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2 Thursday. July 7. 1988 VC Cos Angeles gimes Ventura Pier Section Opens, but Ultimate Fate Is Unclear I If i 10) City Clerk Accuses Fillmore Manager of Harassment Fillmore City Clerk Noreen Withers has accused City Manager Stan Greene of sexual harassment in a complaint filed with the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Two other city employees Linda Nash, a secretary in the Planning Department, and Barbara Adams, an account clerk said this week that they also plan to file complaints with the state. Nash and Adams also have lodged complaints with Local 501 of the Operating Engineers, a union that represents Fillmore city workers.

None of the women would elaborate on their complaints, which are to be discussed in a closed City Council meeting tonight. "As far as I'm concerned, it's between the City Council and myself." Withers said. Allegations Denied Greene, 52, was unavailable for comment, but has denied the allegations. The council, which first learned, of the accusations two weeks ago, directed its attorneys to conduct an inquiry. Results will be disclosed to council members at tonight's meeting, said Councilman Roger Campbell.

One of the first steps the Department of Fair Employment and Housing takes in response to sexual harassment complaints is to try to arrange a no-fault settlement, according to Ted Herzberg, district director. Greene was appointed city manager last month after serving as interim manager since James F. Rupp left the post in March. The council offered Greene tho job, which he had not sought, without considering about 70 other applicants. Greene was assistant city manager in Oxnard for two years, and has served as an interim administrator in Simi Valley.

DAVID BUTOW Los Angeles Times Friends will miss Juanita Kallmeyer, whose poetry spoke of peace and the environment, when she leaves Santa Paula for Whittier. A Humanist Departs Fire Still Burns in Gentle Peace Activist but the Years, Finally, Exact a Toll congressmen and college students and with like-minded Ventura County citizens she calls her "constituents." She does not dwell on her troubles. Her husband, Dutch, died last March. Recently, she injured her back, and is occasionally jolted by shooting pains. Managing on her own is becoming a riskier proposition, so, in a couple of weeks, she'll take her leave of Santa Paula and move in with her daughter, Patricia Buck, a nurse in Whittier.

Friends, neighbors and community leaders say she'll be sorely missed. "We'll miss her insight into the world's problems and her enthusiasm for sharing her beliefs," said Marianne Ratcliff, editor of the Santa Paula Daily Chronicle, in reference to the more than 150 poems, opinion pieces and letters by Kallmeyer that have been published in the Chronicle during the last 10 years. "She calls here frequently to talk to the reporters and the editors sometimes about new ideas she has, but often just to say 'thank you' for printing her poems and letters. We hope she'll send us more," Ratcliff added. Until her recent back injury, Kallmeyer would get up long before dawn, writing her thoughts on paper or using a tape recorder to capture the words that would swirl in her head.

Then, at sunrise, she would put her intellectual tasks aside and put her body to work. Dressed in a child's blanket-pa-jama suit, the 4-foot, 10-inch Kallmeyer would warm up with 300 bounces and twists on a homemade trampoline in her garage, jog several laps up and down her long gravel driveway, and finish up with a calisthenic routine indoors. She credits the rigorous exercise with giving her the energy to pursue her favorite avocation-writing poetry laden with pleas for nuclear disarmament and an ecologically sound environment. "We're running out of time," says Kallmeyer. "If we don't change our thinking soon, we're going to destroy this planet of ours." While her message is hardly new, her presentation has drawn notice.

"A woman who's 92 years old, who's espousing peace and putting herself on the line in a very active way, even though she's subject to scorn and criticism and being dismissed, deserves to be listened to," says Carole Hemingway, a Los Angeles radio talk -show host who has read Kallmeyer's letters and poems on the air. "Juanita Kallmeyer is saying something important and she says it well," Hemingway said. "She's the kind of person we should be listening to." Dr. Bernard Lown, co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the organization that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, offered her the same sort of testimonial. Poetry Praised "I was deeply moved by your letter," he wrote her in 1986.

