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The Sun SATURDAY, November 14, 1987 OBITUARIES Lee B. Bastion SAN BERNARDINO Lee B. Bastion, 79, a longtime resident, died Nov. 12, 1987. He was born June 25, 1908, in Crawfordsville, Ind.

He was a conductor for Santa Fe Railway for 30 years. He was a member of Arden Hills SDA Church in San Bernardino. Survivors include his wife, Lois Bastion of San Bernardino; two daughters, Judith K. Hubbs of Grand Terrace and Jackie L. Heller of Riverside; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Graveside service is 11 a.m. Monday at Montecito Memorial Park in Colton. Omar Clark Estes HIGHLAND Omar Clark Estes, a 23-year county resident, died Nov. 12, 1987, in San Bernardino. He was born i in Liverpool, Ill.

He retired as a lieutenant colonel after 24 years in the Air Force. He was a Methodist and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Hoopeston, Ill. Survivors include his wife, Berna Deane Estes of Highland; brother, Vernon Estes of Enum Claw, Wash. Private services were held. Interment is at Riverside National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Bobbitt Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangements. VITALS Births BANHAM A girl Sept. 3, 1987, to Robert and Cheryl Banham, Rialto. Loma Linda University Medical Center Marriages BRIANO-VANDERLOAN Albert 25, of Ontario; Belinda 24, of Corona BUCKNER-LEVY John 37; Diane 28; both of Ontario CAMACHO-PEDERZOLI Carlos 26; Patricia 22; both of Alta Loma CURIEL-SALAZAR Richard 26, of Rialto; Marisela 23, of San Bernardino DELGADO-HUSBAND Antonio, 22; Allison 17; both of Redlands GALLOWAY-TAYLOR Perry 25, of Long Beach; Vickie 23, of Colton GOULD-TAYLOR Peter 27, of Hesperia; Karen 27, of Corona he 32; Shelley 24; both of chiname JEFFERSON-SINGER Floyd 26; Sherry 25; both of Twentynine Palms GARVIN-HOLUB William 31, of Twentynine Palms; Susan 27, of Yucca Valley GONZALES-STEPHENSON Michael 28; Yavette 21; both of Redlands GRICH-TURLEY Robert 27; Diane 25; both of Virginia Beach LEIBOVITZ-FOX Todd 25; Sharon 24; both of Rancho Cucamonga MARSH-NARASCH Randy 35; Kathy 31; both of Anchorage, Alaska MORALES-RICO Lawrence 26; Carol 25; both of Chino MORIS-CONTI Michael 24; Catherine 24; both of Ontario PALACIOS-VALLE Roy 49, of Los Angeles; Adella 34, of Montclair PRUITT Dean 24; Wenilyn 20; both of Barstow ROHDER-NELSON Robert 22; Susan 22; both of Yucca Valley ROESSLER-KASSEL Joseph 19; 18; both of San Bernardino PERKS-ROMERO Jack 54, of Mentone; Joan 52, of Redlands SHEPHERD Gregory MEETINGS BETA SIGMA PHI Past Presidents of Southern Calfornia Council will meet for brunch Sunday at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel.

Theme will be Happy Holly Daze with a Christmas boutique. Proceeds will go to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, kidney research, lupus research, and scleroderma research. Guest speaker will be Beta Sigma Phi International President Walter Ross Ill of Kansas City, Mo. BOBBIN LACE MAKERS A demonstration group meets from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands.

For more information, call Fern Jenkins, (714) 792-3538. CASA DE AYUDA A women's drug and alcohol residential facility in San Bernardino, offers programs for women who lifestyle. For more information, call Lucy Romero, (714) a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

INLAND EMPIRE BONSAI SOCIETY A group for bonsai art enthusiasts, meets from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Botanic Gardens conference room, University of California, Riverside. For more information, call Jack Miller, (619) 925-0185, or George Knox, (714) 682-6623. LAS VEGAS NITE ATID Hebrew Academy's second annual Las Vegas Nite will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth AMI's Social Hall, 3508 E.

Temple Way, West Covina. Ticket price of $18 includes dinner. Proceeds will be used to set up a school library and for schol- Thomas L. Young SAN BERNARDINO Thomas L. Young, 52, a longtime resident, died Nov.

10, 1987. He was employed by San Bernardino County as a juvenile traffic hearing officer. Survivors include his wife, Janet; mother, Catherine; numerous relatives. Memorial service is 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of God, 2595 E.

