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83rd Expo opening annual Del Mar run 4 hearings on agenda in Vista VISTA A lengthy agenda which includes four public hearings will confront the Vista City Council when it meets in regular session at 7 tonight at City Hall. Most of the items on the agenda are routine in nature. The council will meet at least two other times this week. It has scheduled an adjourned meeting for 7 p.m. Tuesday to continue a public hearing on the proposed city sign ordinance and at the same hour either Wednesday or Thursday will continue discussions on the public improvements portion of the 1972-73 fiscal year budget' and personnel salaries.

9 hurt in weekend accidents be country singer Buck Owens and his Buckaroos. Accompanied by vocalist Susan Raye, and other members of his troupe, Owens will appear nightly Tuesday through Sunday, June 27 to July 2. July 3, two vocalists from the big band era, Harry Babbitt and Roberta Linn, will headline the show. Sarah Vaughan will appear Tuesday through Thursday, July 4, 5 and 6, with her incomparable song stylings; and on the last three days, Friday through Sunday, July 7, 8 and 9, the Kingston Trio will be there to entertain. all media watercolor, oil, graphics and sculpture will show just how sophisticated are the artists of the area.

Then there will be a worldwide photo show, the horse show, the custom car show, a major carnival and a hobby show. As usual the junior livestock auction, which will take place Friday, July 7, and the flower and garden show, unequaled in the West, will be the principal crowd pleasers. Highlighting the grandstand entertainment, which will be presented to the public without charge at 8 each evening, will All the exhibits will open at 10 a m. Tuesday and at the same time every other day of the fairs 13-day run. Attendance records are expected to be broken this year, because the fair will run a record number of days closing July 9.

Hundreds of entries have been received for the home economics display. Table settings, gourmet foods, confections, jams, jellies, preserves, textiles, custom-made clothing and pie and cake baking contests will give the event a country fair air. The art show, with works in DEL MAR The gates to the Southern California Exposition will swing open at 9 a.m. Tuesday and the 83rd celebration will be under way. A highlight of opening day ceremonies will be Caren Campbell, an expert horsewoman, leading a parade of Expo officials, Don Diego and Lauren McGuire, 18-year-old Fairest of the Fair, down the midway.

The parade will begin at noon. Also taking part will be the Mountain View Mist Riders, the finalists in the Fairest of the Fair contest, baton twirlers and military marching bands. JUNE 26. 1972 Council rules on rezoning ESCONDIDO The Escondido City Council upheld planning commission denialof a zone change appeal last week, but overruled the commission on another zoning matter. By a 4-0 vote with Councilman George Linthicum absent, the council approved the commissions recommendation to deny a change from general commercial to medium density multi-family residential zoning on 5.5 acres of property near Escondido Boulevard and Sunset Drive.

The council, however, voted 4-0 to reject the commissions recommendation for inclusion of R-2 (light density multifamily residential as well as single family zoning in the Oak Hill West Annexation area south of San Pasqual Valley Road and Oak Hill Drive. The matter had been referred back to the commission for' consideration of R-l zoning only, but commissioners affirmed their original recommendation by a vote of 6-1 with Richard Lievers dissenting. The matter was continued for one week for purposes of legal noticing after which the council is expected to zone the entire 5.24 acre property owned by the state to R-l. In other zoning matters, the council approved a commission recommendation for a zone change from medium multiple residential residential hospital (R-H) for property at the northeast corner of Hickory Street and Third Avenue. The commission originally recommended against the change but later reversed itself.

The matter was continued for one week, however, for final action in the form of a council resolution. The council continued until its Wednesday, June 28, meeting proposed action to rezone property at the southeast corner of Washington Avenue and North Juniper Street from heavy multiple residential to professional commercial (CP). k- DAILY TIMES-ADVQCATE. ESCONDIDO, CALIF MON Notes from today Domestic funding advances WASHINGTON (AP) The House Appropriations Committee approved a $12.9 billion bill today financing agriculural, rural development, environmental and consumer programs for fiscal 1973. The bill sent to the House for consideration later this week includes $5.9 billion for regular activities of the Department of Agriculture, $899.3 million for rural development programs, $2.9 billion for environmental protection programs and $3.09 billion for consumer programs.

One of the larger allotments was $23 billion for the food stamp program for low-income families. The committee complained of abuses in the program, which it said by its sheer size is unworkable." The committee added $108.5 million to the Environmental Protection Agency budget, earmarking the extra funds for an expanded program to curb and clean up pollution in the Great Lakes. of A raises loan rate SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Bank of America, the worlds largest commercial bank, announced today it was raising its prime lending interest rate from 5 per cent to 54 per cent, effective immediately. Bank of California announced that it was raising its prime rate to 5V4 per cent just before Bank of America made its announcement. Other California banks are considering similar action.

Westgate division sold SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) Westgate Life Insurance Co. has been sold to Guaranteed Financial an Arizona insurance holding firm, says C. Arnholt Smith, president and chairman of Westgate-California Corp. of San Diego.

