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4 jlnfrrpmftrnt-ifpurnal. Wednesday, May 16, 1973 REVAMP Continued from page 1 important he said, adding that legislation is pending in Sacramento to offset costs to the county. The task force, headed by former Municipal Court Judge Hadden W. Roth, was appointed in 1971 by county supervisors to review state studies on prisoner rehabilitation and possible closing of San Quentin Prison. Roth, now practicing law in San Rafael, told the board yesterday his committee's plan places strong emphasis on rehabilitation of prisoners to reduce crime and save tax dollars.

He told doubters in the audience that studies across the United States showed educational. vocational and social rehabilitation reduces recidivism and costs less than simply incarcerating prisoners. don't know if there will be immediate savings but down the road a little ways, there Roth added. The task force's voluminous report urges the county to encourage state legislation to phase out the state prison system and to create a new- correctional system with local control. The state's primary function should be "to help establish, fund and advise local corrections, not directly administer corrections," the report says.

Local "correctional could be established on a county or regional basis, depending on population, and should have jurisdiction "to coordinate and administer all adult and juvenile offender it adds. Within the new system, emphasis should be placed on of the offender with confinement as a last Among those speaking in support of the proposal was Gary Garfinkel. a consultant to the state Senate's select committee on penal institutions. Garfinkel told the board local correctional systems should be operated by correctional personnel and not law enforcement officers as in Marin, where sheriff's deputies run the jail and are scheduled to operate the soon-to-open honor farm not a matter of being pro-law enforcement or anti- law he said "If we are to take adult corrections seriously, we must take it away from the whose job is law enforcement and not corrections. Chief Probation Officer John W.

Brewer, who did not speak out strongly in favor of or opposition to the proposal, said his department could take over custodial care of inmates. Sheriff Louis P. Mountanos said he does not oppose giving up his jailing responsibilities but questions the need for a new department and claims of cost saving and crime reduction. Contrary to claims of the state phasing out its state prison system, the sheriff said, recent information shows the state is planning to enlarge that system. "If the county goes into this correctional system, it will he doing at local expense what the state should be tanos said, adding financial relief from the Legislature is not assured.

"That it will cost less and reduce crime is not a true he continued, suggesting Marin wait until some other county had tested local corrections. Bella Aaron, head of the county's criminal justice planning agency, said the department is unnecessary. Existing departments with the aid of state grants she is acquiring can do what the new department proposes, she said. Mrs. Aaron, who has brought more than $1 million in state criminal-justice grants into the county, said a reorganization might mean a cutoff of those grants.

For instance, some $50,000 slated for rehabilitative programs at the honor farm could be cut off if the sheriff is replaced as head of the facility, she said Others speaking against the proposal included Betty Machado of Novato, who protested that the Novato area had not been represented on the task force and Francisco attorney Christopher D. Burdick of Inverness, counsel for several police associations, who said his members think the proposal is Roumiguiere, in voting against the proposal, said he was concerned with charges from the sheriff and Mrs. Aaron that they had not been consulted when the task force drafted the proposal. He joined colleague Arngom in urging a decision be delayed until the honor farm, due to open in June, can be tested to determine if the probation department adequately handle expanded rehabilitative programs. Roumiguiere also suggested a Series Of Concerts Finale Set Grand, Grand for three vacuum cleaners, one floor polisher and orchestra will highlight the final concert in the Marin Symphony Association Children's Concert Series at 11:45 a.m.

Saturday in Meade Theater at Tamalpais High School The program, to be performed outdoors by members of the Orchestra Piccola and Marin Youth Orchestra, will trace the development of orchestral music from a selection of medieval music by Gabrieli and a Haydn work from the classical period to the contemporary overture by Malcolm Arnold. The vacuum cleaners and floor polisher "make a remarkable contribution to orchestral in the work written in 1956, according to the symphony association. Closing the concert will be original compositions by young Marin composers orchestrated by Hugo Rinaldi, conductor of the Marin Youth Orchestra and Orchestra Piccola Prizes will be awarded to winning composers. BUGGING Continued from page 1 used a telephone at the Bethesda. Md home of Morton Halperin, a member of the National Security Council staff at the time.

