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A-12 Santa Cruz Sentinel Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1988 Obituaries Floyd F. Edmonds Services will be Thursday for Floyd F. Edmonds of Vallejo, who died after a brief illness Saturday in Vallejo. He was 96.

Mr. Edmonds was bom in Pennsylvania. He was married in Santa Cruz in June 1916. Mr. Edmonds is survived by his daughter, Mabel Paffrath of Vallejo; his son, James Edmonds of Vallejo; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and by many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 2: 30 p.m. Thursday at Arnold's Funeral Home, 1902 Ocean Street Extension. Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Oakwood Memorial Park, Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz.

Esther E. Walker Services have been held for Esther E. Walker of Santa Cruz, who died Saturday in Santa Cruz. She was 97. Mrs.

Walker was born in Willard, Utah. She moved to Santa Cruz in 1929. She had been active in the Santa Cruz Order of Eastern Star, the Santa Cruz Senior Center, and the Santa Cruz Christian Science Church. Mrs. Walker is survived by her stepdaughter, Mary Parsons of Soquel; her stepson, Roy Walker of Long Beach; her daughter-in-law, Isabelle M.

Walker of Santa Cruz; her brother, Vemon Jones of San Jose; and by two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Her husband, Herbert Walker, died in 1948, and her son, Louis Walker, died in 1986. Both were of Santa Cruz. Cremation services have been held. Interment will be private.

Contributions to a favorite organization are preferred. A 111 V- jj Vii 111 om a Ed D. Cunningham Services will be private for the Rev. Ed D. Cunningham of Santa Cruz, who died Monday at a local convalescent hospital.

He was 7J. The Rev. Cunningham was pastor emeritus of the First Congregational Church in Santa Cruz. An Orange County native, the Rev. Cunningham was raised in San Joaquin County.

He graduated from La Verne College in La Verne, and Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. As a Congregational minister, he served churches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and California. He also taught at the University of Idaho in Pocatello. The Rev. Cunningham was pastor of the First Congregational Church in Santa Cruz from 1948 to 1955.

He had a Sunday radio program on radio station KSCO, and often wrote articles for area newspapers where he lived, including some for The Sentinel. He was a member of Kiwanas, and volunteered at the Santa Cruz library. In 1966, he served on the World Council of Churches in India. He was a council delegate to Canada in 1985. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Peggy Cunningham of Santa Cruz; his son, Jerry Cunningham of Oakland, Ore.

his daughter, Connie Stewart of Turlock and by four grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Private cremation services will be at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz. Burial will be at sea. Norman's Family Chapel of Soquel is in charge of arrangements. Arthur Dempsey Sr.

Services have been held for Arthur C. Dempsey who died in Santa Cruz Monday lie was 90. Mr. Dempsey was born in San Francisco, and married the former Esther Hillcourt there in 1920. He worked in the automotive industry for many years, and was service manager for Chevrolet dealer in San Francisco when he retired in 1964.

The Dempseys first bought a summer home in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1925. They lived there after Mr. Dempsey retired, relocating to Opal Cliffs in 1972. He is survived by his wife, Esther Dempsey of Santa Cruz; his daughter, Pearl McBurney of Oroville; two sons, Arthur Dempsey Jr. of Ben Lomond, and Herbert L.

Dempsey of Campbell, by his sister, Irene Knowles of Santa Cruz; and by nine grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were Tuesday. Interment will be private. Contributions to a favorite charity are preferred. Evelyn C.

Berry Services will be Thursday in Alice, Texas, for former longtime local resident Evelyn C. Berry, who died Sunday at her home in that city after a lengthy illness. She was 70. Born in Roswell, N.M., Mrs. Berry was a retired quality control inspector for John Ingles Frozen Food Co.

in Santa Cruz. She is survived by three sons, James E. Berry Jr. of Santa Cruz, Robert J. Berry of Ben Lomond and John A.

Berry of Alice, Texas; and five grandchildren. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonight at the Holmgreen Mortuary Chapel in Alice, Texas. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Alice, Texas Interment will be in the Alice Cemetery.

Spending initiative qualifies SACRAMENTO (AP) An initiative to allow a higher Gann limit on government spending has qualified for the June 7 primary election ballot, Secretary of State March Fong Eu reported Tuesday. The Initiative is backed by Cali-fomians for Quality Government, which describes itself as a coalition of more than a hundred statewide organizations representing law enforcement, education, business, labor, health care, senior citizens and others. The backers say the initiative, known as the Government Spending Limitation and Accountability Act, would permit state and local governments "to keep pace with California's economic growth," but would not increase taxes. It would also require the Commission on State Finance to report annually to taxpayers how their tax dollars are spent. In hailing the qualification of the measure for the ballot, state schools chief Bill Honig said, "This is a crossroads for California.

