The Yuma Daily Sun from Yuma, Arizona • Page 1

TRUCKS COLLIDE ON MESA SEEVICE COPY I PHOTO I CO C-0. I OLD MEN SFI ELD ED VOOSTEH, OH 3 Children Die in Yuma Crash REMOVING BODY rescue worker at the scene of the triple-fatality accident this morning digs sand from underneath one of the bodies. Three young children died in the crash between a pickup and a semi on the Yuma mesa. Additional photo Page 24. (Sunfoto) New YRMC Building Needs City Fire Code Compliance The hospital building under construction at Yuma Regional Medical Center can't be licensed- to operate unless it complies with city fire codes, according to a state health official.

The subject of compliance came up last week at a meeting between the City Council and Hospital District Board President Dale Webb, M.D. The city had hospital plans checked with a California organization, the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO. A report from the ICBO contained over 100 instances of noncompliance with the city fire code, according to City Planner George Brenner. He said the on ly in formation received from the architects for the project, Varney, Sexton and Sydnor, was a letter stating the plans complied with the code. The city has also received a letter from the Arizona Health Dept.

asking the city to certify the building does comply with the fire code. Brenner told Webb at the meeting last week the city can- not do that on just the as- suraccs of the architect. He said the city had not received evidence of change orders in the plans to show the building would conform to fire regulations. Thomas Wood, manager of the survey and construction section of the Health said the department will not license the building until it receives certification from the city. A meeting is scheduled for I p.m.

today to between city officials, Webb and the architect to discuss the issue further. James Rolle handed the presidential reins to Theodore Moeller last night after serving ns president of the Board of. Trustees for Yuma Elementary School Dist. 1 for 27 years. Rolle nominated his successor, and the nomination passed unanimously.

"I thought it was time to rotate these offices around a bit," Rolle told The Sun. "1 think Moeller will make a very good officer." The Yuma attorney, whose term ends this year, is starting his 40th year on the Board. When asked if he would seek re-election next year, Rolle said that he had not decided one way or the other. Moeller was elected to the Board in the November general election. He had served one year after he was appointed to replace Frank Love lust Jan- uary.

Love had resigned from the Board. Dr. B.A. Marcus was elected clerk replacing Robert Johnson. Newly-elected Trustee Bernice Sinoff i a Mnrcus who in turn nominated Johnson.

The former clerk cast his vote in favor of Marcus. Then the Board turned its attention to business left from 1974. Yuma County Attorney Mike Smith attended the meeting to settle a dispute between the Board and the Yuma Rlementarv Classroom Teachers Assn. (YECTA). I i i YECTA had asked the Board to recognize it as the "sole and exclusive representative" of Disl.

1 classroom teachers. The Board requested the county attorney clarify legality of such an agreement Who Holds Bouquet PHOENIX, Ariz. A Nervously, the newlyweds giggled as they stood at the marriage license window Tuesday in the Maricopa County clerk's office. The clerk was at a loss for words, although the two were both over 18 and had the license fee. The clerk called her supervisor and the supervisor in turn called Wilson D.

Palmer, county clerk. The problem? Sam Burnett, 39, and Tony Secuy, 21, are males. They got their marriage license. The C9uple reportedly told the clerk that a large wedding is planned. But Asst.

State A Gen. Mike Low wasn't sure the marriage would be legal. "There's some questions in my mind, that's for sure," Low said. "No where in the statutes does it expressly state that two persons of the same sex cannot get married." But, he added, the laws on marriage repeatedly refer to "men" and to "women" in setting ages and other guidelines, inferring that the partners must he of the opposite sex. before a i on YECTA's request.

"It is my opinion thnt the Boartl does not have the legal right in Arizona to grant any group the exclusive right to be sole representative of all certified staff of the District," Smith said. Citing a 1972 Arizonn Court of Appeals case, Board of Education v. Scottsdale Education Smith said that such an agreement would abridge the First Amendment rights of teachers who did not wish to join the association. The Board may enter into agreements to collectively bar- gnin with YECTA. But it may not grant that right to only one organization, he said.

Gail Arnold, YECTA president, snid that, more than 30 Arixonn school districts have solfi-and-cxclusive representation agreements. "Are these districts violating the state law?" asked fellow YKCTA member, Jane (Turn to Page 2) Gold Price Rises Again LONDON A price of gold jumped up sharply on all Kuropean bullion markets today on renewed a from the Middle Knst as well as Europeans. i i dealers fixed the price at mid- nftcrnoon at $180 nn ounce, a $8 above Tuesday's closing level as traders shrugged off an apparent American lack of interest in gold. The price reached S181 in Zurich. $11 above the Tuesday close.

