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San Marino's Council Opposes Watson Plan STAR NEWS Property PAGE B-1 PASADENA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1972 Tax Cut Proposed FESTIVAL GUESTS Actor Sam Jaffe, HEAR Director Ciwa Griffiths and actress Beitye Ackerman I Mrs. Jaffe) seem mare interested in Miss Pasadena Howl, Marilyn Williams, than in a vintage 191 1 Stevens Dvryea. All gathered to raise funds for HEAR Foundation ot Ihe annual Artists and Models festival. Hp i In Covina Two Hospital Aides Appointed Glenn Li. Tuylnr, dlstricl manager.

Southern California Edison anil Donald S. Aulen, M.D., Covina physician, 'hnve heen appointed to Hie Inter-Community Hospital, Covina, foundation board of directors. Taylor also Is of Vie-Ac-rco Precision Miniatures, Covina. He is a of the Rotary Club, Elks Club, Masons and past presi-denl and director1 of Ihe Covina Chamber of Commerce. He received tlie award for outstanding service division chairman for Sail Gabriel Valley United Crusade and the past presidents award of (he Covina Chamber ol Commerce.

Dr. Auten is a graduate ol the University of Illinois Medical School. He served Ins residency at the University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospital and Ihe Clinical Institute University, Chicago, specialiang in surgery. Of Local Note VARIETY SHOW "Serendipity." variety show featuring Koxton and the Tin Lizzie Slomners, will he presented at 8 tonight through Saturday at the Sierra Madre Primary School, 141 Highland Ave. Ofher slurs or the program will be Mama Fele and Alex, the canine computer; the Bulging Belles, and the Fortune Kookics Family Band.

Tickets. will be available at Ihe school or at the door. Tickets are $1 each. FILM OF BEUS Tlie free showing of "San Maggiore Bells," a film depicting how Star-News Country residents' contribulions aided in restoration of bells in an Italian town, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, March 17, at Ihe Altadena Public Library, 600 E.

Mariposa St. The sound movie is being shown by Kim and Rosa Johnson, whn were instrumental in conducting drive for contributions to revive the bells. RUMMAGE SALE Annual rummage sale of Boy Scout Tronp Post 34, Mother's Auxiliary will be held from ft a.m. lo 2 p.m. Saturday ot the Scout Council House, 5411 N.

Ro-semead Pasadena. A variety of merchandise will be offered ll Is announced. Proceeds will be used for needed Scout equipment. SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY Alberl Brouse, president of tlie National Sheet Music Society, will discuss "A Trlhule to Ihe Lale Waller Winchell" at a meeting of the group at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 285 E.

Walnut Pasadena. All those Interested in collecting sheet music are invited. STAMP CLINIC All beginner, junior and adult stamp collectors are inviled to altend a clinic to be held from 1:30 la 4 p.m. Salusday a': the Trinily Lutheran Church, corner of Catalina Avenue and Walnut Streels, Pasadena. 1 Hh Firm opposition to the Watson Amendment Initiative on next November's general elcc-lion ballot was voiced hy members ol tlie San Marino City Council Wednesday nigllf.

Council members, responding lo a detailed explanation of the proposal, stated they wished City Manager Charles Marl'n to draw up a special "lisl of particulars" stating their opposition. They Indicated a vole declaring ilieir distaste for the amendment will be laken when Hie list is ready. The amendment is aimed at lowering properly taxes. Martin, who's also San Marino's city attorney, slated that under Ihe proposal San Marina's schools would lose from 5 to 15 pea- cent of their present revenues, while special lighting, sanitation ami fire control district would he very severely curtailed. Cities Big Target "The counties of this state could live with (lie Watson Amendment," Mayor Theodore Burnett declared, "but it ttoulri he murder for the cities." Burnett declared in a lisl of his objections thai "permanent lax reform is what's needed," not a shifting of the burden from one segment of the population to another.

Councilman Grant Kenyon. objecting, lo provisions that would remove control ol local expenditures from local bodies, declared: "At least our eopIe would rather scream and yell at us about taxes than have lo yell at 120 guys in Sacramento." (Mher Business In oilier business, council denied a claim for damages total big SI. 1101 million in a wrongful death action against Hie city. The claim slems from Hie shooting of a minor, Richard A. Esh, last Dec.

fi hy San Marino Policeman. I. S. Gardner. Cotinellmen referred the claim to the city's insurance carrier.

