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CaufobhiaObituabies The Fresno Bee C11 Sunday December 22 1991 Wilson will state defidt propose carryover Officer cleared of wrongdoing in King beating Associated Press LOS ANGELES A Police Department panel found no wrongdoing by an officer who lumAniffaH motorist Rodney King after King was beaten by fellow officers in March Officer Timothy Blake 28 was cleared of charges that he watched the beating without interfering and foiled to report it as misconduct Blake was the first of seven officers to face the department's Board of Rights for their tjn during the beating March 3 which was captured on videotape and broadcast repeatedly on national television King was beaten by baton-wielding officers after a car chase Four other officers are scheduled to stand trial on feloqy assault charges in February Cmdr Robert Taylor who chaired the closed hearing said the panel determined that Blake arrived on the scene shortly before the beating aided and saw little of what happened Blake testified that he report the beating as misconduct because he believed that Set Stacey Koon was in charge Koon is one of the four officers facing triaL Taylor said that Blake "moved swiftly" to handcuff King "He stopped for a moment and looked at that and then at a time he felt was appropriate he grabbed ahold of the suspect and with the help at some other officers turned him over and secured Taylor said defense representative Sgt Harry Ryan said the verdict showed that the Police Department could monitor its own "This shows that our disciplinary system Ryon said not a diunn thing wrong with our disciplinary system and in this particular it worked in Officer favor" Ready for action SWAT team prepares to enter area where gunman was believed hiding Gunman wounds two LA officers LOS ANGELES Police searched Saturday for a man who shot and wounded two vice sergeants as they arrested two men in the North Hills a sidewalk when they were confronted by a third man who find a shotgun Pellets struck both officers Kroeker said One officer was hit in the arm and the other in the face near the eye Police cordoned off several blocks surrounding the shooting site Friday night helicopter was dispatched in and a Sergeants Frank Ffore4fr and Brad ley Kubela 33 were treated for minor pellet wounds at Granada Hills Hospital and released said Detective Addison Area They were shot at 9 pm Friday while backing up uniformed officers who were responding to a report at a gang shooting in North Hills Area said Deputy Chief Mark Kroeker said the i had handcuffed the two men on the effort to locate the gunman About three hours after the shooting a police special weapons team surrounded an apartment building where it was believed the gunman had hidden but no arrests were made Obituaries State to appeal settlement in toxic waste site lawsuit RIVERSIDE A judge permitted the former owner of a toxic waste Bite to pay $8 million to settle lawsuits filed by residents of a nearby community who claim the dump ruined their health and property An attorney for the residents of Glen Avon said Riverside County Superior Court Judge Ronald ruling Friday was acceptable but attorneys for the state of California said they would appeal Paul Alvarez an attorney representing the state said the settlement allows former waste dump owner James Stringfellow Jr to get off too easy Stringfellow who owned the dump before it dosed 19 yean ago would have been ordered to pay much more than $8 million if the Glen Avon residents prevail in their injury lawsuits Alvarez said the state came dose to issuing IOUs to balance spending plan On Friday the nonpartisan budget adviser Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hifi said that a $22 billion defidt is projected through June 30 and another $66 billion shortage is projected for the following 1992-93 fiscal year beginning Ju-ly 1 Hill said the budgets could be balanced only through large cuts in mqjor programs such as schools collies Medi-Cal welfare and prisons which combined account for 80 percent of the state budget Tax increases unlikely She ln said general tax increases are probably not practical but fowl tw deductions credits and exemptions should be "It is dear that the economy has not yet begun to recover from the recession Instead the economic situation has generated a significant