The whole educational reform movement is at stake." The Gann limit, now the law, allows state and local government spending to grow no faster than the fastest of either the U.S. Consumer Price Index or California per-capita personal income. The new initiative would link spending growth to the greater of the change in the California Consumer Price Index or California per-capita personal income. Eu said it would also redefine state population to include increases in the average daily attendance of the schools grades kindergarten through 12th or community college that are in excess of the percentage growth in state population. She said that for purposes of local government calculations, population could also include increases in the number of persons employed as well as residing within the jurisdiction.

In addition, it would exempt motor vehicle fuel and taxes from the appropriations limit. The backers include the League of Women Voters, California State PTA. California Teachers Association, and the Peace Officers Research Association of California. Eu said random samples from 47 of the state's 58 counties indicated that 720.542 of the 1,097,481 signatures submitted were valid, well in excess of the 654,954 required to qualify by the random sample method. By exact count, 595,485 would have been required.

SF supervisor, 14 arrested at AIDS vigil SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco Supervisor Harry Britt and 14 others were arrested Tuesday alter chaining themselves to the front door of the Old Federal Building to demand more AIDS research and treatment. Mary Filippini. spokeswoman for the General Services Administration, said the demonstrators were cited for obstructing the entrance to a federal facility and must appear before a U.S. Magistrate. "It was peaceful.

There were no problems," she said. An AIDSARC Vigil to draw attention to the deadly acquired immune deficiency syndrome has been held outside the Old Federal Building for two years. The Associated Press Al Hall was first black to play in Broadway theater. Bassist Al Hall dies after lengthy illness Southland temblor is 498th aftershock NEW YORK (AP) Jazz bassist Al Hall, the first black musician to play in a Broadway theater orchestra as part of a career that spanned half a century, has died after a long illness. He was 72.

Hall, who earned recognition from the Smithsonian Institution's Jazz Oral History Project and the Duke Ellington Society, died Monday at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan. Until his hospitalization last month, he was a Sunday afternoon fixture at Sweet Basil in Greenwich Village where he played with trumpeter Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham. Born Alfred Wesley Hall on March 8. 1915.

in Jacksonville, he grew up in Philadelphia, where he trained on the cello and double bass hoping for a career in symphonic music. Finding none open to black musicians, he relocated to New York in August 1936 and began playing the big band circuit in such clubs around the city as the Savoy Ballroom, Cafe Society and the Blue Angel. Three years later, he joined Teddy Wilson's big band when the pianist left Benny Goodman to strike out on his own. When that venture ended a year later alter the group disbanded, Hall went on to play or tour with Count Basie, Eubie Blake, Erroll Garner, Billie Holiday, Dexter Gordon, Eddie Condon, Ben Webster and other jazz greats. In addition to a jazz career in recording, teaching, concert and nightclub.

Hall played numerous Broadway shows. Child's tale has surprise adult ending NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -Leigh Briant thought she had a bargain when she bought a $7 videotape of "Sleeping Beauty," but found out just before rewinding that it ended with a steamy, three-minute sex scene. "I'm talking hard core. I was very angry when I saw it," said Briant, who bought the bargain tape for her 3-year-old daughter.

"I think that's what lured us to buy it, the low price. At this point, I'd rather have books." The California firm that produced the Classic Fairy Tales videos, Marantz stopped shipment of 2.000 copies after Briant reported the real-life, triple-X scene at the end of her fairy tale. Marantz President James Twerdahl said Monday he planned a private screening of Bnant's video. "I'm not sure I want to see it, but I suppose I'll have to." The fault may lie with the firm that records Marantz videos from master tapes, he said. Briant's tape and a similar one reported by a women in Washington apparently were made on cassettes that once were porn flicks, he said.

Twerdahl said workers at the video duplication company either didn't know that or forgot to erase the tapes before using them for fairy tales. measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, and its powerful, 5.3 magnitude aftershock on Oct. 4 aftershock caused seven deaths, more than 200 injuries and at least (358 million in property damage. The Los Angeles suburb of Whittier was the hardest hit. Callers from the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys reported feeling Tuesday's quake.

"I was using a computer," said Jacquie Townsend, a cardiology secretary on the second floor of the four-story Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. "I could feel it coming. Then there was this sudden, sharp jolt. I stood in the doorway and it was over. It was very quick." Townsend was working at the hospital when the Oct.