The council also voted to Impose Ihe city's business license tax an the estimated 40(1 gardeners who do husiness a I Sim Marino residences. A similar suggealion I hat persons doing husiness in their homes should also pay the business license fee was nol adopted. Cbuncilmen voted enthusiastically, loo, lo support the coming school lax override proposal to he decided hy voters nn March 21. The resolulinn stales thai Ihe lax override measure is "necessary and appropriate to Ihe community as a whole." Slolf photo bf 5cvc Torn CURTAIN GOING UP Actually, Gary Siddlc and lay Jackson, from leff, will be parting the curtains lonighl when Cinema 21 reopens as Pasadena's first mavis Ihealre owned by blacks. Shown here discussing refurbishing of the house.

Riddle is manager and Jackson a partner in Ihe new firm. 1st Black-Owned Theatre To Debut in Pasadena AUTO SHOW HOSTS Dr. end Mrs. Irving M. Woods, of Pasadena, admire the workmanship of the $10,000 DeTomcso Pontera, one of the many 1972 cars being.

displayed. HEAR Foundation Artists, Models Stage Preview to Auto Show By Ray McConncll MRCHIOANO CENTER: From Mrs. Fred T. Lylc, San Marino, comes word that a number of Slar-News Country artists and others are interested in Ihe Mwhicano Art Center. Whitiier in east Los Angeles.

More than 40 area art-Isls nrr members of Mechicano, and their -work provides a source lor continuing exhibitions. Also a variely of programs lor Ihe community are presented at the center; on alternate Thursdays it's open to jazz musicians, and this spring artists from Mechicann will direct and assist (he students of Garfield High School in Ihe painting of murals at the school. This week a festival is In progress a( the Center, celebrating its first anniversary, and this Saturday there'll he. refreshments and entertainment along with a wide variety art. urday matinees which are planned, "witlr special care in selecting movies raled lor young people's viewing." Sunday matinees may be held iffhe communily desires.

The associates include Riddle, whose full lime job is as community relallons specinllsl for the City of Pasadena and Jay Jackson, of Ihe Urban Coa-lilinn. Actual opera lion will be headed by Riddle's sou, Gary, 26. as manager, assisted hy his hrolhers, Ed, 21, and Wallace and Wayne. 1 ll-year-nld twins. None of the Riddle family calls himself more fliiin an ordinary movie fan, "but we always talked about having our own business.

Then (his Iheatre became available, and so Mini was il." A gala preview of Ihe Second Annual Artists and Muriels Festival at Rohinsnns in Pasadena was held Wednesday night, setting Ihe slage for a three-day auto and ar( shew for the HEAR Foundation. More than 400 persons, including Hollywood personalities and local society, surveyed Ihe second level of Ihe Robinson's pnrkiug rjl at 777 E. Colorado where the Foundation lias collected nearly 1,000 origi-jial paintings and a lot full ot new automobiles from Pasadena car dealers. Beginning at p.m. the show ran well into the nighl as gnesls wanderer) among a myriad collection of cars and art works, bid ill an art auction and won door prizes.

Purpose of fhe annual show Is lo raise funds for the HEAR (Hearing Education Through Auditory Research) foundation $6,500 for tile re-, search projects conducted by Ihe hearing center dial caters to children with hearing problems. Pasadena auto dealers said the annual collection of automobiles allows the ptthllc lo see all tlie new mndels under one roof, while at the same time aiding the HEAR effnrl. Regular public hours far Ihe aula show begin today at 10 a.m. lo 10 and. continue on Friday from 10 to 10 and again on Saturday Trum 10 a.m.

lo 5 p.m. The paintings nn display will alj be for sale. Many of Ihe works were donated by Ihe more than 100 participating artisls. Proceeds of all art sales go to Ihe HEAR Foundation. HEAR adminislralor Bud HilpeH said Ihe reasoning bell i ll combining aiilmiwliiliut QUICK CHUI'fy Bill Pursley: "The reason so many girls wear' hair-dos llial look like mops is Ihey don'l know what a mop looks like." l)u-Rny Cnlih: "Believe only hall of what you hear but be sure it's the right half." Wagner Heads Sierra.

Mndre Action Council Howard Wagner is the new president of the Sierra Marlre Environment Action Council. He was action chairman of the organization last year. Eleeleri to ass'st Wagner were Ai Metzger, vice president; Barbara Codley, secretary and publicity chairman, and Jim Kennedy, student a I Polytechnic School in Pasadena, treasurer. The officers were elected at annual meeting of group. located at 3M E.