Terms of the sale, which is subject to the approval of the California insurance department, were not disclosed in the weekend announcement by Smith. Smith said Westgate Life Insurance Co. had shown only nominal profits since it was founded in 1964 and had built up about $230 million worth of insurance in force as of December 1969. Under the sales agreement, headquarters of the company will remain in San Diego, with Robert P. Le Marr, president of Guaranteed Financial Corp.

serving as president of Westgate Life. Chess lighting at issue NEW YORK (AP) A friend of Bobby Fischer, Americas challenger for the world chess championship, says Fischer wants everything perfect" for his match against Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. And the type of lighting proposed under a six-figure television contract is not so perfect, according to the friend. Fred Cramer, past president of the U.S. Chess Federation.

Fischer won't play under anything but fluorescent lighting-it is very important to him," Cramer said Sunday night before hying to Reykjavik, Iceland, where the 24-game match is to begin next Sunday. The television people, Cramer said, have insisted" they must use additional incandescent or tungsten-halogen lighting because flourescent lighting does not have the proper color spectrum for color film." Legion commander named SAN JOSE. Calif. (AP) A retired Fresno police officer is the new California commander of the American Legion. Milton Randolph was installed Sunday night at the windup of a four-day convention attended by 10,000 legionnaires and their families.

He was elected Saturday and replaces Cecil Bandy of Los Angeles. 7 envoys confirmed WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate today confirmed the nominations of seven career Foreign Serv ice officers as ambassadors. They are: inton L. Olson to Sierra Leone, Robert L. Yost to Buruhdi.

Terence A. Todman to Guinea, Edwin M. Cronk to Singapore, W. Beverly Carter, to Tanzania. C.

Robert Moore to Cameroon, and Miss Jean M. Wilkowski to Zambia. Okinaicans pick leader TOKYO (AP) Leftist-backed Chobyo Yara, who was Okinawas elected chief executive during its transition from U.S. to Japanese rule, was elected today as its first governor since before World War II. Yara, a 69 ear-old former physics teacher, defeated Seisaku Ota, who had been the chief executive appointed by the Untied Slates from 1959 to 1968.

Ota ran as a candidate of Prime Minister Eisaku Satos Liberal Democratic Parly. Restaurateur found dead GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) Willie Shenker, a Los Angeles restaurateur, was found dead in his hotel room here, the U.S. consulate reports. Shenker apparently had been vacationing alone and died of natural causes, an official said Sunday. ESCONDIDO Accidents in the North County during the weekend sent nine persons to Palomar Memorial Hospital.

Marianne Calac, 25, of Valley Center was treated and released after a one-car accident Saturday night on Highway 67, two miles west of Highway 79 and east of Lake Henshaw. Witnesses told the California Highway Patrol that the car in which she was a passenger swerved and ran over an embankment. They said the driver, an unidentified youth, was seen fleeing the scene. Details were unavailable on a series of county accidents Sunday, including a cycle accident which caused minor injury to Garlyn Elliott. 15, of Newport Beach; a two car accident at 5:10 p.m.

Sunday on Pomerado Road, in which John C. Vargas, 21, of 1721 Crofton Lane, Escondido was injured, treated and released; and a one car accident at 3 p.m. Sunday at Las Palmas Avenue, Poway, in which John R. Johnston of 13459 Acton Poway was injured, treated and released. Also at 11:57 p.m.

Sunday, James E. Ponchetti, 18, of Santa Ysabel, was admitted to the local hospital after an accident on Highway 78 near Santa Ysabel. The CHP said he swerved to avoid a collision with another car on a curve and ran off the road. He was treated and released with minor injuries. In Escondido Sunday, details were lacking on a one car accident at 1.30 m.

which sent sisters-in-law Norma K. Reddish. 17, and Susan Reddish, 17, of 13133 Ridgedale Road, Poway, to the local hospital. Witnesses said their car ran off the road and into a tree on Bear Valley Parkway near Kit Carson Park. Both were in fair condition today.

Dennis G. Lariviere, 20, of Pedley, was treated and released with minor injuries following a car-cycle accident at 12.37 m. Sunday on Grand Avenue in Escondido; and William Justus. 25, of 406 E. 10th Escondido, was treated and released for minor injuries after he apparently fell out of a truck at 8 34 a m.

Sunday on East Ohio Avenue. SM man found dead in boat of heart attack SAN MARCOS A 74-year-old San Marcos man who went sailing in his boat north of Oceanside was found dead of a heart attack in the boat Saturday afternoon. Deputy Coroner W. T. Souza identified the victim as James Robert Lnch of 1032 Bluesage Drive, San Marcos.

