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Commission no' to offer said bad judgment' A Des Moines autnmnhile HenW with 23 per cent he previous year. The land obtained through condemnation accounts for about 25 per cent of the dollar volume or all land acquired, Sweitzer said, because condemnation is more often involved on large, complicated purchases. He also noted the awards by com pensation commissions had dropped in the past year. The awards averaged about 18.7 per cent more than the totals offered by the commission, compared with 23 per cent the previous year. In other action, the commission reelected William O.

Gray, Cedar Rapids as commission chairman arid named Garst to his second term as vice chairman WORK BEGINS A piece of heavy machinery sits atop the island at Lincoln Way and Grand Avenue Wednesday as work began on reconstruction of the intersection In foreground, crumpled concrete lies exposed on the closed Grand Avenue. Traffic has been detoured around the intersection. (Tribune photo by Jim Mone) Ames Daily Tribune Noon temperature: Thursday; 71 High: 77,6:15 p.m. Low: 50, midnight Barometer: 30.39, falling Sunrise: a.m. Sunset: 8:51 p.m.

AMES, BOONE, NEVADA: Variable cloudiness with chance of thunderstorms tonight. Lows tonight around 60. Warmer and more humid with the threat of thunderstorms again Friday. Highs in the 80s. Ten Cents Volume 106 No.

4 Ames, Iowa, Thursday, July 6, 1 972 It takes a contest charged Wednesday the Iowa State Highway Commission was guilty of "bad judgment" in the sale of excess property near, his dealership on Merle Hay Road in Dew Moines: For more than a year Charles Gabus and the commission have been dealing on a piece of property adjacent to land owned by Gabus. The commission asked Gabus offered less than half that The property, originally pruchased by. the commission for improvement of Merle Hay Road, has now been declared excess property which the state no longer needs. Other Property Offered Across the road is more excess property on which the commission recently took bids, those bids came before the commission Thursday. An squaie foot tract had a high bid of $36,555 by Iowa Realty Des Moines.

The appraisal by the commission1 had set the value at $31,000. On two other pieces of property, 24,000 and 24,750 square feet respectively, were also ad verUsed. Gabus was the only bidder with bids of $17,553 and $17,782. Gabus appeared before the commission to ask they sell the land to him lor those prices he was; the only bidder on those two pieces, while there were four bids on the other tracts because he had submitted the bids in "good faith." Gordon Sweitzer, commission right of way director, recommended the commission turn down Gabus' bids because the appraisal on the. two: pieces of property totaled $80,500.

To Set A Value Gabus said he bid the properties "to establish their value" basically to back up his contention the land adjacent lb his property is worth, less, than the commission claims. Commission Vice Chairman Stephen Garst, Coon Rapids, replied hid does not make the value." Sweitzer said he felt his department had made a mistake, in offering the two pieces; separately, because prospective bidders might have been reluctant to "submit bids since they might have gotten only, one of the parcels Roth probably 'would be needed for velopment lie The commission went along with Sweitzer's recommendation to turn, down Gabus' bids; whiie accepting the Iowa Realty offer, but urged Sweitzer to readvertise the two small parcels together as soon as possible. Sweitzer reported to the commission the number of parcels of land acquired by his department in fiscal 1972. ended June 30, 1972, had increased 23 per cent over the previous year. A total of 1,405 parcels were acquired he said, with an expenditure of $14.3 million.

That expenditure included extra payments for the relocation of residents on some of those properties. The dollar total had increased about $500,000, Sweitzer explained, because the work was concentrated more in urban areas where the parcels were smaller. Fewer Condemnations Sweitzer said there was a "significant decrease" in the number of parcels the commission had to obtain through condemnation. During fiscal 1972, he said, 15 per cent of the parcels were obtained through condemnation, compared DES MOINES (IDPA) Towa Republicans are discovering that it takes a contest for the presidential nomination to spur people to be delegates to a national convention. Only a relative handful of people have indicated that they'dliketo go to Miami Beach in August to the Republican national convention.

