The Desert Sun du lieu suivant : Palm Springs, California • 1

NEW YORK The annual Christmas shopping spree has cash registers playing jingle bells in retail stores across the nation but the tempo is a bit slower this year Executives of leading department stives and discount chains are not complaining But they are a little more cautious than usual in discussing the situation A United Press International spot check of leading stores in major cities today showed: few stores are running ahead of the hectic 1965 pace some see no change and most expect they will not reach last levels weather has taken the edge off sales of winter clothing and some winter sports gear money and wariness of the future has cut into Installment buying Although stores in some cities noted a decline in sales of military-oriented toys perhaps due to the Vietnam war most merchants report no shortages traceable to the Vietnam war Department and discount chain stives across the country report a pickup in the final stretch after a so-so start is estimating a two to three per cent gain this year which is a couple of points under its earlier projections But David Yunich president said is not lost by a long shot" Yunich said color television receivers are moving fast again but diamonds and furs are slow Host of the shops around New York said they found the customers a bit reserved cautious and choosey Visions id sugar plums are dimmed by the erratic stock-market and "all this talk of tax one retailer said An exclusive women's store in Denver said business has been off between 5 and 7 per cent A store official said "Of course we're hoping for a big spurt I think it's a general situation in Denver we've talked with people across the country and the situation seems to be a national one except on New Fifth Avenue and in Los Angeles stives report Christmas volume is about the same as 1965 and some Atlanta stores say they expect to do a little better this year In San Francisco the stores are blaming "almost solid fur whatever sales lags develop One store reported that war toys are not moving at all because of the Vietnam war and another blamed wap induced (shortages for lower sales of some copper items In Chicago Carson Pirie Scott Co an eight-store department chain said sales were running behind last year but added that this last full week of shopping may help push the total up to last year's mark no hope of exceeding last year a store official said 7 1 In Dallas Neiman -Marais reports its sales are moderately higher but it is not luck with a Christmas special cm "his and bathtubs at $4000 the set Only one taker thus for and a bachelor at that Neimans said i 9 PORTtlTH TUI rt THK DESERT LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPER Prop in Sales Seen Hesulf of iudgef Cutting VOL 40 NO 11V 24 2 SECTIONS PHONE 3251005 PRICE 10 CENTS Pehn Springe California Wednesday December 21 Ifli By LALEY Are Palm Springs residents trimming their budgets and spending less? This looms as a possibility as indicated in a retail sales slump despite an increase in hotel occupancy in this resort city State Board of Equalization figures indicate a 02 per cent dip dn retail sales for die three-month period ending Oct 21 as compared with the corresponding period of 1965 At the same time hotel occupancy took a sharp rise for the 1966 period when convention delegates alone spent $2769600 in Palm Springs The figures showed retail sales dt $12170000 during August September and Octobe as oompared with $122740011 for the same period of 1065 The figures were released locally yesterday by Dallas Flicek Palm Springs finance director upon receipt of the final pay ment for sales and use tax col lected during the period The city received $11241568 after the share was deducted from total collections of $12017090 The fina share last year for the period was $114854 of $122740 collected The sales figure is obtain (See LOCAL Pap 2) (Lp Also Plans To Create 'Issue Group1 Another Application Set for Springs TV SACRAMENTO (UPI) going Gov Edmund Brown announced today he will Jort the Los Angeles law firm id Ball Hart and Hunt when his term of office rods Jan I Brown also told his last news conference as governor he will join was iff the tag law firms in- the-United He said hf looked forward with "great to bis new venture Asked by a newsman hoWhe planned to keep his hand ta politics Brown replied: difficulty going to have: is keeping my hand out want to form an organization iff Democrats a small group to see that the principles of the Democratic party are articulated in Northern Southern he -said He said the group would pon-sisi of "leading but probably not office holders' Operators of two Palm Springs communications firms have filed an application for television station' in the desert area This is the fourth application filed with the Federal Cojnmunk cations Commission in the last six months far two channels that are allocated for local -broad casting The latest application was filed under the name of Palm Springs Communications Corp and asked for the use of Channel 42 Principals in the new firm are Burt I Harris president of Hap riscope Corp and Morris Ber green operator of radio station KCMJ Harriscope Corp is the parent company of Palm Springs Television Co a television cable system The men described their pro- posed station as an independent operation emphasizing public service news education and local point of view- The station would carry thm can letters of KCMJ-TV -A previous application for Channel 42 was filed last summer by Robert Leonard local advertising executive Patrick Raymond former general manager of KCMJ Mayor Edgar McCoubrey and others The other two local ipplica tions were for Channel 36 The -first filing was by actors Charlie Farrell and John Conte The second filing was by group headed by comedian Bob Hope Harris said today he expects it wiU be about a year before the FCC makes a decision on which applications