revenue shortfall while simultaneously increasing the demand for state services" the report said "There is no other way to achieve savings of the size she added For the current year Wilson and the Legislature approved a $143 billion budgetJbalandng plan Mr Smith died Friday He was a retired former Surviving are his wife Car-inne a son Darwin of Danville two daughters Catherine Fly of Colorado and Linda Gibbons of Utah and seven grandchildren Visitation will be from 8 am to 2 pm Monday at the funeral Lawrence Dl Watkins Sr TULARE A combined rasa-ry and Mass fix Lawrence Dean Watkins Sr 67 will be held at noon Monday at St Aloysius (VJinlin Cbnrch-Mr Watkins died Thursday He was a retired office manager for Chevron Oil Co Surviving are his wife Fern a son Larry Jr of Tulare two daughters Cheri Fry of Tulare and Patricia Smith of Fresno eight grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren Visitation will be from noon to 6 pm today at Milter's Tulare Funeral Home Chester West CORCORAN Graveside services for Chester West 62 will be held at 10 am Tuesday at Corcoran District Cemetery Mr West died Thursday He was a foreman for Southlake Farms Surviving are his companion Jessie George of Corcoran a daughter Joanne Ramsey of Corcoran two brothers JC of Corcoran and Alvin of Stockton two sisters Jqy Heaton of Oregon and Dorothy Roberts of Doyle and one grandchild Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements Funeral services I Funeral Directors 1 BUCHHEIM FAMILY POhfrCoMal Chapel 233-7247 Riverdate Chapel 867-4451 Neman Chapel 8464369 tMfaflfl fhapri 935-3338 WALUN FUNERAL HOMES WdXin San Funeral Home Sanaer fvlteei ua aei i iiwiee wievi Ilf i HTm ffa Piling WUMfl I WRf 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Florist 2334851 SACRAMENTO Gov Wilson said Saturday he will formally propose that recession-plagued state budget cany over its projected shortage from the current fiscal year to the new year beginning July 1 The Republican governor in an interview with several radio reporters in his Capital offices said he would propose the rare carryover when he unveils his budget for the 1992-93 fiscal year on Jan 9 "That is essentially what we are proposing When we release the budget on Jan 9 it will deal with the shortfall in the current budget year as well as the coming fiscal year for Wilson said He did not give details although he has publicly announced that he would not seek new taxes to bridge the cap estimated at a total of up to $88 billion for both budget years Wilson has already proposed nearly $1 billion in cute to balance the current budget through June i thfng in 83 press aides were not available Saturday to discuss Ins comments In 1983 the state under then-Gov George Deukmcgian approved a two-year carryover to 2102 on your touch-tone phone McGee and Roy Stankewitz both of Porterville a brother John McGee of Porterville three sisters Darlene McGee of Rialto Karolyn McGee of Strathmore and Katherine Martinez of Porterville and a i Samuel A McHam Graveside services fix Samuel Albert McHam 89 of Fresno will be held at 10 am Tuesday at Fowler District Cemetery Mr McHam died Friday He was a vineyard farmer Surviving are his wife Ina a son Jerry of Clovis three daughters Eddie Sittner mid Lou ton Hauae both of Fresno and Reba Howard of Clovis a sister Bobby Kellison of Texas nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren Visitation will be from 8 to 9:15 am Tuesday at Fowler Funeral Hone Mabel Minor STOCKTON Private interment fix Mabel Marshall Minor 91 fomerly of Lindsey will be held in Lindsay under the direction of DeYoung Memorial Chapel in Stockton Mrs Minor died Friday She had been an employee of Hillside Packing House and Lindsay Ripe Olive Plant Surviving are two sons Robert of Stockton and Charles of Auburn three grandchildren and several great-grandchildren Savage DINUBA Services for Charles Savage 77 will be held at 2 pm Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Reedley Mr Savage died Friday He was a retired tile setter Surviving are four sons John of Dinuba James of Lancaster Joseph of Sacramento and Jer-een of Fresno a daughter Judith Bailey of Dinuba two brothers George Craig of California and Jade Ward of Texas two sisters Virginia Dawson of Kansas and Lucille Worden of Illinois 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren Creighton