The testimony linking White House aides to a Watergate cover-up came from the CIA's deputy director, Vernon Walters. Richard Helms, CIA director at the time the White House aides were said to have sought the help last summer, was called to testify today before a Senate appropriations subcommittee investigating the matter. Walters said the attempts to use the CIA to halt the FBI probe into financing of the Watergate bugging by funds sent through Mexico were made by Nixon's former chief aides R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman Walters said he was asked by Nixon's ex-counsel. John Dean III.

if CIA funds could be used to help the Watergate conspirators. and he refused. A summary of Walters' testimony was made public Tuesday by Sen. Stuart Symington. D- acting committee chairman, who said, "1 don't think there is any question in the world that Haldeman.

Ehrlich- iman and Dean were trying to obstruct justice. "It would appear they wanted to get the CIA to take over the whole situation and eventually take over responsibility for the Watergate Symington told a news conference. PLANNERS Continued from page 1 ties of Planning Director Herbert G. Hotchner and his aides. "I'd like to know what got on the staff, what the hell doing and why they're always so said Boro.

relationship of the staff and the commission is completely "The tail is wagging the said commissioner James Dougan, commenting on a failure of the planning commission to give direction to staff. He agreed with colleague Thomas O'Toole that city staff has been working under heavy workloads in recent months. The commission also asked that it be provided with the minutes and agenda of the City Council and Planning Council of Marin, called for a joint session with the parks and recreation commission, suggested that a "landscape be established to advise on architectural and design matters' and pledged to give more attention to items requiring architectural review. Commissioner Alan M. Kay also called for tighter requirements on information furnished by developers, saying "we rarely get significant presentations I want photos and The commission agreed to hold similar study sessions at least once a month, in addition to regular commission meetings.

Ben C. Albritton was absent from the session. OBITUARIES General Mittelstaedt Funeral To Be Private STREETS Continued from page 1 would note the state limitations on development. The council agreed and also decided to send a copy of the addendum to the Jens firm. The regulations could affect the building plans of the O'Meara-Chandler Corporation which is planning to develop a commercial-recreational complex on the nearby Schoonmaker Co.

property. dler plans to purchase land from Jens including rights to the streets for the development. Rapps said he was concerned that Jens or would build something illegal on the underwater streets "and then it would be there and we couldn't do anything about Rappa also said that before the lease was approved the city should have required an environmental impact report. But Jordan said that the Environmental Quality Act did not apply to leasing situations "which don't allow construction. Before Jens can do anything with the property he has to get a zoning permit and at that time the city will exercise its environmental he said.

Private funeral will be held for retired Army Maj. Gen. Richard E. Mittelstaedt of Greenbrae. who died Monday in a local convalescent hospital after a long illness.

General Mittelstaedt. 88, also was a former president of the state Public Utilities Commission. He was in public service in various capacities for more than a half-century, rising through the ranks from a private to commanding general of the National Guards 49th Division. The general was born in San Francisco and joined the National Guard in 1903. He served three years as private.

During World War he served as a major in France for 18 months. In 1923 he was appointed state adjutant general and was reappointed in 1927. He left state service in 1930 and subsequently became superintendent of the Sacramento Water Department and later Sacramento police commissioner. In 1940 he was appointed state director of Selective Service and helped prepare the National Guard for service in World War II. He himself went to war with the National Guard, serving in' the South Pacific under General Mac Arthur.

For a time he was military governor of a group of Pacific Islands with headquarters in Maui. At the end of the war he was commanding officer at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1946 he returned to Sacramento and was appointed by Gov. Earl Warren to the Public Utilities Commission. He served as commission chairman from to 1952.

General Mittelstaedt and his GENERAL MITTELSTAEDT Long career wife. Alice, moved to brae in 1948. The family home is at 28 La Cuesta Drive. The Mittelstaedts, married in San Francisco in 1918, celebrated their 50th anniversary almost five years ago. In addition to many military organizations, General Mittelstaedt also participated in civic and lodge affairs.

He twice served as chairman of the Marin United Crusade campaign and was a member of the San Anselmo Rotary Club. He also was a 50-vear member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Doric Lodge No. 216 of San Francisco and the American Legion, Post 61 in Sacramento. In Sacramento he served as potentate of the Ben Ali Temple of the Shrine. General Mittelstaedt is survived by his wife.

Novato Seeking New Police Chief Novato has started recruiting applicants for police chief to succeed Allen V. Klemme, who has resigned. The deadline for applications is June 8 with oral examinations to be held June 22 and hiring of a new chief scheduled for Aug. 1. Klemme has remained on the city payroll engaged in planning for disasters, but is no longer in charge of the day-today operation of the police department.

