The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 14

SUN-TELEGRAM July 18, 197S One dead, 6 hurt in 2 plane crashes VICTORVILLE One man was killed and six were slightly injured in separate private plane crashes near here Saturday. In the fatal accident at Apple Valley Airport, the pilot of a single-engine Bonanza Commander was killed when his plane overshot the runway at 11:04 p.m. and crashed in flames, sheriff's deputies said. The victim was alone in the aircraft His name was withheld until relatives could be notified. In the other crash, six San Diego men sustained minor injuries when their single-engine Cessna A36 struck into a hillside minutes after takeoff from Hesperia Airport at 5:10 p.m., sheriffs deputies said.

Transferred to a San Diego hospital after treatment at Victor Valley Hospital were the pilot, Audrey Huskey, 31, of Lemon Grove, and William Howden, 24, of San Diego. Both were in satisfactory condition. Treated at Victor Valley Hospital and released were E. R. Hedstrom, 60, of Lemon Grove; Phillip Whitten, 30, of San tee and Kenneth Ebert, 17, and James Gray, 18, both of San Diego.

Deputies said the men were en route to Big Bear Airport The pilot said the plane couldn't get enough power for unknown reasons and crashed into the hillside two to three miles southeast of here, Dep. George Pickens said. The pilot of another plane flying in the area spotted the crash and radioed the airport tower. A sheriff's helicopter removed three of the victims and the others were taken out by ambulance, all within 20 minutes of the crash, deputies said. Deputies said weather was good at the time of the takeoff and should have presented no problems in flight 4.

if "i) Bulletin board Police spokesman blasts mayor over pay dispute Orange Show building SAN BERNARDINO -Five improvement projects involving a total of $138,491 are under way or have recently been completed on the National Orange Show grounds. The projects are financed with money appropriated by the state legislature, which established a $2.5 million fund to upgrade fairgrounds throughout the state llliliii DMV service SACRAMENTO The Department of Motor Vehicles now has the DMV Courtesy Corps, composed of 110 high school and college students who will check tire pressure, tire tread and windshield wipers, and perform other services for visitors to the department The students are being paid $2.10 an hour in federal funds provided under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act In addition, the students will be trained in basic registration and licensing procedures. The DMV Courtesy Corps will be helping out at the Barstow, Hemet, Pomona, Riverside and San Bernardino offices. think that's the way to do; it" "We gave directions, He keeps trying to have the newspapers do the-negotiating for Treadway said. Vande Steeg said the po- lice must sign an agree-; ment with the city by Aug.

5, the last date that the city council can approve a tax rate increase to support the cost of higher wages. Vande Steeg said that! although the police associa-tion board of directors-voted last week to! withdraw threats of strike, he couldn't! guarantee that the; membership would hold to that in view of the current stalemate. ONTARIO A police spokesman criticized the Ontario City Council and particularly Mayor Paul Treadway after another round of salary negotiations failed to end a salary dispute. Al Vande Steeg, president of the Ontario Police Association, said Mayor Treadway stated at last Monday's city council meeting that the council had given the city negotiating team "new directions" to take in the police pay dispute. "That was a damn lie," Vande Steeg said in a telephone interview.

"There was no new direction. They came from exactly the same direction and they had the same percentage offer as before," he said. Vande Steeg said negotiations remain at an impasse with no new meetings scheduled following Saturday's day long session with a state conciliator. The city is holding fast at 7.09 per cent while the police association offered a package slightly lower than its previous 8.75 per cent proposal, Vande Steeg said. When city negotiators rejected it he said, the police group resumed its proposal of 8.75 per cent Contacted at home Sunday evening, Treadway declined comment on Vande Steeg's claim.

"He (Vande Steeg) is trying to negotiate in public," Treadway said. "I dont A new shop building is being built under a $93,233 contract with Consolidated Partition Co. of Fontana. It will be an eight-sided structure of futuristic design. nnfi 1 1 fx l'ft NttwimN hhM lH'HttM (umiimhI nhwhhh Sun-Telegr photo by Greg Schneider i 1 Ducking for cover celebrating 50 flying years Join Western's flying celebration to Seattle, Firemen hit the dirt as an air tanker drops chemical retardant onto a 38-aere fire Sunday southwest of Neeley's Corner, five miles north of Fontana.

The fire began about 4:30 p.m. and although its spread had been halted, firemen did not expect control until early today. More than 100 firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, California Division of Forestry and Central Valley Fire District battled the blaze with the aid of three air tankers, two helicopters and 14 fire engines. There was no indication of the cause, firemen said.

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Most of a motor's wear, for example, is attributable to the hours during which it is used to power a truck's water pump. Richardson ranged between 350 and 750 miles per day during the journey. He stayed "pretty much" within the speed limit the entire time which wasn't too difficult since the truck's top speed is about 60 miles per hour, he explained. To the average motorist, the fuel stops would have been calamitous affairs. Fuel mileage averaged between five and six miles per gallon, which meant he had to start looking for places to fill the 50 gallon tanks about every 200 miles.

The truck held together fairly well, Richardson said. Oil leaks, loose engine belts and other minor malfunctions manifested themselves during the trip, "but that's what we expect to happen," he said. "It's like when you buy a car. You figure you bought a $6,000 car. You ought to be able to drive it 100,000 miles without anything going wrong." USS San Bernardino to be overhauled LONG BEACH The USS San Bernardino is undergoing a $4.6 million overhaul here at the Todd, Navy officials have announced.

The work is expected to take six months. The $14.6 million LST, named after the county and city of San Bernardino, was commissioned March 27, 1971. room and washes, "There might be a half-dozen kids out there." He has never encountered a fire during any of the trips, he says, and, because of the lack of equipment on the Jrucks, it's probably just as well. During the journeys, the trucks' water tanks are usually half-filled to provide ballast, but hoses, nozzles, fire extinguishers and most other accesssories are generally installed in San Bernardino. The trips are enjoyable, Richardson says, because they provide pleasant scenery and because they afford him opportunities to tour the plants that manufacture the trucks.

He calls such trips, "A very good education for me as a mechanic." He never takes anyone with him who can share driving chores on the journeys. "I'd just as soon go by myself. If you and I go somewhere together, he explains" we got to compromise. And I guess I've always been something of a loner." His usual arrangement permits him to eat, sleep and travel where and when he pleases, he says. Only Richardson or other members of the department are allowed to shepherd the new rigs to San Bernardino.

"We don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry to drive the truck because he could buy cheap oil or gas," and because the department wants to be certain the equipment is handled properly. The trucks can be shipped by rail, but Richardson says driving them cross- country is cheaper and provides a good opportunity to quickly identify defects. "Otherwise they would go off warranty. We never put a lot of road miles on a fire truck." See the See's. You'll enjoy See's Chocolates with many FiftyFair meals.

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Fontana member cites The trimmings. A celebration should look like one. Special FiftyFair balloons, napkins, headrests, brighten things up. or nerience sex discrimination (Continued From Metro Page) "a women's lib group per se." "We just want to improve facets of women both socially and economically," she said. 'Tm not disgusted with the whole area, but apathy is a real problem here," Mrs.

Perrigo continued. "I don't know if it's conservatism or what and it's hard to believe Fontana women are satisfied, that they don't ex- need child care centers. "If this were true, this would be a Utopia here and all the people would be flocking here," she said. She hasn't given up hope yet though. She said she still thinks Fontana women have a great deal to contribute to the commission if they would either contact her or attend the monthly meetings.

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