Contrast this to the Democratic state presidential convention when several hundred people were vying for one of the coveted 46 delegate seats. No Real Contest The reason is obvious The Democrats have three major presidential hopefuls in Sens. George McGovern, Ed Muskie and Hubert Humphrey, while President Richard Nixon is assured of the Republican nomination. There are other factors, too. Some convention flair is gone for the delegates; Io wans will probably see more of the convention on their tv sets than will the delegates.

Some Iowans are not too happy about jjoing to Miami district and voted on by the entire convention as ah at large: delegate: Leaders Must Stand The remaining four, seats will probably go to the state chairman, John McDonald; vice chairman Pat Pardun and national committeeman Charles Wittehmeyer and com mitteewomah Mary Louise Smith. However, all four of these officers must stand for election. Gov. Robert D. Ray is expected to seek a seat as a delegate from the fourth district, which he is assured.

Ray probably will be named chairman of the delegation since U.S. Sen. Jack Miller Iowa has decided not to be a delegate, to spend the time in Iowa campainging. Possible candidates as delgates to the GOP national convention include: First districts Pete Lovmg, Burlington; Bob Dahl, Muscatine; Bill Crews, Iowa City and Mrs. Mary Majors, Keokuk Second Mrs.

David Tracey, Manchester; Kitty bHbtwm threqfaqqocr Cmii chiU WUltamR. Oelwien; and possibiy Sen. Clif Lamborn, Maquoketa. Third James Sulentic, Waterloo. Fourths Dennis Jontz, Des Moines; Ann Miletich, Albia; MikeMulford, KeUogg; and Gov.

Robert Ray, Des Moines. FifthMrs. V.L: Sidney. Sixth Mrs. John Evans, Fort Dodge; Mrs.

John Schutter, Algona; Jay Minglin, Auburn; and possibly Jody Smith, Ayshire, youngest mayor in the country. Beacftin late August wh to th weather: jqsJL Then, there ih. rV.M of tin trip, which must he borne China, Russia urge Hanoi to end war LONDON (UPI) China and Russia independently advised Hanoi to "settle the United States without much further delav, authoritative Communist diplomats said today. Hoth Communist allies of Hanoi cautioned separately that in the of latest developments the fortunes of war may turn against' North Vietnam. The sources reported that both assured the Hanoi regime of continued firm political, moral and military support But they made it clear at the same time in almost identical terms they cannot risk confrontation.with the United States which; mdirecUy limits the scope of their assistance.

The diplomats said the effect of the two prpnged "intervention" by Peking and Moscow in Hanoi was shattering. Distrust of their allies' designs has now added to the disappointment of the North Vietnamese leaders with the alleged footdragging both China and Russia in recent months over the conflict. The political and war councils were said to be hard at work in Hanoi on the scope of future strategy. While Peking's and Moscow's advice was said, to have been contemptuously brushed aside, the message itself was, however considered too "serious in its implications for Hanoi to ignore. Hanoi, according to the informants, has been deeply hit by both China's and Russia's guarded reaction to the American blockade of North Vietnamese ports.

The North Vietnamese were said to have seen this as the ultimate confirmation of their growing suspicions of flagging support from their allies. by the individual delegate. Nevertheless, some excitement is expected this weekend when some 2,500 Iowa Republicans get together to pick the 22 delegates they will send to Miami Beach, Aug. 21 23. Each of the six congressional districts will, in effect, select three delegates.

Two of the delegates fro each of the districts will be selected out right. The third will be nominated by the Sees 'better balance in delegation DES MOINES (UPI The executive secretary, of the Iowa. Republican Party forecast Wednesday his party will have' better success in sending a balanced delegation to the national: convention" than the state's Democrats. Stephen Robinson said: he expects several women and under 30 delegates to be chosen to represent Iowa at the GOP national convention, The; delegates will be selected Friday and Saturday at the state presidential convention in Des Moines. Iowa's Democrats depart for Miami Beach Sunday with 19 women and 27 men, including seven delegates under 30 years bid and six minority delegates.

