downtown Los An geles. It operated in virtual anonymity except to its guests elderly women, a few pensioners and working men, almost all single who checked in, stayed a few days, a month or a year and then left. Last Thursday the1 last guest moved out, the hotel's doors were locked and on Monday wrecking crews started demolishing the nondescript seven-story and penthouse structure Please Turn to Page 2, Col. 5 INDUSTRY worst condition since World War II, we expect extremely difficult bargaining this year," he said. "But those of us who have survived are determined to be treated like other American workers, and I cannot imagine a settlement any- PART II INDEX TIMES EDITORIALS.

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of visit to the Los Angeles Zoo to help kick off the 1971 Easter Seal fund drive. The children took part in parade of animals from zoo nursery. Times photo by Don Cormier BON ITAr JACK MACKEREL Times photo by Deris Jcannette County's Costs Cut $66 Million in Deficit Battle Building Projects, Hiring of Employes Frozen; Some Programs Also Curtailed BY RAY ZEMAN Times County Bureau Chief Chief Administrative Officer Arthur G. Will said Monday that $68 million in curtailments are being made in Los Angeles County's spending to cover a $63 million budget deficit threatened by June Will reported to the Board of Super visors, which granted him sweeping powers, to- cut spending Jan. 5.

At that time he had estimated the deficit reach $59 million when the fiscal year ends June so. The board wanted to prevent any tas rate hike comparable to last year's $1.1825 Increase to a record high of $4.0882 for each $100 as sessed valuation. As a result, Will froze construction of new, county projects and hiring of most county employes. He curtailed overtime, various programs and services and purchases of supplies and equipment. 'Cautiously Optimistic' However, a $2 million reduction In property taxes caused by a reduction in oil assessments and various expenses blamed on the Jan.

31 East Los Angeles riot and the Feb. 9 earthquake are raising the $59 million county deficit as estimated Jan. 5 to $63 million. Asked if the $66 million curtailments will be sure to cover this $63 million deficit, Will said: "We're cautiously optimistic, if someone doesn't throw the cards in the air again with new riots or another earthquake." To show how the freeze on hiring is working; Will said the number of permanent and temporary employes paid by the county general fund (not including about 7,000 paid by special funds and special districts) decreased from 67,272 to 66,412 between Jan. 5 and Feb.

19. This drop of 860 employes is a striking contrast to the usual increase of 1,000 or more leach month. Purchase orders issued bv the county in January were $6,149,976, a drop of 32 from the7 $9,079,849 of January, 1970. The total county general-fund deficit which must beoffset by curtailments by June 30 is $62,987,468. This begins with the $59 million originally estimated Jan.

5 for welfare, hospitals, mental health, law enforcement and fire protection. Newly added are the $2 million for lower taxes on oil properties recommended by Assessor Philip E. Watson; $872,468 -for 'East Los Angeles riot law enforcement and fire Please Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 Others Stabbed rous stab wounds from a barbecue fork and a fishing knife. His parents, Charles, 49, and Eer-nice Taylor, 44, were in serious condition in the Riverside Community Hospital.

One daughter, 16-year-old Elizabeth, also was in serious condition. Thirteen -year -old Margaret was in good condition. Bruce Taylor, 21; his 19-year-old brother. Robert, and the girl, who identified herself to deputies as Diana Boelinger, 18, were cornered late Monday in a house less than two miles from the Taylor home. They gave up resistance.

Both brothers, said deputies, effect a hippie lifestyle. i Levels of DT Fou nd in Fish Off Southland Coast BY JOHN DREYFUSS Time staff Writer Aerospace Union Plans All-Out Wage Push DDT levels significantly over fe deraI safety limits were found in re cent preliminary tests of bonita and jack mackerel caught off Southern California, a federal official said Monday. Three of 12 bonita and three of 10 jack mackerel exceeded the limit of five parts of DDT per million parts said Fred Shallit, supervisor ry inspector for the Food and Drug Administration's Los Angeles district, which conducted the tests. "We are' concerned that our findings may indicate a trend," Shallit said. "However, without further testing we cannot reach definite conclu- thing less than the UAW agreement with the auto industry," Simpson said.

(The UAW auto pact provided for wage hikes of 95 cents an hour, plus an unlimited cost-of-living clause and other benefits estimated to total more than $1.54 an hour before the end of the three-year Simpson said aerospace workers now average $4.23 an hour, plus about $1 in fringe benefits, "and this means that they actually have less purchasing power than did three years ago when we negotiated our last "If President Nixon wants to impose restraints on wages, then he must do it equally on prices, profits and all other forms of income. Wages are not the cause of inflation, we are just trying desperately to keep Please Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 sions about DDT content in the ge-neral jack mackerel and bonita pop-. ulations off Southern California." DDT was also found in nine of 10 other types of Southland' ocean fish tested, but Shallit said pesticide levels in those fish did not appear "Some evidence of DDT is frequently found in ocean and fresh water fish caught throughout the country," he said. California supplies almost all the bonita and jack mackerel caught commercially in this country.

The FDA has asked the State Department of Fish and Game to collect more bonita samples this month, and more federal tests are also planned on jack mackerel. Bonita over the DDT safety limit of 5 ppm had counts of 23.8, 11.1 and 5.1 ppm. One fish had 4.9 ppm, an- other 4.5 ppm and the rest were, between .3 and 2.3 ppm. Jack mackerel over the limit registered 11.0, 10.3 and 6.5 ppm- of DDT, with the other specimens showing levels between .4 and 3 ppm, Catch Areas Shallit said Southland ocean fish with DDT content which appeared to be insignificant included smelt, pompano, sardine, gru-nion, albacore," squid, oysters and sculpin. The single abalone tested had no DDT content.

Most of the fish tested were caught within 20 miles of San Pedro, although some came from as far north Morro Bay and as far south as San Diego. Shallit pointed out that all the bV 1 nita and jack mackerel tested were fresh fish. He said the oils which contain most of the DDT in bonita are squeezed out and replaced with better tasting vegetable oil when the Please Turn to Back Page, Col. 7 2 BROTHERS, GIRL HELD BY HARRY BERNSTEIN Timet Liber Writer The nation's aerospace workers have no intention of putting any "voluntary restraints" on their wage demands in the aerospace industry despite the weakened condition of the industry, union leaders said here Delegates representing 200,000 members of the AFL-CIO International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers opened a five-day conference at the Biltmore to set their "price tag" for 1 negotiations which will start in May.

"The IAM and the United Auto Workers went into negotiations in 2968 for over 400,000 workers. To-lay, we are down to 230,000," said Robert Simpson, IAM vice president and co-chairman of the conference. "With thousands of our members unemployed, and the industry in its Boy Slain, 4 A 7-year-old boy was stabbed to death and four members of his family seriously wounded in a bloody predawn attack Monday at the family's home in the Riverside suburb of Ttubidoux. The dead boy's two older brothers and a young woman" companion were arrested after an all-day search Monday and booked in the Riverside County Jail on suspicion of murder and assault. Sheriffs deputies said the attack apparently climaxed a family argument.

The dead child was identified as Terry Lynn Taylor. He had numc-.