The Press-Tribune from Roseville, California • 1

isos xoa a me i tv 59- -1 Hayakawa blames Carson for ridicule in US Senate Candy sale for league Preps fill track arena Sports, Page 10 California, Page 6 Page 3 v1 The Press-Tribune Servng Folsom Lake area, Loomis, Rockiin and Roseville since 1906 25 Cents I 26, 1982 Apri Parents unite to fight drugs on campuses 4 (Daily Press Tribune photo) South Placer County to Marysvtllc and Chico Coast Starlight, which began daily runs through South Placer County Sunday, will not stop in Roseville AMTRAK'S rerouted Coast Starlight passes sign-bearing Roseville Chamber of Commerce representatives calling for passenger stop in Roseville on maiden excursion through Bigwigs on inaugural train offer hope for Roseville stop By DENNIS WYATT Ol The Press Tribune stall LOOMIS Gretchen Crespillo believes the time has come to wage an all out battle against drug abuse among South Placer teenagers Crespilio and a dozen other Loomis residents have banded together to form Parents Against Illegal Drugs I PAID) "There is a feeling as parents that it is hopeless to get the support Dance tutor wears crown in Lincoln LINCOLN Debbie Simmons will reign as Miss Lincoln for 1982 The IK year old Lincoln High senior was selected during the spring dinner of the Lincoln Chamber of 'ommerce. First runner-up was Sabrina Melendrez, while Cindy short was second runner-up. Kim DeWitt was voted as Miss Congeniality by her fellow- contestants Miss Lincoln the daughter of Kay and Ka Simmons will compete in the Miss Placer Count) pageant in July sponsored by the chamber The brown-haired, brown eyed Simmons is employed at an Auburn health spa where she teaches aerobic dancing Simmons plans to study choreography in college and also is interested in a modeling career She has played Softball, basketball and volleyball at Lincoln High and was a cheerleader for two years. Miss Lincoln was sponsored by Gold Country Solar Judges for (he Miss Lincoln pageant were Martha Rugen. Miss California-World and former Miss Placer County Skip Vanderbundl.

(ormer San Francisco 4(tcr and landscaping contractor Tom DesRoiser, former Sacramento coordinator for the Miss America pageant: and Diane Fuhrman. former Miss Placer County and coordinator of the 1W2 Miss Placer County pageant Rena Schciber was the pageant coordinator, while retired Judge Coleman Stewart served as ballot counter Other contestants and their sponsors were Natalie Bennett. Dr Robert Hitters DeWitt, Ron Barringer Realty. Laurie Hogan, Sey Planning and Development Melendrez. Lincoln Business and Protession.il Women Wendy Penman, Terry Sturgis and Associates Jill Peterson Lincoln Pharmacy.

Cindy Short. Greenig Plumbing and Lincoln Tunnel Hobby Supply and Terry Smith. Hot Dog Junction needed from the present system to save our children from drugs," Crespillo said. PAID is planning a second meeting May 6 to recruit more parents. Crespillo said the idea to form PAID came after the effort Mothers Against Drunk Driving i MADD) has made lobbying legislators, the community and lawmen to wage a more aggressive effort to force drunken drivers off the road.

MADD's success so far has shown us it is possible to organize people in an effort to save lives from being wasted. Crespillo said She said teenagers and grammar school children are receiving information on drug abuse as part of their education but parents are often left in the dark The May 6 meeting also will feature the drug abuse film High Risk'' and a speaker. "We have the feeling the schools and others are turning their back on the problem i of drug abuse I because it is too big for them to handle or they just don't want to admit there is a Crespillo said Loomis Basin school officials support the effort undertaken by the parents "Most parents recognize the problem as it is hitting them in the face." Del Oro High Vice Principal Hal Duggarsaid "The could be a great help of they handle it correctly." Duggar thought efforts to "put teeth" into drug laws would help improve the situation statewide "If you have even just one child ith a drug problem, then the effort is worth it." Loomis School District Superintendent Byron Cook said of the effort to organize PAID. Cook felt the Loomis Basin schools have had a very minimal problem ith drugs The organizer and others have Continued on Page 5, Col. 1 1 Rider suffers in accident LOOMIS A passenger was injured when two cars collided at the intersection of Brace and Barton roads, the California Highway Patrol i CHP i reported.