Himalayan Bear Is Dead In California REDDING. Calif. (UPI) A Himalayan bear brought to the United States in a $500,000 hashish smuggling scheme died of starvation in rugged northern California mountains, game officials reported yesterday. The bear, which weighed 250 pounds when it arrived last November at San Francisco airport from Katmandu, Nepal, in a cage stuffed with hashish, weighed only 65 pounds and had porcupine quills in her chin and throat when located last weekend. She died before she could be captured.

committee of judges, law enforcement officials and probation officers to make its own study of county correctional needs. Supervisor Michael Womum and Arnold M. Baptiste sided with Giacomini, however, saying it is important to create the department now because correctional reform is overdue. Among other things, he said, it also would free the sheriff to concentrate on law enforcement. They agreed that deputies running the jail would not be fired but would be absorbed through attrition.

College Closes Fall Applications Applications have closed for admission to Sonoma State College for the fall semester, according to Dean of Admissions Harold Soeters. Soeters said only applications involving extreme hardship will be considered. The college expects to have a student body of 5.400 in September. Applications for the spring semester of 1974 must be submitted during the month of August. Project Slated On Richardson Bridge The State Division of Highways today announced a project in progress on Highway 101 which will alter traffic patterns or affect the flow of traffic tomorrow.

Both north and southbound lanes on either side of the Richardson Bay Bridge will receive a final clean-up after a paving project. The work will be done between 8:30 a and 2 p.m., and there will be a few intermittent lane closures. General Plan Impact To Be Discussed Senate Passes Name Ban Bill ALBANY. Y. (UPI) The State Senate gave final approval yesterday to a bill granting the secretary of state authority to refuse to allow corporations to assume names that "transgress against the common standards of decency of the public." Only a handful of legislators opposed the measure.

The bill's sponsor. State Sen. Walter Langley, cited such names as Lease-A-Lass, and Call-A-Girl as examples of names that could be banned. Gas Shortage Felt In Atlanta ATLANTA (UPI) The city of Atlanta really felt the gasoline shortage Tuesday. City officials received bids ranging almost 60 per cent higher on a supply of gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil for city vehicles and buildings.

Purchasing Director J. Forrest Gee said the small number of bids means re definitely going to have to cut back on driving, since it costs so WILLIAM ORTH William A. Orth of Bodega Bay, who lived most of his life in Marin County, died yesterday in a Sonoma County hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 60. Orth worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

in San Rafael for 33 years before retiring four years ago. A native of Petaluma, he was a graduate of College of Marin. He lived in Bodega Bay for the past three years. He was a member of Fairfax Lodge No. 556 of Free and Accepted Masons.

California Consistory Valley of San Francisco. Islam Temple Shrine of San Francisco. Sonoma County Shrine Club. Marin Shrine Club, White Shrine of Jerusalem No. 48.

Order of Amaranth No. 151, Bodega Bay Grange. California Bodies Scottish Rite. Metropolitan Association and Marin Rod and Gun Club. Surviving are his wife, Alice Orth of Bodega Bay; two stepsons, N.E.

Groff of Hawaii and John Groff of Novato, and a stepdaughter, Sue Volker of Petaluma. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Mortuary in San Rafael. Friends may call at the mortuary after noon Thursday. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity.

assistant chief, announced his own retirement. A dinner honoring George Coleman set for Saturday has been cancelled. James Coleman was a gardener for the Belvedere Land Co. and also performed maintenance work for the Belvedere Lagoon Property Owners Association. In addition to his wife, Coleman is survived by three children, Linda, Valerie and Peter, all of the family home at 11 Laurel Avenue; his mother, Minnie Coleman, of Mill Valley; another brother, Ray, of Novato; two sisters, Margaret Meyer of Mill Valley and Mary Fitzgerald of Santa Barbara, and three sisters and a brother in England.

No funeral is planned but a memorial service will be held at a date to be announced later. The family asks memorial gifts to a favorite charity. Russell and Gooch Funeral Chapel, Mill Valley, is in charge of arrangements. SHARON FREEMAN Graveside service for Sharon Freeman of San Rafael was today at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael. Mrs.

Freeman. 45, was found dead in her hotel room at 830 Street Monday. Cause of death was not known pending an autopsy. according to the coroner's office. Mrs.

Freeman was born in Nevada. She leaves no close survivors. ADOLPH VON AHN Funeral was held today for Adolph Julius Von Ahn of San Rafael, a San Francisco electrical company executive. Von Ahn. of 50 Larkspur Street, died Saturday at a local hospital following a long illness.

