The Albuquerque Tribune from Albuquerque, New Mexico • 3

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1988 THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE PAGE A3 LOCALSTATE Jury proposed to judge pornography UPDATE By DENNIS DOMRZALSKI 8uR nportar A jury of 12 people not biased committees or special Interest groups would determine whether movies and magazines are obscene under a proposed antiobscenity ordinance being considered by city councilors Jurors considering such cases would have to base their decision on language and guidelines set forth by the United States Supreme Court Mere nudity and implied sex like that depicted in magazine and the movie Attraction" could not be considered obscene under the Supreme 1 2ourt guidelines said Brad Keimes execu-ive vice president of Citizens for Decency Through Law an Arizona-based anti-pornography organization Keimes group helped councilors Hess Yntema and Herb Hughes draft the proposed anti-obscenity ordinance which Is modeled after dozens of similar laws already upheld by higher courts and based on US Supreme Court decisions Yntema said complaint had been made by a citizen or police to the district office After review by lawyers charges could be filed and a jury would be called to review the film or magazine to determine if it could be called obscene The obscenity standard is based on a three-pronged test set forth by the Supreme Court in a 1973 case In order for a movie or magazine to be considered obscene it has to: Appeal to prurient interests That means a shameful or morbid interest in sex" Keimes said Lack serious literaiy artistic political or scientific value Depict sex acts" that are patently offensive to anyone applying community standards" The is the key phrase in the test Those standards differ from city-t6-city and generation-to-generation For instance pom such as Devil in Miss and the Green have been found to be obscene in several communities But in other communities not The Arizona group's general counsel Bruce Taylor will be in Albuquerque today to answer questions about the proposed ordinance The ordinance would carry a penalty of 90 days in jail and a $500 fine for theaters and bookstores offering the pornography but it would not apply to people viewing X-rated movies in their homes with the exception of child pornography which has been banned by the federal government In order for a film or magazine to be subjected to the obscenity test the proposed law says there would have to be an sex act" Keimes said In some instances such as bestiality and sadomasochistic abuse the act need merely be implied on film or in photographs for the obscenity test to begin Keimes said The definition of obscenity in Supreme Court cases is based on the what the community as a whole considers obscene A jury in Albuquerque could find a movie obscene while a jury in New York City could find the same movie not obscene A jury would be selected only after a Michaal Gatogo missing CHRONOLOGY Police say this is the chronology of events surrounding Tara Calicos disappearance: 9:30 amH Tuesday morning: Tara Calico leaves home to go on her daily 35-mile bicycle ride in the area of her home in Rio Communities Calico puts on a headset and listens to her cassette tapes riding south along NM 47 am: Some residents from nearby Sholle who normally drive NM 47 several times a week see Calico riding along a desolate portion of the highway about five miles east of Belen They are used to seeing her said Bill Roach Valencia County undersheriff because of her habitual routine 10 pm: Her parents mother Patty Doel and stepfather John Doel contact Valencia County deputies and teH them their daughter is missing A search begins Wednesday: Valencia County deputies the State Police Search and Rescue Team and other volunteers search in intermittent heavy rains 9 am: Searchers discover a tape of the rock band Boston believed to be one of her tapes on NM 47 about five miles south-southeast of Rio Communities not far from where she was seen by neighbors Valencia County investigators also notice some bicycle tire scuff marks in the road Roach said a broken tail-light lens possibly from a bicycle is also found Afternoon: Heavy rains high winds and low visibility keep search aircraft grounded and hamper search efforts 930 pm: Searchers call off the search for the evening Today: Authorities and voluteers resume the search Roach WET COOL Fog shrouds Albuquerque Albuquerque motorists early this morning were greeted by foggy conditions that reduced visibility in some areas of the city to only a block and a half at times Despite the fog there were no reports of any major accidents police and fire department dispatchers said A National Weather Service meteorologist said the fog was a result of the half-inch of rain Albuquerque received over the past 24 hours The meteorologist said that when the skies cleared late Wednesday the temperatures quickly dropped Combined with calm winds and the moisture on the ground the water became vapor and began to spread from the Rio Grande Valley we have all that moisture" he said this is what happens after a good night of rain or a daylong rain such as what we had The fog cleared by mid-morning rainfall is