However. Robinson said he expects to better; 'the Democratic record in regard to "the young and the sexes." Robinson said the comrhittee for reelection of; President Nixon has requested that "at least 50 per cent" of the Iowa delegation be women. In addition, Robinson said the delegate selection process, which gets underway Friday night, will not be hampered by splintered factions since all of the candidates for delegate slots are; supporting one candidate Nixon. Robinson said 18 of the state's 22 national convention delegates will be chosen Friday night at district caucuses. He said four at Iarge delegates will be chosen Saturday by the full convention.

The four delegates are. expected to be State Chairman John McDonald. State Party Vice Chairman Pat Pardun of Brandon. Mary, Louise Smith of Des Moines, and state committeeman Charles Wit tenmeyer of Davenport. Ok $6.8 million for ISU buildings Federal funds totaling $6.8 million have been approved for Phase I of the veterinary.

medicine cornplex at Iowa State University, according to U.S. Rep. William Scherle, Iowa. The federal funds will be matched by $7.6 million in state funds raised through the sale of bonds. Iowa State also has on file an application for another $7.9 million for Phase II of the complex.

Wayne Moore, ISU vice president for business and finance, said the federal legislation allows for the. federal government to fund up to 80 percent of the total, although prospects for that amount of Phase' II are "very dim." The Phase II budget is $10 million, compared with a Phase I budget of $14.4 million. Bids on the first phase have been accepted, with the low bid of $5.2 million on the general contract sub mitted by James Thompson and Sons. Ames, and A. Klinger, Sioux City.

NFO CHOOSES AMES The Iowa chapter of the National Farmers Organization will hold its annual state rally here Saturday. Representatives from each of Iowa's 99 counties will meet at. 1 p.m. at Memorial Union. BOW AND ARROW SLAYING A Sioux City soldier waived extradition on an open murder charge stemming from the bow and arrow slaying of his grandmother and is expected to be returned from Dickinson, N.D.

to face charges today. HIJACKERS SHOT Two hijackers and a passenger died in a shootout Wednesday when FBI agents rushed a jetliner on a remote runway at San Francisco's Internationa Airport. The gunmen demanded $800,000, two parachutes and a flight plan to Siberia as ransom for 96 passengers. MAY PLAY The scheduled 24 game world championship chess match between Bobby Fischer and Russian Boris Spassky may begin Sunday, one week behind schedule. FIRE TWINS MANAGER The Minnesota Twins today fired manager Bill Rigney hired in 1969 after Billy Martin was fired and named coach Frank Quilici, a onetime utiUty infielder for the Twins, to be manager.

Levee system approved for new land development The Iowa Natural Resources Council has. given approval to plans for construction of a levee system using a city street and a county road and development of some 270 acres at 1 35 and new U.S. 30. The council met this morning to hear a proposal by Merle Whattoff of Ames to develop a 77 acre tract as King's City Mobile Home development and of Godwin Bevers Inc. of Colorado Springs, for development of 78 acres north of new U.S.

30, 116 acres south of that highway. Otitic R. McMurry, director of the Natural Resources council told The Tribune four parties were involved in this morining's hearing. The city of Ames, he said, was granted authority to raise Daytbn Avenue north of U.S. 30 to serve as a road and levee.

Story County, McMurray said, will grade a county road at the same elevation, also to serve as a levee. Godwin Bever is to install drainage facilities through the road, provide storage impondmenl on the site and extend a an east west levee on the south side of its site to the 1 35 right of way to protect its proposed shopping center. Whattoff 's plan for filling his tract and developing a mobile home park was approved, McMurry said, A news story in The Tribune edition of Wednesday said incorrectly that the Council had ruled on the applications. Formal authorization of the development is expected in about 10 days. Dei Motnei Children's Zoo director Bob Elgin holds on to the ioo's nine month old Hon as the feline gets a drink from the lion fountain.

The Hon may be used for patrol purposes because of recent acts of vandalism and harm done to joo animals during the evening. (Tribune photo by Jim Mone) GRANT PERMISSION The Miami Beach, city council chamber was crowded to capacity as young demonstrators sought use of city parks during the Democratic Party's national convention. The council voted 4 2 to grant permission. (UPI telcphoto).