"The fortitude to continue the struggle at 90 is a testament of profound human commitment. Your poems are a powerful means of organizing people, of reaching the uncommitted and of bringing the human family a mite closer. Dr. E. Chazov, a peace activist in the Soviet Union, agreed.

"It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I learned about your tireless efforts, at 90, to promote the noblest cause world peace," he wrote in response to one of Kallmeyer's notes. "For me and my colleagues in the Soviet Committee of Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, your endeavors are a source of inspiration and optimism." The poetry she unleashes on a mailing list of about 40 peace activists, politicians, scientists, students, college administrators and friends makes its point in no uncertain terms: "We know that peace-mongering is not very profitable, But we'd better shine it up and Please see KALLMEYER, Page 4 By JEFF GORDINIER, Times Staff Writer Two and a half years after the ravages of a winter storm forced its closing, the Ventura Pier will reopen Friday at 8:30 a.m. In a brief, low-key ceremony, State Park District Supt. Steve Treanor will open 1,200 feet of the popular relic for fishing and strolling. The end of the pier will remain closed to the public.

The state of California, which has owned the pier since 1949, has spent eight months and $150,000 replacing the structure's deck, rails and piles. But Treanor said those repairs are only an interim measure to clamp the pier together until city and state officials decide what to do with it. "The work that's been done is just basic Band-Aid work," Treanor said. "There's been no resolution on whether or not total renovation will be done at all." Treanor estimated that a complete overhaul would cost the state $2.5 million and demolishing the pier would cost $500,000. He said the state will probably do the latter unless the city of Ventura takes over ownership of the 117-year-old jetty, an option that requires not only funds but a plan to bring additional commercial development to the pier.

Such development could generate the $115,000 needed each year for maintenance and emergency reserves. The pier has been wrestling with both the elements and the economy since it opened in 1872. High waves destroyed the wharf five years after opening day, and again in 1914 and 1926. After a 1934 fire, high costs drowned all hope to make the pier a bustling commercial dock. When the pier took its last beating in 1986, a local Pier Steering Committee collected 15,000 signatures from citizens urging the state to repair the pier, and issued a report in June, 1987, suggesting that the time had come for the pier to change hands.

Guided-Missile Cruiser to Arrive in Port Hueneme The USS Valley Forge, an Aegis-equipped guided-missile cruiser and sister ship to the USS Vincennes, will coast into Port Hueneme this morning as bagpipes play at dockside. The ship will be the centerpiece for a four-day celebration as the Naval Ship Weapons Systems Engineering Station marks its 25th anniversary. The Valley Forge is one of seven ships now outfitted with Aegis, a sophisticated $525 -million system designed both to detect enemy aircraft and aim missiles toward them. The system is the one used by the Vincennes in the Persian Gulf last weekend. The ship mistakenly shot down an Iranian commercial airliner, killing all 290 passengers and crew members aboard.

A congressional inquiry into the tragedy will focus on, among other things, flaws in the Aegis system. Dressed in regimental kilts, Ox-nard's Glean Lyon Pipe and Drum Band will serenade the Valley' Forge when it arrives at 9 a.m. from San Diego. The USS Fox, a Terrier missile cruiser, will follow the Valley Forge and dock at 10 a.m. Station employees and their families will tour the ships Friday.

The vessels will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. With an annual budget of more than $196 million and a payroll of $74 million, the Port Hueneme engineering unit is one of the military's primary locations for the development of missile and weapons systems.