close to a 30-year record set in 1986 The city has received 1234 inches of rain only 064 of an inch i behind the 1986 record of 1298 inches The National Weather Service said there is a 30 percent chance of more rain today but added that a clearing trend should begin later today i EL PASO Jury clears company off bottled mouse EL PASO A bottling company was not responsible for a dead mouse that allegedly was in a 32-ounce bottle of Tab diet soda a jury decided The jury deliberated more than four hours Tuesday before rejecting Dan and Sandi request for compensation of medical expenses pain and suffering and mental anguish because -of the incident The couple filed suit in 1985 against Magnolia Coca-Cola Bottling Co of El Paso and the store that sold the 6-pack of Tab bottles The suit contended that Sandi Gravell suffered a bowel infection as a result of drinking from the bottle But the jurors apparently were not convinced the mouse was in the bottle when it left the bottling plant and found the company blameless i i NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN Workshops highlight conference Obscenity and the law feminist psychotherapy and New Mexico politics will be topics of workshops Saturday at the annual state conference of the National Organization for Women The conference will take place at the Sheraton Old Town Hotel in Albuquerque Some 75 NOW members and prospective members are expected to attend There are 750 NOW members in New Mexico NOW National Board member Kathy Comehl will give opening remarks at a 9:30 aun workshop Other workshops throughout the day will examine state politics the impact on the workplace feminist psychotherapy and obscenity and the law The keynote speaker for the noon luncheon will be Judy Chicago a Santa Fe feminist artisit and author She will give a slide presentation on ArtFeminist A 5 pan reception for political candidates will end the conference Registration is being handled by conference coordinator Jan Bandrofchak 265-4449 ORGANIZED CRIME Commission to probe pornography ties SANTA FE Joe Mercer chairman of the Organized Crime Prevention Commission says the commission will discuss the relationship between organized crime and pornography in New Mexico at a public meeting Friday Mercer said Wednesday the commission will focus on organized crime activities including financial ties between a Kansas City organized crime and some of the pornography shops operating in the state The meeting will begin at 11 am Friday in Room 336 at the state CapitoL Mercer Bob Ortiz executive director of the commis sion said in addition to making the public aware of organized crime trends in New Mexico the meeting is aimed at soliciting public comment about commission operations WESTERN BANK ROBBERY Man wields automatic weapon A man with an Uzi-type automatic weapon has robbed Western Bank of an undetermined amount of cash the FBI says Agent Doug Beldon said the man robbed the bank at 10:19 am Wednesday using a submachine-type gun then fled in a late model car with Colorado plates The man is believed to be the same person who robbed Sun Country Savings in Albuquerque on June 28 he said The robber was described as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10 inches tall and weighing 155 to 160 pounds WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT Superintendents widow wins case GALLUP A state district judge has awarded more than $24 million to the wife of Gallup-McKinley County School Superintendent Paul Hanson who was fatally shot more than three years ago Judge James Brown of Aztec on Tuesday awarded Charlene Hanson 82 million in punitive damages $469900 in actual damages and $6979 in fimeral expenses Charlene Hanson had filed a $4 million wrongful death lawsuit against OC Fero who was principal of Tohatchi High School Fero was convicted in June 1985 of first-degree murder in the Feb 22 1985 slaying of Hanson who was shot while he was conducting a job evaluation with Fero 1 Gary Johnson a volunteer searcher rides today along NM 47 four miles south of Rio Communities Marcia Cubra By EILEEN WELSOME and CARY TYLER 8tf MportM BELEN Tara Calico loves to ride her bicycle And it was on that bicycle that the 19-year-old Belen woman was last seen by neighbors Calico a sophomore at the University of New Mexico Valencia campus was last seen Tuesday morning riding south on NM 47 on her daily 35-mile route southeast of Rio Communities About 60 law enforcement officers and volunteers were searching today in the remote area for Calico and her bicycle said Lawrence Romero Valencia County sheriff Romero said he had a report of a Santa Fe Railroad crew finding a bike near Mountainair about 25 miles southeast of Belen this morning Romero said he know the description of the bicycle found by the crew Calico's bicycle was described as a pink Huffy 10-speed with upright handlebars Romero said deputies were in the process of trying to determine whether the bicycle matched the description of the young While authorities pieced together what happened friends and family hoped was very independent She definitely has a mind of her own extremely bright and said friend Bernard Nixon 18 has a very good disposition and a friendly manner about her She