1 quake struck. There was minimal damage then and she said there was hardly any noticeable damage Tuesday. The Richter scale is a gauge of the energy released by an earthquake, as measured by the ground motion recorded on a seismograph. Every increase of one number means a tenfold increase in magnitude, or the height of quake-generated shock waves recorded on a seismograph. Some experts say the actual amount of energy released may be 30 times greater.

An earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale can cause slight damage in the local area, 4 moderate damage, 5 considerable damage, 6 severe PASADENA (AP) An aftershock of the Oct. 1, Whittier quake, measuring 4 0 on the Richter scale, rumbled through the Southern California area Tuesday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said. "We've been receiving quite a few calls," said Pasadena police Sgt. Dennis Crammer. "However, we've had no report of damage and there's been no injuries.

To tell you the I didn't feel a thing." Robert Finn, a spokesman for the California Institute of Technology, said the 3:15 p.m. aftershock's epicenter was six miles southeast of Pasadena. It was the 498th aftershock to the devastating October earthquake. Officials at the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, said they recorded a magnitude reading of 3 4 on the aftershock.

"We have computed a magnitude of 34 on the Richter scale. Of course, that is preliminary." said Bruce Presgrave, U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist. He described the general area of the quake as the "Whittier area of Southern California." Tuesday's quake was the largest aftershock since the 5.3 shaker felt Oct. 4 and the fifth measuring 4 0 on the Richter scale, Finn said.

About three dozen aftershocks measuring 3.0 or greater have hit since the Oct. 1 quake, he added. The Oct. 1 temblor, which McDermand dies in prison; murdered mother, brother Edwin, eight times with a 22-caliber pistol. Trial testimony described McDermand as emotionally frustrated by his domineering mother and mentally-handicapped brother, with whom he shared the family home.

McDermand once told the San Francisco Examiner that he expected to die a violent death in prison. "I can deal with death a lot easier than I can with life behind bars." he said. MILL VALLEY (AP) Mark McDermand, sentenced to a life term in prison for the 1980 slayings of his mother and brother, has died of heart failure. McDermand, 42, died on Saturday after being rushed from his maximum-security cell at San Qucntin to Mann General Hospital in Green-brae. He was convicted of killing his 74-year-old mother, Helen, with a gunshot in the ear while she slept, then shooting his 40-year-old brother.

Morton Thiokol settles two Challenger lawsuits I Vital statistics FUNERALS FUNERALS of Francis R. Scobee, Ellison On-izuka and New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe. Sources have said each family received more than $1 million. Krist said he viewed the settlements this week as "very favorably comparable" with the original four. Thursday.

January 71 111 at 3 00 Friends are respectfully invited to attend visitation services at ARNOLD'S FUNERAL HOME. 1902 Ocean St itension, on Thursday from 9 00 A to 2 30 PM 1,20.11 425-1902 ARNOLD'S FUNERAL HOME tor), 1620 Soquel Drive, Soquel Privaiecommital at Oaxwood Memorial Park, Santa Crui Contributions to American Cancer Society, 209 Walnut Ave, Santa Crui, CA 95060 preferred 1,19,17 3620 SOQUEL DRIVE SOQUEL vices Private cremation was held at Soquet Crematory with private interment in Oakwood Memorial Park i io 17 IRVIN SMITH ft SONS KENNETH FERGUSON Funeral Directors 1050 CAYUGA ST. SANTA CRUZ 423-5721 PETERSON In Santa Crui, California, on January II, 19M May Peterson Beloved mother of Bill Naro of Santa Crui; survived by her granddaughter, Linda Wheeler of Florida, three great -grandsons in Florida, numerous metes nephews Native of Pa aged II years No Services will be held Neptune Society of San Jose in charge of arrangements Contributions to Cancer Society. 1. 20.17 KISHl tn Santa Crui, California, on January II.

19M Norine A Kisnl Beloved wife of Yosh Kishi, loving mother of Georgia McClintock, the late Michael McClintock, Denise Mulier, Dale Basye, Marva Maida, and Tim Barttett, devoted grandmother of 12, great -grandmother of two. Native of California, aged 60 years. No Services will be held Neptune Society of San Jose in charge of arrangements. Contributions to Cancer Society 1,20,17 476-6211 1902 Ocean Street Semta Cms (Crkmatiom ARNOLDS Funeral Cremation ButIaU EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS "Wc had lots of qualified applicants for our Job ojkti-Ing." was very with the results of my classified ad." Keith J. IRVINM.

