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BOND MEASURES State, City Ethics Panel Orders Probe l. School Issues of 2 Legislators XT'" -1 x- "'M Kxx.y...-x--v. i.v.v;ww tew XJ i XT L' kii i' cNX (. LOCATED OFF COAST John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook, listed as lost after setting out from San Francisco to row to Australia, are seen from the deck of the freighter Export Courier, which spotted their 35-foot craft, Britannia II, about 90 miles west of Point Conception. They, said their radio was on the blink and they planned to row the 120 miles to Los Angeles for repairs.

Photo by G- L. Wood May 1 3, 1971-Parl I Oxnard Schools Must Integrate, U.S. Judge Rules Workable Plan Ordered Within 20 Days; Use of One-Way Bussing Denied BY GENE BLAKE Timet Stiff Writer A federal judge held the Oxnard School District Board of Trustees ao countable for racial imbalance in its elementary schools and Wednesday ordered that a workable desegregation plan be submitted within 20 davs. U.S. Dist.

Judge Harry Pregcrson specifically directed that the plan not involve the use of "one-way bussing" of Mexican-American and Negro students. Presumably, thi? would permit, bussing as long as whites as well as the racial and ethnic minorities are transported. The judge also ruled out any "freedom of choice" plan which communities in the South have vainly sought, to establish. Pregerson granted a summary judgment sought, by plaintiffs in a suit brought in March of last year on behalf of Mexican-American and Negro parents. Racial minorities constitute a majority of Oxnard school pupils.

The breakdown is 45Tr- Spanish surname. Negro. 2r'n Oriental and A2r'c Anglo. Enrollments High However, schools in the Colonial area of the Ventura County city have Mexican-American and Negrr enrollments ranging from 95ro to Asst. County Counsel William A.

Waters, representing the school board, argued that there was a factual dispute as to whether the distribution is the result of concerted action by the defendants based upon improper considerations of race. But Pregerson said he did not believe this was a material issue in the case. Without going to trial, there are sufficient "de jure overtones" established by findings agreed upon by both sides, he said. "These 'de jure overtones' arise from such practices as open enrollment, individual intradistrict transfer (or 'bussing'), location of new schools, placement of portable classrooms, failure to adopt proposed integration plans and rescission of resolutions to relocate Pregerson said. Attorneys for the plaintiffs, Thomas Malley of the Legal Service Center of Ventura County and Stephen Kalish and Peter Roos of the Western Center on Law and Poverty, said it was believed to be the first desegregation order by summary judgment rather than trial.

Pregerson said it was agreed that the majority of the Oxnard schools are in fact segregated. He said the words of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 desegregation ruling establish that separate education of Mexican-Americans and blacks in the Oxnard schools is inferior to that in racially balanced schools in the district. "The maintenance of unequal educational opportunities in the Oxnard elementary schools through racial imbalance denies plaintiffs their rights to equal protection of the laws, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment," he said. To redress this, Pregerson held tli3t the school board has an affirmative duty to provide a racially balanced school system.

Praises Good Will lie noted that he had met with various members of the school board, with the superintendent of school i and with most of the parents who brought the suit. "As far as 1 can discern all parties to this case are Americans of good will, with a sincere desire to see that, all the children in their community enjoy equal educational opportunities." Pregerson said. Pregerson ordered that after the school board submits a desegregation plan, the plaintiffs will have 10 days to file objections or submit any alternative plans. He set a hearing for 1:30 p.m. Jun? IS to consider the form and content of the final judgment in the.

case. The Ventura County counsel's office declined to comment whether the ruling will be appealed. Investigation of Land Purchases First Ever Demanded by Group BY RODEKT FAIRBANKS Timet Staff Wrltr SACRAMENTO The brand new members of the Legislature's Ethics Commi ttee shattered precedent Wednesday by meeting in public and ordering an investigation of two legislators. The committee, whose six-man membership was completely revamped this year, took the actions during a 20-minute session designed in formally open a study of allegations against Assemblywoman Pauline L. Davis (D-Portola) and Assemblyman Lawrence E.