Date Highland. Shirley Mae Cosper SAN BERNARDINO Shir- ley Mae Cosper, 51, a four-year resident, passed away Nov. 10, 1987. She was born on July 21, 1936, in Arkansas. Survivors include four sons, Charles Cosper Jr.

of Highland, Robert Cosper of Garden City, Randy Cosper of Anchorage, Alaska, and Dustin Cosper of San Bernardino; daughter, Twila Cumpton of Garden City, five grandchildren; sister, Joyce Sisson of San Bernardino. Graveside service is 2 p.m. Monday at Montecito Memorial Park. Mark B. Shaw Mortuary in charge of arrangements, where friends may call from noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday. Sun obituaries are paid advertising. They are prepared by the classified advertising department. For information, call (714) 888-3252. 17; Stephanie 19; both of Redlands SMITH-STAMM Danny 21; Marla 17; both of Yucca Valley TABET-FUHRMEISTER Robert 33; Barbara 26; both of Barstow TALLEY-GUTIERREZ Michael 28, of Moreno Valley; Elvia 28, of Corona TIDWELL-GRAF Charles 26; Shelly 21; both of Rancho Cucamonga TRAINOR-McKAY Gregory 27; Janice 30; both of Ontario TUCKER-SANDERFER Rice 49, of Rowlett; Penny 37, of Yucca Valley UTT Ernest 22; Nicole 19; both of Fort Irwin WREYFORD-TROUT Charles 22, of Pasadena; Helen 19, of Rialto Dissolutions BERGERON -Lynn S.

and Raymond E. BRINTON Karen and Donald R. CHERRY Sharon and Juan DAVIS -Olivia M. Robert A. EDWARDS Susan Landon D.

and is ELLIOTT James L. and Michelle R. MULLINS Ralph G. and Janice L. ROGERS Jenny L.

and Travis P. SMITH Richard L. and Molly E. Deaths BRITTIAN Allen 67, of Fontana. Died Nov.

13, 1987. Ingold Funeral Chapel BROWN- Ruth 68, of Rialto. 12, 1987. McNearney Family CUNDIFF Thomas 54, of Yucaipa. Died Nov.

12, 1987. Emmerson-Bartlett Calimesa Mortuary DELGADO Sarah 77, of Colton. Died Nov. 6, 1987. Knopsnyder Mortuary FICK George 85, of Riverside.

Died Nov. 11, 1987. Emmerson-Bartlett Redlands Mortuary PARKIN- Caroline 48, of Colton. Died Nov. 11, 1987.

Cortner Pierce Brothers Chapel RHODES Sylvia, 63, of San Bernardino. Died Nov. 9, 1987. Bobbitt Memorial SHIRLEY Roscop 38, of Yucaipa. Died Nov.

8, 1987. Cortner Pierce Brothers Chapel WAGSTER Raymond, 66, of Yucaipa. Died Nov. v. 11, 1987.

Emmerson-Bartlett Yucaipa Mortuary arship funds. For more information or for tickets, call Pearl at the ATID Hebrew Academy, (818) 967-3881 or (818) 332-4638. PSYCHIC FAIR Sponsored by the Parapsychology 4:30 Association at the of First Riverside, Church p.m. of Religious Science, 3891 Ridge Road, Riverside. Includes lectures and booths featuring books, tapes, art, jewely, crystals, herbs, etc.

Readings and counseling also available. For more information, call (714) 784-1565. SAN GORGONIO WHITE SHRINE OF JERUSALEM Meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple, 310 W. Fourth San Bernardino.

The King and Queen party night has been canceled. SATURDAY CLUB A social, recreational program for mentally disabled adults, meets at 10 a.m. at the Center for Individuals with Disabilities, Foruth Street and Palm Lane, San Bernardino. For information, call (714) 885- 6843. SONS OF NORWAY Soldalen will meet at 1 p.m.

at the Joslyn Senior Center, 21 Grant Redlands, for "turkey bingo" and refreshments. The Christmas luncheon will be at noon Dec. 12 at Harry C's in Redlands. Reservations should be made by Dec. 8.

TOASTMASTERS CLUB 787 Meets at 9:15 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 1200 University Riverside. For more information, call Jim Leatherwood, administrative vice president, (714) 784- 0195. 2-WD PICKUP $11688 carpeting dit cargo bed steel radial dres. 60 mos.