Similar price jumps were recorded in Paris. a and Milan. By TERRY M1KELSON The Yuma Daily Suit Three young children were killed and another criticallv injured today when the pickup in which they were riding collided with semitruck at the intersection of Ave. 3-E and Co. 14th St.

Two adults, who reportedly are the children's parents, were also injured in the cursh. They were admitted lo Yuma Regional 'Medical where their condition is unknown a hospital spokesman said. Names of the victims and the injured were not released by the Yuma County Sheriff's Dept. But the dead children reportedly are between the ages of two and six. The late-model Kurd pickup was traveling east on Co.

14th St. at about 8 a.m. today. The children and adults were all inside the cab, a witness told The Sun. The pickup approached the intersection, made a rolling stop through a stop sign, then turned left onto Ave.

OE, the witness, Tom Zeller. said. Xeller and his brother, Mark were following the pick- up at the time. i a a pulled out in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer flatbed driven by Michael L. Heyes.

JS, an employee of the Yuma-Mesa i Growers Assn. The truck, which was traveling nn Ave. is owned by he company. "Ik'fore 1 knew it. he was in front of me," a shaken Reyes told The Sim at the accident scene.

"Me gave it the gas. I guess, as I tried to swerve out of his way." Keycs apparently was uninjured. The citrus which was empty at the time, left several dozen feet of skid marks as Heyes slammed on the brakes. Hut the semitruck struck the pickup in the right front and side and twirled it around in the intersection. Damage to the semitractnr occurred in left front side.

a i were rejxirtedly thrown the road. The youngest child, a two-year-old, died i a A second child, a girl, was I rapped under the wheels of the trailer. Others lay on the pavement. A Marine Corps Air Station ambulance crew was the first rescue vehicle to arrive. Doctors from the base were also on the scene.

Two Yuma Ambulance crews arrived minutes later and transported two of the children and one adult immediately. They were assisted by paramedics from Hural- Metro Fire Dept. L'ist to Ix? removed was the youngster trapped under the and an a male. The i died a a The bodies were taken lo i a a where a a are pending. 46th Issue, 71st Year 15 Cents Yuma, Arizona, Jan.

8, 1975 SENTINEL- 256th Issue, 102nd Year FOR YUMA COUNTY $200,000 Job Grant Seen By ERNIE BUSH The Yuma Dailv Sun Yuma County is in line for a $200,000 grant frum the federal government lo hire unemployed workers under President Ford's public service jobs program. Council of Government official Bob Kemierly briefed the Board of Supervisors this morning on the program at its regular meeting. According to there arc no strings attached to the funds as there were in past government-subsidized job programs because of the emergency nature of the aid. a a i County Manager Gene as statuatory agent and asked him to study the program before accepting it. The county will also administer funds under the program for the cities and towns in the county.

Arizona has received million in grant funds. Under the program no one can receive more than $10,000 in wages and the average salary must be nn more a $7,800. Kemierly said the federal government is asking (he program participants to hire one- i of the employees by Monday. said Ibis morning he already knows of in the county for nine IX'ople. The employed must have been unemployed for l(j days and the program will only last for one year.

Bra-Mill told Ihu Hoard this morning the enmity is i far l)cliind in revenues. i said property tax revenues arc; well over behind estimates because I he penally Steps Down as Head After 27 Years in School Post FOR MAN OF THE YEAR An engraved watch has been presented to Sheriff Travis Yanccy (left) for bis being named a County Man of I he Year for ITO. Donating watch was lilery Gross (right), manager of Gartland Jewelers. (Hunfoto) Hijacker Captured Buf Wasn't Fooled by 'Disguised' Airport LONDON (AP) Police nt an airport north of London overpowered the i a of a British airliner, freed the live members of the plane crew unharmed and recovered $230,000 in ransom. a a deered the British A i a BAC111 as it was preparing to land at London's Heathrow A i after a flight from Manchester.

He held stewardess Barbara Brindlty at gunpoint and demanded: "Tell the captain I would like to go to Paris. I have Inside The Sun Comics 23 Crossword 28 Editorial 4,5 Markets 2 Movies 23 Parker News 3 Sports 15-18 Weather 12 Women fl i to live for and we go there." The pilot, Harry S3, radioed the hijacker 'was armed with a .32 en liber revolver and a canister filled with explosives. Police said Inter the gun was realistic-looking toy and the canister contained nn bomb. Finally handed over parnchute nml the ransom, liut French million ties refused to let the plnm- land in Frnnce. Security chiefs decided to have Lea fly over England for more than an hour, then land nt Hlanstcd, i craft north of London, where they would i lo nmkc the i a i he wns in France.

Two plnneload.i of troops and police nisbed to Stansted, and i sianv rind hill- boards there were civered. but the ruse did not work. Police said the hijacker he wns not in France demnnded a car to take him to Dover, on the Knglish Channel. When refused, he tried to make I i stewnrd A Moii'l, hosing'-. A jMilice dog a grnhbcd the a few yards from the plane, and in the rnelee the handler's dog bit Bond.

