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Evening, September 3 19)1 AS INDISCRIMINATE Many Wildlife Species Imperiled By Poison Doesn't Choose Its Victims By JAMKS I'lULUl'S CASPER. (AP) When the warm Chinook winds in from the southwest, sweep ing the snow from the rollinj, sage and jjrass lands, the December skies above Immijjran Cap are filled with lii years past, ujwards of 5( bald and golden cables migra tinK south could be scon dailj funncling into the gap nine miles west of Uiis vailc-y town. But this winter, says Oli ver Scott. "I wouldn't be sur prised if our eagles are down to half." Poison baits and punfire have killed scores, perhaps hundreds, of the rare binis. The eagles are only otic species of wildlife caught in crossiirc between ranchers am conservationists over the gov death-to-predators ernment's program.

Otlurr Sjiffli-s The Sierra Ciub and Defend ers of charged in a lawsuit that the widespread campaign throughout against the Western rangelands also has killed black-foot cd ferrets, ringtails, kit foxes, California cnndcirs. rough-lepjged hawks and burrowing owls. Like the bald and golden eagles, the species are innocent victims of a to prevent crop and livestock destruction by killing such animals as coyotes, bears, mountain lions, bobcats and black-tailed prairie dot's. The animals are variety of ways. killed in a Chunks of moat treated with deadly coin pound 10SO (sodium fluor- acetate) are placed at strategic iwints.

Lard-coated strychnine pellets arc scattered over thousands of acres. Thousands of cyanide guns or "coyote getters" have been placed in the ground, primed to fc'as into the mouth of unv animal that triggers it. Traps and fjunfire also are used. One helicopter pilot testified before a Senate subcommittee that more than 700 bald and colden eagles were gunned down from his aircraft in skies over Colorado and Wyoming. But such instances of gunfire deaths are believed minimal.

The number of "target ani- iiiuls" killed by poison is tremendous. The Division of Wildlife Services, the branch of the Interior Department charged with carrying out the predator- program, reported in 1970 a kno-A-n kill of 73,093 cov- otcs 8,403 bobcats, 121 mountain lions and 31 gray wolves. In addition, 403 bears were cither killed or trapped in snares and removed remote areas. And 210.774 acres were treated with poison to destroy colonies of prairie dogs. By the bureau's own slate- been asked to restrict interstate shipment of the poisons.

So fur. no action has been taken on any of the three legal maneuvers. IronicaHy. the environmentalists' efforts to halt poisoning programs may be indirectly responsible for the recent eagle slaughter by poisoning. Several years ago the govern ment modified its poison cam- men these kills.

figures represent Skunks, badgers and jjorcu- also fall victim to the poison baits. And an unknown lumber of animals cat the poison and wander off to die in ireas where they are never discovered. It is the poison that enrages conservationists. don't like it. don'l ike it at all," says Scott, a Casper physician, rancher and resident of the Muric Audubon Society.

"We think it should be species-specific." Scott, who helped lead investigators into rugged Jackson Canyon where the first mass eagle kills were reported this spring, adds: "I don't know of any poison that is specific." Two Suits Filed Two suits seeking to hall pre- 3ator-control programs have filed against the Interior Department. And the Environ- fire a charge of deadly cyanide'mental Protection Agency has THE ALMANAO Today In History Today is Friday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 1971. The moon is between its first quartcr'and full phase. The morning stars arc Mercury and Saturn.

The evening stars are Venus, Mars and Jupiter. Those born on this day are under the sipn of Virpo. American engineer Louis Henri-Sullivan was born Sept. 3 3S50. On this day in history: In 1783 the signing of the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War.

America had won its independence from Britain. In 191G the Allies turned back the Germans in World War I's Battle of Verdun. In 1939 Great Britain declared war on Germany, France following suit six hours later. They were quickly "joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. In 19-13 Allied forces invaded the Italian mainland in World War II.

A thought for today: British wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill told the House of Commons, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, sweat and tears." Smiling Faces Now Are Big Business In Nation of patent laws, it's not patent material," said Wendel Coffee, Lubbock Patent attorney. And, since it wasn't copyrighted at creation, it can't bo copyrighted now according (o Coffee; even though it is ''permanent, tangible and communicates." "Once something like this catches on, the public goes all out for it," said Arle Barnard, manager of another Lubbock department store. "I expect it to last through the first semester of school." Smiles On "It's a fad," agreed department store clerk. "It's the right now. I don't know how long it's going to last." Pakistan Halls News Censors RAWALPINDI.

