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'Nuisance9 water purity tests cause state EID to tile suits Purity rules in question 3 years old Times Las Cruces Bureau LAS CRUCES A burning match warmed the faucet's opening, turning the shiny chrome black. Then, a hand turned the water on, placed a glass container beneath the faucet and filled the jar with water. The simple sterilization of the cet and the subsequent inspection of the water coming out of the tap is the easiest, yet most forgotten, phase of the Environmental Improvement Division's book of water statutes. Once in a jar, the water is sent to New Mexico State University, where the water is analyzed to determine if contaminants have reached an unhealthy level. If the water is found to satisfy state standards, the public water supplier is given a notice of compliance.

If not, the water supply is cited and suppli- Please see Rules, Page 2B) much stubborness as it is not knowing what the law is." Before the regulations were approved, Hendrickson says, monthly tests still were conducted. Only now there are more requirements a public water supplier like Lunt must satisfy. The regulations governing the water pumped by these smaller water systems include stringent levels for nine contaminates. Lunt calls it "overregulation." "There are hazards in everything we do. That well has been pumping water since 1959.

It's the same water every month. (The regulations) make it more and more discouraging to stay in business." Lunt, who built the trailer park's companion business, Sierra Ice and Water, from the ground up, said he has been cited before for violations. "What happened in my case is I had (Please see Suits, Page 2B) compliance with fairly new water regulations. The current water laws were adopted by the Environmental Improvement Board in March 1977. The suits filed two weeks ago by the EID represent the first action taken against those public water systems who appear to be violating the rules.

"We figure three years of education on the regulations is long enough and they should know to get them done," EID Environmentalist Charles Hen-drickson says. "We haven't been able to get the number of violations down, so maybe this is the way to do it." Since the more rigid requirements were adopted, the local EID office has averaged between three and four violations a month. Hendrickson blames many of the violations on confusion surrounding the rules. "A lot of people don't understand (the regulations). I don't think it's so By BILL CELIS Timet Staff Writer LAS CRUCES toward Lunt sat in the dusty confines the Sierra Ice and Water office, when the bespectacled 72-year-old man stid state regulations regarding water tests are a "nuisance." Lunt is one of three Lai Cruces public water suppliers being sued by the Environmental Improvement Division for violating state laws mandating tests for water purity.

Lunt's Trailer Park, Holly Gardens Mobile Park and the Hanger Lake Water System were cited by the EID Sept. 23 for failure to conduct the tests. The three will be tried in Magistrate Court Tuesday. If found guilty, they could be fined up to $100 or sent to jail for up to six months. The suits represent a stepped-up effort by the Las Cruces EID District to bring the 106 public water suppliers in Dona Ana and Sierra counties into iTimn staff photo by Luis Vilialobosi PURITY TESTS USE WATER STRAIGHT FROM THE FAUCET Section apL SflDtmitlln w(Btt Sunday, October 5, 1980 Page 1-B Space hall of fame honors four A A Clyde W.

Tombaugh, professor emeritus at New Mexico State University and the discoverer of Pluto, talked with NMSU Regent Rudy Apodaca during the dedication of the Tombaugh Space Instruction Center Saturday morning in Alamogordo. That afternoon, Tombaugh, Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford, William Pickering and the late David Martyn were inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame. loped one of the world's best planetary observatories.

He officially retired in 1973 but still spends many hours in his campus office. A few hours after the dedication, ceremonies got under way a few yards up the hill at the Space Hall of Fame. James Doohan, Scotty of "Star Trek" fame, was on hand to sign autographs and pose for pictures with admirers young and old. The U.S. Air Force Academy Band performed a brief concert for the crowd of about 550 people who sat in the bright sun for the ceremonies.

Tombaugh also was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his work as an astronomer. Joining him was retired Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford, who was the commander of the Apollo 10 lunar mission. The Apollo 10 flight, made in May 1969, was the first flight of the lunar module to the moon.

That mission cleared the way for the Apollo 11 lunar landing later that year. Stafford, who has logged more than 500 hours in space, also was commander of the joint U.S.-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz space mission, when American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts met in space for the first time. William Pickering was the third inductee. Pickering, now retired, was director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was under his supervision that the important aerospace missions Ranger, Mariner, and Surveyor were undertaken.

Inducted posthumously was David Martyn, an Australian who (Please see Space, Page 2B) By DOUG McCLELLAN Times Staff Writer ALAMOGORDO The International Space Hall of Fame hasn't hosted anything like it since its opening four years ago. A slew of dignitaries and visitors were on hand for the space hall's fifth annual induction ceremonies. Four men joined the 43 scientists and astronauts already honored at the space museum. The space hall conducted a free "open house" for the public from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., which drew more than 1,700 tourists, a space hall spo-keswoman said Saturday night.

The five-story "golden cube," which sits on the edge of the mountains and is quite visible across the Tularosa Basin, was missing one of its gold-tinted panes of glass. From a distance, the absence made the building look like a kid lacking a front tooth. But this kid was grinning broadly. Earlier Saturday morning, a $1.5 million space instruction center, which will house the only planetarium in this part of New Mexico, was dedicated in honor of New Mexico State University professor emeritus Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto.

At the dedication, Dr. Gerald Thomas, president of New Mexico State University, said the building is an example of the university's "constant leadership in forward-looking, innovative programs." The space instruction center, which besides the planatarium houses three classrooms, a geology laboratory, medical technology laboratory and a solar heating plant, fh "3 fly (Timet tuff photos by Doug Meridian i is a joint project of the hall of fame and the university. The 74-year-old Tombaugh, sitting in the front row of the honored guests, smiled during the entire Tombaugh discovered the elusive ninth planet in February 1930 while working at Lowell Observatory. He was then a self-taught astronomer. His discovery won for him a four-year scholarship to the University of Kansas, from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1936 and master's degree in 1939.