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This year's villi art is simple: "The wom- giiHl lo aid Ihe foundation's op- en come lo see Ihe art and the evnlions is $111,000. men come lo look at the cars. Executive Director of the We get them all at Hie same Foundation Dr. Ciwa Griffiths time and they all have a good said that last year's festival time." EITHER HERE OR THERE: The paintings or La Cnmirian Penny Lungprc, and I hose ot some of her students, are on exhibit during March in Ihe conference room of the fi Canada Public Library, iMH Oakwood Ave Is (his inflation or deflation? El MDnle merchants on March IS will he selling money, in denominations up to-SlOfl. for 80c on the dollar limit one bill per person.

The sale will take place through a window of an armored truck in Ihe Downtown El Mnnte Mall T've been asked lo -make mention of Ihe fact that the local group of the Polish National Alliance will hold a "Shamrock Polka Dance" on March IS from 3 p.m. lo 1 a.m. at St. Gregory Ihe Great Churt-h Hull, 14335 Telegraph Road, Whillicr (call 697-42(12 for further information). This will be in honor uf St.

Patrick's driving the snakes from Today's Lucky Bucks L62718190A (Goud unlil 5 D.m., Fridjv. Now owned by blacks in what is believed I heir first, venture into Ihe'' movie theatre business in Southern California, Pasadena's Cinema 21 will have a fjmnd reopening at 7 p.m. today. The 1.ul)(l-seaf Ihealre at S45 E. Washington Blvd.

has been acquired by Riddle Associates, a partnership of longtime Pasadena residents. All tough Ihe house has been clused since Ihe firsl nf Ihe year, its name is well-known and the new owners derided tu retain it. Their plunge into Hie Ihealre world has a double molivc. They see il as a pa lily commercial veulure, and also as a way lo 1 1'M in people in the ways of 1 lie business world and -'lo provide jobs for yuuug minority people." Explains Ralph Riddle, senior among the partners: "It's not. just for Ihem lo learn theatre operation, but to lrecome in meeting Hie public and learning skills as cashier's and concessionaires, far example.

We want lo make them conscious of Ihe need 1o be. involved in various businesses, lo develop- business acumen." Stzcnhle Slnlf The staff of a sizeable theatre runs to more employes than the casual moviegoer might realize. II includes bos office personnel, projectionists, the business office (hooking films, meeting cost accounting), candy counter help, cleaning anil maintenance. Riddle Associates have given a Int of thought tn what, they'll show, with a very firm intention: "We want lo keep away from X-rated movies. We dnn'l intend showing any at all." Riddle says the theatre is not necessarily going In specialize in nil-black films.

"We're going to wail and see what our clientele wants. We're pilng to cater to the neightorlmod. We want them lo have pride in our theatre, as we have pride in Choke of films consequoiilly will depend on "whal we hear, word of mouth" and also what's available. The new ex-hihilurs sit down will: hooking acenls weekly In pick Ihe lare from films making the rounds. Riddle says they Will bring "great sensitivity" to those Los Angeles conferences.

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mil valid Itnaili lit nibiiilM lal WHO'S WHO IN S-N COUNTRY: Among the many well-known Armenian-Americans of Ihe area is Sieve Italian, who was born in a customs building as his father was bringing the family from Armenia by way oi Egypl lo, eventually, Pasadena from OJtce-arfiuence to the stains of a shoe cobbler in Pasadena, where the father actually practiced a hit of acupuncture on li is Armenian friends. Steve now Is one of Ihe brothers owning a liuuor store and deli. He's a Roiarian and member of St. Gregory Church, as well as an enthusiastic alumnus of ihe Tournament of Roses land (he was a PJC clarinetist and saxophonist in the late 3fls). How to Win of Lucky Bucks 1.

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Employes, agents and independent contractors for the Slar-News and their families are not eligible tor Lucky Buck awards. 1VEAP IT UP: The Western Packaging Association and Ihe University of California, Davis, announce that they are jointly sponsoring a "Seminar nn Package Development, and improvement A Value Analysis Approach." "Betides giving you a good fool oJ packaging management," says (he annonnrfimenf, value analysis "hiphlighls your contribution fo your rompany, solidifies your, hold on your job, and prepares you for advancement." And who has not often thought that the way lo get ahead is to package management put it under wraps? CLASSY COMPANY louro Leichnftz, 11, discusses the merits of Rolls Royce with her fnlher Rich leichnitz, nl Auto Show preview. Poinlrngi are also on display..