Townsend (D-Gardena). The meeting was the first of its kind since the committee was created in 1967. Earlier committee members met only once in private and vegularly refused to investigate any lawmaker charged with wrongdoing. The Davis-Townsend case arose, from a story in the Sacramento Bee April 24 saying that Mrs Davis and Townsend, who are seat mates in the Assembly, could realize substantial profits from land purchases in Plumas County, a part of Mrs. Davis' Assembly district.

According to the paper, they bought their parcels at below pie-vailing rates from Charles Roy Car-michael. a wealthy rancher the area. The paper quoted him as saying he sold the land cheap "to help California agriculture and the cattlemen." Chairman's Observation The new Ethics Committee chairman. Sen. Robert S.

Stevens (R-Los Angeles), said the story implied that Carmichael "made the sale with some hope of influencing the activities of these members in their legislative roles." He said he wanted the investigation to cover the values of the properties involved and "any evidence of any influence on the conduct as legislators of these two individuals." The committee then voted unanimously to hire Robert Puglia, former chief deputy district attorney of Sacramento County, as its investigator. Puglia. who left the district attorney's office about 18 months ago to enter private practice, will be paid $250 a day plus expenses and, according to Stevens, should complete his investigation in three to four-weeks. Mrs. Davis and Townsend have denied any wrongdoing in their land purchases and have asked for the Ethics Committee investigation to clear their names.

Both have declined all other comment New State-Federal Welfare Row Erupts BY ROBERT FAIRBANKS Times Staff Writer SACRAMENTO A new conflict erupted between federal welfare officials and the Reagan Administration Wednesday, again threatening California's $700 million share of federal welfare funds. This time, the issue was a Reagan Administration regulation aimed at removing some 27,300 families from the welfare rolls, effective June 1. In my judgment, the proposed regulation appears to be inconsistent with federal law and the clear intent of Congress said John D. Twiname, administrator of the social and rehabilitation service in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Twiname's statement appeared in a letter to Robert B.

Carleson, state director of social welfare. Twiname went on to warn that Please Turn to Page 28, Col. 3 PUC Drops Controversial Plan to Curb Witnesses' Testimony Proposal Would Have Prohibited Those Not Represented by Attorneys From Questioning Others at Rate Hearings Ron Karenga Times phot Karenga Tortured Women Followers, Wife Tells Court Black nationalist Ron Karenga and three members of his militant. US organization beat and tortured two of his young women followers a year ago, Karenga's wife testified Tuesday. Mrs.

Brencla Lorraine Karenga, who now li cs in Virginia, said Karenga sat on the stomach of one of the victims while water was being forced into her mouth through a hose. She testified that she also heard screams and yells coming from the garage-where the defendants were holding Deborah Jones and Gail Davis, both 20. and noises which sounded to her like someone was being whipped. Mrs. Karenga said she was with her three children in an adjoining bedroom on March 0-10 of last year when the victims allegedly were being tortured.

She said, her husband and his armed bodyguards had to pass through the bedroom to gel into the garage. Poison Plot Belief Told Karenga, ordered the physical abuse, she said, because he thought the women were trying to poison him with "crystals." She said she heard him tell the victims that he wanted them to reveal where they were hiding the "poison." Before Dept. Dist, Atty. Roger Kelly was permitted to call her as a witness, Superior Judge Arthur L. Alarcon required her to waive her right to refuse to testify against her husband.

He also warned her that anything she said could be used against her. The woman said she was a member of US from the time it was founded in 1966 when she married Please Turn to Page 30, Col. 3 Warned Stan Duke, Newscaster Says Cautioned Him on Actions, Clete Roberts Testifies BY RON EINSTOSS Timei Staff Writer Television newscaster Clete Roberts Wednesday said he warned accused slayer Stan Duke that he would become a news "item" he (Roberts) would not enjoy reporting if the sportscaster continued to harass his estranged wife. Another witness, Dr. Alvin E.

Davis, described Duke as being legally sane when he shot radio commentator Averill Bcrman, 51, to death on Feb. 7, although the psychiatrist said that Duke was unable to meaningfully reflect on the consequences of his act. Roberts was called as a prosecution witness, at Duke's murder trial to corroborate the testimony of Mrs. Faye Williams Duke, 30. Mrs.

