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oco's Day at the Hospital Richmond Copter Plans Hit Alive The Bubble Machine Coco amused children by twisting balloons Into headpieces and showing Tiim tr imm escape artist techniques nut and may eventually carry on the family tradition. And the circus will always be there for him, Polakovs explains. Tbe modernization of circus sites have changed some things, be said. Now the performers dont have to depend on weather and environment But the aura the same. And the arts get better and better." Besides the young hospital patients, Coco talked with other children in announcing the circus.

He appeared on the Polakovs 2fyear-old son, Graham, has considered becoming Coco IV, and already a floe stilt-walker. But according to his father, Graham recently finished a term in the Marine Corps and hasnt really decide! He told me that he bad just gotten out of the biggest circus in the world, and that he wanted to relax and look around for a while, Polakovs said. Sometimes Polakovs younger son Raymond accompanies his father on tours. The four-year-old performs as Coco 3 Counties Forced TQ jnjr, Air District I 0 III 1 1 I III I 7 Montclair Presbyterian Church had a guest speaker Sunday, substituting for thy minister, and he Was a black theological student named Hannibal Williams who wcj marvelous. But before appearing Hannibal phoned over to give the church secretary a few lines from his sermon, Including one he said was, Youve got the whole biosphere In your hands." The girl just wasnt thinking, for It came out in the YouVe got the whole bias fear in your bands." One second thought, maybe she, was thinking Second rote: The little coffee shop across from the Bermuda Building with its "Interfaith sandwich ham on a bagel." ooo Oakland Atty.

Rilpb Na-thanson was rushing out of the Latham Square Building, trying to make a deadline payment ot estate tax for a chert, and tried to stop the elevator by sticking his hand -in the dosing door. Tbe door grabbed a check for $22,500, which fluttered 11 floors down the elevator shaft, and it took the building engineer and manager to retrieve it Nathanson got tbe payment in 15 minutes before the tax office closed Now you're with the golf duffer whose thrill of a lifetime the other day was to play at Round Hill in a foursome with tbe great Joe DiMaggio. After the game DiMaggio signed Hie guys scorecard, attesting his score. Mixed emotions? The duffer wants to keep the card to show around because it contains DiMag-gio's autograph, but it also shows tbe duffer shot a horrible 105. oooo -i Ken Young, the Oakland photographer, married pretty Lesl Batavia the otber day and just before I flVCS uQ3tI Oil the wedding Leslie appeared in her wedding gown.

I I From her C-y ear-old brother, Wayne: "You look At 1x30 l3D 'beautiful! You should wear that dress more often Great sight during the weekend up in the Delta: A parade of eight power cruisers, all from Caliente fsle Yacht Club at'Bethel Island, led by Sam Martinis boat. Dry Martini, all carrying kids with cystic fibrosis and their parents on an outing the kids driving the boats and tooting the horns to make tbe bridges open The Lettermen, who open a three-week engagement at the Fairmont Hotel Aug'. 27, will sing -at the Raider-Green Bay Packer game at the Coliseum Aug. 3C. 0 0 0 0 Jann Ilomer, organizing a fund-raiser for the 'Crane for Congress campaign, decided on a flea market to be hei Sunday at 3600 Castro Valley Boulevard ip Castro Valley.

Someone questioned whethej a flea market was really, appropriate? From Jann: What better place for grass roots politics than a vacant lot? Glen president of Universal Airlines, hots a cocktail party tomorrow afternoon to open the lines new offices on Edgewater Drive, near the airport Carole Burke is lining up the old girls who were members of Holy Names Highs Class 'of 1960 for a dinner dance reunion SepL.12 at Bellinis Restaurant. I say old girls, because while'theyre now in their late 20s, they wont admit to any more than that 10 years hence. oooo Periodically your beloved columnist tries to do something really nice for bachelors, and this offering is the nicest thing yet: Four Swedish girls, unmarried, ranging in age from 22 to 27, are heading for California and a visit here in a couple of months. Meanwhile, they want to line up pen pals (object: dates) in advance. Presumably theyre tall, blonde and with the customary attributes of Swedish girls: We want, said one, letters from boys 25 to 40.

If they think guys 40 are boys, ooh-la-la. Write. Maria Eriksson, Box 32, Malmo 1, Sweden, and good luck'. its Tuesday: A bunch of women were sitting around talking about their vacations, and from one, Eve been to Oklahoma, and of all the cities I liked giggled and waved when big-sboed, blight-nosed, pily-dressed figure came visit. I like you, Boro, said little girl who was well to get out of bed and be clown's assistant Oh, not Bozo.