His wound wns i The Weather lllChllliMlfllTllli. IWacivi. i i i i II 1,7 date A I Tlmryfoy hijjfi c.ldmlini^ this i i with ii sliKht i few NtlHKlil. iur.rt-asnK and tKtorninK KiMy l-it'- this afu-rn'uin or ttiin '-vf-ninc 1'artly Hfnidy, winfly. much SoiithwfM lo l' mph afli-m-vm, to Id to mjth this evening, northwi-st 10 lo Zt mj.li later nnd Thursday.

Chanrn of rain near Ot aflf-moon. 2'l'f tonight and nr.irfrV Thursday. is cheaper I him interest on lonns. He said revenues from highway users fund are only of what they should he. He expects the figure to improve because it doesn't include the lieu lax lo Ix- collecli'd from license plnle renewals.

The Board also met i the Slate Tax Commission i i lo ask to exceed i year's budget by The money will Ix; used lo pny for operation of the new Superior Court division. Supervisor Henry wns appointed as chnirmmi of the Board this morning. The position rolaleseveryyeiir. He pledged lo endeavor In protect inlerosls of the. public, i i troubled times in which county and find themselves.

He was presenled with a railroad engineer's cap for the job by olher two memlwra of (In 1 Hoard, Glen Si rohm and Marion Beaver. When ignored i by Beaver and entertained one by Strohm (o np- iwint Beaveras vice-chairman, Heaver quipped, "Hoy, what railroad job!" Ford Favoring Oil Price Hike WASHINGTON AP) I'rt'Hidunt Ford him decided on nn iinurf-y policy thnt (Hihur- alely inert'iist's nuHolino pria'H Id lull re- an inf'nnnud admin- intnitioiiH(UiiT(, i Thi! Hnnivi 1 mm! Knrd WIIH i i x- jKjdod to A lurifTuf per Imrrul on imported oil and $') excise tux on (lotntiSlic oil, costing consumers snini' billion your at proHenl demand levels. Such increases could Ihc price of jjanolhu! about cuiils a gallon mid olhcr pet role in prod ne I by various amounts. (icnerid tax reductions to send the money bark to the public for spondiiif! nn other or services. Itcmnval of price controls from "old" nil brought into production by id lowing its price lo rise from $5.2.0 a barrel lo prevailing levels, now around Si 1.

The end of federal regulation over in torsi ale prices of natural KIIK. A voluntary agreement by auto makers to improve gasoline mileage -HI per cent, by bringing the avcragi; per- fuimiiiiu- of lOfiO models clone to '20 miles a gallon, hut not fedural mileage- standard nr ti tax nil vehicle weight or horse- JMIWC'I'. credits for improving the insulation of buiMings, with some sort.of finnneial aid for insu lut- ing the homes of lh Stimulation of coal pro- duel inn, either through leasing of additional federal land or by enforcement of clauses in existing leases which require "due diligence" in mining the land. The administration would seek tin- easing of rei lain clean air standards to allow increased burning of coal. BULLETIN WASHINGTON (AP) U.S.

District JudKi! John J. Sirica today ordered John W. Dunn III, Jeh Stunrt MH- gruder and Herbert W. Kulmhach released from prison. All three men had been nerving sentences a result of guilty pleas in Wa- tergnte-related crimes.

Suitcase Bomb Kills 3 in Cleveland Home A Ohio A Three wen 1 i and three injured i i a when a bomb a a Iv in a suitcase exploded inside a Cleveland home, police said today. The Tuesday i blast ripped a a i a middle diiiis neighborhood on citv's south side shortly before i i A i i at St. Alexis Hospital identifier! the dead as i Sigley, 21, her '2- a son, i a and i i Listed in i i a condition at i a General Hospital were old Steven Sigley; Deborah Slepko, and her a '21. According to police, i tfild a i i shortly IK-fore he died a he had a suitcase on the front, porch of the house anrl had taken it inside where it exploded seconds later. The blast knocked front and side walls of the house off their foundations and shattered i i a i i houses.

Capt. (Jen-lid a of the Cleveland Kire a rescue squad said a the dead and injured apparently were in the same morn on the i floor of I be hnuse at the i of explosion. "When goi there Mrs. Slepko was lying outside and a a a i a in a daze," Holman said. "The a was a i around.

The others were under the rubble inside." Jobless Claims Peak WASHINGTON A Labor Department reported a a i claims for unemployment insurance Ixinefits during the week ended Dec. 28, the highest ever recorded since the unemployment compensation program started paying benefits in U37 during the last ycarrf of (he Great Depression, the department said..