Closed End Lease On Approved Credit, 1st Lic. $267, Total Pymnts. $7582, Residual $2036. One available at this price Expires HOME San Bernardino OF HAPPY MITSUBISHI OWNERS 645 AUTO CENTER DRIVE, SAN BERNARDINO (714) 884-7700 Ex-pension chief says he took bribe to keep wife YUBA CITY (AP). Former state teachers' pension fund chairman Gilbert Chilton said in an article published Friday that he accepted a $1 million bribe and misused funds in a desperate attempt to save a failing marriage.

"I took it because I was exhausted," Chilton told The Sacramento Union in an interview at the Sutter County jail. "It was one last-ditch effort. I thought there was no way Shirley was gonna leave me now." Chilton, 43, awaits sentencing in January on four counts of extortion, conspiracy, misuse of funds and tax evasion. The extortion charge relates to a 1982 bribery and extortion scheme that channeled a $50 million State Teachers' Retirement System loan to a wildcat oil company owned by an ex-convict. The other charges are in connection with the 1980-82 zlement of more than $440,000 from the Guarantee Savings? and Loan Association of Fresno, Chilton's former employer.

A fugitive for four years, Chilton surrendered May 15 and agreed Sept. 24 to a plea bargain that resulted in the dismissal of more than 70 other counts. He faces up to 35 years in federal prison, a $125,000 fine, payment of $457,502 in delinquent federal income taxes, and an order to repay embezzled funds. Chilton said he used the bribe money from Charles Francis Raymond, president of a Colorado oil company called TXPACCO, to buy a Mercedes and other "toys" in an effort to win the devotion of his second wife, Shirley. The purchases did no good.

The couple separated for a second and final time in their sixyear marriage in late November 1982. Chilton refused to discuss his 53-month flight from authorities, saying that the woman who was his companion, 26-year-old Cheryl Ann Ciccarelli, faces charges of harboring a fugitive. Ciccarelli now lives near the jail and said in September that she may marry Chilton after his sentencing. He challenged news reports that he fled in a new Mercedes with $1 million and lived a highrolling lifestyle during his years as a fugitive. He called that period years of hell." "I'm not a flashy con man who schemed to take everyone," he "I'm not saying I'm innocent.

I want to correct the story." Chilton said he first became involved in embezzling the savings and loan after a 1979 separation with his second wife, buying her three boats, a garage full of motorcycles and a $165,000 renovation of their home. He said he once absent- Gilbert Chilton Accepted $1 million bribe mindedly left a satchel crammed with $330,000 in a restaurant and often gave handfuls of money to transients, "trying to buy back self-respect." Born out of wedlock and raised by an aunt in "the slums of Baltimore," Chilton said he grew up a "loner" who depended on himself to survive on the streets. A U.S. Army veteran and high school graduate who never completed college, he said he evolved into an intense workaholic and overachiever in the mortgage industry. He said he went "totally off the deep end" when committing his crimes and claimed the money meant nothing to him.

"I didn't do it because of greed. I didn't even try to hide the money. It was because I was following the wrong kind of dreams." Anti-nuclear activist makes plea to jurors LOS ANGELES (AP) The case of an anti-nuclear activist charged with demolishing a government computer went to the jury Friday with the defendant replacing her attorney in order to plead her cause to jurors. Susan Alexis "Katya" Komisaruk told jurors she wanted to address them personally because the judge had blocked the defense from explaining her June 2 attack on a computer at Vandenberg Air Force Base. "I wanted to tell you why that computer was dangerous, but I'm not allowed to," she said, drawing loud objections from the prosecutor.

After the jury began deliberating, about 50 of Komisaruk's supporters chanted anti-nuclear slogans outside the federal courthouse. The panel met for about an hour before retiring for the weekend. Before the trial began, U.S. District Judge William Rea ruled Komisaruk's motive was irrelevant and would not be allowed as part of her defense. Nevertheless, Komisaruk told the jury, "You must decide if an instrument of destruction can be ethically considered (government) property" drawing more objections from the prosecutor.