Hes my cousin. My name Is Coco, said man, making his raggedly hair stand straight up in air. the Clown from Bros. Bamim and Bailey entertained children three of the hospitals with feats of magic and animals and rope tricks. He is in the Bay Area to The Circus Is coming! From Friday through the Greatest Show Earth" will be In the Oakland Coliseum-Arena.

The circus, marking Its centennial year, will perform In Franciscos Cow Palace 25-30. Underneath the white paint and the nose, behind the exaggerated smile and inside the engulfing plaid pants, Is Michael Polakovs. He Is a talented who loves laughing children. Polakovs, 48, has been Bartmra and Bailey IS yean and has been clowning around since he was eight. He Is Coco HI; his grandfather created the role In Russia, and father still performs Coco in England.

Welcomed Dr. Michael M. May, Dr. Michael M. May, director of the Livermore Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, issued a statement yesterday welcoming a investigation Into charges made by two scientists at the laboratory.

The scientists, Dr. John Goftnan and Dr. Arthur Tamplin, have criticized radiation guidelines for nuclear power plants. They say that unless the limits are lowered tenfold, public health will endangered. Their charges were first denied by Dr.

Roger Batzel, sodate director of the tory. Then they were Investigated by staff members of the Atomic Energy Commission. But Sell. Edmund Muskie, D-Maine, questioned the objectivity of the AEC investigation and called for a complete review by an independent group. Gofman and Tamplin testified before Muskles subcommittee on air and water pollution last November.

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader has asked Muskie to investigate charges that the two scientists have been persecut-ed each has had his staff reduced by the AEC. We have gone to great lengths to insure that Dr. and Dr. a 1 i work and the recommendations based on it received full hearing. I believe, Dr.

May said, that we treated them fairly in every way and that any unbiased investigation will bear this out, New Hayward By ED SALZMAN Tribune Capital Bureau SACRAMENTO Without a single vote to spare, the Senate today gave final passage to a bill forcing Sonoma, Solano and Napa counties to join the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District The 21 to 11 roH call came after Assemblyman John T. Knox, D-Ricfimond, convinced a Senate-Assembly conference committee to, restore the three North Bay 'counties to' an By CANDACE FORD Tribune Staff Writer Oh! Look at that clown. He looks fun-n-ny! Hey, he's com tng in here.M Patients at the Oakland Children's Hospital the slop for a a enough the I'm the red the Ring-ling -Circus in wards balloon proclaim Tuesday on this San Aug. face super-si2ed man with as direc- W. R.

be as- labora-! Gof-mans Projed UrgecT HAYWARD City officials have been urged to start im-mediate plans for a new downtown urban renewal project to replace the one that was rejected last month by the city council. The recommendation was made by the Dpfontown Hayward Improvement District Advisory Board in a three-point resolution issued to the city council. accessible from Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, the main road to and through the seashore. a co to RICHMOND Six speakers, backed by tome 30 shouting supporters In the audience, last night urged the city council to halt the police department's plan to purchase two patrol helicopters. The speakers, most of them members of the Richmond Workers Committee and the Richmond Welfare Rights Organization.

charged that the aircraft will be used against tbe people, especially chicanes and blacks." Tbe council took no action after Mayor Donald Wager-man noted that the Issue had been before the council on three previous occasions and had the support of the council Last April the council authorized the staff to file an application with the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice for a $150,000 grant to help finance the helicopter program. Tbe grant was approved last week. City Manager Kenneth H. Smith said the city would put up an additional $100,000 in the form of personnel and services.

He added that be expected the helicopters to be in operation in about five months. Steve Hamilton, a spokesman for the workers committee, told the council the purchase of the helicopters was a closely guarded secret Its pretty obvious that they are not for robberies, murders, rapes and other major crimes. It will be used to keep tab cn minority people," he added. Nathan T. Robinson, whp said he was speaking for the 'hairmen of several neighborhood councils, said that Instead of buying helicopters the city should be purchasing street sweepers.

We cant even get street sweepersinour neighborhoods but the city can spend money cn helicopters. Three' sweepers probably wouldn't cost nearly as much as the helicopters," Robinson said. This Idea of police surveillance is against every decent heritage of this country, Dick Alexander declared. Several times during the debate Mayor Wagerman threatened to adjourn the meeting because of shouts and chants from the audience. In its application for the federal grant, the police department said the helicopter patrol would reduce the incidence of major crimes and Is a great aid and support to oth-' er police techniques.

The program calls for the purchase and maintenance of two police equipped helicopters, the training of four patrolmen as pilots and two patrolmen observers and providing over 2,700 hours of aerial patrol during the first year of operation. A. heliport, fuel and repair facilities will also be constructed with the funds. Roaring Fire In Montclair Restaurant i A two-alarm fire caused $15,000 to $20,000 damage, last night to Sanfords, a popular restaurant in Oaklands Montclair district at 2062 Mountain Blvd. Patrons were unaware that -a fire was burning in the attic-over their heads until firemen arrived.

