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2 Monday, Jan. 6, 1986, Santo Maria, Tim TT i i XT rf -tm ftw f. i.A!, -if it 0 I I I I I 'IV ,1 -r I TS' PC IF 1 a 1 4 j--rf. us counterparts at Righetti HS take a cruise through the campus amphitheater; and two. students at St.

JOSeph High head for "the dOOr." TimesBrad Bisquera officially mark the end of the traditional two-week holidays' break. From left, trio at Santa Maria HS seems to be "scouting" the campus area; their THOUSANDS of not-too-eager school students, ranging from kindergarten all the way through high school? trooped to classrooms today to County frips-up museum plan the county," he said. Approval by the five-member advisory Architectural Review Committee (ARC), which is made up of two members of the Chamber of Commerce, two Improvement Association members and one Historical Society member, would be a different story, however. "I think maybe it will (be acceptable), but they have decided upon some rigid criteria, and they have been acting like they are not going to flex at all," Cooper said. "Even counties and cities don't remain immobile in the face of arguments; otherwise, the Planning Commission wouldn't be there.

"It would be before. the Board of Supervisors to pass, and that would be it. I hope they will find it in their hearts to be flexible." Cooper emphasized that even if the ARC does not approve the revised plans, the committee is merely an advisory one and would not make a final ruling on the matter. The parking plan will be reconsidered by the project engineer, but Cooper said very few changes will be made to that proposal. "The commission was amenable to that plan," he continued.

"There are some refinements on it that still have more work, such as on Farraday Street, whether cars would head in directly or be at a slant." There are 20 spaces at the museum, located on Sagunto Street, and Cooper said parking will not be affected by the addition since cars do not park at the rear of the building on Madera. Over the past year, the society has accumulated about eight pieces of farm equipment, which have been stored at the homes of members. "Some are not protected as much as we would like to have them, Cooper said. "Time and rust take their toll." By Jill Perry Times Staff Writer SANTA YNEZ The Historical Society must rethink the plans for an addition to its museum after a county Planning Commission continuance last week. Historical Society Treasurer George Cooper wiU meet with the project architect Tuesday to redraw the plans for an antique agriculture equipment building.

The Planning Commission decided Dec. 2 that the building did not follow a county ordinance requiring western theme buildings in the commercial sector of town. The item was continued to Feb. 12, allowing the society time to revise the plans for the temporary building and to alter the parking plans. County ordinances require the building be temporary because it will be located on a setback to the rear of the museum, facing Madera Street.

Santa Ynez Architectural Review Committee Chairman Tom Bohlin-Rcr said the proposed building did not meet the theme standards, and was made of tin with a chain-link fence. "The Architectural Review Committee turned it down three times because, the design ordinance dictates a western theme," Bohlinger said. He noted a parking variance for the building would probably not be granted and hoped those plans would be changed. "Pretty soon, you start giving away parking variances and you don't have any left," he said. Cooper felt certain a new plan would be accepted by the Planning Commission.

"I think we can provide something that will be satisfactory, at least to EPoDnce Foster affordable site to be reviewed by City Council By Jonathan Mann Times Staff Writer The City Council will consider the 40-acre Valley Oaks affordable housing project at Foster and South Rlosser roads at its 7:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday at City Hall. 110 East Cook Street. The council is expected to certify the environmental impact report for the proposed 215-unit project and also consider an amendment to the Land L'se Element of the city's General Plan that would change the site from open space to medium density residential. It will additionally consider a zone change for the site from the present open space designation to mixed densityplanned developmentmedium density residential.

Both changes were denied by the City Planning Commission Dec. 18 at the urging of the Community Development Department and Santa Maria Public Airport District istaff. The denials came despite the pleas of residents in the audience and assurances from officials of the non-profit Santa Barbara Community Housing Corp. that no legal problems would stem from the project. The airport board and staff has vigorously opposed the project, fearing that a site so close to the airport will hamper its growth plans for the future.