I-ana Jean Loftus, 16, from Rocklm was traveling north on Barton Road in sedan, officers said She failed to slop completely at the intersection and pulled out in front of a pickup truck driven by Kdward Allen Whitaker. :t.r. of IMtmis. who as heading oast on Brace Road, the CHP reported Whitaker passenger. year-old Karen Whitaker, suffered minor injuries in the crash, officers said over the Western Pacific track from Sacramento to Mar) sville We gut the tram rerouted and it happened to go through Ritseville." --he noted It was fluke Roseville wasn't included as a stop "Now that we've gut the tram rerouted it will te much easier to modifv the schedule T) ler noted Amtrak has to he vcr) careful in adding stopping time to schedules of long run trains such the Coast Starlight We have -ritual connections ith trains at both ends." he said The Amtrak vice president noted ihc company does not have the funds to Imild passenger stops i Continued on Paged.

Col 1 1 South Placer crew starts Starlight run Biker deaths put road toll at 10 people Two motorcycle riders were killed in separate accidents that brought road deaths in Placer County to 10 in six days. One of the cyclist victims was a 20-year-old Lincoln man The other was a 22-year-old man from Loomis The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the younger rider. Gerardo Javier Rodriguez, was driving west on Highway 193 at Gold Hill Road Friday at 10 a when a truck heading in the opposite direction came around a curve Rodriguez, who officers said was traveling 45 to 30 mph. swerved right and hit a patch of sand on the shoulder He lost control of the motorcycle, the CHP said, crossed the in tersection and hit a dirt embankment The driver was thrown into rocks, officers said. He was taken to the University of California Medical Center in Sacramento, where he was pronounced dead at 1:45 pm.

Sacramento County coroner officials confirmed Sunday at 6:40 pm. Michael Joseph Zieminski. 22. collided head on with a car on Val Verde Road Dick Cook Road in Loomis. the CHI' said Zieminski was heading north on Val Verde following a vehicle pulling a horse trailer, officers said The vehicle and trailer started to i Continued on Page 2, Col ROSEVILLE State federal.

md Amtrak officials have offered a ray of hope for establishing a railroad passenger depot in Roseville "The citizens certainly are for it." Amtrak Vice President Clark Tyler said "We will have to take a look at it in terms of operation schedules and talk to Southern Pacific and the state about it Tyler joined State Transportation Director Adriana Gianturco Fridav on the maiden run of the rerouted Coast Starlight through South Placer Count) The) were greeted in Roseville signs calling for an Amtrak passenger stop in Roseville The demonstration was arranged b) the Roseville Chamber ot Commerce Amtrak began daily operation oi the rerouted Coast Starlight through Roseville and South Placer Count) Sunday The Los Angeles to Seattle train will stop in Sacramento Marysvilleand Chico A stop in Roseville was not in eluded when the Starlight was rerouted from the west side of the Sacramento Vallev to the east side "I don't have any idea wh Roseville wasn't included the Coast Starlight stops Gianturco said "It seems to me if the train goes through Roseville. it ought to stop A Roseville stop sounds good tome The transportation directer noted the train could have been rerouted ROSKVII.LK ch.mip.igne and Dixieland ja flowed aboard the Coast Starlight as Conductor Don Stevenson of Roseville and In-, crew took the passenger tram on Its maiden excursion through South Placer County "It's kind ol nice to Ik- on the lirsl passenger tram on this side of the vallev 25 years the Southern Pacific i.Spi veteran said Stevenson was captain ot the SI' team that look the ncwl) rerouted Coast Starlight on its first run Friday from Sacramento hi Chico and back His crew Included Knginccr Hill Willctts of Rocklm Kircpcrson Gwenn Connies oi Citrus Heights Head Drakcman Richard Coivin ol Vuhurn and Rear hrakeman l.arr l.ucchessi of Roseville now In mg in VuhaCit) Southern Pacific crews operate the passenger trains for Amtrak on SP tracks SP crews from Roseville and Klamath Kalis, (ire will take turns operating the starlight between Sacramento and Klamath Kalis, according to Stevenson The conductor and his crew brought the train on its inaugural run through the SP yard in Rosc die around in a switching from the railroad's east west track to the northbound valley track at the siteol the former SP passenger depot in north Roseville Willctts slowed the nine car i Continued on I'age 15' Lifesaving fashions on cops, not racks By JIM MAYER Ol The Pri Tribun HoH ROSEVILLE Fashion conscious South Placer residents who see in magazines a new line of Cloudy skies over Placer Cloudy skies will dominate South Placer County weather through Tuesday The National Weather Service expects warmer temperatures by Tuesday and Wednesda Additional weather information on Page 2. The officers will not say exactly what the protective vests will stop But they are confident a caliber bullet from their service revolvers will not penetrate The slug will leave a large black and blue sore ami maylie oven knock them to the ground but it will stop Roseville's vests can weigh to 7 pounds depending on the style and whether metal breast plates are used Most come from a company called "Second Chance One officer said his wile wants him lo wear it, another said he prelers not to wear it at all But whether the vests are coming into style for civilians or not. the troops 'believe the reduce some ol the danger of being a police officer K. en one rookie officer said he fell naked ithout it "I don't know why anyone would wear one unless they were involved in illegal activity.