There were no injures. Battalion Chief Donald Matthews said the first alarm wis' at 10:54 p.m. and the second, at 11:13 p.m., was turned in as a precaution. At first, the fire was hidden from the outside and difficult to locate, he said, until we pulled down a section of the ceiling. Then we found a roaring inferno.

Matthews said the blaze probably started with electric cal wiring inside the front wall around the neon sign. The fire caused damage to the front part of the attic. There was heavy smoke damage and some water damage. Farm Labor Talks to Open SALINAS (AP) Negotia- tors for the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee and Salinas Valley growers were set to begin talks today on contracts to cover the up to 30,000 field workers on hand at peak harvest season. Late last night, UFWOC spokesmen emphasized, however, they still did not know how many growers would be represented at the -initial exploratory sessions.

Romper Room television show anti-smog measure emascu-alted in the senate. The conference committee report was approved by the Assembly last night If the bill is signed into law by Gov. Ronald Reagan, the three counties will automatically join the smog-control district next year Residents of the three counties would be subject to the districts tax levies and air pollution regulations. Senators Randolph Collier, D-Siskiyou County, and Fred Marler R-Redding, man- Mrs. Sparks has named her new emergency aid project Operation Step-Up" and calls it a continuing effort to help the impoverished people in the community who have been shoved into a comer and forgotten.

The purpose of the program is to fill the void and aid those who do not meet the criteria of any existing agency in the City of Oakland. The OEO direct-funded program will provide emergency food, medical service and and assist the individuals develop a plan whereby they can step up and out of poverty, Mrs. Sparks said. Last year the center received some $67,000 worth of taxes. and also on radio programs.

Though kids are sometimes a little leary of all that funny stuff hes got on his face, they are quick to exchange smiles and squeals for his antics. As Coco walked down the hall of one of the hospital wards a small boy on a small tricylcle yelled, Bye, Coco down wheeling off one hand on the trike, and the other patting his new balloon Indian head dress that tbe cheery visitor had just made for him. Other Bay Area children and adult pretenders will aged to exclude Sonoma, Napa and a portion of Solano County from the bill when it was heard by the Senate Finance CommiUee. Knox refused to accept the amendments and sent the bill to a conference committee. Five of the six conferees agreed to restore all three counties to the bill The key votes were cast by Southern California neutrals on the Compromise panel, Sen.

Joseph A. Ken nick, D-Long Beach, and Assemblyman Peter F. Schabarum, R-Los Angeles County. Assemblyman John Dunlap, D-Napa, who represents Napa and Solano counties, also signed the report. Through the entire legislative process, the opposiUon to the bill was led by the Sonoma County Supervisors.

The county urged that it be allowed to establish its own anti-smog district Marler was the only member of the committee who did not sign the report The conference report was handled in the upper house by Sen. John Nejedly, R-Walnut Creek, chairman of the Senate conferees. The bill 'contains a method by which the State Air Resources Board can eliminate sections of Sonoma and Solano counties from the district if these areas do not fall within the Bay Area air basin. Under the original law creating the district, any county could withdraw by vote of Hie LJ have a chance to see Coco's stilt -walking act and the many other circus events beginning Friday. Oakland performance times will be weekdays, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 and 6 p.m.

Ticket infonpatioo is-available from the Colisuem and ticket agencies. Our circus draws a huge and happy crowd." Coco said. As long as there are children, there will be a circus fer them. The circus goes on and on. aWanb HbUtlt Aug.

18,1970 FIT Emeryville To-Do Over Barbecue EMERYVILLE-Ata stormy meeting punctuated by shouts of protest, the Emeryville City Council last night voted 2 to 1 against dosing 55th Street for a community barbecue next Saturday. The action was laiiea on the basis of recommendations by the police department and despite a petition from citizens urging the closure. Another petition, with fewer signatures, was presented from citizens opposing the dosing of the street. Neither Mayor Donald J. 'Neary, Councilman Pete Guaragno, nor Acting Police Chief John Lacoste were present at the meeting.

Voting against the street closure were Vice Mayor Wallace E. Fox and Councilman Doyle S. Hudson, In favor of the closure was Councilman Donald E. Heintz. Hudson, who is a large land-owner in the area, said he voted against the closure because if something were to happen there it would wipe me out.

His vote was challenged by Heintz on the basis of conflict of interest but City Atty. C. Errol Fletcher ruled Hudsons vote was valid. Joe Hannon, chairman of the Emeryville Citizens for Better-Government and -the -host for the barbecue, told the council the event would be held anyway. Mrs.