Duke testified earlier that she called Roberts, an associate of Duke at KNXT, about a year before Ber-man was shot, after learning that her husband had a rifle in his possession. Please Turn to Page 30, Col. AT BY MISTAKE BY ALEXANDER AUERBAt II Times Staff Writer Public Utilities the rule change? a Contrasted Los Angeles city school officials said Wednesday that approval of Proposition A on May 25 remains an urgent necessity, despite the expected appearance of a related state bond issue on the June, 1972, ballot. Compared with the city's tion the state's bond proposal would provide Los? Angeles with too little, too late and at an exorbitant, cost, declared Harry Saunders, director of school building and planning. Proposition A is a $198.5 million bond issue to replace 166 pre-1933 school buildings in the Los Angeles district.

These buildings do not meet state earthquake safety standards and must be vacated by, July 1, 197o. The proposed state bond issue, awaiting Gov. Reagan's expected signature, would provide $350 million to help rebuild many of the school across the state that do not meet the safety standards. State Plan Criticized Saunders said funds from the state bond issue, should it pass, would meet only half the needs of the Los Angeles city schools, and there would have to be a separate local election to approve receipt of the money. Still another bond issue would have to be voted to finance ihe remaining half of the district's needs, he said.

Since the state bond election is more than a year away, and subsequent elections would be required, the school district could never meet the 1975 deadline, considering the large number of buildings in need of replacement, Saunders contended. Furthermore, he said, the state funds would come in the form of expensive loans. The state bond issue would raise local property taxes 35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to pay back the state loan. But because interest rates on local bonds usually are lower than state rates, under the district's Proposition A the most a taxpayer would face in any one year would be a 13-ccnt increase. Saunders stressed that "in no way am I calling for the defeat of the state bill." He said that in many respects it is "a fine bill" but it just docs not satisfy the needs of the Los Angeles city schools.

Two Plans Compatible In fact, he said, the two bond proposals are entirely compatible and voters could vote for both without being "taxed twice." He explained that if the bond proposal passes, "as a taxpayer you pay back only the amount that the school district you live in borrows." If Proposition A passes, there will be no reason for Los Angeles to borrow from the state, school officials say. Even if Proposition A fails, Saunders said, he would recommend to the Board of Education that it first put forth another local bond proposal before the district borrows from the state. "We still have bonding capacity in this district and it is the cheapest way to go," he said. Saunders added that, the state bond proposal is designed primarily to help "impoverished" school districts which, unlike the Los Angeles district, are at their maximum level of bonded indebtedness. Speaks at News Conference Saunders spoke at a news conference called by school officials who fear that confused voters might turn down Proposition A.

thinking the state bond proposal would do the job instead. The proposed stale bonds would make S250 million available for structural rehabilitation of school buildings to withstand moderate to heavy earthquakes, and to repair buildings already damaged by earthquakes. Another $100 million would be used to finance new construction of buildings in impoverished, rapidly growing districts. It was passed by the Senate 27 to 3 Tuesday without lengthy floor debate. However, Sen.

John L. Harmer (R Glendale), Republican caucus chairman, warned that California's bond credit, rating might be lowered if the Lgislature adopts too many bond issues. SAMARITANS SHOT Wife Found SANTA ROSA fU PI I Sonoma County deputies were looking Wednesday for a fisherman missing under i circumstances near Stewarts Point, 60 miles north of San Francisco. The missing mm is Charles W. King.

of Stockton. His wife was hospitalized Tuesday after being found unconscious in their van vehicle near California The sheriff's office also was buying tires for another van that deputies had stopped by gunfire through a misunderstanding. The second van belonged to Brian K. Smith, 20. of.

Glendale. He and three young men he had picked up on the highway came upon the King vl It -if i V.j Sx XV -f 4,, xx xx proposed mi ht cripple the commission. On Wednesday, the PUC discontinued its investigation into pro poseel changes in its rules of procedure. Its action, the. board said in a unanimous decision, was based on a consideration of "the many different and divergent points of view" expressed about the proposal.