When it was established on July 8, 1963, the station ran on a budget of $7 million. VENTURA COUNTY flosAngeteaSfimes Ventura Editorial and Advertising Offices: 5200 Valentine Road, Suite 105 Ventura, 93003 Phone (805) 658-5500 Westlake Village Editorial Office: 2659 Townsgate Road, Suite 101 Westlake Village, 91361 Phone (8051 495-7007 (818) 889-3922 Los Angeles Office: Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, 90053 Phone toll free (800) 528-4637 Robert Rawitch, Suburban Editor Steve Chawkins, Ventura County Editor By ANDREA TROUTMAN he is an unabashed humanist. A color poster of the planet Earth hangs in the entryway of her Santa Paula home. She embraces visitors with a grip surprisingly strong for a 92-year-old, and sits as close to them as she can, reminding them "we're huddling for humanity." An exuberant nude adorns a living room wall and a copy of Mother Jones magazine sits on the coffee table. Juanita Kallmeyer speaks spiritedly of the Rev.

Jesse Jackson (she's a big fan) the bomb, youth and the future. She speaks more matter-of-factly about her impending move from the house from which she has dispensed poetry and propaganda, all in the name of peace, and become something of a symbol of grass-roots goodness over the last three decades. Failing Eyesight "It's going to be tough leaving my home and relying on other people after taking care of the' world all of these years," Kallmeyer said with a laugh. "I've always been so independent. But I'm programming my computer to think positively." It already is.

Kallmeyer, who is nearly blind, maintains a brisk, optimistic correspondence with leaders of the peace movement in the United States and the Soviet Union, with Calendar Announcements of events open to the public may be mailed to 5200 Valentine Road, Suite 105, Ventura 93003. Please give the time, day, date and place; the name of the sponsoring organization, and a phone number where someone can be reached for additional information, and mail the announcement at least 10 days in advance. Ventura Rock 'n' Roll At the Ventura Theatre this week: Robin Trower at 8 tonight, Social Distortion at 9 p.m. Friday, America at 9 p.m. Saturday; 26 S.

Chestnut St. ($17.50 for Trower and America, $12.50 for Social Distortion; information 805-648-1936). Channel Islands Every weekend, park rangers lecture on various topics, including 7:30 p.m. Friday, a talk on how to protect the isjands' rare species; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, pelicans; 2 p.m.

Sunday, sea birds; Visitors' Center, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura Harbor, 1901 Spinnaker Drive (free; information 805-644-8157). Snorkeling The Ventura Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a snorkeling camp-out on Anacapa Island on Friday to Sunday; campers must be at least 9 years old ($50, pre-registration required; information 805-654-7837). Stock Cars Motocross races begin at 6 p.m. Saturday (gates open at 5 p.m.); Ventura Raceway, Ventura County Fairgrounds, Main Arena ($5 adults, $3 children; in LURE: Developer Sweetens His Offer Continued from Page 1 dorsed the earlier proposal, hoped Ag Land's new offer would put the city back in the running for what many believe will someday be the county's first four-year public university. "It certainly has to be considered an additional carrot before them," said Mayor Nao Takasugi, adding that he thought the council would support the development sought by Ag Land.

"It's a much sweeter proposal." Besides the donation of land and cash. White said he thought the offer would be viewed favorably by Cal State because the proposed site was no longer on the north side of Gonzales Road, but on the south side, farther from nearby landfills. Unimproved Land Should Cal State want to expand the facility, more than 200 acres of unimproved land, selling for $30,000 to $50,000 an acre, borders the parcel. White said. In addition, he argued that developing the largely flat property would be a more prudent use of educational dollars than investing heavily in construction on the steep, coastal ranch.

"It would seem to me that economy and accessibility are going to be more important to these students than a view of the ocean," White wrote. "We are, after all, not talking about a private university such as Pepperdine, but, rather, a facility which will help the disadvantaged better their lot in life." Cal State is in the third year of its search for a Ventura County campus, which initially is planned to serve 2,000 to 3,000 third- and fourth-year students. The university has until July, 1990, to buy a site or risk losing the approximately $7 million budgeted for it by the Legislature. Volunteering Diabetes volunteers The Ventura County chapter of the American Diabetes Assn. needs volunteers to help with typing, envelope stuffing and mailings.