SMITH 4 SONS HOUSTON (AP) Morton Thiokol Inc. has agreed to settle wrongful-death claims lodged by the parents of two astronauts killed in the explosion of space shuttle Challenger, an attorney said Tuesday. The amounts agreed on by the company and Sarah Resnik Belfer, mother of mission specialist Judith Resnik, and Bruce Jarvis, father of payload specialist Gregory Jarvis, are confidential, said attorney Ronald Krist. He said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Is not contributing to the settlements. "We filed a claim (against NASA) for Bruce Jarvis, but it'll be resolved in this," Krist added.

Carson Turner, director of corporate communications at Morton Thiokol headquarters in Chicago, said when asked to confirm the settlements: "We have no information on that in the company We don't comment on lawsuits The Challenger exploded Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members. The disaster was blamed primarily on the solid rocket booster assembled and manufactured by Morton Thiokol. NASA and Thiokol shared the cost of settlements reached in December 1986 with Jarvis' wife and survivors I ctapelofthe fouo seasons BOOKKEEPER, MKhawg. for wn computvriitd office Good par bwwfitv WALKER In Santa Crui, California, on January 16.

1911 Mrs Esther Walker Survived by her stepdaughter. Mary Parsons of Soquel, a stepson. Roy Walker of Long Beach; one brother, Vernon Jones of San Jose, her daughter in-law. Isabella Wait er of Santa Crui. along with two grandchildren, tour greatgrandchildren, and one great great-grandchild She was preceded in death by her husband Herbert Walker 191 and her son.

Louis Walker in 1916 Native of Willard, Utah, aged 97 years Pest member of the Santa Crui Order of Eastern Star, a former member of the Santa Crui Senior Center, and a former member of th Santa Crui Christian Science Church Cremation Services were conducted by Santa Crui Watsonviiie Cremation Service, 1S70 Soquel Drive, Santa Crui, on Monday, January I9U Interment private Contributions to go to your favorite organization tn her name. 1,20.11 475-6880 Sanla Crux Cremation Service 1570 Soquel Drive Santa Cruz 95060 NOQMANS family chapel- PODGE PS In Boulder Creek, California Oft January II. 1911 Mr Robert Rodgers Survived by his wte, Betty Rodgers of Boulder Creek, daughter, Ann Casey of Fremont, W.s two sons, Robert Rodgers, Jr and Dennis Rodgers, both of Mt View, suter, Mary Jane Bantiert of Medford, Also survived by five, granddaughters Native of Monessen, Pa aged 0 years President of Printing Industries of Northern Ca'itorma, Chairman of the Board of San Mateo County Catholic Youth Organnation A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St Michaels Church, 13005 Pine St Boulder Creek, on Friday, January 22, 1981 beginning at 7 30 Friends are respectfully invited to attend Arrangements under the direction of Norman's Family Chapel Gary Benito, Oirec- DEMPSEY In Santa Crui, California on January II, 1911 Mr Arthur Dempsey. Sr Survived by his wife. Esther Dempsey of Santa Crui, one daughter, Pearl McBurney of Oroville, two sons.

Arlhur Dempsey, Jr of Ben Lomond and Herbert Dempsey of Campbell Also survived by a sister, Irene Knowles of Santa Crui, nine grandchildren, I great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren Native of San Francisco, aged 40 years Services were conducted at ARNOLO'S Fu NEPAL HOME. 1902 Ocean St tension, Santa Crui. on Tuesday, January It, I9M interment private Contributions to your favorite charities 1,70.11 EDMONDS tn Va'ieio. California on January H. I9M Floyd Edmonds Survived by his daughter, Mabel Petfrath of Vaiieio and a son daughter m-lew, James 4 Evelyn Edmonds of Veiieio He it also survived by four grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends Native of Pa aged 96 years Funeral Services will be conducted at Oakwood Memorial Park, Paul Sweet Road.

Santa Crui. on i KiNGSLAND in Watsonvitie, California on January IS, I9W William Kmgsiand, Sr Survived by his wife, Elm Dorothy Kmgslend, his three sons, Robert Eaton of Las Vegas, Nevada, David Eaton of Mount Shasta, and William Kmgsland, Jr of Santa Crui, his Sister and brother-in-law, Bern ire and James Chacoie of Santa Crui Native of Denver, Colo aged 70 years Member of Tres Pueblos Post 7263, Santa Crui, Army Veteran of World War II Memorial Services will be conducted at Irvin Sm.th and Sons, CHAPEL OF THE FOUR SEASONS, I0M Cayuga Street, on Wednesday, January 70, I Ml at 2 00 with Rev Robert J. Pagett of the Christian Life Center officiating Friends are respectfully invited to attend There will be no visitation at the hi pel prior to ser Sentinel Classified Ads Work For Yout Santa Sentinel LocalNews, LocalNewsPctper.