Memorial Chapel in Kingsburg is in charge of arrangements Joseph Schoenig Manorial services for Joseph Schoenig 79 of Fresno will be held at 1:30 pm Monday at First Covenant Church Mr Schoenig died Saturday He was a retired registered engineer fix US SteeL Surviving are his wife Arle two sons Joseph and Peter both of Minnesota two daughters Bonnie Robb of Fresno and Anne Proell of Minnesota and eight grandchildren Remembrances may be sent to the Hospice at Fresno 1383 Herndon Ave Suite 104 Fresno 93710 Chapel of the light Funeral Home has charge of arrangements Wesley Smith VISALIA Services for Wee-ley Smith 83 will be held at 2 pm Monday at Hadley Funeral Chapel Two hurt in Yreka-area ice storm For latest obituaries call Beeline Katherine Alhnan Services for Katherine All-man 90 of Fresno will be held at 11 am Monday at Stephens Bean Chapel Mrs Allman died Friday She was a homemaker Surviving are a daughter Mar-garet McKnight of Fresno two sisters Helen Rinald of Florida and Anne Ketterer of Ohio three grandchildren and one greatgrandchild Visitation will be from 1 to 5 pm today at the funeral home Raymond EL Bates SQUAW VALLEY Private arrangements for Raymond Howard Bates 67 are under the direction of Wallin Son Funeral Home in I Mr Bates died Friday He was a maintenance man for Santa Clara County Central Fire District Surviving are his wife Lena two brothers Mancfi and Richard both of Illinois and two Bisters Deris Brown of Illinois and Helen Robertson of New Hampshire Paul Dl Becerra SELMA The rosary for Paul Becerra 70 will be recited at 7:30 pm today at Thomas-Rob-inson Funeral Home A Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am Monday at St Joseph's Cwthnlic Church Mr Becerra died Friday He was a retired form laborer Surviving are his wife Antonia four sons David omr Arthur and Richard all of Selma five daughters Yolanda Castellanos Vicky Luna and Rosalinda Becerra all of Selma Anita Castillo of Dinuba and Bertha Le-mus of Santa Rosa two brothers Deonisio of Madera and Louis of Ruiz and Amparo Rendon both of Fresno and Helen Madrid of Hayward and 18 grandchildren Visitation will be from 2 to 7:30 pm today at the funeral home Eloisa A Beltran MENDOTA A rosary will be said and Mass celebrated for Eloisa Arviao Beltran 61 at 10 am Monday at Our Lady of Guadah Catholic Church Mrs Beltran died Thursday She was a homemaker Surviving are a son George Jr of Mendota three daughters Ar-mida Ruiz Jessie Varda and Le ticia Rincon all of Mendota three sisters Alicia Sofia of Calexico and Elena Damaaco ni Concha Cruz both of Fresno 18 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Kerman today at ian ChapeL Buchheim Family at 443-2400 alia 6 pm and punch In brothers Leroy Jackson of Chowchilla and Verdon Jackson of Atwater two sisters Wilma Ardery of Chowchilla and Maxine Pierce of Porterville and four grandchildren Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society Box 818 Madera 93639 Ruby Callan Graveside June Callan 54 of Fresno be held at 2 pm Monday at Sanger Cemetery Mrs Callan died Thursday She was a homemaker Surviving are her parents Clyde and Beatrice Strickland both of Fresno taro brothers Dwane and Kenneth Strickland both of Fresno and two sisters Dorene Bobo and Freda Sanchez both of Fresno Visitation will be from noon to 5 pm and from 7 to 9 pm today at Wallin Son Funeral Home in Sanger Annie Ellis Private arrangements for Annie Ellis 88 of Fresno are under the direction of Chapel of the Light Funeral Home Ms Ellis died Friday She was a retired bookkeeper for Home Title Co Surviving are a brother Jack Ellin of Cupertino and a sister Ruth Krider of Fresno Remembrances may be sent to the American Cancer Society 2940 Fresno St Fresno 93703 Zone Kiifcorian Private services fix Zone Kir-korian 91 of Fresno will be held Monday under the direction of Yost Webb Funeral Home Mr Kirkorian died Friday He was a retired owner and manager of the Globe Ranch in Bakersfield Surviving are a eon Dorvon Rogers of the Bay area and two sisters Grace Sheppard of Fresno and Julia Jacobs of CarmeL William Magill FOWLER Church services for William Hudson Magill 71 will be held at 10 am Monday at Fowler Presbyterian Church Graveside services will follow at Fowler Cemetery Mr Magill died Thursday He was a retired administrator for the Salma Unified School District Surviving are his wife Maijor-ie a son Paul