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Pleadings an eateni head awrartt in court appearances police blotter (Continued from Pnge 1) $1,000, with 10 per cent allowed. Bobby Holiman was indicted by the grand jury in four cases on charges of commercial burglary and larceny, including 10 counts, with two co-defendants indicted in two cases. Pleadings in each case, on arraignment before Judge Zimmerman: W. Holiman and Toby Gross; Count commercial burglary (allegedly entered van belonging to Three held, one out in weed busts TUCUMCARI, N.M. persons were in the Quay County jail today and a fourth was free on $10,000 bond following three separate incidents involving more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, state police said.

Officers said Barbara Ann Duffy, 24, of Tucson, and Jeffrey Cook Lang of Tempe, were arrested on Interstate 40 near Tucumcari Thursday and charged with possession of more than eight ounces of marijuana. Police said they confiscated about 100 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle stopped for a routine traffic check. Also Thursday, officers said, Michael J. Parshall, 31, of Rochester, was arrested on a similar charge. Police said that incident netted about 706 pounds of marijuana found in an automobile stopped on the interstate.

All three remained in custody today. Free on bond was Melinda L. Riller, 29, of Dayton, Ohio. She was arrested on 140 Tuesday in connection with the seizure of 448 pounds of marijuana, police said. Charles Mauldin Dec.

29, 1975); Count theft of CB radio from van (larceny over $100); Count HI, entered vehicle belonging to James Sodequist Jan. 1, with intent to commit felony or theft; Count IV, theft of CB radio from vehicle. Gross pleaded not guilty to Counts I and II and pleaded guilty to Counts III and IV. In a plea and disposition agreement, he was permitted to go to Midland, Tex. and work.

Holiman pleaded guilty on all counts. W. Holiman: Count commercial burglary, allegedly entered gymnasium at Chaparral Junior High school with intent to commit felony or theft; Count II, theft of soft drink syrup. Pleaded guilty to both counts. W.

Holiman and Gary Petersen: Count allegedly entered vehicle belonging to Helen H. Vaugh with intent to commit felony or theft; Count II, theft of CB radio. Petersen pleaded not guilty to both counts. Holiman pleaded guilty on both counts. W.

Holiman: Count commercial burglary, allegedly entered trailer belonging to C. B. Sheets with intent to commit felony or theft; Count theft of three Skil saws and belt. Pleaded guilty to both counts. Jane Garcia and Theodore Trujillo: Count commercial burglary, allegedly entered Boyd Nursery with intent to commit felony or theft; Count theft of plants valued at more than $100 and less than $2,500.

Both pleaded guilty to both counts. Sentencing is scheduled for Lockridge, indicted by grand jury on three counts of failure to appear. D. Harris, pleaded guilty to charge of operating motor vehicle while under influence of liquor, fined $100 and sentenced to jail during spring break. Missile trials are delayed (CoQtinned from Page 1) tially a pilotless drone, is a major sticking point in nuclear arms limitation negotiations with the Soviet Union, which wants to limit such weapons of longer than a 360-mile range.

The cruise missile will have a range of 1,500 miles. Some members of Congress want to block the program, saying it would accelerate the arms race and be an unnecessary expense. Pentagon officials say the missile will help bombers penetrate an fixed air defenses and will complicate an air defense problem. In another WSMR test, the innovation laser homing artillery projectile passed another milestone Thursday night when it scored a direct hit on a moving target. The projectile, fired from a standard artillery weapon, now has scored direct hits in eight of its last nine test firings.

Thursday firing was aimed from a Huey Cobra helicopter and the laser operator used an infra-red night sight to track the moving tank which served as the target. Clergyman sentenced EXETER, England (AP) An Anglican clergyman was sentenced to seven years in prison after a two-year crime spree which included holding up a bank with a fake bomb. The Rev. Stephen Care, a 32-year-old bachelor, looked pale but otherwise showed little emotion Thursday in court. going to be like Robin he told his housekeeper, Stella Bunting, 59, when she asked if he was doing wrong.

Mrs. Bunting, wearing spectacles and a hearing aid, was granted a conditional discharge for two years after Bloom named La Placita board head Tuesday evening, the La Placita Home, Inc. board of directors met and accepted the resignation of Col. Clinton Wendland, president of the board. Col.

Wendland tendered his resignation after receiving a transfer to Turkey. The board accepted his request much noting that he had devoted much work and time to the effort. Norman Bloom was elected new president and Mrs. Ann Lines from Holloman AFB was elected to serve on the board. It was noted that brochures for La Placita were to go to press this week.