it will approve When more than one applies for a channel the FCC holds hearings and studies applications carefully before deciding The KCMJ station would operate approximately 16 hours daily on 243 kilowatts of power covering the three-county area from the San Gorgonio Pass to the Salton Sea from a transmission tower on Edom Hill The Palm Springs studios would house a staff of approximately 20 with payroll of approximately a quarter-million dollars a year have pioneered in the (See FOURTH Page 2) OhXOhflJhT Rushir Onl Tennis Club fudged best in Hefei end Rests uroet contest AND THERE WAS LIGHT a small group of Demo-independent from the par dure which will take staj vtoi important issues In addition to his law practice? Brown said he hopes to conduct a seminar In government at either the University of California at Los Angeles or the University of California at Davis Brown said his law offices would be in Beverly Hills and he would commute two or three times a month to an office in San Francisco to conduct legal business "I intend to engage In the general practice of Brown said He said he probably would not into court very much" but the nature of his law work is still not firm Brown declined to discuss his salary but told newsmen he and Mrs Brown would "be able to get He noted he would no longer have an airplane or a chauffeur to drive him around or memberships in the many golf dubs which offer greens for governors governor you get memberships In golf clubs and invitations to travel abroad but you have time to play or Brown said you have time they take them This governor disclosed that he turned down two offers to become president of corporations before accepting the offer from the law firm But he declined to name the corporations He said the firm he would Yule Decoration Winners Told All Flooded Crossings Open Again All Palm Springs roads jtat were closed by flooding-Iwo weeks ago have been reopened City officials said today last road to be put back-jn service was Sunrise Way wtijh was opened last night El Cfelo Road was back in service Monday night At Sunrise Way a detour been constructed around Jhe area where the pavement was washed away On El Cielo Road the normal road bed is in use but Ihe pavement will be replaced later I Most of the roads throughout the Coachella Valley that cross the Whitewater River are -now open A total of about a dozen roads were closed during the storm Among those still impassable are Miles Avenue Rio Sol Road Cook Road and Cathedral Canyon Drive SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS Winners in this "Let There Be Christmas decoration contest sponsored by The Desert Sun were announced today READIOURTADSI Most attractive illuminated Penney Co window display 1st Florence Miller of 4411 Sunny Dunes Road 2nd Crawford iff 567 Calle Marcus 3rd Mrs Edward Graham of 588 High land Drive Most attractive illuminated mobile home display Murden Reed of 235 Safari SL Sahara Park 2nd Ray Hall of 135 Venus Horizon Park 3rd Yales of 139 Morocco Sahara Park Winners In the commercial division are: Department stores Banks Savings Hotels Tennis Club Other Florists All winners division last Club won last This is the row that the churches and other institutions Santa Fe Federal and Loan Association and Restaurants The businesses Lei Lani in the commercial won their same categories year except the Tennis That category was year by Co-Co Cabana fourth year in a Lei Lani Florists has small business prize Judging of all entries was completed last night by women from the Palm Springs Sorop-timist Club The winner of the $50 sweep-stakes prize for the best overall residential display was Nick Cosentino of 602 Canon Drive The prize is donated by the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce Winners will receive their prizes tomorrow at 'a breakfast at 8 am at Howard Manor Other prizes in the residential division will go to: Most attractive illuminated outdoor display 1st Robert Ledger of 905 Paul 2nd Robert Sheffler of 3488 Paseo Barbara: 3rd Ray Aim os of 3520 Sunny Dunes Road Best lighted and decorated porch or doorway 1st Dr Wayne Huffman iff 2224 Desert Palms Drive 2nd Harry Walker of 497 Cerritos Drive 3rd Richard Bernstein of 853 San Lucas Road Settlement Possible In Jackie's Book Suit book on President i ester book in its Jan 10 issue HOLIDAY Deadlines DISPLAY ADVERTISING ind CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Neon Thursday Dec 22nd Is Deadline for Saturday Advertising Thursday 5 pm Doc 22' Is Deadline for Monday Advertising Neon Friday Dec 23rd Is Deadline for Tuesday Advertising THE DESERT SUN Business Offices Will Be Closed oa Monday Dec 24 NEW YORK The likelihood of an imminent out-of-court settlement of Mrs John Kennedy's suit to block publication of Death of a President" mounted today with the calling of two confidential meetings involving key mem bers of the dispute Sen Robert office reported that Richard Goodwin Mrs per sonal adviser in the dispute was closeted this morning discussing the controversial assassination office said Goodwin did not say who he was meeting with but that he advised: "Just sit In another development Mrs attorney former Federal Judge Simon Rifkind scheduled an afternoon private meeting with David Peck a top attorney for Cowles Communications Inc publishers of Look magazine Look hopes to begin serializing the William Manch- However Rifkin said his session with Peck was only for on the suit and that no announce-! ment would be made at its! conclusion Goodwin spent all day Tues-j diy with Look editorial person-1 Ml in a line-by-line effort to edit out intimate passages of i Death of a which greatly disturb Mrs: Ken- nedy Weather Some high clouds bet mostly sunny through Thursday High to 75 low to 40 PALM SPRINGS Tuesday: High 76 low 40 humidity S3 per ceil PALM DESERT: High Tuesday 76 low last uight 44 TRAM TOP: High Tnesday 48 low last night 37 Lei Lani Florists wins prise again.