Souza said Lynch went sailing before noon Saturday and his boat was spotted drifting in the surf five miles north of Oceanside about 3 30 pm. Two couples walking on the beach waded out and pulled the boat in. but Lynch apparently was already dead of a heart attack. Souza said. Session reset ESCONDIDO The Escondido Union iclemeniary School District board of trustees meeting scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for July 10 doe to the lack of a quorum during the last two weeks in June.

The trustees will meet at 7.30 in the district board room located at Fifth and Maple streets, for their annual organizational meeting Proposed budget unveiled Cost. From Page A-l charges for current services. 2 percent. Expenditures were broken down into the following: public works, 21 per cent; police, 21 per cent; fire, 13 per cent; capital improvements, 14 per cent; parks and recreation, 10 per cent; general city, 10 per cent; debt service, 8 per cent; and library 3 per cent. Included in the nondepart-mental" portion of the budget is a proposed expenditure of $12,000 for rental of additional office space for the citys operations, $4,000 for city hall renovation and $1,500 for closing driveway at city hall.

Patterson said the increase of about $624,000 in proposed expenditures over last years figure includes a hike of $122,000 in water operations, $57,000 in sewage disposal operation. $34,000 for street and paving programs. $40,000 for parks department purchase of a high-ranger for tree trimming and a water tank flusher truck and $12,000 for the annual CPO membership charge. Patterson said he eliminated $322,554 from the operating budget requests of all department heads. Ready for curtain raising It's almost time for the Southern California Exposition to start its 13-day run at Del Mar.

Getting ready for the Air units in Tuesday opening is Margaret Vick of Vista, who is grooming her cacti for their flower show debut. Viet shifted Stall Pfcota by Don (ot The move lelt only three S. fighter squadrons in South Vietnam, an Air Force A37 Dragonfly unit and two Marine A4 bkvhawk squadrons, all at the Bien Hoa air base, 14 miles north of Saigon. Hanoi, the North Vietnamese capital, is closer to Nam hmng (350 miles) than Da Nang 1375 miles). probably was eating when the boys returned Bradberry, who was given a sedative and placed under a doctor's care lor treatment of shock, said he and his friend had hitchhiked Into the park only last Friday.

He 1 Bradberry) was almost incoherent when he tried to tell us what happened," Hennesay said The park official said rangers would search again today lor the bear. The ammai, if captured, will either be taken to a remote area of the park and released or else killed Just acting naturally in attack Hiker slain by park bear SAIGON tUPli-The U.S. command moved all fighter squadrons Irom the big U.S. air base at Da Nang to camps in neighboring Thailand today in little more than a paper switch apparently aimed at meeting IVesident Nixons troop pullout deadline. Military sources said the move-although It would count nion, Phillip Bradberry ol Oxford, Ala escaped unharmed.

"The bear was Just acting naturally," Hennesay said It was Irving to protect what it thought was his and just charged the fellows when they came out of the woods Any animal eating will do this The area where the attack occurred. one4iall mile from Old Faithful, was immediately scaled olt to visitors. Rangers ptrollcd the area on loot and by helicopter in an ellort to locate the bear, but were unsuccesslul The attack was onlv the as a withdrawal of troops from Vietnam-was virtually a bookkeeping change and would have only minor impel on the air war. The command also announced a drop in U.S. military strength in Vietnam from 60.100 to 54.000 -still 3.000 short of the 49.000 figure Nixon ordered by the end ol June, fourth reported killing by a bear in Yellowstone National Park in its 100-year history, The last such incident occurred in the Northwest Wyoming Park in 1942 when a woman was attacked and killed.

Hennesay said there was no way ol knowing whether Sunday's marauder was a black bear or a grizzly. Heavy rain fell during the day, wiping out any possible trace of tracks. Rangers also had difficulty in locating the campsite, which was in an unauthorized camping area Bradberry fled a hall mile on loot to the Old Faithful Inn to report the attack, but he The U.S. command said the three Marine and four Air Force F4 Phantom fighter-bomber squadrons at Da Nang were temporarily relocated in Thailand. A command communique said one of the Marine squadrons, however, led Thailand lor home and was replaced by a fresh unit.

was unable to pinpoint the exact site, officials said. Hennesay said It took rangers until 5 30 a m. Sunday, nearly 412 hours alter the attack, to locate the body. He said the victim had been badly mauled "The camp was pretty much of a wreck." Hennesay said "The bear punctured cans of food that were there and pretty well tore up the camp site. Chances are the bear was passing through the area and was attracted by the fond that was in the camp There was an abundance of food that wasn properly stored The bear ELLOW STONE NATIONAL PARK.

o. 1 1 PI I-A prk official said today heavy rains and thick foliage may prevent rangers Irom ever finding a bear which attacked and killed an Alabama man Sunday as he camped near Old Faithful gevser. And if we find the bear, we may never be able to definitely identity it as the one involved," assistant park superintendent Vernon Hennesay said The National Park Service said Harry Eugene Walker. 25. of Anniston, Ala was walking i into camp in the darkness when the bear attacked A compa.