Information on La Placita is available from any of the following: Norman Bloom, president, 437-6620; Mrs. Dorothy Fellows, vice president, 4371702; Mrs. Betty Blown, secretary, 437-5899; H. G. (Red) treasurer, 437-4880; Mrs.

Ann Lines, board member, 479-2095; Mrs. Barbara Pierce, committee chairman, 437-9150. Two arrests alleging driving while intoxicated and several thefts made up the Department of Public Safety blotter this morning. Charged with DWI were Dwight L. Smith, 47, of 616 Alta Vista; and Juan M.

Ramos, 23, of 611 Central, Tularosa. Both appeared before Judge Robert H. Bradley this morning with Smith pleading not guilty to the charge and having March 8 set for a hearing. Ramos pleaded guilty and Bradley imposed a fine of $200 and loss of driving privileges for one year. Officials at Sun Country Dodge, on South White Sands Boulevard, discovered thieves had smashed a door to gain entry to the body shoj? and removed two sanders valued at a total of $300.

Enriqueta Gomez reported that a house she owns at 310 Seventh St. had been entered and several items, including a washing machine, a bed, and jewelry had been taken. Larry Nemec, of 703 Madison told officers that someone had removed the spare tire and rim from his station wagon. He valued the items at $50. The stop sign at the intersection of Tenth St.

and New York Ave. was flattened Thursday when a car driven by Bert Adair, 53, of Belen, was reported to have struck it. Adair was cited for failure to yield the right of way in connection with the mishap. Willie M. Harris, 66, of 815 Miami received a careless driving citation following an investigation Oi a four-car accident Thursday on Filipino near the hospital.

Owners of the parked cars involved were listed as Clara B. Bruno, of 1804 Walker a 1975 Gremlin; Luann E. Harding, of 1818 Pontiac Drive, a 1969 Chrysler; and Ruth M. Alford, of the Rocket Mobile Village, Lot B-15, a 1969 Oldsmo bile. A DPS fire engine was called to the scene to wash leaking fuel from the roadway, reports said.

R.H. CHILDRESS Childress services set Monday Funeral services are planned Monday for Robert Hairy Childress, 49, a resident of Alamogordo since 1938, who died today at the Holloman AFB hospital after entering the hospital two days ago. Rites will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Hamilton Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Martin Gutzmer, and interment will follow in Monte Vista Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Childress was a native of Rincon, N. where he was born July 5, 1926, and was a truck driver. He was a veteran of World War service with the Army and was a member of the Chatterbox CB Club. Survivors include his widow, Mrs.

Patsy Childress of the family home at 716 Arnold Lane; one son, Robert Russell Childress, of Tularosa; six daughters, Mrs. Gladys Brunson of Alamogordo, Miss Debbie Childress and Mrs. Kathleen Hernandez, both of Tularosa, Miss Btobbie Jo Childress of Artesia, Karen and Gloria; four grandchildren; and a brother, Tommy Childress, of Alamogordo. Ford opposed to weed use WASHINGTON (AP) President Ford says he disapproves strongly of the use of marijuana and recommends that parents speak firmly with children who use the drug. During an interview Thursday with Miami newscaster Ralph Renick, Ford was asked what he would tell parents who found that their children were smoking marijuana.

son Jack, 23, was quoted last fall as saying he had smoked marijuana and might be compared to the use of beer and wine in that case, of course, I strongly disagree with any child, mine or the child of any other family, if that individual does smoke the President replied. when we have found in our family that there was any deviation, we have firmly spoken to them and the problem, if it ever did exist, has been he added without elaboration. Education plan is explained (Continued from Page 1) community. If the project proves successful, it may be expanded to other school areas, with people participating in programs in their own community schools. A minimum fee is proposed: $2 children, $3 for youths and $5 for adults.

A maximum fee of $14 is proposed for a family. One result of the program where it has been put into effect has been improved understanding and relations among people living in individual school areas, and the school becomes a According to the National Automobile Club, about 14 per cent of all the petroleum used annually in the U.S. goes to passenger automobiles. Enchilada feed at La Luz Saturday The a Luz Parents Club will hold an enchilada supper this Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the La Luz School gym.

The plates will include enchiladas, rice, beans, salad and coffee. Tickets are available at the door, at $1.75 for adults and $1.25 for children. Carry-out orders will be available. aaAAnaMMMaaaaMaMMaaaaawMaMMaMifi NASHVILLE WEST PRiStNTS "HIGHWAY" Fri. Sot ...........9 Til 1:30 Til 11 WEDNISOAY NIGHTS Qlrls Team Chug-A-Lug Contest He returns box of medals PEEBLES, Ohio (AP) Harold V.