He was 79. He was president of Enterprise Electrical Works and was employed by that firm for 62 years. A native of California, he lived most of his life in San Francisco, moving recently to Marin County. He was a member of Richmond Lodge No. 370 of Free and Accepted Masons.

Surviving are a son, Robert W. Von Ahn of San Rafael; three daughters. Frances M. Morrin, Marilyn D. Dutil and Linnea L.

Von Ahn, and a sister. Gertrude L. Giacobbi. He also leaves seven grandchildren. wife Martha, ot beDasiopui, poi aim -----two sons Jack Burris of Vallejo Valley; a brother, Art Witaerof and Lloyd C.

Burris of Sebasto- Rohnert Park; two grandchil doI a daughter Muriel Cole of dren and a great-grandchil fnH two erandchil- Private inurnment wdl be at Cypress Hill Memorial Park. dren. Private burial will be in the Sebastopol Cemetery. JAMES BREEDEN Private funeral has been held for James Edward Breeden, brother of Vic Ellis Breeden of Belvedere, who died Sunday of a heart attack on his ranch near Great Falls, Mont. Breeden, a native of San Francisco, was 51.

In addition to his brother in Belvedere, he is survived by a son, James two daughters, Laurie Davis and Janet BelF wood, and two grandchildren, all of Montana; another brother. John R. Breeden of San Francisco, and his mother, Mrs. Charles Stepson Wheeler Jr. of Orland.

BIRTHS VICTOR F. TWITCHELL Victor F. Twitchell, 76, of Black Point, a retired electrician, died yesterday at a local hospital after a long illness. Twitchell retired about 15 years ago as an electrician at McClennan Air Force Base. Sacramento, and had been a resident of Black Point for 12 years.

He lived at 27 Manzanita Avenue. He was a native of Grass Valley. Nevada County. Surviving are his wife, Harriet; a brother. Bud Twitchell of Oakland, and a grandson.

Graveside memorial service will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Grass Valley. WHITTENBURG A daughter to the wife (Jackie Hodges) of Randy Whittenburg of Petaluma, May 14 at Novato General Hospital. SEPARATIONS ASKED BROWNLEE Maria T. from Dewitt M. dissolutions asked KLONSKY Jann Diane from Daniel Leonard.

JENSEN Wanda B. from VOSBURGH Kelton Charles from Janice Ann. WARING Virginia B. from Sherman A. HUMPHREYS Carol B.

from Russell H. CORVI Georgia Alvona from Eugene John TURNER Eric Charles from Bonitra Petra. SANKEY Elwood N. from 1 WILLIAMS Donald F. from Diane Ruth from Charles Ulrich BAKER Rose Marie from Reginald SHEAFFKR David E.

from Kathleen dissolutions granted Sandra S. and DAMON BURRIS Funeral for former Mill Valley resident Damon C. Burris, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Funeral Home in Sebastopol. Burris, 62.

died unexpectedly Monday in Sebastopol, where he had lived for the past eight years. He lived in Mill Valley from 1936 until moving to Sebastopol. He operated the Burris Lumber Co. in Marin. He was a native of Ferndale, Humboldt County.

He was a member of Mill Valley Lodge No. 356, Free and Accepted Masons, and was past secretary and treasurer of the Cotati Rod and Gun Club. He also was a life member of the National Rifle Association. Burris is survived by his CAMILLO PACIORINI Funeral for Camillo Paciori- ni. 81.

former Petaluma resident. was held today in Petaluma. Paciorini died Monday at a Sebastopol hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born and reared in Switzerland and moved to Petaluma 60 years ago. He had worked as a contractor and builder in the Petaluma area for many years.

He and his wife. Frances, had moved to Sebastopol several years ago. He is also survived by two sons, Henry Paciorini and Albert (Red) Paciorini of Petaluma; a daughter, Florence Calegari of Sonoma; two brothers in Bakersfield; and two grandchildren. Private burial was at Calvary Cemetery. GRACE McCLURE Funeral for Grace L.

McClure. 70, of Petaluma, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Parent Funeral Chapel. Petaluma. Mrs.

McClure died Monday at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late David McClure. Mrs. McClure was a lifelong resident of Petaluma and formerly lived at 1845 Mountain View Avenue. She is survived by a son, David McClure of Petaluma; two daughters, Gloria Mello of San Rafael and Jeanne Barnett of Mill Valley; three sisters, Mabel Fraser of Grants Pass, Edith Nelson of Sebasto- SCHM1DT Richard WARD William.