Maezola Calhoun, also a member of ECBG, told the council she was disheartened and added, I dont think a petition was necessary to hold an organized function by and for taxpayers and, I might add, voters. mMLt Samaritan Home Opens Fund Drive Mrs. Joan Sparks has begun drive for $124,000 worth of promised volunteer time, food and other in-kind donations for The Good Samaritan Romes new federally-funded emergency assistance pr o-gram for the poor. -The U.S. Office of Economic -Opportunity has earmarked $210,000 in federal funds for the home at 948 Foothill Bou-levard but Mrs.

Sparks stressed yesterday that the home will still need the required in-kind contributions to receive the grant. Breakdown Sta I Is VT Bay Ferry The first commuter ferry service between San Francis- and Sausalito in 29 years came to a bait yesterday, donated services including 0 d-of-upervisors-The food and volunteer time with- "ee North Bay counties exercised this option, leaving six counties in the district. Knox claims this has left Sonoma, Napa and Solano free to befoul the bay area air from stationary sources and has taken residents of these three counties off the hook in the payment of anti-smog out any federal support, Mrs. Sparks said. She hopes to see up a re- sources bank, where volun- ta fields Tucson best.

Oh; tV Summer doldrums: Ed Reinig, reporting in the Manor Lions Club bulletin: This is one of those, days, I didnt take one solitary at luncheon meeting 7. We nqed more new members. Have any. of you looked at the roster and compared it to say, 10 years ago? How come theyre after poor Wally Hiqkel for linking nice things such as a $40,000 office? Jeff Dennis, the land an $85,000 office right here in Oakland, which Includes a small gymnasium, sauna and elaborate Ieledric-eye alarm system. I monks and newspapermen can survive in spartan surroundings Jim Coppin, sighing over the monthly Silidget: Well, a penny saved is a penny taxed.

rii.V-.'. 7 o' fe Stan Pollard is delighted with this weeks news jjtories about U.S.-Russian talks to limit strategic weapons. When you stop to think about it, if theres those needing their skills. All of our recipients will when the sleek 2-pIssenge ave an opportunity if Uiey so Golden Gate threw a connectJ ing rod in her starboard en- slie salfl- Mrs- gine at the peak of the evening rush hour. After eight successful round trips between the Ferry Building and Sausalito, the $730,000 vessel lost power shortly before 5 p.m., minutes after she left the San Francisco slip.

The ferry was brought back her terminal, and the 575 Sausalito-bound passengers were transferred to buses. Passengers scheduled for the four succeeding round trips also were carried overland. The Golden Gate Bridge District, which inaugurated the ferry (service to reduce automobile traffic across the bridge, said service will be suspended for several days. Bridge manager Dale W. Luehring said the ferry -had operated well over the weekend, carrying 4,330 persons Saturday and' 5,038 Sunday.

Yesterday, on Tier first regular commuter run, the vessel carried 3,216 passengers before the breakdown. Sparks emphasized the multiracial and ethnic quality of the board of directors. Mrs. Josephine Jimenez is the elected chairman of the board whose members include five low income representatives, five professional members of the community and five named by Oakland Mayor John H. Reading.

Board members are: representing the city as members of various commissions: Mrs. Jimenez; Ray Collins, Mrs. Clifford BurnhiU, Ralph Fisher and Wade Johnson. Citizen-members- are: George Brown, Alfred Gurrero, Nick Hyde, Joseph Shawl and a Spanish-speaking representative. Business and professional representatives are: Jess Gal-lo, J.W.

Jordeson, John Mockett Mrs. John H. Reading and another to be named. The boards ethnic composition includes five blacks, seven whites the three Spanish-speaking members. Point Reyes Park Expands The National Park Service has added 1,790 acres to the Point Reyes National Seashore.

The service said yesterday in San Francisco it paid $1.6 or $894 an acre, for ranch property owned by Dr. M. R. Ottinger of San Rafael. It was the first seashore purchase from a $7.1 million 196a has a dinner dance set for this Saturday night at appropriation voted by Con- 7 p.m, at The Galleon in Alameda Joan Verville 8ress supplement in Oakland, is gathering Arroyo High grads of i960 for a dinner Oct.

17 at Silver Pines Golf Club. to the fiscal 1970 budget. -I The Ottinger property lies southwest of Inverness and is LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPI) A nationwide survey of 2,000 high I students showed 91 per cent of them willing to defer their personal interests and work for a year on one of the nation's problems. The study, made by Purdue University, showed most of the students would be willing to donate a year to work on pollution or poverty with a smaller percentage willing to work on race and education problems.

i Purjdue's measurement and -research center made the study in April in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. mmMWi itmSmltJ3ii 2 PR 4.