As a result, the commission added, "no useful purpose would be accomplished by making substantial changes, revisions or additions to the rules of practice and procedure at this time." The ruling effectively kills I hp proposal, but does not prevent the PUC from reopening the subject at a later date. $1,394 A MONTH S.F. Runs Hotel for Tenant, Dog SAN FRANCISCO (UP1) Don Caldwell and his dog Tammey are the only occupants ol a Skid Row hotel and it's costing the city's redevelopment agency $1,304 a month. Because the agency has been unable to oust Caldwell and tear down the building, it has to hire four clerks to operate the hotel for the one room and bath occupied. The San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation successfully sued in federal court, against evictions and arbitration resulted.

The agency was told Tuesday that arbitration in the case continues after seven weeks. Caldwell, who is crippled and has a limited income, has turned down proposed rooms in other hotels. And tenants and owners against redevelopment have contended successfully that those offered were not as safe or decent as the one he occupies. DISC JOCKEY'S CAR FOUND IN BURBANK A car belonging to Harvey (Humble Harvel Miller, a KT1J disc jockey, was found by Burba nk police Wednesday parked on Hollywood Way about two miles from the Holly wood-Burbank Airport. Miller is being sought for the Friday morning slaying of his wife.

Mary. 3,, in their Hollywood home. Police said the c.ir. a TOGO black Cadillac, was covered with dust, indicating that it had been parked there for several days. The California Commission has dropped a controversial proposal to give only limited status to individuals testifying al PUC rate cases, it was announced Wednesday.

The proposal would have allowed individual consumers to give, testimony and introduce exhibits, but not to ask questions of other witnesses or get advance copies of other exhibits. Instead, to have full status under the proposed rules, a witness would have had to be represented by an attorney. Noting that private citizens hae traditionally been given full status at the hearings, and in sonTe cases have dramatically contradicted utility company statements, consumer groups had called the proposal a "gag rule." However, PUC Chairman J. P. Yu-kasin Jr.

defended the proposed changes at a State Senate committee hearing March 19, saying. "The right to cross-examine should be restricted to those with a substantial interest." He said the intention was to cope with persons who walk into a hearing and demand the right to cross-examine a witness for several days. Sen. Peter H. Behr (R-San Rafael! suggested to the committee that time limits be placed on cross-examinations.

Sen. Alfred Alquist (T)-San Jose) expressed concern that MAIN Writer marine air with morning cloudiness and fog will prevail over much of Southern California, according to forecaster Oscar Nichols. Nichols said the storms were caused by a westerly flow of cold air aloft over unstable, moist, warm air near the ground. The combination created weak disturbances and cyclonic flows of air, Nichols said. Moisture in the air hcems to be decreasing and there appears little chance of more thunderstorms dev eloping after today, he added.

The thunderstorms struck late Tuesday with little or no advance warning. ricasp Turn (o Tage Col. I RAINS MAY HIT DESERT Lightning, Flash Floods Leave Damage in Southland Valleys Unconscious, Husband Missing BY DICK Time! Staff A series of thunderstorms throughout the statc appeared to be tapering off late Wednesday after leaving a trail of damage from floods and lightning strikes. Heaviest damage was reported in the San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield areas but the iolent storms created havoc in many other interior sections of the state. The National Weather Service said isolated thundershowers may ft rike again in the afternoons today in desert and mountain areas in Southern California.

But the tornado-like, ronditiuns raiding Ihf are pxperted to by Friday and normal spring wrai her--an flow of van, saw dog barking around it. and looked inside. They saw Mrs. King and were unable to rouse her. There were seven dogs in the King van and two outside it barking.

The young men looked around, and on a bench nearby they found a gun belonging to King They went to a nearby state park and informed the ranger, who called the Sonoma County office. Somehow the message was rekned incorrectly, and two deputies s-ent to the scene had word that tampers were in the area. The deputies ap proached the two vans cautiously, thinking they might be occupied In the reported snipers. The four young men noticed tb deputies and thought, they might gunmen, so they took off in their van at high speed. The deputies ran them down by tiring shotgun blasts at.

the tires. After getting the story straight, the deputies sent Mrs. King to the hospital, told Smith they would fix him up with new lires. ami started looking for King. Mrs.

King said her husband h-id fi-hing in the morning but wi not sure what day he had left. The three hitchhikers were. John P. Bradley, Robert Scales, and Gregory McCullnuh, 22. all of 1'pper Darby, pa..