WHALEN chael E. KIMBLE once M. ROSSIGROL Vincent BLACHLEY Louise C. WICK Maryon Dahl and Wallace Roger. MANNING Carolyn and William I) Jr.

Alice and Charles Diane E. and Mi- Mary N. and Lawr- Mi ran A and William and DEATH NOTICES ORTH In Bodega, May 15, 1973. William A. Orth; beloved husband of Alice Orth; son of the late Walter and Elizabeth Orth; stepfather of N.E.

Groff of Ewa Beach. Hawaii. Sue Volker of Petaluma and John Groff of Novato; a native of California; age 60. A member of Fairfax Lodge No. 556 F.

and A.M., California Consistory Valley of S.F., Islam Temple Shrine S.F.. Sonoma County Shrine Club. Marin Shrine Club. White Shrine of Jerusalem No. 48.

Order of Amaranth No. 151. Bodega Bay Grange, California Bodies Scottish Rite. Metropolitan Veterans' Association, Marin Rod and Gun Club. Friends are invited to attend the funeral Friday, May 18.

1973, at 11 a at Mortuary. San Rafael, under the auspices of Fairfax Lodge No 556 and A Friends may call at Keaton's Mortuary after noon Thursday, May Inurnment private. Contributions preferred to the American Cancer Society or your favorite charity. KEATON- MORTUARY 1022 STREET SAN RAFAEL. CALIF.

453-0571 BURRIS In Sebastopol, May 14. 1973. Damon C. Burris, beloved husband of Martha Burris of Sebastopol and loving father of Jack Burris of Vallejo, adored father of Lloyd C. Burris of Sebastopol and Muriel Cole of Modesto.

devoied grandfather of Linda and Janis Burris of Vallejo A native of Ferndale, Calif; aged 62 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral service Saturday, May 19. 1973, at 1:30 p.m at the Chapel of the O'Leary Funeral Home, 7151 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol. under the auspices of Lafayette Ixxige No. 126.

Private interment Sebastopol Cemetery. The impact of emerging Novato and Marin County general plans on North Marin will be discussed at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Novato Library under sponsorship of the North Marin unit of the Marin Conervation League. Novato City Councilmen David Price Jones and George Quesada, Novato Senior Planner Mark Westfall and Marin County Planner Sol Silver will discuss the plans. Vandal Patrol MANCHESTER, England (AP) Three years after removing attendants from public toilets, Salford is bringing them back because their wages pounds or $38,400 a year cost the city less than the damage done by vandals.

Annual Mum Sale Will Be Saturday The Chrysanthemum Society of Marin will conduct its 11th annual plant sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Montecito Shopping Center, San Rafael. More than 2,000 banded, rooted chrysanthemums will be on sale, with varieties including giant exhibitions, spiders, singles, spoons, anemones and cushions. Society members will help with plant selection and culture information.

School Board Sets Meeting Tomorrow The Cotati-Rohnert Park School District board will meet in special session at 8 p.rn. tomorrow to consider asking the Rohnert Park City Council for a strict growth control policy. Board member Anthony Carbone will seek permission from fellow board members to address the council on May 21 to request a growth control policy be adopted so schools will not be forced onto double sessions. Paintings Loaned For Library Show Paintings by Grace Hudson of California Indians and landscapes will be exhibited from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday at the Jose Moya Del Pino Library at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. A total of 25 of the works have been loaned for the library's annual spring exhibition. JAMES COLEMAN James F. Coleman of Belvedere. a captain in the volunteer fire department, was found dead yesterday, apparently the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Marin County Office said Coleman. 47, was found at 7:44 p.m. in a maintenance shop of the Belvedere Sailing Society, 50 Lagoon Road, by his wife, Patricia. A 22-caliber rifle was beside him but no note was found, the office said. He was last seen alive at noon.

Coleman, a native of inghamshire, England, emigrated to the U.S. 1961 and settled in Belvedere where his brother. George Coleman, already lived. Coleman joined the Belvedere Fire Department soon after his arrival and was promoted to captain in March 1973 when George Coleinan, the depart- RusselL Gooch Memorial Chapels Gardens A funeral should never cost more than a family can afford 388-1573 ampbell CORTE MADERA DRIVE A WINNERS VEGA Hatchback Coupe LEASE For As Little As $AQ80 PER IMONTH' Months Plus Tax. RECENT DEVALUATIONS HAVE MADE THIS LITTLE CAR THE BUY OF THE CAMPBELL BISHOP CHEVROLET CORTE MADERA 924-5100.