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Dead Hell's Angel's house burns April 25, 1977 Mr S.F. EXAMINER Page 3 Some who say fire will turn into water looked like someone set out to do away with everything' if- By James Schermerhorn LAKEPORT (AP) The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has burned more than 1,800 acres of dense brush in an effort to recharge Lakeport's three wells. Proponents of the plan say the Firemen said that at 1:42 a.m. they received the first of many phone calls from the neighbors awakened by a series of explosions.

The first firemen on the scene, six minutes after the call, found the house engulfed in flames and called for more equipment. Three engines and a fire truck responded. Flames were quieted only to flare up again, a neighor said. Mil -i 'tie burned brush goes into a dormant state, and the roots stop sucking up water that gravity should then pull downward to nourish the water-, bearing strata in which the wells are sunk. By yesterday, no increase in well levels was noticed.

But proponents said the burn wasn't big enough. They recommend 15,000 acres. They said that in 1959, an accidental fire burned over 12,000 acres in the same watershed, and the wells rose so high that water rationing was ended. Bureau of Land Management officials said they were worried about erosion, however, so they tried to limit the burning to ridge-tops, that are now to be reseeded. The burning, in the Cow Mountain Recreation Area, was controlled by crews working under the State Department of Forestry.

State officials said one result was wide firebreaks that may help control accidental fires this summer. The burn plan was endorsed by Lakeport and Lake County. 3, i Friday they buried Harry the Horse's shiny black motorcycle. It was to honor Harry Flam-buris, slain chief of the S.F. Hell's Angels, and to keep anyone else from having it, fellow members of the Angels said at the graveside ceremonies.

Early yesterday, someone burned down his Daly City house as well. The fire, clearly arson, authorities said, had about 10 gal-Ions of gasoline to feed it. The gas was poured into the rear basement of the two-story home, and a flaming object thrown in to set it off. When queried by the Examiner, Daly City police said it would be hours before they would be able to provide any information at all on the fire. Neighbors and firemen, however, were able to give details immedi-( ateiy.

"We heard the house was full of beautiful antiques and paintings. And the blue van he used to carry his motorcycle was still in the driveway. It hadn't been moved since he died. "It looked like someone set out to do away with everything he owned." Daly City Fire Department arson investigators are still on the case. sir, Brown meets Mexico chief, asks fuel aid TIJUANA (UPI) Gov.

Brown and President Jose Lopez Portillo of Mexico have concluded "very frank" discussions aimed at getting natural gas for California from its neighbors to the south. Brown and Lopez Portillo agreed to a second meeting in the future, a spokesman said. California's need to find more energy resources and Mexico's desire to strengthen its economy dominated discussions between Lopez Portillo and Brown in their first meeting Saturday. Lopez Portillo told Brown that until the economic disparity between the two nations is reduced there will be a problem of Mexicans migrating illegally northward. The two also discussed narcotics smuggling and cultural exchanges.

Brown, who said it was "unclear" how much natural gas Mexico might supply the state, mentioned a timetable of "two, three, maybe four years." Gray Davis, Brown's executive secretary, said the governor and Lopez Portillo agreed to meet again, probably in California. i I Ili i 11 Firemen were on the scene five hours. The house was a virtual shell when it was over, and the blue Chevrolet van in the driveway was damaged. Flamburis, 37, and a woman companion, Dannette Barrett, 20, were found bound and shot to death in the home Jan. 6.

His biking companions turned out 300 strong for his funeral procession through The City a week later. A smaller group last Friday buried his bike with his body. One neighbor yesterday said she hoped the neighborhood would be quieter now. "People were kind of scared." an lYanrtero Examiner Published by San Francisco Eiamincr Divltion The Hearst Corporation 110 Fifth Streat, San Francisco, Calilornla 94119 Sacond Class postage paid at San Francisco Carrier delivery afternoon and Sunday Monthly S6.25 Afternoon only Monthly 4 50 Telephones Editorial 777-2424 Want ads 777-7777 Advertising 777-5700 Circulation 777-7800 For horns delivery in other areas -ee local directory WHAT'S LEFT OF HARRY'S HOUSE AND VAN No one knows who set it on fire or why First at I. Magnin! And Mr, Lane will be here to greet you Monday, April 25, from 1 1 :00 A.M.

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White crackle glaze ceramic and golden metal eye plaque on hempen cord 27.50. The collection in 14 karat yellow gold and semi-precious stones 17.50 to 350.00. Jewelry Employe discount Consumer heat on By James A. Finefrock and A. Fumiko Nakao A complaint to the state Public Utilities Commis-.

sion seeks to stop $3 million a year in discounts to "wealthy other employes of The complaint, which consumer advocates filed today, charges that the 25 per cent discount grants its employes on gas and electricity bills "heats swimming pools, lights tennis courts, and heats 15- room Atherton mansions at 75 degrees." One (unidentified) top management person, the complaint says, spent more than $150 a month for gas and electricity and was "rewarded" with a $458.15 annual discount. Such discounts are both unlawful and against the public interest, the complaint says. The complaint was prepared by Public Advocates, Inc. on behalf of American G.I. Forum, League of United Latin American Citizens, Mexican-American Political Association, San Francisco Consumer Action and "36 energy conserving ratepayers and potential ratepayers." It was drawn up "in response to President Carter's calling upon this nation to sacrifice, prevent excessive consumption, and eliminate special privileges," according to the complaint.

The complaint estimates that the employe discount will cost ratepayers at least $3 million this year and could cost them as much as $50 million over the next decade. The complaint was prepared as an attempt to intervene in an August 1976 rate hike decision that left several matters, including employe discounts, to be decided later. says it has calculated the cost to the ratepayer in the long run would be higher if the discounts were discontinued, since the discounts have always been part of its employes' benefit packages. has not taken a formal position on whether to support discontinuing the discount, spokesman Dennis Pooler said. He said the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which represents many employes, was pursuing the matter.

The discount came to public attention in September 1975 when the PUC acknowledged its existence, and added: "These discounts were (for many years), at a time of abundant energy and stable utility rates, countenanced as an innocuous tax-free fringe benefit Under present conditions, however, these discounts tend to discourage conservation and, to increase compensation each time rates are increased." The PUC, however, took no action to halt the discount. Today's complaint says the discount is directly counter to section 453 of the state PUC code: "No public utility shall, as to rates make or grant any preference or advantage to any corporation or person The top executive energy user consumed five times as much electricity and gas as the average customer. In all, 84 per cent of its executives used more energy than the average customer. The complaint seeks PUC action to: Cancel the employe discount, but protect retired employes. Compel management employes, depending on income, to return discounts for one or three previous years.

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