Rockholm said Like those used by Roseville police, designs incorporate II lavers of Kavlar 2H. a DuPont fiber that claims to stop anything short of a laser beam "Protective fashion." Joclin labeled it "I'm sure when this concept is exposed, others will the clothing promising to save one's social life should not expect to see it on sales racks Rut the style that can fit both preppy and cowboy is on the streets of Placer County largest city every day It is sported undercover by 40 or so men and one woman ho would just is soon no one knows they wear it The garment is relatively expensive, one reason Roseville merchants said the style is not likely to catch on in rather peaceful South Placer County And the bulletproof vests donned by Roseville police officers are uncomfortable, milky and hot. in the lew of those who wear them "But I like them They are un comfortable, but I like said Officer Rocky Rockholm. ho had to bu an extra large when he started woightltfting Kashion designer Jon has released to trie fashion world a preview of his fall styles that include removable bulletproof vests The vests are a nylon mesh wrapped with a launderable white cotton The machine washable quality is a good thing, because the officers said in the summer the vests get "Just wringing wet designer said "I'm already thinking in terms of my spring collections for next year overalls, jogging and ine wear and topcoats But Butt Hexom of Hexom Men Wear and Paul Wagnoi Un: Tall Men's Store, both in Roseville Square, said the fashions do not stand a chance in South Placer County "They would not be for the regular customer." Wagner said "They say they will be sold to shahs and people iike Reagan, said Wagner, who has been selling men's clothing in Roseville for 33 vears At $25(1 and up for a coat, the cost would make even a preppy think twice. Hexom said But it might go over in a more metropolitan market "We really have no use for that here I can sec in San Francisco or A Hexom said however, is willing to bet there are more customers out there for his new fashions than heads of states.

"It's another way of protecting a person from the elements." said "When you put a lock on your door, you feel more comfortable, more safe Index 2 Horocop 21 16 Movivt 16 .6 Noticx .1819 4 Obituarist 5 Opinion ,4 ySfe Prolion 7 19-31 Rural 14 16 Sport 10-13 22 T.Iv,iion 17 t7 Wothr 7 Almonoc Ann lande" Birthdays Bombck Calendar California Clatiiflad Comic Coniumr Crottword (Dally Pre Tribune photo) BULLETPROOF VESTS are uncomfortable, hot and bulky, but Rocky Rockholm still wears shield 209th Edition of 76th Year.