The airport plans a new parallel 4.000-fobt runway 700 feet west of the existing main The landing path for that runway will lie over a portion of the Foster Road site. The airport's staff is concerned that the district will be held liable in any legal suits stemming from the noise. At the Dec. 18 meeting, Frank Thompson, executive director of Santa Barbara Community Housing, told the Commission that buyers of the homes at the Foster Road site could be required to sign a legal document holding the airport and the city blameless for any annoyances stemming from increased airport noise. He also said an "avigation easement" which would legally allow flights over the project could be worked out with the airport district.

At that same meeing. Community Development Department Director Bill Orndorff said an alternative site for affordable housing could be obtained through a complex land transaction in which the airport district would buy the 40-acre Foster Rnad site from the city and the city in turn would buy from Santa Barbara Savings an uncompleted 104-lot site just south of Preisker Park. Orndorff said helioped to meet with airport staff today or Tuesday to discuss buying the 40 acres. He may have a difficult time convincing the council to accept the alternative, however. Councilmen Tom Urbanske and Jim May and Mayor George Hobbs have supported the project, while councilmen Curtis Tunnell and Jack Adam have opposed it.

All three proponents on the council have told The Times that they still favor the 40-acre Valley Oaks site despite the City Planning Commision's unanimous vote agains the zone changes. Tax reform bill draws early 'rap' Continued from Page 1 takes a more cautious view. He says tne longer depreciation schedules may cause some slowing in the economy. He also believes the elimation of the investment taxs credirwill affect big capital purchases and hurt industry. One business that will most likely be affected by the tax changes is leasing, a fact that concerns Douglas Pierce.

Pierce owns Pierce Capital a San Luis Obispo-leasing company that does business throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Pierce says the changes in depreciation schedules will defintely affect his business which leases many kinds of equipment to industries including several on the Fortune 500 list. Pierce also says the changes passed by the house could increase his business costs because he will not be allowed to depreciate the value of the various items his company leases such as telephones, computers and air pollution control equipment for factories. Pierce believes the killing of the investment tax credit will hamper the ability of U.S. industry to meet foreign challenges.

"If the investment tax credit is eliminated or substantially reduced." he said, "it's going to to deter the retooling of business equipment which will in effect inhibit business' ability to compete with foreign production. Our production capacity will not be increased, and it will show up in our continuing inbalance of trade." However, Richard Fife, a Santa Maria investment advisor, sees the bill in a positive light despite the fact that it may have a some negative implications. "I see every change as a positive area to work with," he said. "My job is to heop'my clients adapt to that change." Fife does not believe the tax plan will bring a recession, although he says corporations will have to adjust to its provisions. LOMPOC David Dee Garcia was arraigned and charged Friday with second 'degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Robert Hattendorf, said a spokesman for the Lompoc Police Department.

Figueroa. who had also been arrested Wednesday on suspicion of iminler, was released, said Sgt. Harry Heidt. Garcia. 21, a Santa Maria field worker, allegedly stabbed Hattendorf once in the heart after the two had been arguing and fighting in a convenience store in Lompoc, said police.

Metna Lustig. 48, of Lompoc, lost control of her car Sunday on Casmalia Road and rolled down a 20-foot embankment, said Steve Foster of the Santa Maria's California Highway Patrol. The accident occured at 10 a.m. south of Point Sal Road. Lustig's car landed upside down and she sustained a broken left arm.

She was taken to Marian Medical Center where she was treated and released. Trial date set for former Labor Secretary Wayne Vokes, 26. of Santa Maria, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving when he rear-ended Gerald Moxley. 44. of Santa Maria on Skyway Drive, the CHP said.

Vokes was treated for cuts on his forehead at Valley Community Hospital, and released. Moxley was not injured. Earl Lathan. 24, of Lomita, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving when he ran off Highway 135 and landed upside down on Rice Road, said a CHP spokesman. Lathan and passenger Steven Houck, 26, of Los Alamos were injured when Lathan went off the highway.

They were taken to Marian Medical Center. Lathan sustained fascial cuts and Houck a fractured right arm. GROVER CITY John Wesley Marlin, 25, of Grover City was arrested on suspicion of lewd or licentious behavior and attempted oral copulation Sunday morning, said police. The victim was a 13-year-old boy. Marlin was booked in the San Luis Obispo County Jail where bail was set at $7,500.