Komisaruk is charged with destruction of government property, that is, a computer once used to control the NAVSTAR satellite navigation system. She contends the NAVSTAR computer was used for targeting nuclear weapons. However, NAVSTAR control operations had been moved to Colorado and the computer at Vandenberg was out of service at the time of her attack. The government dropped a sabotage charge, apparently in order to avoid discussion of the computer's purpose. Komisaruk ended her statement Friday I by citing in Latin a principle in law, which she translated as, "The health of the people is the supreme law." "If you think there are missing facts, that you don't know all the information, then you must have a reasonable doubt," she concluded.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nora Manella responded, "This is not a case of civil disobedience." The prosecution has maintained Komisaruk's political beliefs are not the issue. The issue, Manella said, is whether government property was destroyed and whether Komisaruk did it. Earlier Friday, while testifying in her own defense, Komisaruk repeatedly blurted out her beliefs. "I want you to answer the questions and not give your opinion of things," said the judge, who struck many of her comments from the record.

"I don't understand, your honor," replied the defendant. "I just made an oath to tell the whole Under questioning by her lawyer, New York civil rights attorney Leonard Weinglass, Komisaruk, 28, told jurors of her transformation from apathetic student to committed activist. She was not permitted to tell jurors that she believed the NAVSTAR system was a "first strike" weapons system which violated international law. Rea has ruled that international law was irrelevant. Robber handcuffs employees at Santa Barbara bank, eludes police SANTA BARBARA (AP) A bank robber who was interrupted by two women employees arriving for work handcuffed the women and slipped away from police who encircled the branch Friday morning, authorities said.

Special weapons teams cordoned off the area around the Wells Fargo branch office for more than four hours, talking by telephone with the women, who said they heard the robber walking around upstairs, said Lt. Don Williams. Officers stormed the building in an unsuccessful search after advising one woman to flee after locking her co-worker in the vault for safety. "He got away," Williams said. "He filled up his bag with money from the vault." The standoff began when Elizabeth Mebanc and Tammy Contreras arrived about 8:30 a.m.

at the bank, which is north of the historic central area of town. The women surprised an armed man, who handcuffed one of them to a wheeled trolley used for paperwork and the other to a fixed object in the vault, Williams said. A third employee arrived at 8:45 a.m., saw the gunman, and left to call police. Officers arrived and tele- A. Merle Sessions 30 Years Lawyer Estates, Property, Planning, Wills.

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View Cemetery Isabelle S. Posey Monday 2:00 P.M. Calvary Baptist Church Verdict in a Galanter I case sealed LOS ANGELES (AP) Jurors in the trial of an admitted drug abuser charged with attempted murder in the stabbing attack on City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter reached a verdict Friday, but the court sealed the verdict until Monday. 16m The jury weighing the fate of Mark Allen Olds, who was charged in the May 6 attack, reached its verdict after about three hours of deliberations. The verdict was sealed until Monday morning apparently because a defense attorney was unable to appear for the announcement, said Al Albergate, a spokesman for the district attorney's office.

anil The defendant confessed to the attack and admitted it again in testimony. sub During the weeklong trial, Olds' defense lawyer, James Epstein, argued that his client was on drugs and didn't break into Galanter's home in the Verice district with the premeditated intent to try to kill her. Galanter was a candidate? at the time of the attack and was elected to City Council a few weeks later while recovering from injuries sustained during the break-in. lab Epstein asked that jurors find Olds guilty of assault with a deadly weapon or second-degree attempted murder instead of firstdegree attempted murder. If Olds is convicted of second-degree attempted murder, his maximum sentence would be 12 years.

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The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Presents A Community Welcome Night A free spaghetti splash dinner Ventriloquist Danny Anderson A message of hope for your life with Steve Russo STEVE RUSSI Nursery Service Monday, November 16, 1987, 6:00 P.M. 340 East Evans Street, San Bernardino (Corner of Waterman and Evans) For reservation call: 885-0012 between 9:00 a.m. and Noon FLOWERLED It's time to get Continues its ADVENT CALENDARS for the children CLEARANCE SALE THANKSGIVING DECOR We have HOUSE PLANTS CHRISTMAS in bloom CACTUS Our regular stock from very small to very large IN OUR BACK YARD PRICE FOUNTAIN and Other house plants on our front porch STATUARY at less than PRICE IN OUR SIDE YARD WHITE ELEPHANTS Check our "old wagon" BASKETS for some real bargains Many priced lower than Mark your calendar PRICE WROUGHT IRON STANDS For our and Christmas PLANT TRIVETS OPEN HOUSE POTTERY Sunday, Nov. 5 for indoors outdoors 1 to 5 p.m. Good buys at price FLOWERLAND 1365 E.

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