During his tenure at New Mexico State University, Tombaugh deve 'Scotty' says U.S. should 'Trek on DOROTHY RUNNELS Alamo office open Mrs. Runnels in Alamogordo: 'The choice9 Times New Mexico Staff ALAMOGORDO Spunky Dorothy Runnels told Alamogor-doans Saturday she represents "the choice" in November's general election. Mrs. Runnels, seeking to take the place of her late husband, Rep.

Harold Runnels, told a reporter she plans to continue her husband's work and will keep his staff if elected. Several of bis former staff members, in fact, are campaigning actively for Mrs. Runnels. Mrs. Runnels was in Alamogordo Friday night and all day Saturday attending many of the events sponsored by the International Space Hall of Fame and presiding at the opening of her Alamogordo headquarters, 913 New York Saturday afternoon.

Democratic contender David King, who thus far is the only candidate officially on the ballot, was also in town Friday. Mrs. Runnels was asked to respond to King's statement that he was the only candidate discussing the issues. t1 gram and wants to do all he can to promote the program. "The Congress and Senate don't seem to realize that, without the moon program, we would have fallen flat on our faces," said the actor, who with his wife, two sons and two dogs now lives near Los Angeles.

He warns that the Soviet Union is outspending this country in space research and says we are now falling far behind. "We've got to find out now where we're going to go" with the space program, Doohan said. His stint as Scotty was financially rewarding. But Doohan said that as a result of the show's popularity he has definitely been typecast in Hollywood. (Please see Dooban, Page 2B) Times New Mexico Staff ALAMOGORDO James Duo-han's interest in space arose many years before he became famous as Scotty of the television series "Star Trek." The Canadian-born Doohan, talking Saturday minus the Scottish accent that was one of his trademarks in NBC's popular science fiction show, said he discovered Buck Rodgers when he was about 6 years old.

Since then, Doohan said, he has always been interested in the "science" of science fiction. Doohan was a guest at Saturday's induction ceremonies at the International Space Hall of Fame. He accepted the invitation to attend, he said, because he believes in a stepped-up national space pro fif A The people of the 2nd Congres- rV- slonal Dlstnct are not "Crested I smyfM-io I JAMES DOOHAN SIGNS PICTURE FOR JOB, CENTER, AND SHAWN LEVESQUE OF ALAMO ('lew ee Runnels, Page 2B) both left and right. His efforts to persuade rich nations to take on themselves responsibility for improving the lot of the poor hasn't endeared him to any conservative cause, to say the least. And back when he continued to serve as defense secretary, after the Kennedy assassination and the ascension of Lyndon Johnson to the presidency, the Vietnam War protesters excoriated McNamara with a vengeance it never leveled even at the right-wing, "go-in-there-arrd'-wipe-'em-out" people.

In retrospect, I guess, the McNamara strategy of calculated acceleration of the war in hopes of a strictly limited victory wasn't so smart. But God never did guarantee that doing the right thing would bring a person or a nation success, great riches and As a matter of (Please see Up front Page 2B) posed to the bluster and profiling you usually see creeping through, got my attention. Besides, my snap judgment told me that beneath his technocratic exterior beat the soul of a complete and complex man. So I wasn't too surprised to read in the papers that McNamara, about to complete 13 years as president of the World Bank, broke down and wept as he addressed the annual joint meeting of the bank and the International Monetary Fund on the obligation of rich nations to do more to fight poverty. There still are 1.3 billion people more than a quarter of the world's population living in countries where the per capita income is less than $200 a year, McNamara told the 141-nation assembly.

And while he was critical of the aid efforts of most industrial nations, he reserved the term "disgraceful" for the record of the United States. The United States, he said, is doing less to help fight poverty in relation to its wealth than any other non-communist industrial nation. "Sustaining the attack on poverty," he said, "is not an economic luxury but a continuing social and moral responsibility." Several months ago, in a casual conversation, a professor who keeps up to date on philosophical and socio economic matters told me the intellectual community has been quite disappointed with McNamara's performance as head of the World Bank in channeling money to nations and peoples most in need. If this is true whether the fault lies in judgments and policies instituted by McNamara it seems like virtually his entire career as a public servant has had him under fire from If any of us were able to know truly know the politicians and other public figures whom we read and hear about and vote for or against, we would probably be astonished at the manner of person each really is. We don't truly get to know even those with whom we daily rub elbows.

If you get right down to it, we don't even know ourselves half the time, and about a third of the rest of the time we might just as soon not own up to the acquaintanceship. So the illusions we see up there on center stage are probably as much creations of our own wistfulness as they are of their press agentry, wouldn't you say? Maybe you wouldn't say it. Maybe most people feel pretty sure of their perceptions even if they do have to peer through the fog and pettifoggery of the image-builders. For my part, though, I'd just as soon trust my instincts and my prejudices. If they're wrong, well, nobody's going to prove it.

Even if they were proved wrong, history probably would reverse the judgment, then reverse it back again a time or two before settling on a correct one, and by then who would care? So if you like somebody, you might as well just go ahead and like them never mind what the learned commentators say about them. These have been my feelings about Robert McNamara almost from the day he first stepped onto the national stage as President Kennedy's secretary of defense. He came to Kennedy's attention as head of Ford Motor a genius in computer analysis and such. Ordinarily, a guy like that wouldn't arouse any quick stirrings of enthusiasm on my part. But his no-nonsense approach to high-level matters, as op up front by Ed Foster Timei Columnut 1.