For information, call (805) 987-1323. Adobe Docents The Olivas Adobe is looking for volunteers to give tours, help with special events, do research and work on special conservation projects. Other programs include an outreach program to children in area schools, fund-raisers and instruction in skills such as weaving and corn grinding. Workers are expected to put in eight hours each month. For more information, call (805)644-4346.

If your nonprofit organization needs volunteers, please send a letter outlining your requirements to Volunteering. Los Angeles Times. 5200 Valentine Road. Ventura 93003. Listings will change weekly formation 805 656 -1 1 22 Storytelling Bring a blanket and beach chair to the Olivas Adobe, 4200 Olivas Park Drive, at 7 p.m.

Saturday to hear tales both tall and short $2.50 adults, $1 children; information 805-654-7837). Art Exhibit "Incidents in Nature," serigraphs, oils and water-colors by Lee Hodges; reception at 6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays through July at The Gallery, 576 E.

Main St. (free; information 805-648-1235). Art Exhibit '-Oxnard artist Sheila Goldberg presents an exhibit of serigraphs, acrylics, etchings and ceramic sculptures until Aug. 8 at the Doubletree Hotel, 2055 Harbor Blvd. (free; information 805-648-5882).

Indian Art Tom Hoskinson's "Rock Art of the Hohokam," photographs of Indian rock paintings, will be on display until Aug. 12 in the atrium of the Administration Building, Ventura County Government Center, 800 S. Victoria 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (free; information 805-654-3964).

West Remembered Paintings and sketches by Edward Bor-ein, a member of the Cowboy Hall of Fame who is known as the "cowpuncher artist," will be displayed; Ventura County Museum of History and Art (closed Mondays), 100 E. Main St. (free; information 805-653-0323). Oxnard Oktoberfest Pageant will be held at the Oxnard Civic Auditorium, 800 Hobson Way; talent competition at 2 p.m. Saturday, finals at 7:30 p.m.

(talent $5, finals $12, combined ticket $15; information 805-486-2424). Triathlon The 1988 Bud Light Triathlon starts at 7 a.m. July 24 at Oxnard State Beach Park with a 1.5 -kilometer ocean swim, followed by a 40-kilometer bike ride and an 8-kilometer run ($40 entry fee, registration deadline July 20; information 805-984-4643). CamarilBo Bluegrass The Phil Salazar Band will appear in concert at 4 p.m. July 17 in Constitution Park, 601 Carmen Drive; picnics are welcome (free; information 805-583-8600).

Moorpark Astronomy Dennis Leatart will lecture on "Summer Stars and Constellations," the seventh in a series of talks; 8:30 p.m. Friday; Carlsberg Amphitheater at Charles Temple Observatory, Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road information 805 378 -1 4 1 0 Melodrama In Frank Roach's play, "El Zerro," Don Luego fights a corrupt tax fiend who rules 18th-century Los Angeles; 7 p.m. Thursday and Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. Saturday through July 23; Moorpark Melodrama, 45 E.

High St. ($9.50, $7 children, seniors on Thursday, Sunday and Saturday matinee, group rates; information 805-529-1212). Simi Valley Block Party The Simi Valley Historical Society will take a look at old street signs in the Strathearn Historical Park, 137 Strathearn Place, and hold a yard sale; 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday (free, street signs cost $10; information 805-526-6453). Santa Paula Pro Wrestling Stars from the World Wrestling Federation will put on a match at the Santa Paula High School gym; a portion of the earnings will benefit the local Little League; 8 p.m.

July 16 ($12, information 805-525-4527). Dylan Thomas "Under Milk Wood," a Dylan Thomas play that describes one day in a Welsh village, is directed by Deborah LaVine; 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays, July 15 to Aug. Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 S.

7th St. ($8.50, $7 students, seniors; information 805-525-4645). Thousand Oaks Boys Choir Les Petits Chan-teurs de Monaco, the boys choir from the Cathedral of Monaco, will perform a concert of sacred music at St. Paschal Baylon Church, 155 E. Janss Road; 8 p.m.

Wednesday (free; information 805-495-1269). Pageant The Miss California.