(AP) Pakistan News censorship ha: been lifted throughout Pakistan after five months, a government spokesman announced Thursday. He said the martial law regulation imposing the censorship was replaced by a regulation which "allows criticism of po- llical parties and their mem hers so long as it does not transgress the limits decency and fairness." "Jn short, freedom of responsible discussion in the press has been restored," he added. Censorship was imposed March 26, when the army cracked down on a movement for autonomy in East Pakistan. Labor Day Rest Slop Planned By Jaycees Lubbock Jaycees Monday will man a Labor Day tourist rest stop at the former Stuckey's on Highway 8-1, a main artery to the southeast, and give free coffee and doughnuts, (he club announced. Four Jaycees will be on duly from noon io 9 p.

m. in cooperation with a statewide Jayccc program. John in charge, Anderson will be Meanwhile, students carry smiles on notebooks, among other things. College students are the biggest market for the "smiles" products, according to Mrs. Gray.

Children choose from a multitude of smiling toys. Stuffed "smiles" are even outdoinc I3arbie dolls. Adults grab a "smile" on greeting cards, posters, slickers and golf balls. James Jester, vice president of ii Lubbock advertising firm reports that 10,000 happy face stickers were printed for one client last week. "It's the biggest thing we've got going right now," he said.

This week the order is for T-shirts." One can oven have a sjnile before going to bed from the pillow case no less. Then, of course, there are "smile" patches to apply to anything that does not already display a wide smile. If you can find anything. Boih Are Jailed SAN'DIEGO (UPI)-A mother who married her son pleaded guilty lo bigamy Thursday and both were sentenced to jail after the prosecutor dropped incest charges against them. Superior Court Judge William P.

Mahedy Ignored pleas for leniency and sentenced Mrs. Rebecca S. Slater, 41, of National City, to six months In county jnil and gave her son, Wylcy G. Kitzmilier, 23, nine- month sentence. Both also were fined and placed on three years' probation.

Defense attorneys had argued the pair had never known each other as mother and son because. Kitanlller was placed for adoption soon after he was born. The woman's husband, Michael, 57, Invited Kilxmiller to visit in and a year later the sailor eloped with his mother. They were married In May, at and a young daughter. i Integration 53 Anglos, compared with February's count of 301 Negroes, 84 Mexican- Americans and 49 Anglos.

Figures Cliabge The percentages which Anglos and Mexican- Americans make up of. the total enrollments at 'the schools also have risen. In February' numbered 23.3 per cent and Mexican-Americans 14.4 per cent of Dunbar's enrollment. This year the figures are 24.3 per cent and 17.7 per cent. In February at Struggs.

Anglos made up 11.4 per cent and Mexican- Americans 19.3 per cent. This year comparable figures are 12.4 and 21.4 per cent. The figures apparently lay to rest fears that Anglos in the Avenues A-Q area, added to the Dunbar zone by Woodward's order, would move to other sections of town or leave Lubbock as some threatened during mass protest i gs following the order. Such "white flight." as it has to be known, has common in many cities where the moving of attendance boundaries has been used to desegregate schools. Some Segrogafon Roberts said the three ethnic groups are mixing well at Dunbar, with "seven or eight" Anglos in the predominantly Negro band and several white students on the football team.

can while the two Southeast Lubbock elementary schools, which federal authorities tried unsuccessfully to convince Woodward to desegregate, remain virtually all-black. Wheallcy has enrolled 571. all Negroes, this year, and lies has 340 students, 337 of whom are black. Supt. Ed Irons, who also expressed.

elation over the smooth beginning of the second year of the court- ordered desegregation, said he expects enrollments in all three ethnic groups to go even higher after the Labor Day weekend. paign in response to critics. As result, says John Burke, a Wyoming woolgrower. predators began to increase. "And for the first time we had ranchers going out on their own and using poison," said Burke, is chairman of the predator-conUxil committee of the Wyoming Association.

Many Kasles Killed In one instance at Jackson Canyon antelope carcasses were laced with thallium to kill marauding coyotes, but more than 20 eagles died from eating the poisoned meat. "I can't think of any rancher who wasn't sickened bv the eagle massacre," Burke said. "There was not a bait put out that was jxmtcd at eagles." "I never did consider the eagle to be a predator of any magnitude to worry about, and I think that is the philosophy of most of the sheepmen around here," he said. "Our problem is the coyote." Conservationists have been unable to recall a recent instance where a mass eagl death resulted from a govern ment bait station treated with poison. The Interior Department is seeking new ways to contro predators at its Denver Research Center, including methods to develop birth controls to reduce predator litters, and re- pellants that would discourage predators from.

going near lambs. Meanwhile, Secre- tary. Rogers C.B. Morton has assigned a task force of wildlife experts to review the control program. Harry Crandell, a spokesman for the -Wilderness Society, says, "They can develop methods to' protect livestock without County Worker Hunting License Mrs.