of San Mateo four daughters Janet Daniels of Fresno Jackie Jacoby and Jayne Magill-Shaw both of Clovis and Tia Patterson of Selma three brothers Robert of San Carlos and Patrick and Raymond both of Fowler a sister Frances Wright of Fowler and 10 grandchildren Fowler Funeral Home is ini YREKA Two people suffered serious injuries and dozens of vehicles Bkidded out of control early Saturday when a brief ice storm blanketed Interstate 5 on a 60-mile stretch between Weed and the Oregon line the California Highway Patrol reported CHP dispatcher Marion McNinn and witnesses said the intense hourlong storm began about 5 am and dropped rain that froze as soon as it hit the pavement The storm temporari- More then 3800 Glen Avon residents are seeking about $650 mflliim from more than two dozen companies and government entities for alleged respiratory problems and cancers caused by chemicals from the toxic site The Stringfellow dump located about 75 miles east of Los Angeles opened in 1956 and received an estimated 34 million gallons of adds solvents pesticides and other toxic materials before it was dosed in 1972 Deissler on Friday also approved uncontested settlements with four corporations that used the toxic landfill They were Ahi-max Inc for $18 million General Electric Co $505 million 'Stauffer Chemical Co $1 million and Rheem Manufacturing Co $2 million Undo the settlements String-fellow and the four comp can no longer be held Us Hmnngw associated with the i dosed the busy interstate "It came and went real quick and then it froze McNinn said Numerous vehicles careened out of control and lined the shoulders of the highway for milpa in both directions A local radio reporter Dick Bailey of station KYRE in Yreka said several dozen cars appeared to have kiririad out of the lanes At least two accidents were reported including a five-car collision near Grenada Evening Sun the Milwaukee Journal the Pasadena Star-News and Independent and as a copy editor for The Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times Dorothy Bush who called the roll at every Democratic National Convention for more than 40 years died Saturday of lung cancer She was 75 Mrs Bush had been diagnosed with cancer a wed: ago stud her stepdaughter Jan Bush Jennings She died at Naples (Fla) Hospital hospital spokesman Marvin Cecfi said As secretary of the Democratic National Committee Mrs Bush called the roll of the states and kept the vote count that led to the nomination of every Democratic presidential ticket from 1944 to in 1988 Mrs Bush born in Baldwyn Miss served under 17 Democratic chairmen and 10 presidents She ran unopposed for re-eleo-tion every four years until she retired in September 1989 said Florida Democratic Chairman Simon Ferro New York Times and the Associated ness contributed to Ibis report Roy Copperud journalist authority on English 76 Roy Herman Copperud a professor of journalism and an authority on the use of the English language died Dec 7 at his home in Altadena He was 76 He died of a heart attack his widow Mary Emily said Mr Copperud was a columnist for Editor Publisher the trade wmgarina for 35 years His last column appeared November His best-known work Dictionary of Usage and Style" was considered a valuable reference guide for writers and editors as well as journalism teachers and students Another book on language Usage: The Consensus" won the humanities award of the Association of American Publishers in 1980 Mr Copperud joined the faculty of the School of Journalism at the University of Southern California in 1964 and also served as a writing and editing consultant to newspapers and businesses He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Before he became a journalism professor Mr Copperud worked as a journalist serving on the editorial the Baltimore Dorothy Burkhart CHOWCHILLA Services for Dorothy Behan Burkhart 58 will be held at 11 am Tuesday at Jay Chapel in Madera Mrs Burkhart died Friday She was the owner and operator of the Corral Bar Surviving are her husband Tom two daughters Terrie Be-ban Coffee and Pollyanna Beban Moore both of Chowchilla two I Kenneth A McGee PORTERVILLE Memorial services for Kenneth Allen McGee 26 will be held at 8 pm Monday at Myers ChapeL Mr McGee died Thursday Surviving are his wife Anna two daughters Sarah and Stephanie both of Porterville his mother and stepfather Delores.