Residential burglaries occured Friday in the 200 block of West Newlove Drive, the 900 block of North Elm Avenue, the 2100 block of Sinton Road; Saturday in the 700 block of North Vine Street, the 1000 block of West Lee Drive; Sunday in the 600 block of East Central Avenue, the 1600 block of Via Quantico and the 1400 block of North Lincoln Street. 1 Police reported that sometime between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1. someone entered an Alvin School classroom and caused extensive damages to the room estimated to be in excess of $2,000, It is still under investigation.

NEW YORK (UPI) A judge today set Feb. 18 for the kickback trial of former Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan and a Donovan co-defendant, construction executive Ronald Schiavone, announced he would act as his own attorney. Justice John Collins said jury selection would begin in state Supreme Court in the Bronx on Feb. 18. He also set Feb.

10 for an "audiblity hearing" on the contents of tapes obtained by wiretaps for use in the trial. Donovan, the first sitting Cabinet member indicted for criminal ac-. tions, was not in the courtroom. He resigned from President Reagan's Cabinet in March 1985 to fight the charge, five months after he, nine other men and two corporations were indicted. SM man pockets $36,100 By Jonathan Mann Times Staff Writer ffft till 1 4 If 1 DAN ALVES of Santa Maria, left, a syndicated TV game show.

He is civilian engineer at Vandenberg Air shown with another contestant in a Force Base and resident of Santa photo taken from a television broad-Maria, was a big winner on a recent cast. Santa Maria Times limaPublisher For the last three evenings of America watched Dan Alves continue on what appeared to be an endless roll. As various trivia questions were thrown his way on the TV quiz show "Jeopardy." the Santa Maria missile engineer quickly answered many of them correctly, thereby earning thousands of dollars more than other contestants. That is. until his adrenaline ran out on the fourth show that aired Jan.

1. and theother contestants were able to answer the questions a little quicker. Perhaps I could have been saved by a cup of coffee." he said. Nonetheless, he still managed to win $36,100 minus 20 percent in federal taxes. enough to pay off both his and his wife's debts plus send his parents to Hawaii for a week.

Alves said it wouldn't have happened had it not been for his wife. "My wife hounded me into sending a letter," he said. He soon heard from the Dm Imn Executive Editor Tm MliMjAdvenising Mgr. Ik irttMr.lacifioii Arfuarticinn IWS4I-7M Santa Matia Imi 3100 Sknm BriM production company which invited him to Los Angeles for an interview. He was then culled out of the approximately 30 others who had applied through an audition process.

First he had to take a written exam to see how knowledgeable he was. he was required to audition in a mock version of the game. At the end of the process, he was one of six contestants finally selected to actually appear on the show. Taking two vacation days to make his appearance at the studios of KTLA. channel 5, Alves taped the shows for two days in early September.

"It cost me two days of vacation time, and I obviously made up for it," he said. job at Vandenberg Air Force Base where he is chief of the flight termination systems branch. Throughout the taping of the shows. Alves said he remained calm. "It wasn't my money," he explained.

If he chooses to ever appear on a game show again he will have to wait a while, for he is precluded from appearing on any game show for one year and from Jeopardy for five. The father of three children and stepfather to three others, Alves served as a reserve officer in the Air Force for 10 years until 1974 when he was discharged. He is presently a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force reserve. Alves attributes his success in the game to his avid and wide-range of reading which he says he has done since he was a child. He also says he has a good memory'.

"Funny things seem to stick in my mind." he said. This combination gave him much self-assurance, for while one of his fellow contestants prepared for the game by reading Trivial Pursuit cards, Alves said he began the game cold, without any preparation whatsoever. He added that his strongs subjects in the game were technical things, history and movies. And he was particularly strong on questions that required some mathematical background, a reflection of his Sw biwtCirculation Director Dm bnetOftice Manager Dm TntProduction Manager ImertPrfc Press Room Foreman JANUARY 1QH ui n. Mana.

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