has everything look for in a friend a unique individual hoping we can get her all of us she is alive and said Jack Cole a 19-year-old sophomore at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and boyfriend for the past six weeks Cole Nixon and older the weather Is good A railroad crew reports finding a bicycle near Mountainair know from other cases when it goes on this long they have much chance But in my heart I feel like going to be said Chris Calico brother Chris Calico 22 have been searching non-stop since the woman disappeared Paging all readers: School rally needs you By SUSIE GRAN library and many leading citizens around the Morris said best turnout per capita is in Roswell where we have seven schools and at least four volunteers per she said Fifty Albuquerque schools will participate with an average of three volunteer readers per school One of the schools needing readers is San Antonito Elementary on North 14 near Sandia Park about 30 miles east of Albuquerque Other schools seeking volunteers are located in Zuni Anthony La Mesa Floyd Cordova Animas Shiprock Jemez Pueblo Berino Fort Wingate Corona Tierra Amaril-la and Des Moines To volunteer telephone Morris at going to elementary schools to read for the younger children Some schools are using teachers and other staff members to read to classes for 30 minutes At least 1000 volunteers were expected for the rally which is being promoted as a way to raise the public consciousness about the need for literacy Morris said it was the hope schodls would place aq emphasis on literacy and that people who cannot read would seek out tutors Morris said she received several inquiries from people who want to learn to read and from people who want to be tutors The rally is one of many events nationwide scheduled during September which is National Literacy Month sent out more than 1000 personal letters asking for volunteers They went to every Chamber of Commerce newspaper If you like to read and have a half-hour to spare on Sept 29 the New Mexico Reading Rally needs you The rally a statewide read-in sponsored by the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy so far has attracted only 292 volunteers coordinator Sharon Starr Morris said They will be reading aloud at 104 schools signed up for the event There are 17 additional schools in 15 different communities who want to participate but have no readers scheduled Morris said The volunteer readers include parents grandparents service-club members retirees and neighbors of the schools In Roswell high-school students will be National minority education plan to be devised WHAT HAPPENED? Did you witness a news event? Did you see no mention of it in The Tribune? Call our answer line at 823-3677 tell us about it and try to find out what it was Each day The Tribune will answer as many of your questions as possible When calling please be specific Give as many details of the incident as possible including the name of the agency involved the exact time and the specific address or location of the event A A Coors Road NW and session is scheduled for the Holiday Inn 5151 San Francisco Road NX Cultural and economic barriers have kept many American Indian students from making any real educational headway said Bob Martin president of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute percent of our student body comes from a reservation or a rural background 35 percent speak English as a second language 60 percent come from families with an annual income of less than $6000 put all the facets together and you have entire generation alienated from their schools from the economy and from society One of several nationwide hearings to determine what can be done is scheduled for Albuquerque this weekend Information gathered in the hearings is to be used in preparing a national plan for minority education State and regional leaders from the educational community and American Indian and Hispanic organizations are scheduled to speak at the 2-day session hearings are scheduled for the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute 9169 quite a challenge for the educational Martin said SIPI is a trade school for American Indians operated by the Bureau of Indian Affiars It has an enrollment of 450 Two mqjor issues in minority education are high dropout rates and the low numbers of such students continuing their educations after college said Albuquerque Board of Education member Diego Gallegos He is scheduled to speak at the Saturday session think that society has not decided that everybody will share in the American Gallegos said By DAVID GOMEZ aH repORBr Minority education is at a crisis point in the United States according to the Massachussetts Institute of Technology of minority students such as Native Americans blacks and Mexican-Americans are receiving an education far inferior to that we give white according to an MIT Quality Education for Minorities Project document drop out of schools at rates up to twice that of whites and only half as many minorities complete college as whites We risk harvesting an CORRECTIONS I I I I I I I Tlw AlbuqutfquTribunproniplVtriteoofrdanynoilnlMlofeliri(ynjr mitltdinBlnlonntlon pputao in loolumm To 823-3800 MWi from 8 nikMpjn I I i.