Tom G. (Thelma) 440S 44lh deputy county'clerk in charge of the deed records department has issued herself a state hunting license a prelude to retiring after IS years of working for the county. Mrs. McAbee, who retired effective Sept. 1, said she intends to use the license.

She spent the afternoon of her first 'day of retirement accompanying her husband dove hunting. However, she didn't do any shooting, but, that's still in her future plans as well as visiting with friends and relatives. She started work in the office for the late Louie Moore and continued under Mrs. Moore, Flo Swcnson and current County Clerk Frank Guess. She's jxissibly recorded ncarlv 400,000 instruments of various kinds of real estate deeds, deeds of trust, mechanics liens and mortgages, releases and other real estate title work.

"It's been an enjoyable job and miss the friends I've made on the job." she said. She and her husband, a retired building contractor In Lubbock, have two daughters. Mrs. Wayne DeLozicr of Lubbock and Mrs. Carrol Sutton of Houston.

Fellowworkers in the clerk's office attended a retirement patty for Mrs. McAbee hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Guess at the county clerk's 'home in Tdalou. Mrs.

Charlotte Hobbs has been named deputy in charge of deed records, Guess said. LAFF-A-DAY Zone Plea north of 50th Street. Nelson plans to put in an electrica shop. He currently is located in the Center Urban Renewal area. The approval was subject to 70-foot and 35-foot setbacks.

C-2 (local retail) zoning on a 17.74 acre tract land south of 34th between Frankford Avenue and Loop 2S9. Arnold Maeker, speaking for J. Louis Murfee Jr. and the Investment Corp originally had requested general retail zone, but modified the request for local retail with the exception of the corner at 34th Street and the loop, where they wanted C-3 for a service station. This also was granted.

The proponents were fied (o a site plan although ingress and egress to the area is subject to specifications by traffic engineering. Certain businesses such as bowling alleys, theaters pool halls and pet "shops were excluded from the zone however. Sign Limitations Cited for the city council's consideration the changin of property north of 50th Slree between Utica 'and Avenues from restricted loca etai! to local retail. Warlicl Carr, representing Clendon Mil ler, had requested the change because of the sign limitation under the restricted zone. dropping the set back and fence requirements on land between Loop 2S9 and Englewood Avenue south of th Brownfield Highway to allov construction of some mini- warehouses.

The approval wai subject, however, to the plan ting of a row of trees as a screening device and the deletion of two of the warehouses. M. W. Gipspn's request for a specific use permil for professional offices at the Northwest corner of Gth Street and Avenue R. the request of E.

Hoyse McMurtry to change 2203 10th St. from duplex.to apartment zoning so he could add an apartment at the rear. Parking limitations was given as the reason. Mcdi.ral Zoning Approved -Approved medical district zoning for four lots, at the southeast and southwest corners of Joliet Avenue arid 22nd Street and the northeast corner of Joliet and 22nd Place. R.

E. Gee had requested the change from residential-zoning. its okay, to a request to change several lots between Orlando and Nashville avenues south of 34th Street from local retail to general retail zoning. Ray Chapman made the request for Mr. and Mrs.

Leland Payne who wish to sell the land to a restaurant concern: that needed the general because of sign limitations." Denied Mrs. R. Hollabaugh's request for apartment zoning at 2308 14th St. A duplex currently is situated there. -rrApprovcd a request to change the fencing requirements at Montgomery Motors Avenue Q.

A solid masonry fence had been required along the south property line there adjacent to the alloy. Redistricting "I think Til do the world favor and go back to bed," ing board, which was created to redraw districts if the legislature fails to. Opponents of House Speaker Gus Mutschcr, who more -than any individual was responsible for the House redislricting plan, claim it was gerrymandered to eliminate his political enemies Since Mtilscher's opponents say his involvement in the state stock fraud scandals could ruin his chances for re-election as speaker at the 1973 legislative session, they are hoping to postpone redistricling until then. But if the redislricting bill is settled before 1973 cither by the board or by a special session Mutschcr could still exert his influence, he is a member of the board and retains (he powerful House speak- ership during any special sos- fsinn. poison.

We're against poison.re- gardless of the consequences." Burke, however, wants a more effective federal" program. If the government fails to curb he says, more and more ranchers" be forced to conduct programs. The consequences, could be 'alarming, eagle- deaths' from Jackson ''They' used' it with edge of how. to it; their he notes, Jr as in poison-! at no kno'wl-'-i he said. BUILDING SUPPLY CENTER 3117 Avenue OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 9 A.M.

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