Clark, 60, who got a box full of medals last month for World War II service without an explanation for their tardiness, says he sent them back because angry. Despite congratulatory calls and messages from aU over the country, Clark said Thursday he believes the tardiness is an insult to enlisted men. The Disabled American Veterans is behind him. sent the medals beck to President said Clark, who gets a total disability pension for wounds suffered in the war. told the President in a letter that if he felt like just sending the medals and sitting them on my porch, then maybe he ought to pin them on deserters who went to flitting she took part with Care in a holdup at a school.

Total value of the stolen property was $36,006, Prosecutor Noil Butterfield Half gttee thru I And Up I TULAROSA I DRYOOOOS NOW SiRVINQ Hamburgers Shrimp Baskets Chicken Fried Steak Sandwiches Fried Chicken Mm Wdb Oyw II ui. liM ml My 4 SMSM UNM tuition costs rising ALBUQUERQUE (AP) The University of New Mexico regents are increasing the tuition and fees paid by fulltime resident students next year by $32 per semester, for a total of $260. The regents voted Thursday to use the authority granted by the 1976 legislature to increase tuition by 90 cents per credit hour for New Mexico residents. For students taking less than 12 hours, tuition is being increased from $10.10 per credit hour, a rate set by the legislature, to $11 per hour. Fulltime students, those taking at least 12 credit hours, will pay a flat tuition of $132 a semester next year.

up from the $121.30 currently charged. When fees and other charges are added, the basic cost of an education at UNM becomes $260 a semester, up from $228, for a New Mexico resident taking a full load of classes. John Perovich, UNM vice pesident for business and finance, said the tuition increase should provide an additional $340,000 in revenue. The state legislature this year increased nonresident tuition from $43.75 to $52.50 per credit hour, office said. EUGENE TELLES Telles completes fire control school Navy Third Class Petty Officer Eugene Telles of Alamogordo has been graduated with honors from toe fire control technician (missiles) school at Great Lakes, 111.

With completion of the basic fire control school, Telles was advanced to third class petty officer due to his scholastic achievement and leadership abilities. He now will be at tending advanced fire control school at Great Lakes for approximately another year; Telles joined the Navy in Alamogordo less than nine months ago. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Telles.

Three deaths Thursday on state's roads Sy THE ASSOCIATED PR 1 SS An Albuquerque youth died Thursday when he was struck by a car while walking across Interstate 40 in Albuquerque, state police reported. Officers identified the victim as Patrick R. Brown, 18. They said the westbound vehicle was driven by Joseph W. Opstedal, 24, also of Albuquerque.

Officers also reported the deaths Thursday of Barbara Mooney, 39, of New Laguna, and John Phillips, 25, of El Paso. Both died of injuries received earlier in separate traffic mishaps. Police said the Mooney woman died of head injuries received when her car left New Mexico 124 near Grants and crashed down an embankment. She was thrown from toe vehicle. Phillips died of injuries received when the car hie was driving went out of control on U.S.

70 near Ruidoso and overturned. 1 i i Services on Monday for Mrs. Bunker Last rites have been scheduled Monday afternoon for Mrs. Ruth Amelia Bunker, 88, who passed away today at Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital. Services will be conducted at the Hamilton Funeral Home chapel at 2 p.m.

Monday by Curtis Dickinson, and burial will follow in Monte Vista Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Bunker was a native of Sweden, where she was bom in Stockholm July 1, 1887.

She was married to Warren Bunker in Chicago, 111. on April 9, 1908, and they moved to Alamogordo 13 years ago, making their home at 705 Arnold Lane. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Richard Bunker, Sr. of Alamogordo, Warren Bunker, Jr. of Orlando, Vernon Bunker of Oaklawn, 111., and Edgar Bunker of Longmont, one daughter, Mrs.

Bill Wallace of Cortez, 23 grandchildren and 29 grandchildren. Jorry Lewis in Houston hospitol HOUSTON (AP) Entertainer Jerry Lewis has been hospitalized at Methodist Hospital for what a Baylor College of Medicine spokesman said is treatment of recurring neuralgia. A spokesman for the research center said Thursday the neuralgia condition is confined to neck and back. Neuralgia is an acute pain along the course of one or more nerves. is doing the spokesman said.

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